Two Powers Each

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Was it ever mentioned officially that the sisters were meant to get three powers each? Obviously Prue's death messed this up, but had ALL the sisters only ever been meant TWO powers, what would you have liked?


Prue: Telekinesis and Shielding/Energy Waves

Astral Projection would be too weak as her second and final power so I'd fast track and give Prue her Morality Bites power. Although, I'd make it a mixture of Wyatt's and Shax's powers, with the potential to be both a shield and a blast. 


Piper: Freezing and Exploding 

If Prue was still going to die - which she would, sadly - then Exploding was a good offensive power for the sisters without Prue. Either that or some other heat/fire based power. 


Phoebe: Premonition and Telepathy

Giving Phoebe Levitation as her second power would keep her considerably weaker than her sisters, so I'd give her another passive, 'mind' power, because I like the idea of her having powers that demons can't be immune to. Telepathy would give her the abilities to read thoughts, control minds and temporarily absorb and use powers she is hit by. I just think it's a better, less cheesy, power than Empathy. 


Paige: Telekinetic Orbing and Hyper Speed

I'd have preferred Paige to have a 'orb-like' Hyper Speed - looking similar to her charge, Mitchell's, power in Freaky Phoebe - because it would be another 'hybrid power' rather than the exclusively Whitelighter power of Orbing. Leo had the Orbing power, so there was no need for all the WitchLigthers to have it too. They also should've never had Healing and Glamouring either. HS is a 'movement' power so it would relate to Paige's Telekinesis, and is also a 'Transport' power, so would relate to her Orbing.  

[Esmeralda]

No, it was never mentioned that each sister was supposed to get three each - it would make each a super-witch with no need for the Power of Three, the way Piper's two powers made her. They were each supposed to get a single power with upgrades of distance and control - that got screwed up when Prue got a new power - astral projection, which had nothing to do with moving thing with her mind, since your astral self is not a thing that can be moved, nor is it something that others can see or that can interact with something

If they were going to get two powers each right off the bat, I would prefer that Melinda Warren had all six and each got both an active power and an inactive one, which have nothing to do with the other:

PRUE: Telekinesis and Telepathy

PIPER: Freezing and Empathy (she needed it much more than Phoebe!)

PHOEBE: Superspeed and Premonitions

PAIGE: Telekinesis (exactly like Prue's...) and Premonitions (exactly like Prue's...) - NO whitelighter powers!

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Nov 25, 2014 10:02:54 GMT -5 Esmeralda said:

No, it was never mentioned that each sister was supposed to get three each - it would make each a super-witch with no need for the Power of Three, the way Piper's two powers made her. They were each supposed to get a single power with upgrades of distance and control - that got screwed up when Prue got a new power - astral projection, which had nothing to do with moving thing with her mind, since your astral self is not a thing that can be moved, nor is it something that others can see or that can interact with something

If they were going to get two powers each right off the bat, I would prefer that Melinda Warren had all six and each got both an active power and an inactive one, which have nothing to do with the other:

PRUE: Telekinesis and Telepathy

PIPER: Freezing and Empathy (she needed it much more than Phoebe!)

PHOEBE: Superspeed and Premonitions

PAIGE: Telekinesis (exactly like Prue's...) and Premonitions (exactly like Prue's...) - NO whitelighter powers!

I wonder who's idea Prue's AP was, and thus the subsequent progressions. Because it happened pretty early and halfway during a season (S2). Plus in the Woogy episode of S1, Prue and Piper didn't seem surprised that Phoebe had gained the conjuring power, more so that it had nothing to do with premonitions. Makes me thing secondary powers were always on the cards. But then Morality Bites kind of confuses things because Phoebe is shown to have her Levitation and the Empathy-brain fry power, yet Prue and Piper just have improved TK and freezing. More inconsistency.

Would you stick with the same secondary powers then, Es, if they had to 'gain' them, like in Season 2/3? 

[Esmeralda]

If they had to "gain" them, no one would get an extra power, since none were necessary. But I would've preferred if Prue had the premonitions (as the leader, they would show her where to lead her sisters), Piper only got freezing (it fit her personality and was a defensive power as compared to an offensive one) and Phoebe only got telepathy (and after Prue's death, Piper suddenly got premonitions, Phoebe suddenly got freezing and Paige got telepathy and no whitelighter powers). Then they would need spells and potions and the Power of Three, and no one would think that anyone needs an offensive power. Best of all, all of these would be cheap effects that depend on the actor, and the show could use money on good actors and good scripts rather than fakey special effects.

