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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 6, 2022 1:15:44 GMT -5
I've been rewatching the series starting at S3 and leaving my thoughts at various places but figured I'd keep majority of them here. I'll start off with S3.
That definitely would've been a much more interesting season and it is a shame that they didn't think to do something like that. Season 1 brought us Melinda, S2, the cousins, S3 Charlotte, they were filling in the gaps little by little. We know about Brianna Warren who was the strongest Warren telekinetic. The Warren line had a lot of story potential and I always found it weird that it seemingly stopped after S3. After Prue died they basically said F-it now that Paige was in the picture. She would've totally interested in finding out about her Warren lineage.
I'm rewatching S3 for the first time since it was remastered (I refuse to watch the episodes on Peacock since I like the OG music) and the fight scene in The Honeymoon's Over is probably one of my favorites. It was very rare we got to see all 3 sisters in physical fights at the same time and they stayed pretty true to their styles. Piper is on the defensive for most of it with the police baton, just trying not to die. Phoebe is fighting 2 "demons" at once and since its still relatively new, they allow her levitation to be put into her style. Prue is punching and using her TK to deflect fireballs. All very fun. Not to mention that I thoroughly enjoyed the Prue/Phoebe dynamic while Piper is MIA. I wish we could've got some flashbacks to them in between S2/3 as the dynamic power of 2 and Phoebe dealing with Prues obession with the Triad.
It's a fun season power wise as well since everyone is trying new things with their powers. Prue is trying to use her TK in her astral form, Piper is learning she can selectively freeze certain body parts, Phoebe is...flying sometimes. I know that Alyssa really wanted Phoebe to have an active power and really liked flight from S2 finale but I wish they hadn't given into her wishes to incorporate it full time. I know levitation is the most controversial power in the show since it doesnt really pair well with Premonitions but it is funny that Phoebe went from having the cheapest power to getting the most expensive power and of course it got phased out as the show went along. But they could've been more creative in her 2nd power. Also a shame when they allow her premintions to really advance in S5 it is quickly forgotten about and not used.
I just noticed that Daryl is largely absent in the middle of S3. They had seemed to set him up to be buddy buddy with Leo and then he just is nowhere to be found. Though looking at Wiki, after S1 coming in at 13 appearances, he is reduced to roughly 7-8 episodes/season before being entirely written off and forgotten about in S8.
Im actually on Bride and Gloom in my rewatch so seeing this conversation is funny.
I really wonder what the writers were thinking in terms of Prues love life this season. They gave like 4 different love interests. 1 was this great connection from the past. One she kept standing up. Then there's Justin who gets a 3 episode arc and I liked Justin. And of course the bad boy that Astral Prue gets with that goes nowhere. Were one of them supposed to stick had Shannen not get fired during the hiatus?
Piper attempting to have a normal wedding, with actual guests, planners was a good change of pace as we know none of them ever have normal weddings. Shame it couldnt happen though.
This season is definitely the strongest in terms of continuity. They reference past events A LOT throughout the season. Sometime, I'll have to look at the writers from S3 compared to other seasons.
I love Pre-Witched. Getting to spend so much time with Grams was always a treat.
It's always interesting that she was willing to stop them from becoming Charmed. She wanted them to come together naturally instead of thinking of telling them the truth and training them herself. Her telling the girls that the attic is sealed off for 20 years...she must've been really good at sneaking in/out of there lol.
Piper thinking of moving out was a good subplot, only makes Phoebe look even worse come a year later where she is willing to move out when Prues death is still fairly fresh, not even a year out. Had Prue not died it would've been interesting to see them tackle this storyline again.
Exit Strategy is another one of those: good ideas that should've been a bigger story.
We have witches who are sworn to use/protect these powerful amulets but the amulets cant fend off Balthazar and the witches have no extra umph to fend off a demon like him. This could've been a whole arc within itself. Even introducing witches who come against TCO while hunting down and trying to vanquish Cole themselves.
