Three times is a charm! Charmed: The Complete Third Season has three times the power, as well as all of the supernatural thrills and excitement, as the Charmed Ones -- Prue (Shannen Doherty), Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) -- deal with being modern-day witches. How could life get any more complicated for the Halliwell sisters? One learns that her greatest love is also her greatest enemy; another defies The Powers That Be to marry; and tragedy unexpectedly befalls the third, leaving the sisters powerless to stop it. The perfect potion of suspense-filled adventure, crafty humour and dynamic heroines casts a spell that brings you 22 episodes of pure viewing magic.
The advantage of the first season is that you get to see where it all started. We see how the three sisters become the Charmed Ones. And the program is new enough that we see how they learn to grow and adjust to their new situation.
As with most TV programs, they must borrow plots, which makes it formulaic and mundane. The stories are all the same, and the witchy addition becomes blasé. You may also notice a change of cast as time goes by; this is not for the best. Anyway, the program can hold your attention even if it leaves you empty in the end.
Holly Marie Combs plays Piper Halliwell in 179 episodes, 1998–2006
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