Just remember that I prefer the show when it's closer to "Touch by an Angel" or "7th Heaven" than "Buffy" or "Supernatural", when the emphasis is on the sisters who happen to be witches saving innocents rather than who has what power and which Big Bad are they going to have to battle this time - and, yes, I do know that I'm in the minority of Charmed fans when it comes to that.

[Melinda Halliwell]

If the sisters only had 2 powers each then they would have to earn the right to receive them through their work of helping people and saving them before that happened and if they abused those or used their magic for personal gain then they lost them afterwards.

Anyway going on from that the powers I'd give the sisters would be the original ones for their first and then an active one for Phoebe which dealt considerable damage to evil but not destroyed them same as Piper and then an inactive one for Prue so they still needed P03 spells or potions to vanquish whoever.

So telekinesis and telepathy for Prue like others have said would be good powers for her so I'd go with that.

If Piper's powers had been time related then stopping time obviously and then rewinding that backwards. If molecule based then freezing things still and either super strength or freezing things in ice.

For Phoebe Premonitions then either empathy but emotioned based only no power channeling etc, astral projection or a psychic blast from her forehead which could knock evil unconcious like Emma De Lauro done in Mutant X.

And finally Paige telekinesis like Prue and then moving things she couldn't see like Max Franklin.

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Nov 25, 2014 11:59:01 GMT -5 Esmeralda said:

If they had to "gain" them, no one would get an extra power, since none were necessary. But I would've preferred if Prue had the premonitions (as the leader, they would show her where to lead her sisters), Piper only got freezing (it fit her personality and was a defensive power as compared to an offensive one) and Phoebe only got telepathy (and after Prue's death, Piper suddenly got premonitions, Phoebe suddenly got freezing and Paige got telepathy and no whitelighter powers). Then they would need spells and potions and the Power of Three, and no one would think that anyone needs an offensive power. Best of all, all of these would be cheap effects that depend on the actor, and the show could use money on good actors and good scripts rather than fakey special effects.

Just remember that I prefer the show when it's closer to "Touch by an Angel" or "7th Heaven" than "Buffy" or "Supernatural", when the emphasis is on the sisters who happen to be witches saving innocents rather than who has what power and which Big Bad are they going to have to battle this time - and, yes, I do know that I'm in the minority of Charmed fans when it comes to that.

I'm more inclined towards a mix or TBAA and Buffy personally. I just meant if they only ever got 2 powers each then they wouldn't necessarily become 3 Super Witches. To be honest I wouldn't really give Piper Exploding as her second power, I just couldn't think of an alternative that would keep her 'the strongest'.

[Esmeralda]

For me, anything that includes Buffy-type stuff is either too scary (I HATE horror movies, which is why I stopped watching Bones, even though I liked the characters - but much too creepy!) or too boring - too much of the same thing over and over. But again, that's just me.

If they HAD to get a second power and it had nothing to do with their original power, I'd still want each to get an active power and an inactive power:

PRUE: Telekinesis and then Telepathy

PIPER: Freezing and then Empathy (she needed it much more than Phoebe!)

PHOEBE: Premonitions and then Levitation

AFTER PRUE'S DEATH:

PIPER: Get Telekinesis, later get telepathy

PHOEBE: Get Freezing, later get empathy

PAIGE: Keep orbing, get premonitions (not whitelighter-affected) - never get any other powers

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Nov 26, 2014 8:59:33 GMT -5 Esmeralda said:

For me, anything that includes Buffy-type stuff is either too scary (I HATE horror movies, which is why I stopped watching Bones, even though I liked the characters - but much too creepy!) or too boring - too much of the same thing over and over. But again, that's just me.

If they HAD to get a second power and it had nothing to do with their original power, I'd still want each to get an active power and an inactive power:

PRUE: Telekinesis and then Telepathy

PIPER: Freezing and then Empathy (she needed it much more than Phoebe!)

PHOEBE: Premonitions and then Levitation

AFTER PRUE'S DEATH:

PIPER: Get Telekinesis, later get telepathy

PHOEBE: Get Freezing, later get empathy

PAIGE: Keep orbing, get premonitions (not whitelighter-affected) - never get any other powers

I get what you mean, Es. I think this is one of few things we disagree on. I like the TBAA stuff, but I can't deny how much I loved Season 4. However, I loved episodes like Lost and Bound, A Paige from the Past and Trial by Magic which are lighter (or at least, more focused on Innocents). I probably too wouldn't enjoy an entire show of angsty, forbidden love sagas. That's why I like a mix, because I tend to get bored of one overall tone. Like, for me, Season 1 and 2 were great but a tad directionless. 

