It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World (Part 1)
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[edit] General information
- Episode of the popular U.S. television series, Charmed
- Episode Number: 22
- Season: 6
- First Aired: May 16, 2004 on The WB in the United States of America
- Production Code: 4301133
- Writer: Jeannine Renshaw
- Director: Jon Paré
[edit] Synopsis
Under the guise of sending Chris back to the future, Gideon creates a portal that puts Chris and Leo in a mirrored world where evil prevails. Phoebe and Paige travel to the parallel universe to rescue Chris and Leo, only to find themselves in a battle with their evil counterparts. Unable to vanquish one another, both sets of sisters realize that Wyatt is unprotected and in danger from Gideon. Upon returning to their own world, Phoebe and Paige realize that their world is now too good, and every little infraction is a capital offense. The shift between universes causes Piper's memory to be erased, and Gideon tricks Piper into casting a spell on Phoebe and Paige so that they, too, forget Gideon's evil intentions. With the Charmed sisters under the spell, Leo and Chris are left to stop Gideon from completing his plan. Meanwhile, Piper gives birth to baby Chris.
[edit] Book of Shadows
[edit] Enemies
- Gideon the Elder: One of the most powerful Elders with mutilple powers including invisibility, telekenisis, molecular combustion, thought projection, etc, Gideon was entrusted with the creation of Magic School and was awarded the position as headmaster for the institution where young magical beings can learn about magic. While he originally pushed for the Elders to allow Piper and Leo to get married, once Wyatt was born, Gideon's attitude toward the couple changed drastically. He feared that all of the power that Wyatt possessed would cause him to turn evil and become an unstoppable threat. Gaining the sisters' confidence, Gideon used his position as a friend of the family to get close to Wyatt. But first, he hired a team of Darklighters to get Leo out of the way. He conspired with his evil counterpart in a parallel dimension to distract both the good and evil Charmed Ones so that he might kill Wyatt. The sisters realized his plan in time and stopped him, but only temporarily. Conspiring with Barbas, who used his powers to distract the sisters and Leo, Gideon managed to kidnap Wyatt, killing Chris in the process. Angered by his son's death, Leo tracked down Gideon in the Underworld and killed him. Unlike other Whitelighters and Elders, when Gideon orbs his orbs are purple.
[edit] Spells
- To Open a Portal to a Parallel Dimension: In this place and in this hour, we call upon the ancient power. Open the door through time and space. Create a path to another place.
- To Enchant a Blade: Wanton powers in this blade yield. Penetrate that which would shield.
- To Vanquish Gideon: We call upon ancient lore, to punish with the Power of Four. Strike down this threat from both there and here. Make him suffer, then disappear.
[edit] Guest stars
- Brian Krause as Leo Wyatt
- Drew Fuller as Chris Halliwell
- Dorian Gregory as Darryl Morris
- Jason & Kristopher Simmons as Wyatt Halliwell
- Billy Drago as Barbas
- Sandra Prosper as Sheila Morris
- Gildart Jackson as Gideon
- Jenya Lano as Inspector Sheridan
- Betsy Randle as Mrs. Winterbourne
- Lorna Scott as Mrs. Nobles
- Blake Robbins as Patrol Officer
[edit] Trivia
- The episode title is a play on words referring to the title of the film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
- Another title used by The WB for this episode was Nice Girls, Naughty Girls in Australia.
- At the end of this episode, the ice cream van from the season three episode "We All Scream for Ice Cream" appears with the theme tune for it.
- The crystal cage is made with four crystals in this episode. In all others five are used.
[edit] International titles
- French: Pour l'amour d'un fils - 1ère partie
- German: Gute und Böse Welt, Teil 1
[edit] External links
| Preceded by: Witch Wars |
Charmed episodes | Followed by: It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World, Pt 2 |
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| Neutral: Avatars | The Hollow | Firestarters |
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