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137-482: In the original Charmed series, the "Power of Three" was originally the Halliwell sisters Prue ( Shannen Doherty ), Piper ( Holly Marie Combs ) and Phoebe ( Alyssa Milano ). However, following Prue's death in the third-season finale , their long-lost younger half sister Paige Matthews ( Rose McGowan ) takes Prue's place within the "Power of Three" from the fourth season until the eighth and final season . In

274-542: A Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her portrayal of Prue. She received the same nomination the following year. Doherty and Milano's rumored off-screen feud earned them a nomination for Best Fight at the 2001 Wand Awards. Terry Kelleher of People magazine labeled Prue "the serious one" out of the three Halliwell sisters. Michael Abernethy of PopMatters described Prue as "pragmatic" and noted that Doherty's performance in Charmed had "the hard edge" that

411-401: A "kindhearted, goofy witch," while a writer for IGN called her "voluptuous." CNN 's Joshua Levs characterised Paige as "the lovable, secret, younger half-sister." In his review of the fourth season, Jeffrey Robinson of DVD Talk felt that Paige fits right in with the sisters and noted that her addition changed the character dynamics of Piper and Phoebe "in a good way." In another review of

548-480: A Charmed One stems from her destiny as a future Whitelighter. In the episode "Freaky Phoebe", Paige takes on official Whitelighter duties and gains her first charge in a witch named Mitchell Haines ( Seamus Dever ) who has the power of superhuman speed. In the season seven finale, during a suicide mission to vanquish Zankou, Paige and her sisters fake their deaths in order to escape the constant threat of demon attacks as well as police and government investigations. In

685-477: A Charmed One—one of the most powerful witches of all time. Paige is introduced as the secret love child of the Halliwell sisters' mother Patty ( Finola Hughes ) and her whitelighter ( guardian angel ) Sam Wilder ( Scott Jaeck ), making Paige both a witch and whitelighter. She was given up at birth and raised by her adoptive parents, Mr. and Mrs. Matthews. At the beginning of season four, Paige goes on to help reconstitute The Charmed Ones by taking Prue's place in

822-506: A Darklighter's arrow. However, it is not until the season eight episode "Payback's a Witch" that Paige develops the trigger to be able to heal on her own. After expressing her love discreetly for wounded parole officer Henry Mitchell, Paige unlocks the emotional trigger of love to access her healing powers, which she later uses to heal Henry of his gunshot wound. Like all Whitelighters before her, Paige can only use her healing powers on humans and not animals or demons. Paige has proven to be

959-546: A deal to The Source to turn back time. This would reset the exposure of magic and undo Piper's death. The Source agrees, knowing that he plans to double cross her in the end as Phoebe will be immune to the time reset while in The Underworld. In the end, Phoebe will not be able to warn her sisters' of the assassin's attack and he will kill her himself. Time is reversed to the sisters' first encounter with Shax. However, Phoebe no longer answers when Prue calls for help, as she

1096-402: A difficult spell created by Prue, she appears to come at peace with her sibling rivalry . Later in the season, Paige, alongside Phoebe, trains to be a midwife in order to deliver Piper's baby. When Piper gives birth to a boy she names Wyatt, she also gives him the middle name Matthew in honor of his aunt Paige. In the sixth season (2003–2004), Paige grows tired of unemployment and obtains

1233-462: A direct line of sight, she appears to simply need only an intimate knowledge of the object's location in order to manipulate its movement. For instance, in the pilot episode, " Something Wicca This Way Comes ", Prue is able to move the ink from her ex-fiancée Roger's pen, although it is mostly concealed in his shirt pocket. Later, while outside Roger's office, she curls her fingers in anger, which causes Roger's tie to tighten its hold around his neck. In

1370-528: A fireball thrown by fellow Triad member Baliel (Sören Oliver). Paige also simultaneously orbs and throws two demons into a dumpster in the episode "Gone with the Witches". In the Charmed comics, specifically Issue #3, Innocents Lost , Paige develops a new power in the form of a reinforced force field made up of orbs. Paige displays the ability to encase others inside of her force fields, without being within them herself, when she uses her new power to contain

