Extreme Makeover: World Edition
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[edit] General information
- Episode of the popular U.S. television series, Charmed
- Episode Number: 12
- Season: 7
- First Aired: January 23, 2005 on The WB
- Production Code: 4301146
- Writer: Cameron Litvack
- Director: LeVar Burton
- Cast: Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell, Rose McGowan as Paige Matthews, Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell, Brian Krause as Leo Wyatt.
[edit] Synopsis
While the Avatars prepare to transform the world into a Utopia, they inform the Charmed Ones that the human world must be put to sleep so that they can kill any remaining demons. Brody, doubting the Avatars good intentions, calls the Elders for help but is instead kidnapped by Zankou and agrees to help Zankou stop the change by placing a paranoia spell on Piper, Phoebe and Paige. During the Utopian transformation, Brody uses Paige's paranoia to attract and kill an Avatar. However, Brody pays a high price for his actions.
[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.
[edit] Spells
- None used
[edit] Guest stars
- Kerr Smith as Agent Kyle Brody
- Rebecca Balding as Elise Rothman
- Oded Fehr as Zankou
- Joel Swetow as Avatar Alpha
- Patrice Fisher as Avatar Beta
- Ian Anthony Dale as Avatar Gamma
- Bruce Gray as Elder
- Max Perlich as Laygan
- Alex Avant as Car Driver
- Gino Montesinos as Van Driver
- Jordan Murphy as Patron #1
[edit] Trivia
- This episode title is a play on words to the television series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
- Kyle Brody dies in this episode. The Avatars proved they could heal the dead in the episode Someone to Witch Over Me but they chose not to heal Kyle Brody. Even by reversing time, they could have gained the power of Avatar Beta to their collective once again.
- It is explained in this episode that Grimlocks are hatched from eggs.
- This episode was directed by LeVar Burton who was also seen in Reading Rainbow and Star Trek
[edit] International titles
- French: Charmageddon - 1ère partie
- Spanish: Cambio de imagen radical: Edición mundial
- German: Utopia erwacht
[edit] External links
| Preceded by: Ordinary Witches |
Charmed episodes | Followed by: Charmageddon |
| Charmed |
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| 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 |
