Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 26, 2018
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
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6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 339 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 36 out of 339
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  1. TTTTB
    Apr 30, 2019
    2
    Bad acting. Obvious agenda. Uninteresting characters. Could barely make it through the first 3 episodes, had to force myself to finish the season. Just avoid this atrocity.
  2. EcchiMary
    Apr 27, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awful show for many reasons. I'm gonna get the obvious out of the way first.

    The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina isn't a show with an agenda, it's an agenda that was crafted into a show that just happened to be a retelling of Sabrina the Teenage Witch. It's insufferably up its own a** with (dare I say) wokeness that you can practically hear the people behind the show patting themselves on the back in each episode. The first episode alone drives that home. After Sabrina's androgynous lesbian friend Susie is harassed by some football players (they lifted her shirt to 'see if she was a boy or a girl'), Sabrina and friends decide to form a club to provide mutual protection and 'fight the White patriarchy'. You can already see what has happened. The football players clearly did it just because they're evil men, and it's basically in their blood as men to harass LGBT people. Sabrina and friends take their request for a club to the principal. The principal rejects it, because as he is also a White male and that's just what they do. Sabrina's friend Roz adds that sometime before all this she requested to form a club called "Daughters of the Black Panthers", which she implies he rejected because he's a racist... as apparently all White men are. This feminist black and white eay of thinking sets the tone for the entire show. Father Blackwood, the respected (by all except Sabrina) head of the Spellman's coven? Evil White male who Sabrina must fight. Even Satan himself is reduced to just being a metaphor for all men and the "patriarchy"... who of course Sabrina is trying to destroy. This is about 95% of what the show is about.

    Now for my main issues. The acting is downright terrible. Kiernan Shipka's in particular is so wooden that it gives Kristen Stewart a run for her money. There is no real character development and most characters seem to be there for the sake of being there. Witchcraft is presented as just a faux-type of theistic Satanism. Even historically. The pre-Christian cultures of the Celts, Germanics, Greeks, etc. whose native practices were what the Christian church deemed to be witchcraft and Devil worship were reduced to being just that... Devil worship, and the so-called ancestors of modern witches.

    And by biggest issue... ALMOST EVERY CHARACTER IS COMPLETELY UNLIKEABLE. Sabrina, even with her 'wokeness' aside, is just a terrible person. She's not so much a rebel, as much an arrogant person who thinks they're super smart and just knows more than everybody else. She is selfish, stubborn, and really untrustworthy unless she feels like it. Someone tell her not to do something because it's against the laws of Witchcraft? Too bad, she's above those. Don't do something because it's dangerous and can harm others? Nah, she's doing it anyway. Fight agaunst long held traditions that everyone else likes and follows, but *she* has an issue with? Too bad everyone else, she's gonna get rid of it. She's just overall so terrible of a person that I don't care what happens to her. The only saving graces are her aunts and Ambrose, who are actually rather likeable and try their best to be the voices of reason. Aunt Zelda especially. She's a woman just trying to guide and protect the little bit of family she has left, albeit usually with tough love. All she tries to do is watch over Sabrina like she promised Sabrina's father and keep her ego in check, but instead is treated to Sabrina spitting all over their faith and routinely humiliating her with her actions, even though she usually end up bailing Sabrina out in the end when she runs afowl of the Church. Aunt Hilda, while being more of an enabler to Sabrina, is still nothing but kind and loving, and a much needed comic relief. Ambrose, her cousin in this one, is a balance of both. While he loves Sabrina and tries his best to advise and aid her when needed, he's not above telling her when her actions are stupid and reckless.

    So yeah, an awful show with far more negatives than positives. Just don't bother watching it.    … Expand
  3. Sicario1992
    Apr 27, 2019
    2
    What started out as a promising show quickly descended into a self-righteous teenage melodrama. This version of Sabrina has been reduced to a perfect, 'woke' Mary Sue that serves as little more than a mouthpiece for the writers to spout their views from. Despite the fact that she constantly and selfishly betrays her family and the CotN in every episode due to stubbornly believing that herWhat started out as a promising show quickly descended into a self-righteous teenage melodrama. This version of Sabrina has been reduced to a perfect, 'woke' Mary Sue that serves as little more than a mouthpiece for the writers to spout their views from. Despite the fact that she constantly and selfishly betrays her family and the CotN in every episode due to stubbornly believing that her views on everything are right and all others wrong, she's presented as immaculate and perfect; especially when it comes to progressive social issues.

