‘Wednesday’ Star Evie Templeton on Agnes’ Development From Stalker to Buddy

Throughout a chat on the official Wednesday podcast—or slightly, woecast—Nevermore newcomer Evie Templeton mentioned Agnes coming into her personal after being an unhinged stalker fan of Netflix’s favourite Addams.

After Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) lays into her on the finish of the second season of the Tim Burton present, seemingly to push her to be herself within the meanest manner doable, Agnes will get gutted emotionally in a manner that would have been a villain origin however goes in a surprisingly constructive course.

“I feel the necessary message on this episode is that it’s okay to face out and it’s okay to be your self and being your self is the most effective model of your self you can be, it’s okay to face in your individuality,” she mentioned of the second Wednesday stopped the pick-me power lifeless in its tracks. “I feel it’s only a second of pure devastation. I imply, all of her efforts have actually led to nothing and he or she’s tried so arduous and put a lot into this that it’s actually only a second of pure heartbreak; to be informed by her idol that she’s failed and that she’s not adequate is basically heart-wrenching for her.”

She famous, “I feel it additionally acts as fairly a pivotal second as a result of after this she kind of embraces her personal individuality and he or she breaks out of her braids”—which means the copycat coiffure that made her look extra like Wendy’s mascot than her idol.

Templeton’s hopes for Wednesday’s stalker-turned-crime-solving companion lie in her turning into pals with Enid (Emma Myers) as a substitute of seeing her as competitors. “Effectively, I feel they’ve loads in frequent. They each admire Wednesday a lot, and I feel they will each additionally acknowledge that beneath Wednesday’s stern, stony exterior that she has plenty of compassion inside, and he or she’s a really loyal good friend.”

The brand new friendship will get solidified with their showstopping efficiency to Girl Gaga’s “The Useless Dance” on the gala.

“I feel it’s within the second the place she’s clearly in her lovely inexperienced costume, and he or she’s bought her new coiffure, that she kind of realizes that [Enid’s] be-your-own-psycho recommendation has actually impacted her in the easiest way doable, and I feel that’s a extremely necessary message, particularly for my era, to not really feel like it’s important to conform, and to know you can escape of the mould and be your self, and to not really feel pressured into being what everybody else thinks you need to be.”

Templeton continued to sing her dance companion’s praises, which is a superb place for an Enid and Agnes team-up to begin. “Emma is the sweetest lady. She’s so, so good. I imply, we’ve loads in frequent, which was nice. That [Gaga dance sequence] was one thing that type of linked us from the start.”

She hopes it solidifies Agnes’ place within the good friend group as their invisibility-powered companion in thriller fixing. “I actually wish to see that trio dynamic. I’d prefer to see how that progresses, just like the Three Musketeers.”

Wednesday season two is now streaming on Netflix.

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