"Charmed" Carpe Demon (2005)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Stuart Gillard

Writers:

Constance M. Burge (creator) and
Curtis Kheel (writer)

TV Series:

"Charmed" (1998)

Original Air Date:

13 February 2005 (Season 7, Episode 14)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

The newest professor hired by Paige at Magic School is an ex-demon which comes with an interesting life story. |

Plot Keywords:

Wiccan | Sisters | Witchcraft | Demon | Power Of Three

Cast

Alyssa Milano	...	Phoebe Halliwell
Rose McGowan	...	Paige Matthews
Holly Marie Combs	...	Piper Halliwell
Brian Krause	...	Leo Wyatt
Dorian Gregory	...	Darryl Morris
Sebastian Roché	...	The Sorceror
Ann Cusack	...	Miss Donovan
Jenya Lano	...	Inspector Sheridan
Kurt Fuller	...	John Norman
Elizabeth Dennehy	...	Sandra
Bruce Gray	...	Kheel
Billy Zane	...	Drake
Kevin Daniels	...	Rathbone
Scott Leet	...	Harold Flynn (as Scott Anthony Leet)
Erica Shaffer	...	Anna Woods

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 is based upon a quote from the movie Dead Poets Society (1989), "Carpe diem," or translated, "Seize the day."

Goofs:

Continuity: When Piper puts Chris down to change him, his head is bare. Then when she exclaims "wow!" he has a blue beanie on. She then picks him up, his head is bare once again, then when the shot switches from Phoebe to Piper as she puts him down in his crib, his beanie is on his head once again.

Quotes:

Piper Halliwell: What kind of Robin Hood rides a motorcycle?

Living by the book

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Even though most of the elements in this episode have already been used, up to the sudden arrival of a legendary character in San Francisco, this episode contains so many very good moments that I really love it. Not to mention its main attraction, to know, the astonishingly seductive Billy Zane. He's a demon, you see, but a nice demon. And guess who immediately falls for him ? You cannot blame Phoebe though, because this Drake really is a good guy who's accepted a tragic Little Mermaid deal to become human. Now, I don't want to nitpick, but we've already had one demon who wanted to be human a few episodes ago. Couldn't the script have avoided the repetition and turned the two plots into one pursued arc ? Just a suggestion.

Other great moments of the episode are the revision of Robin Hood by the script. Apparently, in our age, the classic hero would be a communist trade unionist and a terrorist to boot. Here's food for thought. Still, he does manage to put the sisters back on their path, which is even more ironic when you know how he's come to be here in the first place. Even so, his mere presence, and Zane's histrionics, are hugely entertaining. Oh, and good points for continuity : Kyle is busy off-screen, making up for his rash actions, so Sheridan is back. I am happy that the script didn't forget about her, and didn't leave her in a coma. That thread still hasn't run its course yet, and it might still be interesting.