Not everyone considers September to be the start of spooky season, but there’s a chill in the air here in Minnesota, and the second season of Wednesday just dropped on Netflix. The fantastical and creepy characters on this show are referred to as Outcasts, which seems to fit the Minnesota Wild and the idea that most fans around the league tend to undervalue them.
First of all, if you haven’t watched Wednesday, you should because it’s highly entertaining. But you won’t need to have seen it to read the article. I gotchu. And it’s okay to just bookmark this until October if you consider yourself a Halloween purist.
Wednesday and Her Bestie Enid
Wednesday Addams is 10 steps past a goth girl, obsessed with death and everything surrounding it. She helpfully has psychic abilities, passed down through the witches on her mother’s side. In a hilarious and completely predictable turn of events, she is paired as roommates with Enid Sinclair, a late-blooming werewolf who loves color and probably barfs rainbows. Enid loves to hug, socialize, and run her gossip blog. They are, in every conceivable way, complete opposites.
Who could be more of a black cat from the Wild than Matt Boldy? He’s the straight-faced main character on the ice and his own golden retriever, or, in this instance, Enid Sinclair, in Brock Faber. This duo continues to inspire comparisons, which is why this article was conceived in the first place.
The Rest of the Addams Family
Unlike the first season, the current season of Wednesday digs even further into other members of the Addams family. Morticia is Wednesday’s mother. She’s the complete opposite of her daughter and doesn’t seem to understand her at all, yet she tries her best to protect her despite their differences. While the maternal roles in these scenarios are usually handed to Marcus Foligno, this one seems better suited to Jared Spurgeon. He’s cool and calm under pressure, but should never be seen as weak.
Gomez is the patriarch of the Addams family and is the “kooky” part from the theme song. He’s a ghoul by nature, lover of crashing toy trains and eating roadkill. Despite his quirks, he’s a fierce protector of his family and will do anything for them. Jake Middleton comes to mind. He’s a bit silly and fun, but don’t underestimate him when push comes to shove.
Wednesday has one brother, Pugsley. He’s a misfit who has a hard time making friends and tends to take after his uncle, Fester. They’re both just a bit out there, but they are loyal and can usually be trusted to put together a good plan.
When it comes to finding the weirdos of the hockey team, look no further than the goaltender. In this case, Filip Gustavsson comes to mind as Fester Addams. He’s cool under fire and an all-around loveable weirdo. On the other hand, Jesper Wallstedt is young Puglsey. He’s still finding his place in the world and might have some screw-ups, but he’s still a valued member of the family.
Bianca and the Sirens
Nevermore Academy, the boarding school where Wednesday, Puglsey, and the other Outcasts attend school, is split up into numerous types of students. One group is the sirens, or creatures who can control others through the use of their voice (or their siren song). Bianca is their fearless leader, but her loyalty is split between her place within the school’s culture and her loyalty to her mother.
Kirill Kaprizov is a siren on the ice. How many times has he taken the puck for a walk around the offensive zone, making two or three laps while everyone stands still and watches? And, like Bianca, he has found himself in a tough spot between his role as an NHL superstar and his ties to his homeland.
The Werewolves
Werewolves are another group at the school, traveling often as a pack. The werewolf is human by day, but transforms into a human-wolf hybrid under a full moon. In some instances, they only change during that time, but in other cases, there is some flexibility within it. Marco Rossi is a werewolf type.
At times, he seems like a docile player, someone to push to the side to focus on a “bigger threat.” But then, in the blink of an eye, he is scoring or making the game-winning assist. And let’s not forget that he’s got a spicy side to him. Remember when he rolled his eyes at Matthew Tkachuk? Or put Radko Gudas in a headlock?
The Gorgons
This group poses a hidden threat under their ever-present beanies. The gorgons can turn any living being to stone (temporarily) with the snakes they keep hidden under their hats.
Jonas Brodin is a hidden threat in the same way. Criminally underrated, he’s the only defenseman in the league who can keep up with Connor McDavid when he puts his jets on. And Brodin can do it all while skating backwards. He might not turn the competition to stone, but Brodin can quickly neutralize them in an unforeseen way every time.
The Hyde
This is the villain of our story, occupying that role throughout both seasons of the show. This type of Outcast comes from the book Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, where the main character is split into two different personalities.
In the show, however, the Hyde needs a “master” to unlock their transformation abilities. Mats Zuccarello, with his handler Kaprizov, is a force to be reckoned with. He was a great hockey player, but his true potential wasn’t realized until he made the move to MN and settled in next to Kaprizov.
And while Zuccarello is known for his “crazy eyes,” the Hydes are known for the same physical feature.
The Wild Family
They’re weird (or not, depending on your thoughts of their commercial tagline), but the Wild are also a family. And it’s fitting that the Addams family motto is “‘Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc.’ We gladly feast on those who would subdue us. Not just pretty words.”
The Wild are frequently seen as less than or an incredibly minimal threat. But their power is within that structure. The Minnesota Wild will pounce on a weakness and use their strange abilities to come out victorious, just like the Addams family.
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