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Season 1

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Charmed

Season One

Something Wicca This Way Comes

When Phoebe Halliwell loses her job in New York, she moves back home to live with her disapproving elder sisters, Prue and Piper, in San Francisco. Phoebe hasn’t been home for long when strange things start happening in the Halliwell manor. A message delivered via a ouija board directs Phoebe to the attic, where she discovers an old book of spells and incantations called the Book of Shadows. Reading the Book of Shadows, Phoebe becomes convinced that she and her sisters are destined to become the most powerful witches the world has ever seen - the Charmed Ones. Prue and Piper aren’t convinced but, after Phoebe reads aloud an incantation from the Book of Shadows, all three of the sisters find their lives altered significantly. Prue now has the power to move objects with her mind, Piper can freeze time, and Phoebe has premonitions of future events. However, with a serial killer on the loose, who appears to be targeting witches, it seems the sisters may have discovered their magical abilities at just the wrong time....

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I've Got You Under My Skin

Prue, Piper and Phoebe are still getting used to their new powers - and the fact that they are witches. While Prue goes for a new job at auction house Bucklands, and accidentally displays her powers in front of her prospective employers, Piper is doing her best not to use magic at all - and finds herself worrying that being a witch could mean she is evil. Phoebe, meanwhile, has found her powers of premonition quite useful in picking up men and picking out lottery numbers. But when she experiences a premonition of herself in danger, it comes too late. Someone has been abducting young women from around Piper’s restaurant - and now this demonic assailant has his eye on Phoebe....

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Thank You For Not Morphing

Prue gets an unwanted surprise when a face from the past - her father, Victor Halliwell - visits her at Bucklands. Victor claims he has returned to make amends with his daughters, after leaving them to be raised by their grandmother when they were very young. However, when Phoebe visits Victor, she has a premonition of her father stealing the Book of Shadows. Meanwhile, strange things have been happening around the Halliwell manor - including a number of possible break-ins. So when it becomes clear that someone is trying to snatch the Book of Shadows from the manor, Victor emerges as the prime suspect. Can the sisters trust their father?

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Dead Man Dating

Phoebe gets a job as a resident psychic at a hotel, but her predictions soon prove to be a little too accurate for some peoples liking. Meanwhile, a young man, Mark, turns up at the hotel seeking Phoebe’s help. But while Phoebe attempts to save a man she saw killed in a premonition, Mark latches onto Piper - just thankful to have someone who can see him. Mark is a ghost who was recently brutally murdered, his body burned beyond recognition. Now he needs Piper’s help to ensure he gets a proper burial - otherwise a soul-stealing demon will come to claim him. But a local gang leader has plans to pass Mark’s body off as his own, in order to flee the country unnoticed - and he doesn’t appreciate Piper meddling in his affairs....

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Dream Sorcerer

Fed up with their dull love lives, Phoebe and Piper cast a spell to help them find romance. Soon, they discover the men of their dreams - but their spell proves to have some drastic side effects too. Meanwhile, Prue receives some unwanted attentions from a male admirer - one who won’t take no for an answer. But this is no ordinary man, and this ‘dream sorcerer’ begins to stalk Prue while she is sleeping. The trouble is, the events of Prue’s nightmares are being carried over into reality. Prue knows that if the dream sorcerer kills her in her dreams, then she will die in reality as well. But the dream sorcerer has more power in Prue’s dreams than even Prue herself. Can Prue stop the dream sorcerer, or will her worst nightmares come true?

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Wedding From Hell

Piper is hired to do the catering for a big society wedding and, as if she isn't nervous enough about the job itself, soon finds herself caught up in the middle of a murder investigation. When a priest falls to his death, after attempting to attack the bride-to-be with a ceremonial dagger, Piper and Phoebe realise that there's something not quite right about the family behind the wedding. Then Piper discovers that the bride has changed since the catering order was initially made - in fact, she's a totally different person. When a girl called Alison turns up, claiming she was supposed to be the one getting married, the Charmed Ones set out to help her win back her groom. However, they soon discover that the bride is not quite human at all....

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The Fourth Sister

When the Halliwell sisters’ missing cat is returned by a teenage girl called Aviva, they soon find they have gained a substitute sister. Aviva claims that she is a god witch too - and that she wants to learn about the craft from the Charmed Ones. Phoebe is quick to trust Aviva, but Prue is wary of the strength of Aviva's powers. Meanwhile, all Aviva wants is a family to be a part of, but the demon Kali - from whom Aviva obtained her powers - has other plans for her teenage charge. Through Aviva, Kali wants to target the Charmed Ones and their powers. Will Aviva discover she is being deceived and choose good over evil - or will the Charmed Ones be forced to vanquish their new friend?

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The Truth Is Out There....And It Hurts

When Phoebe has a premonition of a young woman being murdered in a demonic fashion, she links it to a number of similar killings that have been taking place around town. Phoebe knows she needs to first find her innocent in order to protect her, but she can’t find any link between the victims. However, getting information from Andy proves to be easier than expected, due to Prue casting a truth spell. Finally deciding to tell Andy her secret, Prue decides to spell is the best way of getting an honest reaction from him. But the spell means that the Charmed Ones can only hear, not to mention speak, the truth for the next twenty-four hours - something which proves to be both useful and dangerous....

