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Post by Assassin Witch on Oct 28, 2018 13:02:44 GMT -5
Charmed | 1.03 - "Sweet Tooth"Original Airdate: October 28, 2018 @ 9PM  xEpisode Summary With the instruction of Harry, the sisters are put through witch lessons, so they are able to properly practice their magic. However, when Macy learns of a mysterious death in her lab from Galvin, she informs her sisters and together, they devise a plan to suss out the demon. Trying to speed the plan along, Mel uses her magic irresponsibly leaving Harry no choice but to constrain her, which creates tension between them. Meanwhile, Maggie continues to struggle at balancing her two worlds - her sorority one and her witch one - especially after she volunteers to throw a Halloween party at her house. Source |
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Post by hollowbox on Oct 28, 2018 13:20:12 GMT -5
Another death in Macy’s lab? You think the local police would start to suspect something? Maybe the girlfriend detective will be like Andy Trudeau and start to question the sisters. “You know, Mel, you and your sisters were seen leaving the lab which was the last known location of the missing professor that you think killed your mother. Witnesses reported the three of you were looking mighty pleased of yourselves. Then the custodian died at the same location under mysterious circumstances and now a new death and it seems at least Macy was involved. Is there something you’re not telling me?”
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Post by CharmedFaith on Oct 28, 2018 15:39:09 GMT -5
Do the demons have a kink for the college campus?
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Post by CharmedFaith on Oct 28, 2018 20:14:39 GMT -5
Training montage..demon looked good.
Maggie being more interested in texting then defeating a fake demon....girl..not a good look. Are you interested in this witch thing or no?
Mel is VERY into being a witch which is a good thing. Apparently there is a very powerful spell that can kill a demon likethat. Interesting.
Ugh back to the campus and back to "Feminists are bad and witches"
Mel...dont have your girlfriend sleep over and then read up on your witching in the middle of the night hoping she doesnt awake.
Finally, we get a good bright look at the Vera manor. It looks nice from what little we can see.
It's one thing to try to manage your personal life with your Charmed life but its not even your job that your having problems with Maggie. Its all about your social circle. And we are onto love interest #2 for Mags. Oh look more sorority girls! Really need this aspect of the show to be done and over with.
Mel has been put under magic arrest..and she needs to work on her hand game because that unfreezing was Billi TK bad levels.
A lot of people around the net have talked about the original Charmed Ones being all about their men well...these witches are already very much about their love interests.
The sisters dont even need to look through the book for what they need? It just reads their minds and flips to it automatically? Especially with personal gain?
Macy doesnt mind Harry while Mel is all "you are a man, you are white, you are evil" calm down Mel.
Maggie is like what? 19? Maybe 20? A whole party with under age drinkers, a house with 200 people, dont know if this is the smartest plan.
Maggie doesnt care about training but girl has got personal gain to do a T! She can make drinks out of thin air and sexy outfits out of thin air. Mels girlfriend is a cop and is fine with all of this?
We get more Macy background and why she is so reserved, its nice especially since it gets her/Maggie to bond more. Even though it is a tiny bit rushed.
If it werent for Mel's over the top "You are a white man, I dont need a mans help" she would be much more enjoyable character.
We are still very early into this series and we are spending to much time on trying to get these sisters hooked up with people.
Macy is a virgin! I pray they handle this storyline correctly.
Mel equating to having to go back into the closet due to being a witch isn't bad.
So Maggie glamoured everything around her and about her and as a consequence it seemed to give her cramps?
Macy why are you excited that your powers worked? You used her TK just fine in the morning.
Mel thinking that she knows best and doesnt need to listen to Harry uses the very power spell that most witches cant use properly and knocks everyone out. Good job. Though we need you guys to work together and use your powers and a spell to vanquish the liquidy demon.
Once again TCO do something that needs Harry to save them. Mel almost kills Macy and Harry has to save her. Though I guess this helps Mel get past her bitterness towards him.
Harry lost his previous charge Fiona...interesting backstory though how long is this demon going to be down for the count before waking up?
Macy finally gets the courage to kiss the boy! Oh of course the guy that Maggie is crushing on is her Kappa sisters boyfriend!
So they cant vanquish this demon, they have to wait for The Elders to come down and do their thing? These sisters barely have any agency.
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Post by Sasha on Oct 28, 2018 20:23:29 GMT -5
Do not like the sounds of that with the love interests. From what I hear, the Sabrina reboot is not like this at all. Looks like they got lucky not being on the CW.
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Post by CharmedFaith on Oct 28, 2018 21:02:38 GMT -5
It was a slight increase in quality week to week but I feel like the sisters arent really allowed to grow that much as Charmed Ones. The only thing that seems to move ahead are their romances and Maggies pledging.
