Prudence Blackwood

Prudence Blackwood, formerly known as Prudence Night, is a main character on Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. She is portrayed by Tati Gabrielle.

She is a witch who attends the Academy of Unseen Arts, with Agatha and Dorcas. Together, they form the Weird Sisters, with Prudence being the leader. At the end of Part 2, she and Ambrose embarked on a journey to find and kill Father Blackwood, out of revenge for what he did to them and the Church of Night.

Character Description
The Regina George-esque leader of a bewitching trio known as the Weird Sisters.

''A student at the Academy of Unseen Arts and the de facto leader of a trio of witches known as the Weird Sisters. Beautiful and cunning, Prudence nurses a deep, personal, and possibly life-threatening grudge against Sabrina.''

Early Life
Prudence is the illegitimate daughter of Father Faustus Blackwood. Her mother, who remains unknown, threw herself into a river after Faustus refused to marry her. Following this tragic event, Father Blackwood took Prudence with him and raised her as his own; which unbeknownst to Prudence, was due to the fact that she was his daughter. She grew up along with Agatha and Dorcas as an orphan in the Academy of Unseen Arts. After her Dark Baptism and Initiation into the Church of Night, she became a student at the Academy and was put through the Harrowing. A few years before the latter‘s Dark Baptism she sought out Sabrina Spellman to torment her for being a half-witch.

Part 1
Prudence, Agatha, and Dorcas, a trio of teenage witches better known as the Weird Sisters appear in the woods after hearing Sabrina Spellman summon a familiar. Having eavesdropped on Sabrina, they now know with certainty that she’s going through with her dark baptism and transferring to the Academy of Unseen Arts. However, as far as they’re concerned, Sabrina being the half-breed that she is, is not welcome. Prudence warns Sabrina to stay away from the Academy as she wouldn’t want what happened to her mother and father to happen to her. Dorcas and Agatha add that it would be tragic should the accident that took their lives also befalls Sabrina. The Weird Sisters then place a curse on Sabrina. Almost instantly, Sabrina’s nose starts to bleed.

Later, Sabrina enlists the Weird Sisters help. She wants to teach the football players from Baxter High a lesson because they hurt her friend, Susie. The three of them agree to aid Sabrina but, in return, she must swear to not join the Academy. Sabrina lies and agrees to the bargain. Together they lure the high schoolers to the mines. They put a spell on them making them think that they're making out with Sabrina and the sisters. In reality, they are embracing each other. Sabrina uses her Polaroid camera to take a picture of them. She threatens to reveal the photo to the school unless they stop harassing Susie. The Weird Sisters decide that they aren't done toying with the boys. They make the lights go out in the mines and proceed to scare them. By assumming a more ghoulish appearance, The football players scream and run out of the mines as fast as they can. The Sisters tell Sabrina that they put a spell on them to make them impotent. They also tell her that they know she lied about not going to the Academy.

The Weird Sisters are present at the Dark Baptism and watch as Sabrina runs away from signing the book. They, along with the rest of the coven, go after her. They're stopped from setting foot on Spellman Mortuary land because of Ambrose Spellman. He had bluffed and told them that there is a protective circle around the house.

Because she refused to sign the book, Sabrina is sent an Infernal Summons and put on trial. The sisters attend the trial and learn that Sabrina will be attending the Academy after having struck a deal with the Dark Lord.

During Sabrina's first day at the Academy, she sings a couple of notes for Lady Blackwood, the choir teacher. Lady Blackwood comments that Prudence finally has a rival singer. At lunch, the three sisters join Sabrina and Nicholas Scratch at their table. Prudence asks if the Academy is like her other school and that they heard that she didn't want to take her Dark Baptism because she is in love with a mortal. Prudence points out that she shares that characteristic with her father. Nick asks her why she has to be a bitch all the time and Prudence responds to his taunt asking him why he has to be a warlock-slut.

Later, Sabrina is taken to the Witch's Cell where Prudence and her sisters begin the Harrowing. It's witch tradition and Sabrina has to be able to endure what the Greendale Thirteen did. Prudence tells her that she's a Spellman, daughter of a High Priest, she's not scared of the dark and that she can take it. Prudence closes the door and locks Sabrina inside. Her laughter can be heard as they walk away. In the morning, Prudence opens the door and assumes that the cell has taken another victim. Sabrina actually is perfectly fine because Salem had come to her rescue the night before and stayed with her all night.

