Episode Report Card Demian: F | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Enter The Stench
By Demian | Season 4 | Episode 4 | Aired on 10.17.2001
Down and out in the non-existent metaphysical realm, Piper-Tooth Charlie shudders up against the "tree trunk." Up and over in the kitchen, Holly Marie Combs snaps back, then settles into her method of indicating the soul-switch, which aims for "mellowed, centered, and wise" but unfortunately ends up somewhere around "heavily sedated." Morphine Holly tells Raige and Phoebe, "You have a very brave sister." She then confabs with Phag about the Dragon Blade's whereabouts. They realize that Not Cho must have taken it with him. Meanwhile, Not Cho demands to know what just happened to Piper-Tooth Charlie. Piper-Tooth babbles something about blacking out momentarily. Not Cho's not having it. "Who are you?" he asks. Piper-Tooth raises himself up nobly and bluffs, "I am one with the universe." Not Cho laughs in his face. He knows Phag's Pa too well to be taken in by the attempted deception, he claims. He also knows Phag's Pa does not possess the power to switch bodies. "You must be one of the witches," he spits. He realizes that means Morphine Holly and her posse will soon be arriving to reclaim her soul. He brandishes the glowing green dagger. "The question is, how are they gonna get your soul back when I've got it?" Not Cho presses the tip of the dagger against Piper-Tooth Charlie's chest, and the Glowy Tint Of Piper melts down into the blade. Piper-Tooth Charlie slumps into Unconscious Meat-Puppet Charlie as Not Cho twiddles the dagger around in his fingers and grins. Commercial.
Up in the attic, Morphine Holly stands with her posse around the puddle of rainwater that's leaked in through the windows. They natter about the non-existent metaphysical realm and what they can expect once they get there. Phag fills Morphine Holly in on the plan to retrieve Meat-Puppet Charlie from Limbo in order to have the Dolt heal his wound. "He's a miracle worker," she notes, smiling at the Dolt. The Dolt beams. Shut up, Dolt. Morphine Holly waves her hand over the puddle, and Meat-Puppet Charlie appears, lashed to his "tree." No, I don't know how Morphine Holly can access Gold-Tooth Charlie's powers in Piper's body when Phoebe and Raige couldn't access their own powers when their souls were switched, so don't bother asking. Gazing upon the lifeless form of Meat-Puppet Charlie, they surmise that Not Cho has used the Dragon Blade to capture Piper's Glowy Tint. Morphine Holly instructs the Dolt to remain in the Manor until they return. If he accompanies them into the nonexistent metaphysical realm, he runs the risk of being sucked into that dry-cleaning vortex. One by one, the gals disappear into the puddle on the floor.