Post — Aaron Ngo

Major Spoilers are included in this episode review. Please read with Caution.

Charmed is starting to become something. The show split the characters into pairs: Mel and Harry, Maggie and Macy. They helped or contrasted each other for the entire episode as they tried to find the Harbinger. We, as the audience, knew that Angela Wu was the vessel, so the tension regarding its identity wasn’t there. Instead, we got a load of character tension in the form of Mel and Harry.

Mel’s arc in this episode stood out the most. I’m not the biggest fan of her character, but how she explained the “in the closet” situation she was in with Niko was packed with a lot of emotion. She was a character who never experienced “coming out”. Niko-Mel have amazing chemistry by the way… it shows in their dialogue and interactions that these two are really in a true committed relationship.

Straight is not the default!! The mother is an MVP for accepting her daughter before she even knew she was gay. But, Mel plans on telling Niko she’s a witch someday, and Harry is moved enough to put a word in to the Elders for this situation after the threat is taken care of.

Harry’s background is briefly touched upon too. Mentioning a character—female at that—we haven’t met is borderline fridging to give the male character something to cry about. This plot device is not the most favored one to use, but I guess we’ll have to roll with it because it does indeed work. Gosh, I hate how it sort of works.

Macy’s background is also explored as a minority and a virgin. Maggie is the best sister for helping her break out of her shell without trying to change her character… You can be smart AND sexy! Yes, Maggie! You can tell her!

Maggie has met her new love interest Parker. I thought they were cute until we learned he was dating Lucy, the Kappa Sister. Why was he flirting and thinking those sweet things? Is he the master manipulator? Another love triangle? I thought Parker was a nice guy. How foolish of me to have fallen for his ploy.

Personal Gain has consequences like in the original Charmed series.

Maggie suffers fatigue and imbalance for her reckless use of glamouring. I’d use magic to conjure some margaritas too if I had the chance. However, she manages to cover it all up by saying it was the theme of the Halloween Party. The “Cinderella” theme of having everything, including Maggie herself, change into “ugly”. The zit was a nice touch.

Angela Wu, possessed by the Harbinger, was the villain of the week. She was campy as hell with her “Halloween” costume, dialogue, how she dug the cookie out of her throat, and the way she texted after killing a bunch of people. On that note, the Halloween theme of the episode worked in the show’s favor. What will happen now that she is restrained in the attic? Only the Elders know.

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