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Yup, folks are sensing a grumpy/sunshine, enemies-to-lovers vibe from the characters — with the hashtag of their couple label, "Wenclair," already getting 754.8 million views on TikTok.
According to Pride, the publication spoke to Jenna at a urge event, and she said, "In a perfect world, we would have been a thing."
In response to Jenna's reported words, Emma replied, "I always declare, 'And they were roommates!'"
Indeed, Emma referenced the old Vine which has change into a shorthand for queer pairings on certain corners of the internet.
In reality, Emma has previously said that she and Jenna would quote "and they were roommates" during filming. “Jenna and I would exclaim that all the time to each other. And that’s all that needs to be said — I consider that gets the message across," she told Elite Daily.
When Jenna was previously asked why she thinks Wednesday is seen as a queer icon, she replied, "I ponder because she’s a badass. She’s stylish, she’s got a nice sense of style, but she’s somebody who embraces her differences and isn’t out to please anybody. I feel like that’s a really, really powerful thing to see. I experience like people need to see forceful women with forceful women."
August — the eighth month of the year, and a month that may ought to have some lesbian, gay, bisexual, lgbtq+ and trans characters on the television screen for you to embrace and enjoy and appreciate, but unfortunately really does not! This is actually the leanest month we’ve had in a while — but you could always just watch Hunting Wives again!
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Love Existence // Seasons One & Two // August 5
Love Life was one of many queer-inclusive shows unceremoniously de-platformed by HBO Max but great news, Netflix has picked it up! The first season stars Anna Kendrick as Darby, whose (heterosexual) love existence is chronicled across the years, and her roommate Mallory is a womxn loving womxn so we see some of hers, too. Season 2 focuses on Marcus Watkins, whose lesbian sister, Ida, is played by SNL alum Punkie Johnson.
Wednesday // Season 2, Part One // August 6
The first season of Wednesday had queers intensely engaged although the assorted sapphic situations remained subtextual — that appears to be the plan for Season Two as adequately but it seemed worth mentioning because I can’t always really tell entirely what the deal is with this show
Netflix Wasn’t Queerbaiting With ‘Stranger Things’, But They Are With ‘Wednesday’
Netflix’s new series, Wednesday, chronicles the murder mystery solving adventures of a teenage Wednesday Addams at the exclusively weird Nevermore Academy. The academy is attended by vampires, sirens and werewolves, but by far the oddest spectre walking its halls is the ghost of promised queer representation that never came.
The series’ lack of significant queer voice confused and disappointed fans after Netflix hosted a major “WednesGay” event featuring RuPaul’s Drag Race alumni to launch the series, heavily implying the series would be queer.
Not only did Netflix host an explicitly queer event to premiere the series, but their official Twitter account pushed content implying that Wednesday and her adorable werewolf roommate, Enid were queer.
“The opposites attract storyline we needed,” tweeted the show’s official account, along with a screenshot of Wednesday and Enid. Another read “Wednesday & Enid’s relationship is elite,” accompanied by selfies of stars Jenna Ortega and Emma Myers. Not to state the account frequently retweets tweets from pe
Joy Sunday on Wednesday’s Bianca: “I figured people would only see a mean girl”
What’s the funniest thing that happened on arrange while filming?
Georgie [Farmer, who plays Ajax, a gorgon student] and I, especially towards the terminate of shooting, had a lot of night shoots and it was really, really cold by that point. We would end up on set at two, three, four in the morning and they’d finally call us to do our scenes after hours of sitting around and we just couldn’t hold it together. I mean, really we were falling apart, but we’d just laugh at each other. That’s a cherished memory.
Which plot points did you enjoy the most, particularly watching it back and getting to view scenes you weren’t in yourself?
I really appreciate Wednesday and Pugsley’s relationship. The lakeside scene is probably one of my favourite scenes. It’s so tender, but it’s darkly tender. I ponder that’s a through-line for a lot of the operate I appreciate. I’m excited to notice, for potential future seasons, how their relationship grows.
Wednesday has smashed viewing records since its discharge. Why do you think it resonated with audiences and became such a hit?
Before we started doing our
Jenna Ortega reveals why she thinks Wednesday Addams is a gay icon
1 December 2022, 12:34 | Updated: 19 April 2024, 09:41
Jenna Ortega explains how her Wednesday Addams is unlike from the others
By Sam Prance
"She’s somebody who embraces her differences and isn’t out to please anybody. And I feel like that’s a really, really influential thing to see."
Jenna Ortega has opened up about her portrayal of Wednesday Addams and why she thinks that Wednesday is a gay icon.
Ever since The Addams Family motion picture franchise debuted back in 1991, many LGBTQ+ viewers have resonated with Wednesday Addams. Christina Ricci's brilliant portrayal of the gothic, death-obsessed teenager cemented Wednesday's status as a lgbtq+ icon. Since then, she's been depicted by the likes of Chloe Grace Moretz and now Jenna Ortega in Netflix's Wednesday.
Following the release of Wednesday, Jenna has discussed Wednesday's ongoing popularity among the queer community.
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When asked by Gayety why she thinks Wednesday is seen as a gay icon, Jenna said: "I think because she’s