"Charmed" The Legend of Sleepy Halliwell (2004)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Jon Paré

Writers:

Constance M. Burge (creator) and
Cameron Litvack (writer)

TV Series:

"Charmed" (1998)

Original Air Date:

8 February 2004 (Season 6, Episode 14)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

The Charmed Ones learn about Magic School and have to determine which magical student has summoned the Headless Horseman who is beheading teachers.

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
Dean Shelton	...	Zachery
Christopher Neiman	...	Sigmund
Adam Hendershott	...	Slick
Mitchah Williams	...	Quentin
Elena Finney	...	Enola
Sarah Rafferty	...	Carol
Betsy Randle	...	Mrs. Winterbourne
Gildart Jackson	...	Gideon
Ziggy Marley	...	Musical Guest
Anthony Woods	...	Herman (as J. Anthony Woods)

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

Mexico:B | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The episode's title refers to Washington Irving's story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

Quotes:

Piper Halliwell: [the three heads of the Charmed Ones are sitting on a table] So... who's bright idea was this, anyway?
Phoebe Halliwell: We were trying to save you.
Piper Halliwell: Yeah? Good job on that one.
Phoebe Halliwell: And who went and got her head stolen?
Piper Halliwell: While you were off contemplating your navel, while you still had one...
Paige Matthews: Guys, we are not getting anywhere arguing.
Piper Halliwell: Actually, we're not getting anywhere because we don't have any bodies.
Phoebe Halliwell: Okay, look. We said we were sorry.
Paige Matthews: Can we try looking on the bright side? I mean, you know, we're still alive.
Piper Halliwell: Only 'cause Zachary can't kill us in here.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Tim Burton meets J.K. Rowling

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

An excellent episode. It is fun, it is new (for Charmed anyway), and it is crucial to the season. It contains some really unforgettable scenes and introduces very important characters and settings, thus launching the season's arc for good. Headless Horseman aside, the whole episode looks like a Harry Potter book, eccentric headmaster included. There are a lot of very good scenes, especially those with the decapitated sisters. As in the rest of the season, the special effects are really awesome.

But the best part is, Phoebe's vision-quest, first of all because the future she sees will influence her for a long time. But mostly, congratulations for revealing Chris's big secret without a single word being said, which is really cool. Drew Fuller really looks the part, and this revelation adds an incredible depth to his mission. As a matter of fact, I think this may be one of the best arcs of the series. It doesn't rely on horrible cliffhangers, cosmic stakes or incredible twists, which are rather easy to create. Instead, the revelation actually ties up a lot of little details that had been shown in previous episodes, so that re-watching them actually adds something.