It’s hard to believe that all of Barry Dort’s efforts were just about stealing money in Wednesday Season 2

On Wednesday Season 2, Barry Dort’s story appears to be a mere scam at an initial glance. He resembles a smooth-talking school administrator who makes glitzy speeches and takes advantage of the school gala to make easy money. However, the show soon reveals that it is not so easy.

As we find out in Wednesday Season 2 Episode 7, Barry is the founder of the Morning Song group. This makes all of his dramatic speeches and clandestine actions seem even darker and more twisted than just robbing money. His moves were not just to get rich but to acquire power, manipulate, and deceive the masses who believed him.

Before the truth is revealed, Barry is more than a thief after a bag of money. He is an expert manipulator who created an entire world of lies. He sold a fake dream through faith, grandiose performances, and even by abusing the supernatural gifts of a child. And it is difficult to think that his scheme would end with just making enough money. He actually desired control, a permanent name, and to keep his secrets under wraps.

How Dort manipulated everyone to fulfill his plan in Wednesday Season 2

Barry Dort initially comes off as well-dressed, polished, harmless, making smooth presentations and smiling like a friend in Wednesday Season 2. Yet behind that amiable personality of Nevermore's new Principal lurks something very dark. Bit by bit, Wednesday Season 2 unveils his scheme. Dort took a washed-up actor to be the front man of Morning Song while he himself remained in the background, running the whole operation secretly.

This setup was clever. The actor, Gideon, acted as the leader but in truth he was nothing more than a scapegoat. Dort was the real mastermind. By remaining in the shadows, he controlled the narrative and presented a highly misguided version of the story before affluent patrons and anxious parents.

To spring the big gala in Wednesday Season 2, which was merely a swindle to steal all the cash himself, he played siren songs and emotional gimmicks. This persuaded even relatively respectable individuals such as Grandmama to open their wallets. First, through Bianca, he manipulated Morticia to approach her mother, Hester Frump, to make a big donation for the gala and Nevermore. Then he again made Bianca siren-song Hester, when she was not quite ready to part with her fortunes, to leave all her wealth in the name of Nevermore. It was Wednesday who saw through Dort's evil schemes and orchestrated his eventual downfall.

Dort’s actions demonstrate that he was more concerned with power rather than money. He went to such extremes that he literally turned Gideon into ashes, held Bianca’s mother captive, and even intimidated Bianca to carry out a few of his dirty works. His actual game was manipulation: gaining trust, putting on a show, and then leveraging that trust to maintain control. Dort was not merely robbing money, he was a social conman, cashing looks into strength.

Dort's motive beyond money

Had Wednesday Season 2 simply stated that Barry Dort stole money, the majority of viewers would have shrugged and moved on. The show, however, exaggerates his actions to be larger and more complex. Dort was not after money; he wanted power. He needed to be the invisible hand that was molding the tale. Power can be bought with money, but influence is something that can stay forever.

Consider what he had done with the siren powers of Bianca, the dead bodies, and the theatrical performances. The decisions suit a person who desires to dictate what members of society think, rather than an individual who is only pursuing wealth. Wednesday Season 2 also brings mysteries regarding the LOIS experiments and secret family relationships. This makes it the right environment for a cunning man like Dort to hide his true intentions.

By influencing others’ vision of the past, Dort may defend dangerous truths and maintain real power intact. Hence, it is all wrong to call him a thief. His lies and plots, as revealed in the seventh episode of Wednesday Season 2, are connected to the more sinister, larger forces at Nevermore. This turns him into a manipulative genius rather than a mere criminal.

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