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Post by ozzy on Oct 28, 2018 21:29:39 GMT -5
I honestly think the criticisms about their love interests seem a bit over the top. They have supporting characters on this show, but they don't dominate the screen like Cole, Leo etc. They are handled in small enough doses that so far none of these girls are lovesick.
Maggie broke up with the guy she was with last week, and in this episode, there was a few fleeting flirtatious moments. Hardly a nuisance in my opinion. Furthermore, it is clear that Maggie is not only young, but younger than even Phoebe in S1 of OG Charmed, she's reckless and at times superficial (hence the phone scene in the opening sequence, but it was practice..) but the girl can be serious about magic when the moment requires it. She's invested in being liked as our many young people, and yet, when her sisters need her, she does the responsible thing and drops it all.
I loved Mel's connection between her keeping her witch identity as being parallel to being the closet. I thought that the writing was extremely clever in that moment and dare I say thought-provoking.
Macy's background makes a lot of sense considering her guarded nature and I think this episode did well handling that, in particular Macy and Maggie's moment.
The Elders are terrible in this show too? Some things never change lmaooo..
The girls needed Harry in various points but remember that they are still learning things, including personal gain and exposure as well as working their powers correctly. It would make sense that they are most vulnerable now rather than as more seasoned witches so I wasn't personally bothered.
Overall, I really enjoyed the episode and look forward to next week. It was fun, spooky and things seem to be picking up.
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Post by pheebs on Oct 28, 2018 21:35:44 GMT -5
Well, this is why I still love Classic Charmed, most of us are rewatching S1 every week and I can safely say, I think CC S1 handled it better if the love interests are more important in the reboot. We do have Prue and Andy, but it isn't so much in your face. It looks like love interests are more important, but maybe they will not be if they keep their screentime limited.
However, if the supporting cast doesn't take over the show, then that is a good thing. They only need to support your stars, and shouldn't have the most screentime, if they keep doing that. Then that's fixing what Leo, Chris and Cole ruined about Classic Charmed.
The fact they appear to have each sister already set up with someone. *Sigh* just do not let them take over the show, but because they appear to have all three matched up with someone is the wrong move, in your first season.
I do like the sounds of Macy being a virgin, such a great story to handle, just as long as she doesn't have sex for the first time so soon.
I feel this is a good story for representation, since many people out there are still virgins in their late 20s and early 30s, its a nice change from having all your characters having sex and such as teens. So I hope this show lets Macy stay a virgin longer.
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Post by CharmedFaith on Oct 28, 2018 22:35:29 GMT -5
I honestly think the criticisms about their love interests seem a bit over the top. They have supporting characters on this show, but they don't dominate the screen like Cole, Leo etc. They are handled in small enough doses that so far none of these girls are lovesick. Maggie broke up with the guy she was with last week, and in this episode, there was a few fleeting flirtatious moments. Hardly a nuisance in my opinion. Furthermore, it is clear that Maggie is not only young, but younger than even Phoebe in S1 of OG Charmed, she's reckless and at times superficial (hence the phone scene in the opening sequence, but it was practice..) but the girl can be serious about magic when the moment requires it. She's invested in being liked as our many young people, and yet, when her sisters need her, she does the responsible thing and drops it all. My problem with it is that we need to get to know the sisters first before we make sure that each of them is paired up. Use that story telling somewhere else. Especially when this new guy is a new series regular and they are bringing in another potential love interest later in the season. Not to mention that it is obvious that this new guy for Maggie will be used to put further strain on her relationship with her Kappa sister. So it isnt necessarily about them dominating screen time for me. By the time Cole came around we were 3 seasons into the show and they gave him dueling storylines both related to TCO. The sisters having to be so overtly reliant on Harry is going to be something that I deal with throughout the season especially since the Halliwell's were so independent when we were introduced to them. |
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Post by summerreading on Oct 28, 2018 22:53:25 GMT -5
I honestly think the criticisms about their love interests seem a bit over the top. They have supporting characters on this show, but they don't dominate the screen like Cole, Leo etc. They are handled in small enough doses that so far none of these girls are lovesick. Maggie broke up with the guy she was with last week, and in this episode, there was a few fleeting flirtatious moments. Hardly a nuisance in my opinion. Furthermore, it is clear that Maggie is not only young, but younger than even Phoebe in S1 of OG Charmed, she's reckless and at times superficial (hence the phone scene in the opening sequence, but it was practice..) but the girl can be serious about magic when the moment requires it. She's invested in being liked as our many young people, and yet, when her sisters need her, she does the responsible thing and drops it all. The sisters having to be so overtly reliant on Harry is going to be something that I deal with throughout the season especially since the Halliwell's were so independent when we were introduced to them. Maybe they will go the opposite direction, with ditching the whitelighter and letting the sisters be more independent as they grow into their roles, and rely less on Harry. Rather than Classic Charmed, where they started out being independent and them relying on Leo more as the show progressed. I wonder if the reboot will go the opposite direction this time? |
