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Wednesday Season 2 Episode 4: If These Woes Could Talk

Aired Aug 6, 2025 61 min Netflix
In "If These Woes Could Talk," Fester and Thing throw themselves into Wednesday's investigation, treating it as a full Addams family affair. Meanwhile, Bianca, attempting to conceal a secret of her own, stumbles onto someone else's. In "If These Woes Could Talk," Fester and Thing throw themselves into Wednesday's investigation, treating it as a full Addams family affair. Meanwhile, Bianca, attempting to conceal a secret of her own, stumbles onto someone else's.
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Bianca is hiding her mother Gabrielle in a room at the Inn at Apple Hollow to protect her from an FBI raid and the Morning Song cult. While concealing her mother's whereabouts, Bianca and Ajax stumble upon another secret by eavesdropping on a suspicious phone call made by Principal Barry Dort, hinting at his larger sinister agenda.

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Wednesday Season 2 Episode 4, “If These Woes Could Talk,” aired 2025-08-06 on Netflix; directed by Tim Burton and written by Lauren Otero. Fester and Thing throw themselves into Wednesday's investigation as an Addams family affair, while Bianca, trying to hide a secret of her own, stumbles onto someone else's.

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Episode
Season 2, Episode 4 of 8
Title
If These Woes Could Talk
Air Date
Aug 6, 2025
Runtime
61 min
Director
Tim Burton
Writers
Lauren Otero

Overview

Episode Summary

In "If These Woes Could Talk," Fester and Thing throw themselves into Wednesday's investigation, treating it as a full Addams family affair. Meanwhile, Bianca, attempting to conceal a secret of her own, stumbles onto someone else's.

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Bianca is hiding her mother Gabrielle in a room at the Inn at Apple Hollow to protect her from an FBI raid and the Morning Song cult. While concealing her mother's whereabouts, Bianca and Ajax stumble upon another secret by eavesdropping on a suspicious phone call made by Principal Barry Dort, hinting at his larger sinister agenda.

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Key Moments

  1. Dr. Fairburn brings Marilyn to Willow Hill to help rehabilitate Tyler, but he transforms into his Hyde form and attacks her.
  2. Wednesday trails the obituaries to a cemetery, meets her grandmother Hester Frump, and gets her help to find who authorized the cremations.
  3. Wednesday recruits Uncle Fester to infiltrate Willow Hill; he reveals Morticia once asked him to check on Ophelia, committed after a psychic breakdown.
  4. Hester identifies Augustus Stonehurst as the person who signed the fake death certificates.
  5. The infiltration ends in disaster: Marilyn frees Tyler, who slashes her and throws Wednesday from a window, leaving her unconscious.

Analysis

Character Development

Fester and Thing throw themselves into Wednesday's investigation in this episode, turning the case into an Addams family affair. Their involvement represents an active decision to join the investigation rather than stay on the sidelines.

Bianca is trying to hide a secret of her own, but while doing so she stumbles onto someone else's. Her attempt at concealment leads her to a discovery she did not set out to make.

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Jenna Ortega
as Wednesday Addams
Steve Buscemi
as Barry Dort
Emma Myers
as Enid Sinclair
Hunter Doohan
as Tyler Galpin
Joy Sunday
as Bianca Barclay
Moosa Mostafa
as Eugene Ottinger
Georgie Farmer
as Ajax Petropolus
Isaac Ordonez
as Pugsley Addams
Owen Painter
as Slurp / Isaac Night
Billie Piper
as Isadora Capri

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Christina Ricci
as Marilyn Thornhill
Fred Armisen
as Uncle Fester
Joanna Lumley
as Grandmama Hester Frump
Joonas Suotamo
as Lurch
Valeriu Pavel Dan
as Tell Tale Barista
Kyle Hixon
as Deputy Ryken
Christopher Lloyd
as Professor Orloff
Heather Matarazzo
as Judi Spannegel
Thandiwe Newton
as Dr. Rachael Fairburn
Eneni Anthony
as Roz (Willow Hill Guard)

Analysis

Wednesday Season 2 Episode 4 Ending Explained

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This section discusses the ending of "If These Woes Could Talk" in detail. Stop here if you haven't watched the episode.

The full extent of Principal Dort's connection to Morning Song is heavily implied but not explicitly confessed to the school in this episode.

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What happens in Wednesday Season 2 Episode 4, "If These Woes Could Talk"?

The Addams family investigation intensifies as Fester and Thing join Wednesday's case. Dr. Fairburn brings Marilyn to Willow Hill to rehabilitate Tyler, but he transforms into his Hyde form and attacks her. Wednesday follows obituaries to a cemetery, meets her grandmother Hester Frump, and learns Augustus Stonehurst signed fake death certificates. Bianca, hiding her own secret, discovers someone else's.

What does Bianca discover in Wednesday Season 2 Episode 4?

Bianca is trying to conceal a secret of her own, but while doing so she stumbles onto someone else's secret. The episode does not reveal the exact nature of either secret, but her attempt at concealment leads her to a discovery she did not set out to make.

How does Wednesday Season 2 Episode 4 end?

The infiltration of Willow Hill ends in disaster. Marilyn frees Tyler, who slashes her and throws Wednesday from a window, leaving Wednesday unconscious. The full extent of Principal Dort's connection to Morning Song is heavily implied but not explicitly confessed to the school in this episode.

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