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Post by Esmeralda on Mar 5, 2009 11:20:12 GMT -5
Had Prue lived, how do you think her powers would've developed? We saw what they turned into in "Morality Bites" (just TK, but much more powerful) and we saw her gain astral projection. Do you think she would've gained a new power beyond these, or just better control over the ones she had?
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 5, 2009 14:02:32 GMT -5
She totally wouldve gained a new power (it was originally stated that each sister would get 3 powers).
I think her 3rd power would totally be defensive. Something like telepathy (she can move things with her mind, move her body with her mind, why not her thoughts?)
And ofcourse her Astral Projection would have grown to the point where she could use her TK and stay awake while she was astraled. But I could see them always having her fall into a sleep while she astrals so she doesnt become to Uber to be Uber.
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Post by Primrose_Empath on Mar 6, 2009 13:11:32 GMT -5
*nods* I will second you on that third power, CharmedFaith. Telepathy does sound like it would be right along the lines of something she would've received, power-wise.
Plus the fact that it's a "passive / defensive" power could help it to balance out the other two far more active powers (which I'm sure she would gain better control over). But that's just my opinion, of course.
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Post by pipercharmedphreak on Mar 6, 2009 14:40:27 GMT -5
Oh yes, telepathy does make sense for Prue to gain as a third power. It is also logical for her to gain TK in her astral form.
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Post by Assassin Witch on Mar 9, 2009 23:12:05 GMT -5
For me, I'd just have her developing her telekinesis and astral projection. Where she can use her TK in AP form and stay conscious. I don't think she'd need a third power.
And when did it ever say they'd get three powers?
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Post by Esmeralda on Mar 10, 2009 1:08:58 GMT -5
That's what I was trying to figure out. I don't remember anything about everyone gaining three powers at all. In fact, I always thought they would each just get one and variations on that one.
I like to think that she would be able to move people with her TK, her own version of Paige's orb-TK, since Paige wouldn't have it if Prue was alive.
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 10, 2009 7:56:58 GMT -5
I remember them saying it around S2-3. They had to keep freshness somehow when it came to powers and giving them 3 powers would allow them to switch them up enough.
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Post by Esmeralda on Mar 10, 2009 8:18:36 GMT -5
Do you mean it was said on the show or in a magazine or something? Because I have all three seasons on DVD, watch an eppi each night and don't ever remember that.
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 10, 2009 16:56:49 GMT -5
It was said in an interview/behind the scenes.
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Post by Assassin Witch on Mar 10, 2009 16:58:09 GMT -5
I've never heard that. And Piper only had two powers. She never gained another power in S4-8. Phoebe, yes. Paige has a crapload, but they never did anything with Piper. So, I don't get that.
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 10, 2009 20:12:01 GMT -5
Well obviously plans change. They wouldnt even have been able to afford to give Piper a third power by the time the 6th season came around.
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Post by Esmeralda on Mar 11, 2009 8:17:56 GMT -5
*shrug* Piper didn't need any more. With her explosion powers able to take care of any demon, making her the true Superwitch, what more did she need? Had they not given her explosion (which never made sense to me, since it had nothing to do with time-manipulation, which would've been a lot more interesting, had they stuck with that), then giving her an extra one would've made sense. When was that interview? I'll bet my bottom dollar it was during the Kern-period (past S2). He was always willing to screw up the Charmed mythology if "it could keep the show fresh"  |
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 11, 2009 11:20:02 GMT -5
I believe it was during S2-3, it was a very long time ago that I heard about it so it can be taken with a grain of salt if you want it to be. And since they liked the whole 3 thing, having the sisters develop 3 powers would make sense. It would also make them like Melinda. But ofcourse things change, some things dont work out.
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Post by Esmeralda on Mar 11, 2009 13:02:17 GMT -5
I'm glad they didn't. Three powers for each would've made them need each other and The Power of Three even less than they did before (the reason I hated Piper's explosion power--with it, she didn't need anyone else). Now had each developed the three powers that Melinda Warren had, but in different ways, then it could've been interesting. As is, more powers is just boring--concentrate on the *characters*, Kern, not on just fighting demons! That's what made the show good!
