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Get excited, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina fans: Season two of the series is coming to Netflix in just a few weeks. The streaming platform dropped a trailer for the next chapter on March 18, but there’s still so much mystery surrounding what’s to come. In fact, the only thing that’s certain at this point is Sabrina’s bleach-blonde hair.
OK, I’m kidding: Netflix and the cast have released a few bits and bytes about the new season, and they’re only making fans more excited. Below, here’s everything we know (so far) about Chilling Adventures of Sabrina season two.
The release date. April 5.
Episode count. There will be 10 new episodes total, and they’ll serve as a part two of sorts to the first batch of episodes from last October. A part 3 and part 4 of Sabrina have also been ordered, consisting of eight episodes each.
The trailer. Netflix released the first official trailer for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina season two on Monday, March 18, and it looks way darker than the first. Sabrina is embracing her powers more than ever before—which is yielding some graphic, terrifying new storylines. Check it out for yourself, below.
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Netflix dropped a teaser for the new season back in December:
And a poster on March 13:
Sabrina has some big changes. That platinum hair, for starters, but the updates go even deeper. “Sabrina definitely changes and shifts a lot,” Kiernan Shipka (a.k.a Sabrina) told Bloody Disgusting in October 2018. “Her growth is very evident and the second season definitely has a different spin on it than the first season. They are very different from each other.”
Her choices will guide what happens in season two. You’re probably thinking, “Well, duh,” but remember: Sabrina made a crucial choice in the season-one finale by signing the Book of the Beast. That, obviously, is going to have some repercussion beyond her new hair color. “I would just say that, without giving too much away, because it would be a bit of a spoiler, the way that Sabrina’s life takes certain turns and certain decisions she makes inform the second season,” Shipka also told Bloody Disgusting. “The finale of the first season sets up a lot. It goes in a different direction. We see more different characters. It deals with a different side of things.”
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There might be a Salem-centric episode. The talking cat you loved in Melissa Joan Hart’s Sabrina the Teenage Witch is much different this time around. For one, he doesn’t talk, but CAS creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa told IndieWire that might change. “When we did the show, [he doesn’t speak] partly to project the horror tone,” Aguirre-Sacasa said. “That isn’t to say that Salem won’t talk in the future.” He also revealed to IndieWire there have been discussions about an episode just about Salem, though nothing’s confirmed.
New characters are coming. Alexis Denisof is stepping in to play Mary Wardwell’s boyfriend, but here’s the catch: He doesn’t know Madam Satan has taken over her body. Actor Jedidiah Goodacre will play a warlock named named Dorian Gray who owns a nightclub, so does this mean we’ll get to see the witches turn up?
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And new relationships will form. Are Harvey (Ross Lynch) and Sabrina not getting back together? Maybe. “There’s gonna be some new exciting relationships that blossom in season two, which I think the fans aren’t gonna be initially excited about, but I think they’re gonna grow to love these new relationships,” Lynch told Entertainment Tonight*. “I don’t even know what I’m officially allowed to talk about… Every character meets new people.”
We’ll update this post with more information as it comes in.
You know witchy makeup when you see it: dark smoky eyes, sharp defined brows, and deep wine red or pitch black lips. And forget glowy skin: Instead of a shimmery highlighter or lively blush, it’s all undead pallor, all the time. It’s a look that’s equal parts sinister and chic, that’s marked an entire era of badass witches from The Craft to American Horror Story: Coven.
In Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, now streaming on Netflix, that same look is apparent on the witches of Greendale—except for its titular witch. Sabrina Spellman, played by Kiernan Shipka, begins her story facing a supernatural choice—whether she will pronounce her loyalty to Satan and become a full-witch in the Church of Night at her “Dark Baptism,” or remain a mortal—in noticeably natural makeup. She wears a creamy lip gloss and a rosy blush. Her eyes are unlined and shadow-free; her brows are combed with clear styling gel. That’s it.
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Of course, that’s no accident. According to Candice Stafford-Bridge, the makeup department head for the show, Sabrina’s natural beauty look sets the stage for her transformation over the first season. Over the course of the show, her makeup—whether light and feathery or, eventually, vamped up with the other witches—is a barometer for her allegiance to the witch’s coven.
So that bare-faced look at the show’s beginning? It’s symbolic of her innocent state: She’s uncertain about leaving her high school life behind for full-time duty in the witching world and dubious of the Satanic goings-on in the Church of Night. “We keep her young and clean-looking,” Stafford-Bridge says. “And that was really, really important: There had to be room for the character to progress, because things happen.” And, oh, do they.
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“I think the thing with making Kiernan less made-up is that before the Dark Baptism, she’s pure and she hasn’t chosen the so-called Dark Side,” she continues.
