Favorite (or Preferred) Phoebe Glasses

[Aaeiyn]

Disclaimer: When it comes to the word "glasses", it'll pertain to clear lens glasses. Not sunglasses nor the lunar eclipse (S3E2 "Magic Hour") glasses. Thanks!

Phoebe is seen wearing (at least) 4 pairs of glasses. Which one is your favorite (or preferred)?  You can only pick up to TWO!

Glasses 1
(Only seen in S2E17 "How to Make a Quilt Out of Americans")


Glasses 2
(Seen the most, in varying episodes)



The above GIFs are seen in the following episodes (top to bottom):

• S2E18 "Chick Flick"
• S4E20 "Long Live the Queen"
• S5E17 "Lucky Charmed"

Other episodes to find this particular pair of glasses:

• S2E19 "Ex Libris"
• S2E20 "Astral Monkey"
• S2E22 "Be Careful What You Witch For"
• S4E16 "The Fifth Halliwheel"
• S4E17 "Saving Private Leo"
• S4E19 "We're off to See the Wizard"
• S4E22 "Witch Way, Now?"
• S5E4 "Siren Song"
• S5E5 "Witches In Tights"
• S5E6 "The Eyes Have It"
• S5E9 "Sam I Am"
• S5E14 "Sand Francisco Dreamin'"
• S5E16 "Baby's First Demon"
• S6E8 "Sword and the City"

Glasses 3
(Only seen in two episodes)


The above GIFs are seen in the following episodes (top to bottom):

• S2E19 "Ex Libris"
• S2E21 "Apocalypse, Not"

Glasses 4
(Only seen in S8E18 "The Torn Identity")

[Aaeiyn]

I like Glasses 1 & 2. Wished Glasses 1 was seen more than just S2E17 "How to Make a Quilt Out of Americans".

[Prue's Feather]

I voted for Glasses 2 & 4. Might be more because they remind me of something I would wear, so I kind of like those better on Phoebe ;P Glasses 1 & 3 remind me more of my first couple pairs of glasses I had, and I don't like that style anymore. But, ask me again in a few years, and that might change, LOL.

[lunchking]

Glasses 1 & 2.

[greta]

Glasses 1 and 3.

[Melinda Halliwell]

I choose glasses 1 and 3 because I think they suited her face more obviously.

It's a shame we never got to see those further on. 

I also assumed when Phoebe stopped wearing reading glasses in season 4 and early season 5 till season 8 that was because she'd moved over to contacts perhaps.

[Aaeiyn]

Jun 20, 2023 4:34:42 GMT -5 Melinda Halliwell said:

I also assumed when Phoebe stopped wearing reading glasses in season 4 and early season 5 till season 8 that was because she'd moved over to contacts perhaps.

My Phoebe and Her Glasses Theory

TL;DR
Minimum: 4 Pairs of Glasses
Maximum: 5-6 Pairs of Glasses & a Pair of Contacts
Cliff Notes: Only wears for school or work, sometimes for reading and has a tendency to lose her glasses.

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In S2E17 "How to Make a Quilt Out of Americans", it is now canon that Phoebe needs glasses. And, from this episode through the end of Season 2, the show was fairly consistent with having Phoebe wearing glasses, (at least, once) in every episode.  Though, she wears 3 different pairs of glasses throughout, and only S2E19 "Ex Libris" has her wearing two different glasses, in the same episode.  Is she constantly losing them or figuring out what kind of glasses she likes, since she's new to wearing them?

Back in S2E17 "How to Make a Quilt Out of Americans", in order to hide the fact that she needs to wear glasses, she lies about her glasses being her's, to a couple of helpful men, giving her directions, and leaves them with them, at a gas station. When, Cryto gets his premonition, we see her glasses, at the same gas station, where she left them, with the two guys. We can assume, they turned in her glasses, at the gas station's "Lost & Found". We don't see them, again until the end of the episode. Did Phoebe get her glasses back, from the gas station's "Lost & Found"? Or, did she buy a new pair of the same glasses?

Come Season 3, she's not really seen in glasses, short of solar eclipse glasses, in S3E2 "Magic Hour". HOWEVER, in S3E9 "Coyote Piper", Phoebe asks both Piper and Prue if they've seen her glasses, and they both say "no". There's canon evidence that Phoebe's glasses are "lost". Did she lose ALL three of her S2 Glasses?

Come S3E12 "Wrestling with Demons", both Phoebe and Piper cast the "Lost & Found" spell and an assortment of lost things are found via Piper & Leo's ring. However, this episode did NOT showcase Phoebe "getting her glasses back". However, by S3E19 "The Demon Who Came in From the Cold" Phoebe has graduated college, and her glasses were mostly used for studying/school, sometimes reading. So, when we hit Season 4, there's no need for Phoebe's glasses, still.

