"Charmed"
Exit Strategy (2001)

Director:

Joel J. Feigenbaum

Writers:

Constance M. Burge (creator)
Peter Hume (story)

TV Series:

"Charmed" (1998)

Original Air Date:

3 May 2001 (Season 3, Episode 20)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

Phoebe is worried when her love, Cole stays undercover in a demon Brotherhood, but the danger turns dire when Cole's old mentor plots to bring out his evil side and turn his massive powers against the Charmed Ones.

Plot Keywords:

Wiccan | Empath | Potion | Martial Arts | Spell

Cast

Shannen Doherty	...	Prue Halliwell
Holly Marie Combs	...	Piper Halliwell
Alyssa Milano	...	Phoebe Halliwell
Brian Krause	...	Leo Wyatt
Julian McMahon	...	Cole Turner
Dorian Gregory	...	Darryl Morris
Ian Buchanan	...	Raynor
Joseph D. Reitman	...	Tarkin (as Joseph Reitman)
Rachel Luttrell	...	Janna, Second Witch
Michael Bailey Smith	...	Belthazor
Amy Moon	...	Leeza, First Witch

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Mexico:B

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Quotes:

Piper: Leo!
Prue: Uh, he's our whitelighter
Phoebe: And our brother-in-law
Piper: I don't know what is up with me. Every time I freeze, I flame!
Prue: Uh. Leo!
Phoebe: I'm fine really it's no big deal
Piper: Phoebe it is a huge deal! Cole tried to kill you!
Prue: He's the demon
Piper: And her boyfriend
Phoebe: We have very complicated lives

Welcome Home, Belthazor

While in the line waiting to have their passports, Leo and Piper argue and Piper realizes that her paralyzing power changed to an explosive one. Meanwhile Phoebe is worried with Cole, since he has disappeared for one week. In the Brotherhood of Thorn, Raynor has already disclosed the true love of Cole for Phoebe and he decides to turn him back in Belthazor, killing the love of Phoebe and bringing back his evil side. He assigns Cole to steal two halves of a powerful protective amulet and kill their owners. Cole gets the first half but spares the witch. However, Raynor kills the witch, making the sisters suspicious of Cole. When they rescue the second witch, Cole is followed by Tarkin and Raynor with a tragic conclusion.

"Exit Strategy" is a good episode, but the writer could have found a better way to end the love of Phoebe. The unfair and full of prejudice judgment of the Halliwell sisters regarding the behavior of Cole was not the best solution. The unexplained new power of Piper was also very weird. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Poder Explosivo" ("Explosive Power")