I like the idea of one sister having Telekinesis and Premonitions, because they both require such concentration and are 'mind' powers. I always thought Prue would suit Premonitions, giving that she was always the most Innocent-orientated sister. 

[Esmeralda]

The only reason I didn't give Prue premonitions is because it was one of the three original powers and if the second had nothing to do with the first, then I'd at least want them to have that, although I still would've preferred Prue with premonitions (so she could lead) and Phoebe with TK - freezing just suited Piper so much.

Actually, way back when we had a similar discussion, although in that one, the original poster asked “If you created the show, what powers would they have?” and what Reality Bites wrote really resonated with me. So if the two powers had absolutely totally nothing to do with the original show (but Melinda Warren would still have these original three Premonitions, Invisibility and Empathy) , here's what I'd choose:

Jun 23, 2009 23:59:27 GMT -5 Reality Bites said:

Hmm... interesting topic. I would choose a set of powers that would be the easiest on the production budget, still relatively interesting, and also ensure that the sisters are capable of using their powers productively without evolving to the point where they can play super-witch and vanquish every demonic threat with just a wave of their hand (ahem, Piper post-season three). This is to make sure that throughout the entire series they'd have to rely on their wits and each other to vanquish their biggest adversaries throughout the entire series run.

Start of the series

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Prue - Premonitions

As the oldest and wisest sister, I would give Prue the power to see the future and eventually the past. Knowledge is power and I think Prue would value the information gained from her visions, interpret them wisely and ultimately use them to save the day. I also think having a passive power will encourage the protective Prue to take up self-defense classes much sooner than in the actual series. I'm not sure, but I think Prue was an Art History major in college. Art History would tie into her interest in photography and kinda explain her vast knowledge in antiquities and dead languages like Latin. I think a history buff having the power to see into our world's future and past would really reflect her personality.

Piper - Invisibility

The middle child, clichéd or not, usually feels "invisible" when it comes to their older and younger siblings. I think just like "freezing" mirrors Piper's early panicky characterization, I think this power would reflect Piper's sense of not being a "super witch" like her sisters. The power could manifest during moments of insecurity and genuine fright, making for some sticky situations. It would also give her the chance to shine as her power would come in handy in a plethora of different scenarios.

Phoebe - Empathy

As the wild child and the youngest, Phoebe would still need a power to keep her grounded. Being forced to experience the emotions of those around her would be the thing to do it. Like her premonitions in the actual series, empathy would give Phoebe a chance to connect to their innocents and make her their most vocal champion, seeing as she'll really be able to understand what it is their going through. I think she'd also be able to help them heal.

Later in the series

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If this sister's powers had to expand, it would be as follows.

Prue - Premonitions expands into Telepathy

During the second season Prue's powers would expand to give her the power of telepathy. I think her intellectual curiosity and her natural perception, her sixth sense about people and things, would "naturally" expand into this new power.

Piper - Invisibility expands into Forcefields

Yeah, it's comic bookish and reminiscent of The Invisible Woman, but this power compliments invisibility so well. As Piper becomes more confident in her craft and herself, her powers would expand into a more aggressive ability, but not as offensive as her exploding power in the actual series. Thus, she'll still need her sisters to vanquish upper-level baddies instead of being able to do it on her own. Also, being invisible and having forcefields would also explain why, unlike her sisters, Piper doesn't feel the need to rely on hand-to-hand combat skills to protect herself from baddies.

Phoebe - Empathy expands into Cloning

At the beginning of season three, Phoebe would have gained the ability to split into an empathic clone of herself. Basically, she would be able to displace extreme emotions into a temporary clone of herself (sort of like "Which Prue Is It Anyway?"). When very angry, she could split into an aggressive version of herself or when very excited, an overly perky version of herself. When she gains control of the power it would come in handy, especially when needing to use a decoy or when outnumbered by demons and other baddies.

Introduction of Paige

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When Paige is introduced to replace Prue, she would have received these powers...

