Name your top 10 most favorite moments or scenes of season 1

[Esmeralda]

Jul 3, 2018 18:15:29 GMT -5 pheebs said:

Jul 3, 2018 8:00:57 GMT -5 Esmeralda said:

Hmmm...that could make for an interesting poll - Favorite Sisterly Ending...

It's another reason why I prefer standalone episodes. With the episodic ones you very seldom got sisterly endings. I'm going to guess that if you did a poll, most of the sisterly endings would be in S1-2.

That really would make a great poll. 

The standalone episodes really did allow more of that. I do agree, that most would come from S1-2. If I made one, I'd go through each transcript in order to refresh my memory, still be fun to do the whole series and tally up and see which season had the most. 

*nods* That's exactly what I'm considering doing... Just trying to decide if I'd only count episodes that include JUST all three sisters and/or two sisters or also include ones that include others. After all, my all-time favorite moment in Charmed is the three sisters dancing to the Cranberries at the end of 'She's a Man, Baby, a Man". Piper and Prue dancing together...the way they smile at each other as they dance - so sisterly and yet there's others there.

This would also be true for the end of 'Just Harried' and/or 'Charmed Again, Part Two'.

So? What do the rest of you think? If you were going to do that poll, what restrictions would you put on it? The only restriction I know for sure that I'd put on it is that it had to be the very last scene of the episode...

[pheebs]

Jul 3, 2018 18:23:16 GMT -5 Esmeralda said:

Jul 3, 2018 18:15:29 GMT -5 pheebs said:

That really would make a great poll. 

The standalone episodes really did allow more of that. I do agree, that most would come from S1-2. If I made one, I'd go through each transcript in order to refresh my memory, still be fun to do the whole series and tally up and see which season had the most. 

*nods* That's exactly what I'm considering doing... Just trying to decide if I'd only count episodes that include JUST all three sisters and/or two sisters or also include ones that include others. After all, my all-time favorite moment in Charmed is the three sisters dancing to the Cranberries at the end of 'She's a Man, Baby, a Man". Piper and Prue dancing together...the way they smile at each other as they dance - so sisterly and yet there's others there.

This would also be true for the end of 'Just Harried' and/or 'Charmed Again, Part Two'.

So? What do the rest of you think? If you were going to do that poll, what restrictions would you put on it? The only restriction I know for sure that I'd put on it is that it had to be the very last scene of the episode...

Great idea.

I think the restrictions I'd put is it has to feature at least two of the sisters, if not three. And like you, it has to be the very last scene of the episode, can't be the second last. We could do all three, but plenty has ended with just two. So it's up to you. I'd include two sisters too unless you want to do just three? I'd say the ones including others still could count since Charmed Again 2 felt sisterly even if Patty came. 

[Granny Charmed]

What a great idea dears. I really think that is a wonderful idea for a poll. Something I don't think we've seen done. Lately, it's really just been polls on things we liked about seasons, parts of seasons and so on.

This is just a really fun poll I'd love to see.

Whatever you decide Es, I'll support. Like Pheebs, I don't have a problem if we did include ones that had just two sisters present. Since it would just be sisterly moments, and that doesn't just have to be all three.

Some of my personal favorites dears are Five Strangers, One Sibling and Pre-Witched with Piper deciding to not move out. Also the three sisters dancing to the Cranberries and one of the Prue/Phoebe moments mentioned above from S1.

[Ruth Marie]

I love the ideas for a poll thread like this.

From this thread, I compiled S1's, from what was already mentioned in here and others.

The Sisters walking up the steps 'Something Wicca This Way Comes'

The sisters discuss Phoebe's personal gain and toast to the power of three in 'I've Got You Under My Skin'

The sisters watch the video of them as children in 'Thank You for Not Morphing'

The sisters return home to find Prue's surprise party 'Dead Man Dating'

Piper and Phoebe visit Prue in hospital, and Andy arrives with flowers and food. 'Dream Sorcerer'

The sisters after the wedding, with Andy arriving to talk to Prue, and Piper and Phoebe joke about believing in destiny. in 'The Wedding From Hell'

Phoebe comforts Prue about the truth spell fallout with Andy 'The Truth is Out There and It Hurts'

Sending Melinda Warren back in 'The Witch is Back'

The sisters burn the power stripping spell 'Wicca Envy'

Piper jokes to Prue and Phoebe about still being the Wendigo. 'The Wendigo'

Prue tells her sisters she wants to be a mother now 'Secrets and Guys'

The sisters watch as Phoebe writes in the book of shadows for the first time 'Is There a Woogy in the House'

The sisters at the end of the episode talking about the photo Phoebe took with Prue, Piper and herself still in Patty's womb 'That Seventies Episode'

The sisters talk at Quake and Piper goes to see Josh, and Prue and Phoebe are left to cheer the fact that Piper isn’t a nun in 'When Bad Warlocks Go Good'

Piper returns home and she has no idea what Prue and Phoebe experienced while she was gone 'The Power of Two'

Prue and Phoebe talk about their power switching day in 'Love Hurts'

Missing Andy and Walking up the steps 'Deja Vu All Over Again'

Episodes featuring endings with sisters: 18
Episodes featuring endings with all three: 12
Episodes featuring endings with Phoebe and Prue: 2
Episodes featuring endings with Prue and Andy: 1 (The Fourth Sister)
Episodes featuring endings with just Andy: 1 (Which Prue is It Anyway?)