After Sabrina took a shower, she went back to the sleeping room and sees that Salem and her pajamas were gone. She immediately accused Prudence and her Sisters of taking them, but they claim they don’t know what she’s talking about. Sabrina starts pushing Prudence but before a fight escalated, Father Blackwood showed up revealing that he has Salem and tells Sabrina to come to his office.

The next night, the Weird Sisters come to take Sabrina out into the woods. She tries to stop them and tells them that they don't need to hate each other. Prudence tells her that they have plenty of reasons to hate her because her dad betrayed his own kind to marry a mortal. They make her walk the same path that the Greendale Thirteen walked as they went to the nose. They leave her beneath a big tree and warn her to not look behind her or else she'll die. No matter what she hears. They leave her there until dawn.

The following night, Sabrina again begs them to leave her alone but Prudence tells her that there isn't a hope in hell for that. The hang a nose around her neck and lead her back out into the woods. Prudence asks her if she knows what it's like to die by hanging. That it isn't as fast as people think. Prudence asks if she has any last words. Sabrina says yes and says that the Greendale Thirteen wouldn't want this to be happening. She tells them that the Academy tradition of Harrowing will end tonight. Prudence laughs and tells her that it's three against one. She tries to lift Sabrina up by pulling on the rope but Sabrina doesn't move. Suddenly, a ring of children appear around her and the three sisters are pulled up by invisible ropes into the tree. They hang there struggling to breathe and clawing at invisible bindings. Sabrina asks them if they understand that Harrowing will no longer be tolerated and they nod. The children let them go and Sabrina helps Prudence stand. Sabrina threatens Prudence and tells her that if she ever says anything about her parents again that she'll choke Prudence with her own blood.

Prudence gets called into Father Blackwood's office. He yells at her for being bested by a half-breed. Prudence tells him that it won't happen again. He hopes not. He knows that the Dark Lord wants Sabrina to be at the Academy but he never said that she couldn't suffer while she was here.

Prudence and her sisters appear in Sabrina’s nightmare created by the sleep demon, Batibat. They take the form of Baxter High cheerleaders and taunt Sabrina about becoming Prom Queen. They also attend Sabrina’s Wedding to Harvey Kinkle, where she is attacked by him and put into an iron maiden. They also appear in Ambrose’s nightmare, where Father Blackwood frees him from his house arrest and Prudence hands Ambrose a traveling bag. Lastly, they appear in the nightmare of Zelda Spellman, where they inform her that the Dark Lord will visit the Spellman Mortuary to break bread with Zelda and Hilda.

During Demonology class at the Academy. Sabrina asks if they could perform exorcisms, Father Blackwood and Prudence explain to her that Exorcisms are a Catolic rite, where a male priest calls upon the False God to banish the Demon. Sabrina reveals that her friends uncle is possessed by the demon Apophis and that it could bring unwanted attention to the Coven, she asks if they could banish him but Father Blackwood says that only an Exorcism would help but witches are not allowed or able to perform them as performing Catholic Rites are taboo in all of the Churches of Darkness.

At the Academy of Unseen Arts, Prudence Blackwood tells Dorcas and Agatha that she has been chosen to participate in the Feast of Feasts. Sabrina asks her how she can be so happy that she may or may not be sacrificed. Prudence tells her that there is no greater honor. Dorcas and Agatha say that it would be the first time that an orphan would be Queen.

At the lottery for the Queen of the Feast. Sabrina interrupts before Zelda can grab a piece of paper from the box. She tells the coven that she will be representing her family instead unless Zelda wants to admit that this whole thing is barbaric. Zelda relents and lets Sabrina choose. Sabrina chooses the paper and burns it but Prudence ends up being chosen as Queen.

Prudence arrives at the mortuary with a duffle bag because Sabrina has been picked as her Handmaiden. Ambrose is clearly smitten with her. Prudence asks Sabrina for a milk bath and some macaroons. Sabrina is forced to wash Prudence as she lays in the bathtub. Sabrina tries to convince Prudence to escape but Prudence is honored to be their sacrifice. Sabrina asks what if there is nothing after death and Prudence says she feels sorry for her because she doesn't have any faith. After the bath, Prudence goes and takes Sabrina's bed as her own. Sabrina sleeps on the floor.