1507-548: A friendship with Phoebe, she initially butts heads with Piper, but eventually the two sisters develop a mutual respect. Later in the season, Paige reveals her identity as a witch to her childhood friend and "sometimes" boyfriend, Glen Belland (Jesse Woodrow). Once she develops more control over her witchcraft Paige is able to help her sisters' avenge Prue's death and vanquish the Source twice – both in his original incarnation and that of his next incarnation, Cole Turner. During

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1644-461: A half-hour comedy." Hewitt also declined the role. Producers then decided to kill off the character of Prue and replace her with a long-lost younger sister in favor of having "a fresh face" join the series. Spelling stated, "[The character's] going to be the long-lost sister Alyssa and Holly never knew [they] had. And wait until you see what we came up with to explain why she's been lost: Nobody ever knew she even existed." Film actress Rose McGowan

1781-632: A hospital, but is thwarted by the crowd of media in her way. Prue disregards the laws of magic and uses her powers against everyone in her way to save her sister's life. Prue gets Piper to a hospital bed where Piper tells her she's "so cold", and dies in Prue's arms. Prue, overcome with grief and rage, uses her powers and fighting skills to hold off a S.W.A.T. team attempting to take her down. Cradling her sister's body, she promises to "fix" her death. In order to save her sister's life, Prue orders Piper's husband Leo Wyatt ( Brian Krause ) to find Phoebe and pass on

1918-464: A hug. In spite of the reunion, Prue's presence causes the sisters' powers to go haywire. Because the Charmed prophecy never spoke of a "Power of Four", the reunion of the four sisters causes their individual and collective powers to go out of control. To diffuse the chaos brought upon by the presence of the four sisters, Paige volunteers to relinquish her powers so that Prue can rejoin her sisters in

2055-471: A job as a photographer for 415 Magazine . In the season two finale, Prue and her sisters discover that the many attacks on their lives by evil beings have been orchestrated by a demonic force known as The Council. By season three (2000–01), learning of the new evil The Triad (who have replaced The Council), Prue becomes determined to prepare herself for any further attacks of evil on herself, her sisters and any future innocents in which to protect. Throughout

2192-520: A job at a temp agency. While employed on the various jobs via the agency, Paige finds herself drawn into various magical endeavors concerning members of the magical community. Through one of these magical journeys she meets and later dates a witch named Richard Montana ( Balthazar Getty ), a relationship which mirrors the love affair Phoebe had with Cole as Richard attempts to avoid the temptations of dark magic. The couple eventually break up, but not before Paige binds Richard's powers so that he doesn't feel

2329-433: A magical witch Paige can utilize scrying, a divination art form that allows one to locate a missing object or person. Paige can also cast spells, often written in iambic pentameter or as a rhyming couplet, to influence others or the world around her. She can also brew potions, most often used to vanquish foes or to achieve other magical feats similar to the effects of a spell. As a witch and Charmed One, Paige has also developed

2466-494: A new power in the form of a reinforced forcefield made up of orbs. Later in Issue #8, Oh, Henry , Paige rescues a baby from the womb of his dying mother. She and Henry later adopt the infant boy and name him Henry, Jr. In the seventeenth issue of the comics, Paige looks for a witch named Sarah at a Salem house; however, she meets Cole who won't let her in. Despite his pleas, she orbs into the house where she meets Prudence (Prue) and

2603-473: A number of magical powers which include Telekinetic Orbing and Force Field (sometimes called Orb Shield). In the second half of the two-part season four premiere, "Charmed Again (Part 2)", Paige displays her method of moving objects with her mind by teleporting objects from one location to another through a vocal command. When she vocally calls the name of an object or living being it will orb to her, appearing in hand or within close range to her body. This power