UNTIL, we hit S4E16 "The Fifth Halliwheel" and Phoebe begins wearing glasses, again because she works at the Bay Mirror, as an advice columnist. Were these glasses found back in S3E12 "Wrestling with Demons" but "off-script"? Or, are these a new pair of re-purchased glasses, since the "Lost & Found" spell never found them, in S3E12 "Wrestling with Demons"?  Or, did the spell only find 1/3 of her S2 Glasses?

This is fairly consistent until about S6E8 "Sword and the City", when the Bay Mirror becomes a little less relevant of a thing throughout S6. It's still somewhat relevant in S7 but when it is, she's on Sabbatical and doesn't really have a need to wear them, if she's not really working.

Until we hit S7E15 "Show Ghouls", and Paige (posing as Phoebe) expresses "'she' forgot her contacts". Was this Paige talking about herself ('cause she was propping herself up, while posing as Phoebe, AND Paige wears glasses, in the finale.  Was Paige wearing contacts this whole time?) or is this canon evidence that Phoebe has now switched over to contacts? If the latter is true, perhaps Phoebe began wearing contacts (and, nobody at the office denies Phoebe needing contacts), instead until S8E18 "The Torn Identity", where she's seen wearing glasses, again.

Does she just wear glasses, when she's not at work, now? And, that contacts are a hassle to "put in", for her, and that this moment was a "lazy day"? As she is in more comfortable and "relaxing" attire, as she's wearing said glasses and on her laptop. And, where did she get these glasses? As they're different from her S2-S6 pairs.  Did she buy another pair?  What happened to Glasses 2, that she used to wear, all the time?  From S4-S5, mostly?  Did she lose them, again?  If so, Phoebe has a horrid habit of losing her glasses LOL

This concludes my "Phoebe and Her Glasses" theory.

[zachary]

I LOVE glasses 1 & 3!

[Sandra]

I really like 1 and 3.

I think it suites Phoebe's face shape better.

[Aaeiyn]

Jun 19, 2023 20:18:33 GMT -5 greta said:

Glasses 1 and 3.

Jun 20, 2023 4:34:42 GMT -5 Melinda Halliwell said:

I choose glasses 1 and 3 because I think they suited her face more obviously.

It's a shame we never got to see those further on. 

Jun 20, 2023 14:40:01 GMT -5 zachary said:

I LOVE glasses 1 & 3!

Jun 20, 2023 14:47:54 GMT -5 Sandra said:

I really like 1 and 3.

I think it suites Phoebe's face shape better.

I'm not the biggest fan of Glasses 3. I don't think it suites Alyssa's face. But, I agree with Glasses 1 LOL IDK, Glasses 3 is my least favorite pair LOL

It's 2, 1, 4 THEN 3, for me LOL

Guess I'm weird ;P

[Esmeralda]

1 & 3

Like my own, I prefer glasses that don't take away from your eyes.

[BriannaWarren2.0]

Number one: 

Those glasses where perfect for Phoebe's character especially since she didn't want to wear glasses, so the invisible ones look amazing. 

[Aaeiyn]

Jun 21, 2023 1:00:45 GMT -5 BriannaWarren2.0 said:

Number one: 

Those glasses where perfect for Phoebe's character especially since she didn't want to wear glasses, so the invisible ones look amazing. 

And, what about your secondary favorite pair, if you have one...

[BriannaWarren2.0]

Jun 21, 2023 1:59:30 GMT -5 Aaeiyn said:

Jun 21, 2023 1:00:45 GMT -5 BriannaWarren2.0 said:

Number one: 

Those glasses where perfect for Phoebe's character especially since she didn't want to wear glasses, so the invisible ones look amazing. 

And, what about your secondary favorite pair, if you have one...

Number three, they were the most attractive on her. 

[Aaeiyn]

I really don't like Glasses 3. I don't think they look good on her, at all. Thankfully, they weren't used that often but still...they were used more than Glasses 1 & 4...

I really do love her Glasses 2 pair, as it compliments her really well.

I wish we saw more of Glasses 1, though. Hate that it was only in ONE episode! 😭

[zack]

Glasses 2 for me.

[Aaeiyn]

Sept 17, 2023 16:49:48 GMT -5 zack said:

Glasses 2 for me.

What about your secondary pair?

You get two votes

[zack]

Dec 1, 2023 11:13:06 GMT -5 Aaeiyn said:

Sept 17, 2023 16:49:48 GMT -5 zack said:

Glasses 2 for me.

