It seems like 2025 is the year of Billie Piper. The British pop star turned nerd icon captured many fans’ hearts as Rose Tyler, the first companion of the modern era of Doctor Who who has returned in different forms over the years. Most recently, her face popped up after the Fifteenth Doctor’s regeneration. We don’t know what’s going on with Billie Piper and how she will play into the next season of Doctor Who. But, for now, we can delight in the fact that she’s hanging out at Nevermore Academy. Who is Billie Piper playing in Wednesday season two? We get the answer to that question pretty early on.
In Wednesday season two’s first episode, our favorite Addams family member is blowing off some steam and aggressively playing her cello in a darkened music room. Billie Piper’s character Isadora Capri walks in and introduces herself as the new head of music. Wednesday recognizes Capri as a famous child prodigy who released her first classical album at ten years old. Capri says she came to Nevermore after hearing about the events of last season. She then begins to dig in on Wednesday a bit, saying her performance was only interesting because it is driven by pain. She tells her to feel the notes and stop trying to control music. Of course, Wednesday rejects this helpful piece of advice.
We do see Billie Piper’s character Isadora Capri a handful of times in the first four episodes. And, to our delight, we get to hear her actually sing. Many people don’t know (or have forgotten) that she was the UK’s version of Britney Spears before hopping in the TARDIS. She sings the school spirit song at the Founder’s Pyre and another tune later on in episode 3 at Camp Jericho.
Capri doesn’t play a direct role in Wednesday’s shenanigans like Christina Ricci’s Thornhill, which is kind of a shame. Wednesday does take a ride in her trunk to sneak into the asylum in episode 4, but she’s just trying to teach music and mind her business.
She’s an interesting and kinda weird lady who would be a fun villain. But maybe the second half of the season will insert her more into Wednesday’s path and perhaps reveal something dark about her, too. Either way, it’s a delight to see Billie Piper in another weird and nerdy universe.
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