That night she gets woken up by a noise. She heads up to Ambrose's room and finds Prudence, Ambrose, Luke, Dorcas, Agatha, and Nick having sex. Nick invites Sabrina to join them but Sabrina says no and leaves.

In the morning, Prudence is sitting on the porch when Sabrina walks out. Sabrina tries one more time to convince her but Prudence is sticking to her answer. Sabrina goes to leave but Prudence asks where she's going and Sabrina says to Baxter High. She invites Prudence to come along with her and Prudence accepts after Sabrina tells her there will be Boys she can Torment.

Sabrina introduces Prudence to her friends claiming that she is her cousin who is visiting for Thanksgiving. Susie tells them more about Dorothea and that she helped a group of women escaping religious persecution in Scotland, and Prudence says that they learned about her at the Academy and that Dorothea was a true Allie to those women a hero to the marrow.

They ask Harvey what he found out and he tells them about the land grab. Prudence begins to attack him verbally because he's a descendant of the Von Kunkles who were known to hunt witches.

Sabrina quickly grabs Prudence and drags her out of the library. Prudence asks Sabrina how she could think that she would find the meaning of life at her school when her friends don't even know the golrious truth of what she is. Among Sabrina’s mortal friends she is also upset that Sabrina’s beau is a witch hunter. Sabrina tells her that Harvey isn’t a witch hunter but Prudence replies that she and her sisters have a philosophy when it comes to witch hunters: kill them before they have the chance to kill us“,

Sabrina tells Prudence that if she lays a finger on Harvey, she will tear her to pieces, Prudence says that Sabrina should save it for Feast day. Sabrina says that Prudence is deluded, Ms. Wardwell interrupts their fight and says that they shouldn’t be catty bitches she then asks Sabrina to introduce her to Prudence. She takes the two of them to her office.

In Miss Wardwells office Sabrina says that she knows that the Feast is witch tradition, but wants Miss Wardwell to talk some sense into Prudence, and tell her that the Feast has no purpose not if the cost is precious life. Prudence says that the reward is eternal glory in the Dark Lords Heart, she than asks who Miss Wardwell is and why are they talking to her about their witch traditions, Sabrina tells Prudence that Miss Wardwell is a witch who got excommunicated from another Coven.

Prudence is surprised that Sabrina expects her to take advice from an excommunicated Sabrina says that Prudence shouldn’t be a snob and that Miss Wardwell is incredibly learned, Miss Wardwell tells Sabrina about the research that she did and that even though Prudence doesn’t want to take advice from an excommunicated.

There is someone she should meet a witch who rejected the crown of being Queen. That she lives deep in the Greendale woods in Moon Valley. Prudence says that she'll go with them to meet her if she can bring the other Weird Sisters.

In the woods, Sabrina, Ms. Wardwell, and the Weird Sisters arrive at the witches home. Her name is Desmelda. Sabrina asks why she ran from the Dark Lord. Desmelda tells her that she ran from her High Priest and that she was younger than she was when she participated in the Feast of Feasts. She fled into the woods because her High Priest tried to rape her the night before the Feast.

Prudence asks what this has to do with her. Sabrina tells her that it isn't the Dark Lord asking her to do this but Father Blackwood. That he is only human and that he can have faults and be wrong about this.

Prudence tells Sabrina that Father Blackwood doesn't have an agenda and that he is like a father to her. Sabrina says that's what makes it so insidious. Prudence tells her that she wants to be Queen and asks why Sabrina can't accept that.

Suddenly, they hear a gunshot and Desmelda tells them to leave. They find the dead deer which was also a familiar. They make a circle around the deer and use string to make a pentagram over it.

They become invisible just as Harvey and his family arrive at the site. Seeing that there isn't a dead deer they continue to keep looking. Prudence, upset by the kill, wants to go after Harvey. Sabrina tells her not to and that Harvey isn't a killer. Prudence asks why her faith in Harvey is so different than Prudence's faith in the Dark Lord.

Sabrina goes to the Academy to warn Prudence that it wasn't Father Blackwood who was out to get her but Lady Blackwood. Sabrina asks if it's possible that she really is Father Blackwood's child. Because if she were then Lady Blackwood would see her as a threat. Prudence tells her to stop but Sabrina keeps going on about how Lady Blackwood had to hurt her first. Prudence asks if she has any proof and Sabrina says no but that Lady Blackwood was the one who had been holding the box at the selection ceremony. Prudence asks what they would do if she entertained the idea. Sabrina tells her that every Queen deserves a one last feast.

