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Christy has now managed to convince Billie that the Charmed Ones are too self-obsessed to help for the "greater good".

Three sisters, descended from a long line of witches, use their combined powers to fight the evil forces that threaten humankind. Keyword: gender.

Primary Title
  • Charmed
Episode Title
  • Gone with the Witches
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 3 October 2022
Start Time
  • 11 : 35
Finish Time
  • 12 : 30
Duration
  • 55:00
Series
  • 8
Episode
  • 20
Channel
  • TVNZ 2
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Three sisters, descended from a long line of witches, use their combined powers to fight the evil forces that threaten humankind. Keyword: gender.
Episode Description
  • Christy has now managed to convince Billie that the Charmed Ones are too self-obsessed to help for the "greater good".
Classification
  • PGR
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Television programs--United States
Genres
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • Mystery
I CAN'T BELIEVE I GOT UP EARLY ON MY HUSBAND'S DAY OFF FOR THIS. STOP COMPLAINING. WE'RE GETTING CLOSE. CLOSE TO WHAT? GETTING KILLED? WE SCRIBED FOR EVIL, AND IT WAS HERE. YEAH, BECAUSE THEIR NAMES ARE CHRISTY AND BILLIE. I'M TELLING YOU, IT CAN'T BE THEM. WHY NOT? THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE ULTIMATE POWER. YEAH, BUT I STILL THINK THEY'RE BEING MANIPULATED BY SOMETHING. OR MAYBE YOU'RE JUST AVOIDING THE INEVITABLE. PIPER, I TOLD YOU. IF WE NEED TO TAKE DOWN BILLIE AND CHRISTY, I'M THERE. SERIOUSLY. BUT... I STILL THINK THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE BEHIND THEM. AND...WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S BEHIND THAT DOOR. WHAT HAVE WE GOT TO LOSE, RIGHT? AH, YOU KNOW. JUST OUR LIVES. LOOK, WE'RE NOT EVEN READY TO DEAL WITH BILLIE AND CHRISTY, LET ALONE WHAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE BEHIND DOOR NUMBER 3. WELL, THE SOONER WE FIND OUT, THE BETTER. ALL RIGHT. NOW THAT WE'VE ASCERTAINED IT'S A CREEPY, EMPTY ROOM, I THINK WE CAN GO. JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T SEE ANYTHING DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT THERE. THIS PLACE IS GIVING ME REALLY CREEPY VIBES. MM-HMM. ME, TOO. I'M WITH PAIGE. LET'S GO. THIS ROOM'S NOT EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE HERE, RIGHT? WELL, WHETHER IT IS OR IT'S NOT...LET'S GO! THERE'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING IN HERE. OK. THAT'S ENOUGH. LET'S GO. OK. YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE. ACTUALLY, I THINK YOU GOT THAT BACKWARDS. CHRISTY: WAIT! STOP. I MEAN IT. SO, WHAT, ARE THESE HALL MONITORS WORKING FOR YOU NOW? PAIGE: DOES BILLIE KNOW ABOUT THIS? BILLIE'S NOT YOUR CONCERN ANYMORE. AND NEITHER IS THIS PLACE. SO JUST GO, NOW. SORRY. THAT'S A NO-CAN-DO. WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO, PAIGE? ARE YOU GONNA VANQUISH ME? OH, WAIT. I'M HUMAN. AND THAT'S MURDER. THAT'S ILLEGAL, ISN'T IT? THAT IS, UNLESS IT'S SELF-DEFENCE. I GUESS WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE HOW THIS PLAYS OUT THEN, WON'T WE? (SIGHS) LET'S GET OUTTA HERE. WE'LL BE SEEING YOU AGAIN. YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE. YES. BUT I... WAS TOLD THEY WERE HERE. I THOUGHT-- I PROMISED MY SISTER THEY WOULDN'T BE HURT. NOT UNTIL WE'RE READY. PAIGE: JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, WAS IT EASIER DEALING WITH ALL OF THIS STUFF WHEN LEO WAS MORTAL, OR WHEN LEO WAS MAGICAL? IT WAS EASIER WHEN HE WAS STILL AROUND. WELL, OBVIOUSLY. I JUST MEAN, YOU KNOW, BEING PULLED AWAY BY DEMONS ALL THE TIME. OH, I DON'T KNOW. IT WAS KIND OF A TOSS-UP. WHEN HE WAS MAGICAL, HE UNDERSTOOD MORE BUT WHEN HE WAS HUMAN, HE WAS IN MORE DANGER. SO I WAS MORE WORRIED. SO WHAT I'M HEAR YOU SAY IS THAT IT PRETTY MUCH SUCKS EITHER WAY. YES, BASICALLY. HUH. FANTASTIC. BUT YOU JUST GOT MARRIED, YOU KNOW. GIVE IT SOME TIME. YOU'LL GET USED TO IT. BUT, SEE, THAT'S THE THING. I DON'T WANT TO GET USED TO IT. