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Recap / The Addams Family S 2 E 3 Morticia Meets Royalty

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Gomez' aunt Millie, who insists upon being called by the royal title inherited from her dead husband, comes for a visit. Thanks to her snobby, demanding ways, it quickly turns into an unpleasant experience for everyone, except Thing, who finds a love interest in her hand maiden, Lady Fingers.

This episode includes examples of the following tropes:

  • Act of True Love: Gomez and Morticia agree they have to try to get Princess Millicent back so Thing can see Lady Fingers again, even though the princess drove everyone crazy during her brief stay.
  • Heroic BSoD: Thing and Lady Fingers both react badly to the sudden separation. The Addamses try to get the princess back for Thing's sake, while the princess just fires Lady Fingers for moping rather than jumping at her command. Their moods improve on being reunited.
  • I Will Wait for You: Thing gives Lady Fingers an engagement ring at the end of the episode to symbolize his commitment to her, even though he doesn't want to come with her and Princess Millicent.
  • Love Interest: Gomez's aunt, a princess named Millicent, brings her own hand in a box named Lady Fingers, whom Thing develops a crush on and they eventually get engaged.
  • Riches to Rags: Gomez' Aunt Millicent married an Impoverished Patrician, who spent all her money and left her with nothing but the title and a bunch of worthless oil stocks. The situation gets reversed when someone finds oil, making the stocks valuable for the first time and restoring her wealth.
  • Sticky Fingers: Esmerelda, the hand-in-a-box Princess Millicent hires after firing Lady Fingers, turns out to be a thief. Gomez shakes multiple stolen items out of the box.
  • Taking Advantage of Generosity: The Addamses try their best to make Aunt Millicent feel at home, down to treating her like a princess. She takes everything they do without a word of thanks.
  • Wardrobe Malfunction: Lurch rips his pants by bowing too low and has to back out of the room.

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