12 Angry Zen

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“12 Angry Zen”
Charmed episode
Episode no. Season 8
Episode 14
Guest stars Ivan Sergei
   (Henry Mitchell)

Clyde Kusatsu
   (Lo-Pan)
Daniel Southworth
   (Rat)
Tony Lee
   (Dog)
Mark Adair-Rios
   (Magnus)
Julian Ovenden
   (Novak)
Written by Cameron Litvack
Directed by Jon Pare
Production no. 62015-08-170
Original airdate February 12, 2006
Episode chronology
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"Repo Manor" "The Last Temptation of Christy"

12 Angry Zen was an episode from season 8 of the modern fantasy television series Charmed.

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[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

In searching for information about Leo, Piper discovers a message from Lo-Pan, a monk and keeper of a sacred Buddhist staff containing the power of influence. While Piper tries to secure the staff from evil, Lo-Pan teaches Billie how to harness her new power of projection in order to find her sister Christy. Phoebe celebrates her independence from the manor by throwing a housewarming party that gets out of control. Finally, Paige introduces Henry to the world of magic by taking him on an "orb-along."

[edit] Book of Shadows

[edit] Enemies

  • Novak: A powerful yet generic demon who attempts to steal the Zen Staff every year, and goes into hibernation until that time comes.

[edit] Artifacts

  • Zen Staff: A staff containing all the powers of the Zodiac.

[edit] Spells

  • None used

[edit] Episode stars

[edit] Guest stars

[edit] Trivia

  • The episode title is a play on words to the film 12 Angry Men.
  • The symbol on the window and in the cauldren is the Chinese character 恒 (héng), meaning eternal and unchanging (永恒).
  • The character Lo-Pan is the name of the main villain in the film Big Trouble in Little China. Coincidentally, the actor who played Lo-Pan in that movie is famed character actor James Hong, who previously appeared in the episode Enter the Demon. Also coincidentally, the bridge used in that episode is the same one used in this episode.
  • The "Eternity" symbol is written on the laundry store's glass window, but it's written so it faces inward. Anyone outside would see it backward, making it meaningless.
  • This episode takes place on January 29, the Chinese New Year. But in Payback's a Witch, they celebrated Wyatt's birthday, which was stated in The Day the Magic Died to take place on February 2nd--two episodes ago.
  • There are twelve Chinese Zodiac signs per cycle with only half of them making appearances in the episode but only five are visibly identified, namely the Rooster, Dog, Rat, Snake and Dragon.
  • Chinese New Year is the subject of this episode, which was celebrated two weeks earlier, on January 29, 2006, making it the Year of the Dog.
  • Phoebe tells Paige that in order to find Piper, they have to use the To Call a Lost Witch Spell, but Paige tells her that it would not work because Piper isn't lost, despite having using this spell to summon each other many times before.
  • Starting with this episode Jason and Kristopher Simmons are now listed in the closing credits of every episode even when they don't appear.

[edit] International Titles

  • French: Le sceptre du zodiaque
  • German: Büffel, Tiger und Hund

[edit] External links

Preceded by:
Repo Manor		 Charmed episodes Followed by:
The Last Temptation of Christy
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