Esmeralda
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Post by Esmeralda on Feb 16, 2012 3:35:24 GMT -5
Saw an interesting thread at another site and was interested to see what you guys thought: The Original Poster (OP) wrote: I would have love to see this play out seeing how Prue was one powerful witch with great range and control over her power. It would have been better if the ending for Prue would have been dying while protecting her sister from the Source of all evil instead of being killed by Shax trying to protect a doctor. I replied: Much as I love Prue, her power didn't kill the way Piper's did, so she would not have been able to vanquish either Shax or the Source on her own, no matter how much control she had over her power. Maybe if it was 10 years in the future, like we saw in "Morality Bites", but if the OP means that s/he thought Prue could've/should've killed Shax all on her own during AHBL, that just doesn't make a lot of sense within the show. The only one who could've done that is Piper.
I loved the idea that she died protecting an innocent (especially a very unlikeable innocent) rather than her sisters...innocents were always important to Prue, the way they became very unimportant once she was no longer around. But had she died protecting her sisters, that would also have been very Prue-like, since protecting her younger sisters was also always very important to her. The OP replied: No I didn't mean Prue using her Power to kill the Source. None of the Charmed ones had that power not even Piper who could only temporary blow the source up. I just meant it would have been nice to see Prue go up against the Source. Prue was the most skilled out of the original Charmed Ones. Even Phoebe admitted that they didn't stand a chance against the Source without Prue. I just thought it would have been interesting to see how Prue faired against the source. Even though Piper had the exploding Power, Prue used her powers to deflect attacks which would have worked in her advantage if The Source used a fire ball against her. Another member replied: You make a very good point. Remember the Seer's initial vision of the Sources demise?? Paige managed to trap him in a crystal field. He tried to escape it with one of his hell fireballs only to have it deflected back at him. This was enough to vanquish him...
Well, Prue's power of telekinesis could do the very same thing. After learning how to channel her power through her hands, she was a master of deflecting a demon's powers. Likewise, her martial arts skill was far beyond Phoebe's by the time of Season 3. This leads me to believe that Prue would have been far more effective against the Source than all of her sisters...
Actually imagining how the battle could have gone, all that would have been needed was:
1.) Phoebe has a premonition of the Source's arrival at the manor
2.) Piper freezes/blows him up him when he arrives
3.) Prue and Phoebe get a few Matrix-style punch-kick combos in
4.) Wait until the Source attempted to launch a hell fireball
5.) Have Prue deflect said fireball back for the vanquish
6.) Go to P3 after Leo's done healing on their wounds I replied:
Ah! Thank you for making this more clear. Then I'd agree with you completely.
Amen! This could've been a *lot* of fun to watch! It's truly how the battle of the Charmed Ones vs the Source should've gone.
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Post by Astral Alex on Feb 16, 2012 13:11:06 GMT -5
I like the idea of Prue going up against him alone. However, I would have found it it a bit of a cop-out for the Source to be killed by a simple deflected fireball. The actual vanquish of The Source in 'Charmed and Dangerous' had a very grand, anti-climactic feel and it was a superb and dramatic vanquish.
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Post by Chrisaholic on Feb 17, 2012 11:44:32 GMT -5
The Source was a powerful "demon", the most one, yet to go against him alone I'd categorize as suicide. Didn't we learn early in Charmed that only the 'Power of Three' would succeed with such higher level demons?
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Post by Astral Alex on Feb 17, 2012 20:52:42 GMT -5
Blessed you Chrisaholic.
I'm quite surprised really Es on your views on this topic, especially with you're desire for continuity and other things in the later seasons - I think this would completely dismiss the whole 'Power of Three' idea, and effectively made it 'Prue and her two sidekick sisters'!
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Post by Esmeralda on Feb 18, 2012 12:16:48 GMT -5
*scratches head*. I can't see how: or:
Ah! Thank you for making this more clear. Then I'd agree with you completely.
Amen! This could've been a *lot* of fun to watch! It's truly how the battle of the Charmed Ones vs the Source should've gone.
would possibly make you think that I think that Prue could go up against the Source without her sisters and live. |
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Post by Chrisaholic on Feb 19, 2012 9:54:17 GMT -5
Another member replied: You make a very good point. Remember the Seer's initial vision of the Sources demise?? Paige managed to trap him in a crystal field. He tried to escape it with one of his hell fireballs only to have it deflected back at him. This was enough to vanquish him...
Well, Prue's power of telekinesis could do the very same thing. After learning how to channel her power through her hands, she was a master of deflecting a demon's powers. Likewise, her martial arts skill was far beyond Phoebe's by the time of Season 3. This leads me to believe that Prue would have been far more effective against the Source than all of her sisters...
