Wednesday's Child

Wednesday's Child
Season 3, Episode 6 (32)
Episode Information
Air Date	December 14, 2016
Writer	Adam Simon and Donna Thorland
Director	Peter Weller
Episode Guide
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Wednesday's Child is the sixth episode of the third season of Salem, and the thirty-second episode of the series overall. It premiered December 14, 2016 on WGN America.

Synopsys

The Boy declares that on Black Sunday, hell will overtake Salem. Only those in the mansion will survive, and Mary is to be his bride in the new world. Tensions between the Boy and the Sentinel grow. Tituba uses her magic to bring Alden and Mary together. Mercy demands Hathorne rid Salem of Isaac. Meanwhile, Anne takes Gloriana in and performs black magic to take Gloriana’s child for herself.

Episode Overview

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Cast

Starring Janet Montgomery as Mary Sibley Shane West as John Alden Seth Gabel as Cotton Mather Ashley Madekwe as Tituba Tamzin Merchant as Anne Hale Elise Eberle as Mercy Lewis Iddo Goldberg as Isaac Walton Joe Doyle as Sebastian Von Marburg Oliver Bell as The Dark Lord/John Sibley Special Guest Star Lucy Lawless as Countess Von Marburg (Voice only)

Guest Starring Jeremy Crutchley as Magistrate Hathorne Samuel Roukin as The Sentinel Marilyn Manson as Thomas Dinley Azure Parsons as Gloriana Embry Co-Starring Clint James as Bird Dick Man Veronica Husinger-Loe as Refugee James Ricker as Nervous Militia Man Matthew Rimmer as Merchant Emma Wynn as Dorcas Flo Young as Upset Woman

Deaths

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Locations

• Salem, Massachusetts
• House of the Seven Gables
• Hale's Cottage
• Knocker's Hole
• Bird's Nest
• Dinley's
• The Woods

Quotes

To Be Added

Gallery

• Promotional Posters
• Promotional Stills
• Twitter Stills

Promotional Videos

WGN America's Salem 306 "Wednesday's Child"

WGN America's Salem 306 Hawthorne, John and Dinley

WGN America's Salem 306 The Boy and Cotton

WGN America's Salem 306 Alden, Tituba and Mary in the woods

Behind the Scenes

Cultural References

• Wednesday refers to the day of the week the events are taking place. Moreover, it is a reference to the eerie nursery rhyme, the "Poetry of the Devil."
• The Poetry of the Devil appears to be a rehash of "Solomon Gundry," an eerie English nursery rhyme mentioning the days of the week.

International Titles

• French: L'Enfant du Mercredi ("The Wednesday's Child")
• German: Das Kind der Anderen ("The Child of Others")
• Italian: Il Bambino del Mercoledì ("The Wednesday's Child")