So looks like the first season was every episode, except just two episodes. This is very impressive, and what I expected really.

[Esmeralda]

Fantastic job, Ruth!

Are you going to do the same for the other seasons?

[Ruth Marie]

Jul 4, 2018 11:33:35 GMT -5 Esmeralda said:

Fantastic job, Ruth!

Are you going to do the same for the other seasons?

Thanks, Es!

Yes, I am. I've done just S2 & S3 today and here are my results:

I wonder once I get through all the seasons. We could do one for all seasons, and this poll just truly do ones with all three sisters only. So it wouldn't include two sisters or sisters with others. That one might be able to make the 50 choices a poll can fit.




Season 2


Episodes Featuring Sisters: 9

Episodes Featuring All Three: 8

Episodes Featuring Phoebe and Prue: 1 ('Pardon My Past')

Episodes Featuring Piper and Leo: 5 ('Morality Bites', 'Awakened, 'Animal Pragmatism', 'Murphys Luck', 'Astral Monkey')

Episodes Featuring Piper and Dan: 3 ('The Devil's Music', 'That Old Black Magic', 'How To Make A Quilt Out Of Americans')

Episodes Featuring Piper, Dan & Leo: 2 ('The Devil's Music', 'P3 H20',

Episodes Featuring Prue and Jack: 2 ('Ms. Hellfire', 'Reckless Abandon')



Grams wishes the sisters "Happy Anniversary" - Witch Trial

Phoebe and Prue tease Piper about Dan - The Painted World

The sisters and their partners dance to the Cranberries- She's A Man, Baby, A Man!

Phoebe makes up with Kevin, and joins her sisters and their boyfriends for a night out together - Heartbreak City

Phoebe and Prue joke about it being okay to be bad every once in a while. - Pardon My Past

Piper tells Prue and Phoebe ' I never needed a sign to tell me where my heart lies.' - Give Me a Sign

Piper and Leo join Prue and Phoebe to watch the Goo Goo Dolls play. - Ex Libris

Do you save five strangers or one sibling? - Apocalypse Not

Piper and Leo go Up There, and Prue closes the manor door - Be Careful What You Witch For



Interesting observations:

*The Piper/Leo/Dan plot of S2 takes up most of the endings of S2. This didn't happen as often in S1 with Prue and Andy.

*The show starts ending multiple episodes on a couple than the sisters more often compared to S1. Down by half from what S1 had.

*Phoebe and Prue get yet another scene together ending an episode. That makes three across the first two seasons.


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Season 3


Episodes Featuring Sisters: 11

Episodes Featuring All Three: 8

Episodes Featuring Phoebe and Prue: 1 ('Wrestling With Demons')

Episodes Featuring Piper and Phoebe: 1 ('Look Whos Barking')

Episodes featuring Phoebe and Leo: 1 ('Coyote Piper')

Episodes Featuring Piper and Leo: 2 ('The Honeymoons Over', 'Sight Unseen')

Episodes Featuring Phoebe and Cole: 3 ('All Halliwell's Eve', Primrose Empath, 'Bride and Gloom')

Episodes Featuring Cole: 4 ('Magic Hour, 'Once Upon a Time', 'Power Outage', 'Exit Strategy')

Episodes Featuring Prue: 1 ('Death Takes a Halliwell')



Phoebe lies to her sisters about vanquishing Cole - Sleuthing With the Enemy

The sisters farewell Victor - We All Scream For Ice Cream

The sisters are excited that Leo and Piper can now be officially engaged - Blinded By the Whitelighter

Phoebe and Prue have a heart to heart regarding Cole - Wrestling With Demons

Everyone gets ready for rehearsal dinner for the wedding - The Good, the Bad and the Cursed

Everyone watches Piper and Leo finally get married - Just Harried

The sisters on the sofa talking about not living together forever being today - Pre-Witched

Phoebe says she will be graduating and watching Orgy play at P3 - Sin Francisco

Phoebe upset about Cole being missing at her graduation to her sisters - The Demon Who Came In From the Cold

Phoebe tells Piper she's not giving up on Cole - Look Whos Barking

Shax leaves Prue and Piper near death and the manor door glass breaks - All Hell Breaks Loose



Interesting observations:

*Episodes featuring sisters is up by two episodes compared to S2, and even with S2 for all three. Still, nothing is ever going to top S1's record of 18 episodes featuring sisters, something that never returned after S1, I'm sure, regardless if I'm yet to do the other seasons.

*Phoebe and Piper get their first ending this season.

*Prue and Phoebe get there fourth and final ending this season, on such a sad note might I add.

