Prue and Paige...

[Esmeralda]

If Prue had lived and either Piper or Phoebe had died, how do you think she would get along with her half-sister Paige?

[StoryGirl83]

I think it would have been interesting, especially when Paige showed her independant streak, which she didn't always do, but sometimes she certainly did. When Paige was trying vanquish Cole on her own, Prue would have berated her more and Paige would have pushed back more. I think that it's possible they might have become friends eventually, though this is more likely if it was Phoebe who died, simply because Prue wouldn't be comparing Paige to her dead best friend / sister, Piper.

[Piper Halliwell]

I think that Paige would probably be all weird around Prue, she was always a little intimidated by the 'super witch' but Prue would have accepted her because she probably was talking to her mother and grams about it.

[Esmeralda]

Oh, I don't think talking with Grams or Patty would've made Prue accept it any more! If anything, I think it would've made her MAD, especially that as an eight-year-old she never knew that her mother was pregnant! I also think it would depend upon which sister died--a bit like the way Piper found it harder to accept Paige as a replacement in the Power of Three, while Phoebe accepted her gladly, I think Prue would've found it harder to accept Paige if it was Piper who died rather than Phoebe.

My guess is Prue would've tried bossing Paige around the way she bossed her sisters around (because they both desperately needed it!) and if they played Paige as the Only Child that she really was, they would've head-butted no end! If it was Phoebe who died, Piper would be back to being in the middle playing mediator. If it was Phoebe, she'd probably take Paige's side and we'd REALLY have some battles on our hands!

I think both could've been fun.

[Assassin Witch]

OMG, all those possiblities sounds incredibly awesome. LOL.

Definitely would keep the show focus on the SISTERS. (Yes, I'm ignoring the fact that Brad Kern would still ruin them, but shhh!)

[Esmeralda]

Well, what if Shannen only stayed if they agreed to keep the focus on the sisters?? Not that I think that that would've happened, mind you, since she wanted the show to get darker (do NOT agree with her-- I *HATED* the darkness of S4!), but let's say IF she got them to agree to that. How much fun would that have been??

I love thinking of Phoebe being the one who's gone and Prue insisting that Paige starts writing spells since Phoebe's always the one who did that and Paige starts writing haikus! Can you imagine the reaction??

[CharmedFaith]

Theres good darkness and then theres bad darkness. Shannen wanted the show more serious and dark (like Buffy S2).

But I think had Phoebe died, Prue would at first be pissed about Paige being around but she would have ended up taking her under her wing like Phoebe did originally. She would have seen it as her job to make Paige into the best witch she could be. And Piper would have a problem with that since its like they are replacing Phoebe. (and it would change the Older vs. Younger sibling dynamic to Middle vs. Younger sibling)

Had Piper died, Prue probably wouldnt be to keen on having Paige around at all and probably would have tried to do the power of 2 for as long as possible until she is forced to work the power of 3. And she wouldnt give up Pipers room and belongings so easily. And would have stored them in the attatic.

[dylan345]

I actually think they would have gotten along very well. If you look at certain things, they're a lot alike. They're both independent and intelligent, and I can see them working off each other trying to solve problems. In season four Paige reminded me of Prue with her attitude towards Cole. And I see Paige in Prue in season three when Prue became obsessed with magic and did some pretty reckless things, trying to protect them. I don't think it would be so much like getting a new little sister for Prue, as Paige was more responsible than Phoebe in most cases. She would respect the fact that Paige had a good job and would be able to relate to her independent streak. And Prue could teach her a lot about magic. Once Prue realized she couldn't boss Paige around like she could Piper and Phoebe, and once Paige learned to take her advice, I think they would be really good friends.

[Esmeralda]

Oh, I'm sure Prue would have an even harder time accepting Paige as their sister than Piper did, and probably be even more angry at her for trying to take Piper's place - even if technically that's not Paige's fault, because it's truly not Paige's choice. But if Paige was truly the Only Child/assistant social worker that they tried to make her out to be, I think she'd be able to get around Prue, get her to accept her feelings and earn Prue's respect. I don't think they'd ever be sisterly, but I do think eventually they'd be friends.

[SD]

i think she would of been bossin paige around and kinda reacted the same as piper did... like wantin to the other one come back @ first

but then later on im sure she would get along just fine with paige, it is her sister and she would realize that soon enough

[Esmeralda]

No, Piper never accepted her as a sister - I don't think Prue would've either. Eventually as a friend and as someone needed in the Power of Three, yes. But sister? No way!

[Astral Alex]

I agree with Es.

