Something Wicca This Way Comes

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“Something Wicca This Way Comes”
Charmed episode

Book of Shadows
Episode no. Season 1
Episode 1
Guest stars Eric Scott Woods
   (Jeremy)
Matthew Ashford
   (Roger)
Chris Flanders
   (Chef Moore)
Written by Constance M. Burge
Directed by John T. Kretchmer
Production no. 1498704
Original airdate October 7, 1998
Episode chronology
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Something Wicca This Way Comes is an episode of The WB drama series, Charmed.

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[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Summary needed.

[edit] Book of Shadows

[edit] Enemies

  • Jeremy Burns: A low level warlock who romances female witches to get their powers and kill them. Jeremy posed as a reporter, tricking women into dating him. Jeremy was capable of changing the shape of his face, ignite flames from his fingers, telekinesis, disintegrate objects, and project energy bolts from an athame. He is also capable of adjusting. He is after the Charmed Ones' powers and knows that they will be released after Grams dies. He starts dating Piper Halliwell so he can keep an eye on the sisters. Once Grams dies and Phoebe returns, he makes his move and is vanquished by the Halliwell Sisters.

[edit] Spells

  • To Break the Bond of Love: Use a basket, poppet, nine candles anointed with oils and spices, and a rose given from the lover. Put basket and poppet on a table, encircled by the candles. To make it stronger, bind rose to poppet and press thorns into it. Place poppet in the basket and burn while saying the spell. Your love will wither and depart From my life and my heart Let me be, (name) And go away forever.
  • To Invoke the Power Of Three/Vanquish Evil: The power of three will set us free.
  • To Call for the Powers: Hear now the words of the witches. The secrets we hid in the night. The oldest of Gods are invoked here. The great work of magic is sought. In this night and in this hour. We call upon the Ancient Power. Bring your powers to us sisters, three! We want the power! Give us the power!

[edit] Episode Stars

[edit] Co-Stars

  • Eric Scott Woods as Jeremy
  • Lonnie Partridge as Woman
  • Charmaine Cruz as Admitting Nurse
  • Hugh Holub as Pharmacist
  • Francesca Cappucci as News Reporter

[edit] Trivia

  • This is the series premiere of Charmed and the second pilot for the series. The original pilot never aired.
  • The unaired pilot was shot in the actual manor that is shown on the show. After replacing Lori Rom, the show moved to a sound studio.
  • Lori Rom left Charmed because of personal reasons. Executive producer Aaron Spelling asked Alyssa Milano, whom he knew from Melrose Place, to replace Rom as "Phoebe" and she accepted.
  • The name of this episode is a play on words from Shakespeare's Macbeth. There are three witches, known as the Weird Sisters. The line is "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes." The title was also used by author, Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked this Way Comes, and also the movie treatment 1983 movie of the book. Also Wicca was used because it is the religion that the Book of Shadows is related to.
  • At the beginning of the episode, when Piper is running up the steps outside the house, she has an umbrella over her head, but when she hangs it up inside, its a different umbrella.
  • The inscription on the back of the family Spirit Board read, "To my three beautiful girls. May this give you the light to find the shadows. The power of three will set you free. Love, Mom".
  • After Prue says to Piper "We are perfectly safe here." Piper replies with "Don't say that. In horror movies, the person who says that is always the next to die. "In the end, though not in that episode, Prue does die before Piper and Phoebe.
  • When Prue first uses her powers she does not squint her eyes or wave her hands. The second time she uses them she is not even looking at what she wants to move, in this being Rodger's tie. She does this with her hands, which she will later forget how to do, and learn once again in Out of Sight.
  • When Prue first uses her power in the cafe she 'translocated' the cream into her coffee. This is the only time she displays this power which falls more in-line with teleportation than traditional telekinesis.
  • As mentioned by Prue, Piper is prone to be late often, ironically she receives the power to freeze. Which gives her more 'time' in this and future episodes.
  • It is ironic that Phoebe has the power of premonitions because it is stated by Prue in this episode that Phoebe "has no sense of the future whatsoever".
  • When Piper comes running into the manor after Jeremy attacks her, she locks the front door. But after the sisters used the puppet and said the spell, Prue came running down the stairs and opens the front door without unlocking it.
  • The sequence featuring the girls using a puppet to curse Jeremy and the latter running back to the manor to avenge himself is reminiscent of the sequence used in the movie The Witches of Eastwick starring Susan Sarandon, Cher and Michelle Pfeiffer. In that movie, the girls cursed the character of Jack Nicholson, who came running back (in his car) injured by the witches' spell using a magical puppet. He then chases them around their mansion and traps them in their kitchen where they made their potions and spells. He uses telekinesis and strong winds (like Jeremy) to corner the witches, and then circles the girls with fire (like in the pilot episode). After that, Nicholson's character changes into a powerful demon who explodes at the end when the witches burn the puppet while slumped together.
  • This is the highest rated episode of Charmed in the entire series.
  • Shannen Doherty was very sick while filming the first few episodes. That is why she looks so pale and drawn out.
  • Eric Scott Woods was uncomfortable with saying "bitch" on the show. So, the sound crew dubbed the word in with a different actor's voice. Jeremy says the word twice throughout the episode, if you notice, both times it sounds exactly the same.

[edit] International titles

  • French: Le livre des ombres (The Book of Shadows)
  • German: Das Buch der Schatten (The Book of Shadows)
  • Italian: Il Libro delle Ombre (The Book of Shadows)
  • Spanish: Por aquí llega algo mágico (Something Magical This Way Comes)
Preceded by:
N/A - series beginning		 Charmed episodes Followed by:
I've Got You Under My Skin
Charmed
Main: Season summaries | Episode guide | Multimedia | Terms | Trivia
Locations and Artifacts: Bay Area | Halliwell Manor | Magic School | The Nexus | Book of Shadows
Good beings: Charmed Ones | Close friends | Ancestors | Family and friends | Whitelighters | Elders
Evil beings: Darklighters | Warlocks
Neutral: Avatars | The Hollow | Firestarters
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