*Cole gets four episodes all devoted to him for an ending.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

S1-3 Count So far:

Episodes Featuring Sisters: 34
Episodes Featuring All Three: 28

Episodes Featuring Prue and Phoebe: 4
Episodes Featuring Piper and Phoebe: 1
Episodes Featuring Prue and Piper: 0

Episodes featuring just Prue: 2
Episodes featuring just Phoebe: 1
Episodes featuring just Piper: 0
Episodes featuring just Andy: 1
Episodes Featuring just Cole: 4

Episodes Featuring Piper and Leo: 7
Episodes Featuring Piper and Dan: 3 
Episodes Featuring Phoebe and Cole: 3
Episodes featuring Prue and Andy: 2
Episodes Featuring Piper, Dan & Leo: 2
Episodes Featuring Prue and Jack: 2 
Episodes featuring Phoebe and Leo: 1 

[Miranda Turner]

Can't wait to see the results for the rest and find out the grand totals. And see the rest of the polls made.

I didn't know Prue and Piper never got an ending. I see Prue and Phoebe got the most with just two sisters.

Not surprised Cole got many endings. As I imagine continues into S4 and S5.

[Miranda Turner]

Chick Flick ends with Phoebe watching her film. But like From Fear To Eternity the actual final scene ends with just one sister alone. Are we counting actual final scenes or making an exception and saying those did have sisters but just the last 30 seconds has one.

If it were me I'd count them as sisters and include those two episodes in the polls and data counts.

[Ruth Marie]

Season 4


Episodes Featuring Sisters: 10

Episodes Featuring All Three: 9

Episodes Featuring Piper and Paige: 1 ('Hell Hath No Fury')

Episodes Featuring Piper and Leo: 2 ( 'Brain Drain', 'Saving Private Leo')

Episodes Featuring Phoebe and Cole: 7 ('Enter the Demon', 'Black as Cole', 'Muses to My Ears', 'Lost and Bound', 'Bite Me', Were Off to See the Wizard, 'Womb Raider')

Episodes Featuring The Seer: 2 (The Three Faces of Phoebe, 'Marry Go Round')


The new power of Three vanquish Shax and Paige bails - Charmed Again 1

Patty and Paige meet in the attic with Piper and Phoebe watching - Charmed Again 2

'I'm her Sister' - Hell Hath No Fury

The sisters watch Leo heal the P3 Sign- Size Matters

Paige moves into Prue's old room - A Knight to Remember

Piper and Phoebe watch Paige reunite with her parents. - A Paige From the Past

Leo fixes the front door and Piper and Phoebe talk to Paige about Glen - Trail by Magic

Paige is left sitting alone after Phoebe disagrees with her judgement on Cole and Piper Follows - The Fifth Halliwheel

Piper and Paige comfort Phoebe on her bed - Long Live the Queen

The sisters learn Piper is pregnant - Witch Way Now

Observations:
*Phoebe and Cole are up 4 episodes since season 3. With 7 than 3 last season.
*Endings with sisters is still about even from S3. But more in the first half than second.
*Piper and Paige get an ending as a pair for one episode.
*The Seer gets two episodes with the last scene being on her before cut to black.

[pheebs]

Thanks for updating us with the next season. Love these observations.

Not surprised Phoebe and Cole got so many episodes, and I bet it continues into S5 with Cole and Jason.

[coltoncharmed]

Wow!! These are Amazing Ruth Marie. Keep them going.

I had no idea that Phoebe and Prue had ended many episodes with sisterly centric endings. Piper and Prue never got one. Wow!

[Hexenwerk]

Jul 7, 2018 22:38:37 GMT -5 coltoncharmed said:

Wow!! These are Amazing Ruth Marie. Keep them going.

I had no idea that Phoebe and Prue had ended many episodes with sisterly centric endings. Piper and Prue never got one. Wow!

To be fair, the relationship between Phoebe and Prue was more dynamic than that between Piper and Prue.

[Ruth Marie]

So glad you all are loving them. I'll try and update S5 soon. I've been busy and didn't get a chance to do it yet.

I might consider starting a separate thread for them in one when can.

[Miranda Turner]

Jul 9, 2018 5:14:27 GMT -5 Ruth Marie said:

So glad you all are loving them. I'll try and update S5 soon. I've been busy and didn't get a chance to do it yet.

I might consider starting a separate thread for them in one when can.

A separate thread with your observations and showing the tally up would be fun to read. Just like how much fun we have with Es polls on just the sister centric ones.

[pheebs]

Top 10 Moments


1. Phoebe meets Patty for the first time - 'That Seventies Episode'
2. Prue says "I Love you" to Piper for the first time - 'From Fear To Eternity'
3. Phoebe finally has a photo with Patty - 'From Fear To Eternity'
4. The sisters watching the Christmas video of them as children in 'Thank You for Not Morphing'
5. Phoebe reads the book of shadows for the first time in 'Something Wicca This Way Comes'
6. Melinda touches Phoebe and sees the future generations of the Warren Line in 'The Witch is Back'
7. Prue decides she wants to be a mother after all - 'Secrets and Guys'
8. Piper thinks she might be evil but finally goes inside the church screaming I'm good! - 'I've Got You Under My Skin'
9. Prue hands Phoebe a pen and they find a blank page in the Book and she starts writing. - Is There a Woogy in the House?
10. Piper saying goodbye to Mark - Dead Man Dating


Honorable Mentions

1. Walking up the steps and closing the Manor Door - 'Something Wicca This Way Comes'
2. The sisters are glad that Piper isn’t a nun - 'When Bad Warlocks Go Good'

[codebox]

Piper trying to enter the church in I've Got You Under My Skin- I love this one because it showcases innocent Piper in such a relatable way. Her views on being a witch has more weight, rather than complain how its an inconvenience for her she's scared how being a witch will affect them as people. She has a fear of being evil, and throwing a subplot where she's forced to face her reality about it felt natural to me. Also seeing Piper cheer at the end for opening it and nothing happening was such a nice moment, especially following her seeing their first innocent Britney.