2740-413: A professional photographer for a magazine company. She also has romantic relationships with her old high school flame Inspector Andy Trudeau ( Ted King ) in season one, and fellow auction house employee Jack Sheridan ( Lochlyn Munro ) in season two. In the third season, Prue is forced to marry the warlock Zile ( Tom O'Brien ) in a dark marriage ceremony, but their marriage soon ends after he is vanquished. In

2877-404: A reprieve from her duties as headmistress. At the suggestion of Piper and Phoebe, Paige instates the now human Leo as the new headmaster of Magic School in her place so that she can take a break while Leo can work in a place safe from the harm of demon attacks. The following episode, "Little Box of Horrors", The Elders manage to convince Paige that her continued quest for a life outside her role as

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3014-491: A skilled painter and sketch artist, first introduced in the season four episode, "Muse to My Ears". Paige also showcases her singing talents in the season five episode, "Sense and Sense Ability". While she has limited training in physical combat, her fighting skills are proficient enough to best Billie in hand-to-hand combat in the season eight episode, "Malice in Wonderland". Galen Adair of Wordandfilm.com described Paige as

3151-472: A variety of magical skills and powers which include scrying , spell casting, and brewing potent potions. As a magical witch, Prue can utilize scrying, a divination art form that allows one to locate a missing object or person. Prue can also cast spells, often written in iambic pentameter or as a rhyming couplet , to influence others or the world around her. She can also brew potions, most often used to vanquish foes or to achieve other magical feats similar to

3288-597: A warlock and protect themselves against fire. The "Power of Three" is connected to the sisters, both emotionally and magically. This has been explored in several episodes throughout the series, mostly notably the season three episode "Power Outage", when the sisters lose their powers after using them against each other during an argument, only regaining them once they reconcile. The "Power of Three" originally included Prue ( Shannen Doherty ), Piper ( Holly Marie Combs ), and Phoebe Halliwell ( Alyssa Milano ). The Halliwell sisters are also known as The Charmed Ones, said to be

3425-412: A witch named Sarah at a Salem house; however, she meets Cole who won't let her in. Despite his pleas, she orbs into the house where she meets Patience (Prue) and the two touch causing their powers to send them away. After recovering, Patience tells Paige that she is Prue. At first, Paige doesn't believe her, but they go to the manor where after seven years, Prue, Piper, and Phoebe are finally reunited with

3562-431: A witch secret. Due to the magical interferences in both her work and personal life, Prue finds it difficult to rekindle a relationship with her old high school flame Inspector Andy Trudeau ( T.W. King ) and stay on top of her new job as an appraiser for Buckland's Auction House. Throughout the first season, Prue and her sisters face off against various warlocks and demons who aim to steal their powers or harm innocents. In

3699-694: A witch was a "perfect" idea, due to her rumored poor off-screen behaviour. Kristin Sample of AOL TV felt that Prue had the "best powers" and was "the bitchiest" witch out of the three sisters, further adding that Doherty "quite possibly could be a real life witch." In his review of the pilot episode, Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette commented that " Charmed is Doherty's show plain and simple. Her behaviour on and off screen may not always be charming, but she excels at this sort of formidable, prickly character." CNN 's Joshua Levs named Prue

3836-530: Is Prue. In the episode "Cursed" of sitcom So Notorious , Tori Spelling and Sasan ( Zachary Quinto ) discuss who has put a curse on her and Sasan says, "It's Shannen! She knows all that witchcraft from Charmed ." The reference in So Notorious was meant as a joke to Doherty's rumored poor off-screen behavior when she and Spelling both starred together in Beverly Hills, 90210 . In his review of

3973-412: Is able to interact with the physical world. Prue displays the ability to astrally project across vast distances, regardless of her lack of familiarity with the location she is projecting to. However, she never displays the ability to astrally project across worlds. It is also revealed that Prue is unable to access her power of telekinesis while she is astrally projecting. In season three of the series, it