Then, there’s the lip, a rosy peach balm by Dior. “In the early episodes, her lips are the Dior Lip Glow in 004,” says Stafford-Bridge. “It gives her a really natural glow.”
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When Sabrina finally swipes on some dark lipstick, though, pay attention: It’s a sign that she’s considering going all-in with the coven. Take a scene in the second episode, for example, where Sabrina calls on the Weird Sisters—a trio of dark witches decked out in Bite lipstick, Anastasia Beverly Hills Eye Palettes, and stacks of false eyelashes—to assist her in pranking a group of boys who bullied her mortal friend at school.
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The witches lead the group of boys down into a mine that almost scares them to death. (We won’t spoil exactly what happens here, but that’s not an exaggeration.) Sabrina says she called on the Weird sisters seeking justice for a friend who was hurt, but her makeup says there’s more to the story. She arrives to hex the bullies in classically witchy makeup, courtesy of Tom Ford’s Bruised Plum purple lipstick and a black powder along her lashline. It’s dramatic, it’s dark, and it matches the Weird Sisters to a T. Her lipstick sends a message: She’s testing her powers and how much bad she’s willing to do.
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Then, there’s Sabrina’s Dark Baptism (also in episode two), which falls on Halloween and Sabrina’s sixteenth birthday. She arrives at the ceremony in a white dress and a matte red Christian Louboutin Lipstick that Stafford-Bridge calls “sixties inspired.” It’s timeless, but more dressed-up than her everyday look. Here, her lipstick is both a nod to her signature color—red plays heavily in Sabrina’s wardrobe—and a signal that Sabrina may be more converted over to the church than we think. (We won’t give away too much here, but this episode…omg.)
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Sabrina’s interactions with the coven increase over the season, but she’s still a student at Baxter High School by day, and her dark makeup is missing from many of her school-day scenes. “Even when we think that she’s maybe going dark, she still looks like the innocent 16-year-old with her friends in regular high school,” Stafford-Bridges adds.
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So can we expect to see Sabrina in full-blown witch makeup by the season’s end? “She’s still battling it, so she’ll never look like the Weird Sisters,” Stafford-Bridge hints. “But if that does happen, you will see a change in her makeup.”
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina follows Sabrina Spellman, a teen witch who’s approaching the biggest moment of her magical life thus far: her sixteenth birthday. It falls on Halloween and is also the night of her dark baptism—the moment when she becomes an official member of the Satanic Church of Night. The dark baptism involves giving her soul to Satan by signing her name in the devil’s book.
But Sabrina isn’t just a witch, she’s that witch. Not cool with giving up her voice to a being she hasn’t even met, she demands power and agency. Sabrina will not be swayed into giving up her soul just because it’s expected by her family. So when it comes time to sign her name in the book of Satan, Sabrina leaves. She rejects the idea that she has to be loyal to someone else’s authority. The message? Sabrina’s power isn’t rooted in the Devil—it’s in herself.
This is what I love so much about Sabrina Spellman.
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Sabrina at her dark baptism.
As someone who discovered witchcraft at 12 years old—the year before my Bat Mitzvah, when I would become an “adult” in the eyes of Jewish society—I can relate to Sabrina’s situation. By the time my ceremony happened, right after my 13th birthday, I already knew I rejected everything I was being initiated into. I wasn’t Jewish, and I didn’t believe in one god. I was a witch, a Pagan, and believed in many gods.
At the time, I didn’t have the agency, or understanding, to do what Sabrina did when she ran away from her Dark Baptism, but I’ve carried my practice with witchcraft with me ever since. And like Sabrina, whose father was the High Priest in the Church of Night, my father is a clergyman, a Reform Rabbi. Like Sabrina, I’ve had to create and weave my own web alongside a family who doesn’t understand why I believe in what I do. And like Sabrina, I chose myself. I chose my own magick and happiness above all else.
Sabrina’s a wonderful emblem of the power of a free woman, of the liberation that comes from cutting ties to what no longer serves you. She’s an example of what the witch can look like in the modern age—sassy, perseverant, loyal. She makes mistakes, but she learns from them. She dabbles in the light and the darkness. She utilizes magick to create change for what she deems just. She’s an agent of karma, unyielding to forces that go against what she believes in. She may only be a teenager, but she is like Persephone, the goddess of spring and the underworld. To undermine her just because she is young is a grave mistake, because Sabrina contains dualities that let her transcend the realms of mortals and witches. Instead, she lives along the edge of both.
