Episode Report Card Demian: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Black as the Bitter, Bitter Heart Of Brad Kern
By Demian | Season 4 | Episode 8 | Aired on 11.14.2001
Manor kitchen. The "Arboretum" brunette, Cole, and the Ps viciously kick the exposition around the linoleum flooring, battering out the following facts until the poor exposition is reduced to a quivering, bloodied heap in the corner. The brunette's name is Emma, and the dagger she tossed so expertly at the Garthalike was used to murder her fiancé -- a male witch named Andrew -- about eighteen months ago. The dagger is of the sort used exclusively by Cole's former frat buddies in the Brotherhood. Emma is not a witch herself, but she undertook the diligent study of her fiancé's texts in order to track down and kill the demon who murdered him. She zeroed in on the Garthalike and sussed out his MO. His favored method involves targeting a specific coven, then slaughtering all of its members. Emma understood that the Garthalike was on the prowl again after the third murder, and followed Calf-Length Kathy to the "Arboretum" in hopes of finally vanquishing him. Cole and the Ps argue that the single-mindedness with which Emma prosecutes her mission has consumed her better judgment. Had the Charmed Ones not been present, the Garthalike certainly would have murdered Emma as well. Emma natters something squicky about vengeance "empowering" her, but Cole shoots it down. Emma must relinquish her claim on the Garthalike or she'll die. Emma finds this difficult to do, having devoted her life to her quest for retribution. She goes to great lengths to add that the murderous demon's face haunts her daily. The Ps promise not to disappoint her. Got all that? Good. The bionic brat wails from the dining room. Raige bats at Piper to take care of the thing, prompting a "joke" between Raige and Emma about Piper's maternal status that is too tiresome to transcribe.
Offices of the District Attorney. The Garthalike strides through the hallways with his assistant, instructing her to contact Darryl's commanding officer and retrieve all of Darryl's recent case files. And that is the last we will hear of Darryl for the rest of the episode. Once the assistant leaves, the Garthalike enters his office and locks the door. He turns and starts talking to his shadow. Oh, no! Shadow Cole appears to have ditched Fleshy Cole after Fleshy Cole offed the Andrews Sisters; now Shadow Cole is hanging around this puffy little creep. Bad Shadow Cole! Bad! The Garthalike announces that he's going to lure Calf-Length Kathy to his office, and that he'll need Shadow Cole to, uh, stand guard outside to ensure that the Ps don't barge in on him. Shadow Cole nods his head and slithers down to the carpet to disappear beneath the office door.