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO GO AWAY WITH MY HUSBAND, GO OUT, DO THINGS, WITHOUT ALWAYS BEING CALLED BACK ON SOME EMERGENCY. HMM. YES. WELL, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. HEY, PIPER? PAIGE? COME HERE! NOW WHAT'D SHE FIND? PROBABLY ANOTHER REASON TO AVOID COOP. I THINK I I.D.'D THE NEW POWER. YEAH? ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE JUST NOT TRYING TO KEEP BUSY TO AVOID-- PIPER, I TOLD YOU. IF WORSE COMES TO WORSE, I WILL TOTALLY-- I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT BILLIE AND CHRISTY. I'M TALKING ABOUT COOP. PAIGE: WHAT ABOUT COOP? PIPER: YEAH, WHAT ABOUT COOP? I LOVE COOP. OK? I'M IN LOVE WITH COOP. I LOVE HIM, AND I JUST CAN'T HELP IT. BUT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. HEY, IT'S COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE. YOU'RE MISERABLE THAT HE CAN'T LOVE YOU BACK. HE'S NOT ALLOWED TO, AND SO YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE YOUR FRUSTRATIONS OUT ON SOME DEMONS. CAN WE PLEASE JUST FOCUS HERE? WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME, AND WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST. SINCE WE CAN'T GO BACK TO MAGIC SCHOOL BECAUSE IT'S NOT SAFE FOR US, I COMPILED A LITTLE LIST HERE OF ALL THE GOOD MAGICAL CREATURES THAT HAVE HELPED US IN THE PAST. WHY ARE LEPRECHAUNS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST? WELL, BECAUSE THEY HAVE LUCK. AND WE NEED LUCK. PIPER: YEAH, BUT ISN'T THAT LIKE THROWING THEM INTO THE LION'S DEN? NO. I MEAN, IT HAS TO DO WITH THEM, TOO. IT'S GOOD VERSUS EVIL, YOU KNOW. IT EFFECTS ALL OF US. PAIGE: WHAT HAPPENED, IN MY LIFE, THAT I WOUND UP HAVING TO TALK TO LEPRECHAUNS SO MUCH? I'M SORRY, HONEY. BUT YOU KNOW THEM BEST. OK. YOU AND I ARE GONNA GO UPSTAIRS AND SEE IF WE CAN I.D. CHRISTY'S NEW HALL MONITOR FRIEND. (DOOR OPENS) HEY, THERE YOU ARE. KIND OF BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR YOU. WELL, I'VE JUST BEEN HERE. DOIN' WHAT? JUST WRITING STUFF DOWN. ABOUT THE SISTERS. THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S... THAT'S REALLY GOOD, BILLIE. WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THEIR WEAKNESSES ARE. YEAH, WELL, I'M HOPING WE CAN DISEMPOWER THEM SO WE DON'T HAVE TO HURT THEM. WHO ARE YOU KIDDING, BILLIE? IT'S GONNA TAKE A HELL OF A LOT MORE THAN THAT TO STOP THEM, AND YOU KNOW IT. NO, I DON'T KNOW IT. I MEAN, BESIDES, PIPER HAS KIDS! SHE HAS A BABY, FOR GOD'S SAKES! HOW CAN YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT WANTING TO HURT A MOM? WHAT ABOUT OUR MOM? SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY CONCERN ABOUT HER. LOOK, I DIDN'T SEEK THIS OUT, BILLIE. THIS WAS GIVEN TO ME. IT WAS GIVEN TO US. YEAH. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO TAKE DOWN THE MOST POWERFUL WITCHES OF ALL TIME. THAT'S WHAT THIS NIGHTMARE'S ALL ABOUT. SO NOW I'M A NIGHTMARE. NO. GOING AGAINST GOOD PEOPLE IS. THEY'RE NOT GOOD PEOPLE, BILLIE. IF THEY WERE, WE WOULDN'T BE IN THIS POSITION. THEY'VE LOST THEIR WAY. AND THE LONGER IT TAKES FOR YOU TO FIGURE THAT OUT, THE MORE TIME THEY HAVE TO ATTACK US. LIKE THEY TRIED TO DO TODAY. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? THEY WERE HERE. I SAW THEM. ARE YOU SURE THEY WERE LOOKING FOR US? BILLIE. OK, LOOK. IF THEY COME AFTER US, FINE. I WAS WRONG. WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. BUT UNTIL THEY DO-- IF WE GIVE THEM ENOUGH TIME TO ATTACK US, WE'LL DIE. YOU KNOW WHAT, BILLIE? (SIGHS) I'M TIRED OF TRYING TO CONVINCE YOU OF THIS. