Nevermore (And others) React to Wednesday

Woe Is the Loneliest Number

The police search the forest for Rowan's body after the horrific attack, but they can't see any signs of an altercation at all, and no body. Wednesday feels as if she is going mad, having witnessed a murder that no one can prove actually happened. To make matters worse, Rowan then turns up, unharmed and smirking in the Principal's office. Wednesday is first questioned by the police and then by her therapist. Nobody believes her crazy story, except for Tyler. He passes Wednesday as she leaves her therapy session.

"Brilliant. So not only is there a killer, but everything is being kept from us too?!"

Back at school, Enid is practically beaming that Wednesday has decided to stick around for a little longer. The girls are preparing for the Poe Cup, which is part canoe race and part foot chase. Apparently, there are no rules during the race itself and Bianca Barclay's team wins every year. Enid asks Wednesday to join in and socialize, but the roommate wants answers about Rowan instead. All Enid knows is that he and Xavier were roommates and that he was an oddball in general. Wednesday is shocked to find out that Rowan has been expelled for unknown reasons and she has Thing follow the suspicious student to the station.

"God, I will never get over that hand."

Principal Weems speaks with Wednesday about her emerging psychic visions. She was tipped off when Wednesday knew just how the farmer had died, from breaking their neck in a collision. Weems explains how Wednesday's mother Morticia had similar visions at that age, but hers were unpredictable and dangerous. She pressures Wednesday into talking with her own mother about the issue but senses the instant futility in this suggestion. Instead, they discuss Wednesday joining a mandatory club.

"Well, this is going to go well.."

Wednesday tries out at each respective club, whilst questioning the students further. At Bianca's choir practice, she asks what happened after Rowan died. Bianca passed on the information to Weems straightaway. For Wednesday's audition, she is asked to sing. She opens her mouth and suddenly glass starts to shatter all around her.

"Holy shi-" "That is loud!"

"Wait, can the werewolves hear it?"

"Yup...."

At archery, she interrogates Xavier about his ex-roommate Rowan. Xavier admits that Rowan was acting erratically the last few weeks. He warns Wednesday to stay away from Tyler and she then calls Xavier an elitist snob. She fires her arrow, hitting the bull's eye and a falling apple in one.

Xavier whistles in shock.

Lastly is beekeeping, a solo pursuit of Eugene's. She decides to join this solitary group but must leave early into their discussion because Thing has spotted Rowan.

"Of course you join the Bee keeping club..." Enid shudders.

"What? Not a fan?" Wednesday raises an eyebrow.

Rowan lies about his whereabouts and then leaves with Marilyn. Thing grabs onto the back of the car and follows them to the station. Rowan walks into a toilet and exits as an older man. Thing loses him, but unbeknownst to it, the older man then miraculously turns into Principal Weems.

"You're a SHAPESHIFTER!" Someone shouts.

Back at Nevermore Academy, Wednesday wants to return to the crime scene for further inspection but needs Enid to cover for her in the meantime. The werewolf roommate will only attend the beekeeping club if she apologizes to Thing first. Wednesday enters her room to find Thing flicking through a magazine. Wednesday makes a poor attempt at an apology and is forced to open up to the sentient hand. In their heart-to-heart, Wednesday talks about the drawing, fearing that she is going to do something terrible. She needs to find out the truth before it's too late. In the end, Thing delicately touches Wednesday's hand in a loving manner and accepts her apology.

"Damn.. I didn't know she had it in her."

Wednesday just glares.

Wednesday heads into the woods, where she meets with Tyler once again. They hide from the Sheriff and Wednesday finds Rowan's glasses on the floor. She picks them up and has an elaborate vision. This time she sees Rowan causing the gargoyle to fall with his mind, arguing with Xavier, and tearing out the drawing from a book. Wednesday needs to find that specific book right away. The mystery continues at the library, where a nosey Marilyn points out that the watermark on the drawing's page is from The Nightshade Society.

"Sorry, what's that?" Enid asks in confusion. Suddenly, a lot of people can't seem to make eye contact.

Weems looks to Xavier. "Why did you not tell us about Rowan using his powers against you?"

Xavier just shrugs.

Along with her trusty sidekick Thing, Wednesday heads to Xavier's room to hunt for the secretive book. They don't find it of course, but Wednesday uncovers a secret compartment and a mysterious mask instead. Then she overhears Xavier and Bianca chatting. Bianca is jealous of Xavier's new fascination with Wednesday. He admits that he wants to protect her, and even feared that Rowan would attack Wednesday. Bianca wants them to get back together though and warns her ex about the new girl.

"Thank you." Wednesday looks unblinking.

As a result of her eavesdropping into how Bianca feels about her, Wednesday chooses to help out Enid in that moment and becomes her co-pilot in the race. She wants to humiliate Bianca and win the competition. Bianca's team starts to sabotage the other canoes with a hidden merman doing the heavy lifting, but Wednesday traps them in a net.

"Damn, that's how you kept winning!?"

Bianca goes red.

On dry land, Wednesday heads for the flags and has another vision. In this one, a doppelgänger in white tells Wednesday that she is the key. Wednesday wakes on the ground as the others run off with their own flags. The race continues and the teams try to sabotage each other's canoes. Thing lends a helping hand and punches the siren underwater, which causes Enid's team to end victorious. Wednesday is happy to see Bianca defeated, but can't bring herself to celebrate.

In the final moments, Wednesday cracks the riddle. She finds the Society's symbol on an Edgar Allan Poe statue and figures out the puzzle. The clues spell out the words 'Snap Twice'. Wednesday snaps her fingers twice as instructed, and the statue reveals a hidden door. She then takes the stairs down into this secret room, where there is a photograph of her parents. Wednesday finds the secret society's book in this mysterious lair, but she is quickly apprehended by an unknown figure.

"Oh how exciting!" Morticia claps her hands.

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