What is your favourite least favourite season?

[forbuss]

Confusing title, I know! Let me explain:

First step is to identify the seasons you don't love or the seasons you take major issues with. The next step is to name your favourite of those seasons and explain why!

My three least favourite seasons are 6, 1 and 8... Of them 6 is my favourite.

I know I am in the minority here as many count 6 as worse than the ever dreadful season eight. But hear me out: season six had some good episodes, like "Power of Three Blondes", "Little Monsters", and "Chris-Crossed". Even lesser episodes like "Crimes and Witch Demeanors", "Witchstock", "Love's a Witch", "Used Karma" and "Forget me... Not" are solid episodes in my opinion.

Sure, Giddeon was weird and Chris was unhinged at points. But I am willing to forgive. Sometimes I think people just hated Phoebe's short hair.

[Too Much Coffee]

Season 4 second half, Season 5, Season 6, Season 8.

Season 5 my favorite of these ones. I know people hate this one due to magical creatures. I HATE stalker Cole.

But the second half isn't so bad. I really enjoyed Piper's pregancy arc minus the self healing. I also loved aunty Phoebe, the only time I like PhoeMe. The Crone was a fun villain. And Sense and Sense Ability is a classic.

If Cole stayed gone in S4. Paige didn't quit her job. Phoebe actually stayed single after Cole and did deal with her issues from S4 and wasn't a famous columnist. This season would probably be my favorite of the last four seasons.

[Aaeiyn]

Disclaimer: I'm going to name my least preferred seasons, from both eras. Along with naming my preferred seasons, from both eras and picking out my least preferred episodes (from my preferred seasons). Just to keep it, all fair.

Least Favorite Season(s)

• Prue Era: S2
• Paige Era: S5

Favorite Episodes
Season Two

• S2E1 Witch Trial
  Prue's struggle.
• S2E2 Morality Bites
  Phoebe choosing to punish her future self.
• S2E3 The Painted World
  Phoebe proving she's smart, in her own way.
• S2E4 The Devil's Music
  The start of P3 performances and great music.
• S2E5 She's a Man, Baby, a Man
  Phoebe's psychic connection, to the Succubus.
• S2E6 That Old Black Magic
  The Charmed Ones working with other members, of the magical community.
• S2E7 They're Everywhere
  The Hearing Thoughts spell, and Phoebe's relationship with Eric.
• S2E9 Ms. Hellfire
  Prue's relationship with Bane.
• S2E10 Heartbreak City
  Phoebe's relationship with Cupid.
• S2E13 Animal Pragmatism
  It's the only Valentine's Day episode.
• S2E14 Pardon My Past
  Their past powers, and how cool they are via P. Bowen's ice breath powers, and P. Russell's fire blasting power.
• S2E15 Give Me a Sign
  Prue's relationship with Bane.
• S2E18 Chick Flick
  The parody of horror movies.
• S2E19 Ex Libris
  Charlene.
• S2E21 Apocalypse, Not
  How the Four Horseman function.
• S2E22 Be Careful What You Witch For
  The Genie

Season Five

• S5E1 A Witch's Tail, Pt 1
  Mylie & Greg.
• S5E3 Happily Ever After
  Comfortable, in the sense that IK the stories and just fascinated on Charmed's take.
• S5E6 The Eyes Have it
  Lydia and the Gypsy ways/community.
• S5E15 The Day That Magic Died
  One word: hilarious.
• S5E16 Baby's First Demon
  The Crone and the concept of a Demon market.
• S5E20 Sense and Sense Ability
  The Crone's return and a (yet, another) hilarious episode.

Favorite Season(s)

• Prue Era: S1
• Paige Era: S6

Least Favorite Episodes
Season One

• S1E3 Thank You For Not Morphing
  Victor's protection ring. Lackluster villains. Really bad intro, too.
• S1E6 The Wedding From Hell
  Hecate is underwhelming. Mindless Elliot being the one to "banish" Hecate. The really bad after thought of closing in on Shannen's face and manipulating us into thinking her character was TKing Hecate, into the blade. Terrible.
• S1E17 That 70s Episode
  One word: boring.

Season Six

• S6E3 Forget Me...Not
  The concept of the Cleaners. Very bad CGI Dragon.
• S6E8 Sword and the City
  Lack of history regarding the Lady of the Lake. An excuse to rerurn the fairy tale creatures. No Chris which is confusing, to me but whatever.
• S6E12 Prince Charmed
  Not a fan of conjuring up men, for pleasure.
• S6E13 Used Karma
  Random Phoebe possession episode that makes zero sense and just an excuse to objectify Alyssa Milano, more.
• S6E19 Crimes and Witch Demeanors
  I really don't like the idea nor concept of a higher power, in charge of stripping/taking away people's powers.
  Unnecessary episode that really didn't go, anywhere. I thought it hella dirty of the Tribunial to coerce Darryl to remember everything which led to the downfall of the Charmed One's relationship with him.
• S6E20 A Wrong Day's Journey Into Right
  Another man conjuring episode, for pleasure ironically right after Phoebe's powers were taken/stripped from her. Did you learn nothing Paige?
• S6E21 Witch Wars
  Not a fan of the demon reality TV show.

[Aaeiyn]

I've definitely changed my mind, but I wanted to include S4, since I already have S8 & S5 done, in a different thread.

Season Five
S5E1 "A Witch's Tail, Pt 1"
-I actually like the innocents Miley & Greg.

S5E3 "Happily Ever After"
-I love the Paige & Grams kitchen scene!

S5E6 "The Eyes Have it"
-I enjoy learning about a different culture's way of utilizing magic.

S5E15 "The Day That Magic Died"
-This episode is funny & hilarious!

S5E20 "Sense & Sense Ability"
-Same as S5E15 "The Day That Magic Died"

Season Eight
S8E7 "The Lost Picture Show"
-My favorite episode of Paige & Sam.

S8E8 "Battle of the Hexes"
-I love its attempt in trying to say that men and women need each other. It's (also) the ONLY S8 episode with a P3 performance!

S8E11 "Mr. & Mrs. Witch"
-Really displays Kaley Cuoco's range, as an actress.

S8E12 "Payback's a Witch"
-Paige is FINALLY healing!

S8E15 "The Last Temptation of Christy"
-Nice to see Paige healing, AGAIN, and how Henry interacts with the magical world. Absolutely LOVE Paige & Henry, here LOL

Season Four
S4E4 "Enter the Demon"
-I LOVE the Phoebe & Paige sisterhood, here <3

S4E10 "A Paige from the Past"
-A deeper dive into Paige's past, but I do get a kick out of Frankie & Lulu, though LOL

S4E11 "Trial by Magic"
-REALLY love seeing Paige's struggle in telling Glen the truth and taking the opposite approach compared to what the other sisters have done, throughout the show. Plus, a great case that they were solving!

S4E17 "Saving Private Leo"
-Enjoyed getting a deeper dive in Leo's background.

S4E20 "Long Live the Queen"
-THIS IS THE TRUEST FORM OF PHOEBE!