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
Manor attic. Phoebe and Piper leaf through the Book of Shadows, searching for an entry on a demon fitting The Source's premonition-sent description. They aren't having much luck. Piper exits to fetch some coffee, leaving Phoebe alone with the Book. The Spollow squiggles into the attic just as Piper leaves. He snaps an open palm in Phoebe's direction, sending her tumbling backwards through the air to crash into a large mirror. Piper scuttles back into the attic and tosses her hands into attack position. The Spollow absorbs the blow, winks out for a second, then rematerializes with a coy, "Thank you." Piper quickly realizes that something is very wrong and dives for a dagger on a nearby table as The Spollow blows up a sewing machine behind her. Piper flings the dagger at him, nailing him right in his neck. The Spollow explodes, leaving behind a cloud of Hollow pellets where he stood. The pellets buzz and hum and disappear en masse beneath the floorboards. "Did you see that?" Piper asks. Phoebe doesn't respond, choosing instead to plow Fun-Bags-first into the carpet. Great shards of the shattered mirror protrude from her spine. I mutter, "Well, it's a good start," as we cut to commercial.
Back from the break, the Dolt removes a jagged and "blood-streaked" piece of glass from Phoebe's back. From the way the "blood" is clumping on the mirrored surface, it's so obviously Caro syrup mixed with red dye that I can practically taste it. The Dolt discards the shard in the trash, then moves his hands over Phoebe's wounds to administer the Whitelighter tingly touch. Piper wonders why the healing process is taking so long. The Dolt replies that Phoebe "almost died." Presently, the rips in Phoebe's white rayon blouse disappear along with the bloodstains. Phoebe groans and asks what happened. Piper tells her about the "scary" demon and the cloud of pellets, then shoves a glass vase into the Dolt's hands, ordering him to toss it into the air. He does so as the shot switches to slow motion. The vase tumbles in the air for a moment before the shot switches again to catch Piper and the vase from below. Piper flings out her hands, to no effect. The vase shatters into the camera lens. Piper announces, "My powers are gone." Yeah, but your hair is fabulous. Seriously: Piper's hair has never been better. It's all glossy and healthy and bouncy, and I keep expecting her to swing into a pitch for Nutrience conditioning shampoos. She tosses her stunning mane around as she heads over to the Book of Shadows to figure out what just happened, leaving Phoebe to whine about The Source a bit to the Dolt.