Line #13 Fridge/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch


1	!!FridgeLogic:
2	* In the finale, Sabrina panics over [[spoiler: whether or not she and Aaron are soulmates.]] Except she already KNOWS that they aren’t, because [[spoiler: she fell to pieces from being separated from her one true love a season earlier, before she’d even met him!]]
3	** That's exactly why she wakes up with literal cold feet. She already knows they aren't soul mates. That's why she initially thought his proposal was a spell result, there was less room for him in her heart compared to Harvey and she said Harvey's name at the dinner. Sabrina knows it won't work out with Aaron and she's gone into extreme denial.
4	* Several times, Salem (a convicted felon) is able to enter into a contract on behalf of Sabrina (a minor who he is not the guardian of) or to bet the entire family without their consent. It would make sense if the Other Realm just didn’t recognize individual liberty, but in another episode it’s stated that Hilda and Zelda had to sign a release so the Witch’s Council could send Sabrina to an old Western re-enactment, so what gives?
5	** There is a chance that the bet with Diamond Dave wasn't necessarily legal, but he just happened to cast a strong spell that prevented the Spellmans from sending themselves home. Notably once he's knocked out, they're able to escape just by going out the front door.
6	** There's also episodes that show the Other Realm bureaucracy is slow and ineffective (when Zelda fills out papers for Hilda to live in the Mortal Realm legally, she's told it'll take five years at least to make a decision). So maybe in the long one they would have been caught out, but most of these problems get solved quite quickly.
7	** And for the Wild West episode, Sabrina was already eighteen then (she turns eighteen in the season premiere) so it might have nothing to do with her age.
8	* The plot of ‘Sabrina and the Pirates’ involves Sabrina getting a fake ID so she can sneak into an over-18 club… except she turned 18 at the beginning of the season, when she finally got her witch’s license.
9	** Season 3 doesn’t mention her birthday day at all but while she gets her witches license in the first episode of Season 3 she’s unable to use it until she figures out her family secret. It takes the entire third season for her to figure it out and 18 in the beginning of Season 4.
10	** The continuity of Season 3 is just particularly weird, since there are separate Christmas, Halloween and Valentine's episodes but Sabrina's seventeenth birthday is the beginning of Season 2 and her eighteenth the start of Season 4. So she isn't eighteen in Season 3 for some reason.
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12	!!FridgeBrilliance:
13	* In the [[Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch 90s series]], Donald Faison played the exact same character when he appeared in Magic Joel (season 1) and Rumour Mill (Season 2); that's why he wanted to become a magician's assistant when he appeared in the mortal realm in Magic Joel.
14	* The Evil Twin episode. The Judge says that "a good twin cares more about helping others than scoring points for herself". Katrina's use of magic shown in the montage suddenly reeks of trying to seem like a saint, hoping to convince people she is the good twin.
15	* In "Jenny's Non-Dream," it's revealed that every single one of the Other Realm's laws has to have a loophole--in fact, that's a law (Rule 803) in and of itself. Of course, some people might claim that since every law has a loophole, there must be some exception to 803. And they're right--the lack of a loophole for 803 ''is 803's loophole.''
16	* The Friday the 13th law that witches can tell mortals without consequences. There's an episode dealing with witches voting whether or not to tell their mortal spouses about their powers. It's likely the Friday the 13th thing is there to test out mortals' changing attitudes towards magic.
17	* Salem started fighting Aaron when he switched the [=TV=] to sports...a topic it's established earlier that Salem actually likes. ''That's'' how much Salem hates him!
18	* In the first ValentinesDayEpisode, one of the questions for the three Harveys is how they would save Sabrina if she were trapped in a tower. She does get trapped in a tower at the end of the season, and Harvey rescues her with neither of the methods they give as answers. Harvey #3 was the only one not to answer and he turned out to be the real one, making this a neat RewatchBonus.
19	** The final test is a pretty apt metaphor on the nature of relationships. Sabrina must cross a bridge over a fiery pit, with the safe road leading her in the wrong direction. Not only can a solid relationship not be built upon without friendship and fidelity, the partners must trust that there is the potential for hurt and heartbreak if they don't work out, but be willing to take that chance anyway.
20	* The WholePlotReference in "Theatre/TheCrucible" results in Sabrina confessing on the stand and everything working out. Those who know the play will remember that the initial accused confessed immediately, repented and were pardoned.
