Re-Witched

This week we discuss Season 4 Episode 5 "Size Matters." This episode features Paige discovering a very creepy house with a magical history; we also see Piper considering revamping P3. We discuss Paige having good instincts but not being listened to by her sisters, Phoebe's unrealistic job interview, our thoughts on "The Spot" and nightlife in the early aughts, and of course, how transportation wor...

This week we discuss Season 4 Episode 4 "Enter the Demon." This episode features both accidental and purposeful body switching as the sisters help defeat the evil former student of a Zen Master; we also see Piper training Paige in potions and Phoebe and Cole training for a physical fight with the source. We discuss the different mentor/mentee dynamics, the shifts we noticed in Paige's character/be...

This week we discuss Season 4 Episode 3 "Hell Hath No Fury." This episode features Piper on a war path which leads to her turning into a Fury, as well as Paige stealing the Book of Shadows and learning the consequences of improper magic use. We discuss how funny and snappy the writing is, Donny's disgusting comments about Paige's very normal attire, Cole taking on a new position within the power o...

This week we discuss Season 4 Episode 2 "Charmed Again, Part 2." This episode features the Source attempting to sway Paige to the side of evil during the well-known 48 hour window; Piper and Phoebe attempt to connect with her and thwart the Source's plan as Cortez attempts to expose them. We discuss the new sisterly and familial dynamics we are seeing begin to develop, Darryl's continuing protecti...

This week we discuss Season 4 Episode 1 "Charmed Again, Part 1." This episode features the Piper and Phoebe dealing with the loss of Prue and learning about another sister, Paige, when the Source sends Shax after her in order to try to keep the Charmed Ones from being reconstituted. We discuss the show's portrayal of grief and healthy relationships, the inappropriate behavior of Inspector Cortez,...

In this very special bonus episode we discuss all things Prue Halliwell and Shannen Doherty; we also give the minor spoiler that Prue was killed off and does not return for season four. This episode features our ranking our favorite Prue-centric episodes and Shannen performances, as well as a discussion of her character arc and connections with her sisters throughout the three seasons. We also dis...

This week we discuss our overall feelings about the third season and what we are looking forward to going forward. This episode features our ranking of the best episodes of Season 3, our favorite villains, and some innocents we really loved. We also discuss our opinions on Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Leo, Darryl, and Cole's journeys throughout the season and our thoughts on the show's first cliffhanger e...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 22 "All Hell Breaks Loose." This episode features the sisters' fight with The Source's assassin, Shax, getting them exposed, as well as Phoebe traveling to the Underworld to attempt to save Cole. We discuss the evils of media and paparazzi in our society, the Source's first actual appearance and interactions with Cole, how totally useless and inconsistent The...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 21 "Look Who's Barking." This episode features a banshee who preys on those in great pain (including Phoebe in the aftermath of her breakup with Cole); we also see Piper continuing to struggle with her new power, but gaining some confidence in her witchy abilities as well. We discuss Phoebe's denial of her heartbreak that leads to her becoming a banshee, Piper...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 20 "Exit Strategy." This episode features Cole's mentor trying to break up him and Phoebe for good and turn him back to evil, as well as Piper and Leo's plans for their honeymoon being interrupted by her getting a new power. We discuss the effectiveness of the addiction metaphor for Cole's battle with his demonic half, Phoebe's continued faith in Cole and thei...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 19 "The Demon Who Came in From the Cold." This episode features Cole going undercover in the otherworld to help the sisters defeat the Brotherhood of the Thorn. We discuss how damn cute Phoebe and Cole's love and trust in each other is, Prue being a super supportive sister, Mia's extreme hatred for Klea, and of course, whether we thought Cole could've been cap...