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE ME, THEN FINE. BUT I'M GONNA INTRODUCE YOU TO SOMEONE THAT YOU'LL HAVE TO BELIEVE. NOW, WHAT, FOR GOD'S SAKE, COULD YOU POSSIBLY BE WANTIN' NOW? LOOK, I KNOW YOU JUST DID ME A FAVOUR, OK? WHICH I--I SO APPRECIATE. BUT I JUST NEED THIS ONE THING. THE BALANCE OF GOOD AND EVIL DEPENDS ON IT. WELL, IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHIN' WITH YOU PEOPLE. IT SHOULDN'T TAKE LONG. IT'S SUPER EASY. ALL I NEED YOU TO DO IS SNEAK INTO MAGIC SCHOOL AND JUST IDENTIFY A CERTAIN EVIL, THAT'S ALL. (SIGHS) A DEMON, NO DOUBT. PLACE IS SWARMIN' WITH 'EM. PROBABLY PART OF THE BREWIN' STORM WE BEEN HEARIN' ABOUT. EXACTLY. THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO DO. WE'RE LEPRECHAUNS. WE TOSS A BIT O' LUCK AROUND, HERE AND THERE. THESE BIG BATTLES? THEY'RE REALLY MORE UP YOUR ALLEY. THIS FIGHT AFFECTS US ALL. (LIAM) AH, STILL... LIKE HE SAID, WE'RE NOT MUCH FOR THE FIGHTIN'. MIGHT BE BETTER IF WE SIT THIS ONE OUT. WELL, IF THE BALANCE OF POWER SHIFTS, YOU'RE GONNA BE DOING AN AWFUL LOT OF SITTING AROUND HERE 'CAUSE THERE'S GONNA BE NOBODY TO PROTECT YOU FROM ALL THAT EVIL. (SNICKERS) LOOK, I CAME TO YOU GUYS FIRST BECAUSE YOU'RE SMART, YOU'RE CUNNING, YOU'RE BRAVE... GOOD-LOOKIN'... YOU'RE...DAMN GOOD-LOOKING. I MEAN, THAT'S FOR SURE. BUT, HEY! IF YOU DON'T WANNA HELP ME STOP THE ULTIMATE POWER, THAT'S OK! I'LL JUST, UH... I'LL JUST GO ASK THE GNOMES. (INCREDULOUS) WHAT? THE GNOMES ARE IDIOTS! Y-YOU CAN'T TRUST 'EM ANY FARTHER THAN YOU CAN THROW 'EM! HMM. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL DO IT. BUT WE DON'T LIKE IT. (SIGHS) ALL RIGHT, PHOEBE, I-- (COUGHS) JEEZ. WHAT, ARE YOU MAD AT ME OR SOMETHIN'? (CHUCKLES) NO, OF COURSE NOT. WHY WOULD I BE MAD AT YOU? ALL RIGHT, GOOD. SO I THINK I FOUND YOU THE MAN OF YOUR DREAMS. (SIGHS) OH, REALLY. DO YOU? YES. YES, I DO. AND I THINK HE'S PERFECT FOR YOU. HE'S AN AID WORKER IN BANGLADESH. HMM! HE'S A RUGGED, HANDSOME...YOU KNOW... A REAL DO-GOODER TYPE. OF COURSE, THERE'S THE LONG-DISTANCE THING, AND YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO GET SHOTS. OK, YEAH. I'M NOT GONNA GET VACCINATIONS TO GO MEET A GUY. AND WHAT'S THE MATTER? YOU COULDN'T FIND ANYONE IN THE AREA? WELL, YEAH. YEAH. SURE I CAN. YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS. IT'S NOT MY FAULT THAT YOU REJECT EVERY GUY THAT I BRING. WAIT. EVERY GUY? COOP, THERE'S BEEN ONE GUY. ONE. YEAH, BUT HE WAS A REALLY GOOD GUY. OK. YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK? I THINK THAT YOU... JUST HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I WANT. (SNICKERS) NO, I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU'RE LOOKIN' FOR. OH. NO. TRUST ME. YOU HAVE NO IDEA. AH. THEN WHY DON'T YOU ENLIGHTEN ME? (LONG SIGH) YOU. (SIGHS) AND I KNOW IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. BECAUSE OF...THE RULES, AND EVERYTHING. BUT... (HEAVY SIGH) SHHH. PIPER: OK, SO, DAD IS TAKING THE BOYS TO THE ZOO-OO-WOW! EXCUSE ME. HELLO. HI. SORRY TO INTERRUPT. BUT YOU KNOW--ULTIMATE POWER. MYSTERIOUS THINGS. GOTTA GO. TICK-TOCK. RIGHT. RIGHT. EXACTLY. UH-HUH. UH... (STAMMERING) YOU SHOULD PROBABLY GO, I'M THINKIN'. YOU KNOW? YEAH. UH... WE'LL, UH... (CLEARS THROAT) TALK TO YOU LATER. OK. YEAH. (BREATHING DEEPLY) OH, GOD. I KNOW. I KNOW. IT'S FORBIDDEN LOVE. AND I'M DOOMED. AND--AND-- AND WE'RE...DOOMED, AND EVERYTHING IS DOOMED! THAT ABOUT SUMS IT UP. (SIGHS) WELL, AT LEAST YOU'RE NOT AVOIDING ANYTHING ANYMORE. (POT SPLASHES) DID YOU HAPPEN TO I.D. CHRISTY'S HALL MONITOR? AH, YEAH. BUT UH, HE'S GOTTA GET AWAY FROM MAGIC SCHOOL BEFORE WE CAN DO ANYTHING. OK. THAT'S ALL RIGHT, 'CAUSE WHEN WE DO, HE'LL TALK. I GUARANTEE IT. WHAT IS THIS? YOU'LL SEE. NO, THIS IS CREEPY. I'M GETTIN' OUTTA HERE. DUMAIN: DON'T BE AFRAID, BILLIE. IT'S ME. OH, MY GOD. (SIGHS) YOU'RE ALL GROWN UP NOW, AREN'T YOU? HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE HERE, BILLIE. THAT'S WHY I COME HERE. FOR