Lost and Bound

Season 4, Episode 12, Aired
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Wanting to protect a ten-year-old orphaned boy who is a firestarter, Piper and Leo try to hunt down the demon before he can deliver the kid to the Source. Meanwhile, Phoebe is given Grams' wedding ring by Cole, but to their surprise the ring has been cursed to transform the wearer into a traditional 1950's suburban housewife.moreless
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  • Don't upset the fire-starting teenager...

    7.5
    "Good"
    By iltarion, Mar 23, 2011 Report Abuse
    This is decidedly better than last week, at least being good enough to be average, even if it is based on a couple preposterous plot points.

    For one, as pointed out by others, Piper "I want to live a normal life" Haliwell is clearly on the wrong side of the bind the child's powers argument, and Leo "defender of all things magical" as well. However, this argument is a key part of the episode. So it is to be tolerated. The second point of idiocy is the notion that the Source would need this kid. For what? The Source can start fires with a wave of his hand. Ray Wise, decent actor that he is, makes a more frightening investment banker than a demon. We do, however, get to see perhaps the first sign of maternal instincts from Piper, as she takes the boy under her protection and is even more feisty than normal in getting him back after he is taken. Of course, she learns her lesson by the end and understands the gift Grams gave her and her sisters by binding their powers through childhood. As usual, it would have been easier to just listen to Leo.

    The entire Phoebe subplot was well-acted by Alyssa and Julian, but it was beyond stupid that no one noticed she was starting to act completely out of sorts.

    Fairly decent rebound from a disastrous episode last week, but still hardly the lead in to Charmed and Dangerous that you would expect.moreless

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  • Demons are hunting a young boy who is a firestarter as The Source wants to use him for his own ends. Meanwhile, Cole proposes to Phoebe but things get a little bit complicated.moreless

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    By Lady_Lancaster, Mar 08, 2011 Report Abuse
    The Source sends a group of demons in search of a young boy who is a firestarter as he wants the use of his powers for himself. (Surprise, surprise!) Cole, on the other hand, has more important things on his mind as he finally decides to pop the question to Phoebe and gives her Grams' old wedding ring. This turns out to be a bad idea because the much-married Grams had a curse on the ring and as soon as Phoebe starts wearing it, she starts behaving like a stereotypical housewife from the 1950s, cooking, cleaning, clothing and all! Alyssa Milano is very amusing here as she sings and cooks her way through her day, which is all about taking of her beloved Cole.

    Very funny in places.moreless

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  • Let the flames begin!

    4.5
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    By MovieMark, Jun 22, 2009 Report Abuse
    I failed to mention this in previous reviews, but there's an annoying level of convenience to the scripts that completely alters the flow of the episodes. This week Piper and Leo are discussing their child's future and how their powers may or may not have a negative impact for them, and then a convenient magical child pops up to illustrate both points of view, it's very irritating. Like two episodes back, Phoebe and Cole are having pre-proposal jitters, so they're conveniently possessed by ghostswho want to get married. It's something you'd expect from shows like Sabrina! ANYWAYS, there are some note-worthy moments in 'Lost and Bound'. For 'Paige from the Past,' I bemoaned how Phoebe's subplot was an unnecessary distraction. Here, however, it's a bit of relief from the very irritable main plot. Alyssa does a bang up job as the house wife the way she does that little crunch with her nose gets me every time. The special effects were cool, too. As for Piper and Leo? Uhm, Piper, you've spent the last 10 episodes damning magic and how it'd be better if you called truce with the source, now you're praising to anyone within praise distance how great magic is. Inconsistency, much? Oh, well, it is Charmed, I suppose.moreless

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  • #I'm a firestarter, twisted firsestarter#

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    By AegisAtreyu, Aug 06, 2008 Report Abuse
    This episode is obvious filler before we get back to business with the Source and Cole. It features a kid who can start fires via emotions. He's a generic orphan teenager so he starts fires often. Anyway, he is promised to the Source so the Charmed ones protect him. In the sub-plot we have to put up with Phoebe acting all Bewitched's Sam. All housewifey and stuff.

    First thing is that the kid firestarter, everytime I heard that word it just made me hum the Prodidgy track. It was made even funnier with the collection Demon Ludlow being Ray Wise who plays the Devil in 'Reaper', ironically having Ice powers. I Laughed My Arse off. On the otherhand Piper's demonstration of her powers to the kid were quite a nice touch. Helped her see that she can look after Children as well. Not that anyone had any doubts.