Sabrina welcomes Father Blackwood and Lady Blackwood into the house. They sit down with the Weird sisters, Zelda, and Sabrina to have dinner. Hilda is in the kitchen making dessert.

Sabrina brings out dessert in which Hilda has added a truth potion. After everyone has a slice, Sabrina asks Father Blackwood why he reinstated the Feast of Feasts.

He says that the Dark Lord showed him a revelation and that he was commanded to return to the old ways.

Sabrina tells Prudence that she hopes she enjoyed her last supper. Everyone around the table tells Prudence that they're going to miss her--except Lady Blackwood. Lady Blackwood reveals that she enchanted the box to choose Prudence as queen. She says she did it because the Weird Sisters are Father Blackwood's bastards and that makes them a threat to her children.

Prudence asks Father Blackwood if he is her father and what happened to her mother. He reveals that he is her father and that her mother threw herself into the river after he refused to marry her. Agatha and Dorcas ask if they are also his children and he says no.

Prudence asks if she can wear her beautiful dress and sit on the throne of skulls.

They attend the Feast of Feasts ceremony where Prudence sits upon the throne of skulls. Father Blackwood walks in and begins to tell the coven that there will not be a Feast of Feasts but another witch named Mildred steps up, slits her throat and falls before the altar. The coven look to Father Blackwood for permission and after a moment of suspense, he gives it to them, much to Sabrina's horror. The witches begin to attack the body and tear it apart as they eat.

Prudence finds her sisters huddled together. She asks what they're doing and they say they are praying for her. Prudence leaves and Dorcas asks if they should've invited her. Agatha says no as she holds up a doll that looks like Tommy. Dorcas holds one that looks like Harvey. The two of them pick up large rocks and smash them down on top of them.

At the Academy of Unseen Arts, Nick asks Dorcas and Agatha if they've seen Sabrina. They tell him about the tragedy at the mine and how there's going to a funeral but that they are burying an empty casket. Prudence overhears them talking to Nick and becomes suspicious of their actions.

Later, Sabrina summons Prudence in the woods. Prudence asks what she wants and Sabrina says revenge. She explains what Dorcas and Agatha did. Prudence again asks what she wants. Sabrina says that Prudence owes her since she saved her from Lady Blackwood. She wants her help because she has a plan to bring Tommy back.

Sabrina and Prudence go to the Academy of Unseen Arts. Sabrina confronts Agatha and Dorcas. Prudence reprimands them for acting without her permission.

Sabrina says that one of them is going to die so that Tommy can live. The sisters tell Sabrina that she doesn't have the guts to kill them. Prudence says that she does.

She asks who the mastermind was and Dorcas quickly sells out Agatha. Sabrina tells Prudence to bring them both to the woods. Nick asks if he can come along and watch. He asks what time and Sabrina tells him midnight in the clearing in the woods near the creek bed.

Sabrina and her new gang of friends arrive at the clearing. They draw a pentagram and stand around it as they recite the spell. They get to the stage where they must sacrifice Agatha. Prudence asks if she's sure and Sabrina says she has to be. She pulls the knife back and slits Agatha's throat. Now they must wait thirteen minutes for Agatha's soul to leave her body.

Agatha pulls herself out of the ground. Prudence tells her that actions have consequences and that what she did could've revealed their existence. Prudence says that she is never supposed to take such action without her permission.

Prudence, Agatha, and Dorcas are praying when Prudence notices that something is wrong with Agatha. Agatha begins to throw up dirt.

Luke and Ambrose begin to make out and undress when Dorcas, Prudence, and Nick walk into the room. They are looking for Blackwood but ask Ambrose for help. He tells them that he's no expert on the Cain pit but knows someone who is.

Hilda goes to the Academy and looks Agatha over. She tells them that Agatha came back too soon and that this illness will pass. She gives them instructions on how to take care of Agatha by giving her fizzy water, Prudence is in disbelieve of this Hilda tells her to serve it with love. and leaves with Ambrose in tow.

Zelda is directing the choir at the Academy while Father Blackwood watches. Suddenly, Agatha walks in and collapses. Blackwood demands to know what's going on. Prudence, Nick, and Dorcas tell them everything and how it's all Sabrina's fault.

