Which Prue Is It, Anyway?

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“Which Prue Is It, Anyway?”
Charmed episode
Episode no. Season 1
Episode 16
Guest stars Alex McArthur
   (Gabriel)
Shannon Sturges
   (Helena)
Bernie Kopell
   (Coroner)
Christine Rose
   (Claire)
Written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Directed by John Behring
Original airdate March 3, 1999
Episode chronology
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Which Prue Is It, Anyway? is an episode of The WB drama series, Charmed.

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[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

When Phoebe has a terrifying premonition of Prue being stabbed to death, Prue takes the drastic step of saying an incantation to multiply her strength. The spell surprisingly results in the creation of two additional Prues to fight the enemy, a reincarnated ancient Lord of War. Meanwhile, Piper and Phoebe try to wean Prue from her selfish and headstrong habit of always taking matters into her own hands. Andy also becomes confused with Prue's seemingly multiple personality disorder.

[edit] Book of Shadows

[edit] Enemies

  • Lords of War: A clan of supernatural warriors who have existed since time began. Their only aim is to start wars, and started most of the major wars throughout history. Once they have completed their task, they are always reincarnated in another place and person, and start their task again. They may be flesh and blood, but they are immune to the weapons of man while they hold their sword. They carry swords made of a crystal, which they use to absorb a person's soul. The great-great-great aunt of the sisters (Brianna) was able to take away one of the Lords of War's (Gabriel's) sword, through the use of her Telekinesis, during the Crimean War, and she threw it hundreds of kilometers away. They have a strict code of honor, in which, once one is disgraced, he must regain his honor by stealing his abilities back again, usually by taking the magic of a first-born witch.

[edit] Ancestor

  • Brianna Warren: [book entry] And thus the Lord of War, his army invincible, swept through the Crimea leaving nothing but ashes in his wake. The cause would have been lost, had it not been for the appearance of an unlikely savior in the form of a woman. Her face lined with years of wisdom, her hands the fountainhead of a power beyond belief, the Warren witch Brianna appeared unarmed before the conquering army. Underestimating his foe, the Lord of War ordered her summary execution, but his plan was not to be.

[edit] Spells

  • Charm of Multiplicity: To multiply your strength, recite these words at length. Take my powers blessed be, Multiply their strength by three

[edit] Episode stars

[edit] Trivia

  • The episode title is a play on words to the television series Whose Line Is It Anyway?.
  • This episode shows the first reference to Phoebe learning martial arts.
  • The song playing during the opening scene after the first commercial break is "Teardrop" by Massive Attack, the theme song (in the United States) for the American TV show House.
  • In this episode, we learn of the Halliwell's telekinetic relative Brianna who channeled her power through her hands. Prue later learns how to do this once her power levels increase beginning only three episodes later in Out of Sight.

[edit] International titles

  • French: Clones en série
  • German: Man stirbt nur dreimal (You only die three times)
  • Spanish: ¿Quien es Prue?
Preceded by:
Is There A Woogy In The House?		 Charmed episodes Followed by:
That '70s Episode
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