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The Witch Is Back

Prue accidentally frees a warlock named Matthew who has been trapped in a locket since he was banished there in the 17th century by Melinda Warren - the Halliwell sisters’ ancestor. Once free, Matthew teams up with Rex and Hannah, who know that Matthew is able to steal witches’ powers when they are used against him. It isn’t long before Matthew has stolen both Prue and Phoebe’s powers, and the Charmed Ones are left almost defenceless. Not knowing what to do, the sisters call upon the person who defeated Matthew before - Melinda. With Melinda’s help, the Charmed Ones figure out a way to recapture Matthew - but can they do so before he collects the last Halliwell power?

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Wicca Envy

Now they know Prue is a Charmed One, Rex and Hannah are determined to steal the sisters’ powers, and Rex has his own plan to do so. Using astral projection and mind control, Rex manipulates Prue into unknowingly stealing a priceless tiara from the auction house. Soon, Prue finds herself the prime suspect in a police investigation for theft and then, when a security guard at the auction house turns up dead, for murder. Andy is forced to arrest Prue, despite her claims that she has been framed. And with Prue in jail, the Power of Three is temporarily cut off. In trying to help Prue, Piper and Phoebe almost expose themselves as witches, which gives Rex the leverage he needs - as he offers the sisters their lives back, in exchange for their powers....

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Feats of Clay

Phoebe’s ex-boyfriend, Clay, pays her a visit and, despite Phoebe’s insistence that she and Clay will remain just good friends, her visions seem to suggest otherwise. Prue doesn’t trust Clay and worries that he may have an ulterior motive for seeking out Phoebe again. Clay admits to Phoebe that this is true - he wants her to get Prue to auction off an antique urn for him that he bought on his travels abroad. However, Phoebe soon discovers Clay hasn’t been exactly honest with her. For one thing, the urn was stolen by Clay and some of his friends. And for another, all of the other men involved in the theft have since been killed. Can Phoebe save Clay from the curse of the urn?

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The Wendigo

When Piper’s car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, she is suddenly attacked by a werewolf-like creature. Her life is saved by a man named Billy, who scares the creature off. Billy tells Piper that he has been tracking the creature ever since it killed his fiancee - and he aims to kill it. Piper finds the creature - a Wendigo - in the Book of Shadows, and tells Billy all she knows about it. The Wendigo has been carrying out attacks on the three nights of the full moon and it seems destined to attack again that evening. Piper doesn’t find a way to kill the creature, but she is sure the Power of Three will do the trick - that is, until she turns into a Wendigo herself, having been infected by the Wendigo’s scratch. Can Prue and Phoebe save their sister?

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From Fear To Eternity

It is Friday 13th, and a superstitious Piper is doing all she can to protect herself from bad luck. However, the Halliwell sisters have more than superstitions to worry about on this date, as a demon of fear has returned to earth and is killing witches all over the city by presenting them with their greatest fears. Andy informs Prue that a number of young women have been found literally scared to death, and Andy is concerned for Prue’s safety. Prue is sure she can fight whatever is coming for her, but when the demon arrives and causes Prue to face her worst fear - drowning - it takes an intervention by Andy to save her life. But the demon, it seems, now has his eye on Phoebe - whose greatest fear is losing a sister....

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Secrets & Guys

When Prue receives a message via her ouija board, which simply says ‘help Max,’ she has no idea who Max is and has to request Andy’s help in investigating this cry for help. Prue soon discovers that a young boy called Max has been kidnapped and photographed at the scene of a crime. With a little detective work of her own, Prue tracks down Max, whose kidnappers plan on using the boy’s psychokinetic powers to help them rob a bank. But then Prue finds herself becoming a captive - and being forced to help the kidnappers with their plan. Meanwhile, Leo returns to the manor, and Phoebe makes a surprising discovery about the handyman. Leo is in fact a whitelighter - a guardian angel sent to watch over the Charmed Ones. But Leo has fallen in love with Piper, one of his charges, and this is strictly forbidden....

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Is There A Woogy In The House?

Prue and Piper both tease Phoebe for refusing to go into the basement because of a belief she’s held since childhood that the evil ‘woogyman’ lives down there. But it seems Phoebe was right to be concerned as, after a trip into the basement, she becomes possessed by a shadowy entity - and immediately gains new powers. Prue and Piper, meanwhile, are too busy preparing for a dinner party for some of Prue’s clients to notice that Phoebe is acting strangely. But when Phoebe’s behaviour - as well as what seems to be sabotage by the Halliwell manor itself - ruins the dinner party, and Prue and Piper find themselves shut out of the house, they realise that evil is at work. Unfortunately, without the Book of Shadows and the Power of Three, they have no way of defeating the Woogyman. Can Phoebe be snapped out of her possession in time to stop evil claiming the manor?

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Which Prue Is It Anyway?

