Episode Report Card Demian: F | 218 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT Enter The Stench
By Demian | Season 4 | Episode 4 | Aired on 2001.10.18
Suddenly, The Vortex stops sucking and turns into a glassy image of a cloud-dotted blue sky. Limbo promptly morphs into a verdant garden. Raige gazes around in awe. "What happened?" she wonders. "Beats the hell out of me," Piper notes from Phag's side. She crosses to join her sisters as Gold-Tooth Charlie makes with the strained explanations. The version of Limbo they entered was a reflection of Not Cho's "fear of crossing over." Now that the "natural order" has been restored, Limbo appears in its true form, and Piper and Phag's Pa's souls have returned to their true bodies. Whatever, Grandpa. Phag tells her Pa that they have to return to the Manor so the Dolt can heal him. He gets all Mystical Oriental on her ass, telling her he was "mortally wounded" and must therefore submit to the will of the magical blah. Phag protests. Addressing his daughter, he states, "You know better than to cling to the physical world the way you clung to my hand at the [Vortex]. I am no greater or less than anyone else facing death. That is the only lesson that keeps you from being a true Zen master." In case that little lecture wasn't anvilicious enough for you, we get a reaction shot of Phoebe looking contemplative, so we know this is really All About Prue. Gold-Tooth Charlie pauses, then turns his attention to the Ps to bludgeon us all with his message. "Death is a part of life. A transition and rebirth. Something your friends here have learned recently." The Glamorous Ladies Of Halliwell Manor look so very sad. Shut up, Glamorous Ladies. Phoebe relinquishes the Dragon Blade to Gold-Tooth Charlie. Phag and her Pa profess their eternal love for one another, and he turns to enter The Portal Of Dry-Cleaning. Those he leaves behind exchange Looks Fraught With Significance. The four ladies then clasp hands to float up into the clouds and back into their own world.