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 6, 2022 1:17:55 GMT -5
Season 4 thoughts Watching Charmed Again....again. Anyone who calls Charmed on their many faults can not deny that this is probably one of the best wrap ups to a cliffhanger that resulted in a main character being killed off screen. It is a shame that they wrapped up Cortez in the premiere instead of making it an ongoing storyline that have the sisters afraid of another AHBL situation. They kind of went back to normal after the premiere with how they acted in public. The sisters treatment of him was not a good look and also could've been the start of their journey towards Morality Bites. They send him off w/a spell and dont even care about what happened to him until Daryl reminds them of him. It definitely shows a road that the sisters start to go down without Prues guidance. Not to mention that Grams could've informed them of a little spell that she used to use on them to make them forget magical moments.... The Shax of it all....confuses me every.single.time. What the hell happened between AHBL and CA that the makeup artist failed so miserably in recreating his look? And even the special effects have a change. In CA his "wind" is minimal and now has some type of ball appears.  vs.  When it comes to Prues things...I kind of get why Phoebe wouldnt be interested in Prues car but I also dont know why they didnt just have her take the car. She's spent the last 3 years without a vehicle of her own. She drove Prues car A LOT so take it and treat it with care. there's memories there. They couldnt show Shannen but Prue had a lot of clothing, a necklace, a lot of things that they could've incorporated into Piper/Phoebe that kept her "alive". Seeing Piper wear the Prue necklace throughout the years would've been so sentimental. Grams talking about Paige and making it very known that she is their half-sister always intrigued me. Part of me thinks that she had amphrensions about Paige and didnt view her as a true Halliwell. I dont think they ever really touched on it. The Oracle was a nice addition to Team Source. To bad they never really used her to any big potential. Speaking of The Source....when we see him in AHBL he's a red guy with wings, very much of a "fallen angel" and now he's a red guy in a black cloak with no wings. And of course when they reveal him he's not even red! Hell Hath No Fury is a great episode and Piper having to deal with her anger with Prue at the end was of course very good. I think they probably should've pushed that out a couple of episodes though instead of doing it so soon. I also wish that they had dealt with Piper partially putting some blame on Phoebe like Phoebe says when shes defending herself from Fury!Piper "you blame me for Prues death". Phoebe running after love is partially what got them all separated. And its never addressed that Cole was willing to practically kill Piper out of anger. It's always funny that since Piper got Molecular Combustion she was afraid of accidentally blowing up a mortal. Each power has limits, she cant freeze witches so I would suspect that she cant blow up mortals/witches. General 4A review....while its a good season, it is definitely under season 3. The writers didn't seem like they were able to properly handle the introduction and development of Paige along with setting up the big showdown with The Source. S4A has A LOT of stand alone episodes and subplots that pertain to the sisters individual lives like Piper/Leo having a baby, Phoebe/Cole getting married. They fail to have the sisters deal with demons that are a threat to them that prepares them to go up against The Source like they did in s3. We just jump into Charmed and Dangerous out of nowhere. The previous episode states that The Source has body guards that are fire starters....where are in C&D? Why doesn't he have any body guards? He has assassins that are...MIA. Even the storyline with demons challenging The Source is suddenly dropped. We started the season w/The Source being red and this menacing voice to this white demon w/an annoying voice and questionable facial hair. They failed to treat The Source being vanquished as an event and more like a regular episode compared to S1&3 finales. They seemed like they just grew tired of the storyline and had to find a way to make Cole evil again. All of this should've been pushed to at least the finale. One thing I always disliked is that they treated Po3 w/Paige the same as it was w/Prue. Should they still be able to utilize it and vanquish demons? yes. But it should be a bit harder and weaker as their relationship just isnt as strong/intense as it is with the sister they grew up with. Paige being Charmed for all of 5mins and being part of vanquishing The Source makes everything they went through in S1-3 kind of for nothing. And if upper level demons (or basically any demon that looks like Belthazor since they drop it pretty quick) can only be vanquished by getting a part of their skin/blood paired with the Potion...how is it that The Source is vanquished with just a spell? It should take that + the spell + their powers to get rid of him. |
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 6, 2022 1:20:16 GMT -5
