The third season of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina kicked off where the second had left off. Sabrina’s determination to bring her boyfriend, Nicholas Scratch, back home from Hell, is the motivation behind the first episode of the season. Yet, the season goes more in-depth than searching for Nick.
After discovering that Lilith will not be accepted as Queen of Hell, Sabrina steps up to run for the throne to prevent turning the mortal Earth into the tenth realm of Hell. Throughout the season, Sabrina must compete with Caliban for control of the Underworld. Meanwhile, there is another witch clan in Greendale with plans to change things as we know them. These are each episode of Part 3 ranked, according to IMDb.
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: THE HELLBOUND HEART (7.7)
Before Part 3, it would not have been a first instinct to consider that Hell has a striking resemblance to The Wizard of Oz. Yet, in “The Hellbound Heart,” that is what Hell is reminiscent of. Lilith takes on the role of the Wicked Witch while one of her lackeys holds the appearance of a munchkin. Such moments such as Lilith watching Sabrina and her friends through a crystal ball and Sabrina being told to follow the blood red road are also references.
The episode focuses mainly on Sabrina, Harvey, Roz, and Theo reaching Nick. For the most part, it sets up Sabrina’s arc for the remainder of the season regarding the race for control of Hell between Sabrina and Caliban. The premiere of the season also features a cameo appearance from Nathalie Boltt as Miss. Dubois. Boltt portrays Penelope Blossom on Riverdale.
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: DRAG ME TO HELL (7.8)
Sabrina taking on the leadership of Hell, comes with more responsibilities than Sabrina was prepared for. When Lilith tells Sabrina that part of her job is to drag souls to Hell, Sabrina is against it. However, when she learns that a person she had always thought to be innocent was a march darker soul that she believed, Sabrina enacts a plan to condemn him.
Meanwhile, Prudence and Ambrose continue their quest to find and kill Faustus Blackwood. “Drag Me to Hell” begins asking another series of questions when Father Blackwood says he had been away for fifteen years, not a month.
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: HEAVY IS THE CROWN (8.0)
Fans and the media had suggested the concept of a crossover episode between Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Riverdale since Chilling Adventures of Sabrina premiered on Netflix. While “Heavy Is the Crown” does not officially count as a crossover event, it is the first time the audience sees Sabrina and Ambrose cross into Greendale’s neighboring town of Riverdale.
Their visit comes from Ambrose tracking down King Herod’s crown, a piece of the Unholy Regalia, to the Blossom family. Instead of bringing the item straight to Hell, Ambrose insists on studying the artifact. Unfortunately, Caliban steals the crown from Sabrina and gets the credit for winning the first round.
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: THE HARE MOON (8.1)
The Church of Night faces the effects of their waning magic during the Hare Moon ceremony. Refusing to lose hope, the Spellman family thinks of ways to retain and strengthen their magic. However, waning magic is not the only problem Sabrina has to face.
Although she wants things with Nick to go back to normal, things have only gotten worse. Still feeling Lucifer’s presence inside his body, Nick struggle with how to handle his emotions. His anger and desperation to find a sense of peace comes out at Sabrina as he admits that whenever Nick looks at his girlfriend, he only sees her father.
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: THE DEVIL WITHIN (8.1)
The time has come for the next round in finding a piece of the Unholy Regalia. This event has Sabrina and Caliban traveling back in time to find Pontius Pilate’s bowl. However, Sabrina must avoid getting lost in time. After planning a scheme, Sabrina successfully wins the challenge, taking the bowl home with her.
Meanwhile, the Dark Lord gets inside Harvey’s mind, preying onto his insecurities when Roz lies before him as a statue. Harvey buys into the comments and calls a group of guys to help him rampage the carnival. Hilda also feels the early stages of her transformation.
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: SABRINA IS LEGEND (8.2)
In the season finale, Sabrina learns how her absence has affected her friends, family, and the town of Greendale. Decades after being tricked by Caliban, Sabrina is awoken by another version of herself and told to switch places to see what the world has become. As Sabrina walks around town, she notices how her house and most of Greendale has been left in despair, and Ambrose is the only remaining member of their family left.
Wishing to make things right, Sabrina goes back in time to make sure that the future does not happen. By tricking the Pagan witches and stopping Caliban, Sabrina successfully stops the future she had witnessed. However, deciding to break the rules even further, rather than switch places like she was meant to, or merge with her other self, the two Sabrinas choose to create a possible paradox. While one Sabrina goes home to be with her family and friends, the other remains to claim the throne of Queen of Hell.
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: ALL OF THEM WITCHES (8.4)
Lilith and Ms. Wardwell finally come face to face as everything starts falling apart. While Zelda attempts to gain an alliance, Hilda’s transformation increases, physically changing her. With things getting worse, Sabrina and her friends team up with Caliban to wake up Roz from her statue-like state.
However, when Harvey’s offering does not wake up Roz, the group must go to a witch that can undo the spell on their friend. Leading into the next episode, Zelda and Hilda both go down. While Zelda kills Hilda with the plan to revive her, Zelda is shot by Ms. Wardwell.
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: THE JUDAS KISS (8.8)
The penultimate episode of the season ends disastrously for every character on the show. With Sabrina on a quest to find the last piece of the Unholy Regalia, Judas Iscariot’s 30 pieces of silver, everyone must find a way to succeed without her. Unfortunately, with Sabrina absent, Hilda dead, and Zelda unconscious, the other witches, Ambrose, Prudence, and Nick, along with the mortals, are separated and outnumbered.
Meanwhile, in her unconscious state, Zelda reunites with Hilda and their brother Edward as they go through Zelda’s memories, searching for a way to come out of their war with the Pagan witches as winners.
