Something Wicca This Way Comes
- Episode aired Oct 7, 1998
- PG
- 42m
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8.1/10
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Three sisters reunite after the death of their beloved grandmother, and learn they have inherited much more than the family manor.Three sisters reunite after the death of their beloved grandmother, and learn they have inherited much more than the family manor.Three sisters reunite after the death of their beloved grandmother, and learn they have inherited much more than the family manor.
Ted King
- Inspector Andy Trudeau
- (as T.W. King)
Hugh B. Holub
- Pharmacist
- (as Hugh Holub)
Alexander Lester
- Paper Boy
- (uncredited)
Anthony J Sacco
- Man
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPrue picks up a newspaper from the sidewalk with the headline "Firemen Doubt Fire was Accidental", the same newspaper prop used in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), giving Robin Williams's character the idea for the name "Mrs. Doubtfire".
- GoofsThe establishing shot of the Manor (the Halliwell house) shows Piper going in the door with a black umbrella with a white stripe around the outer edge. The next shot, from the interior, shows her hanging up a black umbrella with a floral print. This happened because the establishing shot comes from the original, unaired pilot but the interior scene was re-shot.
- Quotes
[after the lights went out]
Prue Halliwell: Don't worry. We'll be safe here.
Piper Halliwell: Don't say that. In horror movies, the people that say that are always the next to die.
- ConnectionsReferences Nancy Drew: Detective (1938)
Featured review
Something Wonderful This Way Begins
The opening act of Charmed did everything you'd expect it to do. It established the time and place - San Fran in the 90's. It established the characters - Prue, eldest sister, dutiful, pragmatic and resentful; Piper, middle sister, meek, cautious, peacemaker, loving and lovable; and Phoebe, youngest sister, carefree, careless, and caring. When Gram's death and an incantation turns them into the "Charmed Ones", they must stand together against the evil that will seek to destroy them and take away their powers.
Like it will for much of the series, the relationship between the sisters is what carries most of this episode. The conflict between oldest and youngest sister with middle sister caught between might be cliche, but the actresses pull it off completely, possibly helped by the fact that Shannon and Alyssa bonafide didn't get along.
The sisters realistically don't have much control over their new-found powers, and thus are in real trouble when a warlock reveals himself about two thirds of the way into the episode.
Like other early episodes, the smaller budget means little reliance on special effects. That grounds the episode in reality. It feels like it could be real, and that is a great thing. It feels like the start of something.
Like it will for much of the series, the relationship between the sisters is what carries most of this episode. The conflict between oldest and youngest sister with middle sister caught between might be cliche, but the actresses pull it off completely, possibly helped by the fact that Shannon and Alyssa bonafide didn't get along.
The sisters realistically don't have much control over their new-found powers, and thus are in real trouble when a warlock reveals himself about two thirds of the way into the episode.
Like other early episodes, the smaller budget means little reliance on special effects. That grounds the episode in reality. It feels like it could be real, and that is a great thing. It feels like the start of something.
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- The Talmadge Apartments - 3278 Wilshire Boulevard, Koreatown, Los Angeles, California, USA(A witch is killed during the opening sequence)
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