When Phoebe has a premonition in which she sees Prue being killed by a warlock, Prue is the only sister to not be disturbed about what the future may hold for her. However, Prue realises how much danger she is in when the brother of a ‘client’ at Bucklands turns out to be the warlock from Phoebe’s premonition, and Prue barely escapes with her life from their meeting. Prue learns the warlock is only powerful when he has his sword - but to separate him from the sword, Prue will need the strength of three. And so Prue casts a spell to gain that extra strength - only to find herself gaining two doubles as a result. But with three Prues running around, things get very confusing very quickly - not least for Andy. Even with three Prues though, will the Charmed Ones be able to defeat the warlock before Phoebe’s premonition comes true?

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That '70s Episode

When a warlock breaks into the manor and proves to be immune to the Charmed Ones’ powers, he tells them it is due to a pact he made with their mother, Patti, in order to save her life. With no way to fight the warlock, Prue, Piper and Phoebe cast a spell they think will help - only to find themselves transported back in time to the 1970s, when Prue and Piper were just children, and Phoebe was yet to be born. They soon realise they are there to stop Patti making the pact with the warlock, but this proves to be easier said than done. Both Patti and Grams think the sisters are warlocks who want to kidnap little Prue and Piper, and Grams throws them from the house. Plus, the Charmed Ones are without their powers in this time. Can Prue, Piper and Phoebe convince their mother of who they are in order to save their future selves?

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When Bad Warlocks Go Good

When Prue saves a young trainee priest named Brendan from an attack by two warlocks, he doesn’t seem surprised by Prue’s powers. A premonition of Phoebe’s suggests that the warlocks will return for Brendan, and so Prue offers Brendan her help. Brendan at first is reluctant to accept Prue’s help, but eventually confides his secret in her. Brendan is part-warlock, and the two warlocks who attacked him are his half-brothers, who want Brendan to join them on the side of evil. In order to prevent an ‘evil Charmed Ones’ from being formed, Brendan has chosen to be ordained as a priest and, once this is done, he will be safe from his brothers’ plans. But can Prue keep Brendan safe long enough for the ordination to take place?

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Blind Sided

When a little boy named David is snatched from the park by a demon, Prue tries to save him. But Prue’s sudden ability to channel her power through her hands distracts her long enough to let the demon get away. And as if that wasn’t bad enough, a newspaper reporter witnesses Prue using her powers and starts a round-the-clock surveillance on the sisters to gain evidence of their magical abilities - tipping off Andy to what Prue has been hiding from him in the process. The Charmed Ones discover the child-snatching demons are called Grimlocks and that they steal their victims’ eyesight, leaving them blind. This then gives the Grimlocks the power to see people’s auras - which they use to kill anyone who is a force of good. Prue, Piper and Phoebe need to find David and kill the Grimlocks, but can they do so with both the reporter and Andy in tow?

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The Power Of Two

When Piper goes away to a conference, she’s worried that Prue and Phoebe won’t get on while she’s gone. Things don’t start well for the two sisters when Phoebe neglects the list of duties Prue has left her to do around the house in favour of a guided tour of Alcatraz. But while in the prison, Phoebe spots the ghost of an executed serial killer making his escape in the body of a dead prison guard. It isn’t long before this ghost, who has figured out how to take solid form, starts killing again - targeting those people who were responsible for sending him to jail in the first place. And when a dead man’s fingerprints turn up on the murder weapons, Andy takes the case to Prue in the hope she can help. But Prue and Phoebe discover that the only way to vanquish the ghost is to read a spell while in spirit form - which means one of the sisters would have to die....

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Love Hurts

Piper is shocked when Leo returns to the manor, badly wounded after having been shot with a poison arrow, and she finally learns the truth about Leo being a whitelighter. Leo requests the Charmed Ones' help in protecting a future whitelighter named Daisy, who is being stalked by her ex-boyfriend - an evil darklighter. Leo was shielding daisy from the darklighter but, as he is growing weaker, that magic is wearing off and Daisy is in danger of being found. So while Prue and Phoebe look for Daisy, Piper tries desperately to find a way to save Leo's life. As Leo is unable to heal himself, Piper decides to switch powers with him, so she can use Leo's healing powers to save him. But Piper's spell has unforeseen consequences when Prue and Phoebe's powers are also switched....

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Deja Vu All Over Again

When Andy is framed for the murder of the Internal Affairs detective, he begins to suspect that Rodriguez - who has been showing particular interest in Prue - is a demon. Rodriguez tells Andy that he wants to meet with Prue, and Prue, knowing she will have Piper and Phoebe with her, agrees that Rodriguez should come to the manor. However, Prue makes Andy promise to stay away, as Phoebe recently had a premonition in which she saw Andy killed in the house. Little does Prue know that a meeting with the Charmed Ones is exactly what Rodriguez wants - and he attacks immediately, killing Phoebe before Prue and Piper can vanquish him. But one Charmed One isn’t enough for Rodriguez and, under the watchful eye of a time-manipulating demon named Tempus, Rodriguez’s day begins again - and he sets out to kill all three sisters. Will the Charmed Ones get themselves and Andy out of the time loop alive?

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