This whole time you thought that you just loved Chilling Adventures of Sabrina for its magic, empowerment, and tale of self-discovery.
But we're about to drop a whole bunch of new reasons to love, or at least respect the heck out of your latest favorite Netflix binge.
The creators of CAOS clearly have a love of horror, and the sheer number of references and details we missed the first time around is downright...chilling.
Rosemary's wearing the iconic red dress when the pain of her pregnancy finally stops and she's able to enjoy the experience of creating life again.
When Wardwell picks up the stranded girl on the road in "Chapter One," she tells the girl she'll take her to Dr. Sapirstein in the morning. Dr. Sapirstein is the name of the Satanic doctor who cares for Rosemary during her pregnancy.
When Sabrina is eating lunch with Harvey and Ros, the Thermos she's eating out of is vintage Archie merchandise from 1969.
It's certainly a look, and I guess we'll see if it catches on.
Don't worry, Harvey's does say "10" properly, I just flipped it around for the symmetry.
So, yeah, another actor wore nearly the EXACT same crop top as Harvey.
The song was released on Charles Manson's 1970 album Lie: The Love and Terror Cult.
In "Chapter Six: An Exorcism in Greendale," Luke is at the counter of Dr. Cerberus', talking to Hilda. No big deal, except he's actually reading an Archie comic.
Maybe it's just the continuity dork in me, but I can't help but wonder if Sabrina comics exist in this world too.
The name Wardwell, for instance, comes from the Wardwell family, made up of Samuel, his wife Sarah, and their daughter Mercy. All three were accused of and confessed to witchcraft in 1692, but only Samuel was hanged after retracting his confession.
Three members of the Putnam family, Thomas Putnam, his daughter Ann, and his brother Deacon Edward Putnam, were all accusers during the Salem witch trials. Later in life, Ann would recant her accusations, saying that Satan had deceived her.
John Hathorne was a local magistrate who was called upon to determine whether or not accusations of witchcraft were worthy of moving forward to trial.
Venus flytraps definitely don't look like that in real life, so it's a safe bet that this is a direct reference.
Thankfully, we don't see anyone thrown through the Spellman stained glass. But maybe that'll happen in Season 2.
The designs aren't identical, but Cosmopolitan visited the Sabrina set, and production designer Lisa Soper confirmed the connection.
Granted, this isn't a detail anyone could have noticed, since it came from the set designer's headcanon.
But basically, each of these shoes represents a hex that Zelda has put on someone who has angered her. She channels the hex through her shoe, and as long as the shoe is mounted on the wall, the hex remains in effect.
I know it's been pointed out before, but I'm still not over the fact that this werewolf kid was the child of a vampire and a version of Frankenstein's monster.
There's no question that Sabrina's moves are inspired by Lydia's, including the weird camera cuts between different dance moves.
But what we didn't notice is that pretty much every time, the newspaper is in a different language.
This could very well be a nod to Elizabeth Montgomery, who played Samantha Stephens for over 250 episodes on Bewitched.
During the Coven season of AHS, Emma Roberts played movie star Madison Montgomery, who discovers she's a witch. It's possible that her character is named after the Bewitched actress, that CAOS is actually referencing her, or that it's all just a fun coincidence.
Nick Scratch actually tells Sabrina that every room in the Academy is a pentagram, in keeping with sacred geometry, but iO9's set visit confirmed that it was also to make set changes way easier.
The play sees 17th-century characters blame all of their misfortunes on Alice and Joan, who has a cat named Vinegar Tom.
That being said, this may just be common practice for traveling through interdimensional portals. I wouldn't know.
In the ABC series, Sabrina would perform magic by pointing her finger. The first time we see Sabrina use magic in the new series, she points at the stereo to turn on music.
I don't know if I prefer the idea of Madam Satan doing this herself, or it just kind of happening on its own because of the demonic presence in the house.
Just in case you were wondering why it looked so familiar to see a character munching on popcorn, smiling during a horror movie while everyone else looked terrified, that's why.
