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8-22 2006.05.21 |
Forever CANCELLED! Stick a fork in it. It's done. |
| 4-22 Recap |
This is the way the season ends
Witch Way Now? - Not with a bang, but a baby. |
2002.05.16 2002.05.20 |
B- |
Demian |
| 4-21 Recap |
Get Shortie
Womb Raider - And the TM Without Pity goes to tvjunkie for this episode's alternate title. Just between you and me, the alternate title is the best thing about this whole mess. |
2002.05.09 2002.05.14 |
C- |
Demian |
| 4-20 Recap |
Long Live The (Drag) Queen
Long Live The Queen - What rough beast slouches towards San Francisco to be born? Beats the hell out of me. This one's all about Phoebe. Again. What a dump! |
2002.05.02 2002.05.08 |
B+ |
Demian |
| 4-19 Recap |
In the Arms of the Phoebeast
We're Off To See The Wizards - And boy, are they hairy. Phoebe's evil. For some reason, this is news to the other characters on the show. Also, D'Eartha and my grandmother split a beer while wondering what Jane Wyman ever saw in Ronald Reagan. |
2002.04.25 2002.05.02 |
C+ |
Demian |
| 4-18 Recap |
Suck This
Bite Me - Bloodsucking! Breast implants! Sponge baths! Total Quality Management! Whizzing on a stick! All this -- plus Josephine Potter's Bantering Bandit -- tonight on Charmed! |
2002.04.18 2002.04.25 |
B |
Demian |
| 4-17 Recap |
Kicking The Crap Out Of Private Dolt
Saving Private Leo - Ah. The Brothers Mandylor. Not only are they quite fetching in their tight clothing, they're also quite skilled at kicking Dolt ass. Don't be strangers, boys. |
2002.03.28 2002.04.02 |
C |
Demian |
| 4-16 Recap |
Five More Reasons To Hate The Dolt
The Fifth Halliwheel - The Sole's been such a busy boy lately, what with finding a new job and driving Raige insane, not to mention knocking up Phoebe. Speaking of not mentioning things, I wish I didn't have to call your attention to Piper and the Dolt. Unfortunately, they left me little choice. |
2002.03.21 2002.03.26 |
B+ |
Demian |
| 4-15 Recap |
We'll have an old-fashioned wedding.
Marry-Go-Round - Or not. Phoebe finally gets to walk down the aisle, but her feet get tangled up in Coolio's braids, and everything goes to hell. It's sad. |
2002.03.14 2002.03.18 |
C- |
Demian |
| 4-14 Recap |
Phoeby! Phoebi! Phoebé!
The Three Faces Of Phoebe - Phoebe's past, present, and future selves gather at the Manor to paint each other's toenails, scarf down some Häagen-Dazs, and talk about boys. Also, Raige gets a promotion at "work." |
2002.02.14 2002.02.18 |
A- |
Demian |
| 4-13 Recap |
There's a new Source in town
Charmed and Dangerous - Cole joins forces with yet another guest demon culled from the ranks of General Hospital regulars to overthrow The Source. In return, Cole gets all of The Source's powers and a fabulous new wardrobe. Speaking of fabulous, Piper's hair has never looked better. Offsetting all of this glamour are, in no particular order, Raige's rags, Phoebe's pigtails, and the Dolt's obstinate refusal to die when eviscerated by an arrow. I guess we can't win them all. |
2002.02.07 2002.02.12 |
B+ |
Demian |
| 4-12 Recap |
You Lost Me
Lost And Bound - Piper takes an adolescent Firestarter under her wing when demonic bounty hunters threaten to turn him over to The Source. The kid's powers ignite a round of furious hand-wringing in Halliwell Manor as Piper and the Dolt use the Firestarter's situation as a jumping-off point for a debate on "raising magical children in a non-magical world." It's not as tedious as it sounds. No, they lost me in the bit where Phoebe thinks she's Samantha Stephens. The Samantha Stephens I know wouldn't bother to wipe Phoebe off her damned shoe. |
2002.01.31 2002.02.04 |
B+ |
Demian |
| 4-11 Recap |
Guineas and goombahs and wops, oh my!