4110-482: Is actually Belthazor, faked his death with Phoebe's help, the revelation causes a rift in their sisterly relationship. Later, after being forced to marry the warlock, Zile ( Tom O'Brien ) in a dark marriage ceremony, Prue comes to understand Phoebe's draw to Cole's darker half. While the two sisters mend their relationship, Prue distrusts Cole for some time. Midway through season three, Prue also makes amends with her estranged father, Victor Bennett ( James Read ) who left

4247-432: Is briefly seen when Phoebe and Paige visit the past memory of Piper's wedding. However, Prue's face is never shown and only her back is seen due to copyright laws regarding Doherty's image. During the seventh season (2004–05) finale, it is revealed that after being asked for help from her sisters, Prue had taught Leo how to use astral projection despite being "really protective of it". Piper, Phoebe and Paige later utilize

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4384-409: Is capable of besting multiple adversaries in season three, most notably demonic wrestlers, the demon Vinceres, vampire-like demons known as Seekers, and two S.W.A.T. team members. Prue is also skilled in the art of photography , which she later turns into her full-time profession. During the run of the series and her life as a Charmed One, Prue died three times. In 1999, Doherty was nominated for

4521-454: Is later revealed in the issue that Penny had lied to the girls, mainly because she has no idea where Prue is. Later, Penny and her daughter Patty Halliwell task Cole to locate the missing Prue in exchange for helping him find peace in the afterlife. In the sixteenth issue of the comic, Cole finds her in Salem as another witch named Patience. In the seventeenth issue of the comics, Paige looks for

4658-506: Is made possible after it is revealed that she is the daughter of Patty and the Whitelighter Sam Wilder ( Scott Jaeck ), making her a "sister-witch" to Phoebe and Piper. The episode reveals that Paige was given up at birth to protect her from the wrath of The Elders if they were to discover her Whitelighter heritage. Like her sister Prue, Paige was born with " the ability to move things with her mind ". Since she possessed

4795-461: Is officially promoted to social worker in the episode, "A Witch's Tail (Part 1)", but by the end of the second episode, "A Witch's Tail (Part 2)", Paige quits her job to pursue being a witch full-time. During this season Paige meets Sam Wilder (her birth-father) and slowly comes to terms with letting him into her life. Meanwhile, she struggles with living up to the legend of her deceased half-sister Prue and her title of "Superwitch". When Paige masters

4932-501: Is portrayed as the oldest, responsible, strong, "kick-ass sister" and "leader of the group." During her three seasons on Charmed , she is regarded as the strongest and most powerful witch of the Halliwell sisters. Prue's storylines have mostly revolved around her protecting innocents and defeating the forces of evil in San Francisco with her sisters, as well as leading a normal life as an appraiser for an auction house and later as

5069-443: Is published monthly by Zenescope Entertainment. Set eighteen-months after the series finale , the sisters are seen living happy demon free lives and have each entered into motherhood. Paige has had twin girls with Henry Mitchell named Kat and Tamora Mitchell. In the comic series, Paige is working as a full-time Whitelighter and can also be seen helping Leo at Magic School with his students. In Issue #3, Innocents Lost , Paige develops

5206-439: Is published monthly by Zenescope Entertainment. While Shannen Doherty's image of Prue has yet to actually be seen in the comics, the character is seen as another person after taking over their body. In the twelfth issue of the comic, The Charmed Offensive , seven years after Prue's death, Penny Halliwell informs the sisters that Prue has reincarnated into her next life, as her destiny was not completed when she died. However, it

5343-422: Is revealed that injuries sustained by Prue will not appear on her astral body. In the season three episode "Primrose Empath", after Prue is temporarily cursed with the power of empathy , she channels the emotions she feels to enhance her own magical powers, which enable her to astrally project emotions into other people as well as briefly utilize her astral and physical bodies at the same time. During her time on