Blackwood tells Prudence and Dorcas that they must end Tommy because he doesn't trust that Zelda will do it. Nick overhears this. Prudence and Dorcas go to Harvey's house but Nick stops them by driving stakes through their footprints. Prudence and Dorcas cry out and Nick says that they are going to stay here until the Spellman finish fixing this.

Sabrina leaves and Harvey goes to grab one of his guns. As Sabrina walks away from the house she hears the gunshot Prudence than asks her if Tommy is dead.

Physical Appearance
Prudence has dark skin and short wavy blonde hair. She also has luscious lips and dark brown eyes. She is a girl of tall stature with a slim figure. Her attire consists of a lace-collared dark purple dress with black tights and shoes. In addition, she wears dark makeup to accentuate her dark witchy persona. Underneath her human appearance, she has a more ghoulish appearance, consisting of gray skin, glowing green eyes, no nose and black-rimmed teeth.

Personality
Prudence can be cruel and vicious, as well as intelligent and cunning. But she is also capable of compassion and kindness. She is the leader of the Weird Sisters, and as such, believes in order and balance. After discovering that Agatha and Dorcas plotted to kill Harvey and Tommy Kinkle, she aligned herself with Sabrina and punished Agatha for her wrongdoing. Despite this, Prudence shares her sisters' hatred for the Kinkle family, as they are descendants from known witch hunters, to which Prudence holds a great amount of disdain towards.

Prudence also has a long-standing rivalry with Sabrina, consistently attacking her over her dual nature of being half-mortal and half-witch, referring to her as "half breed". In spite of this, Prudence has shown her will to put their differences aside to work with Sabrina on multiple occasions, such as when they punished several football players for their behavior towards women and tricking Lady Blackwood into confessing that she enchanted the ballot box to favor Prudence as Queen of the Feast of Feasts.

Powers and Abilities

 * Spell Casting: The power to change and control events through the use of incantations.
 * Cursing: The power to put a curse on someone or something, causing them to phase incredible bad events, luck and/or harm.
 * Illusion Manipulation: The power to project highly realistic illusions into the physical world.
 * Necromancy: The power to control, manipulate and resurrect the dead.
 * Warding: The power to place protection spells and wards on places and people, shielding them from harm.
 * Teleportation: The power to move from one location to another without occupying the space in between.
 * Telekinesis: The power to move things with the power of the mind.
 * Mind Control: The power to make a person unable to deduce what is real and what is suggestion. Prudence shares this gift with her sisters.
 * Telepathy: The power to read the minds of others and project one's thoughts into others' minds. Prudence shares this gift with her sisters.
 * Bi-Location: The power to send a witch to another location or to bring them back.
 * Precognition: The power to receive visions of the future through dreams. Prudence shares this gift with her sisters.
 * Longevity: As a full witch, Prudence ages at a slower rate than mortals. According to Tati Gabrielle, she feels like Prudence is in her late 70s.

Weird Sisters
Prudence has a close relationship, with her sisters, Dorcas and Agatha. The three witches grew up together as orphans in the Church of Night. The three sisters look down on Sabrina Spellman for being half-mortal. Prudence has no qualms about punishing them, if they do something wrong; for example, killing mortals without Prudence's permission. Despite this Prudence cares deeply about her Sisters as she got worried when Agatha got sick, and was devastated when Father Blackwood poisoned them going so far to beg the Spellman‘s to save them.

Sabrina Spellman
Prudence and initially seemed to despise and look down on Sabrina for being half-mortal, evident by their numerous encounters, such as when she, Agatha and Dorcas put a blood curse on her, to convince her not to come to the Academy of Unseen Arts and put her through the Harrowing, a cruel hazing ritual at Academy. However, their relationship isn't always so antagonistic. When Prudence is selected as the Queen of the Feast of Feasts, Sabrina tries to convince her to decline the opportunity. However, Sabrina’s efforts are hindered by Prudence's suborn faith in the Dark Lord. Prudence also teams up with Sabrina to punish Agatha for killing Tommy Kinkle and gladly agreed to help Sabrina with her Seance. Despite this, Prudence doesn’t think that she and Sabrina are friends, as Sabrina only talked to her and her sisters when she needs something from them.

Trivia

 * Tati Gabrielle based Prudence's movements and walking on Eartha Kitt's distinctive movements as Catwoman from the 1966 Batman TV series.
 * According to Tati Gabrielle, she feels like Prudence is in her late 70s.