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Post by Esmeralda on Oct 28, 2018 23:15:14 GMT -5
The sisters having to be so overtly reliant on Harry is going to be something that I deal with throughout the season especially since the Halliwell's were so independent when we were introduced to them. Maybe they will go the opposite direction, with ditching the whitelighter and letting the sisters be more independent as they grow into their roles, and rely less on Harry. Rather than Classic Charmed, where they started out being independent and them relying on Leo more as the show progressed. I wonder if the reboot will go the opposite direction this time? Oh, if that was the case, that would be absolutely fantastic! I could binge-watch a series that does that properly - ESPECIALLY if NuPaige remains the Only, NuPiper remains the Oldest and NuPhoebe remains the Baby, the way Prue should've remained the Oldest, even if she was never shown, Piper should've remained the Middle, Phoebe should've remained the Baby and Paige should've remained the Only, who should've become the leader of the new Charmed Ones so Piper could remain its heart and Phoebe Phoebs. I find myself wishing on NuCharmed it was NuPhoebe who was the virgin. What a change from Freebie who thought that sex=love until she found the next guy. I hope NuPaige falls for someone, truly loves him, but he respects her enough that they don't have intercourse until they're married. Of course, the showrunner wrote "Jane the Virgin" who had a baby...hope that's not what they have in mind... |
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Post by ljones on Oct 28, 2018 23:22:24 GMT -5
This is why I hated the concept of whitelighters in the original series and I still hate it.
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Post by Sasha on Oct 29, 2018 1:18:03 GMT -5
Maybe they will go the opposite direction, with ditching the whitelighter and letting the sisters be more independent as they grow into their roles, and rely less on Harry. Rather than Classic Charmed, where they started out being independent and them relying on Leo more as the show progressed. I wonder if the reboot will go the opposite direction this time? Oh, if that was the case, that would be absolutely fantastic! I could binge-watch a series that does that properly - ESPECIALLY if NuPaige remains the Only, NuPiper remains the Oldest and NuPhoebe remains the Baby, the way Prue should've remained the Oldest, even if she was never shown, Piper should've remained the Middle, Phoebe should've remained the Baby and Paige should've remained the Only, who should've become the leader of the new Charmed Ones so Piper could remain its heart and Phoebe Phoebs. I find myself wishing on NuCharmed it was NuPhoebe who was the virgin. What a change from Freebie who thought that sex=love until she found the next guy. I hope NuPaige falls for someone, truly loves him, but he respects her enough that they don't have intercourse until they're married. Of course, the showrunner wrote "Jane the Virgin" who had a baby...hope that's not what they have in mind... Wouldn't that be lovely. I do hope that they let her stay a virgin until she is truly ready. It would be such a really nice story to see handled on television for a change. If this is the case, I might binge-watch too. Being able to watch it all in one hit, might be fun next Summer, all depends on what I read about the reboot and if it is enough to get me interested to watch. This is why I hated the concept of whitelighters in the original series and I still hate it. Yeah, I wished they never existed on Charmed at all. I always wonder how Charmed would be if the concept of whitelighters and Elders never existed period. |
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Post by sav001 on Oct 29, 2018 11:52:06 GMT -5
Charmed was down in the ratings this week again to almost below 1 million viewers with 1.11 million viewers and a 0.3. The fact it's been going down every week just proves the majority did not want this type of reboot. The original never fell below 4 million viewers until the 6th season and only twice went under 3 million viewers in the show's history.
If people liked the show it would have stabilised by now. At this rate it will finish it's season at a 0.2. I can't imagine how bad the ratings will be if it gets a second season.
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Post by prudencehalliwell on Oct 29, 2018 14:17:24 GMT -5
You can't compare it to the original though ratings wise. Times have changed. Everything across the board on network television is different than it was 20 years ago. People DVR and don't watch live as they used too.
The CW alone as a network barely can pull 0.5s in the demo with all their shows apart from the Flash.
That said. How much further can it go down before it stabilizes. We'll see.
The big test will come how well it does by Christmas. I see the other new CW shows rated bad too.
But The CW still always renews even if shows hit low.
I don't see the reboot lasting so long. Maybe three seasons. Four tops. But it might not even have 22 episode seasons always.
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Post by askfreebie on Oct 29, 2018 17:34:16 GMT -5
I hate the whole "virgin blood" thing, your blood doesn't suddenly change after having sexual intercourse. For once Mel's feminist ranting was accurate, virginity is just a concept used to control a woman's sexuality. Just screw the Elders. I'm so sick of them interfering and being such annoying assholes, I can't wait for these girls to inevitably rebel against them.
