"Charmed"
Scry Hard (2005)

Director:

Derek E. Johansen

Writers:

Constance M. Burge (creator) and
Doug E. Jones (teleplay)

TV Series:

"Charmed" (1998)

Original Air Date:

17 April 2005 (Season 7, Episode 17)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

When Zankou has his underworld henchman attack the Manor, Wyatt shrinks his parents confining them to a doll house in the attic to protect them.

Plot Keywords:

Wiccan | Empath | White Magic | Martial Arts | Potion

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Sept. 5

8:00 AM

TNT

Scry Hard

#7.17

Cast

Alyssa Milano	...	Phoebe Halliwell
Rose McGowan	...	Paige Matthews
Holly Marie Combs	...	Piper Halliwell
Brian Krause	...	Leo Wyatt
Oded Fehr	...	Zankou
Rebecca Balding	...	Elise Rothman
Mailon Rivera	...	Craven
Peter Siragusa	...	Bauer
Patrick Bristow	...	Jordan
Collective Soul	...	Themselves - Rock Band
Dave Goryl	...	Ad Exec
Julian Bailey	...	Copy Editor
Tom Schmid	...	Phil
Jim O'Brien	...	Waiter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Kubr	...	Burly Demon
Ed Roland	...	Himself

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

Mexico:B | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: Leo complains that since he lost his powers, he cannot self-heal anymore, but (as we learned in 1.21 Love Hurts) Whitelighters can only use their powers on others, not on themselves.

Quotes:

Paige Matthews: What happened?
Leo Wyatt: The Shadow couldn't choose between Zankou's evil or the Power of Three, so it went to the only neutral territory ... me.

Movie Connections:

References Die Hard (1988)

Soundtrack:

Sand In My Shoes

Honey, The Kid Shrunk Us

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

A good episode with a lot of comedy and the return of a few familiar faces (although I'm not sure that the Shadow qualifies as a face). We haven't heard about Zankou since the World-Change fiasco, so it's nice to see that he's still up to his usual mischief -and still as lethal to his crowd of followers, while almost friendly with the Halliwells.

The argument between Piper and Leo over his new lack of powers is credible, except for one thing : Leo has never been able to self-heal ! It was the major catch to his powers, the one which led to Piper declaring her love to him in the first season. Apart from that, and from the fact that this argument has already been played years ago, the scene works and its conclusion -thanks to Wyatt's ever-entertaining ideas- is very good. Protect his parents by turning them into toys ? Isn't that boy a treasure ! And the last scene when Leo turns into the Shadow is good too. It would have been cool to let him hesitate a bit about losing his powers once more, but maybe that would make him too Cole-like. Finally, I just love the conclusion to Leo's dilemma. He did need a purpose, and Paige wasn't a very convincing headmistress anyway, so the new deal is a sheer stroke of genius. Leo will be great in that role, and that will allow the story to move forward once more.