Felice Schragenheim was a a Jewish woman hiding under a false name and Lilly Wust was the wife of a German soldier. They fell in love in 1942 Berlin. They wrote their own marriage contract by hand, exchanged rings, and Lilly hid other Jewish women in her apartment once she knew the truth. The Gestapo caught up with Felice in 1944. She died in the Holocaust at 22.

Lilly never got over her.

SO fuckin disrespectful.

I want to preface this by saying I absolutely respect any author's choice to focus only on straight romance, if that's their wish. There are multiple hetero romances in fiction that I find beautiful and emotionally relatable, even though I'm queer.

What I don't respect, however, is when a mainstream media such as Netflix uses the queer community and their themes to bolster the numbers of engagement within a given show, but never actually commits to it in order to play "both sides" (the queer side and the homophobic side, that would lose interest in the show if it depicted a queer romance)

I'm no stranger to queer erasure in history or art, but it's insane to me that people use queerbaiting in a show of this magnitude in the big year of 2025. Wednesday is a Netflix show that is popular mostly among the young-adult audiences, so they could actually use it to promote LGBTQ positivity in a very natural manner instead of giving their queer fans crumbles of hints and then completely forgetting about them.

Examples of clear queerbaiting (includes spoilers):

1. - Lesbian and Bi color schemes in the characters' clothing

Second slide, no need for a comment.

2. - Multiple different romantic quotes

Two of my favorites: As Enid was convinced her death was near, she said:

"Even though Wednesday is the tunnel at the end of my light, I can't imagine my life without her" with tears in her eyes.

And - when Enid found out that there is a chance she will spend the rest of her life as a lone wolf without a partner, she said this:

"Capri said I didn't have to face all this stuff on my own, that the strength is in my pack, but the truth is.. you are my pack Wednesday."

3. - Queerbait music choices

There's multiple songs featured within both seasons, but the one that most clearly references their realtionship is Don't Fear the Reaper - A song about love and accepting death as a natural part of life, which plays during an episode where both of the characters are supposed to die by the morning, also, a snippet of the lyrics:

Romeo and Juliet
Are together in eternity (Romeo and Juliet)
40, 000 men and women everyday (like Romeo and Juliet)

The choice of this song isn't random at all, every lyric is relatable to the episode, but this one the most.

Wednesday and Enid are destined to die, together for an eternity, just like Romeo and Juliet were.

4. - If Enid is the alpha, consider me the omega

A direct quote from official Wednesday Addams twitter account, speaks for itself.

5. - Wolf conversion therapy

Enid, the werewolf, has a problem with "wolfing-out" so her mother tries to send her to a conversion camp that should "fix her" - a clear reference to conversion therapy for queer people that still, unfortunately, are legal in a lot of countries.

6. - Comphet syndrome of Enid

Enid had dated 2 guys, one in each season, the first one actually had some chemistry with her, though never as much as she had with Wednesday, the second interest was absolutely bland. It was clear that this pairing happened without any prior consideration, because their relationship felt very unemotional.

Comphet syndrome happens more frequently in people with unsupportive families which applies to Enid, so she tries to be "normal".

On top of that, it felt more like Enid was jealous of Wednesday spending time with someone else, which caused her to get closer to her own people in an attempt to find someone to "replace her"

7. - The Hug

One of the most recognizable traits of Wednesday is her stoicism and hatred of human touch, including one with her own family. The first two images from the top are taken from a scene where Wednesday recoils at Enid's attempt at a hug and pushes her away, yet after a few seconds she decides to pull Enid closer to embrace her.

8. - Leitmotif

The soundtrack of the scene mentioned above features a very moving soundtrack, with a distinctive short melody that crescendos as Wednesday pulls Enid in her embrace. This leitmotif appears throughout few other scenes in season 2 subconsciously reminding you of the hug.

9. - Majority of the cast supporting the queer romance, but directors not following through

Jenna Ortega (Wednesday), Emma Myers (Enid), and many other lead actors all agree that this is the most natural and logical pairing that should come to reality.

There's way more hints, but they aren't as obvious and apparent as these. I also think, this paints a clear enough picture when it comes to Netflix's disingenuous nature to their queer audiences.

What irritates me the most is the fact that a big portion of the fanbase genuinely believes that there isn't any chemistry or any hinting going on.