Actually imagining how the battle could have gone, all that would have been needed was:
1.) Phoebe has a premonition of the Source's arrival at the manor
2.) Piper freezes/blows him up him when he arrives
3.) Prue and Phoebe get a few Matrix-style punch-kick combos in
4.) Wait until the Source attempted to launch a hell fireball
5.) Have Prue deflect said fireball back for the vanquish
6.) Go to P3 after Leo's done healing on their wounds With this scenario I'd also agree, because it shows the combined powers of the sisters. If now the option had been aired with Paige, yet it goes for the same with Prue's power - since they own the same power, according to the show. |
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Post by ljones on Feb 21, 2012 2:55:47 GMT -5
I doubt that Prue would have survived going against the Source alone. Hell, not even the Power of Three alone could kill the Source, as Season 4 proved. Even if she had used her telekinesis to deflect an attack upon her, he still could have easily prevent himself from being killed. After all, he was a teleporter. And has anyone considered that the Source had better reflexes?
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Post by Esmeralda on Feb 22, 2012 9:27:37 GMT -5
Saw an interesting thread at another site and was interested to see what you guys thought: The Original Poster (OP) wrote: I would have love to see this play out seeing how Prue was one powerful witch with great range and control over her power. It would have been better if the ending for Prue would have been dying while protecting her sister from the Source of all evil instead of being killed by Shax trying to protect a doctor. I replied: Much as I love Prue, her power didn't kill the way Piper's did, so she would not have been able to vanquish either Shax or the Source on her own, no matter how much control she had over her power. Maybe if it was 10 years in the future, like we saw in "Morality Bites", but if the OP means that s/he thought Prue could've/should've killed Shax all on her own during AHBL, that just doesn't make a lot of sense within the show. The only one who could've done that is Piper.
I loved the idea that she died protecting an innocent (especially a very unlikeable innocent) rather than her sisters...innocents were always important to Prue, the way they became very unimportant once she was no longer around. But had she died protecting her sisters, that would also have been very Prue-like, since protecting her younger sisters was also always very important to her. The OP replied: No I didn't mean Prue using her Power to kill the Source. None of the Charmed ones had that power not even Piper who could only temporary blow the source up. I just meant it would have been nice to see Prue go up against the Source. Prue was the most skilled out of the original Charmed Ones. Even Phoebe admitted that they didn't stand a chance against the Source without Prue. I just thought it would have been interesting to see how Prue faired against the source. Even though Piper had the exploding Power, Prue used her powers to deflect attacks which would have worked in her advantage if The Source used a fire ball against her. Another member replied: You make a very good point. Remember the Seer's initial vision of the Sources demise?? Paige managed to trap him in a crystal field. He tried to escape it with one of his hell fireballs only to have it deflected back at him. This was enough to vanquish him...
Well, Prue's power of telekinesis could do the very same thing. After learning how to channel her power through her hands, she was a master of deflecting a demon's powers. Likewise, her martial arts skill was far beyond Phoebe's by the time of Season 3. This leads me to believe that Prue would have been far more effective against the Source than all of her sisters...
Actually imagining how the battle could have gone, all that would have been needed was:
1.) Phoebe has a premonition of the Source's arrival at the manor
2.) Piper freezes/blows him up him when he arrives
3.) Prue and Phoebe get a few Matrix-style punch-kick combos in
4.) Wait until the Source attempted to launch a hell fireball
5.) Have Prue deflect said fireball back for the vanquish
6.) Go to P3 after Leo's done healing on their wounds I replied:
Ah! Thank you for making this more clear. Then I'd agree with you completely.
Amen! This could've been a *lot* of fun to watch! It's truly how the battle of the Charmed Ones vs the Source should've gone.
What do you guys think? HAD to add what another member posted at the other site: And then the Angel of Death and Destiny could have came to claim Prue to make room for Paige now that her destiny was fulfilled. I swear so much more could have been done with charmed. More stories, it had great potential. Sometimes the fans have better ideas then the writers themselves. OOOOO! Now *there* would be the best way to introduce Paige! |
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Post by Chrisaholic on Feb 24, 2012 13:08:29 GMT -5
I agree. Now that would have also gone well with the introduction for Paige. For Prue the best way to make space for her youngest sister.
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Post by imdb lives on on Oct 11, 2020 11:35:21 GMT -5
The source storyline would be my favorite if done better. Never cared for the hollow and thought it was dumb that an essence could steal powers, drive it's inhabitants insane and can't be vanquished
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