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Jeannine Renshaw also wrote "Used Karma," "The Passion Of The Chris, Parts I and II," "Hag On A Nag," "Witless Protection," "Oh My GOD! WHY Is The 150th Episode SO BORING?", "Desperate Crackmonkeys," and "Jesus Christ, It's Supertard!"

Gillard also directed "Sympathy for the Demon," "The Day the Magic Died," "Love's a Witch," "Styx Feet Under," and "Carpe Demon."

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Also, on another network, you might watch The Closing Ceremonies of the 20th Olympic Winter Games. Just 'cause.

Well, that's the first time in a long time that I've felt suspense watching Charmed, so sure was I that Hank and Rose would not be hitched; I kept expecting someone to die in that last scene.

ETA: Whoops. Tiny bit early.

Did I hear that right? Did Chrisssssty and the Triad Guy say that Billie is the Ultimate Power?

They couldn't get Sam to walk Paige down the aisle? Then again, it seems amazing enough that Tiny Gay Chris was there.

Billie is the ultimate power??!! Fuck You Kern!!!!!
Where the fuck were grams and Teeth? What about Victor? You have got to be kidding me. Baby Chris looked cute; so did Wyatt.
I am glad for Paige; she and Henry seem happy.
If 1 of the Triad guys could freeze time, why didn't they do that earlier? Why didn't he and Christy kill the CO's right there? I think I have reached the end of my rope.

Cupid...Coop, whatever...shut up. I can't stand the idiocy of that plot. The elders owe Phoebe? What the hell for? Phoebe is always leaving for a vanquish and that's why she has a sucky love life? Have I been watching the same show? This is vomit inducing already. The elders feel bad for Phoebe but they don't give a shit about Piper or the ultimate power they have to fight for the entire world? Is Phoebe's love life more important than saving good? What the fuck!!

So, Paige got conjured a wedding dress...and that's allowed of course.

It wasn't a bad episode but the triad are idiots and not menacing at all. I'm glad Piper froze something (and she looked gorgeous while doing it), the kids were adorable and Chrissssty is a better actress than Kaley, but that's not hard.

Weren't there Muggles at the wedding? Dead people would be difficult to explain. As would Prue's absense.

But otherwise, that wedding sucked ass. They've known each other, what, five seconds?

I didn't mind the episode because I was happy that the Famous Original Flaming Ball of Death of the Fire Variety effect was back. I was also shocked by the season one continuity when Phoebe realized that Victor Webster's place was empty, much like Rex's was in "Wicca Envy".

Whew. Okay.

My thoughts:

"Did he just say Triad?" Yes, he did Piper. Welcome to our nightmare.

I want to know who gave the Bimbo permission to do Chrisssssy's make-up. She can't even do her own correctly.

"Total knockout". Yeah, well, I guess that's good considering who did her make-up and who's clothes she was borrowing.

"Oh, what do you know? You were raised by demons." Oh, how I hate you Phoebe. How insensitive was that??

They couldn't figure out how Cole vanquished the Triad?? Give me a freaking break. Uh, FIREBALL, maybe??? Idiots.

THAT was all it took to get rid of the Triad????? After all the crap we went through in Season three, that's all it took. I guess Prue was wasting her time.

Cupid? I am so sick of these different cupids helping Phoebe find love. She must be a freakin' idiot. Oh, wait she is.

I thought Paige and Henry were cute at their wedding. Also, the scene between Wyatt/Henry made me smile.



Of course! Goodness, that pissed me off.

The standards must be low for the Ultimate Power: have powers. Oh, and Retard your way through life. And stalk the Charmed Ones.

I couldn't stop shaking my head when Retard was trying to bring Chrisssssssssty back to the attic. Like, hey. Retard. It's not working because you're not doing it right. Duh. You're calling for her powers. And you're not even doing that right. When it did work, though, Piper had to have done it for her. I have no idea why.

Now if only evil Chrisssssty would kill the Bimbo ...

Cupid also used that stupid ring and Piper mentioned that she is an ex-chef.

Baby Chris really looks like a mini Drew Fuller nowadays, doesn't he? I really liked that scene between Henry and Wyatt.
Well, all it took in season 3 was for Cole to hurl a flaming ball of death at them. Back then, Piper didn't have her firepower and Prue couldn't orb people places and put them in front of other's fireballs.

Except the Bimbo is the Ultimate Power. Not Christy. Not the Charmed Ones. Not Wyatt. The stupid, loathsome Retarded Bimbo.

A girl can dream, can't she?

Actually, considering Billie's power of Mary Sue, this makes sense. The power of projection trumps pyrokinesis in my book.

And I guess they conjured the rings, too. Wasn't that the whole point of the earlier scene at the jeweler's? That they got there too late to get rings? Then they suddenly have them? Whatever. This wedding was ass.

Totally agree. They're finally allowing Baby Chris to age. And I grinned at that Wyatt/Henry scene. Too cute.

You know, when they said "very special dress," I was like, "It's gonna be the one Patty got married in, isn't it?" Of course I was wrong.

