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A Witch in Time

Episode Number: 96    Season Num: 5    First Aired: Sunday November 10, 2002    Prod Code: 4301096
When Phoebe must constantly save the life of her new boyfriend, a warlock shows up from the future, claiming that future Cole sent him in order to kill the boyfriend before Phoebe dies instead. However, present Cole cannot allow this and tries to help the sisters protect Miles, but when the warlock decides to work on his own agenda, by stealing the Book of Shadows, it results in the death of two of the Halliwell sisters. The survivor must decide whether going back to change the past is the right thing to do.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Daniel Cerone
Director: John Behring
Star: Rose McGowan (Paige Matthews (Season 4+)),  Julian McMahon (Cole Turner (Season 3-5)),  Brian Krause (Leo Wyatt (Season 2+)),  Alyssa Milano (Phoebe Halliwell),  Holly Marie Combs (Piper Halliwell)
Guest Star: Tosh Ayers (Tooth),  L. Sidney (Police Officer),  Maurice Smith (Driver),  Joseph Paneno (Max),  Jason Brooks (Bacarra),  Ken Marino (Miles),  Butch Klein (Bacarra Twins)

Notes

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The WB used the promo title "Firestarters" for this episode. (edit)

Quotes

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Piper: (about Phoebe) Miles is not her type, and she would see that if she wasn't on the rebound.
Leo: Yeah, I don't think so. I think he's a nice guy.
Piper: He just got divorced.
Leo: So did she.
Piper: He's wearing cologne.
Leo: Oh, and that's a bad thing.
Piper: And he's a computer programmer? He works with numbers all day. You know how Phoebe is with math. They have absolutely nothing in common.
Leo: You're right. We…we should just vanquish him.
(edit)
Piper: If it's Miles' time to go, there is nothing we can do… I told Phoebe rebounds never work. (edit)
Miles (right after Phoebe saved him from the shootout): You saved my life!
Phoebe: Oh, it was nothin'.
Miles: It was my life!
Phoebe: Yeah.
Miles: I should be dead right now.
Phoebe: Yeah, but you're not. That's good.
Miles: You saved my life!
Phoebe: I think we've been over that part. (edit)
Cole: Is Phoebe okay?
Piper: Oh. No you don't! She's having dinner. With a guy. She's fine.
Cole: Well, listen to me. I got a visit from a warlock, and he is after her... guy.
Piper: Okay. Well, thanks for the tip. We'll handle it.
Cole: Well, I'll stay here on stakeout to help.
Piper: No, you can't! Look. Warlocks we can handle. Demonic ex-husbands we cannot. You have to get out of here before she sees you.
Cole: Wait. Did she get a premonition today? Did she save some guy's life?
(Piper looks at the dining room to make sure Phoebe does not see Cole)
Phoebe (approaching the kitchen from the dining room): Okay. Dessert.
Piper: Hurry. She's coming. Go!
(Cole disappears) (edit)
Piper: I had a little premonition of my own! (Paige & Phoebe both follow her) (edit)

Trivia

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When Piper and Phoebe come to save Miles the first time and Phoebe's running inside Miles' office building, she is wearing black high-heel boots. Then a minute later Piper and Phoebe are running down the side walk to, get to Miles, and Phoebe is now wearing tan Ugg type boots. When they get to Miles Phoebe is back to wearing the black high-heel boots. (edit)
When Piper and Paige are talking in the kitchen, there is a shot where Piper gives her back to the camera, when she turns around to look at Phoebe in the conservatory with Miles, she looks twice at the camera. (edit)
When Piper and Paige are going to talk with Phoebe about Miles, they knock and barely two seconds later Miles opens the door. How it is possible that he opened the door so quick? (edit)
When Piper and Phoebe are running, a man and a women are shown talking near to a post wall, but in the next shot only the man is there and not the woman. (edit)
When there are two Pipers in the car, the Piper with the green clothes has different hair between shots. (edit)

Allusions

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Title: A Witch in Time

Reference to the saying "a stitch in time saves nine". (edit)
Bacarra: And then there were none.

This is a reference to the Agatha Christie novel, "And Then There Were None". (edit)
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Community Reviews (8)

 
9.3
Superb
A Witch in Time
"Exactly why I watch this series"
Déjà vu all over again, all over again
Continue » Posted May 16, 2008 2:20 pm PST
9.5
Superb
A Witch in Time
"Cleverly plotted"
Whoa! One of the best episodes in Charmed story... And I have to confess that Bacara has been my first demon/warlock ever! A wonderful episode with a great story and a remarkable acting.
Continue » Posted Sep 26, 2007 3:43 am PST
9.7
Superb
A Witch in Time
"Alternate reality"
One of season 5s best.
Continue » Posted Apr 25, 2007 9:36 am PST
9.0
Superb
A Witch in Time
"Cleverly plotted"
Unforgettable
Continue » Posted Aug 2, 2006 8:42 am PST
9.9
Superb
A Witch in Time
"Alternate reality"
What an enthralling episode! One of my personal favourites, glad to see that these Charmed ones aint invincible after all.
Continue » Posted Jan 8, 2006 2:43 am PST
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