We're Off to See the Wizard

Season 4, Episode 19, Aired
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Phoebe tells Piper and Paige that she is pregnant, and that Cole is the father. Meanwhile, Piper and Paige team up with a wizard to stop the coronation of the new Source, unaware that it is Cole and Phoebe is soon to be his Queen of the Underworld.moreless
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  • Better to rule in Hell than to serve in San Fran...

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    By iltarion, Jul 19, 2011 Report Abuse
    And thus begins what is essentially a two episode storyline that would be the darkest in series history- the Dark Phoebe story arc.

    This really shouldn't have come as any huge surprise. From the beginning we had to know that at some point the writers would allow Phoebe to play the dark side for more than just a part of an episode; it has always been obvious how good Alyssa is at it.

    This is basically Charmed's famous mix of comedy with dark drama, with the wizard supplying most of the comedy. Once again, there is early strife between Paige and Phoebe, over Cole. Fortunately, the whole mystery of Cole as the Source and the conflict between Paige and Phoebe over it will be finished at the end of this episode. As I have mentioned before, this is a prime strength of the series: the rapid progression of the story arcs. It would have been truly tedious to deal with Cole as the Source without the sisters knowing for even another episode. Instead, the writers cut it short, reveal the secret, and move on. Thank you.

    This is Debbie Morgan's best episode, as the Seer dominates the end of the show, manipulating both Cole and Phoebe one more time. Her character is fabulously written, and the delivery by Morgan is spectacular. Loved it. The camera going to her after Phoebe and Cole take the walk really reveals her as the mastermind behind this entire storyline. As i said before, the writers do very well here to establish Paige as the real heroine of the story who attempted to warn her sisters of the danger. Her mistrust of Cole is actually very similar to Prue's, and it is quite possible that much of this episode was conceived while Prue was still on the show. Regardless of how we got there, the final scene with Cole and Phoebe walking up to get crowned in the Underworld is one of the most dramatic scenes in series history. Absolutely fantastic! Until Forever Charmed, it probably made Long Live the Queen the most anticipated episode in series history.moreless

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  • Phoebe's Issues and Paige

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    By gopink, Jun 22, 2011 Report Abuse
    I am so suprised that Demons are against Cole's wife's love. Cole shows true love to Phoebe since she told him that she is pregnant. It is UNPLANNED PREGNANT! I felt that Phoebe is NOT ready for having baby. Cole seem ready and excited but demons told him that he have choices to pick. Demons refused allowed Cole to get true love and happy. I am so suprised for it. I am so against of Paige. Paige dislike Cole since Phoebe married him after it. Paige acts stinky attidute to him. Phoebe was outraged to Paige because Paige hate Cole and want Phoebe come back to Manor permantent! I hate Paige since I knew it! Phoebe and Cole are so perfect couple in this show!moreless

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  • It's official, Phoebe is expecting.

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    By Lady_Lancaster, Mar 10, 2011 Report Abuse
    Lots going on here! Phoebe learns that she is pregnant and tells Piper and Paige the news, along with the fact that Cole is the Daddy-to-be. The girls aren't sure what they think of THAT particular piece of information, but they have other things on their minds because, as usual, there is trouble in the underworld which, again, as usual, involves Cole and, naturally, the sisters get caught up in the whole thing. The sisters want to help a powerful wizard stop the new Source from being crowned, completely oblivious to the fact that the intended 'royal one' is Cole.

    This entire upcoming story arc is excellent. Alyssa Milano gives some of her best performances here and kudos to Julian McMahon for great work too. Terrific television, a must-see.moreless

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  • The one Grimoire to rule them all.

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    By MovieMark, Mar 28, 2010 Report Abuse
    The demon is finally out of the bag. Charmed will never reach this level of darkness again. While the episode has suffered over the years due to one too many viewings, it's still a really strong offering from the show. It's an hour that toys with the idea that things may very well work out, an excruciating occurrence on Charmed. But just as Cole is about to relinquish his powers, Phoebe embraces her dark side, no thanks to The Seer, and chooses Dark Magic over her sisters. 'Screw the power of 3' indeed. Strong performances and a solid script continues an impressive streak of Charmed episodes.moreless

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  • The Grimoire Reaper

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    By lenzinoH20, Jun 22, 2008 Report Abuse
    We're Off To See The Wizard-Phoebe tells Piper and Paige that she is pregnant, and that Cole is the father. Meanwhile, Piper and Paige team up with a wizard to stop the coronation of the new Source, unaware that it is Cole and Phoebe is soon to be his Queen of the Underworld.