GUIDANCE. FOR HIM. BUT...HE'S NOT REAL...IS HE? I'VE ALWAYS BEEN REAL, BILLIE. JUST LIKE I'VE ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR YOU BOTH. I WASN'T JUST AN IMAGINARY FRIEND. WHO DO YOU THINK WROTE IN MY DIARY AND TOLD YOU HOW TO FIND ME? HE PREPARED US FOR EVERYTHING. I WAS SENT BY THE GREATER POWERS TO SHOW YOU YOUR DESTINY... TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR POWERS WERE GIVEN TO YOU FOR A REASON-- TO DO GOOD... AND TO KEEP WHAT'S BAD IN CHECK. HMM. SO THIS IS WHERE YOU GET THAT FROM? YES. IT IS. MUCH IS AT STAKE, BILLIE, AND ONLY YOU AND YOUR SISTER CAN STOP IT. THIS IS THE REASON. THIS IS THE MOMENT WHY YOU WERE GIFTED WITH THESE POWERS-- TO SAVE THE FUTURE FROM THIS. OF ALL THE PEOPLE TO BETRAY ME... I DIDN'T GO BACK TO BETRAY YOU, WYATT. I WENT BACK TO SAVE YOU. WYATT? WYATT: SAVE ME? HA. FROM WHAT? IT'S ALL ABOUT POWER. IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT. THAT'S WHY I KEEP THIS...MUSEUM INTACT-- TO REMIND EVERYONE THE POWER FROM WHICH I WAS BORN AND THAT WHICH I POSSESS. (CHOKING) (SMASHING) WYATT. PIPER'S PROGENY. THAT SAME SWEET LITTLE BOY YOU ONCE BABY-SAT? THAT IS WHAT UNCHECKED POWER WILL BECOME IN THE FUTURE. A FUTURE THAT ONLY YOU AND YOUR SISTER CAN SAVE. IT IS YOUR DESTINY. I CAN'T. BILLIE, WAIT! WE ARE NOT PLEASED, DUMAIN. AND WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. THIS WAS YOUR PLAN, DUMAIN. YOU CAME TO US. WE DIDN'T SACRIFICE OURSELVES, OUR LIVES, ONLY TO FAIL NOW. WE HAVEN'T FAILED. WE JUST UNDERESTIMATED BILLIE'S CONNECTION TO THE WITCHES. IT'S A LOT STRONGER THAN WE ANTICIPATED. YOU MEAN STRONGER THAN YOU ANTICIPATED. FOR 15 YEARS, I'VE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO BRING THIS PLAN TO FRUITION. WE WILL SUCCEED. NOT UNLESS WE CAN KILL THE CHARMED ONES, WE WON'T. AND BILLIE REMAINS RETICENT. AS DO THE CHARMED ONES. THEY, TOO, HESITATE TO ATTACK FELLOW HUMANS, AS I KNEW THEY WOULD. BUT THEY WON'T HESITATE FOR LONG. DON'T IGNORE THE GREAT PROGRESS WE'VE MADE. WE'VE SUCCESSFULLY INVERTED MORALITY. WE'VE CONVINCED BOTH CHRISTY AND BILLIE THAT THE CHARMED ONES ARE THE EVIL ONES. WHICH DOES US NO GOOD UNLESS BILLIE IS ABLE TO KILL THEM. AND IF SHE CAN'T, THE BALANCE OF POWER WON'T SHIFT... AND WE WON'T HAVE THE POWER TO RETURN. WHICH MEANS...YOU WON'T BECOME ONE OF US. HAVE FAITH, MY LORDS. ONCE BILLIE IS FULLY TURNED AND BELIEVE ME, SHE'S CLOSE-- WAIT. SOMEONE IS COMING. OH, ME ACHIN' BACK. HA! SERVES ME RIGHT, THOUGH... LETTIN' THEM WITCHES STRONG-ARM ME TO BEIN' THEIR LACKEY AGAIN. AIEE, FOR THE LOVE OF ST. ANDREW, STOP YOUR GRIPIN', WILL YA? SOMETHIN'S NOT RIGHT HERE. LET'S JUST GET THIS OVER WITH, SHALL WE? WELL, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? TAKE A PHOTO? NO. I'M IDENTIFYIN' THE THREAT, LIKE SHE ASKED US TO. DO YOU HAVE A BETTER IDEA? (SNORTS) AND YOU CALL YOURSELF A LEPRECHAUN. GO N-EIRI AN BOTHAR LEAT. LET LUCK REVEAL WHAT CAN'T BE SEEN. LEAVE IT! WE'LL FIND ANOTHER WAY BACK! CURSE THOSE CHARMED ONES! LIKE LAMBS TO SLAUGHTER, WE ARE. WE MAY HAVE JUST FOUND A WAY TO HELP BILLIE CROSS THE FINAL THRESHOLD. SHE MAY NOT BELIEVE THE CHARMED ONES ARE EVIL FROM US, BUT SHE'LL BELIEVE IT FROM THEM. TRIAD SPIRIT: AGREED. SUMMON CREO. CREO. AT YOUR SERVICE, MY LORD. LOOK. MAYBE BECAUSE YOU'VE NEVER HAD FRIENDS. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR ME. I HAVE DUMAIN, AND I TRUST HIM. CAN YOU HONESTLY SAY THAT ABOUT THE SISTERS? AFTER THEY'VE PUT THEIR NEEDS ABOVE YOURS EVERY SINGLE CHANCE THEY'VE GOT? LOOK. I ADMIT THEY'VE BECOME A LITTLE SELFISH, BUT THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING BAD ENOUGH TO DESERVE TO DIE FOR IT. BUT, BILLIE, THEY WILL. AND THEN IT'LL BE TOO LATE. YOU DON'T KNOW THAT. YOU SAW THEIR INNER TRUTHS-- HOW THEY'RE BEING CORRUPTED BY POWER. IT'S OUR DESTINY-- OH, I'M SO SICK OF THIS DESTINY CRAP. DEMONS. NO! UHH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? WAIT. PERHAPS YOU SHOULD USE HIM TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE OTHER DEMONS. GOOD IDEA. ANY MORE OF YOUR DEMONS COME HERE AND ATTACK OUR FRIENDS, THEY'RE DEAD. