Wednesday Already Set Up a Clever Solution to Its Love Triangle Problem

But while such a plot device works well for teen romance dramas like The Vampire Diaries and Twilight, it has become a real problem in the case of Netflix's coming-of-age horror series Wednesday.

Usually romance shows have at least two protagonists who have to go through all kinds of hardships and challenges to find true love with each other, while Wednesday is all about one wonderfully dark, intelligent, talented, weird, and kind of creepy character who quickly became a fan favorite.

Many viewers note that Wednesday is an independent girl and that the love triangle between her, Tyler, and Xavier felt forced and completely out of character.

Even the show's star, Jenna Ortega, said that the love triangle made no sense for her character. After all, Wednesday is not a typical hormone-crazed teenager. She is a loner who has a hard time liking people and letting them get close to her. Many fans feel that putting Wednesday in a love triangle is a way to normalize the character, who was introduced as the outcast of the outcasts. And it sends the wrong message.

However, there is a way to fix the love triangle problem on Wednesday, and the show has already laid the groundwork for it.

Since the trope was introduced and used in Season 1, it can't just disappear in the next season. But it can change its purpose. Instead of being a storyline filled with the emotions and romantic anguish of the title character, the love triangle can become a plot device that helps Wednesday grow.

People who fall in love with the girl should become the obstacles that get in the way of accomplishing her main task, such as solving another mystery.

This would make any romantic storyline an important addition to Wednesday's arc, rather than a story that feels forced and out of character.

Besides, Season 1 has already shown that Wednesday, either through the writing or Ortega's performance, is very uncomfortable with expression of love or any other emotion.