    This not mentioning that the entire series is a barely veiled metaphor for the women 'standing up to men and the evil patriarchy', embodied as Satan himself. Yes, men as a whole are unironically embodied as Satan, with Sabrina embodying the "girl power" that is eventually going to topple and kill him and free the poor witches being deceived by the evil men in power.

    If this is your type of show, then do watch it. If not, watch something else.    … Expand
  4. Whatevenisthis
    Apr 9, 2019
    0
    Turned it off within 10 minutes lmao. Get off my screen with this trash lol first they ruin star trek, then they ruin the punisher, now sabrina? Why tho.
  5. qwerty11
    Apr 8, 2019
    0
    This entire show is Netflix financed socialist propaganda. The story lines are 1 dimensional and contrived and without any nuance. The highlight is *spoiler* its ok to cause severe physical harm to a kid that doesnt agree with female in male changing rooms because that SJW magic may change his mind. Totally unacceptable.
  6. inmh
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    I was actually pretty hyped for this before it came out. Then I actually watched it and it decided to waste time preaching to me about feminism and politics and stuff I didn't sign on for in watching a frickin' tv show about witches, and my disappointment was considerable.
  7. ArmFlailingTube
    Feb 21, 2019
    3
    Well, at first, I was quite intrigued with the story but as soon as we got to the dyke girl being bullied and how the horrible white man principal wouldn't do anything about it, I knew I was either going to be on and off with this show or just drop it entirely.

    My goodness, you'd think the writers had all gone raving mad! There are so many forced agenda plugs throughout just the first    Well, at first, I was quite intrigued with the story but as soon as we got to the dyke girl being bullied and how the horrible white man principal wouldn't do anything about it, I knew I was either going to be on and off with this show or just drop it entirely.

    My goodness, you'd think the writers had all gone raving mad! There are so many forced agenda plugs throughout just the first few episodes. I'd like to confirm that there are more but I stopped watching halfway into the third episode once the two gay dudes started snogging each others faces off. I mean come on. Do we really need all of this? It's all your typical left wing stuff too. Oh no! Women are oppressed. The patriarchy! The patriarchy! FASCISM!!! White men are evil! Intersectionality! There's even a scene where four secondary school blokes are tricked into making out with each other by four racially diverse girls so, yeah. The "let's put men in their place" plug has made an appearance and then there's a bit after that where three of said girls say to the fourth that they stole the "boyhood" of the boys and they can't have erections until the fourth girl says so. It's just sickening to watch.

    This makes me sad because I did like the show a bit when the agenda hadn't fully come out but, there is just more left wing propaganda than actual story here. I can't pay attention to the story if more than half of the show is radical politics.

    TL;DR: Imagine a video game where, before every story mission, you had to participate in 10 political protests, each with their own issue, before you could go on to the next story mission. That is this show.    … Expand
  8. alenhal
    Dec 31, 2018
    0
    one of worst new shows in 2018. Acting is bad, story is dull.Movie effects are 2 blurry
  9. emirju
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    Boring pc sjw propaganda pamphlet with horrible main actress as Sabrina and boring story
  10. MomoLala
    Dec 28, 2018
    0
    This was so bad... It has pace of snail and it's show about magic, but there is not magic at all. Sabrina is played by actress who can't act.
    Don't watch it
  11. Poterjuri
    Dec 27, 2018
    0
    Perfect example how to ruin good show tih preachy political propaganda, wrong casting, bad acting, sloppy writing
  12. theirrelephants
    Dec 24, 2018
    0
    Tried to force myself to watch more and it went from a 2 to a 0. What complete anti-white leftwing crap.