Season 5 thoughts After finishing S4....I dont plan on buying S5+ individually on blu-ray and waiting for the German complete series to come in....its actually kind of perfect to watch S5 on Peacock. The lack of theme song really helps drive home that from this point, Charmed is now Charmed 2.0. The writers are barely trying to create a good show, they have no idea what they want to do with Phoebe/Cole and just repeat their storyline in every.single.episode. "Phoebe, I'm not evil" "you are evil Cole, stay away from me!" It's pretty bad when your actor asks to be killed off because he's so tired of paper thing storylines. Paige spends her first season with a very steady job and she gets a promotion in 5x01 and then by the end of 5x02..."I'm quitting so I can be a witch full time" such a shame. Unlike Prue who fully embraces her witchyness in S3 to a very dangerous degree and pushing her sisters to be at their best so they can survive the big fight....Paige fully embraces her witchyness and its puppy dogs and fairy tales. But she is essentially the only witch in the family since Phoebe is more about her work and Piper is focused on her magical baby that is already super powerful in the womb and of course..not Melinda. Thus far there are some good moments that you have to grab on and hold onto, most notably Paige meeting Grams in the flesh and the awkwardness of it for the both of them. Little moments like that remind us that Paige isnt a Halliwell even though the writers dont want you to remember that 99% of the time. I hate The Bay Mirror and Phoebe becoming this uber successful local celebrity of an advice columnist. S1-4.5 Phoebe would've probably balked at the idea and would've chosen a different job. And its just ridiculous that Phoebe would want any type of limelight after AHBL. I'm currently on the Superhero Episode and if Shannen wanted to quit during S3 for various reasons...she would've walked out after reading the script for this episode. This also introduces The Elders...in person...ugh. Why the hell does a DEAD person need to retire? And why would a 13 year old become an Elder? It was such a stupid storyline that of course went nowhere and had zero impact to the show. The Eyes Have It is one of the best episodes of the season (that I can remember going based off of memory), its old school Charmed and this could've been a glorified backdoor pilot if I didnt know any better. Shame the writers drop everything after the episode as if it never happened. I still cant believe that the writers put us through HALF A SEASON of Cole "I'm a good guy but im also a bad guy and I am going insane" with Phoebes "You're evil. You're evil. You cant be good because you're evil. I'm going to kill you. I'm not going to help you commit suicide" in S5. Prue would've been so annoyed that Phoebe put them through all this drama in S3 only to just give up on him and act like it was all for nothing. I don't even know what their endgame was with all of this. What if Julien hadnt requested he be let out of his contract? Would they have just gone the rest of the season/series with this? I rewatched Centennial Charmed earlier today and as the big 100 I just felt like they did a half-assed job on it. The premise of "what if TCO were never re-constituted" is fairly interesting but they didn't go full throttle with it. It's the big 100 and the only return from the past is The Seer? Piper is hunting down Shax, why not bring back one of the shows most prominent demons? Cole is Belthazor again but...we never get to see the big B. They continue the "Phoebe hates Cole" storyline no matter the reality which was redundant after 12 episodes. It just didn't really celebrate the show properly. Now...Cat House felt more like a 100th episode since it celebrated the shows history (or well...Piper/Leo), brought back Kit (still dont know how I feel about that after a decade), goes back to the past. Of course both episodes feel a sense of emptiness due to no Prue (the ony time you shelve out big bucks, its for the 100th episode and to use clips of Shannen) but they could have gotten around that with having a young Prue appear played by OG child Prue. Finished up S5 and onto S6....some stray observations: The writers wanting to make Paige into Ms.Superwitch really got in the way of Phoebe being a decent witch. Paige having all those dreams or whatever of the Titans really should've been Phoebes subplot. The woman with the premintions couldn't even see or feel them coming...it's almost as like:  Making Phoebe into the Goddess of Love is of course within her character even though it was less love and more lust. It's something the writers really like to drive home about Phoebe. She gets hit by the sin of Lust, is psychically connected to the succubus, Goddess of love, picks up on everyone's horniness as an empath...but if one thing is for certain, if we got all these characters in present day, Phoebe would certainly be bisexual lol. |
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 6, 2022 1:21:32 GMT -5
Finishing up Season 6 as of tonight...
Phoebe becoming an empath in S6....it wasn't something I was against but lord do I remember how annoying it got REAL FAST. They really wanted to amp her up so she can feel emotions, basically read thoughts, tap into witches/demons "emotions" to access their powers (which was teh DUMBEST thing ever). The power advances very quickly. But lord can Alyssa rock any hair-do! She looks great with the pixie cut. But I love Jason, outside of Cole, he was the best love interest she had and should've been her end-game.
