Post — Aaron Ngo

Major spoilers are included in this episode review. Read with Caution.

I think episode 2 is an improvement over episode 1. We’re really diving into the sisters’ grief and mistrust of their adviser, Harry. After the spirit board tells the girls that they can’t trust him, Mel wants to believe it right away… this episode clearly set-up the predictable twist that the mother is not communicating with them, but I can sense that wasn’t the point to make it unexpected.

Mel and Maggie have lost a parent they had their whole lives. Macy is different. While she does feel the lost too, she didn’t have the same attachment but rather is thinking objectively about the whole thing. However, Macy does have unresolved abandonment issues with the mother.

This was much needed… exploring the Power of Three and their sisterhood. Maggie and Macy have a good relationship, but the tension truly lies with Macy and Mel… Mel is used to being the oldest sister, but now that authority is being challenged by the “outsider”.

Maggie is starting to become more likable. She is letting her “Phoebe” show when she starts moping over her sisters’ more offensive powers (telekinesis and freezing). Then she begins to see her gift as a burden. The gloves fail to block her mind reading and she gets hit with a wave of endless thoughts from hand-holding the sorority sisters.

It also hurts her sex life. She keeps hearing Brian (ex-boyfriend) think about her boobs and other weird things like how he’s still in love with her, making her life even more difficult. Maggie wanted a stress-reliever and got even more stressed… that’s kind of funny actually.

I also appreciated the “mom bong” Maggie made in third grade. It was really cute.

The Book of Shadows flipping the pages to the truth serum was a nice nod to the original series in addition to the spell itself. This is a different variant… you have to drink it as opposed to simply casting it on the person, and it lasts only 30 minutes opposed to 24 hours.

Cool! I can get on board with that.

Harry Greenwood is a good guy. We knew this on some level, but the sisters had to figure it out themselves. Macy attempted to use the truth serum on him, but it got accidentally swapped out with Niko’s drink.

I love Niko during this episode. She is incredibly funny and her relationship with Mel is pretty cute. Besides the fact that Niko slept with her ex-fiance twice when they broke up, I think they’re in a good place. It wasn’t fair of Mel to get that information the way she did.

When it was revealed that the mother was a demon, I think it was the right move to have Mel stab it with a knife. She was the one who was having the hardest time with the mother’s death and the one who pushed for this to be real. It was an emotional blow that left the sisters kind of broken but closer together.

Harry surprised me with all his offensive magical abilities: telekinesis, memory wiping, orbing, and decent hand-to-hand combat skills. He’s already stronger than regular Whitelighter Leo. I don’t mind that in the slightest… it’s just surprising.

The fight scene and the vanquish was better in this episode compared to the last one. The use of a phone was… I don’t know how I feel about it. They did need a mirror and all of them got broken earlier in the episode. So, I guess it works…

I’m excited for the next episode because the Asian sorority sister got possessed by the next threat and the Source of All Evil is coming for them soon enough. Also, The Elders were mentioned in this episode. I like it!

Let’s also hope Macy gets to explore her abandonment issues this season in addition to learning more about their fathers.

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