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Post by adzpower on Dec 13, 2015 9:35:03 GMT -5
I always thought it weird that they didn't just keep it as Phoebe and Piper and just have Prue's portion of the power of 3 transfer to them, so both witches would technically get a 50% boost in power and growth, they wouldn't get Prue's active powers, but their own powers would become stronger more quickly thanks to the boost.
But it made sense to introduce another sister, the show at that point had always been about the bond of three sisters working together to conquer evil. Plus I suppose they saw an opportunity to introduce a new character, more characters means more people for viewers to enjoy watching. Watching just two sisters could have been pretty boring.
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Post by Esmeralda on Dec 13, 2015 11:38:31 GMT -5
I always thought it weird that they didn't just keep it as Phoebe and Piper and just have Prue's portion of the power of 3 transfer to them, so both witches would technically get a 50% boost in power and growth, they wouldn't get Prue's active powers, but their own powers would become stronger more quickly thanks to the boost. But it made sense to introduce another sister, the show at that point had always been about the bond of three sisters working together to conquer evil. Plus I suppose they saw an opportunity to introduce a new character, more characters means more people for viewers to enjoy watching. Watching just two sisters could have been pretty boring. If you think of the storylines they had and take out Paige, there really was enough for just the two of them - especially if you include both Leo and Cole throughout the entire series. Paige's storylines were especially just extras and unneeded - especially if, for example, all of her boyfriends were just more of Phoebe's. And without her orbing, Phoebe's premonitions remain important I don't like the idea of them getting a power boost - especially with Piper having the explosion power, they didn't need it. Trying to make it new and fresh was, of course, the reason why they did it, and by making it fresh it jumped the shark directly into an alternate universe. And it didn't make sense to introduce another sister - not when she was just a half. The Power of Three shouldn't have worked with her. |
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Post by adzpower on Dec 13, 2015 15:15:04 GMT -5
I always thought it weird that they didn't just keep it as Phoebe and Piper and just have Prue's portion of the power of 3 transfer to them, so both witches would technically get a 50% boost in power and growth, they wouldn't get Prue's active powers, but their own powers would become stronger more quickly thanks to the boost. But it made sense to introduce another sister, the show at that point had always been about the bond of three sisters working together to conquer evil. Plus I suppose they saw an opportunity to introduce a new character, more characters means more people for viewers to enjoy watching. Watching just two sisters could have been pretty boring. If you think of the storylines they had and take out Paige, there really was enough for just the two of them - especially if you include both Leo and Cole throughout the entire series. Paige's storylines were especially just extras and unneeded - especially if, for example, all of her boyfriends were just more of Phoebe's. And without her orbing, Phoebe's premonitions remain important I don't like the idea of them getting a power boost - especially with Piper having the explosion power, they didn't need it. Trying to make it new and fresh was, of course, the reason why they did it, and by making it fresh it jumped the shark directly into an alternate universe. And it didn't make sense to introduce another sister - not when she was just a half. The Power of Three shouldn't have worked with her.That's where I disagree if I'm honest, I think they even made the point in the show, it was specifically the fact that she was related to them through their mother that meant she was a witch and did have the potential to replace a Charmed One. The fact that she was only half related to them didn't seem to matter in the show, because she was related to them through the right half. The prophecy Melinda Warren foretold about their being only three Charmed Ones I'm assuming is because she was told of them by her mother growing up, Paige was a secret at the time so clearly wouldn't have been factored into such a prophecy. When she met them in season one she touched Phoebe (I think?) and saw many more daughters, for all we know Paige was one of those, she just mistook her for someone else. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2015 18:56:18 GMT -5
What I will never understand is why the Power of Three wasn't naturally cancelled out when Paige was born. What did if matter if the Elders knew about her or not, they aren't responsible for issuing out the Power of Three, it's supposed to be a natural phenomenon. As soon as a fourth sister was born, it should have not been accessible.
I can only surmise that the PO3 was specifically destined for those three sisters and that Paige's birth wasn't 'destined', so she is basically an anomaly.
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Post by Esmeralda on Dec 13, 2015 20:32:52 GMT -5
Oh, I don't think a fourth sister should've made it inaccessible - only that she should never have been able to access it - that with Prue's death, it also should've died, unfulfilled, just like the show should've died with "All Hell Breaks Loose" as the last episode, unless it was just Piper and Phoebe, trying to go on without Prue with the help of Leo and Cole, especially if with the Power of Three gone, the Source woud've left them alone to let them go back to their true destiny - protecting innocents, not fighting the latest, greatest Big Bad - that's what made it boring, no matter if it was three sisters or two.
Despite her being a half through the mother, Paige was never supposed to be part of the prophecy - which is why the prophecy totally changed to suddenly being about their destiny being to vanquish the Source rather than protecting the innocent, actually sullying their true destiny and making them demonslayers ala Buffy rather than sisters who happened to be witches ala Charmed.
As I've said I don't know how many times - a pure sign that the show had totally jumped the shark by hopping into an alternate universe where the only thing that was the same is the name of some of the characters.
