Favourite Charmed Period and string of episodes?

[West]

Whats your favourite period of charmed and string of episodes throughout the seasons.

I divided it up in 22 periods, and tried to work them to storylines and arcs. I considered giving each period a name, but I hadn't got time to think of something.

I look forward to hearing what peoples favorites are and I decided to allow everyone to pick 5 choices.

[adzpower]

I actually couldn't pick any of them, I'd start to think of good episodes and then in each category I'd stumble upon a poor one that made me not want to vote for it.

[Chrisaholic]

I made my choice. It was not easy but I found my favorite periods.

[Esmeralda]

Aug 23, 2015 3:42:34 GMT -5 adzpower said:

I actually couldn't pick any of them, I'd start to think of good episodes and then in each category I'd stumble upon a poor one that made me not want to vote for it.

I chose Periods 2 and 3. It's not quite my full one (that's from 1.07 to 2.16), but comes the closest. Like you, it includes some episodes that I don't like, but it's the only time period when I like all three sisters - didn't like Prue before it and didn't like Piper after it. By the time I did like Piper again, I hated PhoeME.

[Deleted]

I picked Season One, of course.

[Deleted]

I picked all of Season 1, late Season 2, early Season 3, and early Season 4.  Lots of great episodes there.  Season 1 was the best season, bar none.

[Deleted]

For my last three picks, I chose early S4 and late S7.

[Deleted]

Aug 23, 2015 12:00:01 GMT -5 @tim66 said:

For my last three picks, I chose early S4 and late S7.

Those aren't bad, too.  Unfortunately, I could only pick 5 options.

[Sadrick]

Maybe Period 3 is my overall favourite? It has some memorable episodes and scenes like Morality Bites and Awakened. I can't say for absolute certainty because all of the periods up until 7 have their ups and downs for me.

[West]

I picked period 1, 2, 3 and 4. Period 6 was good for the those of first few Paige intro EPs.

[Esmeralda]

I didn't realize I could vote for up to 5, so I just voted for 8, 12 and 18. Again, some bad episodes are included, but overall, I loved the introduction of Paige and Wyatt's birth (even if he should've been Prudence Melinda and not have any powers beyond her shield since the Charmed powers were supposed to culminate (end) with the Charmed Ones) and of course Drake and Zankou, the best part of S6-8!

[West]

So the top periods so far seem to be

Period 8: Charmed Again to A Knight to Remember (4x1 - 4x6)
Period 1: Something Wicca This Way Comes to Wicca Envy (1x1 - 1x10)
Period 2: Feats of Clay to Deja Vu All Over Again (1x11 - 1x22)
Period 5: The Honeymoon's Over to Sleuthing with the Enemy (3x1 - 3x8)

We have alot of new members lately, so I hope more reply and put there thoughts in. So we can get a nice top 5 list.

[Deleted]

Sept 12, 2015 6:29:02 GMT -5 West said:

So the top periods so far seem to be

Period 8: Charmed Again to A Knight to Remember (4x1 - 4x6)
Period 1: Something Wicca This Way Comes to Wicca Envy (1x1 - 1x10)
Period 2: Feats of Clay to Deja Vu All Over Again (1x11 - 1x22)
Period 5: The Honeymoon's Over to Sleuthing with the Enemy (3x1 - 3x8)

We have alot of new members lately, so I hope more reply and put there thoughts in. So we can get a nice top 5 list.

That makes sense.  Most people love Season 1, and Seasons 3 and 4 both had very strong starts.  On the other hand, late Season 3 is bogged down too much by the Demon Brotherhood snoozefest, while late Season 4 is bogged down by the messy, disastrous Dark Phoebe/Source storyline.

[Deleted]

Most of my votes are in the early seasons.  I can guess most of you know why.

[West]

Bump for newbies and those yet to reply.

[tocallalostwitch]

Thanks, West73.

