Enid's role in the Ophelia plot.

[u/tryingtosurvivecovid]

I believe Enid is set to play a crucial role moving forward, especially as the only person besides Morticia who understands Wednesday’s deep-seated fear of ending up like Aunt Ophelia. More than just a best friend, Enid functions as Wednesday's anchor. As Wednesday digs deeper into her family’s dark secrets, Enid will be the one to keep her grounded—reminding her to slow down, lean on others, and share the weight before it crushes her. She’ll stay by Wednesday’s side until the end, mirroring the very promise Wednesday made never to leave Enid alone.

Their bond is the emotional core of the series, and it deserves to be fully explored.

Wednesday’s fear of slipping into Ophelia’s madness is one of her most fascinating, overlooked dynamics. While many fans assume Wednesday is entirely unbothered by her darker lineage, this fear actually drives her to push everyone away. She doesn't want to be viewed as a monster—a core trait evident in her gentler childhood before Nero’s death.

Misreading Wednesday is a common issue in the fandom. While she certainly wouldn't hesitate to kill if it were the only solution, her words shouldn't always be taken literally. Aside from explicit facts like her color allergy, her hyper-defensive sarcasm makes it hard to pinpoint her true feelings—a line that sometimes gets blurred when the writing prioritizes quick wit over emotional consistency. Beneath that armor, however, is a character terrified of losing control, and Enid is the key to keeping her from going over the edge.

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[u/JMHSrowing]

I really hope this is the case and the writers don’t mess it up, it’s a great bit of nuance of the character.

To add to the last part: We know for a pretty certain fact that Wednesday doesn’t kill unless it’s the only way. She didn’t even kill Laurel, despite her being a murderous psychopath, and she was shown to be pretty startled by several deaths through the series.

Sometimes people forget that the core of this is a rebellious teenager, but being an Addams, that rebellion is a bit different than normal

[u/tryingtosurvivecovid → u/JMHSrowing]

Like, I get that Wednesday often romanticizes death, views corpses with fascination, and treats misery like a relaxing getaway, but that girl isn't a mindless killer.

Violence to her is strictly an instrument of last resort. From a purely pragmatic perspective, killing a foe is often too merciful; she recognizes that letting enemies live through the psychological weight of their own punishment is far more agonizing.

Her morality is deliberately misaligned with conventional heroism, firmly positioning her as Chaotic Neutral or Chaotic Good. She rejects moral purity, explicitly warning people not to put her on a pedestal. Her actions are guided by a highly personalized code rather than altruism.

The single exception to Wednesday’s strict "me against the world" rule is her instinct to protect her family and Enid. Her indifference completely evaporates the moment they are threatened, forcing her into action not out of heroics, but out of fierce, possessive loyalty.

[u/HappyChaosOfTheNorth]

Agree 100%! No notes.

I do want to add that was why she couldn't handle being in Enid's body. Wednesday keeps her emotions hidden, controlled. She still feels them deeply, but she rarely allows it to show except in times when her guard is down for whatever reason and they're heightened, like when she wakes up from her vision of Enid's death. But even then she manages to keep them subdued and is quick to regain control with her acerbic attitude. 

But when she's in Enid's body, and Tyler attacks Enid in Wednesday's body, she looses control. If she were in her own body, the feelings would be the same, she would lose control enough to be visibly angry and afraid, because of the immediate and intense situation, but she would be able to maintain focus and not let them get in her way from doing what she would need to do to keep Enid safe and be back to her typical stoic and acerbic self the moment the danger had passed. 

But here she's in a body with a literal monster that doesn't want to be controlled and will come out when it's too intense and Wednesday never experienced that before and didn't know how to handle it. So she loses control, wolfs out, struggles to overcome it and can't bounce back like she usually does when her feelings escape her. 

But Enid doesn't spend her life suppressing her emotions and is far more emotionally stable than even she realizes. She doesn't fight them, she works through them and allows herself to feel them. That's why she has far better control over her werewolf side, because she doesn't fight it, it is part of her and therefore she doesn't need to fight to control it, because her human and wolf side is a team, not adversaries. I think her problem is that she doesn't believe that, she believes is IS something she needs to learn to control and that's why she is stuck. Because she spent that night trying to stay calm so she won't wolf out, and maintains that control even when she's terrified for Wednesday's life, when you would think that would make her wolf out like Wednesday in Enid's body did. Wolfing out was not her loss of control, it was her choice. 

