Scry Hard (17 Apr. 2005)

When Zankou has his underworld henchman attack the Manor, Wyatt shrinks his parents confining them to a doll house in the attic to protect them.

Director:

Derek E. Johansen

Writers:

Constance M. Burge (creator), Andy Reaser,

Stars:

Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan, Holly Marie Combs

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Alyssa Milano	...	Phoebe Halliwell
Rose McGowan	...	Paige Matthews
Holly Marie Combs	...	Piper Halliwell
Brian Krause	...	Leo Wyatt
Oded Fehr	...	Zankou
Rebecca Balding	...	Elise Rothman
Mailon Rivera	...	Craven
Peter Siragusa	...	Bauer
Patrick Bristow	...	Jordan
Collective Soul	...	Themselves - Rock Band
David Goryl	...	Ad Exec (as Dave Goryl)
Julian Bailey	...	Copy Editor
Tom Schmid	...	Phil
Jim O'Brien	...	Waiter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Kubr	...	Burly Demon

Storyline

Zankou sends his underworld henchmen after the Charmed Ones so he can gain access to the power of the Nexus trapped under the Manor. To protect his parents Wyatt shrinks them and imprisons them in a doll house in the attic that is an exact replica of the Manor.

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Plot Keywords:

wiccan

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 April 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Spelling Television, Viacom Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is based upon the movie Die Hard.

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Goofs

When banishing the Shadow from Leo, the Sisters leave out half of the vanquishing spell, the whole of which is present in Episode 1.15: "Is There a Woogy In The House?".

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Quotes

Phoebe Halliwell: Let me ask you a question. Do we ever push the deadline for the evening edition?
Bauer: No. Then it would be called the "sometime in the middle of the night" edition.

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Connections

References Die Hard (1988)

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Soundtracks

"Sand In My Shoes"
by Dido

User Reviews

Honey, The Kid Shrunk Us

A good episode with a lot of comedy and the return of a few familiar faces (although I'm not sure that the Shadow qualifies as a face). We haven't heard about Zankou since the World-Change fiasco, so it's nice to see that he's still up to his usual mischief -and still as lethal to his crowd of followers, while almost friendly with the Halliwells.

The argument between Piper and Leo over his new lack of powers is credible, except for one thing : Leo has never been able to self-heal ! It was the major catch to his powers, the one which led to Piper declaring her love to him in the first season. Apart from that, and from the fact that this argument has already been played years ago, the scene works and its conclusion -thanks to Wyatt's ever-entertaining ideas- is very good. Protect his parents by turning them into toys ? Isn't that boy a treasure ! And the last scene when Leo turns into the Shadow is good too. It would have been cool to let him hesitate a bit about losing his powers once more, but maybe that would make him too Cole-like. Finally, I just love the conclusion to Leo's dilemma. He did need a purpose, and Paige wasn't a very convincing headmistress anyway, so the new deal is a sheer stroke of genius. Leo will be great in that role, and that will allow the story to move forward once more.