I know. God! I mean, I was thinking this show had me back after an entire season of suck, what with evil Christy and the sisters being together and nobody acting too idiotic and then they slam me with that bullshit. I mean Fuck you all!!!

In other news, I'm sure there is something wrong, continuity wise, with this Cupid character but I haven't seen that old episode in so long that I can't remember. It is continuity that Phoebe might have the hots for cupid, because, you know. Been there, done that. But it's total bullshit that the elders would give a fuck about Phoebes damn lovelife all of a sudden. Also, Billie is dumb as fuck. I mean, I know we all knew that already but, this guy is basically stalking Phoebe and has the KEY to her apartment!!! and Billie thinks Phoebe is dumb for not throwing herself into his arms immediately. Also, apparently, if anybody checks you out, even though your family is in a life or death dire situation or there is some way help your sister get her husband back, there is something wrong with you if you do not stop everything you are doing to pursue that. I mean God! Am I siding with Phoebe about something? Has the world come to an end?

Yes, everybody who should have been at that damn last minute wedding was missing. I thought Paige looked very pretty though and I loved the bridesmaid dresses! But the music on that scene was totally synthesizer stupid, and not appropriate for a wedding at all. In fact, it actually sounded like that was the Charmed music over the scene and that the wedding was held with no music of any kind, which is just wrong.

Anyway, Charmed. For the most part this was an entertaining episode until the point where you said Billie the idiot was the highest power at which point I was filled with such seething rage that I was unable to enjoy the rest of the episode. Good job assholes. Billie, DEATH is your GIFT!!!

I think that was the best episode since "Sense & Sensibilty" from season 5. I was truely entertained every minute. It had the right amount of humor, suspense and drama to make the hour a complete enjoyment.

I am really looking forward to seeing how the series ties up this Billie is the Ultimate Power with Piper getting Leo back. As I've said before, I have no problem with Billie being some great power. I just believe that part of the Sister's destiny is to keep her from being used by the demonic world.

Marnette was also great. She is the 3rd best actress on the show, behind Holly & Alyssa, and miles ahead of Kaley and galaxies ahead of Rose.

I'm really pissed we have to wait until April for the next new episode, Generation Hex, to air. I wonder if the WB/CW will finally make Charmed's end official by then.

Alyna Kuirt:

In the Bimbo's defense, that particular spell has been used as a summoning spell since "Charmed and Dangerous", so I'm beyond caring about that continuity fuck-up since it's been evident for years and isn't worth getting an aneurysm over anymore.

ShantaD:

I'm clearly in the minority because I really don't mind that the Bimbo is the Ultimate Power, as much as I loathe the character. It just means that she's a means to an end. Much like a tool.

canuck75:

Exactly!

Oh no, Paige didn't want to wear anyone else's old dress. She didn't want to wear Piper's, which was a nice last minute offer from her.

I wish we could've gotten a longer reaction from Piper to Leo not being there and this not being the battle they had to win to get him back. As it was, it felt like she just went "Oh well, he's not here, I guess that wasn't it...lets marry Paige because I care more about everyone else than myself".

Oh, I know. But it's just so much fun to make fun of her for yet another reason -- even if that spell has been messed up so many times before. (I guess I'm reaching, but god, she bugs me.)

So learning to wear high heels is more important than eating with utensils in the Charmed universe.

Phoebe kicking Cupid in the kisser is straight from the first time she met a Cupid.

And had to laugh about Phoebe not taking time for love bullshit.

And no way could Piper freeze the Triad even for a moment- they have had her try to freeze lessor demons before with no luck.

The demons have crappy underground dwellings but still must tap into the flouride in the SF water. Chrisssty's teeth still look fine without brusing or dental care for 15 years.

And why do demons live in squalor?

And was that demon munching on some famous San Fran sourdough bread?

I know! I liked the part where Billie jumps up from the table in the cafe and chases after Phoebe down the street, even though Chrisssty just made a spectacle of herself with the primal gorging and SETTING HER FOOD ON FIRE AND EVERYONE IS LOOKING AT THEM, but Phoebe throws down some cash and bails, and then Billie runs after her, over a guy she failed to notice. 'Cause that's what's important here.

They did not just fucking call Billie the "ultimate power", did they? That is all. (Okay, one more thing: Henry and Wyatt dabbing in the cake was cute! Disgusting, but cute!)

Those are not demons--those are posers masquerading as the Triad. Ha, I broke the code!



Is this a philosophical point: if a Triad is vanquished, and nobody is there to see it, are they really gone?

I have no problem with the sisters not knowing how Cole killed the Triad, since they weren't f***ing there. Cole killed them while he was alone, the sisters didn't see him do it. In fact I don't even know if they knew for sure Cole killed them, Was it ever made clear to them that he did? Or have we just assumed they did because we saw it on screen, and over the years have forgotten what the sisters were told and what they weren't?

Well, Piper is the most powerful Charmed on....oh fuck it. Her power works when it's convenient and we all know it.
Krell from Sleuthing with the enemy told them. Later on, Leo told Natalie that Belthazor had taken out the Triad.

I loved how it was implied that the Triad once had a Fourth member. The TRIad...


And am I missing something, for the life of me I'm not sure what the F-word joke was about?