I think Phoebe accepted her as a sister, as Phoebe always hated being the youngest, and out of the three of them, she had lived away and wasn't as close as Prue and Piper. I think the relationship would've been worse, but then in someways better, I think Prue dominated Piper sometimes in the earlier seasons, and Piper agreed with everything Prue said. I think Prue might enjoy somebody challenging her decisions.

However, no matter who died in 'All Hell Breaks Loose', I don't think they would bond with Paige as well as the original P3, you can't just meet somebody when you're in your twenties/thirties and expect to act like you have known them your entire life. Life just isn't like that.

[Esmeralda]

Exactly correct. For this you have been blessed!

[Astral Alex]

Thankyou! I speak from personal experience! I have a sister who I have lived with my entire life and a step-brother and step-sister who I have lived with since I was six. We are extremely close, I class them as my biological brother and sister, but on my father's side I now have new step-siblings, and being a teenager I haven't got the relationship with them I have to my step-siblings on my mother's side.

[Esmeralda]

Thanks for sharing, AA (hope it's okay to call you that) - your post definitely shows why although Paige is a Charmed One, she could never be a Halliwell, never truly a sister.

But what if the actress who left actually left on good terms rather than fired as Shannen was? What if she was offered her dream role either in another television show or a movie or a play? What if she knew about this role soon enough that the executive producers could plan for her exit, actually bringing in Rose McGowan to play Paige during Season Three as The Charmed Ones' friend and innocent, so that when Shax killed a Charmed One, Paige could truly mourn that Charmed One as her friend?

What if Paige had bonded with Prue through love of photography, with Piper through love of cooking, with Phoebs through love of magic? What if as an assistant social worker, she had helped her friends cope with their sister's death - her friend's death - *before* she found out that she was a half-sister who could help them reconstitute the Power of Three?

Had that happened, then I think she might have actually ended up becoming Paige Halliwell, a true sister. She and Prue would've still clashed, just like sisters do, but eventually they would've been friends and sisters - what S4 truly should've been about rather than Phoebe, Queen of the Underworld.

That's the premise that some friends and I are using for working on a virtual series. The writing is taking a lot longer than we had hoped, but it's a fun premise, one I wish that Kern had used (with Paige actually taking over as head of the Charmed Ones rather than Piper) - even if it was via knowing who Paige was, but someone whom they hadn't shown in S3 - perhaps a family friend who comes home for Prue's funeral - someone whom they find out is more than just a close friend...

[Astral Alex]

Mar 29, 2011 11:09:56 GMT -5 Esmeralda said:

Thanks for sharing, AA (hope it's okay to call you that) - your post definitely shows why although Paige is a Charmed One, she could never be a Halliwell, never truly a sister.

But what if the actress who left actually left on good terms rather than fired as Shannen was? What if she was offered her dream role either in another television show or a movie or a play? What if she knew about this role soon enough that the executive producers could plan for her exit, actually bringing in Rose McGowan to play Paige during Season Three as The Charmed Ones' friend and innocent, so that when Shax killed a Charmed One, Paige could truly mourn that Charmed One as her friend?

What if Paige had bonded with Prue through love of photography, with Piper through love of cooking, with Phoebs through love of magic? What if as an assistant social worker, she had helped her friends cope with their sister's death - her friend's death - *before* she found out that she was a half-sister who could help them reconstitute the Power of Three?

Had that happened, then I think she might have actually ended up becoming Paige Halliwell, a true sister. She and Prue would've still clashed, just like sisters do, but eventually they would've been friends and sisters - what S4 truly should've been about rather than Phoebe, Queen of the Underworld.

That's the premise that some friends and I are using for working on a virtual series. The writing is taking a lot longer than we had hoped, but it's a fun premise, one I wish that Kern had used (with Paige actually taking over as head of the Charmed Ones rather than Piper) - even if it was via knowing who Paige was, but someone whom they hadn't shown in S3 - perhaps a family friend who comes home for Prue's funeral - someone whom they find out is more than just a close friend...

Oh my days, tell me about this series that sounds so interesting!

That would have been brilliant, or maybe Paige could have been one of Leo's charges, who the sisters eventually become close friends with and whilst Paige is helping support Piper and Phoebe through Prue's death, they realise that she is their half-sister.

You see, in the series I'm writing, I've tried to add in moments of anger and love between Prue and Paige, I didn't make it the main focus of the show, as there is a plotline I am also quite proud of, but I think Prue would have just dealt with it and so would have Paige, it would have been Piper who made the bigger deal. She was always the more emotional one.

And yeah, although AA does also stand for Alcoholics Anonymous haha!

