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Episode Summary:  Sabrina Spellman is about to turn 16, however, on her birthday she must fully embrace her witch half through a dark baptism, where she will pledge loyalty to the Dark Lord. But Sabrina is torn, as she must choose between her friends and her family. Sabrina spends the days leading up to her birthday finding answers to her questions about the ritual. Meanwhile, Sabrina's mortal teacher Mary Wardwell is killed, with Lilith taking her place. She seeks to bring Sabrina over to the Dark Lord's side. Sabrina must also deal with three sister witches known as the Weird Sisters, who look down on her for being a "half-breed".

First Appearances: Sabrina Spellman, Rosalind Walker, Harvey Kinkle, Susie Putnam, Mary Wardwell, Lilith, Zelda Spellman, Hilda Spellman, Ambrose Spellman, Principal Hawthorne, Assistant Principal Glover (mentioned only), Mrs Meeks, Prudence Night, Agatha Night, Dorcas Night, Faustus Blackwood

Music: Bad Moon Rising - CCR, Be My Baby - The Ronettes, I Put a Spell on You - Sylvia Black, Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan, Atomic - Blondie

Pop Culture: The film Sabrina, Roz, Harvey and Susie are watching is The Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Deaths: Mary Wardwell; killed by Lilith, via scissors telekinetically thrust into her neck, she bleeds to death in her own cottage. Conner Kemplar; stabbed to death, suspected to be at the hands of Witch Hunters. 

Baxter High Antics: Susie is bulled by Billy Marlin and his friends, but the Principal offers no help to the situation, suggesting Susie find another school. Ros and Sabrina form W.I.C.C.A (women’s inter-sectional cultural and creative association) to help battle the bullying and support all women in the school.

Witch Insults: Succubitches

Vocab: Factotum; Lilith refers to Stolas as her faithful factotum. Factotum is an employee who does all kinds of work. Gordian Knot: Lilith refers to Sabrina’s debate as a Gordian Knot. It is a metaphor used to describe a particularly difficult knot. It comes from the legend that Gordius, king of Gordium, tied an intricate knot and prophesied that whoever untied it would become the ruler of Asia. It was cut through with a sword by Alexander the Great.

Random Facts: Vines cover the inside of the walls of the Spellman house as you go up to the attic, which is Ambrose’s room. Despite the 60s aesthetic and implied timeline, Ambrose is show to have a laptop.

Spellman History: The spellmans have been witches for generations and generations. Every Spellman has been a witch. Edward Spellman, Hilda and Zelda’s brother, was almost excommunicated for marrying Sabrina’s mortal Mother, Diana. Ambrose Spellman has been under house arrest for 75 years. Sabrina was born in the grove in Greendale Woods on October 31st.

Edward and Diana: Edward was nearly excommunicated for marrying a mortal. Many despise him for it, including Lilith and the Weird Sisters. Hilda and Zelda say Edward and Diana were flying to Italy for Edward to give a lecture at the Vatican

Familars: Stolas, a raven; belongs to Lilith. Vinegar Tom, a dog (deceased); belongs to Zelda. Spiders; belong to Hilda has spiders. Salem, a black cat; belongs to Sabrina

True Faces: We see Lilith’s original face, the one from the Garden. We also hear her demonic voice which she puts on when talking in anger about Edward Spellman.  This is the first and only time we hear Salem’s voice. It is also the first and only time we see his true form, which is a feline-esque goblin.

Times: Midnight is a Witching Hour. A Blood Moon occurs once every 66 years and happens on Sabrina’s birthday this year. Sabrina is born on October 31st. Mary Wardwell is murdered on Monday 27th October.

Sabrina the Teenage Witch References; Sabrina turns on music with a point of her finger, and we hear a ‘sparkling’ magic sound, which was the way all magic worked in the original show. Hilda and Zelda are doing jigsaw puzzles together, with Hilda shoving the wrong pieces together with impatience, something that happened several times on the 90s show.

Relationships: Ambrose is the nephew of  Zelda and Hilda, but we do not confirm who his parents are. Sabrina is related to the Aunts via their brother, Edward. Harvey and Sabrina, who are boyfriend and girlfriend, say they love each for the first time. Their best friends are Ros and Susie. Ms Wardwell is declared to be Sabrina’s favourite teacher. Susie is bulled by jocks led by Billy Marlin. Prudence, Agatha and Dorcas are three students known as the Weird Sisters, they are known bullies.

Omens: A black bat smashes through Sabrina’s window and breaks it’s wing, and she kills it by smashing it with a book. It’s stated that a bat coming in through a window could be considered a bad omen.

Reading Materials: Greendale Gazette (read by Zelda), Demonicon (mentioned by Sabrina), Familiar Registry (Council catalogue)