"Charmed" Dream Sorcerer (1998)

Director:

Nick Marck

Writers:

Constance M. Burge (creator)
Constance M. Burge (writer)

TV Series:

"Charmed" (1998)

Original Air Date:

4 November 1998 (Season 1, Episode 5)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

Prue finds her sleep disturbed by strange visions in which she's taunted by a man. Meanwhile Phoebe and Piper cast a spell to attract men, but it turns out too strong, and they can barely escape their myriad of admirers.

Plot Keywords:

Wiccan | Sisters | Demon | Witchcraft | Power Of Three

Cast

  (Episode Cast overview, first billed only)

Shannen Doherty	...	Prue Halliwell
Holly Marie Combs	...	Piper Halliwell
Ted King	...	Inspector Andy Trudeau (as T.W. King)
Dorian Gregory	...	Darryl Morris
Alyssa Milano	...	Phoebe Halliwell
Matt Schulze	...	Whitaker Berman
Neil Roberts	...	Rex Buckland
J. Robin Miller	...	Skye Russell
Alex Mendoza	...	Jack Manford
Tim Herzog	...	Hans
Rainoldo Gooding	...	Guy #1
James O'Shea	...	Goatee Guy
Bo Clancey	...	Businessman (as Bo Clancy)
James Howell	...	Technician #1
Marie O'Donnell	...	Dr. Black

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The antagonist is neither a demon nor a witch. He is completely mortal.

Quotes:

Piper Halliwell: What happened?
Piper Halliwell: He wouldn't leave me alone all night. He kept touching me. And practically every guy in the bar was hitting on me. Finally I couldn't take it anymore. I ditched Hans and left him at the club. So, how was your date?
Piper Halliwell: Perfect. Everything was perfect. Even my faults were perfect.
Phoebe Halliwell: And this is a bad thing?
Piper Halliwell: It wasn't real. Everything he said, everything he felt, it was because of the spell, not because of me.
Phoebe Halliwell: Piper, you don't know that. Maybe he meant every word. Maybe if it wasn't for the spell he would've never had a chance to feel those things. Let alone say them.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Spoofs A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

Soundtrack:

A stroke of luck

Stay Awake

Phoebe and Piper decide to make a lust spell to attract and date their princes charming, while Prue is working too much. When the crippled Whitaker Berman is rejected by Prue, he uses an experiment to project himself in her dream and kill her. Meanwhile, Inspector Andy Trudeau is investigating the mysterious death of the waitress Skye Russell and he finds the connection with two other closed cases, and he suspects that Whitaker is dream leaping. Piper and Phoebe help Prue to face Whitaker, while the sisters get in trouble with their spell.

"Dream Sorcerer" is a great episode of "Charmed". Alternating funny moments, with the unexpected reaction of the men to the spell of Phoebe and Piper, with tense scenes with this serial killer that recalls Freddy Krueger, and also the investigation of Andy, I liked a lot this show. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "O Bruxo dos Sonhos" ("The Sorcerer of the Dreams")