But has anyone wondered what would have happened to Sabrina if Valerie HAD chosen to betray her to Libby and the media? The premise of the Season 2 episode To Tell A Mortal is Sabrina's secret being revealed to the mortal world and it is Played for Laughs.Chilling Adventures of Sabrina would indeed take these elements and play them for drama.Let's put it this way, they're a lot better than some characters from Bewitched.
Is the whole series secretly really dark? 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. Now factor in all the Mind Rape, manipulation, lies and total violation of privacy and personal control they've inflicted even on mortals they loved.
Considering the supernatural aspects of the show, it is rather tempting to think that random magic had something to do with it. This applies to the comic and animated series (Cousin Ambrose) as well as the live-action show.
Salem started fighting Aaron when he switched the TV to sports.a topic it's established earlier that Salem actually likes.
It's likely the Friday the 13th thing is there to test out mortals' changing attitudes towards magic. There's an episode dealing with witches voting whether or not to tell their mortal spouses about their powers.