"Charmed" I Dream of Phoebe (2004)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

John T. Kretchmer

Writers:

Constance M. Burge (creator)
Curtis Kheel (writer)

TV Series:

"Charmed" (1998)

Original Air Date:

15 February 2004 (Season 6, Episode 15)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

Phoebe is turned into a Genie and Chris tries to use Phoebe's power to grant wishes to get Piper and Leo back together. |

Plot Keywords:

Wiccan | Sisters | Witchcraft | Demon | Power Of Three

Cast

Alyssa Milano	...	Phoebe Halliwell
Rose McGowan	...	Paige Matthews
Holly Marie Combs	...	Piper Halliwell
Brian Krause	...	Leo Wyatt
Drew Fuller	...	Chris Halliwell
Balthazar Getty	...	Richard Montana
Saba Homayoon	...	Jinny
Mark Deklin	...	Bosk
Joey Naber	...	Head Thief
Jason Shaw	...	Greg
Amanda Sickler	...	Sophie
J. Michael Flynn	...	Benjamin Montana
David Greene	...	Steve Montana
Marco Khan	...	Thief #1 (as Marco Kahn)

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

Mexico:B | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The title refers to the 1960s television show, "I Dream of Jeannie" (1965).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Chris bends down toward the bones at the dig site, he is wearing a sweater. The camera angle then shows him from behind, where he is wearing a leather jacket. In the next shot, he is back to wearing the sweater.

Quotes:

[Large diamond earrings appear on Paige's earlobes.]
Phoebe: [to Jinny] Did you do that?
Jinny: No, but they are lovely. Who conjured them for you?
Paige: My boyfriend, Richard. He's been showering me with gifts all week.
Phoebe: I thought you were gonna talk to him about binding his powers?
Paige: I have... but every time I bring it up, I just get another present. Luxury problem, I know ! But still.

Movie Connections:

References "I Dream of Jeannie" (1965)

A long day's Arabic Night

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

This is a very uneven episode. There are a few great lines, everybody gets to do something so that there is a lot of action... but there are some moments of abysmal acting. Jinny's fake accent at the beginning even grates on my nerves, and the shot of Phoebe standing there with her mouth wide open (just before the opening credits) makes me wince. Apart from that, what makes the plot work is that it intertwines quite cleverly with the sisters' individual plots : Paige is trying to handle an increasingly uncontrollable Richard, Phoebe finds herself in pantaloons and prey to her nephew's foolish wishes, and Piper finally gets to sleep with a man that night... only not the one she aimed at, and not the way she planned. And she ends up dead AGAIN. There is a rather touching little moment when Leo heals Piper even though he's unconscious.

The episode also makes a small contribution to the main arc. Now Chris's big secret is out, and he is just realising that by changing the past he may have prevented himself from being born. The shift in his priorities is quite understandable and his disgust at Greg the Fireman is hilarious -and his wish to get his parents to sleep together backfires splendidly, although he does put them on the path to reconciliation. That's a Halliwell for you.