Charmed

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The three Halliwell sisters discover that they are descendents of a line of female witches. Each has a special ability (stopping time, moving objects, seeing the future), and they can also combine their abilities into the "Power of Three" to fight demons, warlocks, and other evils.

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Charmed is a U.S. television series by Aaron Spelling about three sisters who are powerful good witches known throughout the supernatural community as "The Charmed Ones." Each sister possesses unique magic powers that grow and evolve over the course of their adventures. The Charmed Ones live together in a manor and use their supernatural abilities to battle the warlocks, demons, and other evil forces that populate San Francisco, California.


Charmed began with the three Halliwell sisters Prue, Piper and Phoebe coming together sometime after the death of their grandmother, Penny. After moving into the old family manor in San Francisco, the youngest sister, Phoebe, discovered an old book in the attic. Reading an incantation from the Book of Shadows, she set in motion events that fulfilled an ancient prophecy. Strange and frightening occurrences began which eventually led the sisters to realize that they are witches.

The sisters discovered that they actually are descended from a long line of witches. The first powerful witch in the line, Melinda Warren, prophesied that from her line would come the Charmed Ones. A force of good, they would be three sisters gifted with powers to battle the forces of evil. Prue Halliwell, the oldest sister, developed first the power of telekinesis, later gaining the power of astral projection. Piper, the second-oldest, was given two powers regulating the speed of molecules in objects and people, first gaining the ability to slow them down to the point where they are frozen, and later gaining the ability to accelerate them so much as to cause explosions. Phoebe, the third sister, had the original power of premonitions and later obtained the power to levitate; in addition, her original power grew and she became an empath (supernatural ability to read others' emotions).

After Prue was killed, it was revealed that there is a secret fourth sister, Paige Matthews, their mother's illegitimate child. She has the power to "orb" in and out from place to place like teleportation, to orb objects to herself or another place, and the power to glamour, which allows her to change her appearance. She has the same mother, Patty Halliwell, as the other three, but her father was their mom's whitelighter Sam, hence how she can "orb", which is her whitelighter power, she was also trying to use the whitelighter power of healing earlier on in the series. Patty and her Whitelighter lover gave Paige up for adoption, with the sole condition being that the adoptive parents give her a first name beginning with "P".

A central theme throughout the show's run is the sisters' struggle to balance normal lives with their supernatural responsibilites. The burden of keeping their Charmed destinies a secret from the outside world has repeatedly created tensions in their friendships, workplaces, and romantic relationships. Only a few know their secret and help them on a regular basis. The most important is Leo Wyatt, a whitelighter assigned by the Elders to guide and protect the sisters. Leo means a great deal to the sisters both professionally and personally: he heals their wounds, advises them collectively and individually, and mediates between them and the enigmatic Elders. He also happens to be the love of Piper's life; their romance is an ongoing plot thread that dates back to the first season. A few of the others who have kept the Charmed Ones' secret over the years (and appeared in the opening credits) are Police Inspectors Andy Trudeau and Darryl Morris, tormented half-demon Cole Turner (a.k.a. Belthazor), and mysterious time-traveler Chris Perry, who was later revealed to be Piper and Leo's second magical son, Chris Perry Halliwell.


The original lineup of sisters was Prudence Halliwell, Piper Halliwell and Phoebe Halliwell, played by Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs and Lori Rom respectively. Lori Rom only played Phoebe Halliwell in the original series pilot, but left the show due to personal reasons. Alyssa Milano took on the role of Phoebe Halliwell shortly after and portions of the pilot were reshot to incorporate Milano into the episode. The original pilot was never aired, but can be found circulating around the Internet.

Charmed's ratings were very stable at 12 million viewers a week until rumors arose about disagreements between Doherty and Milano, and Doherty left Charmed at the end of the 3rd Season. However, this was never confirmed nor denied by Doherty or Milano's publicist. As the 4th Season continued, Prue was killed off permanently, and an episode covering the events which lead to the two sisters finding a previously unknown fourth half-sister called Paige Matthews (played by Rose McGowan) was written. The ratings sank to three million as seasons passed. Later seasons are noted by the noticeable decline in make-up and special effects budget; season six is often thought of as the year when special effects were at their best and most perfected. Demons in the early seasons were portrayed as monsterous in appearance (though they could take human forms), but in later seasons, most demons appear as humans.

Charmed is currently in its 8th and possibly final season on WB (but nothing has been confirmed). The ratings have gone back up a little to an average of 4 to 5 million viewers and continue to slowly climb.