The writers really couldn't wait 5 minutes before thrusting Piper back into the dating world could they? She just got out of a very intense relationship, has a child and already is trying to date again? One of my biggest tv taboos is wasting our time with love interests that have no chance at being end-game because they want to delay the endgame couple.
Drew Fuller really was a terrible actor lol and Chris really had next to no redeeming qualities lol. I dont know how he could even be considered good when he's fine with killing people (or we..magical people) by using his TK to stop their heart! Damn. And he's worried about Wyatt growing up evil?
Paige has a whole degree and they have her do various temp jobs that she would never do or stay with long term.
Piper/Phoebe just become more and more selfish as the seasons go on. Piper could care less about saving a soul because he willingly sold his soul to a demon! Paige has to hound her to save him while Phoebe is just out here throwing potions left and right with turning her sleeve bag co-worker into various animals.
The deeper i get into s6 the harder it is the watch. They just have next to no care about the show and they think they're in a comedy. There are no stakes at hand...
The 2nd half of the season....Phoebe/Paige trying to force Leo/Piper to have sex wasnt a good look then and it isnt a good look now. Chris's hate for his father overwhelming his common sense really is bad. He had no problem breaking up mommy/daddy until he needed to be conceived and starting freaking out.
The spider episode could've been a good one...had it not had that stupid wicked witch subplot with all of the magic characters. Actual demons become such a rarity that its always nice to see them pop up.
The creation of the Cleaners really made things a bit to easy, while I use my headcanon that they were created after Prues death and The Sources demise...would it have been to hard to just give us a little throw away line confirming such a thing instead of pretending like they've been around since forever? Having Phoebe/Paige deal with Agent Sheridan out them would've been a good thing for them to deal with. The whole Tribunal thing was a bit....wacky. It's already awkward that there's no pictures of Prue around the house, having clip shows that are Prue-less make it even more glaringly awkward. Sometimes you should just shelve out the $$$ for a good Shannen clip.
The lousey tribunal could've judged TCO for a lot but they really chose the wrong things to judge them for. Darryl being given the death sentence in 24hrs was just...laughable. He deserved a better plotted out episode/arc than the one he was given in this episode. Phoebe being stripped of her powers was plain stupid. Especially since she has the most budget friendly powers of them all. Yet somehow Barbas gets out scotch free, how does this episode make any sense? The only "consistent" thing if I even call it that is that Pheebs is 2 for 2 for being stripped of her powers in each of her known lives. The even funnier thing is...the episoded RIGHT AFTER we have demons expose themselves to a human that they dont even kill. Oh and RIGHT after that we have Paige use her magic to create the perfect man...for herself!
How does Darryl even remember what happened in a timeline that was erased? TCO memories of Wyatt were erased the first time around. Why wouldn't Darryls memories be wiped of what happened? And why doesnt Chris just orb out of police custody when no one is around, he doesnt exist, doesnt have a job, doesnt pay taxes...I'm so beyond ready for S6 to be over with.
How was Gideon able to retain his whitelighter/edlerly abilities after doing so much evil? He was corrupted enough that he should've just turned into a glorified fallen angel.
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 6, 2022 1:52:09 GMT -5
It's a bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad world....interesting choice for a 2-part finale but...not fully explored to really make an indent. The writers really could've made an interesting change by revealing that Chris is from the "bad world" or that Wyatt was swapped out at some point in time. We spent the entire season hunting down every which demon that could "turn" him evil so this would've been the next best thing. Them messing up the world and making it overtly happy and murder happy....when Phoebe gets shot it wasn't Roses best acting and certainly not written that well. We've seen the sisters on the verge of death plenty and give very good performances yet here it's not played with any real sense of urgency or danger. Paige sheds no wears, she doesn't cradle Phoebe in her arms, its just like she got a finger prick.    |
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 6, 2022 2:16:59 GMT -5
This is another reason why binding Wyatts powers probably would've been best when he was first born or why making him so damn powerful was a mistake. Wyatt kills the bad guy with his sword some episodes ago, he's able to stab Gidieon, he's able to vanquish some demons with just a blink. Of ocurse these are bad guys but the kid is only 2 and already 3 vanquishes under his belt.
