Episode Report Card Demian: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT You were expecting a Seuss joke here, weren't you?
By Demian | Season 5 | Episode 9 | Aired on 11.16.2002
Elsewhere, Raoul howls in agony as Cole smears into the background. Cole has no sympathy for the grievously injured Raoul, and taunts him for being such a sissy pantywaist pussy-boy. Heh. Cole has a proposal he'd like Raoul to consider. If Raoul returns to the Manor to help Cole off the Charmed Ones, Cole will ensure that Raoul kills Sam. To prove he's a demon of some ability, Cole passes a hand over Raoul's stump, and a replacement arm immediately sprouts forth from the gory wound. It should interest regular viewers to note that Darklighters apparently have Terminator-like titanium skeletons. Casual viewers couldn't care less, I'm sure. Raoul, impressed, agrees to join forces with Cole. Cole Vannas a hand over Raoul's body to amp up his existing powers. Raoul wonders what's in it for Cole. "Let's just say," Cole replies mildly, "I'm looking for a showdown."
Flophouse Of The A-Plot. Sam orbs into his room to find Piper and the Dolt waiting for him. Snarling. Wailing. Threats. Piper and the Dolt attempt to convince Sam to reconnect with his long-lost daughter. Sam resists, still hung up on that whole "passing the kid to a nun" thing. We also get a bit of revisionist history. According to Patty in the fourth season premiere, she and Sam gave Raige up for adoption because they were worried The Elders would deny the Famous Original Glamorous Ladies their birthright, should They learn of Patty's liaison with her Whitelighter. According to Sam now, he and Patty gave Raige up because he didn't want her to become a magical entity and get killed by some random demon. Whatever. The scene ends with Sam agonizing over his decision.
Manor kitchen. Phoebe and Raige stand at the center island, mixing potion ingredients while Phoebe dodges Raige's questions regarding Sam's provenance. Raige persists. Phoebe folds. Raige takes the news rather well, as one would expect had they been watching the show for more than a week. God knows why her sisters thought it necessary to remain silent on the whole drunk dad issue. Raige pretty much berates Phoebe along these lines as Sam slinks sheepishly into the kitchen behind her. He asks if he can speak with her alone. Phoebe urges them to take as much time as they need -- she can handle the potion on her own. Raige quietly sidles past her home-wrecking drunk of a dad into the dining room. Sam silently eyes Phoebe for a moment, then turns to follow Raige.