Episode Report Card Owen: D | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Be Careful What You Witch For
By Owen | Season 2 | Episode 22 | Aired on 05.17.2000
Halliwell Manor. Parlor. Groan. Piper apologizes to Old Dan and explains to him that he's been the victim of supernatural hijinx; the Halliwells are witches who fight demons and warlocks, and Leo is their guardian angel. She reaches over to hold his hand to comfort him. Dan takes about eighteen minutes to withdraw his hand from hers. Yeah, Greg, you see the writing on the wall. Kick and scream all you want, but it's straight to UPN for you. If you're lucky. ["Try Red Shoe Diaries. If he's lucky." -- Sars]
Prue's room. Phoebe picks up Prue's billfold and has a B&W premonition of the bottle/vase/urn thing rolling under the wicker loveseat in the sunroom.
Parlor. Phoebe tells Piper that she's had a premonition, but doesn't know what it means. The phone rings. It's a tearful Prue Teen. She expositions about the attack. Piper finds out that she's in Golden Gate Park and tells her to hide "under the bridge where Dad used to take us fishing" until they can fetch her. Piper and Pheebs put on their coats. Leo warns them that they're headed into "a trap." Pheebs says they have to go. Leo suggests that the Flying Dunce scope out the sitch from above. Piper tells Phoebe to hurry, because "it'll be light soon." Which explains why the next shots are from a day shoot.
Park. Piper's SUV pulls up. The docile Ps step out into the bright, inexplicable, noonday sun. The Flying Dunce takes off. Shannen gives us a slow tracking shot of Piper searching for Prue Teen. Piper hears PT and turns to her in slo-mo. Prue Teen comes running towards her. I'm surprised Shannen didn't suggest a Brian De Palma-ish split screen here. Piper tells Prue Teen to go back, because Dragon Warlock is right next to her. He grabs PT as Frenie grabs Piper from behind. Piper screams at DW to "let go of [her]!" DW pulls out a knife. Phoebe spots all this from the air. DW stabs PT in the back and drops her to the ground. Piper wails. Phoebe lands in a pile of leaves, calling out, "PRUE!" DW heads over to Phoebe to "get [his] power back." Piper freezes him. She and Phoebe run to Prue Teen's body. Phoebe bawls. Piper tells her to get the car. Frenie moans, "Oh god, what did I do?"
Halliwell Manor. Kitchen. The docile Ps lay Prue Teen out on the linoleum and insist that Leo try to heal her. He lays his glowing hands upon her, but fails, because he "can't heal the dead." Piper and Phoebe cry and cry.
Charmed Sundays lasted about as long as the first run of a Jennifer Aniston pic, no?