Episode Report Card Demian: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Somewhere, Sigmund Freud spins in his grave
By Demian | Season 3 | Episode 15 | Aired on 02.21.2001
Cut back to the manor kitchen. "Check out what I found in the attic," Phoebe tells Prue. Prue hopes it's "something old," as they already have "new, borrowed, and blue covered." It is indeed something old: the "blessing cup" of the Halliwell ur-witch Melinda Warren. Phoebe exposits that the goblet is the same used by Melinda at her own wedding three centuries ago. What I don't know about antique glass would fill volumes, but the goblet still looks more like something from a faux-Baroque bar set from the 1970s. Prue crosses the "something old" line item off her to-do list, then remarks that they need help "moving the buffet table." Phoebe hesitantly suggests they wait for Cole, who should be arriving at the manor shortly. Prue looks like she thinks Phoebe's on crack. Phoebe reminds Prue that she knew Cole would be attending the ceremony. Prue snots back that his presence at the ceremony is fine, but the hours leading up to the ceremony are for family only. "Cole is still a demon," she reminds the myriad of Charmed fans whose short-term memories have been fried by overindulgence in marijuana. She remarks further that she doesn't think Piper would approve. Before Prue can dig further into Phoebe's wounded sense of pride with this guilt trip, Piper squeals from the hall. Phoebe and Prue exit the kitchen to find Piper cowering behind the balustrade in curlers and a robe. "It is bad luck to see the bride's dress before the wedding," Piper snits to the Dolt. The Dolt notes that Piper's wearing a robe. Piper tells the Dolt to can it, and scurries back upstairs. The Dolt beams indulgently. Shut up, Dolt. The Dolt tells Prue and Phoebe he needs a place to change into his own robe, which he calls his "formal Whitelighter wear." Phoebe takes the robe from him, telling him they rented him a tuxedo for the occasion. The Dolt looks wounded. Shut up, Dolt.
Daddy Dearest Victor Bennett arrives at that moment, toting a garment bag. Phoebe greets him with a hug and some babbling baby-talk. Vic strides past the Dolt to embrace Prue, barely acknowledging the Dolt's presence. Prue tells Vic and the Dolt she's certain the two have "a lot of joy and laughter to share," and offers to escort them to the gentlemen's staging area. A "dizzy spell" interrupts her, and she sits on the stairs while massaging her temples. Prue blames it on those "dreams" she's been having. The Dolt, concerned, asks Prue to elaborate. Prue, realizing she might endanger the ceremony should she answer honestly, blathers out an "it's nothing, really" excuse that Phoebe picks up on and runs with. Phoebe tells Prue to stay on the stairs to rest up for a bit and leads Vic and the Dolt to the basement. "Get dressed," she orders them, and adds, "no fighting." Vic and the Dolt exchange a few snippy remarks, and we cut back to Phoebe and Prue on the staircase. Phoebe tells Prue they've managed to persuade everyone else that "everything is under control." Phoebe continues that it is now time for Prue to convince her that they do indeed have the situation well in hand. Prue allows that she can't give Phoebe the reassurance she wants. Prue notes that her "dreams" of the last week have been so vivid, she feels as if she's been awake "twenty-four hours a day." Phoebe wonders if "the dream sorcerer" has returned. Prue doesn't think so, but is nonetheless worried. Phoebe and Prue agree to keep their concerns from Piper. Phoebe commandeers the "almighty to-do list" and tells her sister to head to her bedroom to rest. "Don't sleep," she orders. "Just rest." Prue relents, and heads upstairs. Phoebe pauses at the makeshift altar and gazes at her mother's framed photo. "Please help up through this day, Mom," she murmurs, and heads off into the kitchen.