Episode Report Card Demian: C | 2 USERS: D+ YOU GRADE IT Kill Bimbo: Vol. 2
By Demian | Season 8 | Episode 21 | Aired on 05.13.2006
The Hagquarters. Endless and pointless chatter vis-à-vis the pluses and the minuses of absorbing The Hollow, and we've heard it all already, and we also know they don't really have a choice at this point, so I'll amuse myself by transcribing The Hollow's entry in the Book of Shadows, mainly for the benefit of those too lazy to click on the appropriate hyperlinks to this information in the recap for "Charmed And Dangerous":
Ancient beyond measure, The Hollow is the most powerful and unstable force known to magic. For an eternity, both good and evil have guarded [against] the release of The Hollow's un-stoppable, all-consuming hunger for power.
The Book, by the way, is open on Piper's lap, the better to disguise the fact that Holly Marie Combs is, by now, ninety-five months pregnant. I think I've missed Block That Fetus! far more than is necessary. Or sane. Speaking of insanity, Piper's getting another vision of Ghostly Dolt, who seems to be telling her via his pained but resolute expression that absorbing The Hollow is the right thing to do. Either that, or he just really needs to pee after spending the last six months locked in The Angel Of Teasley's great big Sub-Zero in the sky. "Do you see him again?" Phoebe whispers. "Yes," Piper confirms. As Ghostly Dolt fades away once more, something in Piper's eyes leads Phoebe to breathe, "Let's do it." Nomed cocks his head straight into the next commercial break.
Chez Victor. Victor freaks regarding the missing Psycho. Scene.
Nonexistent Attic. The Ultimate Retard'ssss having ssssecond thoughtssss about ussssing The Pssssycho to ssssummon The Hollow. Openly Evil And Increasingly Deranged Chrissssty couldn't give a rat's ass. Eventually, Maggot Neck and Chrissssty each take one of The Dead-Eyed Psycho's hands and we finally -- finally -- get to the good part of the episode. As Chrissssty and The Ultimate Retard begin chanting The Hollow's Craptin summoning spell, the camera begins a slow pan around their bodies paralleled by the pan sweeping past...
...The Glamorous Ladies over in The Hagquarters, where they recite the same spell. The five women's voices echo over and blend into each other as Nomed and Zohar witness the summoning from The Hagquarters's balcony. As the women continue chanting, the camera suddenly drops dizzily down to shoot...
...through a chasm that seems to fall straight to the center of the earth. With the ladies' voices still echoing across the soundtrack, the screen goes black for an instant before The Hollow's familiar OZ glows from within. It begins to shudder as we get a couple more shots of Chrissssty, Maggot Neck, and The Manor Morons finishing the spell. As they utter the final words, OZ snaps open, and the bee-like swarm of Hollow bits buzzes up to the surface.