Episode Report Card Demian: C- | 0 USERS: N/A YOU GRADE IT Baby's First Sucky Episode
By Demian | Season 5 | Episode 16 | Aired on 2003.03.30
Apropos of nothing save the impending demonic conceit of the evening, Raige notes that should the little cracker get bullied by hateful preadolescent thugs, "he could just zap them onto the roof like Harry Potter would." The four discuss The Done One's as-yet-unknown powers. Because I couldn't care less about that particular topic if I tried, I'll discuss the wardrobe choices for the evening. Piper's in a very subdued chocolate-colored button-up blouse over alarmingly tight jeans that make her look hippy; Raige sports a white top with unfortunate cap sleeves, over a pair of low-rise cargoes accented with a cherry-red apple-shaped belt buckle; and the Dolt's surprisingly trim from the waist up in a form-fitting long-sleeved shirt with dark green rugby stripes. Shockingly enough, the clear winner of tonight's fashion lottery is the Feebs, who hasn't looked this good since the early part of Season Four. She's clad in an calf-length midnight blue skirt with a ruched, diagonal front seam, under a relatively low-key cranberry-toned top that features a strip of gauzy white fabric around the bottom hem that almost shields her navel from our view. Her hair's smoothed back into a matching cranberry snood studded with tiny faux seed pearls, and the makeup, for once, is subtle, with lightly-applied eye shadow and lipstick. Was Eilish an early victim of the SARS, or something? ["I do what I can." -- Sars]
Banter about naming the unfortunate infant "Potter" follows, during which the Dolt confesses that the kid'll be a Halliwell regardless of his first name. "Demons fear" and "good magic respects" the family name, and the Dolt wants what's best for his son. Aw. Not. Speaking of the unfortunate infant, The Done One takes this opportunity to squeal and wriggle around in his bassinet. Piper decides it's nap time, and boots her sisters from the room before gently tucking a blue, triquatra-emblazoned blanket around the kid. The camera eases in towards the infant, and I swear to God they switched babies for this shot. For one thing, this Done One has less hair. For another, he's Asian. Couldn't they find a suitable pair of twins for these scenes?