It’s in this blurred space that Sabrina and her mortal (read: non-witch) friends remind us of something important: Everyone has magick inside them. While witches like me may call it intuition, some, including Sabrina’s friend Ros, call it “the cunning.” For their friend Susie, it’s a “vision.” The point is, inside each and everyone one of us is the potential to see, feel, and recognize a glimmer of divine guidance that doesn’t come from anyone else; it comes from listening to ourselves.
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The archetype of the witch, carried through centuries of pop-culture and folklore, is a divisive character. But the example Sabrina puts forward is modern and real. She casts spells and wades in the shadows, but the thing we can all relate to, witch or no, is her message: to know yourself is to know the universe. The strongest magick is that which you claim for yourself; no shame, no judgment. Sabrina reminds us of the beauty of the witch as someone who lives powerfully, consciously, and unapologetically. Hail Sabrina forever.
Gabriela Herstik is a writer, fashion critic, and witch. She writes Nylon’s Ask a Witch column. Follow her on Instagram @gabyherstik.
Crafting the perfect Halloween costume all comes down to timing: You need a reference that’s recognizable, yet fresh—news cycle permitting—on October 31. (Admit it: A Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande couples costume might not feel as on point as it did a few weeks ago.) When it’s down to the wire, Halloween procrastinators can always rely on a handful of zeitgeist-y television shows with very specific aesthetics, like Riverdale or Stranger Things. And this year there’s another program to add to the list, and it drops right in the nick of time.
On Friday, October 26, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina premieres on Netflix, and it brings with it plenty of witchy fashion you’ll want to jump on for Halloween. The show is a dark reimagining of the comics series of the same name: Sabrina Spellman must choose between her mortal friends and her family of witches on her sixteenth birthday—and events move in a sinister, satanic direction from there (it exists in the same universe as Riverdale, after all.)
In many ways it feels like a continuation of a costume trend started by its sister program on the CW. Every character has a distinct way of dressing, based on their looks in the comics, that’s integral to their development. Sabrina’s known to don a preppy red peacoat and a black headband; her witching rivals, the Weird Sisters, have coordinating long-sleeve tea dresses with lace Peter Pan collars. Throughout the series, you’ll see plenty of high-neck dresses, moody colors, and velvet—a vibe that really lends itself to Halloween.
On the whole, Sabrina and her coven stick to a handful of style signatures. We talked to the cast of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and they broke down their character’s costumes, their evolution, and the best ways to re-create them on Halloween. Read on.
Sabrina Spellman
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When she’s in the mortal world at Baxter High, Sabrina has an understated preppy look—think Blair Waldorf’s polish but without the colorful tights and pearls. “She actually gets ready in the morning—which is admirable, because she’s got so much going on in her life!” Kiernan Shipka says. “She definitely takes time to put an outfit together.”
Her wardrobe is made up of a lot of pieces you likely own already, and probably not what you’d expect from a witch in training (you can put down the pointed hat, sorry): easy crewneck sweaters, button-front corduroy skirts, and oxford loafers. Each look is completed with two finishing details—a thick black headband, which she wears at all times to neatly pull back her hair, and a red cape coat, just like in the comics.
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There’s a small detail that’s crucial for getting a Sabrina costume right, according to Shipka: her golden locket. “In the first season, in every single scene, I wear the locket that Harvey [her boyfriend] gives me,” the actress explains. The necklace is a sentimental reminder of her ties to the mortal world. Try as Sabrina might to act and dress like a typical teenager, though, she can’t escape her witchy side—and her fashion reflects that.
At the Dark Baptism, a ceremony where Sabrina is expected to officially join her coven and leave the mortal world forever, she wears a white slip with lace detailing…and that’s it. It’s one of the earliest scenes where Sabrina ventures outside of her demure, straightforward style to something darker, with an almost nineties-rocker edge.
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“As you see Sabrina sort of leaning toward one side or the other, you can definitely see her clothing choices and her hair and makeup change,” Shipka says. (The biggest shift won’t come until later in season, during a scene in which Sabrina and the witches hit a nightclub in outfits Shipka describes as “insane.” “It’s a lot of leather,” she teases.)
The Weird Sisters
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Riverdale has Cheryl Blossom. Scream Queens had Chanel Oberlin. And on The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, the title of unapologetic style maven is shared by the Weird Sisters, three witches from the Church of Night.
Prudence, Agatha, and Dorcas are inseparable on the show, and that bond is reflected in their matching campy, goth-glam outfits and makeup. In most episodes, they wear velvet dresses with long sleeves and contrasting lace collars, with black tights and heavy makeup—almost like an ultra-gothic take on The Shining’s twins. Can you think of a better group getup?
