Charmed

Coyote Piper

Season 3, Episode 9, Aired 1/11/01

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Prue and Phoebe have their hands full when Piper is possessed by the evil life essence, Terra, on the day of her high school reunion.

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Shannen Doherty

Prudence 'Prue' Halliwell (Season 1-3)
Holly Marie Combs

Piper Halliwell
Alyssa Milano

Phoebe Halliwell

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Piper bar dancing? UGH!!!!

8.0

"Great"

By iltarion, Jun 24, 2011 Report Abuse

So far Season 3 has ripped Ladyhawk, The Cat's Eye, and The Matrix. At least all three are pretty good movies. Why the writers then decided to take a scene from the likes of Coyote Ugly, I have no idea. It resulted in a very predictably bad scene.

Otherwise, this is a pretty solid episode, not much of a let down after the end of the Cole story arc. It was unfortunate that the sorceror played by the guy from The Office was killed off so quickly because he was a fun bad guy. It is also unfortunate that the original Terra was dispatched so quickly; she was gorgeous. Holly is an amazing actress but playing evil is not one of her strong suits. Her Terra comes off more as a byotch than an evil spirit. Is bar dancing and giving shots to guys what every evil spirit longs for? Whatever.

It was also very hard to believe that Prue would be willing to kill Piper on the mere hope that Terra would take her offer and revive her. That is an amazingly courageous move for a woman who still struggles with her mother's death, among other things.

One solid positive for the episode is that for all the sister-gets-possessed stories this one is probably the most realistically handled. We didn't have to suffer through half an episode of no one figuring out the obvious. In fact, Prue figured it out in about 5 minutes and Leo was never fooled. Surprisingly dark episode after the end of the Cole story line would have made you think that something more lighthearted was coming.moreless

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Piper Lets Loose!

8.8

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By lenzinoH20, Apr 19, 2011 Report Abuse

Coyote Piper-Prue and Phoebe have their hands full when Piper is possessed by the evil life essence, Terra, on the day of her high school reunion.

Featuring an excellent storyline that's both dark yet at times also hilarious, "Coyote Piper" sees Piper getting possessed by an evil essence just in time for her high school reunion. Holly Marie Combs really carries this episode as she showcases Piper's doubts and fears as she's about to got to her high school reunion. Then, at the same time, she's effectively evil when she plays under the possession of Terra, the evil essence. Piper's possession bring some tense scenes like Terra attacking Leo and hilarious scenes with the higlight being after the fact they fpund out she's possessed, Prue and Phoebe run into P3 to be shocked at the sight of Piper doing some serious stripper moves at the bar and bring the club to it's knees...literally.

Prue's resolution for saving Piper was a great moment as your shocked Prue would ever kill her sister, but the scene plays off so well and your at the edge of your seat the whole time. I also love the sub-plots in the episode, especially Phoebe's as she looks into Cole's past and ancestry. The premontion Phoebe has of Cole's parents is well directed and stunning sequence. There's Prue and Piper's old classmate, Justin, beginning to build a relationship as both Shannen Doherty and Chad Willett have some genuine chemistry. All and All, "Coyote Piper" is another great episode with a well written possession storyline, solid suspense and thrilling developments.moreless

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Piper's high school reunion, which is being held at P3, could turn out to have a nasty ending for her and many others.

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By Lady_Lancaster, Feb 26, 2011 Report Abuse

Piper is very nervous about her upcoming high school reunion. She can't decide on her outfit or her hair and she is terrified that something willgo wrong and that the whole night will be a fiasco. I don't, somehow, think she was thinking about herself being possessed by an evil life essence and turning into ... well ... quite the 'party girl' as she dances on the bar in a figure-hugging outfit that she would normally throw out in the trash. Thank goodness Prue and Phoebe are there to save the day.

I have always felt that Piper is, for want of a better word, the most 'dull' of the sisters, so it was excellent to see Holly Marie Combs able to strut her stuff in a Piper-centric episode that was very enjoyable and entertaining throughout.moreless

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Great episode!

