Wednesday Season 2 has a scene that feels straight out of Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride

Wednesday Season 2 just dropped, and the internet is losing its mind all over again. Fans have been binging, tweeting, and dissecting every line from Nevermore Academy. Our favorite gothic sleuth is back. She is moodier and just as allergic to social niceties as ever.

This season doesn’t waste a second pulling us back into Wednesday’s world. We get more of her witty and sharp comebacks, her fascination with all things morbid, and those moments that make you want to freeze the frame just to soak up every little gothic detail.

But tucked in the middle of Wednesday Season 2 Part 1 is a scene directed by Tim Burton himself, and it’s impossible to miss his signature touch. It’s the kind of sequence that instantly brings to mind Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Frankenweenie.

You get the crooked architecture, dreamlike shadows, characters that feel slightly off-balance in the most beautiful way possible. It’s spooky, whimsical, and it’s so unmistakably Tim Burton.

Wednesday Season 2 gives us a Burton-esque short film inside the show

In Wednesday Season 2, it’s not just the morbidly charming daughter of the Addams Family stealing the spotlight. Her brother Pugsley has joined her at Nevermore Academy. He’s still finding his footing in the school’s strange traditions, and one of his first experiences is something every Nevermore newbie remembers, Ajax’s storytime. This time, the tale he spins is called The Tale of the Skull Tree.

As Ajax tells it, long ago there was a genius boy at Nevermore whose heart was failing. To save himself, he crafted a mechanical heart out of a clock. It worked and not only did it keep him alive, but "he was hailed as the greatest mind to ever walk the halls". Fueled by his own genius, he built invention after invention, growing prouder and more arrogant with each success. But one day, in the middle of creating his most ambitious device, he pushed himself too far. The experiment cost him his life. They say he’s buried beneath an old tree behind the school, and if you listen closely at night, you can still hear the faint ticking of that clock heart.

This entire short film sequence within the show is directed by Tim Burton himself. And the moment it begins, it’s like you’ve fallen straight into Corpse Bride or The Nightmare Before Christmas. You see the crooked, elongated buildings and the dreamlike and high contrast lighting. It’s a perfect example of his gothic-Victorian as well as German Expressionist influence.

The boy with the mechanical heart has spindly limbs and a face that's angular and too pale that make him look like he’s been lifted straight from a gothic storybook. The tone is macabre yet whimsical. In Burton style, it’s the story of an outsider. He was a brilliant misfit whose gifts set him apart but also lead to his downfall.

For fans, nestled right in the middle of Wednesday Season 2 Part 1 is the style we’ve adored for decades. And oh, what a treat that was!

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