India, Sept. 4 -- If the first half of Wednesday Season 2 felt like an extended prologue, the final four episodes finally deliver on the promise. Darker, sharper and more emotionally rewarding, Part 2 fixes many of the flaws that dragged down Part 1 and reclaims the strange spirit that made the Addams family such enduring outsiders.

Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, the Netflix series continues to rest on Jenna Ortega's pitch-perfect deadpan. But unlike the first half-where too many subplots dulled her impact-Part 2 builds the world more confidently around her.

The biggest win is how the show restores its central bond. Enid (Emma Myers) finally takes centre stage. From her Alpha reveal to the body-swap episode-easily the series'...