“What would Enid do”: Wednesday kind of proved her kindness with this quote in Wednesday Season 2

You might recall the mayhem if you watched Wednesday, Season 2, Episode 6: the body-swap gag, the race to Willow Hill, and the mad-scientist machine, which could transform a life or take it away. Amidst that mess, the show throws in a warm, human moment with Wednesday's question, “What would Enid do?” It is this one small dialogue that turns the script of Wednesday.

The scene, instead of celebrating the stoicism of a lone wolf or Wednesday's typical smugness, redefines compassion as a strategic option, as an action that is bold, sentimental, and yet brave. It leans towards big, pulpy genre tropes (body-swap hijinks and zombies/Hydes attempting to revive a machine), but it persistently returns to friendship, small favors, and choices made to save people instead of earning points.

It is that combination of spooky spectacle and understated compassion that makes the line sink: it is a shortcut to a new moral core of Wednesday, the one that appropriates a touch of Enid sweetness and demonstrates that kindness can drive the plot as well as a curse or an ingenious inference.

The Wednesday-Enid body swap

The major twist in Wednesday Season 2 Episode 6 is that Wednesday and Enid accidentally switch bodies after Wednesday is interrupted by Enid during the ritual intended to bring Wednesday's psychic ability back temporarily at Rosaline Rotwood’s grave. This seems to be a standard sitcom gimmick at first, but the writers employ it to give two completely different individuals a chance to experience life through the lenses of one another.

By the time Jenna Ortega acts like Enid or Emma Myers does Wednesday, the comedic element is how they both replicate each other’s mannerisms. But the true worth lies in what they both get to learn.

Wednesday, living in Enid’s jovial mindset of helping people, realizes what it is like to do something purely out of kindness. That is, after the Willow Hill fiasco, when Enid thanks her for saving her life, Wednesday replies, “I just asked myself, “What would Enid do?””

Enid, in Wednesday’s body, understands why her best friend conceals her nurturing, caring heart behind the stinging sarcasm. They do not merely disagree on who is right but get to feel what the other is really thinking.

Wednesday Season 2 displays the body swap with several humorous moments, like the viral TikTok dance, clumsy interactions, and more, but then turns into a softer one where realization brings change.

When they both apply their newly gained wisdom to prevent Isaac from his scheme, the audiences observe something bigger: perspective-taking turns into actual moral action. This is why this episode was acclaimed by critics, who noted that it was not only funny but also surprisingly deep.

The Willow Hill sabotage

Upon reuniting with his sister Francoise and his nephew Tyler, the brain-eating zombie Isaac resolves to turn on the Willow Hill machine to depower Francoise of her Hyde identity. He breaks Nevermore, ruthlessly unplugging the life-support system of Professor Orloff, a machine Isaac himself had created, and in a sick twist of events, devours Orloff’s brain.

Agnes, previously participating in Orloff’s support group meeting, secretly witnesses the act and trails Isaac to Willow Hill, sending her whereabouts to Wednesday in good time.

As Isaac sets the LOIS machine at the site to cure Francoise, Tyler feels something is wrong. He spots Agnes and imprisons her. Wednesday and Enid, still stuck in each other's bodies, come along, liberate Agnes, and sabotage Isaac’s mission. Agnes disrupts the control panel, causing the machine to overheat.

During the chaos, Wednesday (in Enid's body) turns into a giant Alpha werewolf, and the three manage to get away when the facility collapses. Francoise, Isaac, and Tyler escape as well, but the machine, however, is destroyed permanently. It is a scene that reads like a caper but ends as a real rescue, full of danger, improvisation, and loyalty.

The line that pointed to Wednesday’s kind heart

The line “What would Enid do?” turns into a thesis on Wednesday's moral and emotional development. It indicates how she borrowed Enid’s kindness instincts, not as a sign of weakness, but as something useful, human, and all the more precious. That change is important to a character stereotyped as sarcastic and cruel. The line also reverses a previous pattern, “What would Wednesday do?” into empathy spreading the other way. Wednesday Season 2 Episode 6 indicates that growth does not require large speeches or meltdowns; other times, it is as simple as making a small decision to act in the shoes of a person you respect and love.

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