The following contains spoilers for Wednesday Season 1, Episode 4, "Woe What a Night," currently streaming on Netflix.

One thing that stands out about Netflix's Wednesday is how it pays tributes to other pop culture properties. Tim Burton -- who directs the first four episodes -- has Jenna Ortega's titular heroine homaging his Catwoman from Batman Returns. There are also many references to William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, and even Heath Ledger's Joker during the Poe Cup. It makes Wednesday's gothic journey at Nevermore relatable for many generations of fans in what's an updated, modern spin on the iconic Addams Family character.

Of course, while there's a lot of fun and drama, Wednesday is a supernatural mystery at heart, teeming with horror as teens forge alliances, rivalries and romances at the mystical school while monstrous killers run amok. Coincidentally, the series also wades into another popular franchise in the form of Stephen King's Carrie. However, as the emblematic bloody prank ensues in this show, it backfires for the bullies in a comedic manner.

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Carrie's Pig Blood Sequence is Immortal

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In the Carrie books and movie adaptations, the titular heroine snapped at her school prom when she was tricked into being queen -- something especially immortalized in Sissy Spacek's depiction of the character in 1976. As she came up to the stage for her crown, the bullies lured her into place, and dumped pig's blood on her in a twisted move to show her she'd never be liked. However, they didn't bank on Carrie going haywire and unleashing her powers.

Carrie used her telekinesis and started tearing the place apart with her mind, blowing up the lights, starting a fire and locking everyone inside. She didn't care who was good or evil because everyone -- teachers and students alike -- had to pay. After all, the people who didn't do anything to help her in her tragic high-school life were all complicit, taking blame for the pain, depression and harmful thoughts she harbored. The fiasco culminated in a broken Carrie going home to finish the job on her mother, Margaret, who tortured her with religious fanaticism over the years. This was the final straw, which made her a sympathetic villain.

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Wednesday's Blood Scene Doesn't Break Her

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When Wednesday has its own school dance, the Rave'N, in Episode 4, "Woe What a Nightmare," she takes Tyler to the dance -- which was all engineered by Thing as the hand wants her to have a happy teenage life. Little does she know, Enid's date, Lucas, has infiltrated and worked with other "normies" from Jericho to fill the sprinklers with blood. They wanted to get back at the people they deem "supernatural freaks" for the fire incident on Outreach Day, especially Wednesday, who beat them up in public a couple of times.

Right after a brilliant dance sequence with her and Tyler, they turn on the sprinklers, sending everyone running for cover. However, as Wednesday is drenched, rather than lose her mind, she's shockingly unperturbed by the juvenile act. While the other students in white are running around, slipping, panicking and screaming, the rebel in her black dress is quite nonchalant. It creates a tense, anxious atmosphere, leaving viewers wondering if she'll go into a fit of rage, find the perpetrators and set them ablaze. In this parody episode, however, Wednesday enjoys the chaos.

It makes sense because Wednesday loves torturing and maiming humans, and basks in scenes with blood, guts and gore. It's why she licks her fingers, only to express disappointment that it's not real blood but red paint, which then sours her mood. As she's doused, she thinks of the bullies as amateurs and rookies -- a reaction that's the polar opposite of Carrie's. This ultimately adds an extra layer of humor to the whole debacle and robs her enemies of any pleasure.

The first season of Wednesday is now streaming on Netflix.