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? ARE YOU OK? YEAH, SURE. THANKS TO YOU. WELL, YOU GUYS CAN COME OUT NOW. IT'S SAFE. DON'T WORRY. WE'RE YOUR FRIENDS. WELL, YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW FOR SURE, THESE DAYS. WHAT WERE YOU DOING HERE, ANYWAY? WHY DID YOU RISK COMING HERE? WE WERE...SENT. REALLY. BY WHOM? THE CHARMED ONES. PAIGE HASN'T HEARD FROM THE LEPRECHAUNS, WHICH IS NOT A GOOD SIGN. I JUST HOPE WE DIDN'T CONFIRM THE MYSTERY POWER'S EXISTENCE AT THEIR EXPENSE. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE A BAD THING, WHICH ALSO MEANS THAT WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME, LOOKING FOR IT. TELL ME ABOUT IT. I'M BEGINNING TO THINK THAT THE ULTIMATE POWER'S POWER IS TO DRIVE US CRAZY. I THINK YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FACE SOME HARSH REALITIES SOON, PHOEBE. WE MAY JUST HAVE TO-- UH! DON'T SAY THE K-WORD. DO NOT SAY THE K-WORD, IN REGARDS TO BILLIE AND CHRISTY, PLEASE. OK. WELL, JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANNA SAY IT DOESN'T MEAN WE WON'T HAVE TO DO IT. (SIGHS) O-OK. AND PUSH COMES TO SHOVE, YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO IT? YOU'RE ACTUALLY GONNA BE ABLE TO KILL THEM? UH, IF IT'S US OR THEM? ABSOLUTELY. LOOK, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT INNOCENCE HERE, PHOEBE. AND WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S A FORCE BEHIND THEM, THE TRIAD HAND-PICKED THEM TO KILL US. I MEAN, IT'S TIME TO GET REAL. THAT'S EVEN MORE REASON TO AVOID CONFRONTATION AND FIGURE OUT WHO'S BEHIND THEM. (THUD) OH. WHICH I THINK I MAY HAVE JUST DONE. YOU FOUND THE DEMON? I THINK SO. OK. I'LL GET PAIGE. WE'LL USE YOUR TRUTH POTION TO PRY A NAME OUT OF THEM, AND YOU STAY HERE TO FIGURE OUT IF THE LEPRECHAUNS ARE COMIN' BACK. BUT WHAT IF THEY DON'T? WHAT IF SOMETHING... HAPPENED TO THEM? LIAM: I WAS SURE I WAS A GONNER. (SIGHS) GUESS THAT'S WHY I'M A LITTLE SHAKEN UP. DON'T WORRY. YOU'RE SAFE NOW. I PROMISE. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE DEMONS KEEP COMING BACK. I THOUGHT WE'D KILLED ALL OF THEM. THERE. GOOD AS NEW. I THANK YOU FOR THAT. (CHUCKLES) AND FOR SAVIN' US. (CHUCKLES) JUST ONE THING I CAN'T FIGURE. YOU FOLKS ARE GOOD. SO WHY DID THE CHARMED ONES SEND US HERE? THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. WHAT DID THEY SAY THEY WANTED YOU TO DO? IT WAS TO FIND A GREAT EVIL. THEY CALLED IT "THE ULTIMATE POWER." HUH. AND THEY SAID IT WAS EVIL? WHAT ELSE DID THEY TELL YOU? THAT THE POWER WAS HUGE... AND THAT THEY WERE BENT ON STOPPING IT. REALLY. AND HOW DID THEY PLAN ON DOING THAT? SAME AS THEY DEAL WITH ALL EVIL, I SUPPOSE-- VANQUISH IT. IS THAT WHAT THEY SAID? THAT THEY WERE GONNA VANQUISH THE ULTIMATE POWER? ARE YOU SURE? WELL, THEY DIDN'T ACTUALLY SAY THAT. BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY DO. ISN'T IT? I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WOULD SEND YOU GUYS HERE TO DO THEIR DIRTY WORK. (SNICKERS) HAVE THEY DONE THIS BEFORE? ALL THE TIME. IT'S NOT JUST US. THEY USE THE WHOLE MAGICAL COMMUNITY, YET...THEY NEVER TOOK THE TIME TO SAVE MAGIC SCHOOL FROM DEMONS? COULDN'T BREAK A NAIL, I GUESS. CANNON FODDER-- THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BECOME TO 'EM. NOW DO YOU BELIEVE EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU? (RACKET) WE GIVE UP EVERYTHING FOR THEM... AND THIS IS THE THANKS WE GET? WHAT DOES DUMAIN THINK WE ARE-- LACKEYS? WE'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION. IT'S ALL PART OF THE TRIAD'S PLAN. WE'LL GET WHAT WE DESERVE SOON ENOUGH. