"Charmed" The Witch Is Back (1998)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

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 | Witchcraft | Demon | 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:

No witches were ever burned in Salem as shown in the opening flashback sequence set in Salem, 1692.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The potion for the vanquish spell, the one that Melinda used in Salem 300 years previously, requires a feather from an endangered spotted owl, which makes it difficult for the sisters to make the potion. There weren't any spotted owls, endangered or otherwise, on the East Coast where and when Melinda came from.

Quotes:

Hannah Webster: You may have proven the legend of the locket true and that the little witch is Charmed, but now we have a 17th century warlock running around. I think he'll stick out.
Rex Buckland: Yep. But then again, if the legend does hold true, Matthew's got a one-track mind. Just like we do. He won't be difficult to find. Stop worrying, Hannah. Gonna get wrinkles on your horns.

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")