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Wednesday Season 1 Episode 5: You Reap What You Woe
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Gomez Addams is arrested for the historical murder of Garrett Gates. Wednesday investigates and discovers that Garrett was intending to poison the entire Nevermore school using deadly nightshade.
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Wednesday Season 1 Episode 5, “You Reap What You Woe,” aired 2022-11-23 on Netflix (runtime 53 minutes); directed by Gandja Monteiro and written by April Blair. During Parents Weekend, Wednesday investigates her family's past and inadvertently gets her father Gomez arrested. Meanwhile, Enid, still unable to fully transform, feels mounting pressure to 'wolf out'.
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Episode Information
- Episode
- Season 1, Episode 5 of 8
- Title
- You Reap What You Woe
- Air Date
- Nov 23, 2022
- Runtime
- 53 min
- Director
- Gandja Monteiro
- Writers
- April Blair
Overview
Episode Summary
During Parents Weekend, Wednesday investigates her family's past and inadvertently gets her father Gomez arrested. Meanwhile, Enid faces mounting pressure to fully transform.
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Wednesday Season 1 Episode 5 Recap
Gomez Addams is arrested for the historical murder of Garrett Gates. Wednesday investigates and discovers that Garrett was intending to poison the entire Nevermore school using deadly nightshade.
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- Wednesday investigates her family's past during Parents Weekend and inadvertently gets her father Gomez arrested.
- Enid, still unable to fully transform, feels mounting pressure to 'wolf out.'
- Gomez is arrested for a murder committed thirty years earlier — the killing of Garrett Gates.
- A family therapy session spirals into Wednesday confronting her parents about the old case.
- Wednesday uncovers that Gates was poisoned, not murdered, and had plotted to poison Nevermore out of his father's hatred of outcasts — clearing Gomez's name.
- Principal Weems confesses she covered up Rowan's murder to protect the school's reputation.
Analysis
Character Development
Wednesday uses Parents Weekend to investigate her family's past, and her digging inadvertently leads to her father Gomez being arrested. When a family therapy session devolves, she confronts her parents about the thirty-year-old case; she later uncovers that Garrett Gates was poisoned rather than murdered and had plotted to poison Nevermore, clearing Gomez's name.
Enid remains unable to fully transform and feels mounting pressure to "wolf out" over the course of the episode.
Gomez Addams is arrested during Parents Weekend for the murder of Garrett Gates committed thirty years earlier, before Wednesday's findings clear his name.
Principal Weems confesses that she covered up Rowan's murder to protect the school's reputation.
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Wednesday Season 1 Episode 5 Ending Explained
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It is revealed that Garrett accidentally poisoned himself during his fight with Gomez. Mayor Walker agrees to drop the charges, clearing Gomez's name.
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What happens during Parents Weekend in Wednesday season 1 episode 5?
Wednesday uses Parents Weekend to investigate her family's past, which inadvertently leads to her father Gomez being arrested for the murder of Garrett Gates thirty years earlier. Enid also faces mounting pressure to fully transform. Principal Weems later confesses she covered up Rowan's murder to protect the school's reputation.
Why was Gomez Addams arrested in Wednesday episode 5?
Gomez Addams is arrested during Parents Weekend for the murder of Garrett Gates, a killing committed thirty years earlier. The arrest follows Wednesday's investigation into her family's past, though she later uncovers evidence that clears her father's name by showing Gates was poisoned, not murdered.
What is happening with Enid in Wednesday episode 5?
Enid feels mounting pressure to 'wolf out' and fully transform. Throughout the episode, she remains unable to complete the transformation, which weighs on her as Parents Weekend unfolds. Her struggle with her wolf side is a personal challenge separate from Wednesday's investigation.
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