What about your secondary pair?

You get two votes

Lol I forgot to answer this. 😅 

I will go glasses 4.

[West]

1 and 3.

[Aaeiyn]

From the S3E20 "Exit Strategy" Re-Watch Thread:

Sept 22, 2024 16:43:00 GMT -5 Prue's Feather said:

Sept 22, 2024 16:34:53 GMT -5 Julian said:

Is Phoebe blind or deaf, how can she not see what is happening.

RIGHT? But I guess it must be because she's been missing her glasses, so she wasn't able to see Raynor or something. (Right Aaeiyn ? 😆) Not sure what's going on with the hearing part though LOL.

Yep, I explain all about her glasses, in this thread, here:

Jun 20, 2023 8:18:19 GMT -5 Aaeiyn said:

My Phoebe and Her Glasses Theory

TL;DR
Minimum: 4 Pairs of Glasses
Maximum: 5-6 Pairs of Glasses & a Pair of Contacts
Cliff Notes: Only wears for school or work, sometimes for reading and has a tendency to lose her glasses.

---

In S2E17 "How to Make a Quilt Out of Americans", it is now canon that Phoebe needs glasses. And, from this episode through the end of Season 2, the show was fairly consistent with having Phoebe wearing glasses, (at least, once) in every episode.  Though, she wears 3 different pairs of glasses throughout, and only S2E19 "Ex Libris" has her wearing two different glasses, in the same episode.  Is she constantly losing them or figuring out what kind of glasses she likes, since she's new to wearing them?

Back in S2E17 "How to Make a Quilt Out of Americans", in order to hide the fact that she needs to wear glasses, she lies about her glasses being her's, to a couple of helpful men, giving her directions, and leaves them with them, at a gas station. When, Cryto gets his premonition, we see her glasses, at the same gas station, where she left them, with the two guys. We can assume, they turned in her glasses, at the gas station's "Lost & Found". We don't see them, again until the end of the episode. Did Phoebe get her glasses back, from the gas station's "Lost & Found"? Or, did she buy a new pair of the same glasses?

Come Season 3, she's not really seen in glasses, short of solar eclipse glasses, in S3E2 "Magic Hour". HOWEVER, in S3E9 "Coyote Piper", Phoebe asks both Piper and Prue if they've seen her glasses, and they both say "no". There's canon evidence that Phoebe's glasses are "lost". Did she lose ALL three of her S2 Glasses?

Come S3E12 "Wrestling with Demons", both Phoebe and Piper cast the "Lost & Found" spell and an assortment of lost things are found via Piper & Leo's ring. However, this episode did NOT showcase Phoebe "getting her glasses back". However, by S3E19 "The Demon Who Came in From the Cold" Phoebe has graduated college, and her glasses were mostly used for studying/school, sometimes reading. So, when we hit Season 4, there's no need for Phoebe's glasses, still.

UNTIL, we hit S4E16 "The Fifth Halliwheel" and Phoebe begins wearing glasses, again because she works at the Bay Mirror, as an advice columnist. Were these glasses found back in S3E12 "Wrestling with Demons" but "off-script"? Or, are these a new pair of re-purchased glasses, since the "Lost & Found" spell never found them, in S3E12 "Wrestling with Demons"?  Or, did the spell only find 1/3 of her S2 Glasses?

This is fairly consistent until about S6E8 "Sword and the City", when the Bay Mirror becomes a little less relevant of a thing throughout S6. It's still somewhat relevant in S7 but when it is, she's on Sabbatical and doesn't really have a need to wear them, if she's not really working.

Until we hit S7E15 "Show Ghouls", and Paige (posing as Phoebe) expresses "'she' forgot her contacts". Was this Paige talking about herself ('cause she was propping herself up, while posing as Phoebe, AND Paige wears glasses, in the finale.  Was Paige wearing contacts this whole time?) or is this canon evidence that Phoebe has now switched over to contacts? If the latter is true, perhaps Phoebe began wearing contacts (and, nobody at the office denies Phoebe needing contacts), instead until S8E18 "The Torn Identity", where she's seen wearing glasses, again.

Does she just wear glasses, when she's not at work, now? And, that contacts are a hassle to "put in", for her, and that this moment was a "lazy day"? As she is in more comfortable and "relaxing" attire, as she's wearing said glasses and on her laptop. And, where did she get these glasses? As they're different from her S2-S6 pairs.  Did she buy another pair?  What happened to Glasses 2, that she used to wear, all the time?  From S4-S5, mostly?  Did she lose them, again?  If so, Phoebe has a horrid habit of losing her glasses LOL

This concludes my "Phoebe and Her Glasses" theory.