The whole squad can wear the same dress, either with bibbed high necks like the Sisters or with a crewneck you can just add a detachable lace collar to. Tie your hair into a severely low bun and paint on a dramatic smokey eye to match their OTT makeup. Swipe on a coat of black lipstick and gather your two closest friends, and you can head out to start hexing.
Aunt Hilda and Aunt Zelda
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What’s a witch in training without her teachers in the occult? Sabrina lives with her Aunt Zelda and Aunt Hilda, two older sorceresses and warring sisters with opposing style. Aunt Zelda is a stringent follower of the Church of Night—all in for witches and no sympathy for Sabrina’s mortal friends—with a buttoned-up wardrobe to match. Aunt Hilda is her lighthearted counterpart: She’s cheerful, mortal-friendly, and leans toward the colors that Zelda despises.
All it takes to arrange an Aunt Hilda costume are clashing patterns and several pieces of statement jewelry. She’s the most upbeat of the bunch at Spellman Family Mortuary, and her joie de vivre comes across in her boldly colorful clothing and jangling necklaces.
“I think Hilda dresses a bit like me in that she will put each individual item on with joy, not thinking about the end effect,” says Lucy Davis. “[There is] no regard for the end look, thinking it will all go because they’re beautiful.”
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Meanwhile, Aunt Zelda, played by Miranda Otto, is dark-spirited with an austere flair. She wears only navy and black, in vintage-inspired, conservative silhouettes. “Zelda’s into severe, dark, tailored, strong,” Otto says. “She definitely wears her clothes from a time before synthetics were invented. She’s a lady.”
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Madam Satan
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Is “dark glamour” your desired Halloween vibe? Look no further than Madam Satan, the witch tasked with swaying Sabrina toward the Church of Night, for your last-minute costume. She’s the most cunning character on the show, and she has a sharp, sexy wardrobe to match. (Read: lots of tight-fitted dresses and even more heels.)
“There’s some seriously fine tailoring,” Michelle Gomez, who plays her, says of her wardrobe. “She’s all angles and poise.”
Copying the look for yourself is simple: All you need is a V-neck dress that’s fitted to the body, voluminous curls, and a belt to cinch at the waist. Definitely don’t forget the spiky heels—she’s never seen without them.
“Madame Satan can run across a bumpy graveyard in Jimmy Choos with absolutely no problem whatsoever,” Gomez says. “She sleeps in her Jimmy Choos. I think she’s even had a bath in her Jimmy Choos. She just wouldn’t be seen without a perfectly poised ankle.”
Kiernan Shipka has every reason to be half asleep. The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina actor has been doing non-stop press since arriving in New York City a few days earlier. And as soon as our interview ends, she’s on a red-eye back to the Netflix series’ set in Vancouver. “If I’m not filming the show, I’m talking about the show,” she jokes. (But also, it’s totally true.)
But the (almost) 19-year-old is happy to live and breathe the life of 16-year-old half-witch, half-human Sabrina Spellman. After all, it’s this close to becoming a hit. The series, from Riverdale creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and the Archie Comics team, has yet to premiere—that comes October 26—but it’s already halfway through filming season two. “We’re almost done with episode five,” she says. “It’s crazy!”
Shipka wasn’t even born when the ABC sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch first premiered in 1996, but she was familiar with the character long before this new incarnation came her way. “I was a Betty and Veronica [comic] reader growing up, so I knew of the [Archie] universe. I knew of Sabrina,” she says. “I know this show means a lot to people right off the bat.”
She was so ready to dive into the role of Sabrina, in fact, that she changed her look to prove to producers she was the one. “I had long, dark brown hair during my first audition and was really just living my best life,” she says. “I’ve always been blonde, so it was like, ‘I’m free from the blonde hair!’ I figured if I got the role, I’d probably have to dye it, which was fine, but after my audition they were like, ‘We gotta have you audition again, and we think you need blonde hair for it.'” So, Shipka dyed her hair. She thought, “You know, if I don’t get it, I’ll have blonde hair for a bit and that’s fine.”
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Of course, she got the role. The transformation wasn’t done, though: She also had to cut her long hair into a bob. “This is one of those industries where you never have full control of your hair,” she says. “But the bob is 100% my jam. I love it. It’s so low-maintenance. It takes two seconds to do my hair.”
Blonde, brunette, bob, no bob—Shipka is just thrilled to work on a series with a built-in audience eager to follow the adventures of a spirited, smart young woman. “It gives me actual chills, and I’m so proud to be part of a show that feels so inclusive,” she says. “I’m such a firm believer that everyone should see themselves in a character and everyone should feel represented. I couldn’t have dreamt this up.”