The sisters discussing about themselves being witches after Andy's Death- I LOVE this scene! youtu.be/9aS1jPHGViU?t=183 watching through it again multiple times I love the music that plays in the background and throughout season 1 giving not only the 90's vibe, but the peaceful tone of Season 1 as a whole. But the main reason I love this scene is simply because it feels like I'm watching a conversation between three sisters, Prue's line of "being witches can be a hassle and can screw over our personal lives, but the way we help people offsets the bad things" really stuck with me because it shows how they still treated them being witches as a balance with their normal lives, also you can feel Shannen's acting as Prue is still holding in emotions about Andy's death. Am I the only one who loved Piper's outfit in this scene as well?

I also love the way Phoebe reaches her hand toward Prue in a comforting tone, its moments like this that make me miss the freespirited baby sister Phoebe and not the self centered Kern/Alyssa version. And of course how could we forget the iconic door closing scene?

The sisters and Darryl mourning Andy's death- While Andy's character could've been handled better I think this death is the second best after Prue's because unlike later the girls take an actual death into consideration and Prue's reaction to him dying was a strong moment for her because it allowed her to showcase emotion, as opposed to holding them back like normal. Andy was also the first REAL loss after just finding out they were witches. Having Darryl with them at the funeral was a nice touch considering how often Darryl is forgotten.

Piper and Mark in Dead Man Dating- I mean how can anyone mention Season 1 and not mention Piper and Mark? Their chemistry was great, Piper is at her best in this one episode than any moment in the show and how she goes to bond with Mark is something I could watch forever. Also Phoebe and Prue comforting Piper as Mark disappears away at the ending.

The Amazing Phoebe in Dead Man Dating- This scene easily peaked freespirited Phoebe's persona. She's very funny and outgoing in this scene, just seeing her effort to try and do something for Prue's birthday was a delight to see and made me really love Phoebe as a character.

Piper sitting on the kitchen floor in Is there a Woogey in the House?- I LOVE seeing innocent Piper getting flustered because her cooking wasn't going as planned, the way she sits on the floor and kicks her feet was such a funny moment and is helped by Piper's then peaceful nature. I also enjoyed her sarcasm throughout the episode.

Phoebe reminiscing over Patty in that 70's episode- This showcases the side of Phoebe as the baby sister, the less experience, always wanting things Piper and Prue got to experience more over her.

Phoebe meeting Patty outside of Buddy's Diner in That 70's episode- Considering how much their mother's death meant seeing Phoebe get to play out meeting her mother is such a heartwarming scene. And having her saying goodbye in the end despite her efforts to keep her meeting Patty a memory showcased maturity on her part. To top it off I love the ending scene of Phoebe admiring the picture of her still a fetus in Patty with little Prue and little Piper.

All the sisters saying goodbye in that 70's episode- Remember when this show focused on family? Well this scene encapsulates that perfectly. Seeing Grams trying to test them out as the Charmed Ones, seeing them talk with Patty. Grams and Patty hesitantly saying the spell that sends them back to the present as they talk about how "beautiful" the girls turned out.

Prue saying "I love you" to both Phoebe and Piper in From Fear to Eternity- It easily peaked Prue's character development and from then on starts to become more open. She also becomes a much more relatable character too and its really when I started loving Prue as a character.

Piper, Phoebe and Prue burning the relinqushing spell at the end of Wicca Envy- I loved seeing how much they wanted being witches. Them burning the spell that rids their powers was a perfect way for them to come to acceptance of themselves and their powers. It easily showcases how different the sisters were back then. Its also a nice bonding scene as well.

The sisters discuss about losing their powers to Rex and Hannah in Wicca Envy- This scene is definitive proof over how different the sisters are earlier vs later seasons, its the scene you show to people how different the girls were when discussions about how selfish they are arise, this is the scene I use as poof to show how they felt like the heroes earlier in the show. In this scene alone they are worried about losing their powers, not in a way that affects them or relates to them, but because they won't be able to save innocents anymore. EVEN PIPER IS UPSET ABOUT THIS, YES PIPER think about that for a minute!

In the later seasons all they would've done was complain how hard this is and how their powers are a burden to their normal lives, here they are worried about the consequences of evil winning and how they could've saved innocent people. Prue's guilt over being tricked and Phoebe trying to find loopholes around beating Rex and Hannah. Especially Phoebe's resistances in not wanting to say the spell when they have to cast it, just the look of reslliance on Phoebe's face as she's forced to say it is another sign of how great she was back then. 