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Piper Halliwell: portrayed by Holly Marie Combs (1998-present)

Piper Halliwell, born the middle child, had been the mediator in Prue and Phoebe's fights. Piper, from the beginning had an "unlucky in love" storyline, as seen in the main love storyline of Seasons 1 to 3 with her and Leo. Piper was blessed with the power of Molecular Immobilization. Piper worked as a chef and then manager of a restaurant, "Quake" until the end of Season 1, when she quit and started her own nightclub in Season 2, called "P3". In Season 3, Piper and Leo decided to get married, but Prue's astral projection form caused problems. Piper thought this was a sign and called off the wedding, even after getting the Elders' consent. She developed the power of Molecular Combustion or blowing up objects. She could not be overwhelmed with demons because her molecular combustion power is extremely powerful. Tragedy quickly followed her joy when her older sister, Prue, gave up her life to save Piper from death. This tragedy still haunts her to this day, and she has never been able to accept it. In Season 4, she inherited the eldest sister role from Prue, continuing a new, weaker Power of Three. She is known for desiring a normal life, and finally married Leo. In Season 5, she gave birth to her first baby boy, Wyatt, and at the end of Season 6, baby Chris was welcomed into the world as well. Wyatt was feared to be the strongest source of magic. In Season 6, adult Chris visited from the future to stop Wyatt turning evil. During Season 6, Leo and Piper separated from each other because Leo became an Elder. During Season 7, Leo was tested to choose his destiny - whether he wanted to be an Elder or live powerless with Piper. Leo had been influenced by the Elders, but eventually had "fallen from grace" and became mortal to live with his family. At the end of Season 7, Leo and Piper are somewhat more happy together.

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Phoebe Halliwell: portrayed by Alyssa Milano (1998-present)

Phoebe Halliwell was the youngest child, until Paige was discovered, and was very free-spirited in discovering her powers. The show focused a lot on her, how she developed as a character and her occupation. She had been given the power of premonition or "seeing the future", since Prue had earlier said, 'She never looks towards the future...' In Season 2, Phoebe decided to leave unemployment to go back to college and complete her degree. She then achieved the ability of levitation. During Season 3, Phoebe came in contact with an attorney, who, unbeknownst to her, was a half-demon named Cole Turner (Belthazar). This love was not only harmful to her, but it also caused the death of her oldest sister, Prue. Her love for him featured prominently in the show through Seasons 3 and 4, to the extent that she crossed to the dark side. She became the Queen of the Underworld for a short time and was carrying the 'Heir to the Source'. In Season 5, however, Phoebe left Cole, and eventually vanquished him. Cole would return in later episodes to try and revive his love with Phoebe, never successfully. Around Season 6, she developed a power that she couldn't control very well: empathy. Empathy is the ability to feel and hear emotions, often allowing control of others' powers. During a magical mission, Phoebe saved a columnist from a perilous situation. The columnist decided as a token of her appreciation to give her a job. Phoebe soon became a columnist for the column, later titled 'Ask Phoebe' at the 'Bay Mirror', and became very attracted to her new boss, Jason Dean - until she was possessed by Mata Hari, where she explained all the weird occurrences were because she was a witch. For this reason, they briefly separated from each other. She went on sabbatical for a short time and got a ghost writer to take her place, a man named Leslie, who she fell in love with. They were a short-lived couple and he had to leave on account of his temporary position. Her powers were stripped for a short period of time from the end of Season 6 to the beginning of Season 7 as a punishment for using her power and spells for personal gain. Phoebe had fallen in love with one of the teachers, Drake, at Magic School, but finds that her love won't last, for he is set to die within two weeks. She was single as the season ended. In Season 8, Phoebe is looking for sex again. She then finds Dex Lawson, who believes the real Phoebe Halliwell to be dead (who will be played by Sex and the City's Jason Lewis, previously was to be played by Extra host, Mark McGrath).

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Prudence Halliwell: portrayed by Shannen Doherty (1998-2001)

Prue was the eldest and most powerful sister character in seasons one to three. Being the first born, she inherited the most power from the family line. Making her the strongest, and almost indestructible. She was romantically involved with Andy Trudeau in Season 1, but at the end of Season 1, he died saving her life. During the 1st Season, she had developed the power of telekinesis, which is the ability to move objects with her mind. She worked at Buckland's Auction House until halfway through Season 2, when she quit to become a photographer. She joined with the 415 magazine where she was one of the top photographers. Prue had soon gained the power of astral projection in Season 2, which is the ability to project a spectral form to a distant location, although Prue's version of Astral Projection was tangible (solid) and could touch things. Prue had trouble with the right balance of work and play right up until her death by the hands of the wind demon Shax (The Source's chief assassin) at the end of Season 3. Prue spent a lot of time and energy becoming a more powerful witch, referred to sometimes as the "superwitch" of the family. Prue was the one who took care of Phoebe and Piper after their mother died when they were very little. She devoted her whole life to keep them safe, and the Source used this to his advantage, tricking her into giving her life for Piper's. The power of three was destroyed, but was restored shortly after that when Piper and Phoebe found out they had another sister. After Prue died, Piper got the responsibility of playing the role of the oldest sister.

