Netflix has released a blooper reel for Wednesday, and Jenna Ortega's bloopers make her performance even more impressive. Wednesday and Ortega, as the titular character, have smashed Netflix records, becoming one of the most streamed series. The success of Tim Burton's spin-off of The Addams Family has shown a whole new side to the spooky family and opened new avenues for The Addams Family to be explored. Wednesday pays homage to some of The Addams Family's classic traits, such as the double snap from the title sequence, but also introduces new aspects to the show, such as Wednesday and her Nevermore peers having superpowers.
Jenna Ortega's commitment to playing Wednesday Addams is evident as Ortega undertook training in playing the cello, fencing, learning German, and even not blinking. Despite having Christina Ricci on set, who played an iconic version of Wednesday Addams, Ortega and Ricci had a mutual agreement not to discuss how Wednesday should be played so that Ortega could create her own version. Wednesday is a dark version of a coming-of-age comedy, and the end of season 1 leaves many questions for season 2 about Nevermore, Wednesday's stalker, and The Addams Family as a whole. However, the Wednesday bloopers show the filming environment was very different from the tone of Wednesday.
Wednesday's Bloopers Show How Different Jenna Ortega Is From Her Character
The Wednesday bloopers show many moments of Jenna Ortega slipping out of character, and doing the one thing Wednesday never does, smiling. Ortega smiles a lot, and it is clear she naturally smiles a lot and likes to have fun, as she is often goofy and messing around with the other cast members. There is one blooper where Ortega and Joy Sunday (who plays Bianca, a powerful Nevermore student) are shooting their fencing scene, a quite serious and anger-fueled scene, and Ortega is jumping in the air and dancing.
Also, Ortega accidentally hits Emma Myers (who plays Enid Sinclair) in the face and Ortega immediately breaks character to see if Myers is ok as they are both laughing. Clearly, Ortega is naturally caring, so it is substantially more impressive that she plays the ultra-serious Wednesday so well. Ortega only breaks into a smile after the shot needs a retake, showing how easily she can fall into Wednesday Addams' character and back to her serious self. Watch the entire blooper reel here:
Why Jenna Ortega Is The Perfect Wednesday Addams
Jenna Ortega's differences from Wednesday Addams do not hinder how perfect she is for the role. On the contrary, Ortega's ability to easily switch between her cheery self and the ultra-serious, unblinking Wednesday Addams only proves how much Ortega understood and embodied Wednesday Addams. Alongside all her training to become Wednesday, Ortega also did her own stunts, such as when she was thrown against a tree by The Hyde, which further proves how committed she was to playing Wednesday Addams.
Also, Jenna Ortega can add new layers to Wednesday Addams, taking her from the one-dimensional character who loved everything dark and nothing more. The iconic traits of Wednesday Addams of being dark, fascinated with murder, and hating social interactions do not change with Ortega's version. However, Ortega adds new layers to Wednesday Addams. Wednesday even cries at one point, which makes her a much more fascinating character with more depth in Wednesday, which is why Ortega is the perfect Wednesday Addams.