5480-442: Is sometimes labeled Telekinetic Orbing. Due to her Whitelighter side, Paige's telekinetic power carries aspects of teleportation, although she still showcases the ability to impart momentum on the objects she orbs allowing her to throw them across distances. Telekinetic Orbing does not require a great deal of accuracy in calling an object. For instance, in the season six episode "Hyde School Reunion", Paige orbs demonic acid by using

5617-400: Is the eldest daughter of Patty Halliwell and Victor Bennett. The character was created by Constance M. Burge , who based Prue on her older sister. Prue is introduced into the series as the eldest sister to Piper Halliwell ( Holly Marie Combs ) and Phoebe Halliwell ( Alyssa Milano ). She is one of the first original featured leads and more specifically, a Charmed One – one of

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5754-481: Is the only instance in which Prue displays teleportation powers on-screen; however, she later uses this power again in the comics. In the Charmed series, certain magical powers are attached to emotional triggers, regardless, all powers can be affected by the user's emotions. For Prue, the emotional trigger for her telekinesis is anger and frustration. This emotion is channeled to initially unlock and control her powers, which can only be focused by squinting her eyes for

5891-409: The eighth and final season (2005–2006), Paige takes on the false identity of Jo Bennett (Christina Ulloa) and attempts to live a normal life free of magic. This proves to be impossible, as Paige hears the continual call of a new charge, a telekinetic witch named Billie Jenkins ( Kaley Cuoco ). In the fifth episode of season eight, "Rewitched", Paige and her sisters reclaim their true identities with

6028-445: The " Power of Three ", following her death in the season three finale . Like Prue, Paige possesses telekinetic abilities, but due to her mixed whitelighter heritage, this manifests as the ability to orb ("teleport") objects from one location to another through a vocal command. As the series progresses, Paige also receives whitelighter abilities such as the power to orb herself and others, as well as sensing, glamouring and healing also

6165-413: The "Power of Three". Cole, however, steps in and informs Prue that the real reason she remained tied to the "Power of Three" and unable to move on in the afterlife was because she refused to truly let go of her destiny with her sisters. Realizing that her time as a Charmed One has passed, as she no longer inhabits the body of a true Warren witch, Prue instead surrenders her Warren powers so that Paige will be

6302-517: The "To Call a Witch's Powers" spell can form their own "Power of Three", provided they can stop the original users from channeling it in the first place. The Stillman Sisters exploited this for their own ends when impersonating The Charmed Ones in the season six episode "The Power of Three Blondes". In the reboot series of Charmed (2018–2022), a new "Power of Three" is formed by sisters Macy ( Madeleine Mantock ), Mel ( Melonie Diaz ) and Maggie Vera ( Sarah Jeffery ). Each sister has an individual power;

6439-483: The "call" of her charges whenever they are in need, allowing her to go to them when they need her most. Before becoming a full-fledged Whitelighter, Paige displays the ability to hear her sisters' "call" when she is far away from them. As a Whitelighter, her charges must not always vocally call out to her when they are in need. The sensing power allows the Whitelighter to instantly hear a charge's inner call whenever

6576-411: The "uber-responsible older sister" and felt that Doherty made her "somewhat plausible." Entertainment Weekly ' s Kate Ward added that she "gained an appreciation" for Doherty after seeing her on Charmed , writing "Despite omnipresent rumors of her poor off-screen behavior, it's been difficult for me to think of Doherty as anything but charming." In her review of the first season, Karyn L. Barr of

6713-592: The Halliwell sisters. With Patty Halliwell ( Finola Hughes ) long since deceased, Paige relented on pursuing the matter further. After the Source of All Evil learns of Paige's existence, he orders her killed. Paige is eventually saved by Phoebe Halliwell ( Alyssa Milano ) and her boyfriend Cole Turner ( Julian McMahon ) and then subsequently introduced to Piper Halliwell ( Holly Marie Combs ) and her husband Leo Wyatt ( Brian Krause ). Paige then goes on to help reconstitute The Charmed Ones by taking Prue Halliwell 's ( Shannen Doherty ) place in "The Power of Three". This