I can't believe that I just realized that the police station is All the News That's Fit to Fuck Me!.

If the Triad had the power to stop time, like they did in the Manor, WHY DIDN'T THEY FUCKING KILL THEM RIGHT THEN AND THERE?

GOD! This FUCKING show!

Having the power to freeze slows down your brain molecules.

Hee! Yeah. There is a "quadrad" at work of like, the most important people, so I thought it'd be funny if that showed up instead of a triad. Also, they sounded like they have been working on this plan personally for 15 years even though Cole vanquished then a few years back. Wonder if the writers will bother trying to explain all that.

Fiancee was the "f" word. YOu probably missed it because it wasn't funny.

The sisters know that Cole killed the Triad, but I don't think any of them saw the reason for him to explain step by step what he did. "First I threw a knife at one of them, and then I shimmer. And then..." I mean, why would he offer? Why would they ask?

That I got. What I did not get is how the hell the Triad is not vanquished if they admit that they had been vanquished before. And is it just me, or is this a different Triad actor-wise? And did the Triad have, like, five members at the end of Season Two?

Perhaps the triad is just the name of a group of three demons that constantly change. When they got tired of dealing with today's loser, they fired him and got a new member. When Cole killed them 5 years ago, they just got three new losers to follow up the plan.

Hello. It's Charmed. Not only will they not explain it, they'll contradict this latest stuff for the rest of the season.

C-Span, I shouted the same thing at my television.

There is a very simple answer to that question, DPD.
G-d, This Show Is ASS!
G-d, This Show Is ASS!
G-d, This Show Is ASS!
If you say that over and over again you'll feel relieved and refreshed.
I know from experience.
Please, try it with me.

True. It just all seemed so...anticlimatic.



Yeah. I guess if I was thinking about how Cole could have killed them logically, I would have first considered his powers.



Because this show is utter crap? That's my answer.



Well, if we're considering lethal powers: fireballs/energy balls. Whichever one it is. Are there any other lethal powers I'm forgetting?

That annoyed the shit out of me. Why didn't Paige just orb the fireball towards Asmodeus instead of the other way around?

The guy who played Baliel sucked ass. Possibly more than Billie. Okay, not.


I can't specifically remember any demons that didn't have to fight through a freeze. Supposedly, Piper tried to freeze Drake and failed, but that was off screen. Even Vinceres, who was immune to witches' powers, had to fight through a freeze. I have no problem with that.

What I do have a problem with is how the Triad could freeze time but didn't. Or maybe that was just Candor, who Phoebe led down the hall.

Hmm. Coop could freeze, too. Gah. Freezing is becoming like telekinesis. Everyone has it.

Bonasi:

In "Be Careful What You Witch For", they weren't called the Triad. They were called "The Council", I believe. The name "Triad" didn't pop up until Prue mentioned it in "The Honeymoon's Over".

Scry:

They actually got this from "Heartbreak City". That Cupid slowed down time, so it's really not out of the blue that Victor Webster can freeze.

That confused the hell out of me, too, and not just because they don't know the difference between tri and quad. They seem to think that having Chrisssty with them will give them an edge over the Charmed Ones, since they'll be 4 instead of 3. I know Billie's a total dipshit, but she's still on their side, so it looks about even to me. Not that it mattered in the end.

Also, what's this "stay the course" crap at the end? Triad Guy just lost his whole team...that's gonna change their plans a little.

Which ones? By that point he could even talk to his shadow. He had a truck load of powers when he was first introduced.

To The Done One....

You weren't the only one who noticed about the police station......my sister who has only seen the show twice noticed it before I did....then I got to do my own mental forehead slap.....

I blame it on the fact that I have to wade through all the other mindless garbage that this was way down on the bottom of the list ;)

He set Free Willy the judge on fire with a wave of his hand too.

The Done One:

S'what I meant. I just wish Phoebe didn't refer to it as freezing. Slowing down time to the point where time appears like it's standing still, I could do.

Scry:

If time appears to be standing still, then I can see why Phoebe called it freezing.

Prue's absence has been difficult to explain for five fucking years. Paige has yet to even meet the bitch, and she probably won't until death, so I'll give Prue a pass on that one. Everyone else, (Grams, Sam, and Patty), should have been there, non magic people or not.

Does anyone else hope that Christy will accidently strain too hard when grabbing the temples of doom and have a stroke?

Piper froze. It's a good day.

Paige did something with her orbing besides move herself around all over creation. Another good thing.

Phoebe has been reduced to a distraction in demon fighting. A fucking Charmed one is now just a moving target. I would think the Elders owe her some fucking powers, not some more goddamn cock to ride. Fuck this show.

Billie, murder/suicide is your gift.

Ahh, but if they had the money to get all those people and not to give us at least a small scene with Leo (like a dream sequence or some other shit like that), I'd be pissed.

aponoia:

Hee. Now that's funny. I'm now imagining Phoebe as one of the targets in that Nintendo game, Duck Hunt.

True Maracev, Leo needing to be there goes without saying. I keep forgetting that this is not the same show as when Piper got married, yet I still hope, even now.