Phoebe was a bit bitchy to Paige in Brain Drain?

[fallingsnow6136]

Ok so I was rewatching the series and while I love Phoebe S1-5, Phoebe was very mean to Paige in this episode.

Evidence:

Phoebe: That's crazy. She'd never say it, she'd never give up her powers.

Paige: Even though she was kinda willing to this morning? I'm just saying.

Phoebe: Look, I know what you're saying but you don't know what you're talking about. I'm sorry.

Paige: Forget it.

Paige: Any other spells you can think of?

Phoebe: No. I don't know what else to do. If Leo and Cole can't find her... (Paige gets an idea.) What is it?

Paige: Something that Leo said about the power-relinquishing spell being in Piper's mind.

Phoebe: I told you, she'd never say it. Paige, you don't know her as well as I do.

Paige: No, but I am getting to know the Source. He likes to play tricks on people's minds. I mean, god knows, he did with mine. He almost had me kill a guy, remember?

Phoebe: Yeah, go on.

Paige: Well, maybe that's what he's trying to do to Piper, get into her mind somehow. I mean, if that's where the spell is.

Phoebe: Then that's probably where he's looking for it. And if he can get into her mind, then why can't we?

I don't know...I know it's small but at the same time, it wasn't very nice. Paige was only trying to help.

[Elle Em]

I can see that. I think it was just the stress of being the oldest sister at that point. Even with Cole and Leo and all their experience, Phoebe was the default oldest sister there, and most of the responsibility fell on her. To me, it was pretty minor. I can think of many more times when Phoebe acted much worse.

[Ruth Marie]

I didn't really see it that way, she was under so much stress dealing with what happened to Piper and having to be the reliable one because she was more experienced as a witch than Paige, and obviously all the responsibilities fell onto her here.

This was pretty minor.

[imdb lives on]

I always liked this aspect of the source. I wish they kept that instead of making him steal their powers.