House Call

Season 5, Episode 13, Aired
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Glen returns to Paige's life with a big surprise - he is about to get married to a girl called Jessica. Meanwhile, the sisters summon a Witch Doctor whom they want to dispatch all the evil remnants that surround the Manor.
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  • A bit of a turkey, this one. Get the carving knife there, Pheebs. Ta!

    3.0
    "Bad"
    By MovieMark, Sep 09, 2011 Report Abuse
    From the sublime to the downright embarrassing, the quality of Charmed can change as easily as flipping a switch. It's usual for this show to follow any arc-heavy episode with a stand-alone, but this one suffers more so due to a haphazard script and a ''kitchen sink'' feel to it. On paper, I'm sure, it sounded like a hoot: Paige getting married and orbing Glenn's fiance into a volcano; Phoebe turning her competition into a turkey and then eating him; and Piper, bless her, always with the short straw, going on a massive cleaning rampage. Unfortunately, the episode never quite takes off, mostly falling flat on its face at every turn. The absurdity of Piper dismantling the roof because it was dirty did illicit a chuckle, as did Leo's cautious words to Phoebe about her competitive streak as she held a butcher knife, but nothing gels. It's just cheap joke after cheap joke, and never has the show looked more hokey, visually, than it does here.moreless

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  • House Crap

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    By lenzinoH20, Jul 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    House Call-Glen returns to Paige's life with a big surprise - he is about to get married to a girl called Jessica. Meanwhile, the sisters summon a Witch Doctor whom they want to dispatch all the evil remnants that surround the Manor. Sigh. Typical writers taking what could have been a creepy, dark episode and turning it into one of those unfunny sitcoms you find on CBS. The house being haunted by those demonic manifestations certainly was cool plot, which could have allowed us to see past demons the sisters have vanquished or maybe play the episode as a homage to horror films like "The Hauning" or "Poltergist". Anything but watching a witch doctor turn the sisters into obnoxious, overbearing annoyances for an hour. The witch doctor's reasons for hexing the sisters made no sense! Considering their the Charmed Ones it makes perfect sense that a lot of demons would want to kill them and the house ultimately having all that demonic energy in it. Why would it take the whole episode for the witch doctor to realize that killing the Charmed Ones would tip the balance of Good and Evil, their the freakin' Charmed Ones, he should have known that! It's a stpuid lesson and instead of having adecent villain of the week, we get Paige going psycho on Glenn's fiance, Piper becoming the queen of germaphobes and Phoebe torturing a turkey! Yeah....awesome......Zzzzzzzzzzz. Really nothing more to say about this one. On to the next one!moreless

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  • The sisters get hexed. Once again, thank the gods for Leo.

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    "Great"
    By iltarion, Feb 18, 2011 Report Abuse
    Okay, so you just had an epic episode with Cole finally getting the great fiery shove off from the Charmed universe. Obviously, you know the next episode is going to be a bit more run of the mill. I still like this episode and found good entertainment in it. After the darkness of the last episode, this is a lighthearted, more comical version of Charmed, and it works for me for the most part. The intro with the pesky ghosts and Piper's neurotic obsession with order is well-written and great acting from Holly and Brian, as always. I am a big fan of Paige's dress up scene. She is so adorable it is practically magical. Season 5 was probably her best look though I do like the dark hair of later seasons.

    The actor who plays the witch doctor is great, and the whole witch doctor story line was something original for the series. Here for once the bad guys aren't even evil. They just are misguided, sort of like the Avatars of Season 7. Paige gets the best subplot, though her first scenes with Jessica are painful to watch. Just one episode after Piper got the duty, here Paige gets to be the vengeful witch. As awkward as the first couple scenes were, I loved the scene when Paige orbs Jessica into the Pit of Doom and then tells her she pissed off a witch. Good stuff. Fortunately for the sisters, Leo was around to shake them out of it. Maybe the witch doctor should have factored him into hex. Yes, Piper and Phoebe's subplots after the hex are mostly annoying, but Brian and Rose carry this episode for me. I had no problem saying adios to Glen, but then again, no beau of Paige's ever worked for me besides Richard and Henry. And by the way, Jessica was hot.moreless

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  • All filler, no killer

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    By Blinksterboy, Jun 03, 2008 Report Abuse
    A rather weak follow-up to last week's explosive story, this is another one of those episodes which starts with one plot and ends up with another.

