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By Bianca PiazzaOct. 4 2022, Published 11:06 p.m. ET Grab your brooms, vacuum cleaners, Swiffer WetJets — heck, even grab your rakes, because you're going to need a flying device. After 29 years of waiting (cue the "it's been 84 years" Titanic meme), Anne Fletcher's Hocus Pocus 2 has officially graced us with loads of campy sorcery, tasteful fan service, warm '90s-esque nostalgia, electric musical numbers, and likable new characters. Article continues below advertisement The official synopsis for the long-awaited sequel reads as follows: "It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve." Source: Disney PlusArticle continues below advertisement While us Hocus Pocus aficionados can practically chant "ah say ento pi alpha mabi upendi" in our sleep, there's plenty we previously didn't know about the wicked Winifred (Bette Midler), Mary (Kathy Najimy), and Sarah Sanderson (Sarah Jessica Parker). In fact, Hocus Pocus 2 includes a 1653 origin story scene that details how the Sanderson Sisters came to be. And in said scene, we're introduced to a cryptic figure named Mother Witch. Though she's simultaneously mysterious and alluring, she boasts a familiar face.

The hilarious Hannah Waddingham plays Mother Witch in ' Hocus Pocus 2 '

After a stubborn 16-year-old Winifred Sanderson — impeccably played by Taylor Paige Henderson — refuses to marry town bachelor John Pritchett, Reverend Traske (Tony Hale) banishes the "rotten apple" and her sisters from Salem. With no choice but to flee (boo to the patriarchy), the girls escape the angry townspeople and scurry deep into the nearby "sacred" woods. Article continues below advertisement I want Hannah Waddingham to look at me like the mother witch does the book pic.twitter.com/XmgzKosFgL— spooky agapi (@wadderscrown) October 1, 2022 Source: Twitter/@wadderscrown It's there that they're visited by Mother Witch, who's played by Ted Lasso star and Emmy winner Hannah Waddingham. At first, the sisterly trio merely hears her hypnotic voice, as she coos the "Come Little Children" song Hocus Pocus stans know well. Initially in the form of a crow (or perhaps a raven?), Mother Witch quickly shape-shifts to her human form, clutching Sarah's (Juju Journey Brener) throat and threatening to eat her. Article continues below advertisement But soon enough, she realizes that there's something different about the Sanderson sisters. "Thou art different from the other children I have eat— met," Mother Witch utters. Honestly... we'd let her devour us. With her thunderous presence, that crimson velvet cape, those shiny silver locks, and her killer eyebrow rhinestones (she's serving looks), we're practically in love. Even with just crumbs of screen time, that's the effect Hannah Waddingham has on us. Jail time for whoever decided Hannah Waddingham would be in Hocus Pocus 2 for less than 5 minutes, and get to sing 0 songs. pic.twitter.com/tzMKYUUq8G— Alex Zalben (@azalben) September 30, 2022 Article continues below advertisement Recognizing Winifred's fiery temper and inherent power, Mother Witch deems her worthy of witchcraft, gifting the girls the notorious Manual of Witchcraft and Alchemy on Winnie's pivotal 16th birthday. "Magic has a way of uniting things that ought to be together," she tells them. Though she herself is void of a coven, it's clear that Mother Witch just birthed a new one.

Hannah Waddingham is no stranger to playing a witch

As mentioned by InStyle, the theater-trained British actress has played "the Lady of the Lake in Spamalot, the Witch in Into the Woods, and the Wicked Witch of the West in a new version of The Wizard of Oz." We're sensing a witchy pattern here. "Even though they're often seen as villains, I have a real affinity for the witches I do play, because they really see and do things from a slightly different angle," she told the publication. Article continues below advertisementSource: Disney+ "What is a witch, really? She's just a woman who knows she has power, and who's been very misunderstood. And that's been so many of us, hasn't it? It's certainly been me." Just like a slew of desperate (and thirsty) Twitter users, we'd love to see a Hocus Pocus spinoff where Hannah Waddingham has oodles of screen time as the dynamic goddess that is Mother Witch. She certainly has us under her spell. Hocus Pocus 2 is currently streaming on Disney Plus.AdvertisementMore from Distractify All the Spellbinding Easter Eggs You Missed in the Long-Awaited 'Hocus Pocus 2' How Does 'Hocus Pocus 2' End? Will There Be a 'Hocus Pocus 3'? (SPOILERS) TikTok's 'Hocus Pocus' Cocktail Recipes Will Have Thee Concocting Thy Own Delectable Potions Latest Movies News and UpdatesAdvertisementABOUT DistractifyAbout UsPrivacy PolicyTerms of UseDMCASitemapCONNECT with DistractifyLink to Facebook Link to TwitterLink to InstagramContact us by Email Copyright 2022 Distractify. Distractify is a registered trademark. All Rights Reserved. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice.