The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Shows Flashes of Brilliance in Rushed Final Season (and Makes Several Problematic Decisions)
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina has always been unapologetically cheesy, wacky and soapy since its first season. Over the last couple of years, however, the show has bloated in size as both the scope and cast of characters grew considerably. After being cancelled in July 2020, the show had to scramble to wrap up its many loose ends. It doesn’t entirely manage to do so in its final and fourth season, which feels rushed, cramped and underdeveloped.
At the end of last season, Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) created a time paradox leading to two versions of herself existing at the same time, with one ruling in hell and the other deciding to remain on Earth. Their actions have consequences, however: a group of Lovecraftian entities called the Eldritch Terrors arrive at Greendale one by one, and it is upto Sabrina and her coven to stop them from destroying the town (and eventually, the world).
Season four mostly deals with an episodic structure, which has its own pros and cons. However, it tries to do too much. There are musical numbers and impromptu battles of the bands where one of the bands consists of undead punks who murdered their competition. Some of the Eldrich Terrors, such as the Weird, are intriguing, but…