[Esmeralda]

Mar 29, 2011 11:19:48 GMT -5 Astral Alex said:

Mar 29, 2011 11:09:56 GMT -5 Esmeralda said:

Thanks for sharing, AA (hope it's okay to call you that) - your post definitely shows why although Paige is a Charmed One, she could never be a Halliwell, never truly a sister.

But what if the actress who left actually left on good terms rather than fired as Shannen was? What if she was offered her dream role either in another television show or a movie or a play? What if she knew about this role soon enough that the executive producers could plan for her exit, actually bringing in Rose McGowan to play Paige during Season Three as The Charmed Ones' friend and innocent, so that when Shax killed a Charmed One, Paige could truly mourn that Charmed One as her friend?

What if Paige had bonded with Prue through love of photography, with Piper through love of cooking, with Phoebs through love of magic? What if as an assistant social worker, she had helped her friends cope with their sister's death - her friend's death - *before* she found out that she was a half-sister who could help them reconstitute the Power of Three?

Had that happened, then I think she might have actually ended up becoming Paige Halliwell, a true sister. She and Prue would've still clashed, just like sisters do, but eventually they would've been friends and sisters - what S4 truly should've been about rather than Phoebe, Queen of the Underworld.

That's the premise that some friends and I are using for working on a virtual series. The writing is taking a lot longer than we had hoped, but it's a fun premise, one I wish that Kern had used (with Paige actually taking over as head of the Charmed Ones rather than Piper) - even if it was via knowing who Paige was, but someone whom they hadn't shown in S3 - perhaps a family friend who comes home for Prue's funeral - someone whom they find out is more than just a close friend...

Oh my days, tell me about this series that sounds so interesting!

That would have been brilliant, or maybe Paige could have been one of Leo's charges, who the sisters eventually become close friends with and whilst Paige is helping support Piper and Phoebe through Prue's death, they realise that she is their half-sister.

Oh, yes, that's also a possibility.

I can't tell you too much about ours since it would ruin a lot of our surprises, but if you want to see how it might have started, we did a "virtual TV movie" here.

You see, in the series I'm writing, I've tried to add in moments of anger and love between Prue and Paige, I didn't make it the main focus of the show, as there is a plotline I am also quite proud of, but I think Prue would have just dealt with it and so would have Paige, it would have been Piper who made the bigger deal. She was always the more emotional one.

You're absolutely right about that. And with Prue still around, she still would've been.

And yeah, although AA does also stand for Alcoholics Anonymous haha!

Hehehe! You're right about that. How 'bout AsAl? No, that sounds even worst! AstAl? In case you can't tell, I tend to abbreviate members' names based on their screen names because AA or AstAl takes less time to type than Astral Alex - if you wanted to be called Alex, you would've used Alex as your screen name. Most people online want some anonymity so that's why I do that as compared to trying to find out their real names - the way Esmeralda is not my real name, but most people who know me online know me as Es.

[Astral Alex]

Just call me Alex, I just thought Astral Alex sounded cooler, I don't like using boring forum names haha.

And ooh, I'll watch that movie now...

[Esmeralda]

Sorry, no can do on the name. AAlex I'd do, but as long as the Astral is part of your screen name, I'll call you something to do with it or otherwise if someone else pops in using the name of Alex (and that someone could be Alexandra as much as Alexander), well... I think you can see how that could become a problem.

And Astral Echo has been Astral for years...

As for watching the "movie" - I'm looking forward to seeing what you think. Although thanks to the responses we've received, that will be a bit like the Charmed unaired pilot, where the one we *do* use won't quite be the same...

[Astral Alex]

Oh please, I insist Alex will be fine, if that situation arises, we will work something out. 'AAlex' looks horrendously ugly.

And I just read it It was very different, I enjoyed it in some ways, but a few things just struck me, but this is my own personal opinion.

Wyatt had a baby aged 18? For some reason, that strikes me as odd. I couldn't imagine the Next Generation becoming parents so young, unless there is some sort of plotline behind it.

I liked the Paige cameo, although, I do think that the series could become very long-winded if it isn't handled the right way. I thought the combination of 'The Honeymoon's Over' and 'Blinded by the Whitelighter' was good, but because I have watched those episodes so many times, I did find myself getting a little bored. If original episodes are created, I think the series could become epic.

Are you planning 22 episodes? As an Alternate Season Three?

As in my own series, I am only writing 15, as I am classing 'Super Witch' as a spin-off, which will then feed into Charmed - Season Nine.

But overall well done, it was enjoyable, but a little more originality in future episodes will make it even more enjoyable!