Hypothetically speaking one would have to believe that no matter what happens that each person does have a set destiny when going about his or her daily lives. The question that many pose about destiny is in regards to alternating some form of action still lead to the end destiny. Since the viewers of Charmed know that Chris is would have been born if he had not come back to the future, then the argument is that since he has altered the past, has he changed too much of the future. While I don’t want to wander too far from the yellow brick road, it is interesting to note that no matter what Chris’ actions it seems that he was destine to be born.

That said; it is unfortunate that we, the viewer, were not able to share in Piper and Leo’s union more. It was disappointing to see such a quick admittance of feelings from Leo without too much heartache. While it may soon to be that there will be more anguish for Piper and Leo, it left a hollow feeling that all the viewer’s got was a couple of tears, kiss, and small admittance that Leo missed Piper.

While it did come to a shock to me that Gideon was behind the plot to hurt Leo, I still figured it out with plenty of time. In fact, I believe the moment of realization came when Leo was seeking advice from Gideon about the Darklighter. While this revelation carries huge significance, it did seem a little too convenient that Gideon was still on the show. Still, however convenient, it looks as though Gideon will be a worthy opponent if only because he is supposedly good, and won’t be the first thing on the sister’s radar.

It was delightful to see that the writers are going to expand on the school storyline and explore Gideon and Leo’s relationship of mentor and student. Also, seeing as this looks to be about a longer episode arch involving a specific evil, the viewer’s can expect a more in-depth and detailed storyline, reminiscent for Cole/The Source of Evil plot arcs. Something that many viewers have missed and look can look forward to.

It was great to see the “sister” bond working so well. I didn’t realize that with Phoebe’s power of feeling others emotions that she would be able to sense Piper, not to mention on another plane. That was a great bonding moment for the sisters. I think another moment would be when Paige and Phoebe have to actually tell Piper that she is pregnant and that her son is Chris. Not only will this be shocking to Piper, for the obvious reasons, but she could also have some hurt feelings that Paige and Phoebe knew about Chris before she did. Of course, the argument for Phoebe and Paige would be that they couldn’t force destiny, not matter what the cost.

Drew Fuller really gets some credit for this episode. It was one of the more frequent times (more frequently as of late) that he actually displayed emotion and was able to connect with the audience. It was easy to feel his despair at the chance of disappearing and this desperation to actually have a life. As the janitor (I’m sorry his name slipped in my notes) encouraged Chris to get out and live, hopefully this is some advice that Chris will actually take to heart. It would be rewarding to have Chris actually think about the “present” instead of the future so much.

Overall, this was a strong episode with major developments for our Charmed world. It looks to this viewer that we have a pretty exciting storyline ahead for the rest of the season.