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Post by sol on Dec 14, 2015 11:02:05 GMT -5
What I will never understand is why the Power of Three wasn't naturally cancelled out when Paige was born. What did if matter if the Elders knew about her or not, they aren't responsible for issuing out the Power of Three, it's supposed to be a natural phenomenon. As soon as a fourth sister was born, it should have not been accessible. I can only surmise that the PO3 was specifically destined for those three sisters and that Paige's birth wasn't 'destined', so she is basically an anomaly. I think that the Power of Three does not necessarily require only three sisters At Phoebe's birth the foretold and long-awaited power gets going and if after Phoebe Patty had had other two daughters, it'ld not matter It doesn't emerge that starting from Melinda Warren, every Warren had only one daughter, the three cousins of Pardon My Past have to be daughters of three siblings or they'ld not be cousins The magic acts alone, according to its own laws, chooses to expand the powers or to give a predicted power to three sisters, I remember to emphasize that the Elders influence nothing, they are just magical and boring notaries Prue was born first, then Piper, then Phoebe, at this point the magical trio was complete and is likely that it was the existence, already operatve, of the Power of Three, that allowed Paige, who wasn't fated, to be included, to fill a void that had been created |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2015 12:49:02 GMT -5
It doesn't emerge that starting from Melinda Warren, every Warren had only one daughter, the three cousins of Pardon My Past have to be daughters of three siblings or they'ld not be cousins Unless their parents had other siblings who never had children. I know what you mean though, I'm sure there could've been other sets of three sisters in the family, they just weren't THE sisters. I suppose it was 'destined' for Prue to die and be replaced by Paige and that Melinda did not foresee this as part of the prophecy. After all, if Prue and Paige had met when Prue was alive, I assume Paige would never be able to access the PO3 whilst Prue was alive. |
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Post by sol on Dec 15, 2015 2:06:05 GMT -5
I cannot believe that Prudence was destined to die, the Angel of the Destiny told that there are many feasible fates for each person and each person creates his own making choices
Prue is dragged from the continuous attacks and traps of the Source to commit a rashness, just think about what she had gone through with the unwanted empathy
If Prue and Paige had met when Prue was alive, Paige'ld be a normal Warren witch with the orbing ability, nothing more
A powerfull witch, as Chris was - in Chris Crossed, Chris is able to steal the Book of Shadows away from his brother and cast a spell very powerful - but not a witch with access to the Power of Three
But Prue died, the Power of Three was fulfilling so Paige was able to replace the sister
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Post by erikamarie on Dec 15, 2015 10:53:54 GMT -5
If you think of the storylines they had and take out Paige, there really was enough for just the two of them - especially if you include both Leo and Cole throughout the entire series. Paige's storylines were especially just extras and unneeded - especially if, for example, all of her boyfriends were just more of Phoebe's. And without her orbing, Phoebe's premonitions remain important I don't like the idea of them getting a power boost - especially with Piper having the explosion power, they didn't need it. Trying to make it new and fresh was, of course, the reason why they did it, and by making it fresh it jumped the shark directly into an alternate universe. And it didn't make sense to introduce another sister - not when she was just a half. The Power of Three shouldn't have worked with her.That's where I disagree if I'm honest, I think they even made the point in the show, it was specifically the fact that she was related to them through their mother that meant she was a witch and did have the potential to replace a Charmed One. The fact that she was only half related to them didn't seem to matter in the show, because she was related to them through the right half. The prophecy Melinda Warren foretold about their being only three Charmed Ones I'm assuming is because she was told of them by her mother growing up, Paige was a secret at the time so clearly wouldn't have been factored into such a prophecy. When she met them in season one she touched Phoebe (I think?) and saw many more daughters, for all we know Paige was one of those, she just mistook her for someone else. There is great confusion about prophecy: nowhere is it written that the sisters should have a special destiny, eliminate the Source or put the leash on the Triad From Something Wicca This Way Comes Phoebe: I'm serious. She practiced powers. Three powers. She could move objects with her mind, see the future and stop time. Before Melinda was burned at the stake, she vowed that each generation of Warren witches would become stronger and stronger, culminating in the arrival of three sisters. Now, these sisters would be the most powerful witches the world has ever known. They're good witches and I think we're those sisters.
Phoebe: We're the protectors of the innocent. We're known as the charmed ones
They are the most powerful witches, they are the protectors of the innocent, as every good witch: the decision to protect innocent or to figh demons will be their free choice They are not obliged to use their powers, they are not obliged to do anything When Melinda speaks of many beautiful daughters is because she is seeing her future descendants, not many Charmed Ones, but her lineage, over and over and she speaks of daughters, not of witches Prue would not have to die In Morality Bites her power was increased and dangerous as Piper's, the three sisters were destined to become powerful beyond the Power of Three,but this progress of powers concerns Prue, Piper, Phoebe, not Paige Paige'll learn to orb, will learn to heal, but her witch power'll always remain the same,because she in't part of the three sisters prophesied by Melinda, even if she'll be able to replace Prude within the Power of Three Prue's death is a great victory of the Source |
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