Trial By Magic - The Italian-American Anti-Defamation League files suit as Kern & Co. populate this week's offering with an array of greaseballs and dagos and goons as Phoebe fights for justice for the wrongfully accused. How could Alyssa Milano allow them to do this to her people? |
2002.01.24 2002.02.01 |
C |
Demian |
| 4-10 Recap |
A Pain In My Ass
A Paige From The Past - Dear Charmed Writing Staff: Never again use the words "sucks," "rotten," and "car wreck" in the same episode. It makes my job way too easy. Kisses, Demian. |
2002.01.17 2002.01.24 |
C- |
Demian |
| 4-9 Recap |
An episode that will live in infamy.
Muse To My Ears - Why, you ask? Far too much time devoted to the status of Phoebe and Cole's relationship, far too little time devoted to kicking demonic ass. Mind you, there's plenty of demonic ass kicked around in this episode. There's just a hell of a lot more relationship chatter. Add that to the whole factions-against-the-muses thing, and my teeth were set on edge for the worse part of an hour. |
2001.12.13 2001.12.21 |
C+ |
Demian |
| 4-8 Recap |
Black as the Bitter, Bitter Heart Of Brad Kern
Black As Cole - The Colethazor's up to his neck in the sturm and the drang as the fiancée of one of his past victims confronts both him and the Ps once she realizes he is indeed responsible for the death of her late intended. Phoebe's flabbergasted, Piper pouts, and Raige reveals her Reaganite roots as the Glamorous Ladies deal with the Manor-shattering implications. Good thing the Dolt's on hand to offer a little light-hearted comic relief. Not. |
2001.11.15 2001.11.22 |
A- |
Demian |
| 4-7 Recap |
Head Games
Brain Drain - The Source and Piper, baby / Head games -- And I can't take it anymore / Head games -- Piper's always with the nagging / Head games / Head games -- Eilish tortures with the costumes / Head games -- 'Til I can't take it anymore / No more head games -- Stop it with this crap, Brad Kern, please? / Head games. Somebody shoot me. |
2001.11.08 2001.11.13 |
B- |
Demian |
| 4-6 Recap |
A Knight To Remember
A Knight To Remember - No, it's not the 1950s Titanic movie, though a Titanic-related annoyance does make an alarming appearance in tonight's episode, and I'm not talking about Doctor Bombay. Also: Bad fashion choices, both medieval and modern. Shudder. |
2001.11.01 2001.11.05 |
B |
Demian |
| 4-5 Recap |
Size Matters
Size Matters - There's a size-queen joke lurking within this episode's title, but I'm not going to be the man who whips it out for you. Piper, Phoebe, and Raige cross swords and butt heads with a sexually-disturbed sociopath with a thing for five-inch-long, artfully-fashioned columns of clay. There's also a special guest appearance by a tool posing as a club promoter. Not to worry, though. The tool and the sociopath both find their grand designs considerably deflated within the tail end of the hour. I wonder what the gals would charge for their services if they decided they really needed the extra cash? |
2001.10.25 2001.10.30 |
B+ |
Demian |
| 4-4 Recap |
Enter The Stench
Enter The Demon - Of ass. For that is what this evening's presentation is. Ass. |
2001.10.18 2001.10.24 |
D |
Demian |
| 4-3 Recap |
Hell hath no fury like a Piper bitching.