It was a difficult choice because there's at least one thing I like a lot about every season/period. 
My most favorite periods, though, are the early years of the show.

SO I voted: 1, 2, 4, 7. 

And here's why:

- My favorite character is Prue.
- The characters felt more authentic back then. They felt like real people: they had jobs, went to college, had other responsibilities other than vanquishing demons. 
- They felt more like sisters: they fought about things real sisters fight about like borrowing clothes without permission or who borrowed the car and didn't give back the         keys. And something I just noticed: they showed a lot more physical affection towards each other back then.
- The show had humor in those periods.  
- There was a balance between personal-life plots and witch-duties-innocent-saving-demon-fighting (there's gotta be one word for it that I just can't come up with) plots. 

Other periods were good, but those first three seasons, in my opinion, were the best. 

[West]

Jan 6, 2016 8:32:32 GMT -5 tocallalostwitch said:

Thanks, West73.

It was a difficult choice because there's at least one thing I like a lot about every season/period. 
My most favorite periods, though, are the early years of the show.

SO I voted: 1, 2, 4, 7. 

And here's why:

- My favorite character is Prue.
- The characters felt more authentic back then. They felt like real people: they had jobs, went to college, had other responsibilities other than vanquishing demons. 
- They felt more like sisters: they fought about things real sisters fight about like borrowing clothes without permission or who borrowed the car and didn't give back the         keys. And something I just noticed: they showed a lot more physical affection towards each other back then.
- The show had humor in those periods.  
- There was a balance between personal-life plots and witch-duties-innocent-saving-demon-fighting (there's gotta be one word for it that I just can't come up with) plots. 

Other periods were good, but those first three seasons, in my opinion, were the best. 

My pleasure.

It is hard because we always end up with a bad one among good episodes among the periods.

I agree the first three are the best, and from the favourite writers thread, it shows since half the good writing team was gone by season 4.

[Granny Charmed]

I picked the first five periods on your poll.

Im having quite fun with your poll threads. Keep it up dears, you have very interesting ideas everyone. ☺

Edit: Im quite fascinated that period 5 is winning. Is that the best period of Charmed by our fellow Cafe folks.

[West]

Period 5: The Honeymoon's Over to Sleuthing with the Enemy with 12 votes.

Our best charmed period. Interesting.

[Deleted]

This is probably my favorite poll.
In fact if there was a a "What is your Favorite Poll" Poll. I would vote for this one

This was hard. And I wish I could have chosen a 6th option. My Personal Fave 5 Episodes are bolded. The only one missing on the list is AHBL

Please forgive me fandom but Season 4 is my favorite season and this poll is about Favourite rather than Best. So my rankings are:

First
Period 4: Animal Pragmatism - Be Careful What You Witch For (2x13 - 2x22)[/b]
A string of awesome episodes revolving around the sisters, saving innocence and awesome writing and acting.

35 2x13 10/Feb/2000 Animal Pragmatism (The only ep I don't like from this selection)
36 2x14 17/Feb/2000 Pardon My Past (My Favourite of this period)
37 2x15 24/Feb/2000 Give Me A Sign
38 2x16 30/Mar/2000 Murphy's Luck
39 2x17 06/Apr/2000 How to Make a Quilt Out of Americans
40 2x18 20/Apr/2000 Chick Flick (My Favourite silly, filler episode ever!)
41 2x19 27/Apr/2000 Ex Libris
42 2x20 04/May/2000 Astral Monkey
43 2x21 11/May/2000 Apocalypse Not (Great story - I wished they came back as the big bad for S5/6/7/8)
44 2x22 18/May/2000 Be Careful What You Witch For (My Favourite Season Finale)


Second
Period 2: Feats of Clay to Deja Vu All Over Again (1x11 - 1x22)
Back to the basics! A well written 2nd half of Season 1 with great story and acting)

11 1x11 20/Jan/1999 Feats of Clay (Least Favourite of this selection)
12 1x12 03/Feb/1999 The Wendigo
13 1x13 10/Feb/1999 From Fear to Eternity
14 1x14 17/Feb/1999 Secrets and Guys
15 1x15 24/Feb/1999 Is There A Woogy in the House?
16 1x16 03/Mar/1999 Which Prue Is It, Anyway?
17 1x17 07/Apr/1999 That '70s Episode (One of my Top 5 Fave Eps)
18 1x18 28/Apr/1999 When Bad Warlocks Go Good
19 1x19 05/May/1999 Out Of Sight (aka Blind Sided)
20 1x20 12/May/1999 The Power of Two
21 1x21 19/May/1999 Love Hurts
22 1x22 26/May/1999 Deja Vu All Over Again (My Second Fave Finale)


Third and Fourth - put together
Period 8: Charmed Again to A Knight to Remember (4x1 - 4x6)
Period 9: Brain Drain to Charmed and Dangerous (4x7 - 4x13)
These are my fondest memories of Charmed. Being 13, just started High School and loving the raw emotion and great storyline of all 3 sisters! It was the last time we had Fun Phoebe which is why I really adore this half of Season 4.

67 4x01 04/Oct/2001 Charmed Again (1) One of my top 5 favourite episodes
68 4x02 04/Oct/2001 Charmed Again (2)
69 4x03 11/Oct/2001 Hell Hath No Fury
70 4x04 18/Oct/2001 Enter the Demon (Least Favourite of the selection)
71 4x05 25/Oct/2001 Size Matters
72 4x06 01/Nov/2001 A Knight to Remember
73 4x07 08/Nov/2001 Brain Drain
74 4x08 15/Nov/2001 Black As Cole
75 4x09 13/Dec/2001 Muse to My Ears
76 4x10 17/Jan/2002 A Paige from the Past
77 4x11 24/Jan/2002 Trial By Magic
78 4x12 31/Jan/2002 Lost and Bound
79 4x13 07/Feb/2002 Charmed and Dangerous One of my top 5 favourite episodes


Fifth
Period 10: The Three Faces of Phoebe to Witch Way Now (4x14 - 4x22)
Dark Dark Charmed and ALL Actors/Actress's are on form! Although very Phoebe centric, I was hocked into the stroyline and was taken away by the twisted storyline.

80 4x14 14/Feb/2002 The Three Faces of Phoebe
81 4x15 14/Mar/2002 Marry-Go-Round
82 4x16 21/Mar/2002 The Fifth Halliwheel
83 4x17 28/Mar/2002 Saving Private Leo
84 4x18 18/Apr/2002 Bite Me (Least favourite of the selection)
85 4x19 25/Apr/2002 We're Off to See the Wizard
86 4x20 02/May/2002 Long Live the Queen (One of my top 5 Favourite Episodes)
87 4x21 09/May/2002 Womb Raider
88 4x22 16/May/2002 Witch Way Now?



Sixth - special mention[/u]
Period 5: The Honeymoon's Over to Sleuthing with the Enemy (3x1 - 3x8)
The Glory days - I LOVE These episodes but looking back - they remind me of the beginning of the end. I love Julian McMahon but all three sisters should have been more suspecious of Cole in the beginning and Phoebe's selfish side began to emerge.


45 3x01 05/Oct/2000 The Honeymoon's Over
46 3x02 12/Oct/2000 Magic Hour
47 3x03 19/Oct/2000 Once Upon a Time (Least favourite episode)
48 3x04 26/Oct/2000 All Halliwell's Eve (Favourite episode of the selection)
49 3x05 02/Nov/2000 Sight Unseen
50 3x06 09/Nov/2000 Primrose Empath
51 3x07 16/Nov/2000 Power Outage
52 3x08 14/Dec/2000 Sleuthing With the Enemy



Thanks West. This was fun! Makes me remember the good times really well!
Maybe I'll come back today and rank all 22 periods soon!