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Paige Matthews: portrayed by Rose McGowan (2001-present)

Patty, the girls' mother, had an affair with her Whitelighter, Sam, and gave birth to Paige Matthews. However, this had to be kept secret, so Sam and Patty took her to a church. There, Paige was given to the Matthews. Piper found Paige when she cast a spell to find a "lost witch". She attended Prue's funeral and reunited the Charmed Ones. Since Paige is half-witch/half-whitelighter, she is equipped with numerous powers. She has the ability to orb and call for objects (sometimes known as telekinetic orbing). She can also "glamour," which is the ability to change one's image. She was a social worker in Season 4, when many troubles occurred. When she first met Piper and Phoebe, she was attacked by the demon Shax who had killed Prue. She helped vanquish Shax (her first demon vanquished) and became a Charmed One. In Season 5, she decided to take a year off to pursue her destiny of being a witch. Paige was seriously romantically involved with fellow witch Richard Montana during her temp job in Season 6. The job was a magical one, with a feud between two families, escalating to cause many deaths. Richard Montana left because he went crazy with the use of magic. During Season 7, the Avatars came, and the late Agent Kyle Brody fell in love with Paige while he searched for them, mistakenly believing that the Avatars had killed his parents. He and an Avatar killed each other. He became a whitelighter, but not Paige's. Paige became headmistress of the Magic School when the position was vacated by Gideon, an Elder who, in his attempts to get rid of what he thought was a too-powerful baby Wyatt, was responsible for nearly turning him evil. Paige quit Magic School eventually, to concentrate on her Charmed duties and to help her newly-assigned Whitelighter charges.

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1. Something Wicca This Way Comes
2. I've Got You Under My Skin
3. Thank You for Not Morphing
4. Dead Man Dating
5. Dream Sorcerer
6. The Wedding from Hell
7. The Fourth Sister
8. The Truth Is Out There...and It Hurts
9. The Witch Is Back
10. Wicca Envy
11. Feats of Clay
12. The Wendigo
13. From Fear to Eternity
14. Secrets and Guys
15. Is There a Woogy in the House?
16. Which Prue Is It, Anyway?
17. That '70s Episode
18. When Bad Warlocks Go Good
19. Out of Sight
20. The Power of Two
21. Love Hurts
22. Deja Vu All Over Again

1. Witch Trial
2. Morality Bites
3. The Painted World
4. The Devil's Music
5. She's a Man, Baby, a Man!
6. That Old Black Magic
7. They're Everywhere
8. P3 H20
9. Ms. Hellfire
10. Heartbreak City
11. Reckless Abandon
12. Awakened
13. Animal Pregmatism
14. Pardon My Past
15. Give Me a Sign
16. Murphy's Luck
17. How to Make a Quilt Out of Americans
18. Chick Flick
19. Ex Libris
20. Astral Monkey
21. Apocalypse Not
22. Be Careful What You Witch For

1. The Honeymoon's Over
2. Magic Hour
3. Once Upon a Time
4. All Halliwell's Eve
5. Sight Unseen
6. Primrose Empath
7. Power Outage
8. Sleuthing with the Enemy
9. Coyote Piper
10. We All Scream for Ice Cream
11. Blinded by the Whitelighter
12. Wrestling With Demons
13. Bride and Gloom
14. The Good, the Bad, and the Cursed
15. Just Harried
16. Death Takes a Halliwell
17. Pre-Witched
18. Sin Francisco
19. The Demon Who Came In from the Cold
20. Exit Strategy
21. Look Who's Barking
22. All Hell Breaks Loose

1. Charmed Again, Pt 1
2. Charmed Again, Pt 2
3. Hell Hath No Fury
4. Enter the Demon
5. Size Matters
6. A Knight to Remember
7. Brain Drain
8. Black as Cole
9. Muse to My Ears
10. Paige from the Past
11. Trial By Magic
12. Lost and Bound
13. Charmed and Dangerous
14. The Three Faces of Phoebe
15. Marry Go Round
16. The Fifth Halliwheel
17. Saving Private Leo
18. Bite Me
19. We're Off to See the Wizard
20. Long Live the Queen
21. Womb Raider
22. Witch Way Now?

