"Charmed" Valhalley of the Dolls: Part 2 (2003)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

James L. Conway

Writers:

Constance M. Burge (creator) and
Brad Kern (writer)

TV Series:

"Charmed" (1998)

Original Air Date:

28 September 2003 (Season 6, Episode 2)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

Paige and Phoebe must find Piper who without her memory has joined the warriors of Valhalla. Phoebe must also deal with her new power of empathy. |

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
Dorian Gregory	...	Darryl Morris
Melissa George	...	Freyja
Ivana Milicevic	...	Mist
Colleen Porch	...	Kara
Evan Marriott	...	Oscar
Eric Dane	...	Jason Dean
Teddy Chen Culver	...	Asian Perp
Lee Coleman	...	Braveheart Warrior
Arnold Chon	...	Samarai Warrior
Damion Poitier	...	Magi Warrior

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 movie Valley of the Dolls (1967).

Quotes:

Piper Halliwell: I need some space from you. I mean, who knows? This might actually turn out to be a good thing for me in the long run. I might be able to live some semblance of a normal life, not being married to an angel.

Movie Connections:

References "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995)

Soundtrack:

Ride of the Valkyries

Feeling the pain

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

And the fun goes on in this second part of the Valkyrie episode. While Piper is definitely less amusing now, the others are having a field day. Chris and Leo keep bickering, Phoebe discovers some drawbacks of her new power, Paige finds a rather unexpected ally (did that scene remind anyone of Men In Black?) and a newly revived Daryl enjoys three seconds of normalcy before hell -or in this case Valhalla- comes knocking. Knocking him off, actually. What I really like is that this plot establishes a "grey area". Chris may be a traitor, but he does save that cop that the Valkyrie was about to let die. The Valkyries may be barbaric, but ultimately they work on the side of good. And Leo... his behaviour just made my jaw drop.

So this is a very good episode ; but even if it had been totally lame, there is one scene that would make it great anyway. The revised Ride of the Valkyries, complete with the remixed soundtrack, made me choke with laughter. The look on Daryl's face when he sees them pass by is priceless.

Still, the episode doesn't get a 10 on my scale because I want to lobby for a happy Piper... which clearly isn't on the agenda, but what's that talk about getting a normal life?! Isn't she technically still married to Leo?