"Charmed" The Witch Is Back (1998)

Director:

Richard Denault

Writers:

Constance M. Burge (creator)
Sheryl J. Anderson (writer)

TV Series:

"Charmed" (1998)

Original Air Date:

16 December 1998 (Season 1, Episode 9)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

A warlock from the past is released from his curse and tries to steal the sisters' powers with the help of Rex and Hannah...

Plot Keywords:

Wiccan | Sisters | Demon | Witchcraft | Power Of Three

Cast

Shannen Doherty	...	Prue Halliwell
Holly Marie Combs	...	Piper Halliwell
Alyssa Milano	...	Phoebe Halliwell
Ted King	...	Inspector Andy Trudeau (as T.W. King)
Dorian Gregory	...	Darryl Morris
Billy Wirth	...	Matthew Tate
Tyler Layton	...	Melinda Warren
Brian Krause	...	Leo Wyatt
Neil Roberts	...	Rex Buckland
Leigh Allyn Baker	...	Hannah Webster
Terry Bozeman	...	Arnold Halliwell
Michael Mitz	...	Cafe Patron
Catherine Kwong	...	Waitress
Jodi Fung	...	T.V. Reporter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dana Winseman	...	Mr. Halliwell

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

Mexico:B | USA:PG-13 | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

This is the first episode that Phoebe has a premonition about the past.

Goofs:

Factual errors: It is mentioned that Melinda Warren was burned at the stake in Salem. In fact, no one was burned to death in Salem. Those sentenced for witchcraft were actually executed by hanging; one man died as a result of torture by being crushed by rocks.

Quotes:

Arnold Halliwell: [as Matthew, a 17th century warlock is strangling him telekinetically] I'll... sue... you!
Matthew Tate: [kills him] Lawyers... have *not* changed.

Soundtrack:

In the Air Tonight

The Ancestor and the Warlock from the XVII Century

In 1692, in Salem, Massachusetts, the evil warlock Matthew Tate (Billy Wirth) is trapped in a locket by Melinda Warren (Tyler Layton) before she is being burnt at stake. In the present days, the also evil Rex Buckland (Neil Roberts) and Hannah Webster (Leigh Allyn Baker) give the locket to Prue as a piece to be cataloged, and Prue accidentally releases Matthew, the real intention of the wicked double. Matthew steals Prue's power and while chasing Piper and Phoebe to get their powers, the trio resurrects Melinda to help them to curse the powerful Matthew and imprison him again.

"The Witch Is Back" is another good episode of "Charmed", where the evilness and malice of Rex and Hannah are disclosed a little bit more, but not their master. The romance between Piper and Leo seems to have finally started. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "A Bruxa Está de Volta" ("The Witch Is Back")