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12 Angry Zen

Episode Number: 170    Season Num: 8    First Aired: Sunday February 12, 2006    Prod Code: 62015-08-170
During Chinese New Year, a demon attempts to steal a mystical wooden staff, that's protected by the Zodiacs and they enlist the aid of Piper. Meanwhile, Phoebe enjoys her new place by throwing a housewarming party that gets out of control; a monk teaches Billie how to use her power of projection to find her sister; Paige tries to get through to Henry about her magical abilities.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Cameron Litvack
Director: Jon Paré
Star: Rose McGowan (Paige Matthews (Season 4+)),  Kaley Cuoco (Billie Jenkins (Season 8+)),  Holly Marie Combs (Piper Halliwell),  Alyssa Milano (Phoebe Halliwell)
Recurring Role: Jason Simmons (Wyatt Halliwell #2),  Kristopher Simmons (Wyatt Halliwell #1),  Ivan Sergei (Henry Mitchell)
Guest Star: Clyde Kusatsu (Lo Pan),  Mark Adair-Rios (Magnus),  Stephanie Patton (11 year old Christy Jenkins),  John Dannin (Cute Guy),  Daniel Southworth (Rat),  Julian Ovenden (Novak),  Tony Lee (Dog)

Notes

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On it's original airing this episode got 3.28 million viewers. (edit)

Quotes

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Piper (about Victor taking Wyatt and Chris to the marine park): I should be taking them to Marine Land. You know, their mother.
Phoebe: Well, why aren't you?
Piper: Because I have to defrost my husband somehow. (edit)
Piper (to Buddha staff): What are you looking at? (edit)
Piper: What just happened? What are we doing here?
Billie: Oh, no big deal, you guys were just trying to kill me but I changed your minds.
(The Charmed Ones look at each other, confused. Piper and Billie smile.) (edit)
(The Charmed Ones, under the influence of evil, are approaching Billie and Lo Pan.)
Billie: What are you guys doing?
Paige: Making our new year's resolutions.
(Piper tries to blow up Billie and Lo Pan, but misses. Billie and Lo Pan duck behind a rock.)
Phoebe: You missed. (edit)
(Billie used her Projection power to make the staff kill a lot of demons at once)
Piper (to Billie): Uh, do me a favor... and be careful what you wish for, especially around the boys.
Billie: Uh, yeah, well, I haven't exactly mastered it anyway, so...
Paige: I think that would be her point. (edit)

Trivia

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When Paige gets knocked down by the zodiac she falls in the living room. Later when Phoebe comes home Paige is now in the family room where the fireplace is. No one has moved her so why is she shown in another room? (edit)
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. (edit)
Despite twins Jason & Kristopher Simmons (Wyatt Halliwell) being listed in the end credits, they did not make an actual appearance in this episode. (edit)
TRIVIA: Starting with this episode, twins Jason and Kristopher Simmons are now listed as Wyatt. They are listed as recurring stars for the rest of this season, even if they don't appear in each episode. (edit)
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. (edit)

Allusions

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Billie (imitating Lo-Pan): Don't bend the spoon, imagine there is no spoon?

It is a reference to dialogue in the movie The Matrix, when Neo talks with a boy at the Oracle's. The boy tells that it is impossible to bend the spoon with one's mind, one has to realize there is no spoon to bend because they are in the Matrix. (edit)
Piper (to Billie): Forget it, Jenkins, it's Chinatown.

This is a reference to the last line of the 1974 film "Chinatown" directed by Roman Polanski, starring Jack Nicholson. Jack (as character Jake Gittes), says to Joe Mantell (as Lawrence Walsh) "Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown". (edit)
Piper: I don't really have time to watch anything anyway. Except Spongebob.

"Spongebob Squarepants" is a popular cartoon featured on Nickelodeon. (edit)
Title: 12 Angry Zen

This is a reference to the classic 1957 film "12 Angry Men", starring Henry Fonda as a dissenting juror in a murder trial. (edit)
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Community Reviews (27)

 
7.0
Good
12 Angry Zen
"Fine example"
Chinese.
Continue » Posted Mar 14, 2008 8:05 am PST
9.0
Superb
12 Angry Zen
"Exactly why I watch this series"
The Best Episode of this Season! It has the esence of Charmed, it's back to basics... A really Charmed episode. Love it
Continue » Posted Jul 15, 2007 4:09 am PST
10.0
Perfect
12 Angry Zen
"Series classic"
Phoebe enjoys her new place by throwing a housewarming party that gets out of control. A monk teaches Billie how to use her power of projection to find her sister. Paige tries to get through to Henry. Piper helps with the staff.
Continue » Posted Apr 16, 2007 9:21 pm PST
7.5
Good
12 Angry Zen
"Average"
Reminded me of enter the demon but OK i guess
Continue » Posted Apr 12, 2007 1:16 pm PST
8.9
Great
12 Angry Zen
"Character development"
Too much Billie
Continue » Posted Jun 23, 2006 1:35 am PST
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