Phoebe comforting Piper about her sweet nature in I've Got You Under My Skin- I loved this considering Phoebe is the one to open up Piper's confidence and tells Piper about how she's the heart of the halliwell family, which was believable back then. I also love her camera pose after she comforts Piper.

The sisters using the power of three to vanquish Javna in I've Got You Under My Skin- This may be because of the location at the time, but I loved the power of three in this scene, its by far the best use of it in the entire show. And the way Javna explodes into dust in the end really gave me a creepy Buffy like vibe. I think the room they were in added to the atmosphere. youtu.be/APioF9ro_4I?t=76

Piper and Leo in Love Hurts- Easily the best Piper/Leo scene in the whole show. It shows how different they were as a couple compared to later on. Piper genuinely cares for Leo and you could see the romance between them. Especially with how hard Piper struggles to save him by swapping their powers. I loved that scene where they are sitting down together, Piper is laying her head on his torso and they discuss a little about his past, I could actually by this couple and they were so great back then.

The sisters watching the Christmas tape of them in Thank You for Not Morphing- Seeing the girls sitting down watching TV is strangely entertaining and another instance of the show being about family before it lost the element. 

Prue's bond with Max and deciding she wants to me a mother after all in Secrets and Guys- I loved Prue's bond with Max and how she spent the whole episode as a guardian surrogate for him, especially during that scene where Max's father gets shot and it makes me wonder if Prue had been a mother what she would be like. 

My own special choice (I know this doesn't relate, but for some reason I wanted to include) 

Prue using telekinesis on The Guardian of the Urn in Feats of Clay- This may seem strange, but this scene always makes me chuckle because of how the power is used. I just love the way Prue tries to use telekinesis on it only for it to shrug the move off with an amused expression. It also helps that I loved the sound effect for her powers, I kinda miss the squinting she did even if I prefer her using her hands. youtu.be/Q-xneh0h49s?t=158

There's a common theme with a lot of the innocent plots in Seasons 1-3. What I love the most about the first three seasons is that every episode had its own story. How they find the demon, how they come up with a plan to banish it. Even the innocents have their well-deserved attention. However later seasons, and especially the reboot are rushing: new powers, spells, potions, hybrids, Elders, necromancers, upper level demons... everything appears already in the 1st season without a good story. It's like eating your seven-course meal all at once from the same plate..

[Melinda Halliwell]

I love and agree all your choices codebox. We'll commented.

[Esmeralda]

After Team Charmed Cafe has done one of our re-watches, we've each listed our three favorite moments. I still can't choose my ten favorite moments or rank them, but I decided to share my three favorite moments from each S1 episode. Enjoy the memories!

'Something Wicca This Way Comes':
1. So take that, Nancy Drew!
2. Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad!
3. I thought breaking up with you was the best thing I'd ever done. But this definitely tops that. Goodbye, Roger.

'I've Got You Under My Skin':
1. I'm Good!
2. So there's no way you've been given this, this gift if it wasn't to do good things with it. To protect the innocent just like the Book Of Shadows said.
3. A toast to the power of three. Whether we like it or not.

'Dream Sorcerer':
1. Andy hands Prue a Rose.
2. Piper and Phoebe remind Prue of the road trip song as kids.
3. Ooh. Did I say spell? I... I meant recipe. We are so busted, aren't we?

'Thank You For Not Morphing':
1. Sisters watching the video
2. Victor calling her Prudence letting her know which is the right one.
3. Piper and Phoebe fighting over Leo.

'The Wedding From Hell':
1. Prue and Piper discussing the wedding when Phoebe thinks they're talking about Jeremy.
2. Phoebe: "YOU GET TO LIVE!"
3. Jade: Why, you little witch! PIPER: HEY!

'Dead Man Dating':
1. That will be 20 dollars. Tip not included
2. Of all the times to be a dead man
3. Leave it to me to fall for a dead guy

'The Fourth Sister':
1. Phoebe and Piper fighting over Andy
2. The Charmed Ones getting rid of Kali
3. Thinking of Aunt Jackie's twin sister in rehab as Elise!

'The Truth is Out There and It Hurts':
1. While I admire your confidence and your fearlessness, your utter lack of responsibility frustrates me to no end. Oh God, that is so enough.
2. Hannah ALMOST lets the cat out of the bag...
3. He's not going to turn you into the warlock police.

'The Witch is Back':
1. I see the future. Many more generations of my beautiful daughters. I see my dreams fulfilled. Oh, thank you for that.
2. A Warren. It's a family trait. So are the short tempers, the great cheekbones, the strong wills, and of course the powers. All blessings, all signs of where you came from. This book is your connection and it began with me.
3. Sisters in the attic trying to convince Piper to cut her finger for a little blood for the spell.

'Wicca Envy':
1. Piper freezing Leo at the wrong times
2. The sisters discussing giving up their powers - why they can't; why they must.
3. Witches forever? And damned proud of it!

'Feats of Clay':
1. "I can worry about my little sister, can't I?"..."Don't ever stop."
2. "It's just like the Cowardly Lion in 'Wizard of Oz'!"..."Well, it is!"
3. "Sorry, Doug - too pooped to pop"

'From Fear to Eternity':
1. Phoebe hugs Prue after learning that the last thing Prue said to Patty was "I Love You"
2. Phoebe doesn't lie to her boss's husband
3. Patty saves Prue in the pool.