Where the hell does Leo get these new electric powers from? This super strength? Telekinetic Orbing? No Elder has showcased such powers, in S5 they made it seem like they are just all about foresight.
Just as the writers pulled a switcheroo with us in S5 with Wyatt being born, they should've pulled another switcheroo here with Melinda being born. Chris should've interfered to much with his past and have it truly be bitter sweet.
Season 6 was a rough season for me to get through and I see why now...we don't end at the manor, the doors don't close....the hospital doors close. Just not the same lol
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 6, 2022 10:45:20 GMT -5
S7....the almost final season...
Phoebe is somehow worried that she gives out the same advice...that is a hit with her readers so one would assume the situations are similar? But all of this puts her in a slump so they hire a ghostwriter. Que stunt casting with Nick Lachey! Que Phoebe being taken over by lust...some things never change. I don't understand why the writers felt the need that she had to makeout with every hot guy that comes to the office.
Piper/Leo being taken over by Hindu Gods was...such an interesting choice. Not sure if it was really needed. I think the best thing to come out of it was Pipers battle with all the demons at once.
I really grew tired of potions becoming the go to for getting rid of a demon. Where did they find a potion for Barbas when you have to overcome your fear to send him packing? Since when does a greater hope overpower the fear? If it were that simple, their first time meeting him would've been easy since their greater hope is always to keep each other safe.
Paige spends S4 season working, S5 season focusing on magic, S6 wanting to get back to working and just does odd jobs that are fairly useless outside of the innocent here and there, and S7 she is back to wanting to focus on magic...Nothing came out of her trying to find herself outside of magic.
We were SOOOOOOOOO close to getting rid of Magic School and here comes Paige ruining everything for us. All those students deserved to have their powers stripped and sent to the underworld, that is how annoying they are. Not to mention that it made The Elders look even more like fools. They cant remedy a simple conjuring spell? They cant assign some whitelighters to these teens and have them teach them magic?
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Post by Aaeiyn on Mar 6, 2022 10:51:00 GMT -5
This is another reason why binding Wyatts powers probably would've been best when he was first born or why making him so damn powerful was a mistake. Wyatt kills the bad guy with his sword some episodes ago, he's able to stab Gidieon, he's able to vanquish some demons with just a blink. Of ocurse these are bad guys but the kid is only 2 and already 3 vanquishes under his belt. S6E8 "Sword and the City", to be fair, the demon was trying to kill him. Your solution is to strip Wyatt of his powers and be killed by the demon? Same with your other examples, Gideon is going to kill him, and you want Wyatt to not have his powers, so Gideon can stab him? And, the demons looked at Wyatt, ready to eat him. Sorry, this doesn't make any sense, to me nor a sound argument to strip Wyatt of his powers and leaving him defenseless in these situations. |
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 6, 2022 11:07:25 GMT -5
I will give the Gadiva episode props for being ahead of their time in the "breastfeeding" movement. Phoebe needing to get naked on a horse and the town rallying around her all of a sudden was extreme but so very Charmed.
