The witches are in trouble with their powers waning thanks to Lucifer and it’s terrible timing as they come face-to-face with a new group of enemies whilst trying to enjoy a witchy celebration.
In the previous episode, Sabrina embarked on a quest against Caliban in order for her to fight for her role as Queen of Hell, while the coven realises they’re facing issues with their powers. The majority of the characters all visit Professor Carcosa’s carnival and there Sabrina has to face off against King Herod after retrieving his crown since it’s part of the Unholy Regalia. We also learn more about the carnival folk and that they worship the old gods and are in need of a virgin as a sacrifice.
A Loss of Power
At the Academy, Nick (Gavin Leatherwood) is fresh out of the shower and he’s about to have some kind of elixir when Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) astral projects in to invite him to her cheerleading performance. After she leaves, instead of having a few drops, Nick downs the bottle.
Roz (Jaz Sinclair) and Harvey (Ross Lynch) are making out when Roz mentions her father will be out of town for a week and that they’re ready to take it to the next level. After she leaves, a Medusa-like shadow appears on Harvey’s wall. The next morning, Harvey and his dad are having breakfast when the snake charmer, Nagaina (Vanessa Rubio), walks in wearing his mother’s robe after spending the night with Mr. Kinkle.
Hilda (Lucy Davis) and Zelda (Miranda Otto) are planning to celebrate the Hare Moon and as the youngest member of the coven, Sabrina must be the symbolic hare and she will release a rabbit into the forest and sing. Hilda also tells Zelda that her and Dr. Cee are engaged, but Zelda isn’t happy.
At Baxter High, Ms. Wardwell (Michelle Gomez) is looking over several books when Lucy’s mother (Kayla Deorksen) comes in to thank her, but Wardwell doesn’t know what she’s talking about as it was Lilith. Sabrina sends Nick a magical message to see where he is and he’s busy drinking at Dorian’s. Harvey then mentions Nagaina at his house, so Roz, Harvey, and Theo (Lachlan Watson) are going to investigate the carnival, but Robin (Jonathan Whitesell) wants to sit this one out. Hilda arrives as Sabrina is needed at the Academy and Ambrose (Chance Perdomo) tells the Spellmans that Lucifer (Luke Cook) has cut them off from their power.
They confront him in the dungeon, and he says he will return it if they set him free. It’s then that they learn about Sabrina being Queen. Zelda is outraged and says Sabrina has a saviour complex, but Ambrose says they need to focus on their powers so Sabrina will head to Hell to get them the juice. After their visit, Nick faces Lucifer and begins hitting him all the while Lucifer taunts him. In his cage, Blackwood (Richard Coyle) is outraged about being beaten, but it seems the two may be working together.
Calling All Angels
Roz, Theo, and Harvey walk around the carnival, but nobody is there so Roz sneaks into Nagaina’s tent to try and use her cunning. However, Nagaina is there and calls Roz a sex-obsessed seer. Roz and Theo are approached by Carcosa (Will Swenson) when Roz comes running out and they all flee. Robin warned Carcosa and the carnival folk plan to celebrate Ostara.
In Hell, Ambrose appoints himself Sabrina’s privy counsellor and he’s excited to be in Hell. They ask Lilith for help, but she says his powers come from within Lucifer as he’s celestial. Sabrina then decides they need to find another angel.
They pay a visit to Dorian (Jedidiah Goodacre) about the angels she killed (in Season 2) and the other that was trapped in a painting as they plan to do some bloodletting, which the coven will drink. While Dorian drains some blood, Sabrina overhears whipping sounds and finds Nick enjoying being chained and beaten by sex demons. Sabrina storms off only to find Dorian has downed the blood with only a small vial left.
Meanwhile, Roz is shaking and Harvey goes to find Sabrina. When he arrives at the Spellmans, only Hilda is there, but she explains their powers are waning and gives a blanket to him to tide them over until their powers are back. She continues to get worse, so Harvey grabs a gun and heads to the carnival to figure out what happened. In Nagaina’s tent, he finds statues covered by scarves, but when Harvey returns, he finds Roz has turned to stone.
The Hare Moon
Upon returning home, Sabrina shows her family the small vial, when Hilda suggests a moon bath, which is a symbolic rebirth using oils and the moonlight. She suggests they use the blood as part of the oils they cover themselves in.
Sabrina and the coven sing ‘The Song of Purple Summer’ from Spring Awakening and after she releases the rabbit, she turns to find the carnival people wearing masks. She runs away to warn the coven, but they follow and Hilda invites them to join the coven for lunch. When Lilith is brought up, Carcosa is surprised they pray to Lilith and not Lucifer, but his people pray to others.
Nagaina asks Nick and Sabrina about their rites and speaks of Nick sharing his needs with others and not Sabrina. Meanwhile, Ambrose and Zelda speak to Carcosa who says they may not be leaving Greendale anytime soon and Hilda speaks with Circe (Lucie Guest), who isn’t happy Hilda keeps spiders as pets and quickly directs a spell at Hilda.
Circe, Nagaina, and Carcosa speak of something being wrong with the witches, while Zelda says to the other Spellmans that the carnival folk are pagan witches. They need to send them away so they try calling a storm, but it goes away as they’re too weak and Carcosa notices this.
Dorcas (Abigail Cowen) confronts Nick about his times with the sex demons, De Sade and Salo, when she is bitten by a snake, but Nagaina sucks the venom directly out of her. Nick kills the snake and they are angered and make the claim that the pagans time has come again. Nick doesn’t want to apologise to the pagan witches and Dorcas is sent instead to give them an offering, and so Prudence (Tati Gabrielle) sends Agatha (Adeline Rudolph) to watch over her.
Say Goodbye To The Moon
Sabrina tries to understand what Nick is going through and he tells her of what happened in Hell as he did it all for her and ends with saying Sabrina wasn’t worth it all. He then goes to see Lucifer who offers him vials of red mercury and dragon’s tears for a rush if he does Lucifer a favour.
While following Dorcas, Agatha hears a noise and becomes enchanted by a flute, which is played by Carcosa in his faun appearance, which is the same as what Roz saw at the carnival. Dorcas is then approached by Nagaina. Meanwhile, the coven cover themselves in the oils and their skin turns blue as they lie down beneath the Hare Moon.
The pagans have returned to the carnival and use the moon cake to take away the Hare Moon and Zelda says they need to get back to the Academy right away. Then they find snakes within each of their beds and the pagans waiting outside, who say they must bow and pray to the old gods and they have three days to decide. Agatha then appears dancing around in a deranged state, while Dorcas has been turned to stone.
At the end of the episode, Zelda suggests they free Lucifer to destroy the pagans because it’s the lesser evil, however, Sabrina finds Nick in the dungeon instead.
Overall Thoughts?
It’s interesting learning more about who these pagans are, especially when we see a Medusa-like appearance relating to Nagaina and then learning the palm reader from the previous episode is named Circe. If that means nothing to you, Circe is a sorceress from Greek mythology.
Four episodes in, it’s been quite enjoyable to see all of these different elements being brought into the series with Herod and now Circe… It’s certainly making the world of Chilling Adventures more grander and it seems nothing is off the tables.
