Post by vandergraafk on Feb 22, 2007 13:32:47 GMT -5
A television show commenting on a television show out of TV's past. How novel is that? Well, actually it works quite well as Phoebe engages Cole in an arresting discussion of Bewitched. Cole is clueless as Phoebe explains how much she admired Samantha Stevens, the twitching witch from Bewitched. Yet, Phoebe fears that she too may become just like Samantha who lost her identity as a witch when she married Darren Stevens and became merely Mrs. Stevens. Though dazzled by the offer of marriage that she accepted under a hail of demonic green goo and excited about the prospect of being married to a now human Cole Turner, Phoebe wonders whether she'll become just another married witch, more enthused by housework than witchcraft. Phoebe won't have to worry, though. Her worst fears will soon be realized as the ring that she received from Cole, Gram's wedding band, is cursed and will turn her into a perfect Pleasantville housewife!
As enticing as this plot sounds, it is overshadowed by the more urgent need for the Charmed Two to protect Tyler, a firestarter highly coveted by the demonic underworld. Paige first meets Tyler at South Bay Social Services where he had been taken after fleeing from his foster parents who were desperate to ship him off to Ludlow's academy. Unbeknownst to Tyler, his foster parents were demonic bounty hunters attempting to gain fame, favor and fortune with the Source by delivering Tyler to Ludlow's academy where Tyler who be trained to serve the Source. The chance encounter with Paige set in motion events that led Piper to bond with Tyler and ultimately conclude that she would have to bind Tyler's prodigious power.
As enticing as this plot sounds, it is overshadowed by the more urgent need for the Charmed Two to protect Tyler, a firestarter highly coveted by the demonic underworld. Paige first meets Tyler at South Bay Social Services where he had been taken after fleeing from his foster parents who were desperate to ship him off to Ludlow's academy. Unbeknownst to Tyler, his foster parents were demonic bounty hunters attempting to gain fame, favor and fortune with the Source by delivering Tyler to Ludlow's academy where Tyler who be trained to serve the Source. The chance encounter with Paige set in motion events that led Piper to bond with Tyler and ultimately conclude that she would have to bind Tyler's prodigious power.