Worth a watch?


Heard of the old show when I was a kid but never watched it because it looked too girly. Fast forward to 2018, is this worth a watch? Seems this one is not the light comedy bit of before and more darker. Also heard there is some feminist ideologies in it? Examples? The reviews seem really mixed with some giving it high scores and low scores yet all the people agreeing to them are literally in the middle.

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It’s nothing special, but still quite entertaining though.

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It is nothing like the old show outside of the character names and relationships (plus magic). It's much darker. There's satanism (which is where their magic comes from). There's cannibalism, death, murder, gore, etc.

There is some feminist stuff in there, but it's really not a huge part of it. They aren't beating you over the head with it or trying to make you feel bad because you're a man. It's mostly teenage girls talking about "girl power" and "fighting the man", but that's in fairly small doses. For example the high school jock d bags harass and attack the lesbian (?) girl who looks like a boy. So the girls (Sabrina and friends) create an all girl group to help protect each other. Pretty typical high school story lines. Some of the dialogue does consist of females talking about how bad and barbaric men are, but again it's not something that happens every ten minutes or anything.

If you're interested in shows that deal with fantasy and magic I say check it out. And if you like that stuff with a little bit of horror mixed in than definitely check it out. It's not "OMG!" great, but it's a fun show in my opinion.

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I'll give the first 3 episodes a try. Thx for the info.

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The political remarks are mostly in the first episode or two. A conspiracy theorist might say they do that just to get everyone talking since controversy can drive interest. At any rate, it becomes more balanced out as it goes. I really liked the show. There are some flaws, sure, but I'd recommend watching it, especially if you're into darker stuff.

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