Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Season 2 establishes itself as Buffy's true successor

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"If the similarities to Buffy the Vampire Slayer weren't apparent last season," says Kevin Melrose, "it's probably because the show, and the audience, was so immersed in the mythology and history of witches in not-so-sleepy Greendale, and with Sabrina's struggle to hold on to her mortal life, even as it slipped away from her. But with the heavy lifting of world-building out of the way, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is free to go full-Buffy in its second season...That shouldn't be read as a criticism. After just one season, and a winter special, Sabrina's world is already richer, and more nuanced, than Buffy's was after seven. With the characters, rules and stakes firmly established, the show's writers can throw into Sabrina's path rebellious Kings of Hell, a jealous werewolf, a murder conspiracy, the schemes of the Dark Lord and, worst of all, Valentine's Day. And that's only in the first five episodes made available for review."

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