Not exactly. She’s a victim of the curse as much as anyone. But she’s also a catalyst. Without her Hyde blood, Laurel would have no monster to control. It’s like a tragic domino effect.
The funniest part? Tyler’s dad, Sheriff Galpin, spends the entire season chasing a monster that he literally created with his own wife. Talk about irony. He’s trying to arrest Wednesday for crimes his own flesh and blood committed.
The show handles this with a weird, dark humor. You almost feel bad for the Sheriff. Almost. He’s not exactly a dad of the year candidate, given he hid his wife’s diary full of murder instructions under a floorboard.
What About the Diary?
Ah, the diary! This is the show’s biggest clue about Tyler’s mum. Wednesday finds it hidden in the Galpin house. It’s basically a “How to Be a Perfect Hyde” instruction manual, written by Francine herself.
Inside, there are detailed recipes for triggering the Hyde transformation. It’s like a cookbook, but instead of brownies, you get a slobbering, clawed monster. Francine knew exactly what she was passing on to her son.
That diary is the key to understanding her character. She wasn’t a mindless beast. She was a calculating, methodical monster who documented everything. She wanted Tyler to follow in her bloody footsteps.