    Also it's funny how most of the accounts giving it 10 have no other reviews...
  13. joneyJ
    Dec 22, 2018
    0
    For those of you considering watching this garbage, I'll save you some time by giving you the following quick seven-word summation of the entire show:
    Straight white men - bad; all others - good.
    There, I've just saved you from wasting ten hours of your life. You're welcome.
  14. eduarddorn
    Dec 18, 2018
    0
    The acting most of the time is terrible, maybe it's not the actors fault, their characters are written in a horrible way, extremely overdoing the character types and such. The plot? Jeeeesh 10x50 minutes, and barely anything happened, boring, and what little happened I could predict almost instantly at the beginning of the episodes. Again boring and cliché... I can't really understand someThe acting most of the time is terrible, maybe it's not the actors fault, their characters are written in a horrible way, extremely overdoing the character types and such. The plot? Jeeeesh 10x50 minutes, and barely anything happened, boring, and what little happened I could predict almost instantly at the beginning of the episodes. Again boring and cliché... I can't really understand some of the superb rating, it is just a big NO from me.… Expand
  15. Vifargent
    Dec 17, 2018
    0
    Social justice warrior propaganda ruined the whole thing. Such a shame. When did they learn ?
  16. butrosgali
    Dec 14, 2018
    0
    The most boring show this year.Casting was not good...They should recast Sabrina, cause K.Shipka has wooden delivery in every moment.That girl couldn't act , if her life depended on it...Episodes are boring,without any plot...Too much Political Propaganda...The worst show ever
  17. Abbas_Moosavi97
    Dec 14, 2018
    1
    one of most terrible teenager series ever
    please don't waste your time on this
  18. samopustam
    Dec 10, 2018
    0
    I was really interested in this show. I liked the original sitcom and I knew they were going in a darker less kid friendly direction with this installment which is perfect for this time of year. I watched the pilot to see what would be in store for me. I'm sorry to say that while the story and atmosphere are engaging, Netflix has once again decided to inject social commentary into anotherI was really interested in this show. I liked the original sitcom and I knew they were going in a darker less kid friendly direction with this installment which is perfect for this time of year. I watched the pilot to see what would be in store for me. I'm sorry to say that while the story and atmosphere are engaging, Netflix has once again decided to inject social commentary into another of their shows. Not 30 minutes into episode one we have a black character mentioning how she tried to get a Black Panther club started at their high school and that the "white patriarchy" needed to be taken down. This is met with cheers from our protagonist Sabrina who *ahem* happens to be white. Christ. Is it too much to ask to just have an entertaining show with interesting characters that don't spout left wing talking points, or any political talking points for that matter. That of course is rhetorical because I already know the answer. I guess this is why older shows and movies are better because we could just be entertained without being preached to.… Expand
  19. ceroredi
    Dec 9, 2018
    0
    Very boring tv show. Nothing happens at all. Acting is over the top. Shipka as Sabrina is poor choice because of her wooden acting. There is no plot, no story... Movie effects are annoying...And political propaganda of SJW is all over the place...If you don't like POLITICAL propaganda down your throat this is not for you. I would say this the worst new show this season.Big let down
  20. junostarish
    Dec 6, 2018
    0
    I wanted to like this... But I can't... It is boring and badly written
    Sabrina is the weakest link in this show ...That actress can't act, can't show any emotion. In every scene she has the same expression on her face...her whiny friends don't help it too...I don't want to forget sjw propaganda...there is no plot.
    this is one big mess
  21. capt_morgan
    Dec 1, 2018
    3
    Two minutes into the show and you are bombarded with feminist liberal social justice warrior propaganda. Another 5 minutes into the show you are exposed to LGBTQIA witch and warlock style.
    Its agenda and style over substance.
  22. tomislavmandzuk
    Dec 1, 2018
    0
    The main thing is that new Sabrina tv show is boring
    Like other people described before, there is no plot, there is no story. You could skip from first to the last episode and you wouldn't miss a thing.Acting is bad, I don't have any sympathy for Sabrina. I found myself cheering for Satan against Sabrina and her annoying friends.Movie effects are so bad, and show is pretentious and    The main thing is that new Sabrina tv show is boring
    Like other people described before, there is no plot, there is no story. You could skip from first to the last episode and you wouldn't miss a thing.Acting is bad, I don't have any sympathy for Sabrina. I found myself cheering for Satan against Sabrina and her annoying friends.Movie effects are so bad, and show is pretentious and preachy.The weakest link in tv show is Sabrina herself, she is not likeable. And I will say this again- this is so boring!    … Expand
  23. TwiTu
    Nov 29, 2018
    0
    This show is so bad and full of neofascist propaganda, that the positive reviews feel bought.
    It is just not possible that a lot of people like this superficial, dividing, racist, man-hating piece of propaganda.
    I mean I know which kind of people like it, but they arent a lot. And if they are a lot, then we are heading into very very dark times.
  24. jint3i
    Nov 28, 2018
    3
    Cringeworthy at best and outright rude at worst. This show somehow manages to take a fascinating subject (the occult) and turn it into an unmanageable teenage melodrama (and that is not a compliment). I haven't been this confused about witchcraft since Charmed was syndicated back in the 90s. Hot Topic fashion and the occasional overt Christian story appropriation make this one of the mostCringeworthy at best and outright rude at worst. This show somehow manages to take a fascinating subject (the occult) and turn it into an unmanageable teenage melodrama (and that is not a compliment). I haven't been this confused about witchcraft since Charmed was syndicated back in the 90s. Hot Topic fashion and the occasional overt Christian story appropriation make this one of the most trying television experiences on Netflix to date. The acting is lackluster, often feeling forced. There's little to no attachment to any of the characters because none of them have any appreciable personality (save for Ambrose. Love that guy and he could have easily been the voice of Salem rather than his own standalone character). Not sure what they were going for here as I had the extreme pleasure of growing up on the original series but they certainly missed the mark and their audience.… Expand
  25. tomagrobar
    Nov 24, 2018
    0
    This is trash show.I used to watch the original all the time! I love this genre so much but it all seemed so forced! That Sabrina didn't know basic facts about being a witch, their coven, their house, etc. made everything so unbelievable. I get exposition but to pull it so forcefully with no explanation. Something had been happening to an aunt her whole life and she doesn't ask questionsThis is trash show.I used to watch the original all the time! I love this genre so much but it all seemed so forced! That Sabrina didn't know basic facts about being a witch, their coven, their house, etc. made everything so unbelievable. I get exposition but to pull it so forcefully with no explanation. Something had been happening to an aunt her whole life and she doesn't ask questions about it or the process? The aunts and/or her cousin doesn't just explain witch stuff to her so she's prepared? I really felt there were a lot of convenient saves that were too convenient but then when something needs a save, all the sudden there isn't anything to help them?! I'm confused about the timeframe of being a witch or warlock as the show seems to bounce back and forth between 16 being the golden age and then having it be younger at times. Too many agendas as well! Felt like they were trying to pander to as many people as possible! Also, when is it set?! It really acts like 1960s in the beginning (vehicles, clothes, etc.) But the there are cell phones!?… Expand
  26. aniketaki
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    0.000001 / 10 Stars. Don't do more TV shows like this, Netflix. Worst of worst. I dont know how some people can even give this tv show any stars.
  27. mirta000
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    - Sabrina now has a black gay cousin.
    - All witches are evil. And Sabrina is chased by the devil.
    - She is mainly concerned with feminism on her free time and staging a support group for her female friends at her highschool, out of which one is a dike, one is fat and one is black, her black friend wants to be a black panther, Sabrina wants to fight against whiteblack, her black friend    - Sabrina now has a black gay cousin.
    - All witches are evil. And Sabrina is chased by the devil.
    - She is mainly concerned with feminism on her free time and staging a support group for her female friends at her highschool, out of which one is a dike, one is fat and one is black, her black friend wants to be a black panther, Sabrina wants to fight against whiteblack, her black friend wants to be a black panther, Sabrina wants to fight against white patriarchy.

