CHARMED REVIEWS
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The Importance
of Being Phoebe: Originality
"In order to be irreplaceable one must always be
different." When looking up "individuality" at thesaurus.com one would find
these different words: individualism, idiosyncrasy, identity, independence,
originality, and uniqueness. All words that define a specific person, the
definition of which all mean something unique. In fact Phoebe’s uniqueness is what helps clue in Cole on who he is dealing
with when a Phoebe walks into the room. The biggest problem with allowing Cole
this distinction only goes to further prove that Cole is indeed so madly in love
with Phoebe that he can tell an imposter from the real thing. Even Piper, Paige
and Leo weren’t able to tell the fake Phoebe from the real one, yes they had
their suspicions, but didn’t once contribute it to an imposter possibility. In this episode we were give such an in-depth plot, but not much of a
complete finish. The only reason someone would want to check the time on this
episode would be because it seemed that there was just too much left to resolve
in such a short hour. In fact, the amount of information that was given for this
episode left many dangling plots that we can only hope will be answered in next
week’s episode. Again, I say that Charmed has started coming back towards that of
earlier season. The formula of success has started reshaping in this second half
of the season. Yes, we still have the Phoebe/Cole storyline, but other aspects
of the Charmed Ones are shinning through too; the danger of the underworld
rising, the actual threat of legal issues, and the personal relationships
between the sisters and others is all being played out. Please don’t understand wrong, I don’t think we’ve had too much
Cole/Phoebe and many do not find the eventual resolution wanted or acceptable,
but since the writers painted themselves into a corner it is what we must allow.
True, many would have rather seen the fall of Cole be the vanquishing of last
season and not have such a desperate debauchery of the Cole/Phoebe relationship
that we all once loved. But since there is no other option left for the writers,
this is what must be done. "My dear Algy, you talk exactly as if you were a dentist. It is very
vulgar to talk like a dentist when one isn’t a dentist. It produces a false
impression." -The Importance of Being Earnest This episode was a great showcase for Alyssa Milano. Not only did she do a
convincing job of pretending to be someone else pretending to be her, but also
she still portrayed the real Phoebe believably. Credit needs to be given to Ms.
Milano and film editors for not making it preposterous to have two Phoebe’s
fighting themselves. In fact, the fight scene was more above par then the normal
scenes that we are usually given. Indeed, crashing into walls and pictures gave
it the added destruction quality that one looks for in a fierce fighting scene. Kudos should also be given to the writers for finally coming up with a
convincible way for the weakening of the Charmed Ones. Using the law against
them was a stroke of genius. Since it wasn’t the raw power of the Charmed Ones
that evil was fighting it was able to strike down the sisters by inflicting a
little human world law. If in fact, the series ever ends, it would be fitting
for the sisters to be beaten (if that may be the case) by something this simple.
Cole, who knows the law, was able to considerably weaken them. This is something
that hasn’t been done in the past, but was completely believable since Cole
knows the sisters and their weaknesses. Many are not looking forward to the 100th episode, simply for the
reason of a character departure (fair game in me saying this since they warned
us in the preview for next week), yet it should be an exciting interesting
episode. I’ll venture to bet it will be one of the best episodes of this
season. Be honest with yourself, even if you don’t like how the storyline is going,
it has been wonderful to see such strong acting from our cast of characters.
Pipers, Cole, Phoebe and even Paige have been giving strong performances. The
expectation of next week is exciting for the pure factor that we know it will be
compelling and noteworthy. This series has given us something noteworthy to
discuss and analyze for at least two weeks, that is something that is more than
welcome. Let me know your thoughts and grips about the show. Discussion about the departure of one of our favorites is welcome, but
remember not everyone knows who the particular person leaving is and they do
want to be a little surprised! So please, be kind, be considerate. This-and-That:
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