Episode Report Card Demian: B | 0 USERS: N/A YOU GRADE IT Charmed Again, Part The Second
By Demian | Season 4 | Episode 2 | Aired on 2001.10.04
SOUTH BAY SOCIAL SERVICES. Cole lies mortally wounded yet conscious on the ground, despite the fact that it's now midnight, which means he's been there at least six hours because it was daylight when The Shource ran him through with the sword and there had to have been hundreds of people passing by since six in the evening and whatever, I'm going to finish this damn recap if it kills me. Which it might. Phoebe cuddles Cole's head in her lap. Piper takes stock of the severity of the situation and immediately freezes Cole before he can lose more blood. Phoebe orders the Dolt to heal him. The Dolt claims that "it's against the rules," like, shut up, Dolt. You did it before, you can do it again. Phoebe's all, "Screw the rules. The Elders owe us." The Dolt claims he can heal only Cole's human half, and again, shut up, Dolt. You did that before too and it worked, so just get to it already. Rose steps up to the plate to suggest that the half of her that is Whitelighter might "offset" the half of Cole that is demon and yes, that makes -- in total -- zero sense, but again with the needing to get through this before I die. Rose and the Dolt join hands, and their combined tingly touch heals the wound and knits up Cole's sweater. Rose decides she likes how it feels when she uses her powers to help those in need. Someone shoot me in the head to end the pain.
Police station. The Mummy enters with his video camera. He eyes Darryl. He eyes the captain. He eyes Darryl again. He s l o w l y approaches Darryl and e v e n t u a l l y hands over the videocassette. No mere words, but rather Searching Gazes Fraught With Significance, are exchanged. The Mummy leaves. Hopefully for good.
P3 After Dark. Throngs of dot-bomb yuppies throng the entranceway. Inside and downstairs, it's Weekly Summation Time, and wow, do they have a lot to cover. Seated around a low coffee table, Piper, Phoebe, Cole, and the Dolt toast each other. Phoebe joins in, despite the fact that she's sipping from a Perrier bottle and everyone knows toasting with water is bad luck. Piper's a study in blue. "We barely got through with the funeral before everything started going crazy," she notes. "It's almost as if we didn't get a chance to mourn." Of course you didn't get a chance to mourn. Mourning would be incredibly boring to watch for two hours. Phoebe suggests they "have the rest of [their] lives to mourn," which I interpret as a promise for more Scenes Of Breakdown in the near future. Rose pops in to say hey, jovially wondering if she gets free drinks now that she's related to the owner. First question I'd ask. In the current mood, however, her joking question is met with an awkward silence. She apologizes and makes to leave. The Dolt stops her, insisting she remain. Phoebe makes room for her on the sofa, and Cole and the Dolt make themselves scarce so the three can bond.