Hell Hath No Fury - Piper's unresolved anger issues land her in hot water when a trio of Furies hits town. Almost exactly like last season's Banshees, Furies wreak havoc by infecting bitchy witches and turning them to the Dark Side. Needless to say, Piper tops their list of targets. Meanwhile, Rose churns up a storm of troubles on her own when she absconds from the Manor with the Book of Shadows and begins flinging personal gains hither and yon. Idiot. |
2001.10.11 2001.10.18 |
B+ |
Demian |
| 4-2 Recap |
Charmed Again, Part The Second
Charmed Again, Part Two - The Power of Three is restored as Piper, Phoebe, and Paige grow to understand that they are powerless in the face of their shared "destiny," and they accept the higher power known as "contrivance" into their collective heart. Pass me my bottle of Jagermeister. It's the one with the IV hook-up. |
2001.10.04 2001.10.11 |
B |
Demian |
| 4-1 Recap |
Charmed Again, Part The First
Charmed Again, Part One - Piper calls upon the spirits to resurrect the Power of Three. By this, she means, of course, to have the spirits resurrect Prue. Guess what? Doesn't happen. However, the good news is, Piper gets Rose McGowan as a booby prize. Heh. I said "booby." Because I'm twelve. Okay, one score and twelve. Shut up. |
2001.10.04 2001.10.10 |
C |
Demian |
| Extra |
Shannen sings!
Friends 'Til The End - Need I say more? Yeah. Didn't think so. |
1997.01.20 2001.07.31 |
C- |
Demian |
| 3-22 Recap |
All Hell Breaks Loose
All Hell Breaks Loose - Brad Kern provides the script as Shannen Doherty directs her very own swan song. God help me, but it's the best episode of Charmed I've ever seen. Who knew they had it in them? |
2001.05.17 2001.05.22 |
A |
Demian |
| 3-21 Recap |
Look Who's Barking
Look Who's Barking - And bitching. And screaming. Of the three, only the first does not apply to me. A conveniently-appearing banshee -- who, mind you, has nothing to do with her Gaelic counterparts -- functions as this week's excuse for wacky Wiccan hijinks. Prue turns into a malamute, Phoebe turns into an extra in a Bonnie Tyler video, and Piper's left to pick up the pieces. Just walk away, Piper. After all, Shannen did. |
2001.05.10 2001.05.14 |
B |
Demian |
| 3-20 Recap |
Exit Strategery
Exit Strategy - Is Cole really good? Is the Pope the infallible temporal representative of the Holy Trinity on Earth? The second half of what I pray to be a mere two-episode story arc ends with Phoebe consumed by doubt and Cole all by his lonesome in a dungeon. Poke me with a stick when it's over. |
2001.05.03 2001.05.09 |
B- |
Demian |
| 3-19 Recap |
The Demon Who Came In From Thzzzzzzzzzzz
The Demon Who Came In From The Cold - The sisters use their powers to prevent a corporate merger. If that sounds like fun to you, you need to tear up that MBA from the Thunderbird School of International Management and get out of the house more often. Yawn. |
2001.04.26 2001.04.30 |
C+ |
Demian |
| 3-18 Recap |
Sin Francisco
Sin Francisco - Wasn't that the Bay Area Tourist Board's slogan from last year? Ba-dum-bump. The Eighth Deadly Bath Bead of Cheap Shots, ladies and gentlemen. Give him a hand. He'll be with us for the entire recap. |
2001.04.19 2001.04.23 |
B+ |
Demian |
| 3-17 Recap |
PreBitched
PreWitched - Jennifer Rhodes works hard for her money, and even harder not to kick the Ps’ asses into next month. Finola Hughes joins Casey Lennox and Meat Loaf as support for the gals as they tussle with demons past and present. Extra Special Bonus: the Dolt has five minutes of screentime. Extra Special Hell: He’s naked for most of it. Bleck. |
2001.03.22 2001.03.26 |
B- |
Demian |
| 3-16 Recap |
Death Takes A Tango Lesson
Death Takes A Halliwell - On my last nerve. Phoebe, Cole, Piper, the Dolt, a couple of vampires, a Supreme Court justice, and a cop I'd forgotten about form the supporting cast in this battle between Prue's inner child and the Angel of Death. Guess who wins. Prue, you say? Wrong answer! Finally. That witch needed to be taken down a peg or two. |
2001.03.15 2001.03.18 |
B+ |
Demian |