Wednesday and the Weeping Angel
is a crossover fanfic between Doctor Who and Wednesday in which Wednesday Addams encounters a Weeping Angel. It has a sequel called Wednesday and the Doctor where she meets the Eleventh Doctor. A second sequel, Wednesday and the Shifter, has Wednesday encounter the character of Jenny Everywhere and some of her other selves. The three stories form a trilogy called Strange Encounters.
Wednesday and the Weeping Angel contains examples of:
- Ambiguous Situation: Since the story is told from Wednesday's perspective, it is left unclear if Thornhill never saw the Angel or did see it but pretended not to.
- Continuity Nod: After the Angel disappears, Wednesday thinks may be losing her mind, just as she did when a dead student seemingly appeared to be alive.
- Irony: Wednesday is saved from the Weeping Angel by Thornhill who plans to use Wednesday to resurrect her dead ancestor.
- The Nothing After Death: Wednesday believes that angels give people false hope that there is something besides oblivion after death.
Wednesday and the Doctor contains examples of:
- Continuity Nod:
- Upon hearing the Doctor's English accent, Wednesday suspects he might be a relative of Larissa Weems who has flown in for her funeral.
- Wednesday touches the TARDIS console and has visions of some of the other Doctors.
- I Need to Go Iron My Dog: The Doctor pretends he is inspecting the trees to make sure they are the right height. Wednesday does not buy it.
- Mythology Gag:
- The Doctor discovers other versions of Wednesday scattered throughout the multiverse. One is burning down a summer camp, one is punishing catcallers and one is trying to seem normal to impress a boy while singing. Wednesday says the latter cannot be her.
- Wednesday notes that her family's motto is "We gladly feast on those who would subdue us".
- Refusal of the Call: The Doctor offers Wednesday the chance to travel with him but she refuses.
Wednesday and the Shifter contain examples of:
- I Hate Past Me: A variation. Adult Wednesday does not get along with teen Wednesday.
- Immediate Sequel: The scene with the younger Wednesday takes place immediately after the end of Addams Family Values.
- The Multiverse: Jenny takes Wednesday to other universes where she meets younger and older versions of herself.
- Shout-Out: Jenny eats an everything bagel.
- Skinny Dipping: Enid joins the Nightshades and gets to go on their midnight skinny dip. Jenny, a former Nightshade, tags along.