6850-456: The Manor by stating, "Home!" in the episode "Charmed Noir". Towards the end of season eight, Paige displays the advanced skill of being able to orb and throw adult sized demons and people across distances in a similar fashion to Prue's telekinetic lift and throw method. The most prominent example of this occurs when she orbs the demon Asmodeus (Steven J. Oliver), a member of The Triad, directly into

6987-479: The Thirteenth , Barbara Primesuspect ( Julie Benz ) is said to be yelling " Charmed my ass!" at Doherty, who does not appear on-screen. In an episode of the teen comedy-drama series Popular , entitled "The Shocking Possession of Harrison John", Josh Ford ( Bryce Johnson ) asks George Austin ( Anthony Montgomery ) who is Michael Bernardino's ( Ron Lester ) "favorite hottie witch" on Charmed and George says it

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7124-572: The Top TV Witches, the lowest of the four sisters. In addition to the television series, the character has also appeared in numerous expanded universe material, such as the Charmed novels and its comic book adaptation . The character of Paige Matthews was conceived by executive producer Brad Kern as a replacement character for Prue Halliwell ( Shannen Doherty ). In May 2001, it was officially announced that Doherty would be departing Charmed . The producers originally considered recasting

7261-433: The Top TV Witches. In addition to the television series, the character has also appeared in numerous expanded universe material, such as the Charmed novels and its comic book adaptation . In 1998, The WB began searching for a drama series, and looked to Spelling Television , which had produced the network's most successful series 7th Heaven , to create it. Expanding on the popularity of supernatural-themed dramas,

7398-516: The Twice-Blessed Wyatt, an act which causes Wyatt to turn his back on good in the future. During the start of the seventh season (2004–2005), Paige fights to keep Magic School from closing after the death of its headmaster, Gideon. The Elders then place Paige in charge of Magic School as the new headmistress once they realize how deep her dedication runs. Also this season, Paige befriends federal agent Kyle Brody ( Kerr Smith ), and

7535-519: The Underworld on several occasions, this may have more to do with her personal attitude towards them than a lack of ability). In late season four, it is revealed that Paige has acquired the ability of sensing, a supernatural power which grants a Whitelighter a magical awareness of a charge's location and physical well-being. Paige's first instance of full on sensing is seen in the episode "Saving Private Leo". Paige's sensing power enables her to hear

7672-637: The air with her for three years and there were definitely some rough days. Holly and Shannen were best friends for like 10 years before the show started so it was very much sort of like high school. I would hope that in our thirties it wouldn't feel like that anymore." The producers originally considered recasting the role of Prue with a different actress. Actresses Soleil Moon Frye , Irene Molloy and Denise Richards were rumored to be possible replacements. Spelling even approached Tiffani Thiessen , who replaced Doherty on Beverly Hills, 90210 , and Jennifer Love Hewitt . However, both Thiessen and Hewitt declined

7809-401: The betterment of the show." Paige appears as the secret half-sister in the final five seasons of Charmed , portrayed by Rose McGowan within 112 episodes from 2001 to 2006. In the episode "Charmed Again", it is revealed that after Paige's adoptive parents (played by Lisa Darr and M. Scott Wilkinson) died, she went searching for her birth parents and suspected that she might be related to

7946-459: The bond and connection between the three Halliwell sisters, which is noticeably stronger when their individual powers are combined. In the pilot episode " Something Wicca This Way Comes ", the youngest sister Phoebe ( Alyssa Milano ) discovers the Book of Shadows and reads a magical incantation out loud, which activates each sister's individual power as well their combined "Power of Three". Throughout

8083-440: The car crash that killed her adoptive parents. When we are introduced to Paige, her orbing power can only be channeled in panic induced situations as a fear response. She is also only able to orb in and out within the same place, which makes her unable to travel across distances with the power. In the season four episode "The Three Faces of Phoebe", Paige displays growth with her orbing powers by transporting herself across town for

