Being dead is no obstacle as Gwendoline Christie returns as Principal Weems in Wednesday

Along with a trailer for Wednesday season 2 part 2, we have the news Gwendoline Christie is back as Principal Weems. No spoilers as to how, but it’s pretty clever. Watch the trailer below learn how, or read the official Netflix reveal. Or even just carry on reading…

So, what’s going on? How is Gwendoline Christie back?

The last time we saw former Nevermore Academy Principal Larissa Weems (Gwendoline Christie), she was foaming at the mouth, dying a painful death after being poisoned by Marilyn Thornhill (Christina Ricci). The trailer for the second half of Wednesday season 2 reveals Weems will be returning in all her resplendent, impeccably dressed glory — in the form of Wednesday’s new spirit guide. We certainly didn’t expect that. And if you haven’t been paying attention, Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) hasn’t had a spirit guide since she lost access to her former spectral adviser Goody Addams (also played by Ortega) at the end of Season  1.

In the trailer (below), Wednesday has to face down the beastly Tyler Galpin (Hunter Doohan), figure out why her powers are suddenly glitching, and continue to deal with the presence of her mother, Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) on the Nevermore campus. Add fangirls, BFF (though don’t expect Wednesday to say that) Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers), her brother, the new headteacher…

Here’s the trailer, see it all for yourself: