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Post by jdpm1991 on Feb 22, 2017 13:37:16 GMT -5
Which original Charmed One had the best 2nd power?
Prue's Astral Projection
Phoebe's levitation
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Piper's Molecular Combustion
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Post by StoryGirl83 on Feb 22, 2017 14:23:01 GMT -5
I guess it depends on what you mean by best. Most powerful. Piper's, because she could take down a lot of demons by herself. Most useful. Prue's, because she could leave where they were without it being clear that she was and she could check on things really quick (although Rex's was even more useful, because you could easily spy on people with it). My favorite. Phoebe's, because I'm with Phoebe, I think it would be cool to fly and levitation would get me closer to that.
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Post by adzpower on Feb 22, 2017 16:15:13 GMT -5
I'll go with Prue's, so convenient, like a pre-cursor to Paige's orbing but restricted to just one person.
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Post by charmedforlife28 on Feb 22, 2017 17:14:45 GMT -5
I think Piper's seemed most useful since she could take on a demon without her sisters if she needed to. Then I would choose Prue because like adzpower its similar to orbing which I always thought was the coolest. Despite levitation being cool it didn't seem as useful as the other powers listed. I also did not see enough of the levitation power coming into play since they had to cut it because of budget and safety I heard
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Post by Granny Charmed on Feb 23, 2017 2:44:03 GMT -5
I have to admit Piper's was useful, but truly not needed. Why should a sister be given a power that can kill demons and make the power of three and Charmed unit dears a waste.
Prue's Astral Projection dears was actually the most convenient. I always wondered how it would have evolved, to the point of how it was briefly shown in Primrose Empath.
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Post by cyma on Feb 23, 2017 4:38:14 GMT -5
Best second power for me would have to be astral projection. Could just leave work or any boring party or event without having to worry about the consequences  As for best powers for the sisters, I'm gonna pick Piper's powers. It does more damage and pretty useful when being attacked by multiple opponents. Phoebe's levitating kick and Prue leaving her body vulnerable just so she can astral project behind someone to merely kick them....  yeah..not really impressive and only good for one opponent. Besides that, Piper's powers also make the best sense when it comes to power progression. Phoebe receiving Levitation and Prue receiving Astral Projection made no sense. Telekinesis and Levitation being two separate powers also had me scratching my head. If you have telekinesis, it means you can move things with your mind. Which naturally means you can levitate yourself too if you wanted rather than your psychic little sister suddenly doing it for you. Also Phoebe's yodelling and hooting was extremely annoying whenever she levitated. Though not as annoying as the sounds she made when using empathy  Piper's casual flick of her wrist without any irritating sounds beforehand to blow demons up is another reason I find her 2nd power awesome. |
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Post by Esmeralda on Feb 23, 2017 8:59:23 GMT -5
I have to go with Astral Projection, especially if Phoebe had it rather than Prue. Then the one without any active powers could get out of there if there was trouble. I think Prue got it because Shannen was always supposed to be the star, so of course her character got the first second power, just like technically (Bride and Gloom), she was the first to get married...and (hehehehe) first to die.
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Post by CharmedFaith on Dec 8, 2018 20:56:13 GMT -5
Pipers since it made the most sense and actually helped further the mythology and what her power actually was.
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Post by CharmedFaith on Dec 8, 2018 20:56:59 GMT -5
Pipers since it made the most sense and actually helped further the mythology and what her power actually was.
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Post by Miranda Turner on Dec 9, 2018 8:57:40 GMT -5
Astral Projection I like. Even if it may have fitted Phoebe better. Like how telekinesis should have advanced into levitation.
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Post by rebooted on Dec 10, 2018 21:43:56 GMT -5
Astral Projection I like. Even if it may have fitted Phoebe better. Like how telekinesis should have advanced into levitation. I agree. This would have been great for Phoebe because its still sort of a passive power. I would have liked Phoebe just to have passive powers.
It did make sense that Prue did get Levitation.
The best 2nd power for fighting was obviously Pipers Explosion.
But the best 2nd power overall would have to be Astral Projection
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Post by Olga Halliwell on Jan 15, 2019 7:53:55 GMT -5
This is hard to answer. When you mean best, do you mean what was the best in terms of strongest, or best just by what I think I liked best?
I'll do both:
Strongest/best fighting demons - Piper (even if I hate it allowing her to take out demons on her own without needing her sisters)
Best - Astral Projection (because It was a power I think was very useful and did feel like something Phoebe would get I reckon not Prue)
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Post by Esmeralda on Jan 15, 2019 21:26:16 GMT -5
The funny thing is if Prue's (or Phoebe's) AP had been anything like Rex's where she'd be invisible and be able to use mind control, I think she'd be more powerful than Rex's!
The part that I hated most about AP was the idea that Prue could teach it to Leo who could teach it to the second set so they didn't have to sacrifice themselves in 'Something Wicca This Way Goes'. That's like Piper teaching Leo how to explode stuff so he could teach Prue so she could blast Shax when he came after them!
In the same way, if Piper's original power froze molecules, her being able to explode them didn't make a lot of sense as a second power any more than Phoebe getting empathy or even Prue getting astral projection. IF they were going to give them a second power, I wish they'd given one that made more sense with their original power, since it was those three powers - moving things (not self...) with the mind; freezing time (not molecules) and seeing the future (not the past) - Melinda's three powers - that made them Charmed. Even Paige used her whitelighter powers much more than her whatever-the-heck that power was. Once they started getting new powers rather than powers that made sense with their original ones, they started losing their heritage and never got it back.
