"Charmed" The Truth Is Out There... and It Hurts (1998)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

James A. Contner

Writers:

Constance M. Burge (creator)
Zack Estrin (writer) ...

TV Series:

"Charmed" (1998)

Original Air Date:

25 November 1998 (Season 1, Episode 8)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

Prue decides she must find out how Andy will react to her being a witch so she casts a truth spell. The 24-hour spell makes anyone around the sisters tell the truth. But is the truth what they really want to hear?

Plot Keywords:

Wiccan | Sisters | Witchcraft | Demon | Power Of Three

Cast

Shannen Doherty	...	Prue Halliwell
Holly Marie Combs	...	Piper Halliwell
Alyssa Milano	...	Phoebe Halliwell
Ted King	...	Inspector Andy Trudeau (as T.W. King)
Brad Greenquist	...	Gavin
Michelle Brookhurst	...	Tanya Parker
Brian Krause	...	Leo Wyatt
Leigh Allyn Baker	...	Hannah Webster
Neil Roberts	...	Rex Buckland
Jason Stuart	...	Martin
Richard Gilbert-Hill	...	Dr. Oliver Mitchell
Craig Thomas	...	Alex Pearson

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the Warlock Gavin kills one of the effects shown is the eyes drained of color, this is confirmed by Andy (at 18:46), however when the corpse of the first victim is found (at 3:13) the eyes were shown as normal.

Quotes:

Phoebe Halliwell: So what are waiting for? Tell him the truth. It's the only thing standing between you guys.
Prue Halliwell: Tell him that I'm a witch? I can't do that. What if he can't handle it? It's not like I can put the genie back in the bottle.
Phoebe Halliwell: He's not gonna turn you in to the warlock police. At least you'd know how he feels once and for all. Otherwise, you'll never know if it could've worked out or not. If I were you, I would figure out a way to tell him.

Movie Connections:

References "The X Files" (1993)

Soundtrack:

One more murder

The Warlock Terminator

Gavin, a warlock from the future, comes to the present to eliminate people that will develop a vaccine against the evil warlocks. Meanwhile, Prue casts a spell making people around the Halliwell sisters and themselves telling only the truth for twenty four-hours and then forget everything. She wishes to disclose her secret about being a good witch and her ability to Andy and see his reaction. But sometimes truth hurts.

"The Truth Is Out There... and It Hurts" is a very good episode of "Charmed", a sort of "The Terminator" and "Liar Liar" blended together. Both stories are interesting and funny, and the conclusion with Prue finding how Andy would react to her secret is consistent. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "A Verdade Está Lá Fora s Dói" ("The Truth Is Out There and It Hurts")