Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
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It has all come down to this: our series finale.
Key characters got big moments to shine and wear cool outfits and cast spells and all that shiny stuff.
But its cute enough!
And apparently no longer awkward for Harvey even though his ex is right there.
Just as Im writing, Wait, why cant he spend the night, they go inside together.
Just as things are getting heated, Sabrina Morningstar and animatronic Salem burst through the magic mirror.
Morningstar chokes out a portentous but useful warning Its coming … the Void before succumbing to death.
I guess she died by vaulting herself through the wormhole mirror?
The cause of death is never explained, but okay!
Not saying thats not realistic, especially for a teenage girl, but it is a bummer!
Everyone is off to the Academy to prepare to deal with the Void, but Brina stays behind.
(In other Has no one learned anything at all?
The Void has real low-budget Good Place energy.
It is helpfully labeled The Void.
It is a room full of tiny orbs representing the planets.
The Void has a voice like Siri, telling Brina there is no death here.
Like a dopey Bond villain, Sabrina tells the Void her plan before enacting it.
Weirdly the Void puts up absolutely no fight here?
I thought this thing was going to be scarier!
I mean … she literally doesnt exist?
Shes just a Xerox of you, Brina!
And shes only been around for eight episodes!
The idea that I am going to be emotionally invested in this nonperson is absurd.
Meanwhile, Lilith, who eavesdropped on this little conversation, reports back to Lucifer that Morningstar is dead.
(They confirm this using the magic CAT scan, a wonderful equipment.)
Back in hell, Lucifer is shirtless (duh) and angry (also duh).
She banishes Lucifer from the court of hell and from her sight, which is dope.
Like what was Brina even going to wish for on the Imp?
She had no idea.
Zero foresight from that child.
herself far, far away.
But before they do, Blackwood shows up.
He begs her to Void him, but she cant because hes immune, too.
(Those who have been Terror-ed cant get Terror-ed again.)
No one knows and Brina doesnt ask.
Shes walking on two canes.
Looks about 1,000 years old but still has her headband, but also is wearing a sad nightgown.
Blackwood explains that Sabrina is the only thing standing between the Void and reality.
The girls use their powers to see into Blackwoods mind where obviously!
he has a plot to find the rest of the Void and kill Sabrina.
Finally Sabrina speaks: She knows whats happening, but she wont go anywhere.
Meanwhile, Nick has returned from the Void with Spellmans body and Pandoras box.
The day arrives and Brina is tied to the stone table, ready for the sacrificing.
that they have on hand.
Blackwood is raging, but Nick punches him in the face to shut him up.
Blackwood told her the disappeared people are still alive, inside the Void.
Will Sabrina survive this long and drawn-out bloodletting process?
With a dramatic slice of the clavicle, the ritual begins.
The Void opens up and it looks like an old-timey screen saver.
Really, all the graphics here are veryBuffyseason two.
Sabrinas life of birthdays flashes before her eyes.
Always with the headband.
Gotta respect her commitment to a signature aesthetic.
Everyone does their jobs and it all goes swell except … Sabrina dies.
Obviously my reaction to this was that Sabrina wont stay dead because no one stays dead on this show.
And dont they have that magic dirt in their cemetery that brings people back to life?
But it turns out the show is finally sticking with a death, and Sabrina just … actually dies.
Roz wears a very deep V to her funeral.
Ambrose has a fabulous blue velvet jacket.
Lilith is also in attendance.
But, no, that also doesnt happen.
Hilda says she and Dr. C. should move back in with Zelda, which is sweet.
And thats … it.
She is contemplating a painting when who arrives but Nick.
He reports that he drowned in the Sea of Sorrows.
In, like, a completely irrelevant casual swim?!
Im just not seeing how this ending comes close to addressing or even touching on any of that.
And really, theres no good reason for her character to die.
Ongoing mysteries:Wow, SO many.
In no particular order: Will Roz end up attending the Academy now because shes also a witch?
Why make such a big deal out of his birth if the character wont matter at all?
What even is the deal with Judith and Judas?
Are we just supposed to assume that Harvey and Ambrose left Caliban in the Void?
Is Lilith queen of hell, or what?