Paige - Prophetic dreams and Orbing

Like Prue, Paige would be able to see the future in order to fulfill the prophecy of the Charmed Ones. However, she would only be able to do so through vivid dreams that prophesies forthcoming events. It would be a twist on the original third sister's power, much like telekinetic orbing was a twist on telekinesis in the actual series. Somewhere down the line, Paige's power would be used to find a "lost prophecy" that details the defeat and rebirth of the Charmed Ones, showing how both incarnations of the Charmed Ones play an important part in the death of the Source. Also, I would think that Paige would retain the power to orb, because like in the actual series, it would be a power that is independent of her Warren roots and comes strictly from her whitelighter side.

As Paige's powers evolve, she'd gain Mind Projection

Keeping with the dream aspect of her powers, initially Paige would gain the ability to project her consciousness into other people's dreams (much like Isabel Evans of the TV series ROSWELL or Leo in "Brain Drain" from season four of CHARMED) in the season five finale. Eventually in season six this power would come to reflect Prue's telepathy, by allowing Paige to interact with other people's subconsciousness whether they are awake or not. Basically, she'd be able to pull their ID into a dream like world, and interact with them. Of course, while using this power Paige would be unconscious, which would make her vulnerable but what's the fun of magic without risk? By season seven, this power would allow Paige to cast dreamlike illusions on others, plus she gets to stay awake while doing so, allowing her mind projection to serve as more of an active power for her.

Whatcha think?

Of course, the way I'd be different is that once Prue was dead, Piper would get Prue's powers; Phoebe would get Piper's and Paige would get Phoebe's original one plus orbing. What I like best is there's not a truly offensive power in the bunch!

[Nimue]

Prue: Telekinesis and Levitation
Piper: Freezing and Hyper Speed OR Ice Manipulation (can't really think of anything else, and Ice fits her personality after Prue dies).
Phoebe: Premonitions and Empathy OR Telepathy
Paige: Telekinesis (exactly like Prue's), and Orbing. No other Whitelighter powers until she actually becomes one.

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Nov 27, 2014 6:32:07 GMT -5 Nimue said:

Prue: Telekinesis and Levitation
Piper: Freezing and Hyper Speed OR Ice Manipulation (can't really think of anything else, and Ice fits her personality after Prue dies).
Phoebe: Premonitions and Empathy OR Telepathy
Paige: Telekinesis (exactly like Prue's), and Orbing. No other Whitelighter powers until she actually becomes one.

I'm sure I've read this before when we were talking about it and I did like it a lot! I think there's something to be said for none of the sister having a truly offensive power. 

One thing about the show's mythology that I think would be fun to play with is the notion of 'good' powers and 'evil' powers, probably because it was so sloppily handled. One minute it was: 'It's all just magic, it's the intention that matters', the next it was 'fire is evil, fire is demonic'.

It would've been REALLY interesting if the producers/writers had made all the fiery, explosive powers 'Evil' (including Piper's power), making witches truly just protectors and not demon-hunters. Obviously you'd have to have some crossover for powers like Telekinesis/Teleportation etc. And if the sisters had 2/3 powers demons would consider them extremely power for a witch, even with passive powers, because witches would be known as protectors, not fighters. The difficulty is if they have to protect, the only way to do that is kill demons, which means they have to be as strong/almost as strong as them. 

I do LOVE the idea of Prue having premonitions as it totally fits into her thirst for knowledge. I'm not saying Phoebe is dumb as such, but Prue was the real logical thinker of the group. Hell, it would've even suited Paige as well, she was smarter than Piper all through S4.

Also, if we sticking with the original 3 powers of the real series, the non-offensive power progressions could've gone something like this:

- Prue: Telekinesis, Levitation
- Piper: Freezing, Hyper Speed
- Phoebe: Premonition, Astral Projection 
- Paige: TK-Orbing, Orbing

[Nimue]

I'm not sure I agree with that, with the part concerning witches being protectors. It doesn't seem fair, why should witches be in any way obliged to protect the innocent and hunt down evil if they don't want to? The Charmed Ones were different: they were part of a prophecy, and it was their destiny. But for the others who don't have that kind of destiny, would should they be forced that way? Also, I really don't agree with there being certain powers that should be evil, and others not: that's a very black-and-white way of seeing things, a very one-dimensional portrayal of magic. Because what happens to Firestarters? Are they naturally evil then? I don't mean any offense, and please don't take it that way, but that idea seems a bit unfair.

