"Charmed" Engaged and Confused (2006)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Stuart Gillard

Writer:

Jeannine Renshaw (writer)

TV Series:

"Charmed" (1998)

Original Air Date:

26 February 2006 (Season 8, Episode 16)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

Piper organizes an engagement party for Paige and Henry, but the wedding is put in jeopardy when the couple begins to get cold feet...

Plot Keywords:

Wiccan | Sisters | Witchcraft | Demon | Power Of Three

Cast

Alyssa Milano	...	Phoebe Halliwell
Rose McGowan	...	Paige Matthews
Holly Marie Combs	...	Piper Halliwell
Kaley Cuoco	...	Billie Jenkins
Brian Krause	...	Leo Wyatt (credit only)
Marnette Patterson	...	Christy Jenkins
Victor Webster	...	Coop
Søren Oliver	...	Asmodeus
Brien Perry	...	Ciril
Leland Crooke	...	Candor
Larry Cedar	...	Xar
JD Cullum	...	Demon (as J.D. Cullum)
Gloria Grant	...	Minister
Steven J. Oliver	...	Asmodeus
Ivan Sergei	...	Henry Mitchell

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Mexico:B | USA:TV-PG | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Northshore Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: In episode, 8.15, the triad's robes had pentagrams on them. In this episode, the pentagrams are inverted.

Quotes:

Coop: You always say that, and that is exactly why I'm here. You always think that you never have time for love. You know, that's why the Elders sent me. They feel guilty, you know, about how everything got all messed up after they enlisted you. So they sent me down to help you get things back on track.

Movie Connections:

References Dazed and Confused (1993)

Lifting the veil...

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

This is probably the episode where the real stakes, and the whole final arc, begin to appear. And fortunately, this marks a definite rise in quality and overall coherence for the rest of the season. The episode begins with the sisters' personal problems : Piper's familiar obsession with organising Paige's engagement ceremony, Paige's cold feet and Phoebe's recent loss of faith in love... and the Elder's answer to that, which just makes you like them again.

Now, about the newcomer, Coop. His first appearance is casual enough not to draw too much attention. His second is odd enough to definitely get attention. And to those who know the show (and Phoebe), his third appearance shouts "Here's the one!". Ever since Cole, Phoebe has only been dating very ordinary guys, and it is clear she deserves an extraordinary man. Well, that's Coop, and within a few minutes the show makes it very clear. He's got Cole's cocky attitude and dark good looks, he's magical (but GOOD !) and, for heaven's sake, he's the epitome of the lover ! The perfect match for Phoebe, the girl whose whole life is about love.

But Phoebe's and even Paige's plots (which ends in a very cute, although a bit long, scene) are not our main concern. There is indeed a veil to be lifted, but this veil concerns the real villains of this season. It appears that the Triad (Cole's employers from years ago) are back with a vengeance. Literally. And oddly enough the sisters learn of it from a demon. This is confusing, but the confusion is only beginning ; the Triad may be impressive, but they're not the Ultimate Power. Christy and Billy are, which is probably the worst thing that could have happened to the sisters. What makes this all the more shocking is that up to this point, Christy has been victimised and made very sympathetic. So this episode is all about setting things up, the good ones and the bad ones, and it does so without breaking pace.