The Addams Family Therapy: Wednesday — Therapist Reacts!

Psychotherapist Georgia Dow gives us a primer on how a Family or Group Therapy session should be approached!

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[ceilinh]

Pugsley is too precious.
I love how sweet and open he is about missing his sister, and how happy he is while eating that potpourri.

[chuckb]

I wish Pugsley was in the show more. I always loved the dynamic of Wednesday and Pugsley together causing mischief. Hearing him say he misses their adventures together is great.
Love the dark hair too.

[WinterCalmorium]

I find it interesting how whenever Wednesday is sitting with her parents, her eyes seem so subdued; like she lacks her usual confidence when around Morticia and Gomez. There are so many possible reasons as to why and it's amazing how you can see that in just how she holds her eyes.

[angie.castle]

As a newer counselor, I do agree with your assessment that the therapist here didn't seem to have a goal in mind when having this family session, which leads to being unprepared to ask exploratory questions or to sit on emotions. The therapist here is also visibly uncomfortable which can make the clients feel uncomfortable or unwelcomed to speak honestly.

[CrazyMama]

I noticed little microaffections in this, like their facial expressions when pugsley shared, they accept him as he is even if the therapist herself behaved openly uncomfortable around pugsley. I also liked that as much as Gomez wanted to follow his wife n daughter, he waited for pugsley, you could see he wanted pugsley to be quick but he didn't interupt him talking to the therapist or rush him, he just waited and didn't leave pugsley behind. Which shows how loved the kids are and makes one wonder what makes Wednesday feel so unloved (I wonder if she holds some anger to her parents for her weirdness and being the target if meanness by normies her whole life while conflicted by her enjoyment of her weirdness)

[DawnRego]

It's hard enough to mediate between two people - - I can only imagine how difficult it is to control a group.

[rdmrdm]

Morticia is sitting in a way to absolutely dominate and control her space. She has that “king on the throne, I’m the boss” pose.

[kaithdvd]

I love how a lot of people love Pugsley. The actor is underrated (he's the least promoted Addams family member) but he's so adorable. I know this show is all about Wednesday and Pugsley might not be "weird" enough to be in Nevermore, but I do wish we could see more sibling dynamics and teamwork between the two siblings

[jeffersonian]

Love your “Subtle Morticia” cosplay!

Something to note is that Niki Lindhome’s Dr. Kinbott was being positioned as the potential killer, so her out of line therapy sessions were meant to question why she was bad at her job, rather than her character actually being bad at her job. I liked that, because if she actually was good at her job, her not being the killer would not have been a surprise.

[darkling]

I have had several therapists in my lifetime and most of my therapists, except from one, wouldn’t talk to me but to my sister who was my carer instead.

[karencarter]

I am not sure Gomez is happy that Wednesday is no longer home but rather he know if he shows too much emotions that Wednesday will not be comfortable with that. I say that cause Gomez does touch his son to comfort him, he know his son needs that. I also think it shows Gomez has a level of trust in Wednesday, that he is suggesting they do talk about the "murder", however I don't think talking about it in front of the therapist would be a good idea .

[hannesh]

I do say, the ticking of the clock was giving me anxiety during that scene, but I think it also helped for the ambiance of that scene, making it feel a bit more uncomfortable on purpose.

[Alza.art]

It’s very cool, from what I’ve seen of the addams, family (not a lot, aside from Wednesday) how each iteration of Addams family can near perfectly convey the family dynamic through staging and visual storytelling.
For instance, morticia always demands the most presence in a scene, it’s always clear she’s the top authority, towering over the rest of the family always with an unwavering confidence and calm pose. Gomez looks to still have authority, but is not one to enforce it, he’s the only family member to show such extreme emotion, most of the time joy or anticipation, with a level of eeriness, his width clashes with Morticia’s height, reinforcing his authority. Wednesday is put front and center, naturally we expect this from the main character, but it seems she’s almost on display as Morticia’s and Gomez’s model kid, Wednesday is trapped in between two other characters who visually speaking, have the most authority, the perspective makes Wednesday feel smaller, she’s tensing up her shoulders, clenching her hands, it’s clearly uncomfortable for her, but Wednesday still takes her position with determination, with a focused expression, she’s almost on the same level as her parents. The only one than who’s not on that level is pugsly, the runt of the group, he’s at the lowest level, he’s contrasted with everyone else, he’s alone, and it’s clear that it’s because Wednesday isn’t with him, he wants to be around his sister, because most of the time that’s the person who’s cared for him the most, and who brings him closer to the rest of the family.
Goddamn, where was all this energy during my English class! The Addams have a very clear dynamic that is accentuated and exaggerated by the posing and staging of characters, to the point where still images can tell a full story. And that’s my presentation on why Wednesday rocks

[travismiddleton]

I love Wednesday's facial expressions throughout this therapy session. She reacted so strongly to her parents display of love. I wish she had reacted more to her brother saying that he misses her.
Great breakdown 👍

[CatMomMarina]

I was thinking the same thing when I watched this scene! I've been in therapy a long time, so my first reaction was "Damn, this woman isn't very good at her job"

[eveeee]

This is off topic but I love there’s no intro to this. She just jumps straight to the point lol, it’s refreshing

[killrcupcake]

I remember when I went to therapy with my mom, we acted so sheepish when together and then would go off and rant about the other when alone 😅😅

[rebeccab]

Havent finished the season, but I hope Wednesday gets a counselor that actually wants/can help her. I know it can be more interesting for tv to have discord but it would be nice to see her get help

[natymeitav]

If you were Wednesday's therapist, how would you try to help her?

[damianstarks]

Stunning Mortica Addams cosplay great analysis as always.