And after years of supporting roles, Shipka is more than ready to step into this new light. Here, she tells Glamour.com all about it.
Glamour: You’ve mentioned in interviews that your body has never been under more stress than it is now. How so?
Kiernan Shipka: Yeah, it’s a crazy undertaking. The workload is really crazy. I will keep repeating that it’s so gratifying and the thing I want most—I would not want to be exhausted by anything else but this show—but with the amount of hours, physically, it can get stressful. Sabrina is running away from demons and all these things; plus, it’s emotional. I’m scared, I’m screaming, I’m crying [as Sabrina]. I put myself in that emotional state to an extent. There’s one scene at the end of the season that was so emotional that after, half of my face was in hives. I’m actually tired on the weekends, so it’s amazing to stay in and not go out. [Laughs]
Did you talk to any of the Riverdale cast about keeping this kind of schedule?
KS: I didn’t ask. I just went into this like, I’m going to do it. If I have to fake it until I make it, I will. To be quite honest, my body has adjusted well to the schedule. There are a lot of night shoots, too, so you’re wrapping your week around Saturday at 6 A.M. But we do bond over [our schedules]. One day I was 17 hours into my day, and I was in a bathtub in the woods, [and we joke], “You’ve been there before, right?!” It’s funny to sort of bond over similarly weird jobs that we have, but it’s nice to have a sister show that’s [nearby]. They are all so nice and fun.
How do you most relate to Sabrina?
KS: I really love playing a character that’s a little younger than me, to be honest. Because even if it’s just three years, I can bring perspective into it. I think Sabrina’s intuition is really strong. I bring up the age thing because over time I’ve strengthened my intuition and knowing myself and what feels inherently right. I feel like Sabrina really has that, even more so than when I was 16. She questions what she doesn’t think is right, and she doesn’t do anything that doesn’t feel right. That’s a big thing in my life: going with your gut. If something isn’t lighting the fire and making you excited, or if something feels wrong or doesn’t agree with you, it should be questioned. It should be talked about. I really admire that Sabrina does that even in circumstances that are pushing her one way. She’s all about the resistance.
Sabrina has to choose between two worlds, but you’ve known what you wanted to do your entire life. Has there ever been a time where you questioned whether this was the right path for you?
KS: I feel really lucky that I’ve always been in this position where I feel like I could take a break or stop acting if I wanted to. I’ve never had anyone in my life that was pushing me to do it. I remember hearing that so much growing up: “If you don’t want to do this, it’s totally your choice.” There are definitely times growing up where I was more into it or less into it, but for the most part I was pretty excited by it. As you get older you naturally question things, like, “Oh, is this what I want to do forever?” The thought was scary for a little bit, but if I don’t want to do it forever then I don’t feel like I have to. Right now, I don’t see myself doing anything else. It brings me a lot of joy. I love it. I certainly see myself expanding into writing and directing hopefully.
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A lot has happened in Hollywood since you got this role. In the year since, does it feel like there’s been a shift in the industry because of Time’s Up and #MeToo?
KS: I’ve definitely noticed a shift as far as conversations go. I personally feel so lucky to never have had those truly horrible, traumatic experiences. But I think what’s so great about the movement is that it’s given me a lot of confidence and strength. It’s made me feel protected in a certain way by all these strong women sticking together and fighting for something to make sure things change. I’ve definitely felt it. Especially at events and on social media, I just feel like it’s truly made such a splash. That’s such an amazing thing.
You’re now the lead on your own show. Does this feel like a new chapter for you?
KS: I kind of feel that way. I totally vibe with that. It definitely feels a bit full circle. I started on TV, and now I’m back. It feels like the right moment for it. It feels very right and also nostalgic in a certain way.
Speaking of nostalgia, if you could bring one character or actor from Mad Men to Sabrina, who would it be and why?
KS: Oh, Peggy, totally! She would totally join the coven! Yeah, stick it to the man, right? She’d be down!
What have you learned about yourself since taking on this role?
KS: That I’m allergic to cats. [Laughs] That has probably been the most important takeaway. I’ve also learned to not take Benadryl on the job! I took it because of Salem. That’s probably an even more important takeaway.
What happened?
KS: I just don’t remember the night. [Laughs] I really don’t. I just remember my leg was getting really weird and shaky and itchy. I felt like I was completely drugged, which I kind of was. I don’t recommend taking Benadryl if you have hours of work ahead of you. I still watch the first episode and see this one scene where I’m like, that’s my Benadryl acting!
Wait, what scene?
KS: I can’t tell anyone, but it’s there! There’s one scene, maybe two scenes, in the first episode that are sponsored by Benadryl. [Laughs] It’s funny now. Now we can laugh.
