The Wendigo
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| “The Wendigo” | |
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| Charmed episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 12 |
| Guest stars | Jocelyn Seagrave (Agent Fallon) Billy Jayne (Billy) J. Karen Thomas (Harriet Lane) Charles Chun (Laurence Beck) Cristine Rose (Claire) |
| Written by | Edithe Swensen |
| Directed by | James L. Conway |
| Production no. | 4398011 |
| Original airdate | February 3, 1999 |
| Episode chronology | |
| ← Previous | Next → |
| "Feats of Clay" | "From Fear to Eternity" |
The Wendigo is an episode of The WB drama series, Charmed.
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[edit] Synopsis
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Piper narrowly escapes with her life when she gets attacked by a Wendigo, a vicious beast that appears to be a normal person during the day and transforms into a killer at night. While she recovers from her injuries, Andy goes on a stakeout with a female FBI agent who is also hunting the creature. Meanwhile, Prue hires Phoebe to work at the auction house, but Phoebe's vision of a terrible car crash immediately sends her off on a mission to find a long-lost child.
[edit] Book of Shadows
[edit] Enemies
- Wendigo: The Wendigo is a non-dead creature that roams the earth destroying the good-hearted and those in love. His/her fate is to wander the Earth feasting on human hearts. The first Wendigo was a mortal who was betrayed by his sweetheart. In revenge for the treachery, he slew his love and ate her heart. Rather than savor the warmth of revenge, his heart was in turn, turned to ice. During daylight hours, and the phases of the moon, the Wendigo looks like a normal person. Beware the Wendigo on the three days of the full moon when his/her power and appetite are greatest. Beware being attacked by the Wendigo. He/she duplicates himself by attacking, but not killing his prey. To cease to be a Wendigo, you must kill the original Wendigo by melting its heart of ice. Wendigos are also afraid of fire.
[edit] Spells
- None used
[edit] Episode stars
- Shannen Doherty as Prue Halliwell
- Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell
- Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell
- T.W. King as Andy Trudeau
[edit] Co-Stars
- Christina Milian as Teri Lane
- William Dixon as ER Doctor
- Richard S. Wolf as Auctioneer
[edit] Trivia
- A Wendigo is a malevolent spirit being from Native American mythology, but in this episode it resembles more of a werewolf due to its full moon ties.
- The Wendigo legend was also covered on other WB series Supernatural, in an episode of the same name.
- Piper becomes a moon beast again in the episode Once in a Blue Moon.
- Piper learnt she couldn't freeze things outside where she was.
[edit] International titles
- French: Métamorphoses
- German: Wendigo
- Spanish: El wendigo
| Preceded by: Feats of Clay |
Charmed episodes | Followed by: From Fear to Eternity |
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