Witchness Protection

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Charmed episode
“Witchness Protection”
Episode no. Season 7
Episode 10
Guest star(s) Oded Fehr
   (Zankou)
Joel Swetow
   (Alpha)
John De Lancie
   (Odin)
Patrice Fisher
   (Beta)
Ian Anthony Dale
   (Gamma)
Jenya Lano
   (Sheridan)
Matt Winston
   (Manny)
Charisma Carpenter
   (Kira)
Kerr Smith
   (Kyle)
Corey Stoll
Writer(s) Jeannine Renshaw
Director David Jackson
Production no. 4301144
Original airdate November 28th, 2004
Episode chronology
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"There's Something About Leo" "Ordinary Witches"

Contents

[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The Avatars insist that Leo protect The Seer because she has information that can help them destroy the demons. The Seer shares with Phoebe a vision of a future in which there are no demons, called Utopia, leading the sisters to consider the possibility that the Avatars might be good and allowing Leo the opportunity to admit he is an Avatar. Meanwhile, to stop the Seer from selling them out, the demons release Zankou, the most powerful demon in the Underworld; Agent Brody shares his darkest secret with Paige, bringing them closer together; and Phoebe and Lt. Morris become more suspicious of Agent Brody. Zankou poses to be Phoebe, and kills the The Seer, before she becomes human.

[edit] Book of Shadows

[edit] Enemies

  • Zankou: A powerful demon who was an enemy of The Source of All Evil. The Source incarcerated him out of fear, most likely because Zankou was a demon that could match the Source in strength. After the Source died for good and the threat from the Avatars neared, a group of demons freed him. He had the power to shoot waves of powerful energy, can regenerate when harmed, throw energy balls, shapeshift, sense things in ways no one else can, teleport in several ways, read and scan minds telepathically, has many demonic powers (like the Source), and can absorb the powers of whoever he kills as well as many more. He is intelligent and, unlike most demons, is more concerned with survival than a foolhardy ambition to fight the war between good and evil. Zankou attempts to gain control over the Shadow in the Nexus in order to get full control of the Book of Shadows and turn it evil. Zankou was vanquished when the Charmed Ones recited the spell to destroy the Nexus while its Shadow was inside him.

[edit] Neutral beings

  • Avatars: Avatars first appeared in the Season five episode Sam I Am and returned in Centennial Charmed (The one hundredth Episode). They wanted Cole Turner to become an Avatar, but it was too late when Cole was vanquished. They recently became major recurring characters. After they achieved their goal of getting the Charmed Ones and Leo to help get the world to become a "Utopia" where they dictate everything that happens, they were soon forced to give up this world when the Charmed Ones (the greatest force of good) and Zankou (the leader of the demons) realized their plan and threatened them with death. They are indirectly to blame for the deaths of Cole Turner and Kyle Brody.
  • The Seer:
Main article: The Seer (Charmed)

[edit] Spells

  • None used

[edit] Episode stars

[edit] Co-Stars

  • James Black as Swarm King
  • Vince Lozano as Thrull Demon
  • David Ury as Shapeshifter

[edit] Trivia

  • This episode title is a play on words to the United States Federal Witness Protection Program.
  • The Seer is vanquished by Zankou in this episode.
  • The Seer reveals that her true name is Kira.
  • Phoebe sees Kira vanquished in the Underworld, but she is actually vanquished in the Charmed Ones' attic.
  • Brody tells Paige he can't remember the last time he had a home-cooked meal, but it was only in the previous episode that he was invited over for Thanksgiving.
  • Piper and Leo take (or at least, try to take) a family portrait with their children in this episode.
  • This is the first appearance of Zankou.

[edit] International titles

  • French: Démons et merveilles
  • Spanish: La protección de las brujas
  • German: Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst

[edit] External links


Preceded by:
There's Something About Leo		 Charmed episodes Followed by:
Ordinary Witches
Charmed
Main: Season summaries | Episode guide | Broadcasters, DVDs & other media | Terms | Trivia
Locations and Artifacts: San Francisco Bay Area | Halliwell Manor | Magic School | The Nexus | Book of Shadows
Good beings: Charmed Ones | Close friends | Family and friends | Whitelighters | Elders
Evil beings: Darklighters | Warlocks
Neutral: Avatars | The Hollow | Firestarters
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