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT YOU KEEP SAYING. BUT I'M STILL SLEEPIN' BEHIND A DUMPSTER. WE DO AS WE'RE TOLD... EVEN IF WE HAVE TO MAKE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. IT'S ALL PART OF THE GREATER VICTORY. YEAH. BUT IF WE'RE NOT A PART OF IT... I'M NOT SACRIFICING ANYTHING. YOU SIGNED AN OATH... IN BLOOD. WE BOTH DID. AND IF YOU DON'T PROTECT THEM, YOU'LL FACE A FATE MUCH WORTH THAN DEATH. FUNNY YOU SHOULD SAY THAT. DEMONS. WE HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU. GENTLEMEN, WHO IS THE WIZARD BEHIND THE CURTAIN? SO TO SPEAK. THE WHAT? THE DEMON. WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR? THE DEMON...IS-- NO. CREO: WE CAN'T. TOO BAD YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. AAHH! TWO AND A HALF CORN DOGS? WHAT, ARE YOU CRAZY, DAD? HE'S 3. I DON'T CARE IF HE BEGGED. LOOK, I GOTTA GO. BUT SERIOUSLY, NO MORE JUNK FOOD, OR HE WILL VOMIT ON YOU. WHERE'S THE DEMON? IN THE WASTELAND, PROBABLY. HIM AND HIS PAL VANQUISHED EACH OTHER SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO TALK. THEY SACRIFICED THEMSELVES? YEP. SCARY, HUH? ANY WORD FROM OUR LITTLE GREEN FRIENDS? NO. NOTHING. I HOPE THEY'RE OK. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I... AM GOING TO CALL THEM. GO N-EIRI AN BOTHAR LEAT. UHH! OHH! OHH... WELL! I MIGHT'VE KNOWN IT WAS YOU, DROPPIN' US ON OUR BEHINDS! YOU'VE NO RIGHT TO CALL US BACK LIKE THAT. WELL, I'M SORRY. I WAS WORRIED. ARE YOU OK? AH. UHH. NOW YOU'RE WORRIED. AFTER SENDIN' US INTO HARM'S WAY. LOOK, WE WOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT IF IT WASN'T IMPORTANT. YEAH. COME ON, GUYS, WE'RE TRYIN' TO SAVE THE FUTURE HERE. SO YOU SAY. I'LL BE TAKIN' THAT BACK NOW, THANK YOU. HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'? WE'RE NO LONGER AT YOUR BECK AND CALL. HMMH. GO N-EIRI AND BOTHER LEAT! THAT WAS A GIFT. AND DON'T BOTHER CALLIN'. OOH. WOW. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM? I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT'S NOT GOOD. (SIGHS) OK, I KNOW LEPRECHAUNS ARE CRABBY, BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? YOU THINK BILLIE AND CHRISTY GOT TO THEM SOMEHOW? OR MAYBE SOMEBODY ELSE DID. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THEY TURNED ON US LIKE THAT. I MEAN, WHAT DID WE DO? MAYBE IT'S NOT ANYTHING WE DID. MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING BILLIE AND CHRISTY DID. OR WHOEVER'S BEHIND IT. WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? I'M SAYING I THINK THEY DID TO THE LEPRECHAUNS WHAT THE TRIAD DID TO THEM. TURNED THEM AGAINST US? TWIST EVERYTHING AROUND AND MAKE US LOOK LIKE THE BAD GUYS. THAT'S CRAZY. THEY WOULD NEVER BELIEVE THAT. SURE, THEY WOULD. THINK ABOUT OUR TRACK RECORD WITH THEM LATELY. BUT WHAT PURPOSE WOULD THAT SERVE? WHY EVEN BOTHER? I DON'T KNOW. TO ISOLATE US, MAKE SURE WE HAVE A LITTLE LESS BACKUP IN OUR TIME OF NEED. YOU MEAN WHEN THEY ATTACK. MAYBE THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. WELL, WE HAVE TO WARN THE MAGICAL COMMUNITY AND TELL 'EM NOT TO FALL FOR IT. WHERE'S THAT LIST? UPSTAIRS. I'LL GET IT. NO, I'LL GET IT. YOU GO TALK TO COOP AND MAKE SURE THEY DON'T TRY TO TURN ANYBODY ELSE AGAINST US. AND I'M GOING TO TALK TO OUR LITTLE FRIENDS AGAIN. WELL, I THINK THAT'S KIND OF A WASTE OF TIME. I DON'T THINK SO. I'M NOT LETTING 'EM OFF THE HOOK THAT EASILY. WE'RE ALMOST THERE, MY LORDS. ALMOST? THE LONGER IT TAKES, THE GREATER THE CHANCE YOU'LL REGAIN SYMPATHY FOR THE CHARMED ONES... WHICH WE ALREADY KNOW BILLIE IS PRONE TO DO. I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT SHE BELIEVES THE LEPRECHAUNS WERE SET UP BY THE CHARMED ONES. THEN WHAT'S THE DELAY? EITHER SHE'S READY TO KILL THEM, OR SHE'S NOT. SHE'S CLOSE. SHE JUST NEEDS... A LITTLE MORE CONVINCING. ONCE SHE THINKS THE CHARMED ONES HAVE TURNED THEIR BACKS ON THE ENTIRE MAGICAL