Oh some executive at the CW's got some splainin to do because I think the
network's gonna feel real bad about passing on this one because the chilling
Adventures of Sabrina is bewitching and while I've personally checked out of
Riverdale which is from the same comic book publisher and creative television
team I still realize that show trends like a mofo to this day on Twitter
thanks most recently in large part to what I hear is an occult twist in its
season 3 opener occult you say is that a clever way to promote Sabrina
after all Riverdale did gain a huge number of viewers by airing on Netflix
between seasons how did you like to watch this for free and binge it right
and many people said I'm enjoying it quite a bit and went on to watch it at
the CW so are they you know do they feel there's like a crossover here or are
Roberto aguar Tsukasa the new mr. Archie comics and Greg Berlanti
is a partner in television crime right are they sucking the lifeblood out of
Sabrina to help their already proven signature show like wow this works
really well but are people gonna watch it I don't know let's just do it we can
to make sure we're Verdel stays on top I don't know I don't know I don't watch
Riverdale oh we don't know how many people are gonna watch Sabrina but I
don't know if I would a double dipped like that because I want to protect
Sabrina because I think you know it is an interesting test to see if it will
become as popular or at least the pop culture sensation that Riverdale has
become because the entire first season of Sabrina will drop it once on a
streaming service instead of airing weekly on network television right and
also Sabrina is far more female centric and severely lacking in male abs that
last one might be a killer we'll see based on what I see whenever I
click on why Riverdale is trending but I have to say personally I loved Sabrina
at least the first 6 episodes and I think it particularly makes for a
perfect Halloween treat for once they release
something when they should it's it's really great every year there's so much
Christmas stuff but there has not been to the same degree of Halloween centric
entertainment and this is really pushes it far ahead it's it's fantastic
especially because you know it's so many episodes you can really and with it
debuting I believe on the 26th you know you can watch it all the way through the
holiday and I think have a fabulous time because while it seems to be a family
show and it largely is you know it is you can watch it as a family but it's
still incredibly violent dark and satanic satanic it's really satanic like
for the first two episodes I got kind of worried it might be a bit too satanic
like a cookie weirdos an opening line like hey can you watch Sabrina come to
my basement it'll actually be a lot like that I mean the show is weird but like
in a good way and I have to say thankfully Sabrina and what's clearly
the trend these days is going to use her half-human side to her advantage and
defeat not just evil but the status quo or is it the status quo that's evil you
get the idea right she's special she's going to change everything her origin is
a mystery what really happened to her parents we've seen it so many times but
yet it continues to be engaging and here that's because this show has excellent
really excellent writing acting production design and locations all
these woods are to die for I haven't seen teenagers in this
beautiful and natural setting since Peyton Place which was famous for that
that was filmed in Maine this is outside Vancouver apparently so boy Vancouver is
gorgeous you know or at least the woods outside Vancouver like really so many
shots I was like where did you find that tree it's amazing I hope they paid the
location scout a ton of money they earned it and seriously even the comic
book inspired opening credits are so good but we'll watching the first six
episodes often - like I watch like usually two in a row you know I don't
know if this is like like you can I don't know if you can watch this show in
a day I think it's mine enjoy again as I said throughout the
holiday but still all six episodes I never once fast forwarded the opening
credits I just thought they were cool they were really fun especially if you
know you like vintage Halloween decorations and all that kind of stuff I
mean it's really it's really great I guess also that's the other thing like
it's um it's a particular style of Halloween celebration that you don't see
too often so to get like just a massive you know dope of it you know I say
barfing up Christmas I feel Sabrina Barse of Halloween and I
loved it all right now this show it really honestly embraces and this is a
bold choice maybe this is why the CW said now but and I can understand an
executive getting nervous god bless Netflix they're like we just
need content whatevs right I mean they've had a controversies already but
I do wonder if maybe one could potentially erupt here because what they
do is they very much have witches that praise Satan they often say praise Satan
throughout the show right and they're like not that false God like they really
talk a lot of trash about God okay and they actually the show does a lot of