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By Angel200489, Aug 31, 2008 Report Abuse

The alchemist demon Kierkan tries to capture the essence of life of his creation, Terra, and trap her in a bottle. However, the evil spirit escapes, possesses a human and tries to find and possess one of the Charmed sisters to become powerful and vanquish Kierkan. Meanwhile, Piper is nervous, preparing for the celebration of her 10-year high school graduation, with the reunion of her schoolmates in P3. Phoebe is missing Cole, and researching his family. Terra possesses Piper, and when Prue discloses, she plots a mortal plan to save the life of Piper and vanquish the fiend.

"Coyote Piper" is a good episode of "Charmed", with humorous and dramatic moments. The picture of Piper with sixteen years old is very funny, and the modification of her behavior after her possession is great, dancing in the counter of P3 like a striper. Phoebe has also a minor but important participation, feeling ashamed because she was easily seduced by Belthazor, while Piper resisted the possession of her body by Terra.moreless

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I am a charmed fan and have been for years.I already have almost all of the series I even have my 3 year old watching charmed with me! I was upset that Shannon Doherty left the show It still is a good show but I liked it better with her page is great too!moreless

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By acisneros75, Feb 24, 2008 Report Abuse

This show is my all time favorite show I have always been a milano fan since Who's the boss. but piper is my favorite on the show its probably because I am a mother and I can relate to her. My family never argues when I tell them we are watching charmed because the show is very entertaining and keeps you motivated to keep on watching it. I need to go and buy the last two seasons I make it a habit to buy one every paycheck. I wish I could watch it in person but I guess I just have to take what I can get.moreless

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Trivia
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- Justin Harper wasn't in Cupid's list of Piper or Prue's boyfriends in the episode Heartbreak City, which proves that neither really loved him. Edit
- In the scene where Prue is helping Piper get ready for the reunion,a mauve shirt can be seen with the "Hollywood" wardrobe tag - it's a small rectangular brown piece of paper with a metal grommet. Edit
- TRIVIA: This is the first time that one sister kills another - this time Prue kills Piper. Edit
Notes
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- International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Nevděčná Piper (Ungrateful Piper) France: Le diable au corps (The devil within) Edit
- Piper's possessed dancing at the club, was choreographed by Shannen Doherty. Edit
- This episode scored 5.1 million viewers. Edit
Quotes
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- Businessman: (Seeing the knife in his chest) Oh my God! She sta-abed me! (Starts to panic, Kirken grabs him by the throat) Kirken: FOCUS! Edit
- Leo: Come on Piper, isn't this supposed to be a fun thing, you know, going back and seeing all your old friends? Piper: You weren't by any chance popular in high school were you? Leo: Well I was... I mean... Is there a right answer to this question? Edit
- Piper: Look, I can't explain it, but being around these people makes me feel exactly like I did when I was 16. Invisible and inferior. Prue: You want me to beat them up? Because I'll beat them up one by one... Edit
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- While Prue helps Piper select an outfit for the reunion party, Piper suggests that they go back to the Betsey Johnson dress.
  Betsey Johnson is a fashion designer best known for her feminine and whimsical designs. She also is known for doing a cartwheel at the end of her fashion shows. Edit
- When Prue and Phoebe take a possessed Piper from the club, Phoebe says to the party guests "talk amongst yourself".
  This is a reference to the Mike Myers' character Linda Richman on Saturday Night Live. Whenever Linda would get upset, she would put her hand on her chest and say "I'm all verklempt" or "I'm a little verklempt". Then she would say, "Talk amongst yourselves," sometimes waving her hand in a dismissive gesture toward the audience. She would often follow this with an example, by saying, "I'll give you a topic." Edit
- Prue refers to Piper being "like Jan Brady".
  Jan Brady was the middle sister in the TV series The Brady Bunch, that ran from 1969-1974. Edit