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A Witch's Tail (1)

Episode Number: 89    Season Num: 5    First Aired: Sunday September 22, 2002    Prod Code: 4301089
Piper, Phoebe and Paige come to the aid of Mylie, a Mermaid-turned-human, when she shows up looking for their help after a pact she made with an evil Sea Hag begins to go drastically wrong. Meanwhile, Phoebe attempts to divorce Cole, until he shows up claiming to want her back, Paige, attempts to juggle her new position as a full fledged Social Worker, as well as being a Charmed One, and Piper must protect her unborn baby, and face her fear of the water demon.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Daniel Cerone
Director: James L. Conway
Star: Brian Krause (Leo Wyatt (Season 2-8)),  Dorian Gregory (Darryl Morris (recurring)),  Alyssa Milano (Phoebe Halliwell),  Julian McMahon (Cole Turner (Season 3-5)),  Rose McGowan (Paige Matthews (Season 4-8)),  Holly Marie Combs (Piper Halliwell)
Recurring Role: David Reivers (Bob Cowan)
Guest Star: Sybil Azur (Assistant),  Judson Scott (Necron),  Fred Koehler (Necron's Lackey),  Charles Walker (Judge),  Diane Salinger (Sea Hag),  Dan Gauthier (Craig),  Jaime Pressly (Mylie),  Ellen Bradley (Ticket Agent)

Notes

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Allysa Milano and Dan Gauthier (Craig)previously worked togethor on the TV series Who's the Boss when he played her boyfriend Pierce. (edit)
Alyssa Milano appeared in Poison Ivy 2, while Jamie Pressley appeared in Poison Ivy 3. Plus, they worked together in several episodes of My Name Is Earl. (edit)
The scenes where Phoebe is swimming in the ocean were actually quite hard for Alyssa Milano to film because of her fear of water. (edit)
In this episode Phoebe is turned into a mermaid, but this isn't the first time Alyssa Milano was a mermaid. She was supposedly, the inspiration behind 'Ariel' from Disney's "The Little Mermaid". (edit)

Quotes

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Paige: What is going on with everybody? We're talking about the Sea Hag. The mysterious monster of the deep blue sea. The one whose name strikes fear into the hearts of sailors everywhere.
Piper: Okay. Somebody's been watching way too much Discovery Channel. (edit)
Leo: Phoebe, take my hand, I'll orb you back.
Phoebe: Nope. I'm staying in the ocean.
Paige: Okay. Just meet us back at the beach, you swim so fast you'll probably beat us there anyway.
Phoebe: No. I'm staying in the ocean. I'm not going back.
Paige: I don't understand.
Phoebe: Paige, it's everything that Miley said it was. It's complete freedom.
Miley: The call of the sea. It'll turn her heart cold if she lets it.
Leo: Phoebe, get out of the water.
Phoebe: No.
Paige: Phoebe, take my hand.
Phoebe: No!
Paige: Phoebe, fight it.
Phoebe: I don't want to fight it. I just want to be free. (Swims off)
Paige: Phoebe! (edit)
Paige: Weather advisory: If you're going to go outside, bring a paddle. (edit)
Phoebe: Go to Hell.
Cole: Actually I was just there. (edit)
Phoebe: Okay, Piper. I can't be late getting to the office today, I have a radio interview with those morning guys Pip and Skeeter.
Piper: That's Skip and Peter. (edit)

Trivia

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When Craig is in the sea hag's lair he asks where they are and Phoebe replies "somewhere off the north Atlantic". How on earth did Phoebe swim from San Francisco to the north Atlantic in just a few minutes? (edit)
Leo says there was no one around to finish Piper's baby book after Patty died but what about Grams? If he had been watching over the house as he claimed to have been he must have known Grams was looking after them. How else did he think they were raised? (edit)
TRIVIA: Just like the episode Charmed Again, this episode features a modifed opening credits, where the main cast are included in the secondary cast. (edit)
In the scene with Darryl and Cole in the restaurant Cole freezes time. As they get close to the guy with the gun in his hands, we can see clearly that near to the gun there is a smoke's spot. Anyway, after that, the smoke is not there anymore despite the fact that time is frozen. (edit)
TRIVIA: In this episode it's revealed that Phoebe is allergic to shellfish. (edit)

Allusions

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Title: A Witch's Tail

This is a reference to Shakespeare's play "The Winter's Tale", and a slight reference to the 2001 movie "A Knight's Tale" starring Heath Ledger. (edit)
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6.8
Fair
A Witch's Tail (1)
"Exactly why I watch this series"
I love the charmed one's
Continue » Posted Jun 16, 2008 10:51 am PST
8.4
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A Witch's Tail (1)
"Not my favorite storyline"
Something fishy this way comes
Continue » Posted Apr 21, 2008 4:22 pm PST
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A Witch's Tail (1)
"Adventurous"
Whoa, it's simply perfect! They could not have done something better than this! If you don't believe just read it...
Continue » Posted Aug 1, 2007 8:53 am PST
7.4
Good
A Witch's Tail (1)
"Above average"
Phoebe: witch or mermaid
Continue » Posted Jul 30, 2007 4:27 pm PST
8.2
Great
A Witch's Tail (1)
"Above average"
One of my favorite episodes!
Continue » Posted Jul 2, 2007 1:06 pm PST
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