    The sub-plot with Phoebe as a 1950s housewife was reasonably okay and I liked the black and white reel effect. It's a shame that the Samantha 'Bewitched' Phoebe was just a little too annoying though. Never touching Grams engagement ring again hopefully.

    So a bad episode that was reasonably funny in bits. Makes me want to listen to the Prodigy's album.moreless

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  • Lost and Bored

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    By lenzinoH20, Jun 19, 2008 Report Abuse
    Lost and Bound-Wanting to protect a ten-year-old orphaned boy who is a firestarter, Piper and Leo try to hunt down the demon before he can deliver the kid to the Source. Meanwhile, Phoebe is given Grams' wedding ring by Cole, but to their surprise the ring has been cursed to transform the wearer into a traditional 1950's suburban housewife.

    Ehw! I never could understand why Charmed always got some of the worst guest stars on network television, as they are some of the worst actors you'll ever see. That fact couldn't be more proven than in "Lost and Bound" as there were times I wanted to kick my TV because of the awful acting. The whole Firestar storyline could have been a dark, intriguing premise, but it's immediately destoryed by the horrifying acting talents of Alex Black (Tyler). Everytime Tyler is on scene, his either incredibly bad or just plain sucks as he delivers his lines like his reading off a cue card! He probably was as the casting director took a day off and took the kid because they pressed for time! Also, the guest stars playing Tyler's parents sucked as well, not being convincing as either bounty hunters or as parents. At least Holly Marie Combs puts some real effort into the storyline playing sort of a surrogate mother to Tyler. It's great to see such a maternal side of Piper and it's just a glimpse of how much a great mother she will be in the later seasons. I feel bad for Ray Wise as his a great actor and Ludlow could have been a great villian, but his too underdeveloped and almost cartoony.

    On the other hand, Phoebe's sub-plot was surprisingly hilarious with her putting on Grams' ring and turing into 50s housewife/perky witch like Samantha on "Bewitched". Alyssa was priceless throughout and delievered some really great lines. It's too bad the rest of the episode was so sucky as if written better, this would have made for a hilarious episode, but sigh! All and All, "Lost and Bound" makes me wish I could "Bound and Gagged" the writer who came up with this mess of an hour. Just avoid this one folks!moreless

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    • TRIVIA: This is the first time a non-rhyming Power-of-Three spell was used - Paige wrote a haiku to vanquish Ludlow. Edit
    • TRIVIA: This is the first time that the Halliwell sisters come across a fire starter. They will meet another one later in season 8. Edit
    • When Piper, Leo, and Tyler are in front of the iron gate, a reflection of Tyler's head is visible between the bars. Edit

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    • International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Ztraceno a spoutáno (Lost and Bound) France: Ma sorcière mal aimée (My hated witch) Edit
    • For this episode, Alex Black (Tyler) won the 2003 Young Artist Award for "Best Performance in a TV Drama Series-Guest Starring Young Actor". Edit

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    • (Piper blows open the gate to the Academy after they failed to get through with a Power of Three spell) Phoebe: What was that? Paige: I think you just saw a mother lift a car off her child. Edit
    • (Tyler drinks the binding potion and burps) Piper: Say "Excuse me". Tyler: Excuse me. Piper (to Leo): Ludlow's right. No one teaches manners anymore. Edit
    • Paige (walks in on Phoebe standing naked, standing up in the bathtub): Whoa... full frontal Phoebe! Cole: She flashed. Paige: Yeah... I-I got that. Cole: No, I mean she flashed black-and-white. Edit

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    • Phoebe: What good is it being a witch if I can't just twitch my nose and make the laundry fold itself? Cole: Uh, which witch can do that?
      This is a reference to the series Bewitched. The lead character Samantha, who was a witch herself didn't rely on potions or incantations, but twitched her nose to work her magic. Her daughter Tabitha also moved her nose (with her finger) to perform magic much more efficiently than Phoebe or her sisters. Edit
    • Phoebe: Now that I'm going to be Sadie, sadie married lady...
      This is a reference to the song "Sadie, Sadie" from the 1968 movie "Funny Girl". Fanny sings the song right after she weds Nicky comparing herself to her friend Sadie. Edit
    • Title: Lost and Bound
      A reference to the phrase "lost and found". Edit

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