She spends her days leading up to the Feast trying on dresses, having Sabrina bathe her, and partaking in sex orgies (“Get in or get out,” she hilariously tells Sabrina when she interrupts the sordid party).
She cannot wait to be eaten by her fellow witches and be “transubstantiated” into the Dark Lord’s heart forever. In her eyes, becoming Queen of the Feast is akin to being named Prom Queen. Prudence is utterly devoted to the Church of Night and all its debauched rituals and traditions. 'An Exorcism in Greendale' leans into the horror pastiche more than any other episode up until this point. Gabrielle shines as we begin to get a better understanding of what makes Prudence tick, and we see, yet again, that she is another young woman who has fallen victim to the lies and secrets of powerful men. This is a coming out episode for Prudence, who up until now has primarily been used as an effective but fairly one-dimensional mean girl bully. Sabrina is spared being served for supper, instead, she draws the lot of Handmaiden, who is required to indulge the chosen Queen, her arch-frenemy, Prudence (Tati Gabrielle). Instead, Zelda begrudgingly allows Sabrina to replace her perhaps wishing to teach her niece a lesson. Zelda preaches tradition, while Sabrina blasts the Feast as an act of unnecessary barbarism, one that it turns out her father had banned when he was High Priest.Īfter Zelda nominates herself as tribute, Sabrina tries to bluff her bullheaded aunt by interrupting the ceremony and nominating herself in her place hoping Zelda will come to her senses. Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) and her Aunt Zelda (Miranda Otto), the only Spellmans eligible to be picked, once again argue the moral ethics of such an event. The lucky lotto winner is not awarded a monetary prize but is bestowed the honor of Queen of the Feast and subsequently devoured in a sacrifice to the Dark Lord. The Spellman family is once again at the center of the drama when they are chosen to participate in the Feast of Feasts - an unholy tradition of the Church of Night in which 14 witch families are selected and must nominate a tribute to represent them in a lottery.
This Hannibalistic episode puts family at the forefront of the story and uses those familial differences to shed light on the characters. Some might argue this slows down the pace, and while things certainly aren’t moving as fast as the first half of the season, there is enough character growth within these episodes that the show still feels like it’s pushing forward. The past three episodes in particular (“Dreams in a Witch House,” “An Exorcism in Greendale,” “Witch Thanksgiving”) have championed the episodic story. That doesn’t mean there aren’t recurring plot points or character-arcs, there definitely are, but it’s not required research to appreciate an individual installment. There was a lot left unanswered in the first season finale.
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