Item from Wednesday by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar
The one instrument that matches Wednesday's emotional range — deep, mournful, and capable of making a room full of people uncomfortable in the most beautiful way possible.
Wednesday's cello is one of the few channels through which she expresses genuine emotion. Her playing is technically skilled and emotionally transparent in a way her speech never is — the contrast between her flat verbal delivery and the passion of her cello performances is one of the show's key character details. Music is where Wednesday admits to having feelings, because the cello can't tell anyone. She plays Rolling Stones' 'Paint It Black' at the Rave'N and dark classical pieces in her room. The cello is also a social boundary — she plays it when she wants to be alone, and the mournful sound serves as a 'do not disturb' sign for anyone with emotional intelligence (which excludes Enid, who talks to her during practice).
A standard full-size cello in dark wood. Wednesday plays it in her dorm room, in practice spaces, and occasionally outdoors. The instrument looks normal; the music she draws from it is anything but — typically dark classical pieces performed with technical precision and emotional intensity that she'd never display verbally.
Also known as: The Cello, Wednesday's Cello