Something Witchy: A Sabrina the Teenage Witch Rewatch

Salem’s latest bad habit spirals out of control in You Bet Your Family when his gambling streak results in Sabrina, Hilda, and Zelda being lost in a poker game to the very shady Diamond Dave. As the Spellman family faces magical servitude, Sabrina races to fix Salem’s mistake before it’s too late. We unpack the episode’s chaos while also sharing our own gambling experiences, diving into medieval illnesses (as one naturally does), a...

It’s Halloween in Season 3, Episode 6, “Good Will Haunting,” and Sabrina’s creepy gift from Aunt Beulah (a porcelain Molly Dolly) turns movie night into full monster mayhem. While Harvey, Valerie, and Justin assume it’s just another prank, Sabrina battles a possessed doll unleashing Frankenstein, mummies, and total chaos. Meanwhile, Hilda and Zelda finally attend Aunt Beulah’s 500-year-running Halloween party (this year’s theme: in...

This week we’re flipping out over Season 3, Episode 5: “Pancake Madness.” When Sabrina ignores her aunts’ very dramatic warning about the Spellman family’s dark pancake secret, she quickly discovers they weren’t kidding. What starts as “just one bite” spirals into full-blown breakfast addiction chaos, complete with cafeteria meltdowns, syrup hallucinations, and one extremely unhinged Melissa Joan Hart performance that we absolutely...

This week on Something Witchy, we’re diving into Season 3, Episode 4: “The Pom Pom Incident,” an episode that firmly earns Sabrina a new title: terrible friend. When Valerie decides she wants to try out for the cheerleading squad, Sabrina’s “helpful” instincts take a sharp left turn into mind manipulation, questionable ethics, and a whole lot of pom poms. We unpack Sabrina’s control issues, Valerie’s very valid desire to try someth...

This week on Something Witchy, Laura and Skye revisit Season 3, Episode 3: “Suspicious Minds,” an episode fueled entirely by jealousy, bad decisions, and one extremely questionable detective hire. When a school assignment pairs Harvey with Libby as a “married couple,” Sabrina insists she’s fine… right up until she hires Roland to spy on them and absolutely spirals.

We break down the episode’s noir-inspired detective fantasy and Rol...

Embarrassment is contagious in Season 3, Episode 2, “Boy Was My Face Red.” When Valerie suffers a mortifying moment in the cafeteria, Sabrina tries to help by casting a spell to erase embarrassment altogether—but, as usual, magic comes with unintended consequences. What starts as a well-meaning attempt to save a friend quickly backfires, transferring the humiliation straight to Sabrina herself.

We break down this episode’s many cri...

Season 3 kicks off with big decisions, bigger magic, and one very overdue witch’s license.

In "It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Season Opener," Sabrina finally earns her witches’ license—or at least part of it. Before she can use it, she learns there’s a catch: she must uncover a long-hidden Spellman family secret, with surprise relatives popping in to “help.” No pressure! Meanwhile, back in the mortal world, Sabrina is juggling being put in...

We’re wrapping up our Season 2 break with a globe-trotting detour in “Sabrina Goes to Rome.” When Sabrina travels to Italy to unlock a mysterious locket tied to a long-lost aunt, she finds herself juggling ancient magic, a centuries-old love story, and a very messy mortal crush. Along the way, she meets Gwen, an enthusiastic but wildly underqualified witch, gets tangled up with suspicious photographers, and spends an alarming amoun...

For our second holiday break episode, we step away from Westbridge and into full 2000s ABC Family chaos with Holiday in Handcuffs (2007), starring Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez. This unhinged Christmas rom-com follows Trudie, a woman having a very bad December, who kidnaps a stranger to pose as her boyfriend for the holidays—because obviously that’s the logical solution.

We break down the increasingly wild escalation of Trudie’...

It’s our first holiday break episode, and instead of a Sabrina the Teenage Witch rewatch, Laura and Skye dive headfirst into the festive chaos of the Netflix holiday movie The Merry Gentlemen. This week, we trade spells for sequins as we follow a Broadway dancer who returns to her small hometown to save her parents’ struggling nightclub by launching an all-male, Christmas-themed dance revue—because of course she does.

We break down...

We’ve reached the end of Season 2, which means it’s time to step back, look at the big picture, and rank, roast, and reminisce. In this recap episode of Something Witchy, we break down our overall thoughts on Season 2 of Sabrina the Teenage Witch—from our top three episodes to our least favorite installment and overall season rating.

We dig into the season-long story arc, debate favorite and least favorite new characters, and crown...

In the Season 2 finale of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, everything comes crashing down at once—and we’re breaking it all down on Something Witchy. In Mom vs. Magic, Sabrina finds herself juggling two very big problems: Harvey and Dashiell unexpectedly meet and demand she choose between them, and the Witches’ Council discovers she’s secretly contacted her mother, triggering a devastating ultimatum. With only 12 hours to decide between ...

It’s the Season 2 penultimate episode, and Sabrina’s latest magical misstep brings us straight into intergalactic chaos. In Rumor Mill, Sabrina takes a shortcut on her Other Realm community service assignment after being recruited by Bobby Calzone to work at the literal rumor mill—where gossip isn’t just entertaining, it’s magically consequential. Unfortunately, she and returning guest Dashiell get a little too carried away writing...

This week on Something Witchy, we're keeping things cozy, chaotic, and deliciously on-theme with a special Thanksgiving mini-sode!  Instead of our usual deep-dives, Laura and Skye sit down to assign Sabrina the Teenage Witch characters to classic Thanksgiving family archetypes—because who among us hasn’t met a Libby-style cousin, a Salem-energy meddling uncle, or a Hilda-level chaotic relative?

We kept this one short so we (and hop...

This week on Something Witchy, we’re diving into one of the most chaotic Season 2 episodes yet: “Sabrina’s Choice.” When Sabrina pits Hilda and Zelda against each other one too many times, the aunts decide to split up—and suddenly Sabrina has to choose which aunt she’ll live with. From floating backpacks and forbidden Lisa Loeb concerts to the horrors of house-divided living, Sabrina faces every teen witch’s worst nightmare: conseq...

It’s field trip week on Something Witchy! Sabrina and the Westbridge crew head to Disney World, where magic and mayhem go hand-in-hand. When Sabrina’s latest witch’s license test requires her to brew an animal transformation potion, things take a turn for the wild—literally—after Valerie and Libby end up as zebras roaming Animal Kingdom. Meanwhile, Hilda and Zelda discover a “prehistoric” surprise on their paleontology excursion, a...

In Season 2, Episode 22 of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, “Quiz Show,” Sabrina finally learns the importance of her Quizmaster — but only after she accidentally gets him fired. While Zelda returns to the classroom as a substitute chemistry teacher (and Libby might actually learn something?!), Sabrina struggles to master her elemental magic, balance her attitude, and untangle her magical mentorship drama. Plus: we talk about things that...

In Fear Strikes Up a Conversation (Season 2, Episode 21), Sabrina tries to zap away her fear of public speaking—but when her fear literally comes to life and starts haunting her classmates, chaos (and comedy) ensues. Meanwhile, Zelda pushes herself to the brink of madness preparing for a symposium, Hilda throws a luau intervention, and Salem just wants someone to remember to feed him. Laura and Skye break down the episode’s creativ...