Re-Witched

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'...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 4 "All Halliwell's Eve". This episode features the sisters' traveling back to Colonial Virginia to help rescue the mother of a prophesied magical baby after her kidnapping by a dark witch named Ruth, who is being helped by Cole; we also see Darryl and Leo battling the Grimlocks who have come back to life on Halloween. We discuss the old-timey magical practices...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 3 "Once Upon a Time". This episode features the sisters' helping a little girl in her battle with trolls to protect a fair princess; though Piper also struggles with her magical destiny after THEY take Leo away. We discuss the many comedic moments of this episode as Prue and Phoebe's inner children come out to play, Piper struggling once more with her magical...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 2 "Magic Hour". This episode features the sisters' helping two lovers cursed to spend half the day in animal form, as well as Piper and Leo rushing to the altar after his bosses set a deadline for their ultimatum. We discuss whether or not Piper is being selfish in wanting to get married despite the potential consequences, the adorably awkward flirtationship o...

This week we discuss Season 3 Episode 1 "The Honeymoon's Over". This episode features the sisters up against a demonic courtroom conspiracy; we also see Piper and Leo return after a month "up there" and facing a difficult decision about the future of their relationship. We discuss all things Cole Turner, act out Piper and Leo's proposal scene, and drop a lot of hints about the storylines that this...

This week we discuss our overall feelings about the second season and what we are looking forward to going forward. This episode features our ranking of the best episodes of Season 2, our favorite villains, and some favorite guest stars. We also discuss our opinions on Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Leo, Darryl, and Dan's journeys throughout the season. As always thanks for listening!   You can reach out to...

This week we discuss Season 2 Episode 22 "Be Careful What You Witch For". This episode features a Genie being sent to the sisters' by the demonic Council, as they are tricked into making wishes and then forced to battle a Dragon Warlock who the Council has also sent after them. We discuss how the show handles (or doesn't handle) the trauma it gives Prue in this episode and whether or not things ab...

This week we discuss Season 2 Episode 21 "Apocalypse Not". This episode features Piper and Phoebe teaming up with Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse in order to try to bring back Prue and the fourth Horsemen when a spell goes awry. We discuss the idea of good and evil working together, Leo's dynamic with the sisters as their guide and Piper's boyfriend, Strife's obvious crush on Phoebe, and whether...

This week we discuss Season 2 Episode 20 "Astral Monkey". This episode features Dr. Williamson getting the sisters' powers and using them in some not so good ways; we also see Prue making a connection with a movie star and Phoebe a little annoyed with Leo "moving in". We discuss Dr. Williamson's fall to the dark side and our overall opinion of his character arc, where Phoebe's annoyance with Leo i...

This week we discuss Season 2 Episode 19 "Ex Libris". This episode features a demon covering the tracks of evil and killing a classmate of Phoebe's, Prue making a connection to a man seeking justice for his daughter's murder, and Piper learning more about Leo's past. We discuss the importance of communication in relationships and how much Leo should've told Piper from the beginning, the consistenc...

This week we discuss Season 2 Episode 18 "Chick Flick". This episode features the Demon of Illusion bringing characters off the screen to serve as both foes and love interests to the Charmed Ones; we also see Piper and Leo on their first real date. We discuss the homages to other films being made with this episode, the show's self-awareness about its use of exposition and cheesy dialogue, whether...

This week we discuss Season 2 Episode 17 "How to Make a Quilt out of Americans". This episode features the sisters' powers being stolen by their Aunt Gail, who has made a deal with the demon of vanity, Cryto. We discuss whether we could be enticed to sell our souls for health and youth, Phoebe's struggles with her own vanity, the true source of the Charmed Ones' power (their connection as sisters)...

This week we discuss Season 2 Episode 16 "Murphy's Luck". This episode features Prue's first photography assignment with a woman named Maggie Murphy who's been cursed a darklighter, and Prue becoming his next target after intervening on Maggie's behalf. We discuss what the episode seems to get right and wrong in terms of its discussion of mental health and suicide, why the hell the cops were invol...

This week we discuss Season 2 Episode 15 "Give Me a Sign". This episode features Prue being kidnapped by Bane Jessup who is being hunted by the demon Litvak; as well as Phoebe casting a spell to help Piper choose between Leo and Dan once and for all. We discuss the incredible chemistry between Prue and Bane, Leo's continuing to be a constant present in the sisters' lives even without his powers, P...

This week we discuss Season 2 Episode 14 "Pardon My Past". This episode features Phoebe traveling back to the 1920's to relive her past life as she and her sisters work to prevent the same curse from killing her in the present. We discuss Phoebe's ongoing struggle between her good and "evil" sides, the episode's overall aesthetic, the concept of soulmates, and whether or not any of the timelines t...

This week we discuss Season 2 Episode 13 "Animal Pragmatism". This episode features some of Phoebe's college classmates casting a love spell that turns animals into some very aggressive human men just in time for Valentine's Day; the love triangle between Piper, Dan, and Leo also continues. We discuss whether or not it was appropriate for Piper to get Leo a Valentine's gift, the show making excuse...