"Charmed" Spin City (2004)

Director:

Mel Damski

Writers:

Constance M. Burge (creator)
Doug E. Jones (writer) ...

TV Series:

"Charmed" (1998)

Original Air Date:

18 April 2004 (Season 6, Episode 18)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

Spider Demons kidnap Piper, infect Chris and cause him to mutate into a spider. |

Plot Keywords:

Wiccan | Sisters | Demon | Witchcraft | Power Of Three

Cast

Alyssa Milano	...	Phoebe Halliwell
Rose McGowan	...	Paige Matthews
Holly Marie Combs	...	Piper Halliwell
Brian Krause	...	Leo Wyatt
Drew Fuller	...	Chris Halliwell
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe	...	Spider Demon
Christopher Neiman	...	Sigmund
Hamilton von Watts	...	Dennis
Kieren Hutchison	...	Mitch
Scott Adsit	...	Man in Dress
Gildart Jackson	...	Gideon
Andy Stochansky	...	Special Musical Guest
Matthew McGrory	...	Ogre
Billy Beck	...	Rathmere
David Joseph Steinberg	...	Riley

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 was also the title of a Michael J. Fox television series.

Goofs:

Continuity: Chris says that in the future he goes to Paige for money, but in _"Charmed" Oh My Goddess: Part 1 (2003)_he states that where he comes from history shows Paige died that day, meaning she died long before he was born, so there was no way he could ask her for money in the future.

Quotes:

Chris Halliwell: [talking about Wyatt's force field while Piper was pregnant with him] Wait, you had a force field with Wyatt, but not with me?
Piper Halliwell: Well, I didn't have one. He had one. It was all his doing.
Chris Halliwell: [huffs] From the womb! He had powers from the womb! That's unbelievable! It's not like I don't have an inferiority complex with him all ready! Thank you.
Piper Halliwell: [asking Paige] Did you find that demon yet?

Movie Connections:

References "Spin City" (1996)

Can he swing from a web, no he can't, he's a Chris...

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

This episode officialises Chris's real entrance into the family, as HE is changed into a demon and tries to kill his relatives -which is the Halliwell's rite of acceptation into the family, as we know. By the way, I can't believe that there isn't a single reference to Spiderman here. While that plot is decent, the best parts of the episode actually occur around it. Like the ultrasound picture, or Chris's reaction to learning that Wyatt could shield in the womb, or the fact that he STILL wants to kill Leo after the spell ends. Those two sure spend a lot of time beating each other up -and chatting at the top of that bridge, too.

Then you have Phoebe's and Paige's side-plots. Phoebe's ultraspeed-dates, a consequence of her vision at the Magic School, already hint at the troubles she will soon have, and Paige is still in her workaholic phase. Her side-plot with the Wicked Witch seems a bit far-fetched, but it is so silly from beginning to end that you just have to laugh -especially as it reintroduces familiar faces.