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 6, 2022 11:11:57 GMT -5
This is another reason why binding Wyatts powers probably would've been best when he was first born or why making him so damn powerful was a mistake. Wyatt kills the bad guy with his sword some episodes ago, he's able to stab Gidieon, he's able to vanquish some demons with just a blink. Of ocurse these are bad guys but the kid is only 2 and already 3 vanquishes under his belt. S6E8 "Sword and the City", to be fair, the demon was trying to kill him. Your solution is to strip Wyatt of his powers and be killed by the demon? Same with your other examples, Gideon is going to kill him, and you want Wyatt to not have his powers, so Gideon can stab him? And, the demons looked at Wyatt, ready to eat him. Sorry, this doesn't make any sense, to me nor a sound argument to strip Wyatt of his powers and leaving him defenseless in these situations. Like I said in my post, I understand that they were evil and thus why he was partially justified in killing/injuring them. But he is still a baby and they are worried about him becoming evil...having that many vanquishes under your belt at the age of 2 may not help with that. Had they bound his powers at birth he wouldnt have been in any of these circumstances to begin with. He conjured up a dragon that caused havoc around the city, that should've been a clue that maybe binding his powers until he has better control as a good thing. |
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Post by Aaeiyn on Mar 6, 2022 11:26:39 GMT -5
Like I said in my post, I understand that they were evil and thus why he was partially justified in killing/injuring them. But he is still a baby and they are worried about him becoming evil...having that many vanquishes under your belt at the age of 2 may not help with that. Had they bound his powers at birth he wouldnt have been in any of these circumstances to begin with. He conjured up a dragon that caused havoc around the city, that should've been a clue that maybe binding his powers until he has better control as a good thing. I don't agree that binding his powers would help because unlike the Charmed Ones, Wyatt had more of a reputation. Especially, since demons and/or evil witches would disempower the Charmed Ones to make killing them easier. Stripping away Wyatt's powers would just leave him defenseless. It doesn't matter if he has his powers now or later. That being said, yes, I remember the dragon, but I (also) partly blame Piper & Phoebe with this one in relying on the TV to babysit Wyatt, for them. Plus, I do think Wyatt does have control, over his powers. As he only conjured a dragon once, and didn't vanquish the demon with the sword until given permission by both Piper & Leo. I think it's not about controlling his powers but controlling his morality. I don't agree with the "bind Wyatt's powers" movement. |
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 6, 2022 11:53:16 GMT -5
Like I said in my post, I understand that they were evil and thus why he was partially justified in killing/injuring them. But he is still a baby and they are worried about him becoming evil...having that many vanquishes under your belt at the age of 2 may not help with that. Had they bound his powers at birth he wouldnt have been in any of these circumstances to begin with. He conjured up a dragon that caused havoc around the city, that should've been a clue that maybe binding his powers until he has better control as a good thing. I don't agree that binding his powers would help because unlike the Charmed Ones, Wyatt had more of a reputation. Especially, since demons and/or evil witches would disempower the Charmed Ones to make killing them easier. Stripping away Wyatt's powers would just leave him defenseless. It doesn't matter if he has his powers now or later. That being said, yes, I remember the dragon, but I (also) partly blame Piper & Phoebe with this one in relying on the TV to babysit Wyatt, for them. Plus, I do think Wyatt does have control, over his powers. As he only conjured a dragon once, and didn't vanquish the demon with the sword until given permission by both Piper & Leo. I think it's not about controlling his powers but controlling his morality. I don't agree with the "bind Wyatt's powers" movement. How did he have more of a reputation than TCO? They were both part of a prophecy. They are under attack every day that it shouldn't make them any more worried about binding his powers as putting a bigger target on their backs. |
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Post by Aaeiyn on Mar 6, 2022 12:11:31 GMT -5
How did he have more of a reputation than TCO? They were both part of a prophecy. They are under attack every day that it shouldn't make them any more worried about binding his powers as putting a bigger target on their backs. Because back in S1 the underworld weren't sure who the Charmed Ones were, not even Rex & Hannah, until Prue opened up the locket in S1E9 "The Witch is Back" to confirm their suspicions. Only a select few like Nicolas and/or Jeremy knew. Until after Rex & Hannah confirmed the Charmed Ones existence is when more of the underworld began attacking them instead of them protecting innocents all of the time, as the seasons progressed. Wyatt's existence was known, and you're right, the Charmed Ones are under attack, a lot but binding Wyatt's powers wouldn't have been a solution. I remember in S8E15 "The Last Temptation of Christy" when Henry tried to argue that Piper's sons are around during demon attacks (and that's why he wanted to stay), and Paige said "they have powers to protect themselves", and this gets reiterated, even though Wyatt is not the target (this time) Piper still asked Wyatt to "orb up to his room", for his safety, when the house got under attacked. The best solution was for the Charmed Ones to move instead of being in the same house/location, but I understand why they have to be there because of two things "it's been in their family, for generations" and the whole "nexus thing". |
