The final episode of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Season 3 has much to cover after several character deaths in the last episode and praise Satan because it’s quite the doozy!
In the previous episode, Zelda was cared for by Mambo Marie and remained in Limbo along with Hilda. However, the two sisters were guided by their brother, Edward, only for Zelda to discover the answer on how to save them and promptly killed by Blackwood. Lilith is now pregnant with Lucifer’s child and Blackwood now bears the Mark of Cain and he teams up with the pagans in order to retrieve his precious egg. Sabrina is able to retrieve the final Unholy Regalia item, Judas’ silver, only to be tricked by Caliban, who entombs her. The pagans succeed in bringing the Green Man to life, thanks to Harvey’s blood and death, along with several other characters being killed.
Decades Later
Ambrose (Chance Perdomo) reads the tale of when the Morningstars fell and King Caliban (Sam Corlett) tried to claim Earth but failed. The pagans beat Caliban and claimed Earth as their own and an army of celestials took to Hell. Apparently, decades have now passed, and Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) still remains entombed, wondering who might come save her. However, her family and friends are all dead and the only person who can save Sabrina is Sabrina.
Another version of Sabrina wakes the entombed Sabrina and they switch places. Future Sabrina tells her to retrieve the Unholy Regalia from Hell and to take Greendale back from the pagans. When she’s done, it’ll be her turn to do the process again, to complete the time loop.
Sabrina finds the Regalia when Herod (Ian Rozylo), Pontius Pilate (Daniel Nemes), and Vlad (Michael Antonakos) reappear, ready to attack. Sabrina stops them with her powers, and they tell her the archangel Michael defeated Caliban and the pagans now rule Earth. She then transports home, which is overrun by greenery and sees the skeletons of Agatha, Prudence, Mambo, and Zelda, along with the headstones of Salem and Hilda.
It All Comes Together
Later that night, Sabrina searches the house when she is almost attacked, however, Herod, Pontius, and Vlad kill them. With her new protectors in tow, she visits the school and then pays a visit to the carnival where she finds the Green Man, along with the skeletons of Robin, Nick, Roz, and Theo. The pagans are still giving the Green Man blood when Ambrose appears. He tells her everyone is dead, and the mines are the only safe place left.
Ambrose has read many books over the decades, but he still has the egg, which she realises they can use to save everyone. The must smelt down the Unholy Regalia and form it into a weapon—a morning star—along with using the egg’s magical time properties. However, they will need the stone circle, but Blackwood has the Academy and still bears the Mark of Cain.
Sabrina retrieves the jar that trapped Batibat (Megan Leitch) in Season 1 and at the Academy, she releases Batibat on Blackwood (Richard Coyle). Standing in the circle with the egg, Sabrina wields the morning star with Ambrose, Herod, Pontius, and Vlad pushing the circle to create a vortex. After chanting several times, Sabrina finds herself back in time at the point where Blackwood was searching for the egg in the Academy.
Sabrina transports home to warn Mambo Marie (Skye P. Marshall), Prudence (Tati Gabrielle), and Ambrose that Blackwood is coming, and they must leave. She then finds Nick (Gavin Leatherwood) with her friends and she transports them also to Dorian’s Gray Room. Zelda (Miranda Otto) then wakes with the answer on how to defeat the pagans and she insists they will bring Hilda back. Surrounding the Cain Pit, the females call on Hecate. After quite the dramatic moment and speech, Hilda (Lucy Davis) emerges from the grave.
Farewell To The Carnival
They ponder how they can stop the town so they will put the townspeople to sleep with a magical lullaby and the pagans will likely now use Ms. Wardwell (Michelle Gomez) as the virgin.
The pagans concerns ease when Robin (Jonathan Whitesell) brings Ms. Wardwell to Carcosa (Will Swenson) and Nagaina (Vanessa Rubio). They place Wardwell within the Green Man and the pagans eat the fruit. Wardwell begins to be covered in vines, however, the Green Man turns to black as it was a glamoured Pesta and Sabrina. The coven then drives the pagans from Greendale and Harvey (Ross Lynch) plans to slay Nagaina using the handy old mirror trick, however, Roz (Jaz Sinclair) saves his life and they keep Nagaina’s head.
Hilda confronts Circe (Lucie Guest) with a poppet in her hand and breaks the arms and legs, followed by Circe’s neck. Zelda and Ambrose face Carcosa who begins to play his tune, but he’s quickly run through by Prudence’s sword.
Double Trouble
Sabrina must now return to Hell to complete the time loop and says goodbye to her family. This Sabrina confronts herself and warns her of Caliban using a glamour and not to give him the silver. Other-Sabrina suggests merging; however, present-Sabrina has an idea, which the other catches on to as other-Sabrina still wants to be Queen after retrieving the final Unholy Regalia item.
Other-Sabrina confronts Caliban and then entombs him. She tells the Court she obtained the last item and it is now time for her to become Queen, so Lilith prepares Sabrina for her coronation.
As for our other characters, Theo (Lachlan Watson) and Robin are together, while Roz and Harvey take their relationship to the next level. Ambrose brought Dr. Cee’s (Alessandro Juliani) cocoon to the house so Hilda can say goodbye, however, she finds him sitting up and very much alive. Prudence visits Ambrose as she found Dorcas dead and believes if she killed Blackwood in Scotland, many things would not have transpired, but Ambrose wouldn’t let her do it. At the Academy, Prudence sees Nick on the steps and the pair both feel alone.
Mambo and Zelda enjoy a drink by the fire and Zelda says they are now the Order of Hecate, worshipping the three-in-one. Mambo believes there is a darker force coming and they will need to prepare the coven for war. After that, Zelda then kisses Mambo!
At the Spellmans, Hilda, Zelda, and Ambrose are feeling quite down when Sabrina returns to tell them she wants to be a teenager and she’s done with Hell. Ambrose pulls her aside as he is aware something is off with her and she informs him of what she’s done. Ambrose believes she’s created a time paradox, which could have terrible ramifications. Sabrina thinks that Lucifer and the Aunties won’t be a problem, but Lilith on the other hand could stir up some trouble if she realises there are now two Sabrinas.
We get to see Hell-Sabrina assume the throne and crowned Queen of Hell. Meanwhile, Blackwood, accompanied by Agatha (Adeline Rudolph), Judas (Darius Willis), and Judith (Whitney Peak), calls on the eldritch terrors and stabs the egg, which causes a great flashing of lights and screams. It is the beginning of the end. The end of the Spellmans. The end of all things…
Overall Thoughts?
I absolutely love that Sabrina was able to stop herself from tearing her life in two and having to decide between Earth and Hell, but Ambrose is right…there are going to be some serious ramifications in the next season.
Unfortunately I was slightly disappointed with the ‘cliffhanger’, but also we didn’t learn much about these eldritch terrors. That being said, the concept of ‘eldritch’ is often seen in fantasy with it stemming from H. P. Lovecraft’s work, just take a look at Cthulhu if you’re intrigued and various reiterations can be found within books, movies, and gaming.
All in all, it was quite a full-on season and I am dreading waiting another year for Season 4.
Is there going to be a season 4 for the chilling adventures of Sabrina
They are currently filming the next season!