    In the first part, the sisters summon a witchdoctor to rid the Manor of poltergeists. Apparently these are the leftovers of all the demons they have vanquished in the house. So, if that's the case, how come they've never so much as moved a matchbox until now? The sisters have been blowing up demons for years!

    In the second part, the witchdoctor casts a rather pointless spell to turn the sisters' flaws into obsessions. The 'infected sister' storyline has been done many times before, of course, but it's never been done this badly. Piper makes the Manor disappear, Phoebe turns someone into a turkey and Paige sends an innocent to hell! It's completely ridiculous and badly out of character. The acting is noticeably below par, with Jessica the worst culprit.

    I like the character of the witchdoctor, and the guest actor isn't bad either. There are some decent effects as he reels in the ghouls and I like his interaction with Leo. However, he kind of fades away as the episode goes on and ends up with little to do.

    My heart leapt when I saw Glen in the opening scene. Unfortunately, his storyline totally sucks. Glen is supposed to be this free spirit who travels the world and won't be tied down. Now here he is getting married in an empty church to someone he didn't even know a year ago. As if! Jesse Woodrow is an excellent actor and it's a real shame he has to leave the show like this.

    All in all, it's a pretty half-hearted affair. I'll give it eight out of ten purely on account of Glen.moreless

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  • A very good episode

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    By linangel85, Feb 09, 2008 Report Abuse
    A witch doctor makes the sisters obsessions grow, and Phoebe becomes overwhelmed with the urge to kill her competitor after turning him into a turkey. Paige sends her friend's fiance to the fires of hell, and Piper vanishes the house in an effort to clean it. Their interaction with the witch doctor and their actions under his influence are hilarious, and they of course end up saving the day. Season 5 is the best season in my opinion, and this episode is a good one. "Yeah, yeah, take me to the turkey," Phoebe says, focused only on her single goal. Watch it.moreless

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    • Phoebe said in the episode Animal Pragmatism that she is a vegetarian. She has also said that she has never eaten a animal but in this episode she wants to eat the turkey! Edit
    • Before Paige leaves to meet Glen, part of the ceiling falls on Piper. In the very next shot, the close up of Piper has a chunk of ceiling on her head that was not there when it first fell. Edit
    • TRIVIA: The song playing at the beginning of this episode after the main titles while Paige is getting ready is Come Into My World by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue. Edit

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    • International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Lidské slabosti (Human Weaknesses) France: Envoûtement (Enchantment) Edit
    • This episode scored 5.3 million viewers. Edit
    • The WB used the promo title "Obsessions" for this episode. Edit

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    • Leo: Phoebe, can I talk to you a minute?
      (Piper blows up Leo)
      Leo: What did you do that for?
      Piper: Like hell, you're bringing those muddy shoes in my house.
      (Leo looks at his shoes.) Edit
    • Leo: Look, Piper I need you to help me find Paige.
      Piper: I'm not talking to her 'till she cleans up her room. Edit
    • Phoebe (to Spencer): You know what? You're a turkey. And turkeys don't write columns! (Throws potion, and Spencer turns into a turkey) Phoebe: But they do make delicious dinners. Edit

  • Allusions

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    • Witch Doctor: Now, where's the evil? Piper: Uh... here, there... everywhere.
      Here, There and Everywhere is a 1966 song by The Beatles. Edit
    • Title: House Call
      This is a reference to when doctors would visit their patients at their own homes. Edit
    • Paige (after seeing the ruined TV when the witch doctor has cleansed the house): Hmm, guess I'm not watching The Osbournes tonight.
      She is referring to MTV's celebrity reality series "The Osbournes", starring Ozzy Osbourne and his family. Edit

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