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Wednesday Stars Fully Support Wednesday & Enid Ship
The stars of Wednesday fully support one of the show's most popular pairs. Becoming a big hit to end the year, Wednesday has established an impressive record. According to Netflix, the Addams Family adaptation is the first time that any English-language show has been viewed over 400 million hours in a single week. This puts Wednesday in strong company, placing it alongside Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and Stranger Things season 4. At least part of that excitement has to do with the show's pairings, as fans debate whether Jenna Ortega's titular character has the most chemistry with Tyler, Xavier, or Enid.
Emma Myers, who plays Enid, has already weighed in on that particular debate. At a recent event for Wednesday, while being interviewed by PRIDE, Myers is told that Ortega said the following: "In a perfect world, [Wednesday and Enid] would have been a thing." Myers then adds her own two cents on the potential ship, having fun with the possibility and agreeing that opposites attract. "I always say, 'And they were roommates,'" Myers chimes in.
The Wednesday & Enid Debate Explained
The occasionally clashing Nevermore roommates have helped to ignite a multi-faceted discussion around fandom. The debate around Wednesday and Enid kicked off as a result of the fact that Netflix's official Twitter account posted a tweet referring to the show as "Wednesgay," leading some viewers to watch the show with the expectation that it would feature LGBTQ+ representation. The official account then tried to hide replies mentioning that very same representation. The controversy could be viewed as an example of the mess that can happen when a corporate social media account, which is fundamentally in place to advertise a product, tries to adopt the communal and joking tone of fandom in an effort to go viral.
But the controversy also led to a wider discussion about fandom itself and its expectations. The bond between Enid and Wednesday becomes very close over the course of the show's eight episodes. And like almost any close friendship, it's not too difficult to interpret their interactions in a romantic light if that's what a viewer chooses to do. This has led to a broader conversation about whether it's positive to put a shipping label on every platonic friendship, and whether the over-reliance on shipping has ruined the experience of watching films and television shows.
It's an interesting discussion, with plenty of good points to go around. Netflix likely doesn't mind it either, as it's another element that helps to keep Wednesday in the headlines over the holidays while audiences wait for an announcement on season 2. It will be interesting to see what the show does with its pairings in the future and whether it will change its relationship plans in any major way.