COMMUNITY... WELL, THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE. THE COMMUNITY'S TOO VAST... AND TOO LOYAL TO THE SISTERS FOR ALL THEIR YEARS OF PROTECTING THEM. WHICH IS WHY WE NEED TO CREATE A SITUATION WHERE THEY WON'T BE THERE TO PROTECT THEM. HOW? SIMPLE. WE DISTRACT THE CHARMED ONES WHEN THE MAGICAL BEINGS NEED THEM MOST... USING THE SAME DISTRACTIONS THAT HAVE WORKED ON THEM IN THE PAST. BILLIE HERSELF HAS PROVIDED US WITH ALL WE NEED TO KNOW. AH. THE WITCH DOCTOR WHO TURNED INNER TRUTH INTO OBSESSION. THAT SHOULD WORK QUITE NICELY ON PAIGE. SHOULD BE ENOUGH FOR THE LOT OF US TO TOUGH IT OUT. AYE. IF THINGS GET AS BAD AS I THINK THEY'RE GOIN' TO, NO AMOUNT OF LUCK'LL BE TOO MUCH. BATTENIN' DOWN THE HATCHES, WE ARE. NOW, WHAT DO YA THINK YOU'RE DOIN' HERE? YOU'RE NO LONGER WELCOME HERE. THAT IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF ATTITUDE THAT I AM HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT. OUR ATTITUDE. WELL, IT'S YOUR ATTITUDE THAT'S IN QUESTION HERE. LOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHO HAS GOTTEN TO YOU, BUT CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, WE ARE STILL THE GOOD GUYS. OK? AND THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS HAVE GONE DEMON- FREE FOR ALL THESE YEARS PRETTY MUCH PROVES THAT POINT. STILL... THINGS CHANGE. PEOPLE CHANGE, ESPECIALLY HUMAN PEOPLE. SAME DIFFERENCE. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. WHAT I KNOW IS THAT THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO BAIL ON US JUST BECAUSE WE'VE HAD OUR DIFFERENCES OR BECAUSE SOMEONE HAS BEEN WHISPERING IN YOUR EAR. WE ARE GOING INTO A VERY BIG BATTLE, WHICH YOU OBVIOUSLY KNOW ABOUT BECAUSE SOMEBODY HAS BEEN STOCKPILING LUCK. YOU WERE SAYIN'? WHAT AM I DOIN' HERE? I NEED TO FIND ENLIGHTENMENT. BUT...YOU WERE TELLIN' US... ABOUT THE BATTLE. OH. THE BATTLE. WELL, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. I'VE ALWAYS FOUND LUST... TO BE THE GREATEST OF THE 7 DEADLY SINS. AND APPARENTLY, SO HAS PHOEBE. COOP? COOP? OH. IT'S ABOUT TIME. I WAS WONDERIN' WHEN YOU WERE GONNA GET HERE. UH, LISTEN. I, UH--OH, NO. NOT--NOT THAT. NOT--NOT NOW. NOT WHAT? YOU KNOW, WHATEVER'S IN YOUR MIND RIGHT NOW. UH...WE'VE GOT A BIG PROBLEM. YEAH. I KNOW. I KNOW. IF THERE'S ONE THING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE IT'S THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA FIND A WAY-- NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM. I MEAN, THAT-- THAT IS, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, A PROBLEM. BUT--BUT THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM. OK, I DON'T UNDERSTAND. OK, LOOK, THERE'S-- THERE'S...NEW POWER AT MAGIC SCHOOL, AND WE'RE AFRAID THAT IT'S GONNA TURN EVERYBODY AGAINST US. OK, AND BY "EVERYONE," YOU MEAN... OGRES, FAIRIES, LEPRECHAUNS. CUPIDS, MAYBE. WHOA! ALL RIGHT, WELL, WHEN DID ALL THIS HAPPEN? PHOEBE? YOU ALL RIGHT? THEIR GRANDMOTHER'S WEDDING RING... WHICH SHE APPARENTLY PUT A HEX ON TO REMIND HER OF THE HORRORS OF BEING A HOUSEWIFE. SHOULD BE PERFECT FOR PIPER, CONSIDERING HER CURRENT SITUATION. (GASPS) OH, CRAP. THIS PLACE IS A MESS. NOW IT'S TIME TO BRING IN THE DEMONS. IT WON'T BE LONG NOW BEFORE EVERYONE'S AGAINST THE CHARMED ONES. ESPECIALLY BILLIE. (INDISTINCT CHATTER) THE POINT IS NOT ABOUT THE CLUB. THE POINT IS... (INDISTINCT) (CONVERSATION DROPS OFF) ALL RIGHT NOW. LET'S GO. NOW, WE ALL KNOW THAT THE WINDS OF WAR ARE BLOWIN'. IT'S TIME WE FACED THE FACTS. THE CHARMED ONES CAN'T BE TRUSTED TO HELP US... ANYMORE! I DON'T BELIEVE THAT. THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR US. WELL, YOU DIDN'T SEE PAIGE TODAY... COME TO BEG US TO FIGHT THE COMIN' EVIL. EXCEPT SHE LEFT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. ALL IN A HURRY... TO GO FIND ENLIGHTENMENT OR GET HER NAILS DONE OR WHO KNOWS WHAT. THEY DON'T CARE ANYMORE. LIKE LAST