"Charmed" We're Off to See the Wizard (2002)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Timothy J. Lonsdale

Writers:

Monica Breen (writer) &
Alison Schapker (writer)

TV Series:

"Charmed" (1998)

Original Air Date:

25 April 2002 (Season 4, Episode 19)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

Piper and Paige team up with a magical Wizard to stop the coronation of a new Source, not realizing that the new head of the Underworld is Cole and Phoebe is his Evil Queen-to-be.

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
Julian McMahon	...	Cole Turner
Armin Shimerman	...	The Wizard
Michael Des Barres	...	Dark Priest
Deborah Kellner	...	Julie
Debbi Morgan	...	The Seer
Dayo Ade	...	Bodyguard #3
Jeff Henry	...	New Bodyguard
Osman Soykut	...	Dark Priest #2

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 is from a song from the MGM version of The Wizard of Oz (1939).

Quotes:

Paige Matthews: Oh, thank God we found you.
Phoebe Halliwell: It's too late.
Paige Matthews: Hey, I thought only evil could touch that book.
Phoebe Halliwell: That's right.
Piper Halliwell: Phoebe, what's going on?
Phoebe Halliwell: I'm embracing my new destiny.
[Flames out with Cole]

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

So Far, the Best Episode of the Fourth Season

In the underworld, Cole is preparing to oath in the presence of the evil book of shadows Grimoire in a coronation ceremony to become the new The Source and achieves full power. The last wizard unsuccessfully tries to steal the Grimoire and associates to Piper and Paige to avoid the ceremony. Paige tells Phoebe that Piper and she believe Cole is a demon, and the upset Phoebe has a premonition confirming that her sisters are right about her beloved husband. Meanwhile, The See poisons Phoebe, using her pregnancy and her love for Cole to convince her to be the Evil-Queen of The Source.

"We're Off to See the Wizard" is so far the best episode of the Fourth Season. The pleasant story has many plot points, and even Holly Marie Combs has a reasonable performance. The promising conclusion, with Phoebe turning evil and breaking The Power of Three lead the series to an unpredictable sequence. My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): "O Mago" ("The Wizard")