"Charmed" Cheaper by the Coven (2004)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Derek E. Johansen

Writers:

Constance M. Burge (creator) and
Mark Wilding (writer)

TV Series:

"Charmed" (1998)

Original Air Date:

26 September 2004 (Season 7, Episode 3)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

When summoned for Chris' Wiccaning, Grams puts a spell on her grandchildren to stop their sibling rivalry and inadvertently reverts the sisters back to bickering teenagers. |

Plot Keywords:

Wiccan | Demon | Witchcraft | Power Of Three | Hocus Pocus

Cast

Alyssa Milano	...	Phoebe Halliwell
Rose McGowan	...	Paige Matthews
Holly Marie Combs	...	Piper Halliwell
Brian Krause	...	Leo Wyatt
Nick Lachey	...	Leslie St. Claire
James Read	...	Victor Bennett
Jennifer Rhodes	...	Penny 'Grams' Halliwell
Finola Hughes	...	Patty Halliwell
Tac Fitzgerald	...	Ben
Charisma Carpenter	...	The Seer
Peter Breitmayer	...	Emcee
Mandy Freund	...	Female Fan
Marc D. Wilson	...	Rex

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

Mexico:B | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

When the Seer (Charisma Carpenter) encounters Leo (Brian Krause) for the first time, she calls Leo's actions un-Scooby-like. It's a reference to Charisma's previous series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997). Buffy's group called themselves the Scoobys, a reference to the cartoon character and timid ghost fighter Scooby-Doo.

Quotes:

Penny 'Grams' Halliwell: That my being a witch was such an important part of my life and what it meant to me, and what it might mean to you someday.

Movie Connections:

References Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)

"It's great but..."

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Well, it's great but I have no idea why it's called, "Cheaper by the Coven". Making the Charmed Ones teenagers again was really funny, but it kinda made the show somewhat babyish and unrealistic, even to the "Charmed" standards of magic.

The storyline: Grams is summoned to perform Chris' Wiccaning. Some demon (later known to be Leo, so to speak...) kidnaps Wyatt in order to make him feel less guilty of breaking up his magical parents. Then, the "End Rivalry (is that how you spell it?)" spell goes awry and wrong, making the Charmed Ones babyish.

If I was the writer, I would make it less intense and more to the lines of fighting demons. Afterall, isn't that how the was? The Good vs. Evil theme? I really like this TV Show and hope it goes on and on. Forever Charmed.