    Now, here begins the darkest and finest story arc the writers ever came up with in Charmed's 8 year run as dark secrets are finally revealed and Phoebe makes a shocking decision. The concept of the Grimoire is brilliant, if not a bit obvious as it with it being the evil equivalent of the Book of Shadows. Also, the coronation plot is well written and the involvment of the wizard makes it so much more entertaining. Armin Shimerman, best known for playing Principal Snyder on "Buffy", is wonderful as the tricky, charismatic wizard and nearly steals the show in every scene, especially this scene between him and Paige:

    Paige(talking about the Source: "Well, we vanquished his sorry a$$."

    Wizard: "Actually, he was just reborn into another sorry a$$...wait...that came out wrong."

    There are tons of shocking revelations throughout, with most of them involving Phoebe. First, Phoebe reveals to her sisters that she's pregnant, which is shocking since the child will obvious be part demonic, if not all. The family dilemma it brings is excellently played by the leads, epsecially when Paige tells Phoebe about her and Piper's suspicions over Cole. Then there's the scene where Phoebe discovering her terrifying new power to throw fire, fears that she might be evil. After that, she finds out the fact Cole is a demon again, not to mention, the Seer seduces her to the side of evil, which Phoebe accepts whole heartedly. With so many dark plot developments, you would think an actress would have a hard time keeping up but Alyssa Milano gives a fine performance throughout, making Phoebe's transition from good to evil seem quite surreal.

    Other great twists is the wizard double crossing the sisters after they get the Grimoire and the Seer hiring Julie to seduce Cole to carry his child. I can't stop praising Debbi Morgan, everytime she's on screen, her performances just make episodes 10 times better and the scene where she seduces Phoebe to the dark side is flawless. The ending of the episode brings a sense of hopelessness and doom, which is surprising since Charmed is mostly light hearted all the time. But this time, the sisters have not only lost to evil, but they have lost a sister again to evil which leads to another classic hour of Charmed next episode. All and All, "We're Off To See the Wizard" is a superb first parter to the "Dark Phoebe" arc with such excellent acting and shocking revelations.moreless

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    • When Cole/The Source beheads one of his guards in the beginning, shouldn't his body have disappeared? If he's a demon (which is most likely considering the boss), he should have magically cleaned himself up. Edit
    • When the Wizard causes the massage girls to appear, one of them begins massaging his ears. This is called umox, which is a Ferengi massage technique. Armin Shimerman, who plays the Wizard, also played the Ferengi Quark in Star Trek: Deep Space 9, who was very enamoured of that particular form of massage. Edit
    • A possible continuity error, in the episode Pardon My Past Phoebe's previous incaranation had the power of fire throwing, which Leo says is an upper level demonic power. She was not demonic in her past life and was still considered a witch. After she was killed, Leo said her powers had regressed because she used her powers for evil purposes. If it was a demonic power to start with it wouldn't explain why it regressed and didn't just change when she became good. The use of evil power would have only given her more power and made her even more evil in the next life. Edit

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    • International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Jsme na návštěvě u čaroděje (We Are Paying the Wizard a Visit) France: L'enchanteur (The wizard) Edit
    • This episode scored 4.2 million viewers. Edit

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    • (Phoebe vanquishes Julie, Cole's assistant) Phoebe: Home-wrecker. Paige: Okay, Phoebe, you're scaring us. Edit
    • Piper: "Screw the power of three"? Paige: Those were her words exactly. And then she practically flattened me while storming out of her office. Piper: Well, that sounds more than just hormones. Paige: Yeah. She was a little pissed. Piper: About what? Oh, Paige! You didn't! You told her about Cole? Paige: She was gonna find out eventually! Piper: Yeah. When we decided it was the right time to tell her. Now she's probably never gonna speak to us again! You might as well have crowned the new Source yourself! Edit
    • Wizard: What's taking so long? Piper: Quiet! Edit

  • Allusions

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    • Piper (talking about the wizard): I can't believe we let that slimy Lord of the Rings wannabe use us like that!
      This is a reference to the "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy that was introduced in 2001, and was based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien. Edit
    • Title: We're Off to See the Wizard
      This is a reference to the famous song from the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz". Edit
    • Paige: Does Harry Potter count?
      Harry Potter is a young wizard and the main character in a very popular series of books (and subsequent movies) created by author J.K. Rowling. Edit

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