This week we have a special guest host: comedian and guilty-pleasure Charmed fan, Joey Rinaldi, and the three of us discuss Season 3 Episode 18 "Sin Francisco." This episode features the sisters and Leo infected by four of the seven deadly sins as they try to stop a demon named Lukas. We discuss how Joey got into Charmed in the first place (and more behind the scenes stuff), Prue's pride (both bef...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 17 "Pre-Witched." This episode features a warlock with nine lives trying to get the sisters to vanquish him to gain immortality, as well as flashbacks to the sisters' lives prior to the pilot as Grams battles with the decision of whether or not to permanently bind their powers. We discuss the concept of familiars and our love for cats, what Piper and Leo's dec...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 16 "Death Takes a Halliwell." This episode features the return of Inspector Reece Davidson who has demons after him to "suck up" some information on Cole, as Prue tries to prevent Death from getting him. We discuss Prue's belief that death is the ultimate evil and her ultimate acceptance of it as part of life, Phoebe and Cole being our new top ship of the seri...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 15 "Just Harried." This episode features Piper and Leo's wedding being interrupted by Prue's subconscious who takes hold of her astral form after getting into trouble at a biker bar. We discuss the fantasy/dreamlike nature of Prue and TJ's relationship, Phoebe and Prue's desire to protect Piper from all things supernatural on her wedding day, Victor and Patty'...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 14 "The Good, the Bad, and the Cursed." This episode features Phoebe making a psychic connection to a cursed man named Bo, sending Cole and Prue back in time to the Old West in an attempt to save her life on the evening of Piper and Leo's rehearsal dinner. We discuss Prue and Cole's interactions as they're forced to team up, Victor's reaction to finding out Le...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 13 "Bride and Gloom." This episode features Prue being forced into marriage with a warlock and the sisters turning evil as a result; we also see the return of Cole. We discuss Phoebe's interactions with Cole and the fact that there is clearly something still there between them, how realistic Piper's dreams of a perfect wedding as a Charmed One are, another fai...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 12 "Wrestling with Demons" This episode features Prue working to save a former flame who has gotten himself recruited into a demonic academy, as well as Phoebe casting a lost and found spell which helps Piper find her missing engagement ring and leads to her finally revealing the truth to her sisters. We discuss both Piper and Prue's reactions to finding out C...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 11 "Blinded by the Whitelighter." This episode features a rule-loving friend and co-worker of Leo's helping the Charmed Ones battle a warlock with a plan to get Up There. We discuss our thoughts on Piper's feelings regarding Leo keeping his other work a secret from her, whether Natalie is a pick me girl, how the show fights against the stereotype of women's em...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 10 "We All Scream for Ice Cream." This episode features a mysterious ice cream truck that is snatching up kids--who turn out not to be as innocent as they seem--as well as the return of Victor. We discuss each of the sisters' feelings about their dad and how they come up throughout, Phoebe's sudden ability to keep multiple secrets, the creepiness of all the ic...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 9 "Coyote Piper". This episode features Piper possessed by an evil essence just in time for her high school reunion; meanwhile Phoebe struggles with keeping the truth about Cole a secret from her sisters as she digs deeper into his past. We discuss Piper's reunion jitters and how our own high school experiences compare to those of the sisters, Prue having a li...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 8 "Sleuthing with the Enemy". This episode features Prue and Piper teaming up with a bounty hunter in an attempt to vanquish Belthazor, as well as Phoebe trying to help Cole and finally learning about his demon half. We discuss how the sisters handle working with a demon this time around, our crushes on DA investigator Reece Davidson, what it means to be half...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 7 "Power Outage". This episode features Cole teaming up with a demon named Andras to use some existing tensions between the sisters to break their bond and take their powers; we also see Phoebe attempting to make her relationship with Cole work following their night together last episode. We discuss the conflict between the sisters and how each of them handles...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 6 "Primrose Empath". This episode features Prue accidentally freeing a demon from a curse and gaining an empathic ability that results in both an intense mental struggle and a power boost for her; we also see an awkward double date with Piper, Leo, Cole, and Phoebe. We discuss Prue's confidence and struggles throughout the episode as she deals with both her ow...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 5 "Sight Unseen". This episode features the Triad sending another demon to "assist" Cole in his work against the Charmed Ones, as well as a human bad guy taking a special interest in Prue; we also see Piper and Leo struggling with intimacy as Piper fears THEY are always watching. We discuss Prue's growing demon obsession and her sisters' reaction to it, Piper'...