Episode Report Card Demian: D+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT We'll have an old-fashioned wedding.
By Demian | Season 4 | Episode 15 | Aired on 03.13.2002
Left alone at the table with The Sole, Raige decides to flip over a few cards to see what the future holds for the soon-to-be-marrieds. The first card is The Lovers, the second reads "Despair," and the third card is Death. No, traditional tarot decks do not contain cards labeled "Despair." However, the illustration features a page being run through with great daggers, so pretend it's The Three Of Swords. Raige breathes, "Oh no," and glances from Death to Phoebe on the cordless and back over to The Sole. "You don't really believe those things, do you?" he asks mildly. Raige gives the slightest shake of her head and shrugs her shoulders as Phoebe returns from her phone call. The gals reveal that Phoebe's wedding dress is up in the attic. The Sole gets a wicked glint in his eye and excuses himself for a moment. Piper sets a tray of dessert treats on the table and asks Raige what the cards said. Raige pffts and lies, "Nothing."
In the kitchen, The Sole blazes out to reappear up in the attic, and I still don't understand why they would allow Eeevil entry to their secret room like that. The Sole crosses to the wedding dress, which is hanging on a clothes tree off to the side. He wipes a hand across the dress in a grand gesture. The dress expands from about a size two to a size eight, from the looks of things. I don't know from dress sizes, so I'm guessing here. Heads-up to all you pre-operative transsexuals out there: You can bid on the wedding dress. I'm assuming the dress offered for sale is the size-two version, so I think significant alterations will be necessary before you can wear it to the Miss Continental pageant this fall. Anyway, The Sole takes a look at the reservation tag attached to the hanger, grins for a moment, and flicks a jazz hand at it. The name on the tag morphs from "Phoebe Halliwell" to "Millie Platt." The Sole smirks devilishly, then blazes out. It's nice, finally, to see a dark demonic force who takes such impish glee in his work. Normally, the forces of Eeevil are so damned morose on this show.
Down in the dining room, Phoebe rests her head on Piper's shoulder as Piper urges Raige to "try the cards again." Raige tenses and stutters, "Uh, maybe later." The Sole enters from the kitchen, apologizing for having to cut the evening short. Apparently, he and Phoebe agreed to follow tradition, and he'll be spending the night before the wedding away from the bride-to-be. Phoebe rises to escort him to the front door. They banter about his plans for a bit before she admits to feeling "like [she's] standing at the edge of a cliff." But, she adds, she's never felt safer in her life. An expression of remorse crosses The Sole's face, which Phoebe misinterprets as pre-wedding jitters. She kisses him briefly and pulls away. "You have no idea how difficult you're making this for me," he states softly. Phoebe misinterprets this as his reluctance to spend the evening in a hotel. She smiles and assures him that he'll "have [her] soon enough." The Sole gazes at her for a moment before leaving.