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Nov 27, 2014 13:08:58 GMT -5 Nimue said:

I'm not sure I agree with that, with the part concerning witches being protectors. It doesn't seem fair, why should witches be in any way obliged to protect the innocent and hunt down evil if they don't want to? The Charmed Ones were different: they were part of a prophecy, and it was their destiny. But for the others who don't have that kind of destiny, would should they be forced that way? Also, I really don't agree with there being certain powers that should be evil, and others not: that's a very black-and-white way of seeing things, a very one-dimensional portrayal of magic. Because what happens to Firestarters? Are they naturally evil then? I don't mean any offense, and please don't take it that way, but that idea seems a bit unfair.

The whole point of witches in the show is that they are given their powers to protect Innocents from Evil, just like Whitelighters are given their powers (and a second life) to guide and protect witches/future whitelighters. When they use their powers for personal gain or evil they become warlocks/evil witches (well, they're supposed to according to the show's early mythology). 

I was only toying with the good/evil magic idea. I wouldn't definitely go for it. I don't see how it's unfair in any way? After all Whitelighters are given specific powers (good powers) for a specific job, as are Darklighters, so why not witches as well? Plus, powers like energy balls and shimmering would shown to be almost exclusively evil anyway, so it's not that much of a stretch.  

[Nimue]

I don't remember any other witches except for the Charmed Ones having to protect innocents, but I could be wrong. The problem I have is that there is no freedom of choice: you don't get to choose whichever way you want to use your powers, you don't get to choose whether you're good or bad, or just in between, you get the choice forced on you whether you like it or not. But that's just a problem I have with the show's mythology. Also another thing: energy balls and shimmering aren't evil, it just depends on how you use them. I know that's not how it was done, but still, again, that's just me, I completely disagree with the show's portrayal of good and bad, especially when they contradicted themselves: in Season 4, Tyler was a Firestarter, and the Source wanted to use him, but Piper and Leo convinced him that his powers weren't evil, that it was just the way he used them that could be either good or bad. Or maybe I'm not remembering things right?

[Nimue]

I just checked on Charmed Wiki, and it says that the Phoenix Witches can be hired by either good or bad to kill any creature, and they have Shimmering and Energy Balls.

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Nov 27, 2014 13:26:23 GMT -5 Nimue said:

I don't remember any other witches except for the Charmed Ones having to protect innocents, but I could be wrong. The problem I have is that there is no freedom of choice: you don't get to choose whichever way you want to use your powers, you don't get to choose whether you're good or bad, or just in between, you get the choice forced on you whether you like it or not. But that's just a problem I have with the show's mythology. Also another thing: energy balls and shimmering aren't evil, it just depends on how you use them. I know that's not how it was done, but still, again, that's just me, I completely disagree with the show's portrayal of good and bad, especially when they contradicted themselves: in Season 4, Tyler was a Firestarter, and the Source wanted to use him, but Piper and Leo convinced him that his powers weren't evil, that it was just the way he used them that could be either good or bad. Or maybe I'm not remembering things right?

Yes, all witches in Charmed are given their powers to protect innocents. That's the only reason they have them, unlike other witchy shows where they mostly have powers just to have them. That's what makes Charmed the show it is, because the witches in it actually have a purpose, other than to get into magical mishaps.

They can choose to be bad if they want, during the 48-hour window mentioned in Charmed Again, in which they decide to be good/evil. Although, this is pretty sketchy mythology, because anytime during their lives if a witch renounces the Wiccan Rede, they become a Warlock technically and 'evil', for want of a better term. 

I didn't say shimmering and energy balls were evil, I said they were almost exclusively shown as Evil i.e. every character who used them was either Evil or morally ambiguous. Blinking got even worst treatment, becoming a 'warlock power' when it was originally only supposed to be a power that a warlock (Matthew Tate) had copied from a witch.

I better way to explain what I meant would probably be if they had 'witch' powers and 'demon' powers, not 'good' and 'evil' powers. That way, the person could still decide for themselves what to do with them. It would be a similar contrast to Whitelighters and Darklighters. Plus, witches are technically humans and demons aren't, so it would make sense it they have different types of powers.

[Nimue]

Ok, I still don't remember witches getting their powers to exclusively protect innocents, but I'll let that one go.

On the other hand, I still think it's unfair that some powers should be categorised as witch or demon powers, especially since like you said, some powers like Blinking weren't consistant. One day it was evil, the next it was good. And besides, even if powers could be categorised as witch or demon powers, there would still be exceptions: you'd still have an oddball who would turn out to have a power that isn't specific to his/her species.