'Secrets and Guys':
1. Gordon, Max and Prue at Max's mother's grave.
2. Phoebe misunderstanding about Harry.
3. Phoebe catching Leo.

'The Wendigo':
1. Andy acting brotherly towards Piper.
2. The mother-daughter reunion with Prue and Phoebe watching
3. Kidding! It's just a joke! OOOH!

'Is There a Woogy in the House?':
1. Piper trying to make dinner when the kitchen kept attacking her.
2. Phoebe saying the spell
3. The sisters letting Phoebe write the spell in the Book.

'Which Prue is It Anyway?':
1. "Today I felt my own death and when that sword went in I felt my life slipping away. I couldn't even imagine something like that happen to either of you."
2. "Why do we have to take it away? Why can't we move Gabriel and his sword even closer?"
3. "You can move it into the basement. Until then...suffer!"

'That Seventies Episode':
1. Phoebe meets Patty outside of Buddy's
2. The sisters hug Patty after getting out of jail.
3. The little girls and Patty saying the spell while Grams does some sort of potion to send the Charmed Ones home.

'When Bad Warlocks Turn Good':
1. Prue talks Brendan into being good
2. Phoebe gives Piper advice while water is spraying all over the place.
3. "Yeah. After all these years, after everything I've given up to get here, a sacrifice never seemed greater than it does right now." "Tell me about it."

'Out of Sight':
1. Brent concerned for Phoebe and can hear it in her voice she is in trouble.
2. Brent helps Phoebe with the maps.
3. Brent can see.

'The Power of Two':
1. Yeah, you just say that because you're about to die.
2. Is the ghost toast?
3. Where's Buffy when you need her?

'Love Hurts':
1. But then you wouldn't be able to help other witches or other future White Lighters would you? You couldn't save the next Daisy.
2. Yeah, they're sorta like, you know how Peter Pan has Tinkerbell? They're sorta like that minus the tutu and the wings.
3. It's a supernatural freaky Friday.

'Deja Vu All Over Again':
1. Phoebe remembering everything that happened/will happen - whatever!
2. Prue and Andy in the park the second time - when she says she loves him
3. Phoebe telling Piper all about Joanne. I laugh so hard at that!

[Esmeralda]

Oct 6, 2019 12:35:22 GMT -5 codebox said:

Piper trying to enter the church in I've Got You Under My Skin- I love this one because it showcases innocent Piper in such a relatable way. Her views on being a witch has more weight, rather than complain how its an inconvenience for her she's scared how being a witch will affect them as people. She has a fear of being evil, and throwing a subplot where she's forced to face her reality about it felt natural to me. Also seeing Piper cheer at the end for opening it and nothing happening was such a nice moment, especially following her seeing their first innocent Britney.

The sisters discussing about themselves being witches after Andy's Death- I LOVE this scene! youtu.be/9aS1jPHGViU?t=183 watching through it again multiple times I love the music that plays in the background and throughout season 1 giving not only the 90's vibe, but the peaceful tone of Season 1 as a whole. But the main reason I love this scene is simply because it feels like I'm watching a conversation between three sisters, Prue's line of "being witches can be a hassle and can screw over our personal lives, but the way we help people offsets the bad things" really stuck with me because it shows how they still treated them being witches as a balance with their normal lives, also you can feel Shannen's acting as Prue is still holding in emotions about Andy's death. Am I the only one who loved Piper's outfit in this scene as well?

I also love the way Phoebe reaches her hand toward Prue in a comforting tone, its moments like this that make me miss the freespirited baby sister Phoebe and not the self centered Kern/Alyssa version. And of course how could we forget the iconic door closing scene?

The sisters and Darryl mourning Andy's death- While Andy's character could've been handled better I think this death is the second best after Prue's because unlike later the girls take an actual death into consideration and Prue's reaction to him dying was a strong moment for her because it allowed her to showcase emotion, as opposed to holding them back like normal. Andy was also the first REAL loss after just finding out they were witches. Having Darryl with them at the funeral was a nice touch considering how often Darryl is forgotten.

Piper and Mark in Dead Man Dating- I mean how can anyone mention Season 1 and not mention Piper and Mark? Their chemistry was great, Piper is at her best in this one episode than any moment in the show and how she goes to bond with Mark is something I could watch forever. Also Phoebe and Prue comforting Piper as Mark disappears away at the ending.

The Amazing Phoebe in Dead Man Dating- This scene easily peaked freespirited Phoebe's persona. She's very funny and outgoing in this scene, just seeing her effort to try and do something for Prue's birthday was a delight to see and made me really love Phoebe as a character.

Piper sitting on the kitchen floor in Is there a Woogey in the House?- I LOVE seeing innocent Piper getting flustered because her cooking wasn't going as planned, the way she sits on the floor and kicks her feet was such a funny moment and is helped by Piper's then peaceful nature. I also enjoyed her sarcasm throughout the episode.

Phoebe reminiscing over Patty in that 70's episode- This showcases the side of Phoebe as the baby sister, the less experience, always wanting things Piper and Prue got to experience more over her.