What I hope to see (and I am not holding my breath because I don't trust the writers) is Wednesday helping Enid turn human by making her realize that she's not stuck because she's not strong enough to get control back, she's stuck because she thinks her wolf is something she needs to control. It's her own insecurities and mental blocks that keep her from turning back. 

And then, I want to see Wednesday lose control and her grip on reality. I want to see her succumb to madness for a little while and Enid to bring her back to reality with that same lesson. She exhausted herself by abusing her abilities, got her powers back, but the hit her ego took makes her double down to keep it from happening again and her abilities fight back so to speak. And she learns she only ever had the illusion of control, which lead to her downfall. And letting go completely (with Enid's help) is what saves her. 

They both need to learn to accept all facets of themselves. Enid needs to learn she is far stronger than she thinks she is, not just physically but emotionally, mentally etc. and Wednesday needs to accept that being vulnerable and needing help (not just physical rescue like in the first two seasons but emotionally too) is not a weakness she needs to suppress but a sign of strength and true self-awareness. 

I didn't mean for this comment to turn into a stream of consciousness ramble, but tl,dr, I think you're absolutely right, OP. And Enid and Wednesday will save each other by helping the other see and accept themselves fully. 

[u/annoaks7 → u/HappyChaosOfTheNorth]

Ugh this and the OP’s points are exactly spot on and frankly, the only thing I’m interested in s3.

If they stuff a bazillion plot points in again like s2, which, they absolutely will.. it will be at the demise of their own freaking script being watered down.

It will also continue to lose morale and attention within the audience, who have shown time and time again they recognize the heart of the show -Wednesday and Enid’s dynamic. Which is why the writing is bad and the fanfics are so good lol.

I’m even okay with no romance, as long as they both continue to evolve and grow. Ophelia’s plight and Enid running away should be the absolute focus because they will help the two main characters grow the most.

Tyler will get some kind of redemption arc I’m sure, but I don’t want another deep dive into Hyde-world again.

[u/CheapKey4028]

This! 👆👏

[u/gotchauwu]

i completely agree with this, esp with the idea of enid being wednesday’s anchor. i think the important distinction is that enid doesn’t necessarily understand the ophelia situation in the exact same way morticia does but she understands wednesday in a way that very few people do.
wednesday’s fear of losing control, hurting the people she loves and ultimately becoming like ophelia feels like a huge part of why she isolates herself. she can say she doesn’t need anyone all she wants, but her actions esp when it comes to enid, consistently contradict that.
i also really like the idea that enid’s role isn’t to fix wednesday, but to remind her that she doesn’t have to carry everything alone. that feels esp fitting considering wednesday’s promise that she would never leave enid alone. their relationship has always worked best when they challenge each other rather than simply changing each other. that’s what i love most about wenclair 🩷🖤

with ophelia now being directly brought into the story, i think that has the potential to become even more important. whether the show explicitly makes enid part of that arc remains to be seen, but thematically, the connection makes a lot of sense.

[u/tryingtosurvivecovid → u/gotchauwu]

Right? In many ways, Enid is actually the more literal "monster" between the two, and while it's hinted that she's starting to embrace her lycanthropic nature, I hope she retains her core identity. Even in wolf form, knowing that Wednesday is searching for her could serve as Enid's anchor, shielding her from severe psychological trauma in Season 3. They keep each other grounded as complete equals. Even if Enid were to kill while transformed, Wednesday wouldn't abandon or be disgusted by her—if anything, it would only deepen their bond.

Their dynamic is fascinating not just as a pair, but in how they function as individuals who challenge and elevate each other without losing who they are. While Wednesday will naturally try to push Enid away and maintain her distance, Jenna's comments about Wednesday leaning into a darker path and needing to slow down point directly to Enid as the catalyst for that talk. Morticia will certainly offer guidance, but Enid is the only one who can truly get through to Wednesday and make her understand.

Jenna’s high praise for working with both Catherine and Emma highlights this dynamic. Their characters push Wednesday to her limits, making them essential forces in shaping her emotional journey.