21	** One of Libby's accusations is that Jenny's spectre braided her hair. A Puritan woman would be expected to have her hair covered, so Libby is accusing Jenny of forcing her into a publicly inappropriate appearance.
22	* In "As Westbridge Turns", Harvey and Jenny suffer injuries that should be serious but are immediately fine. Soap operas are known for their HollywoodHealing, so part of the spell made it so that Harvey would only suffer EasyAmnesia from being hit with a ladder and Jenny wouldn't be hurt from falling out the air vent.
23	* In "Jenny's Non Dream", why does Jenny end up in Limbo when she goes through the linen closet and why do the aunts think to look for her there? Intent obviously matters when going through the closet, and the witches know how to work the portal to end up where they want to go. Jenny however walked into the closet not knowing anything and obviously no intent of where she wanted to go - so the closet dropped her in Limbo. The aunts have probably had experience with mortals accidentally going through the closet, and Limbo is likely where they ended up.
24	** And in "Sabrina's Pen Pal", how does Mr Kraft end up in the same museum as the Spellmans? He went into the closet specifically to follow Sabrina, so the magic registered his intent and took him the rest of the way.
25	* Harvey in "Sabrina and the Beanstalk" loses all the weight he gained simply by climbing down the beanstalk. Well, he only gained weight thanks to the witch's 'Fatten Up' sprinkles. The magic was obviously designed to bloat whoever ate it long enough for the witch to cook them, and would presumably wear off the same way as water weight does. That's why Salem is back to his original size the next episode.
26	* Season 5 reveals that Frankenstein works for Joyce, the Other Realm party planner. He had previously appeared in Season 3, when Molly Dolly summons him and several other monsters to mess with Sabrina. The end of ''that'' episode reveals that Aunt Beulah gave Sabrina the doll in the hopes she'd have a fun Halloween. Beulah must have used Joyce to get Frank and the others for that. The only reason the other monsters don't show at the Halloween party in Season 5 is that Joyce says they're all booked out.
27	* In Season 2, upon seeing something supernatural happen, Mr Kraft snarks "my ex-wife is behind this". Season 3 reveals his ex-wife is actually a witch! And considering how abusively she treated him, it makes sense he'd be suspicious of Sabrina if he can sense things about her that don't add up.
28	* The Wicked Witch takes a while to remember she can use magic when chasing after Harvey and Sabrina. She feasts on mortals, so she's not used to pursuing someone who has powers as well. Which is also why she fell asleep next to the cooking pot; she didn't think to account for Sabrina using her own magic against her.
29	* Hilda is fine when one of the pirates stabs her in the stomach, and the pirates themselves survive for a hundred years with no food or oxygen. The Season 3 finale reveals that volcanic lava is the only substance that can destroy a witch (and even that might be a lie as part of the test, since Sabrina is mostly fine after she falls in).
30	** And even when witches die, as revealed in the later seasons, there's an afterlife retirement home and the option to temporarily come back for events like Halloween. So their bodies really don't work like mortals.
31	* Amanda is the one to make sure [[spoiler: Harvey and Sabrina reconcile]]. It's a fitting make up for how she tried to steal him for herself in Season 4.
32	* The series ending with Sabrina still having trouble properly using magic makes far more sense when remembering that witches have rather long lifespans, even half-witches like Sabrina. Of course she might still be having trouble getting the hang of it when she could barely be considered in her adolescence as a witch, which would also explain why none of the other witches she's encountered have commented on her lack of skills despite her age.
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34	!!FridgeHorror:
35	* Multiple versions of Sabrina's friends (and enemies) disappeared from the show ''without'' explanation. This applies to the comic and animated series (Cousin Ambrose) as well as the live-action show. Considering the supernatural aspects of the show, it is rather tempting to think that random magic had something to do with it...
36	* Every member of the Spellman Family has an Twin. And the Bad Twin is sent to the Twin Cities in the Other Realm. Cousin Marigold gives a clue to the family secret, so she obviously is part of the family secret, therefore her daughter Amanda does too. Of course we also remember that Amanda is for most of the series absolutely horrifying and spoiled. However Amanda is still around at the end of the series, so... exactly what was her Bad Twin like that she was the good one?
37	** Well Amanda reappears in Season 6 much maturer. And as early as Season 4, she shows signs of growing out of her brat stage. Amanda does show HiddenDepths and by Season 7, is much nicer. It's not that much of a stretch that Amanda had matured by the time she worked out the family secret.