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Nov 27, 2014 14:01:58 GMT -5 Nimue said:

Ok, I still don't remember witches getting their powers to exclusively protect innocents, but I'll let that one go.

On the other hand, I still think it's unfair that some powers should be categorised as witch or demon powers, especially since like you said, some powers like Blinking weren't consistant. One day it was evil, the next it was good. And besides, even if powers could be categorised as witch or demon powers, there would still be exceptions: you'd still have an oddball who would turn out to have a power that isn't specific to his/her species.

It's in the first episode. Phoebe even says, 'We're the protectors of the innocent, we're known as the Charmed Ones'. And several other witches have spoken about protecting Innocents from evil (Grams, Patty, Billie). 

Blinking was always consistently shown as Evil. Melinda mentioned that the Warlock 'copied' the power from 'another witch' but obviously we never saw this witch. So, it was only ever shown to be used by Warlocks, and the sisters when they temporarily became Warlocks/Evil Witches. As for your point about the Phoenix Witches, yeah they were the only non-Evil users seen to have shimmering power. Also the Callaways and Montanas used energy balls. However, all three families would be considered morally ambiguous, as I mentioned before. 

I think set witch, demon, whitelighter and darklighter powers would be better than just good/evil, as it almost divides them into four distinct species/classifications. And so the only way one could have a power from another 'species' would be if they were a cross/half-breed (or whatever is the correct term) like half-witch/half-whitelighters Paige, Wyatt and Chris. This would be fine I suppose but it would best if they were 'hybrid' powers, like Paige's TK-orbing.
  

[Astral Alex]

I had to think long and hard about this, because I do like the powers that were shown on the series, however if we were choosing powers that would fit the series, then this sort of incorporates what I believe should've happened:

Prue: Telekinesis and Levitation

Prue having telekinesis made a lot of sense to me, so I wouldn't change that at all. However, I would have had Prue develop levitation instead of Astral Projection. I think it makes more sense in that it isn't a sudden lurch in a different direction for Prue's powers, levitation would merely prove that Prue is getting stronger - as if she can move other people, then why not herself? Also, I think that it wouldn't make Prue too powerful as I was never a fan of Prue being the out and out strongest of the three of them.

Piper: Freezing, Exploding and Invisibility

Freezing has always been my favourite Charmed power, so there is no way that Piper would start with anything different. Also, I know on these boards Piper's exploding power is seen as controversial but, I wouldn't have had Piper develop it in the manner she does. Following Prue's death, it would've been interesting to see the girls struggle without an out and out offensive power - and in order to disregard the "molecular" explanation, Piper would inherit the power from a power broker in "The Fifth Halliwheel" in order to save an innocent. Following on from this, I always thought that later on (perhaps post-S8) Piper could've developed invisibility. In a fictional Season Nine I once planned, Piper's personality mellowed from the bitch we saw in Season Eight to the girl we first saw at the beginning, and the power was triggered from a desire to hide away. However, this power again relies on the molecular explanation of her powers.

Phoebe: Premonitions, Astral Projection and Telepathy

I would have had Phoebe inherit the power to Astral Project, instead of Prue, as I think it makes more sense and would've worked well with her self-defense. Instead of Empathy as well, I would've had her develop Telepathy, which as somebody said - is less cheesy and also if used correctly could've been the most powerful power the sisters possessed. Also, giving Phoebe new powers wouldn't have been the huge emphasis - but I would've made more of a deal of her premonitions until the very end, as I think the lack of her power during Seasons 6-8 was terrible.

Paige: Telekinetic Orbing, Orbing, Sensing

Paige is always an interesting one. I loved how her power manifested itself with her Whitelighter side, and there isn't anything I would really change about the powers. I think giving her telekinesis as the youngest sister would've given her an unfair power balance, but over the course of the series I would like to see her be more in touch with her witch side and have her power become non-verbal and take on a weaker form of Prue's telekinesis.

[Esmeralda]

Really like these, Astral, although I would've liked it better if after Prue's death, Piper (with her now the oldest) got Prue's powers, Phoebe got Piper's (with her now the middle) and Paige got Phoebe's (with her now the youngest - never the baby) without any whitelighter powers - she's not dead yet. That also means Wyatt and Chris wouldn't have any, which would be just fine with me. The only ones who should ever have them are people who are dead and have earned them.