How Did Thornhill Know The Nightshades Snapping Code In Wednesday?

While Wednesday doesn’t explicitly reveal how Ms. Thornhill knew the Nightshades’ snapping code to enter the library, her sinister plan hints at how she discovered the secret. In Wednesday season 1, episode 2, Wednesday Addams stumbles upon a statue of Edgar Allen Poe, which features a series of riddles written on a book. Wednesday solves the problem and realizes it says to “snap twice” – a nod to The Addams Family’s iconic theme song – which opens a chamber to the secret Nightshades Library. Despite only being known by past and current members of the student society, Nevermore’s normie teacher Marilyn Thornhill, A.K.A. Laurel Gates, uses the code to enter the library in Wednesday episode 3.

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