    My childhood feels slaughtered.    … Expand
  28. fedo
    Nov 15, 2018
    1
    Every single part of the script is forged to support and push feminist agenda. If it was a part of an episode that would be ok, The whole show? No, thank you.
  29. cicisahin
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    Cant even make myself to finish the first ep. Booooooooring.

    Can people in the review stop using the word AMAZING? This is the opposite of that!
    Acting is bad, blurry effect are stupid and there is no story, only political propaganda!
  30. Nobilis1984
    Nov 14, 2018
    3
    Netflix this was nothing.
    I like the riper and sombre style of the series, but the main characters are weak.
    There I liked the old series with Mellisa Joan Heart substantially better.
    Netflix can pulp the series with pleasure again.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 28
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  1. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Troy Patterson
    Oct 31, 2018
    80
    Sabrina is also possessed by the spirit of Kevin Williamson’s script for Wes Craven’s “Scream”: there’s a giddy cleverness in how it shouts out its own tropes and knowing riffs, in the service of minting a Faustian coming-of-age tale in which the retro atmosphere mingles with progressive gender politics.
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  2. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Sophie Gilbert
    Oct 29, 2018
    80
    Chilling Adventures ends up being a surprisingly complex interrogation of power, aware both of the necessity of women claiming it and of the consequences that usually follow when that power is used for revenge.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Margaret Lyons
    Oct 26, 2018
    60
    The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is frequently chilling, but it’s rarely much of an adventure.
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