8220-463: The character is never shown again, Piper attempts numerous spells to resurrect Prue to no avail, and when she comes into contact with their grandmother, it is revealed that Prue is still struggling to adjust to being in the afterlife and that she is being helped to process her death by both Penny and the girls' mother Patty Halliwell ( Finola Hughes ). Penny also reveals to Piper that Prue cannot be summoned back to Earth because seeing Prue would not allow

8357-454: The charge is in immediate danger, which is, more often than not, life-threatening. Paige first shows a talent for healing in the season four premiere, "Charmed Again (Part 2)", when she uses her Whitelighter powers to enhance the healing abilities of her own Whitelighter, Leo Wyatt, to fully heal the half-demon Cole Turner. Later in that season, Paige is able to channel Leo's healing powers to heal him of his wounds after he has been poisoned by

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8494-481: The demon Zankou ( Oded Fehr ) and force The Avatars to restore the world to normal. Kyle, however, is killed in the process, but is resurrected as a Whitelighter as a reward from The Elders for helping to defeat The Avatars. He says his goodbyes to Paige, before leaving to start his new life. In late season seven, in episode seventeen "Scry Hard", Paige grows tired of being cooped up in Magic School and desires

8631-609: The effects of a spell. Prue also possesses the powers of telekinesis and astral projection ; however, in the comic book continuation, she chooses to lose these abilities because her and Paige's co-existence is unbalancing the Power of Three. Prue was also often described as the most powerful of the Charmed Ones. At the start of the series, it is revealed that Prue has the power to move objects and people with her mind using telekinesis . While Prue's telekinetic powers work best with

8768-496: The eighth and final season, Paige marries a human parole officer named Henry Mitchell ( Ivan Sergei ). The character was mostly well received by television critics, who complimented Paige's personality and felt that McGowan was the right choice for the role. McGowan won the Family Television Award for Favorite Sister in 2005 for her portrayal of Paige. In 2007, AOL TV ranked Paige at number 13 on their list of

8905-454: The eldest Macy has the power of telekinesis, middle sister Mel has the power of temporal stasis, and the youngest Maggie can hear people's thoughts; through telepathy. Similar to the original series, the Vera sisters use their powers to protect innocents and vanquish demons, also often invoking their combined "Power of Three" to chant spells together and defeat their enemies. The "Power of Three" in

9042-444: The eleventh book of the series of novels . The novels follow no strict continuity with the series or each other and are often considered to be non- canon . However, the television series producers have final approval of everything in the novels, which could indicate the literature fitting into the established canon of the series and the so-called " Charmed universe". Paige's first appearance in Charmed literature takes place within

9179-446: The end of the third season. However, in the comics, after possessing the body of Patience, Prue's telekinetic powers did evolve to an advanced level — she was able to lift a car with her mind, levitate a chalk drawing off its surface, and even manipulate the chalk drawing to the extent where it exploded. She was even able to telekinetically hold her half-sister Paige in place and the latter admitted that she couldn't orb out of this. In

9316-421: The explosion caused by the resurrected Source's destruction in the tenth issue of the comic series, Three Little Wiccans . In this same issue, Paige also uses her force field power offensively to push back demons. In Charmed a Whitelighter is a human soul that has been made a " guardian angel " for good witches and other future Whitelighters (also known as a Whitelighter's "charge"). A Whitelighter acts in

9453-460: The family shortly after their mother's death. During the season three finale , Prue and Piper unwittingly expose themselves as witches to the world after being caught on camera by a local news crew fighting with The Source's personal assassin Shax. In the aftermath of the exposure, Piper is shot by a crazed Wiccan fanatic who wanted to join the sisters' coven. Prue frantically tries to get Piper to

