"Charmed"
Dead Man Dating (1998)

Director:

Richard Compton

Writers:

Constance M. Burge (creator)
Javier Grillo-Marxuach (writer)

TV Series:

"Charmed" (1998)

Original Air Date:

28 October 1998 (Season 1, Episode 4)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

Piper falls for the ghost of a recently murdered man who needs her help. Meanwhile, Phoebe works as a psychic to help others and make money for Prue's birthday present, and Prue discovers a devastating betrayal.

Plot Keywords:

Wiccan | Empath | Potion | Martial Arts | Spell

Cast

Shannen Doherty	...	Prue Halliwell
Holly Marie Combs	...	Piper Halliwell
Ted King	...	Inspector Andy Trudeau (as T.W. King)
Alyssa Milano	...	Phoebe Halliwell
John Cho	...	Mark Chao
Patricia Harty	...	Mrs. Correy
Elizabeth Sung	...	Mrs. Chao
William Francis McGuire	...	Nick Correy
Joe Ho	...	Tony Wong (as Joe Hoe)
Todd Newton	...	Yama
Sherrie Rose	...	Susan Trudeau
Randelle Grenachia	...	Frankie

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Mexico:B | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

This is the first time that a ghost appears on the show.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Mark, a ghost, bumps into a handrail as he and Phoebe are leaving the hotel where she's gotten a new job as a bar psychic.

Quotes:

Phoebe Halliwell: I am so busted, aren't I?
Piper: Are you out of your mind again?
Phoebe Halliwell: No. I'm the Amazing Phoebe.
Piper: This is not funny. Our powers are supposed to be a secret, not a marketable job skill.

Movie Connections:

References Dead Man Walking (1995)

Soundtrack:

Secret smile

Impossible Love

In Chinatown, on the day of his birthday, Mark Chao (John Chao) is killed by the chief of a gang, Tony Wong (Joe Hoe), without any apparent motive. His body is burned in an alley, and the police wrongly identify the corpse as being the mobster Tony. The spirit of Mark contacts Piper and Phoebe asking for help, once if he is not buried in a short time, the gatekeeper of the gates of hell Yama would take his soul to hell. Piper helps Mark and they fall in love for each other. Meanwhile, Piper and Phoebe are organizing a surprise party for Prue's birthday and Phoebe works as a psychic in the lobby of a hotel to earn money and buy a gift for Prue. When Phoebe foresees the death of one guest, she tries to save his life. Prue meets Andy having lunch with his ex-wife and she feels betrayed.

"Dead Man Dating" is the best episode of "Charmed" so far. The impossible love of Piper and Mark is very beautiful. Phoebe wearing costumes of odalisque is very funny. The distrustful and insecure Prue has a great problem to trust on Andy. My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): "Um Encontro com um Morto" ("A Dating With a Dead")