"Charmed"
The Witch Is Back (1998)

Director:

Richard Denault

Writers:

Constance M. Burge (creator)
Sheryl J. Anderson (writer)

TV Series:

"Charmed" (1998)

Original Air Date:

16 December 1998 (Season 1, Episode 9)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

A warlock from the past is released from his curse and tries to steal the sisters' powers with the help of Rex and Hannah...

Plot Keywords:

Wiccan | Empath | Love | Martial Arts | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Shannen Doherty	...	Prue Halliwell
Holly Marie Combs	...	Piper Halliwell
Alyssa Milano	...	Phoebe Halliwell
Ted King	...	Inspector Andy Trudeau (as T.W. King)
Dorian Gregory	...	Darryl Morris
Billy Wirth	...	Matthew Tate
Tyler Layton	...	Melinda Warren
Brian Krause	...	Leo Wyatt
Neil Roberts	...	Rex Buckland
Leigh Allyn Baker	...	Hannah Webster
Terry Bozeman	...	Arnold Halliwell
Michael Mitz	...	Cafe Patron
Catherine Kwong	...	Waitress
Jodi Fung	...	T.V. Reporter

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

Mexico:B | USA:TV-PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

This is the first episode that Phoebe has a premonition about the past.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Prue gets away from Andy by setting off the driver's airbag, trapping him in the car. In reality, airbags inflate and then deflate in a fraction of a second.

Quotes:

Prue Halliwell: Grams must've added this one.
Melinda Warren: To increase patience.
Phoebe Halliwell: I bet she used that spell a lot raising us?
Prue Halliwell: We weren't all troublemakers, Phoebe.
Phoebe Halliwell: I was not a troublemaker. I was just...
Piper Halliwell: A pain.
Phoebe Halliwell: A free spirit.
Prue Halliwell: A handful.
Melinda Warren: A Warren. It's a family trait. So are the short tempers, the great cheekbones, the strong wills, and, of course, the powers. All blessings, all signs of where you came from. This book is your connection, and it began with me.

Soundtrack:

In the Air Tonight

The Ancestor and the Warlock from the XVII Century

In 1692, in Salem, Massachusetts, the evil warlock Matthew Tate (Billy Wirth) is trapped in a locket by Melinda Warren (Tyler Layton) before she is being burnt at stake. In the present days, the also evil Rex Buckland (Neil Roberts) and Hannah Webster (Leigh Allyn Baker) give the locket to Prue as a piece to be cataloged, and Prue accidentally releases Matthew, the real intention of the wicked double. Matthew steals Prue's power and while chasing Piper and Phoebe to get their powers, the trio resurrects Melinda to help them to curse the powerful Matthew and imprison him again.

"The Witch Is Back" is another good episode of "Charmed", where the evilness and malice of Rex and Hannah are disclosed a little bit more, but not their master. The romance between Piper and Leo seems to have finally started. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "A Bruxa Está de Volta" ("The Witch Is Back")