work to figure out and depict what it entails to worship the Dark Lord right
from mindset to lifestyle and I have to say they made some really disturbingly
good arguments I was like like the way that I'll tell you one it was so good
they're like uh you know the the like though the false Lord is all about good
versus evil but Satan doesn't make you choose Satan doesn't judge you you know
you do what you want and I was like that's a very convincing argument right
but of course the devil as the show does responsibly depict is very skilled at
twisting words and often straight-up lies so even if an argument sounds
tempting realize that if there's probably some tremendously damning
literally damning fine print all right now also the atmosphere which has a
1950s you know and infused in it like Riverdale does you know Riverdale has
that as well it's this big a star here the atmosphere as any as any cast member
but let's talk about the cast where my only complaint is Salem doesn't talk
Salem is actually like a demon who looks pretty cool they only showed the Dee
like twice but the visual effects I guess they can't afford to show them
demon that many times so mostly you just see it in its cat familiar body but it
looked cool the two times I saw it so much so that I'm like I hope they show
that one more time at least before the season is over but yeah Salem doesn't
talk and that's a big complaint for purists in particular of both the comic
book the comic books and the television show you know the Melissa Joan Hart
television show many of you already been tweeting me saying I can't wait to see
the cat talk and I feel bad for you I mean it's a big complaint and I think
it's actually a missed opportunity for the show and even though they already
have a very large cast there's always room for a talking cat particularly a
sarcastic talking cat okay so okay so anyway the cast
Kiernan Shipka as Sabrina Spellman I like that they she often says Sabrina
Spellman so instead of just thinking Sabrina you very much think her full
name and this Feldman's apparently are quite the famous witch family love it
but anyway well she always came across to me it's very cold as Sally Draper
she couldn't be better cast here with her I think she's improved as an actress
to be fair but her innate quirkiness plays into the character here
beautifully and also that spooky vintage setting very cool Michelle Gomez is also
brilliantly cast as a witch giving off some amazing old Hollywood vibes right
like some Sunset Boulevard action and she has some the best hair I've ever
seen by the way every time I want to see her character I'm like tell me your hair
spell it's so amazing really I'm like it's not a wig it's so cool
likewise Richard Coyle makes for an equally delicious warlock he has these
long fingernails but usually I can't get past long fingernails that really creeps
me out but he's making him work I love his character he's fantastic
I think Miranda autos Zelda has a bit of a crush on him and I don't blame her but
anyway as for Miranda Otto and Lucy Davis is Sabrina's aunts and chance
Perdomo as her cousin Ambrose they said in the credits you know in the
description of the characters that he's pansexual I only have seen him as a gay
character so far but he's fabulous they're all all three of them are a lot
of fun really great very likeable but they're very much supporting
characters and the actors realize it and accept it
so they don't chew the scenery as delightfully it's Gomez and Coyle and
also as delightful if steady Gabrielle who is one of three sisters who are not
only a verbal but also visual treat I like them a lot they remind me of the
Stepford cuckoos they're very cool then Ross Lynch is very sweet as Harvey
kinkle although a little too passive I as the show he's gone though he has
grown on me a bit especially since he's gotten a bit of a storyline good for you
Harvey right but he's gonna have to work a lot harder if he wants to compete with
Gavin leather woods that's that actors actual name Gavin mother would his
nicholas scratch who's giving off some major Chuck Bass vibes and I think is
the closest this show comes to giving off some of the male heat that Riverdale
is so famous for I thought anyway I asked for the visual effects they are
used sparingly although when they are used I think for
the most part they're very effective there is a demon that shows up although
who did scare the crap out of me when the demon did first show up I was like
wow I can't believe the show is so creepy but then when we got into some
close-ups I was like that looks kind of Muppet II like 1970s Muppet II but again
damn literally they're Satan in this show who pops up more than you'd think
is disturbing like I can't a minute maybe I can see again why this CW would
be like we don't feel comfortable with a really strong satanic show you know like
the Twitter account first Sabrina is going around saying like praise Satan
and I'm like I don't know if you can tweet that isn't that Twitter
hey Jack isn't that against Twitter rules I don't know it's weird but I'm
real I'm still really liking the show I mean Sabrina my review is that Sabrina
is magical and I can't wait to watch the rest it is
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