The "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" is a Netflix series running from 2018-2020 with a total of 4 seasons and 36 episodes. The final season aired on December 31st, 2020.
I have been watching this series since the beginning, with Part 1 being by far my favorite! I loved the gothic, dark vibe and the way religion and myth weaved together to create the storyline! Parts 2 & 3 left me wanting so much more from the final season!
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In Part 4 we follow the cast as they try to defeat the Terrors, 8 entities as ancient as time itself, that try to wipe out the world from existence. Witches and mortals combine their powers to stop them before it's too late!
Season Rating: 3/5stars
Overview:
With 8 terrors and 8 episodes, it became pretty clear early in the season that each episode would be dedicated to each terror. It bothered me so much! It reminded me of the first season of Legacies, in which, one of the reasons I don't watch it is how the plot with the monsters played out. The concept is to build up tension, as each terror is supposed to be worse than the previous. It didn't work out. Some terrors were just too easy to defeat or didn't make sense all together.
It also bugged me so much how many songs there were in it. Again. For a specific episode, the song was essential for the plot but the rest felt like filler scenes. I know it follows Riverdale's style but in both shows, I find the excessive use of musical scenes completely unessesary.
What I found interesting was how they handled the aspect of 2 Sabrinas existing in the same timeline. Not only it was interesting to watch but also emotional.
So, what was the big problem with the season?
The final episode. Although emotional, the ending scene completely ruined it for me. Unfortunately, I can't go into detail without spoiling the end but the very message it delivered is simply awful. I can only describe it as immoral and inappropriate for the age group the show targets. (if you want to know what I am talking about, keep reading) On top of that, it left so many questions unanswered. Probably you can watch a handful of videos "Sabrina finale explained" but that isn't the point, is it? The conclusion was unclear and confusing, it didn't give me the closure a finale should...
To sum up the spoiler-free part of the post, I gave it 3 stars based on character interactions and 3/8 episodes that I completely fell in love with. I hope Netflix decides to make a 5th season to make amends to all thE fans.
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! SPOILERS AHEAD YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED !
Let's get to the juicy part now!
I am starting with the most interesting part of the season, the 2 Sabrinas! It turns out Ambrose was right when he foretold that the duality of Sabrina's existence would bring calamity. The realms of Earth and Hell are colliding, the merge threatening the existence of both worlds. I loved the finality of the situation, 1 of the 2 must leave this world. What made the situation even worse was the fact that both Sabrinas had their own personalities and had led their own lives! Sabrina Spellman was a student at Bakster High by day and an aspiring witch by night, while Sabrina Morningstar was the Queen of Hell and recently married to Caliban.
When an angel from the Celestrial realm came to Earth, two solutions were brought to the table. The Sabrinas either merge, or 1 of them has to die. What the angel "forgot" to mention was the statistics of the merge's success and the existence of parallel realms, identical to the ones we follow in the story. So the third option was for one of them to leave for the "Othe Earth" and balance out the universe. Ambrose came to save the day by revealing the truth and Morningstars and Spellmen united to save the Sabrinas.
One thing that didn't make sense was the angel's death. Surely the murder of a Celestial being should have some consequences, right? Well, not only nothing backfired, the Celestial realm became irrelevant to the rest of the plot altogether.
It could have been such an amazing thing to bring angels into play! All realms united against the terrors!
This event also triggered the death of Sabrina Morningstar. She was the one to travel to the "Other Earth, where things were more complicated than she expected. The whole episode was questionable and borderline boring, until the final minutes. Morningstar lost her life trying to warn Spellman of the Void's imminent arrival, taking the final breath in Spellman's arms. It was devastating to watch, especially once considering Sabrina literally saw her other half die! It brought so many tears to my eyes!
The best thing in this season was the character interactions! It was so amazing watching the Fright Club coming together once more! Robin is a personal favorite and his relationship with Theo was just the best thing!
Rosalind's arc reached its peak this season! I loved it so much that she joined Hecate's coven and she and Prudence made such an insane team! Roz was definitely a great Weird Sister and her cunning once again saved the day many times!
Unfortunately, this is where the good parts end.
And these two are just embarrassing to watch at this point. Lucifer seemed to truly love his daughter, So much so that we raged a (sort-lived) war against the witches for using her body as a vessel for Spellman's soul. Lilith on the other hand spends her days looked in the Academy, where she gave birth, to look after Adam.
As per tradition in this show, the father wants to take the baby from the mother and raise it to his image. And as every mother would, in order to prevent this from happening, Lilith chops up baby Adam and serves him as dinner to Lucifer...
Wait, WHAT?
She killed her son... To protect him...
Lucifer took her powers away, so she will age but not die, which later drives the plot forward but... What the actual hell? Then she hears the baby through a creepy doll and then... Oh, we never hear of him again. An entire sub-plot wasted for no good reason at all.
The final episode is a love-hate relationship for me. We got to see the true will power of Sabrina Spellman, her cunningness and intelligence. She knows she will die from the ritual, and so does Auntie Hilda, but she gets on with it anyway. It was such an emotional scene to watch
her whisper goodbye to all the people she carried about, from her family, to her friends and then Nick. I loved every single minute from the start of the ritual to the funeral. The aunties broke my heart when they stood in front of her statue, especially Zelda, who was my favorite!
What completely ruined it for me was Nick's death. "I went swimming in the Sea of Sorrows," he said. Did they really make him commit suicide? The show is targeting teenagers and here we have Nick killing himself because Sabrina died.
The worst part of it? They made it seem that he died because he lost Sabrina. SOLELY because of that... Nick was such a complex and troubled character, his entire arc revolving around his struggles with mental health and the process of loss. From killing his wolf protector to trapping Lucifer in his body, everything he did was for Sabrina. Although it's romantic at first, if you truly think about it, he gave everything he had, only to be broken down over and over again.
The way I see it, he didn't commit suicide just because he lost Sabrina. That was the final drop, the tip of the iceberg. Suicide is such a sensitive topic, something that affects and triggers so many people. They made it seem as if it was the loss of Sabrina alone that led Nick to end his life and that is awful! It's a bad rep for suicide and the reasons behind it. And although a creator can't possibly consider all the things that might trigger or hurt someone, big topics like this should be more well thought of when they get adapted on either the big or small screen.
That's all folks! Thank you so much for reading my post and I hope to see you in the forum! <3
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