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 6, 2022 15:52:06 GMT -5
How did he have more of a reputation than TCO? They were both part of a prophecy. They are under attack every day that it shouldn't make them any more worried about binding his powers as putting a bigger target on their backs. Because back in S1 the underworld weren't sure who the Charmed Ones were, not even Rex & Hannah, until Prue opened up the locket in S1E9 "The Witch is Back" to confirm their suspicions. Only a select few like Nicolas and/or Jeremy knew. Until after Rex & Hannah confirmed the Charmed Ones existence is when more of the underworld began attacking them instead of them protecting innocents all of the time, as the seasons progressed. Wyatt's existence was known, and you're right, the Charmed Ones are under attack, a lot but binding Wyatt's powers wouldn't have been a solution. I remember in S8E15 "The Last Temptation of Christy" when Henry tried to argue that Piper's sons are around during demon attacks (and that's why he wanted to stay), and Paige said "they have powers to protect themselves", and this gets reiterated, even though Wyatt is not the target (this time) Piper still asked Wyatt to "orb up to his room", for his safety, when the house got under attacked. The best solution was for the Charmed Ones to move instead of being in the same house/location, but I understand why they have to be there because of two things "it's been in their family, for generations" and the whole "nexus thing". Wyatt had his bubble but Chris didn't really have anything but even then, Wyatt was exposing magic here and there instead for the littlest things since he didn't really know better. Between the sisters, Leo, Victor, the kids were very well off for various safety situations until a decent age. |
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 6, 2022 17:26:28 GMT -5
Styx Feet Under is probably the best Phoebe outting in what feels like forever. She isnt rushing to save an innocent so she can go on a date, she isn't worried about her job, she is all about the innocent. Willing to give up her life for the greater good. She's old Phoebe again! We get our good friend Death back, I'm surprised they didnt mention Prue more in this episode.
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 12, 2022 17:36:50 GMT -5
Season 7 is an improvement over S6 but..the Avatar storyline is kind of weak. Ever since Leo became an Elder he essentially has gone against everything he ever believed in S1-5. Whitelighters and thus Elders are supposed to be pacifists so how the hell does Leo have a power that can kill people. There's Something About Leo is a decent episode up until The Avatars come at the end and have him rewind time because no one is able to understanding the truth. How can an Avatar save themselves when they already been hit with an Avatar killing potion? Going back wont save said Avatar or else they'd never have anything to be afraid of. Leo killing Brody was once again way out of character and the writers/Piper forget that Piper has this little power that freezes time. She easily could've frozen Brody when he was distracted by Leo. It was such a waste of an episode for Leo to reveal himself as an Avatar and reverse ALL OF IT only for THE VERY NEXT EPISODE to reveal that he's an Avatar...and the Avatars don't care. Paige went 2 seasons without any type of long term love interest to a love interest in S6 that was largely off screen to Agent Brody. The girl seems to like guys with issues lol. Brody overall is an ok character but it's a shame that the writers didnt find a better way to pair him with Darryl. Kyra was the best recurring character to happen to the show in a long time and they ruin it by killing her off. It's funny that she has info on how to kill upper level demons....what upper level demons? The ones that are dirty and look homeless?   Those are what we call upper level demons nowadays? |
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 19, 2022 17:21:00 GMT -5
Season 7 in general also sadly starts the downward spiral of the shows overall budget. Imo...once a show is forced to stop shooting on location, it's time to wrap it up. The Paramount lot is fine to use every now and then but it becomes the main place to film when out in public and no amount of redressing the street makes it look anyless cheap.
Ordinary Witches really keeps playing with an annoying aspect of the show that started happening around late S5/early S6...Piper/Phoebe are switching powers and it takes its time going into one another, Zankou appears and causes their powers to run away into 2 random people nearby. It started happening with whitelighters where they are in mid orb but are still able to be harmed even though S1-4 when Leo or Paige orbs its pretty instant and objects just go straight through the orbs. Phoebe and Piper also freeze when blonde neighbor gets Pipers powers...their still witches, they cant freeze but of course the writers just forget that very important aspect. This isnt a 70s episode where they go to the past basically null and voiding everything magical about themselves.
It's also interesting to note that the guy who gets premonitions is getting more premintions then Phoebe gets in an entire season lol and it's what he wants to see. It also makes zero sense as to why Phoebe is able to share the possible future Krya shared with her. It's a cool advancement to her prems but thats literally all they use it for, she can't even show it to Piper.
