Characters you'd love more if certain episodes didn't exist?

[Aaeiyn]

Feb 5, 2024 18:35:46 GMT -5 ryanhalliwell said:

She complains about her charges all the time. She is unpleasant to Billie and only scolds her. It's like she no longer likes her job as a charmed one or whitelighter. In fact, when they congratulate her on her new healing power she simply rolls her eyes. Paige from S4-6 would be proud of her progress. Her bitterness starts slowly in S7 as a result of becoming disappointed with magic school and the Kyle/Avatars drama, but by the end of S7 she still has some positivity (she's still nice to her charges, for example). In S8 she's just completely bitter.

I think S8 Paige was more excited for her charges compared to S7 Paige. I will agree she didn't treat Billie all that well, but Paige's other charges like Speed (S8E8 "Battle of the Hexes") and/or Mikelle (S8E19 "The Jung & the Restless), I thought she treated pretty well. It was really just Billie which is unfortunate. Eventually, Phoebe became the better mentor for Billie than Paige, but I digress.

I think the writers wanted to turn ALL of the sisters against magic, but that was never really Paige's character. And, that feeling was only for S8E1 "Still Charmed & Kicking" through S8E5 "Rewitched". Otherwise, post S8E5 "Rewitched" Paige was back to liking magic, again. Just reminds me of her odd first half of S6a story beat. She was annoyed of being around magic, all of the time, in S6E4 "The Power of Three Blondes" but then in S6E6 "My Three Witches" she expresses she wants magic all of the time, so LOL Paige, unfortunately just flows with whatever episode/storyline the writers want to tell/express, unfortunately.

Otherwise, S7 Paige was the one who had the most issues regarding taking on charges, like in S7E18 "Little Box of Horrors" and S7E19 "Freaky Phoebe" which all end beautifully but the travel there is annoying 'cause S4 Paige would have no problem helping anyone. Even S5 Paige kept surpressing her Whitelighter side, see S5E4 "Siren Song". It's up and down, but I think S8 Paige is still fine especially the storylines I mentioned regarding her specified charges (besides Billie) via Speed and Mikelle.

In regards to her healing reaction, I think she only rolled her eyes at her sisters for trying to make fun of her for falling for Henry.  Otherwise, Paige did seem ecstatic to heal Henry but had to keep her composure around the public eye about it.