Episode Report Card Demian: B+ | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT That Plot Hole Episode
By Demian | Season 1 | Episode 17 | Aired on 04.06.1999
Nothing happens. Finola offers an assist, and she and Grams clasp hands to recite the spell once more. They get a little verklempt as they reach the final line. A swirling cloud of glowing golf balls encircles the Glamorous Ladies, and they presently vanish. Finola and Grams brush stray tears from their eyes and beam at each other. "You did well, Patty," Grams glows. "They're fabulous." "I just hope they're safe," Finola sighs fondly, hand to her heart. The swirling cloud of glowing golf balls rematerializes and deposits the Ps right back where it had picked them up. D'oh! "I told you to use poplar buds," Finola spits. "It was a perfectly good spell!" Grams howls. "I mean, it moved them through time!" "Yeah," Finola deadpans. "Ten seconds." Ha! Why these two weren't added to the regular cast years ago is beyond me. The five witches knock their heads together and realize they need the Power of Three. Unfortunately, as Phoebe notes glumly, it doesn't exist yet. Looks Of Concern all around as we head into the final commercial break.
Back in the attic, Finola stumbles upon a cunning plan. The Power of Three does indeed exist in 1975, in the form of the Wee Ps and the percolating Feebs. If they can teach the hateful child actresses the spell, and if Finola taps into the percolating infant's power, they should be able to boot the Glamorous Ladies back into their own time. Unfortunately, Nicky The Nasty Nazi chooses this moment to barge into the Manor below, clad in a tan leisure suit and bellowing for his freaking ring. Damn. I haven't seen an outfit that hideous on a man since Fran Tarkenton was hosting Monday Night Football. Grams orders Finola and Piper to fetch the Wee Ps while she takes care of the Nazi with Prue and Phoebe. Phoebe lags behind for a moment, having second thoughts about her note. She finally swipes it from the Book of Shadows, tucks it into her back pocket, and joins the others on the stairs.
Grams hurls a mighty bit of TK into Nasty Nicky's leisure suit, so much does his outfit offend her eye. The warlock vanquishes the dining room table with his polyester-bound ass. Prue warns Grams about Nicky's organ-searing mojo, and suggests that she head back to the relative safety of the attic to work on the spell with the hateful child actresses. Grams disappears, and Phoebe and Prue bounce into the dining room to give Nicky a taste of shoe leather.
Up in the attic, Finola has the hateful child actresses recite the spell. Hey, if they lisp their simpering way through the verse, will the spell still work?