1. A Witch's Tail, Pt 1
2. A Witch's Tail, Pt 2
3. Happily Ever After
4. Siren's Song
5. Witches in Tights
6. The Eyes Have It
7. Sympathy for the Demon
8. A Witch in Time
9. Sam I Am
10. Y Tu Mummy Tambien
11. The Importance of Being Phoebe
12. Centennial Charmed
13. House Call
14. Sin Francisco Dreamin'
15. The Day the Magic Died
16. Baby's First Demon
17. Lucky Charmed
18. Cat House
19. Nymphs Just Wanna Have Fun
20. Sense and Sense Ability
21. Necromancing the Stone
22. Oh My Goddess, Pt 1
23. Oh My Goddess, Pt 2

1. Valhalley of the Dolls, Pt 1
2. Valhalley of the Dolls, Pt 2
3. Forget Me...Not
4. The Power of Three Blondes
5. Love's a Witch
6. My Three Witches
7. Soul Survivor
8. Sword and the City
9. Little Monsters
10. Chris-Crossed
11. Witchstock
12. Prince Charmed
13. Used Karma
14. The Legend of Sleepy Halliwell
15. I Dream of Phoebe
16. The Courtship of Wyatt's Father
17. Hyde School Reunion
18. Spin City
19. Crimes and Witch Demeanors
20. A Wrong Day's Journey into Right
21. Witch Wars
22. It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World, Pt 1
23. It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World, Pt 2

1. A Call to Arms
2. The Bare Witch Project
3. Cheaper by the Coven
4. Charrrmed
5. Styx Feet Under
6. Once in a Blue Moon
7. Someone to Witch Over Me
8. Charmed Noir
9. There's Something About Leo
10. Witchness Protection
11. Ordinary Witches
12. Extreme Makeover: World Edition
13. Charmageddon
14. Carpe Demon
15. Show Ghouls
16. The Seven Year Witch
17. Scry Hard
18. Little Box of Horrors
19. Freaky Phoebe
20. Imaginary Friends
21. Death Becomes Them
22. Something Wicca This Way Goes

1. Still Charmed and Kicking
2. Malice in Wonderland
3. Run Piper, Run
4. Desperate Housewitches
5. Rewitched
6. Kill Billie Vol. 1
7. The Lost Picture Show
8. Battle of the Hexes
9. Hulkus Pocus
10. Vaya Con Leos
11. Mr. and Mrs. Witch
12. Payback's a Witch
13. Repo Manor
14. 12 Angry Zen

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* Invoke the Power of Three

Hear now the words of the Witches,
The secrets we hid in the night,
The oldest of Gods are invoked here,
The great work of magick is sought
In this night and in this hour,
We call upon the ancient power
Bring your powers to us sisters three,
We want the power,
Give us the power


* Power of Three Spell

The Power of Three will set us free
The Power of Three will set us free
The Power of Three will set us free


* Summoning a Lost Witch

Powers of the witches rise
Course unseen across the skies
Come to us who call you near
Come to us and settle here


* To Vanquish the Source

Prudence, Penelope, Patricia, Melinda
Astrid, Helena, Laura, and Grace
Halliwell witches stand strong beside us
Vanquish this evil from time and space


* Vanishing Spell

Let the object of objection become but a dream
As I cause this scene to be unseen


* To Banish the Woogyman

I am light
I am one too strong to fight
Return to dark where shadows dwell
You cannot have this Halliwell
So go away and leave my sight
And take with you this endless night


* To Summon Belthazor

Magic forces black or white
Reaching out through space and light
Be he far or be he near
Bring us the demon Belthazor here


* To Summon a Spirit

Hear these words, hear my cry
Spirit from the other side
Come to me, I summon thee
Cross now the great divide


* To Summon the Book of Shadows

I call upon this ancient power
To help us in this darkest hour
Let the Book return to this place
Claim refuge in its rightful place


* Spell to Hear Secret Thoughts

For those who want the truth revealed,
Open hearts and secrets unsealed,
From now until it's now again
After which the memory ends
For those who are now in this house
Shall hear the truth from their own mouths


* Erase A Memory

Thoughts
Beliefs
Ideas
Truths
Images

All of these you hold
onto tightly
What I now mention
you will release.


* To Bind

I take your hands
in mine
And with this string
I will entwine
Your powers
I'll forever bind
From now until
the end of time


* Past Life Spell

Remove the chains of thime and space
And make my spirit soar.
Let these mortal arms embrace
The life that haunts before.


* to Reverse Awakening Spell

What was awakened
from it's sleep,
Must once again
slumber deep.

Return the disease
to whence it came
So life can ease
back to the same.


* Shax Vanquishing Spell

Evil wind that blows
That which forms below
No longer may you dwell
Death takes you with this spell.


* Enchanted Object Love Spell

From strike of twelve
Count twenty-four
That's how long this spell is for
If to abate my lonely heart
Enchant these gifts
I thee impart.