Phoebe meeting Patty outside of Buddy's Diner in That 70's episode- Considering how much their mother's death meant seeing Phoebe get to play out meeting her mother is such a heartwarming scene. And having her saying goodbye in the end despite her efforts to keep her meeting Patty a memory showcased maturity on her part. To top it off I love the ending scene of Phoebe admiring the picture of her still a fetus in Patty with little Prue and little Piper.

All the sisters saying goodbye in that 70's episode- Remember when this show focused on family? Well this scene encapsulates that perfectly. Seeing Grams trying to test them out as the Charmed Ones, seeing them talk with Patty. Grams and Patty hesitantly saying the spell that sends them back to the present as they talk about how "beautiful" the girls turned out.

Prue saying "I love you" to both Phoebe and Piper in From Fear to Eternity- It easily peaked Prue's character development and from then on starts to become more open. She also becomes a much more relatable character too and its really when I started loving Prue as a character.

Piper, Phoebe and Prue burning the relinqushing spell at the end of Wicca Envy- I loved seeing how much they wanted being witches. Them burning the spell that rids their powers was a perfect way for them to come to acceptance of themselves and their powers. It easily showcases how different the sisters were back then. Its also a nice bonding scene as well.

The sisters discuss about losing their powers to Rex and Hannah in Wicca Envy- This scene is definitive proof over how different the sisters are earlier vs later seasons, its the scene you show to people how different the girls were when discussions about how selfish they are arise, this is the scene I use as poof to show how they felt like the heroes earlier in the show. In this scene alone they are worried about losing their powers, not in a way that affects them or relates to them, but because they won't be able to save innocents anymore. EVEN PIPER IS UPSET ABOUT THIS, YES PIPER think about that for a minute!

In the later seasons all they would've done was complain how hard this is and how their powers are a burden to their normal lives, here they are worried about the consequences of evil winning and how they could've saved innocent people. Prue's guilt over being tricked and Phoebe trying to find loopholes around beating Rex and Hannah. Especially Phoebe's resistances in not wanting to say the spell when they have to cast it, just the look of reslliance on Phoebe's face as she's forced to say it is another sign of how great she was back then. 

Phoebe comforting Piper about her sweet nature in I've Got You Under My Skin- I loved this considering Phoebe is the one to open up Piper's confidence and tells Piper about how she's the heart of the halliwell family, which was believable back then. I also love her camera pose after she comforts Piper.

The sisters using the power of three to vanquish Javna in I've Got You Under My Skin- This may be because of the location at the time, but I loved the power of three in this scene, its by far the best use of it in the entire show. And the way Javna explodes into dust in the end really gave me a creepy Buffy like vibe. I think the room they were in added to the atmosphere. youtu.be/APioF9ro_4I?t=76

Piper and Leo in Love Hurts- Easily the best Piper/Leo scene in the whole show. It shows how different they were as a couple compared to later on. Piper genuinely cares for Leo and you could see the romance between them. Especially with how hard Piper struggles to save him by swapping their powers. I loved that scene where they are sitting down together, Piper is laying her head on his torso and they discuss a little about his past, I could actually by this couple and they were so great back then.

The sisters watching the Christmas tape of them in Thank You for Not Morphing- Seeing the girls sitting down watching TV is strangely entertaining and another instance of the show being about family before it lost the element. 

Prue's bond with Max and deciding she wants to me a mother after all in Secrets and Guys- I loved Prue's bond with Max and how she spent the whole episode as a guardian surrogate for him, especially during that scene where Max's father gets shot and it makes me wonder if Prue had been a mother what she would be like. 

My own special choice (I know this doesn't relate, but for some reason I wanted to include) 

Prue using telekinesis on The Guardian of the Urn in Feats of Clay- This may seem strange, but this scene always makes me chuckle because of how the power is used. I just love the way Prue tries to use telekinesis on it only for it to shrug the move off with an amused expression. It also helps that I loved the sound effect for her powers, I kinda miss the squinting she did even if I prefer her using her hands. youtu.be/Q-xneh0h49s?t=158

There's a common theme with a lot of the innocent plots in Seasons 1-3. What I love the most about the first three seasons is that every episode had its own story. How they find the demon, how they come up with a plan to banish it. Even the innocents have their well-deserved attention. However later seasons, and especially the reboot are rushing: new powers, spells, potions, hybrids, Elders, necromancers, upper level demons... everything appears already in the 1st season without a good story. It's like eating your seven-course meal all at once from the same plate..

Absolutely LOVE this, Codebox - I smiled during most of it, except whenever you mentioned the latter seasons - this should just be about Season One and ignore everything that comes past it.

Also, you didn't follow the thread rules - you didn't rank them and give extras as Honorable Mentions. I'd love you to redo this, not do your analysis (put them in a thread of their own for the members who have time to read long posts - most members don't have tht time.) and just list them. I'd love to see how you'd rank the moments.

[prudencehalliwell]

Jul 5, 2020 12:12:21 GMT -5 Esmeralda said:

After Team Charmed Cafe has done one of our re-watches, we've each listed our three favorite moments. I still can't choose my ten favorite moments or rank them, but I decided to share my three favorite moments from each S1 episode. Enjoy the memories!