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 11, 2009 15:29:45 GMT -5
I have to agree and disagree. While the show was about sisters, part of the appeal was also their powers. Taking about 3 episodes of the season to focus on each sisters power wouldnt have hurt the show. And it wouldnt have made each individual sister their own Po3 if they approached it correctly. They started Piper off on the right path with her molecular combustion with it not being able to blow up every demon but just basically blasts them. Once they abused that power and made it so powerful thats when it became tiring.
If say they gave Prue telepathy, Piper invisibility/intangibility, Phoebe something they would still need each other.
Also in the beginning they used the powers to help develop the sisters a little bit more, they just didnt give it to them (except Phoebe) to make them more flashy. The sisters got their secondary power for a reason and it manifested when they were in stressful situation.
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Post by Esmeralda on Mar 11, 2009 16:00:57 GMT -5
Nothing happened to Piper that made her "need" or "earn" a new power, anymore than Prue "needed" or "earned" her Astral Projection, although it made sense, since she was moving her astral self. The only reason they gave Piper her explosions (and she destroyed a demon with it the very first episode they used it) and changed it to molecular manipulation rather than time manipulation was because the higher ups were already planning on getting rid of Shannen and they felt the sisters would need a more offensive power than Piper's freezing or Phoebe's premonitions. I count it as the worst mistake of the show, the mistake that threw away the idea of consistency and instead gave birth to the idea of "let's do what works for the episode or will make the show fresh, rather than helping it seem more real by being consistent."
Had they kept the idea of characters and relationships interesting and had they *not* added new powers (Prue's AP included, and especially only given Paige Prue's TK and not made her half-whitelighter), or allow them better control of their earlier powers or made the powers themselves more powerful, like they were in the future of "Morality Bites" -- no viewer would've wanted new powers to make the show fresh.
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Post by patmos on Mar 18, 2009 2:56:18 GMT -5
INTENSE and a very OFFENSIVE TELEKINESIS!
Like the wave blast she did that destroyed their attic (Morality Bites).
Her TK would progress and grow where she can hurl anything through maximum distances or even make your heart stop or crush your internal organs
Iit will also be a plus points to her Martial Arts skills.
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Post by universalcharmed on Jun 10, 2018 2:02:45 GMT -5
As far as where it was said that the sisters would gain 3 powers each, while it wasn't directly stated if we are to believe Melinda's prophecy then yes all warren witches would at least have 3 powers and all warren witches would be stronger than Melinda. The Prophecy states:
"You may kill me, but you cannot kill my kind. With each generation, the Warren line will grow stronger and stronger - culminating in the arrival of three sisters. Together, these three sisters will be the most powerful witches the world has ever known. They will be good witches and vanquish all kinds of evil. They will be known as the Charmed Ones"
With that said Prue would have more than likely developed Projection or Telepathy given the writers and how Billie's powers developed.
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Post by Esmeralda on Jun 10, 2018 3:23:51 GMT -5
Again, that says absolutely nothing about gaining three DIFFERENT powers. Had they truly meant that, they would've shown them each with three different powers during 'Morality Bites' rather than stronger versions of the one they got from Melinda.
I have a hunch that three thing was probably from an interview with Kern, since I'm sure it's what he would've wanted and would've gotten once he took over if doing the powers wasn't so expensive.
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Post by universalcharmed on Jun 10, 2018 19:14:15 GMT -5
Again, that says absolutely nothing about gaining three DIFFERENT powers. Had they truly meant that, they would've shown them each with three different powers during 'Morality Bites' rather than stronger versions of the one they got from Melinda. I have a hunch that three thing was probably from an interview with Kern, since I'm sure it's what he would've wanted and would've gotten once he took over if doing the powers wasn't so expensive. Your argument is extremely flawed. They never showed Prue with Astral Projection, Pheobe with Empathy or Piper with Molecular combustion but we 100% know that within 10 years they developed those powers. Also for the prophecy to be legit each sister would have had to develop 3 powers for them to be stronger than Melinda. Also for each generation to have gotten stronger they would have either had to: 1. Get stronger powers than Melinda's three combined powers or 2. Gain more powers than Melinda. Unless the prophecy is fulfilled in full then the prophecy should be called into question. If the first part was false who is to say the second part isn't? So while it wasn't directly stated each warren witch would gain 3 powers it can be inferred to be true based on Melinda's prophecy. |
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