38	** All children start out life as ChaoticEvil, and it's only as they get older that their alignment shifts. (Or, less flippantly, Amanda in her early appearances was a SpoiledBrat, and eventually grew out of it, as opposed to her evil twin, who would continue that behavior.)
39	** Less positively, the discovery of the evil twin remains a secret until the witch receives their license at seventeen. It's still possible that she might be the evil twin.
40	** Well remember the season 7 episode where she is horrified that she is the cause of Sabrina's future death. The twins are led to believe that pushing their sibling into the volcano will kill them. The test shows that a good twin doesn't have the heart to do away with their evil twin. If Amanda shows remorse for accidentally killing Sabrina then it seems like an indicator that she's good at heart. The evil twin wouldn't be sorry at all, ever.
41	* Hilda, Zelda and Sabrina are considered weird for their fondness and respect for mortals. Now factor in all the MindRape, manipulation, lies and total violation of privacy and personal control they've inflicted even on mortals they loved. How badly do normal, and especially predjudiced, witches treat mortals? Hell, Hilda has caused hurricanes and set off volcanos because she was mad at dates, which is mildly irritating to a witch but would kill countless mortals. Is the whole series secretly really dark?
42	** Let's put it this way, they're a lot better than some characters from ''Series/{{Bewitched}}''.
43	** ''Series/ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina'' would indeed take these elements and play them for drama.
44	* The premise of the Season 2 episode To Tell A Mortal is Sabrina's secret being revealed to the mortal world and it is PlayedForLaughs. But has anyone wondered what would have happened to Sabrina if Valerie HAD chosen to betray her to Libby and the media?
45	** They would all have forgotten immediately at midnight. The magic of Friday the 13th says that any mortal told about the secret will forget it as soon as the day is over. Of course Sabrina would still know that her best friend sold her out - but that's part of the drama of the episode.
46	* Sabrina's carelessness in "Sabrina in the Beanstalk" left everyone in Westbridge vulnerable to a cannibal with magic! Harvey aside, the aunts point out that anything might come down the beanstalk. Thankfully Sabrina solves the inherent Fridge Horror at the end by turning the Witch into a vegetarian (and the Witch's BigNo implies she can't reverse the spell).
47	* The season 3 episode "Sabrina and the Beast", where Harvey Kinkle serves as AesopCollateralDamage and is turned into a beast. The spell Cousin Susie uses changes him ''slowly'' over the course of a day or two. Think about it, most spells in the series work instantaneously. Kindly Cousin Susie decides the best way to teach Sabrina not to judge people by their appearances is to have Harvey go through an unexplained (so far as he knows) and prolonged transformation from teenager to dumpster-diving animal.
48	** Given that Susie is supposed to be a living saint, it's possible she included something in the spell that would make Harvey adjust to it less traumatically and not remember too much of the experience when he changed back.
49	* In the season 6 episode "Murder on the Halloween Express", Josh's cause of death is revealed to be [[spoiler: poisoning, by essence of unicorn, which Sabrina inadvertently gave to him.]] While he's of course alive and well after the party ends, [[spoiler: she]] could have very easily actually killed him in this way, if what Salem said was true.
50	* During the series finale, Sabrina runs out on Aaron to get back with Harvey, who is shown to be her soulmate. As cute as this is, Harvey's still mortal and Sabrina is half-witch. He's going to die decades if not centuries before Sabrina does. And in that whole time she will be utterly bereft. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i3Ax4YJySg She will be like Arwen after Aragorn's death in Lord of the Rings.]]
51	** Sabrina ages regularly in the shows universe, so odds are she will continue to age as Harvey and other human do. The show isn’t clear if Sabrina is going to live thousands of years or not and Sabrina being half mortal doesn’t know either, but it doesn’t seem to bother her. She ends the show in her early to mid twenties so she likely will age normally for a while anyway. If or when Sabrina’s aging process slows down/stops Harvey being her soulmate and her husband will ideally age as she does no matter what. It depends on who is in charge, maybe after years of hating half mortals the witches council will let Sabrina and Harvey choose how they want to age/spend the rest of their lives together.
52	* It's PlayedForLaughs how long the line in the YMCA can take in "Sabrina and the Beanstalk", with the place prioritizing people based on the catastrophe rather than place in line and shunting them to different windows. But given how apathetic witches are to mortals, it's not hard to imagine loads of potential victims who didn't make it because of the wait.

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