Between Chris and the Avatars, I'm not sure how there are any pseudo-important demons left lol. They send TCO after demons left and right off screen with a tiny little potions, its just a simple throw and onto the next one. It's like a drive thru vanquish service S6-8.
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 19, 2022 20:05:02 GMT -5
Phoebes hair styles...they always get me. I guess its nice that she plays around with different styles (very rare nowadays on tv) but....I just go what were you thinking?   I dont think S7 is Roses strongest season acting wise but when she needs to step it up, she certainly does. When Brody gets killed she really delivers. Leo showing Phoebe "the truth" was....not the truth. Yeah Beta killed Brody but it was in self defense, he kind of left that part out. The Avatars erasing people was much bigger...and it also makes me wonder "what are the Elders doing during all of this?" This would've been the perfect time for TCO to get a new whitelighter. The best part of The Avatar storyline is that it at least really allows Phoebe to step up. The one who was so gung-ho and talking Piper/Phoebe into a demon-free world is the one who has to break it to her sisters that this new world order aint right. When she premonitions to all the major deaths though...I just wish they were in order (Grams death before Andys death) and that they left out Pipers AHBL death since there's no way that Phoebe would've been able to see something that technically never happened in the past. Shame she reverts back to lost in love Phoebe the next episode. I dont understand how The Avatars can turn back time and bring back the dead but Brody is just 2 seconds to far lol. Anything for added dramatic effect. But I do laugh that they turn back time and things are more chaotic then ever when everyone wakes up. Though Brody becoming a Whitelighter was....a choice. He of all people did not earn being a whitelighter, I know the Elders hated The Avatars but did they forget that this guy put someone in a psych ward against her will? He just goes all Whitelighter and never to be seen/heard from again lol. Why the hell would this Magic School librarian go to the Underworld to get info on Billy Zane? She deserves to get killed just for that idiotic act. Oh how I miss the times where going to the Underworld was something you didnt do. Just like with Piper and Phoebe, Leo becomes so unlikable as the seasons go on. He really thinks that he should get a little slap on the hand after joining the enemy? Getting so paranoid that he kills an Elder? |
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 19, 2022 23:35:09 GMT -5
I dont know why Paige goes every other season with wanting to be super witch then being all "I miss normal life". She wanted to take on Magic School but come 7B she wants explore life outside of Magic School again. Just like with S4-Normal life. S5-Witch life. S6A - Normal life. S6B-7A-Witch life.
The 150th episode brings back Cole who only gets to interact with Piper which is both interesting but boring gizen how big of a character he was. He literally could've been any character they conjured up but wanted some good fanservice. Having him inadvertently be part of the 3 episode Drake arc was...it was Charmed. Like Paige flip flopping with her witch/mortal life balance, Phoebe must also flip flop with her love life and needs Cole to set her back on the path of Love! Of course we know this fails and The Elders have to step in and send her a literal Cupid to fall in love with as a "reward" for all she's done. Ugh.
Leo having to choose between Elder life/Family life was something that REALLY needed to happen but it's disappointing that they take the easy way out at the end w/ "saving" Piper by having Wyatt heal her. The Elders were in true douche form though like we had in earlier seasons when we didnt seem em. The one deciding that he's going to just take Leo away from his family w/out as much of a goodbye and then interfere w/the challenge by cheating and making Leo an Elder again until Phoebe/Paige interfere...Elders are THE WORST. The writers not bringing in a new Whitelighter to shake things up really was a bad move.
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Post by CharmedFaith on Mar 20, 2022 16:54:14 GMT -5
Paige going full on Whitelighter is something I downright hate. The writers have Paige wanting to get back to a more normal life so they have Leo take over Magic School only to straight up have Paige be forced into being a Whitelighter. The whole thing about Whitelighters is that...they dead. They lived their life. They did good. They were chosen to be rebirthed into this new life. Paige was born with some of the powers. She wasn't created by The Elders. She isnt dead. She hasnt lived her life.
Pandoras Box is something that could've sustained an arc or half a season or maybe even a full season. Shame it was relegated to just 1 episode. Like most things in this show...I'm kind of surprised that Hope didn't come from a line of Pandora guardians. Some rando being chosen to protect it seems...random.
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