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Post by Olga Halliwell on Jan 17, 2019 19:01:05 GMT -5
The funny thing is if Prue's (or Phoebe's) AP had been anything like Rex's where she'd be invisible and be able to use mind control, I think she'd be more powerful than Rex's! The part that I hated most about AP was the idea that Prue could teach it to Leo who could teach it to the second set so they didn't have to sacrifice themselves in 'Something Wicca This Way Goes'. That's like Piper teaching Leo how to explode stuff so he could teach Prue so she could blast Shax when he came after them! In the same way, if Piper's original power froze molecules, her being able to explode them didn't make a lot of sense as a second power any more than Phoebe getting empathy or even Prue getting astral projection. IF they were going to give them a second power, I wish they'd given one that made more sense with their original power, since it was those three powers - moving things (not self...) with the mind; freezing time (not molecules) and seeing the future (not the past) - Melinda's three powers - that made them Charmed. Even Paige used her whitelighter powers much more than her whatever-the-heck that power was. Once they started getting new powers rather than powers that made sense with their original ones, they started losing their heritage and never got it back. Yeah, how can you teach a power. I know Kern wanted to honor Prue, but that is like a slap in the face to her.
Why can't they just let their original gifts grow, without the need for all those extra powers. Giving them so many powers, might work for a superhero show, but not Charmed.
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Post by ljones on Feb 4, 2019 20:55:36 GMT -5
Piper's.
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Post by rebooted on Feb 16, 2019 2:40:06 GMT -5
I guess it depends on what you mean by best. Most powerful. Piper's, because she could take down a lot of demons by herself. Most useful. Prue's, because she could leave where they were without it being clear that she was and she could check on things really quick (although Rex's was even more useful, because you could easily spy on people with it). My favorite. Phoebe's, because I'm with Phoebe, I think it would be cool to fly and levitation would get me closer to that. I agree. I think in terms of the best offensive power to attack - Pipers explosion power definitely came in hand - and she was ready to use it. I just think Levitation was rubbish and Astral Projection should have gone to Phoebe instead. Prue should have got Levitation, it just made better sense. It's hard to work out what Paige's 2nd power is... since they are all whitelighter ones. To which I think she should have only been able to sense where her sisters - or at most - where Phoebe was. And not have been able to orb across town - maybe just in and out. |
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Post by virgowitch on Aug 19, 2020 9:18:14 GMT -5
Best I would have to go with astral projection. It was the most interesting, albeit flawed advancement of moving objects with ones mind, but it was utilized the best in terms of story and didn’t overpower the Charmed Ones like Piper’s molecular combustion did or make threats seem easily escapable like Paige’s orbing did.
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Post by BriannaWarren2.0 on Sept 22, 2021 2:47:21 GMT -5
Prue's Astral Projection.
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Post by Aaeiyn on Sept 22, 2021 5:39:16 GMT -5
If Prue's Astral Projection worked how I have it in my head, I would pick that but since it didn't, I have to go with Piper's. The way I view Prue's Astral Projection, in my head, is she would be able to pull off the same stealth mode version of it, that Rex did, in Wicca Envy. Which includes Prue being able to manipulate minds. I'd, also, want her Astral Form to be able to utilize her TK powers. Along with while Astral Projecting, the "real" Prue will remain awake, and we'd have two Prue's able to physically fight and using TK. But again, that's how I have it, in my head. Since, that never happened, in the show, I have to go with Piper's "blow up" powers, instead. As I find that power more useful than Prue's Astral Projection that the writers gave us. OFC, this is all my opinion |
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Post by zachary on Sept 24, 2021 7:53:09 GMT -5
I agree to an extent.
I love Prue's Astral Projection power- I love the uniqueness behind it and the creativity that was exuded from Connie during the development of Prue's abilities.
I'm not sure what would've become of it had Shannen/Prue stayed, but at the time of her death- Materializing a corporeal form of my astral self without telekinesis, while my main body remains unconscious isn't the best ability for my taste, personally. Not to bash her power, as I've said I love love the idea of it.
Granted, if I had the power, who's to say I couldn't develop it on my own. Feeling the urge to be two places at once and triggering a teleportation of some sort like Astral Projecting is pretty neat. And the show did hint that Prue was at least practicing her Astral power to incorporate telekinesis. If you ask me, I'd say she would've achieved that mid-Season 4 if she was alive. If I knew the power would develop extraordinarily, I would gladly accept it.
As far as who has the best 2nd power, in my opinion, it would be Phoebe's levitation.
Go ahead, spit out your coffee and laugh, but let me tell you why lol.
Going from premonitions to lifting yourself off the ground, becoming weightless- there's just something about it I find special. It was another power Phoebe could embrace and appreciate along with her premonitions that she'd just begun to comprehend and develop. But even aside from Phoebe, I'd imagine cherishing that power because it was an active one overall. It took me a second to think and ask myself why, but imagine being able to fly.
Of course, throughout the series, we never really see Phoebe fly aside from the S2 finale. The non canonical comics show that one day, Phoebe could potentially fly. The S4 episode Enter the Demon shows us her levitating way higher than just a few feet. In Size Matters, she also seems to fly a bit when she's pint sized. She does gain some form of direction when levitating and is able to throw herself- so I can't imagine how that wouldn't develop into a flight of some sort.
Overall, I love all their secondary abilities (Except Piper's, not gonna lie. I'm bitter her powers weren't more time-related, but at least they explained that it's not..), but I favor Phoebe's levitation!
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yeah..not really impressive and only good for one opponent.
Piper's casual flick of her wrist without any irritating sounds beforehand to blow demons up is another reason I find her 2nd power awesome.
