Episode Report Card Demian: B | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT There's A New Source In Town
By Demian | Season 4 | Episode 13 | Aired on 02.06.2002
Phoebe berates Piper for continuing with her "last will and testament kick," which Phoebe finds "morbid." Yeah, I'd like to see you define the word "morbid" for all of us, sweetheart. Piper counters that her actions are "responsible." If The Late Lamented hadn't drawn up a will, Piper and Phoebe "would still be dealing with lawyers." Piper glances over to Cole and adds, "No offense." None taken, as Cole's finally "come to terms with [his Eeevil] past." So, you know, don't be surprised when he ends up having an Eeevil future before we're through with tonight's episode. Phoebe sticks to the topic at hand, insisting that no one is going to die any time soon. She crosses to Cole's other side, presumably because the blocking offers Phoebe an excuse to run a hand along his back. She is, of course, flung into a vision. This one's of Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots after a freebasing accident on the scale of Richard Pryor's misfortune twenty years ago, and yes, DJN, I owe you a Mighty Big Beer for that one. Or a Beer Without Pity. Your choice. In any event, because we all saw the previews, we all know that it's actually The Source without his hooded cowl. The right side of his face is a clotted tangle of poorly-healed scar tissue. The left side features a shiny beetle eye and half a goatee. The vision is black-and-white, save for the FBOD hovering above The Source's right hand. As The Source wings the FBOD at Phoebe, Cole darts in front of her and takes the FBOD in his back. Phoebe snaps out of it and covers for her momentary lapse by faking a hiccup. Faking a few more, she asks to speak with Piper alone in the kitchen. Piper rises to follow Phoebe into the other room.
Once there, Phoebe fills Piper in on the details. However, these two didn't see the previews, so they don't know it's The Source. As the vision took place in the attic, Phoebe proposes they find some excuse to get Cole out of the Manor until they can deal with the latest dark demonic force to traipse through her dim little skull. Piper doesn't think much of this idea, as Cole's expertise in matters demonic can help them identify the foreseen adversary. Besides, should Phoebe really be keeping secrets from her fiancé? Phoebe insists, noting that Cole has refused to stay out of harm's way in the past and will most certainly refuse to do so now. Eventually, Piper relents. "I'll let [Raige] know what's up," she tells Phoebe, "as long as you're sure..."