Wednesday season 2 part 2 solved a long-running Addams Family mystery – and I really wish the hit Netflix show hadn’t

Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia and Luiz Guzman as Gomez, with Thing perching on Gomez's shoulder.

(Image credit: Netflix)

This article contains spoilers for all of Wednesday season 2 part 2.

Wednesday season 2 part 2 is now streaming on Netflix and I had high hopes for it after plenty of fun social media teasers. While I did enjoy most of it, I found myself feeling disappointed by a major change to the Addams Family lore.

I still maintain that Wednesday is one of the best Netflix shows and I am excited to see where Wednesday season 3 goes, but in a way, it makes this lingering feeling of disappointment worse. Everything else about the series was brilliant, from the casting and family dynamics to the costumes and score.

But in the show's tense finale, Thing, the family's mysterious disembodied hand got an origin story no one really asked for. Part of the appeal of Thing is that he's mysterious. He's been with the family for a while and is surprisingly lovable.

#wednesdayspoilers #wednesdayThe only thing I'm bothered about after a first adrenaline-riddled watch is HOW DARE THEY GIVE THING AN ORIGIN STORY!! THIS MYSTERY IS SACRED ADDAMS FAMILY LORE, YOU LORE'D TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN!! WE DIDN'T NEED TO KNOW!! I WISH I COULD UNKNOW THISSeptember 3, 2025

I love Victor Dorobantu, the actor that plays the Thing (yes, it's someone's real hand if you didn't know) and firmly believe he gave a standout performance throughout the latest installment. Managing to make a hand of all things that expressive is no easy task, but he's delivered some of the funniest and emotionally-driven moments in the show.

But Addams Family fans have widely accepted that Thing just exists. He didn't need explaining, and yet in season 2, we learned a shocking twist about who he originally belonged to. I won't allow it to completely ruin Wednesday for me, but I have to admit I'm disappointed.

An answer to a question nobody asked

A close up of Wednesday Addams, with Thing standing on her shoulder, in Wednesday's Netflix TV series — (Image credit: Netflix)

To recap, we learned that Thing is the severed right hand of Isaac Night, and Morticia had cut it off when she saved Gomez from near death at his hands decades ago.

Morticia and Gomez had hidden this truth from the family, but when Isaac was resurrected, he wanted it back. Some fans enjoyed this twist and that Thing is a part of the season 2 villain, but I found it very unnecessary.

I don’t think it was necessary to give THING an origin story. I preferred the mysterySeptember 4, 2025

Isaac was already a big enough threat without this bit of lore, in my opinion. Being closely linked to Tyler, the unstable Hyde, made for a compelling story. I really enjoyed how Pugsley's strange zombie friend Slurp was actually Isaac Night, and that he's Tyler's uncle.

Dragging Thing into it made matters more convoluted than they needed to be, feeling like an unnecessary twist in the tale, which weighed down an otherwise strong finale.

Thing had no memory that he belonged to Isaac, which is why he stayed as part of the Addams Family for as long as he did. But now we know whose body he once belonged to, that air of mystery is gone, and myself and other fans have had a lot to say about it.

Honestly, I'm actually kinda pissed they retconned Thing T. Thing. Thing has been around since the comics but because the writers haven't heard of source material we get Thing being Tyler's UNCLE technically!!! #WednesdaySeason2September 3, 2025

It might be hard for fans to separate Thing from Tyler's uncle Isaac now, and I'm hoping that Wednesday season 3 will be good enough for us to forget this huge change to his story.

Thing remains my favorite character despite just being a severed hand, he's always so entertaining to watch. I did enjoy season 2 overall and think this is a very strong Tim Burton series, so I'm sure I'll get over this twist in time.

If nothing else, I'm very glad Thing broke free from his original body and chose to join the Addams Family willingly. The show wouldn't be the same without him.

#WednesdaySpoilers #WednesdayS2 Why no one is talking about Thing be related to Tyler now 😒 I would have preferred keeping his past as a mystery Btw #JusticeForEnidSeptember 3, 2025

Lucy is a long-time movie and television lover who is an approved critic on Rotten Tomatoes. She has written several reviews in her time, starting with a small self-ran blog called Lucy Goes to Hollywood before moving onto bigger websites such as What's on TV and What to Watch, with TechRadar being her most recent venture. Her interests primarily lie within horror and thriller, loving nothing more than a chilling story that keeps her thinking moments after the credits have rolled. Many of these creepy tales can be found on the streaming services she covers regularly.

When she’s not scaring herself half to death with the various shows and movies she watches, she likes to unwind by playing video games on Easy Mode and has no shame in admitting she’s terrible at them. She also quotes The Simpsons religiously and has a Blinky the Fish tattoo, solidifying her position as a complete nerd.

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