'Something Wicca This Way Comes':
1. So take that, Nancy Drew!
2. Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad!
3. I thought breaking up with you was the best thing I'd ever done. But this definitely tops that. Goodbye, Roger.

'I've Got You Under My Skin':
1. I'm Good!
2. So there's no way you've been given this, this gift if it wasn't to do good things with it. To protect the innocent just like the Book Of Shadows said.
3. A toast to the power of three. Whether we like it or not.

'Dream Sorcerer':
1. Andy hands Prue a Rose.
2. Piper and Phoebe remind Prue of the road trip song as kids.
3. Ooh. Did I say spell? I... I meant recipe. We are so busted, aren't we?

'Thank You For Not Morphing':
1. Sisters watching the video
2. Victor calling her Prudence letting her know which is the right one.
3. Piper and Phoebe fighting over Leo.

'The Wedding From Hell':
1. Prue and Piper discussing the wedding when Phoebe thinks they're talking about Jeremy.
2. Phoebe: "YOU GET TO LIVE!"
3. Jade: Why, you little witch! PIPER: HEY!

'Dead Man Dating':
1. That will be 20 dollars. Tip not included
2. Of all the times to be a dead man
3. Leave it to me to fall for a dead guy

'The Fourth Sister':
1. Phoebe and Piper fighting over Andy
2. The Charmed Ones getting rid of Kali
3. Thinking of Aunt Jackie's twin sister in rehab as Elise!

'The Truth is Out There and It Hurts':
1. While I admire your confidence and your fearlessness, your utter lack of responsibility frustrates me to no end. Oh God, that is so enough.
2. Hannah ALMOST lets the cat out of the bag...
3. He's not going to turn you into the warlock police.

'The Witch is Back':
1. I see the future. Many more generations of my beautiful daughters. I see my dreams fulfilled. Oh, thank you for that.
2. A Warren. It's a family trait. So are the short tempers, the great cheekbones, the strong wills, and of course the powers. All blessings, all signs of where you came from. This book is your connection and it began with me.
3. Sisters in the attic trying to convince Piper to cut her finger for a little blood for the spell.

'Wicca Envy':
1. Piper freezing Leo at the wrong times
2. The sisters discussing giving up their powers - why they can't; why they must.
3. Witches forever? And damned proud of it!

'Feats of Clay':
1. "I can worry about my little sister, can't I?"..."Don't ever stop."
2. "It's just like the Cowardly Lion in 'Wizard of Oz'!"..."Well, it is!"
3. "Sorry, Doug - too pooped to pop"

'From Fear to Eternity':
1. Phoebe hugs Prue after learning that the last thing Prue said to Patty was "I Love You"
2. Phoebe doesn't lie to her boss's husband
3. Patty saves Prue in the pool.

'Secrets and Guys':
1. Gordon, Max and Prue at Max's mother's grave.
2. Phoebe misunderstanding about Harry.
3. Phoebe catching Leo.

'The Wendigo':
1. Andy acting brotherly towards Piper.
2. The mother-daughter reunion with Prue and Phoebe watching
3. Kidding! It's just a joke! OOOH!

'Is There a Woogy in the House?':
1. Piper trying to make dinner when the kitchen kept attacking her.
2. Phoebe saying the spell
3. The sisters letting Phoebe write the spell in the Book.

'Which Prue is It Anyway?':
1. "Today I felt my own death and when that sword went in I felt my life slipping away. I couldn't even imagine something like that happen to either of you."
2. "Why do we have to take it away? Why can't we move Gabriel and his sword even closer?"
3. "You can move it into the basement. Until then...suffer!"

'That Seventies Episode':
1. Phoebe meets Patty outside of Buddy's
2. The sisters hug Patty after getting out of jail.
3. The little girls and Patty saying the spell while Grams does some sort of potion to send the Charmed Ones home.

'When Bad Warlocks Turn Good':
1. Prue talks Brendan into being good
2. Phoebe gives Piper advice while water is spraying all over the place.
3. "Yeah. After all these years, after everything I've given up to get here, a sacrifice never seemed greater than it does right now." "Tell me about it."

'Out of Sight':
1. Brent concerned for Phoebe and can hear it in her voice she is in trouble.
2. Brent helps Phoebe with the maps.
3. Brent can see.

'The Power of Two':
1. Yeah, you just say that because you're about to die.
2. Is the ghost toast?
3. Where's Buffy when you need her?

'Love Hurts':
1. But then you wouldn't be able to help other witches or other future White Lighters would you? You couldn't save the next Daisy.
2. Yeah, they're sorta like, you know how Peter Pan has Tinkerbell? They're sorta like that minus the tutu and the wings.
3. It's a supernatural freaky Friday.

'Deja Vu All Over Again':
1. Phoebe remembering everything that happened/will happen - whatever!
2. Prue and Andy in the park the second time - when she says she loves him
3. Phoebe telling Piper all about Joanne. I laugh so hard at that!

Es, fantastic job. I sure enjoyed the memories. I'll have to do something similar. But oh, have you got a good selection of favorite moments Es to make up a top 50 from Season 1 here.