YEAR, WHEN THEY TOOK ON NEW IDENTITIES, SKIPPING AWAY FROM THE FIGHT WITHOUT SO MUCH AS A GOOD-BYE. THEY DID IT TO STOP ZANKOU. JUST ONE OF THE MANY THREATS THEY SAVED US FROM. THEY STOPPED THE SOURCE, THE AVATARS...THE TRIAD. WHO ARE WE TO QUESTION THEM? WITCHES PROPHESIZED CENTURIES AGO TO FIGHT FOR THE GREATER GOOD. BUT THAT'S JUST THE POINT. THEY DON'T ANYMORE! THEY DON'T CARE ENOUGH TO PROTECT US FROM-- (BREATHING FEARFULLY) IF WE DON'T GET THE CHARMED ONES... WE'RE ALL DEAD! PAIGE! YOU GOT TO HELP US! WE'RE UNDER ATTACK! I'M SORRY. THIS IS ME TIME. THEY KILLED LIAM! THEY'RE TRYIN' TO KILL US ALL! I'M TRYING TO FIND A DEEPER MEANING. PLEASE GO! BAY! (GASPING AND SPUTTERING) UHH! UH-OH. HELP! PHOEBE! PLEASE! (SIGHS) UHH! (BREATHES PASSIONATELY) WE'RE BEING ATTACKED! WHAT?! NOT NOW! (PANTING) YOU ALL RIGHT? YEAH. DO YOU WANT ME TO STOP? NO. (GASPS) (BREATHING HEAVILY) UH-OH. (TINKLING CONVERSATION) MAY I HELP YOU? (TINKLING) WHAT'S THAT? (TINKLING) YOU AND THE WHOLE MAGICAL COMMUNITY IS UNDER ATTACK? (TINKLING) DEMONS ARE SLAUGHTERING YOU LEFT AND RIGHT? (TINKLING) YOUR ONLY HOPE IS US? (TINKLING) WELL. I'M SORRY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN'T HELP YOU. I NEED TO BE HERE FOR WHEN LEO COMES HOME. OH! THAT'S JUST AWFUL! I JUST VACUUMED THERE. UH-OH. O'BRIEN: HELP! HELP US! WHAT'S WRONG? WHAT HAPPENED? DEMONS. THEY'RE ATTACKIN' US ALL! BUT...WHERE ARE THE CHARMED ONES? LEAVIN' US TO DIE. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT. PIPER?! PAIGE?! THANK GOD YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. WHY DIDN'T YOU ANSWER YOUR CELL? I LEFT IT AT THE CONDO. WAS A SPELL CAST ON YOU AS WELL? YES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. ONE SECOND, I WAS TALKING TO COOP, AND THE NEXT, I WAS ATTACKING HIM. MAGICALLY? NO. SEXUALLY. WHO DO YOU THINK DID THIS TO US? WHO ELSE? BILLIE. SHE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS US WELL ENOUGH TO USE OUR PAST AGAINST US. OOH, I'M GONNA KILL HER. WHERE YOU BEEN? (HALF CHUCKLES) OK, THE BIG QUESTION IS, WHAT DO WE DO NOW? UH...THEY SEEM TO BE ONE STEP AHEAD OF US. I MEAN, WE TRIED TO WARN OUR FRIENDS. WHO PROBABLY THINK WE'VE ABANDONED THEM. YEAH? WELL, WE NEED TO FIND THEM AND CHANGE THEIR MINDS. THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS TO SAVE THEM. WHAT'S GOIN' ON? WE WERE JUST COMING TO SAVE YOU. WELL, WE'VE ALREADY BEEN SAVED. AND NOT BY YOU. YEAH. FOR YEARS WE THOUGHT YOU WERE ON OUR SIDE. COUNTED ON YA. AND TO LEAVE US... HIGH AND DRY... HEY. WE WERE UNDER A SPELL. WE WANTED TO SAVE YOU, BUT SOMETHING WOULDN'T LET US. YOU BETRAYED US! IT'S ALWAYS ONE THING OR ANOTHER WITH YOU, ISN'T IT? OUR GOOD FRIENDS ARE BEIN' SLAUGHTERED WHILE YOU'RE KISSING YOUR LOVED ONES OR CONTEMPLATIN' YOUR NAVEL. BILLIE AND CHRISTY WERE RIGHT ABOUT YOU. LOOK, THEY'RE TWISTING EVERYTHING. IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK. THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO THINK. THEY THINK IT'S OVER. AND SO DO WE. UH...THE BOOK. UHH! UNHH! WHAT-- OHHH... HOW DID WE GET HERE? I DON'T KNOW. I AIMED FOR MAGIC SCHOOL. THEY MUST HAVE... PROTECTED IT FROM US. WAIT. SO THERE'S DEMONS UP THERE, AND WE'RE STUCK IN THE UNDERWORLD? WE'RE THE BAD GUYS NOW. WELL, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? WELL, MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO NOW? (DEMONIC HOWL) OH, THIS IS BAD. THIS IS REALLY BAD. THEY'VE ESCAPED. BUT NOT FOR LONG. THEY'RE ON THE RUN, BANISHED WITH NOWHERE TO TURN. SO...HOW CAN THEY BE DESTROYED? THEY WON'T GIVE UP. THEY'LL ATTACK BILLIE AND CHRISTY WITH EVERYTHING THEY'VE GOT. AND SO WILL BEGIN THE ULTIMATE BATTLE. ONE WHICH WILL DESTROY ALL THE WITCHES... INCLUDING BILLIE AND CHRISTY. THEN WE CAN RETURN... ONCE AND FOR ALL. CAPTIONED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.
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