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Post by vandergraafk on Aug 2, 2007 18:43:48 GMT -5
Agent Murphy expects a return of favor for having helped the Charmed Ones restore their identities. Into the vault of unsolved cases enter Piper and Phoebe. Alas, Piper begs off, as she is faced with the difficult task of booking musical acts for P3. Phoebe calls upon Billie who jumps at the chance to get out of her boring class filled with boorish boys. Ever curious, Billie puts a neat looking belt about her waist and unleashes a powerful force that seeks to put men in their place. A sorcereress, tired of serving her male demon, seeks to harness this power for herself. Meanwhile, Billie rips doors off taxis and makes Leo disappear.
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Post by vandergraafk on Dec 31, 2008 12:34:25 GMT -5
Subtlety is not this episode's trait. Rather bluntly, Battle of the Hexes takes on the battle of the sexes. College-age males are depicted as boorish oafs interested only in hooking up with the opposite sex. Billie, even before she tried on Hippolyte's belt, took issue with a professor's assertion that men and women both need each other, a philosophy reflected in the theory of yin and yang. Claiming that she had witnessed the brave acts of strong women - the Charmed Ones - who did not need male guidance, assistance or support, Billie prompts mannerless responses from the "men" in the lecture hall.
Serving to offset this blatant revenge of the "foxes", Piper is forced to rely upon Leo in order to sign A-list acts for P3. Smitty, a talented, yet obsequious, booking agent, throws cold water on her request and suggests that P3 has seen better days. If she were lucky, Piper might get a girl band to perform at P3. Obviously annoyed, Piper defends girl bands. And, indeed, P3 had featured a couple of them over the years. The Donnas, who played P3 during Season 7, are the most prominent example. But bands led by women had made their appearance as well: Michelle Branch, Snake River Conspiracy, etc. Still, Piper will be lucky if she can get Liz Phair, an artist committed to supporting causes - in this case the hurricane victims of Katrina and Rita. But, she will need Leo on the links to seal the deal.
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