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Post by CharmedFaith on Oct 29, 2018 18:22:41 GMT -5
Charmed was down in the ratings this week again to almost below 1 million viewers with 1.11 million viewers and a 0.3. The fact it's been going down every week just proves the majority did not want this type of reboot. The original never fell below 4 million viewers until the 6th season and only twice went under 3 million viewers in the show's history. If people liked the show it would have stabilised by now. At this rate it will finish it's season at a 0.2. I can't imagine how bad the ratings will be if it gets a second season. You dont pay attention to CW ratings do you? The only show on TheCW close to breaking 2 million viewers nowadays on TheCW is The Flash and the crossovers. Only show that pulls in a somewhat decent rating is The Flash. Charmed is doing just fine. Sure it isnt the highest rated show or 2nd highest like Charmed was on TheWB but this is an entirely different era of television ratings. |
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Post by romuald121 on Oct 29, 2018 18:47:12 GMT -5
I am still not feeling this show; it is still trying to appeal to the present generation; the OG Charmed avoided that; the looking at my cell every 2 min, the Grey's anatomy reference (very Gilmore Girl) etc is so very stupid; then you get the witch who freezes time; she freezes time for no purpose other than that she can do it and she's so powerful (clap clap if you can) and she happens to be gay; the scene where her white lighter comes in and tells her not to use her powers without any purpose; it turns out she felt "berated" at the end of the episode when he did that and she made a metaphor to her being out of the closet and that she cannot tell anyone she is a witch so she's back in the closet; the whole theme is orchestrated once again to shove down another agenda which THANKFULLY, the OG Charmed did not fall for; this Charmed feels like OG Charmed on diarrhea; they try to put every single aspect of what made the OG show work in 3 episodes; the acting reminds me of Paige's acting from S04-08; it feels rushed, unrehearsed, sometimes even dialogue has no consistency, you can even hear dialogue where the writer lost his train of thought so the dialogue is just to fill out the 43-45 min quota of the show. They explored the Halloween theme in this episode; I remember S03 of the original Charmed, even though the Halloween episode in the OG Charmed was a bit campy, it was still light years better than this crap; finally, they have a problem with vanquishing demons in this Charmed; what's up with muzzling the girl that was taken over by the demon? like really, there's no potion to exorcise the devil out of her; mind you the theme of exorcising demons in that show is very underwhelming at least in original they were vanquishing demons and moving to the other demon.
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Post by Esmeralda on Oct 29, 2018 19:22:05 GMT -5
I hate the whole "virgin blood" thing, your blood doesn't suddenly change after having sexual intercourse. For once Mel's feminist ranting was accurate, virginity is just a concept used to control a woman's sexuality. Just screw the Elders. I'm so sick of them interfering and being such annoying assholes, I can't wait for these girls to inevitably rebel against them. *sigh* You're undoubtedly right. The Elders will be the patriarchy that the sisters will decide to tumble. It's too obvious. Which means their Elders will be Kern's assholes rather than Burge's "THEY" who truly were the leaders of Good. And that changed my mind. That's *not* something I want to binge-watch. If the Elders were truly good and agreed that the sisters no longer needed them, like what happened in the comics with the Angels of Destiny, yes, that's something I'd want to binge watch. But not something that's supposed to show what they want to have happen in our world. In our world, women can be just as bad as men and men can be just as good as women. |
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Post by pheebs on Oct 29, 2018 20:59:09 GMT -5
Charmed was down in the ratings this week again to almost below 1 million viewers with 1.11 million viewers and a 0.3. The fact it's been going down every week just proves the majority did not want this type of reboot. The original never fell below 4 million viewers until the 6th season and only twice went under 3 million viewers in the show's history. If people liked the show it would have stabilised by now. At this rate it will finish it's season at a 0.2. I can't imagine how bad the ratings will be if it gets a second season. You dont pay attention to CW ratings do you? The only show on TheCW close to breaking 2 million viewers nowadays on TheCW is The Flash and the crossovers. Only show that pulls in a somewhat decent rating is The Flash. Charmed is doing just fine. Sure it isnt the highest rated show or 2nd highest like Charmed was on TheWB but this is an entirely different era of television ratings. Exactly right! Charmed is fine, look at that show Dynasty it barely pulls 0.1 and 0.2s, and got renewed. Jane the Virgin and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend are hardly hits with ratings and got multiple seasons. And not just the WB, everything on television is different than it was 20 years ago. Nothing will ever be as high as the 80s, 90s, or 00s again. People watch different ways, DVR and Netflix too. Also, we must remember The CW is not available in every market, some places do not even get the channel. I posted the DVR ratings for the pilot, and as usual CW shows do very well in DVR Live + 7 ratings. CW always looks beyond just ratings to renew shows and keep them on air. |
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