9590-436: The feel of adjusting to things down really well." The writer also felt that McGowan was a "great casting choice" for Charmed . Rob Lineberger of DVD Verdict commented on McGowan's acting in the fifth season, noting that she "clips off the end of every sentence, often growling more than annunciating her lines." Lineberger also added that "McGowan's impressive snarl" was one of the reasons he enjoyed that season. In his review of

9727-509: The finale of season four, Paige and her sisters are visited by the Angel of Destiny ( Dakin Matthews ), who offers them the chance to live normal lives without magical powers or the threat of demons. Over the course of the episode, Paige eventually convinces her sisters to decline the offer and remain Charmed to continue doing good in the world. At the start of season five (2002–2003), Paige

9864-446: The first 66 episodes of the series as well as the unaired pilot. At the start of season one (1998–99), six months have passed since the death of her grandmother, Penny Halliwell ( Jennifer Rhodes ). After ending her engagement to Roger ( Matthew Ashford ), Prue moves back into her family's Victorian Manor with her middle sister Piper ( Holly Marie Combs ), and they are later joined by their youngest sister Phoebe ( Alyssa Milano ). On

10001-445: The first 10 books of the series of novels . The novels follow no strict continuity with the series or each other, and are often considered to be non- canon . However, the television series producers have final approval of everything in the novels, which could indicate the literature fitting into the established canon of the series and the so-called " Charmed universe". Prue's first appearance in Charmed literature takes place within

10138-502: The first time. In the same episode, she also displays the advanced ability of orbing with passengers. Despite taking on the full duties of a Whitelighter by the eighth and final season of the series, Paige never shows the ability to orb "Up There". Instead, whenever she congregates with an Elder, she orbs to the top of the suspension tower of the Golden Gate Bridge to hold a meeting (though since she has successfully orbed to

10275-448: The first-season finale, Andy is killed trying protect her from a demonic foe. The show's second season (1999–2000) opens with Prue's continual struggle to deal with Andy's death. Prue feels responsible, and contemplates giving up on witchcraft entirely, but eventually decides to continue her destiny as a witch and protector of the innocent with help from her sisters. Prue later experiences growth in her magical abilities when she develops

10412-424: The fourth season, Leigh H. Edwards of PopMatters added that the addition of Paige was "contrived and clunky", but welcomed the idea of McGowan joining the show as a witch "since she has major goth cred as Marilyn Manson's former flame." DVD Verdict 's Cynthia Boris wrote that McGowan brought "a youthfulness" and "a fresh viewer perspective" to Charmed , further noting that "fans have come to enjoy her presence on

10549-486: The group" during the first three seasons and she was "never afraid to lay down the law." He further added, "Not only was Shannen a pretty good witch, but nobody gives good bitch quite like her. She's infamous for being hard to work with, but she's got a charisma the show needed. She knew how to make Prudence strong and vulnerable all at once, and they relied on her to be the wise leader who put her fist down when necessary." Hugh Armitage of Digital Spy felt that "Prue's death

10686-507: The help of federal agent Murphy ( Brandon Quinn ) in exchange for helping the FBI handle supernatural investigations. Episode eight, "Battle of the Hexes", introduces Paige to parole officer Henry Mitchell ( Ivan Sergei ). After a courtship, which involves Henry discovering Paige's secret identity as a witch and whitelighter, the couple get married in the episode "Engaged and Confused". Later in

10823-503: The majority of the first season. In episode nineteen of season one, "Out of Sight", Prue learns how to channel her telekinesis through her hands as well. Later in the series, she obtains enough control over her powers in order to move objects with a mere crook or twitch of a single finger. The limits of Prue's telekinetic powers are unclear, but she appears to be able to move up to 400 pounds (181.4 kg) with her mind, sufficient to lift and throw two normal-sized adults with her powers. In

10960-479: The missing power, she was able to take her place in the Power of Three, thus reforming the Charmed Ones. Due to her Whitelighter heritage, however, her magical method of movement causes " objects to orb from a location to another ". Paige has also shown the ability to impart momentum on these orbing objects. Throughout season four , Paige shows that she has inherited a variety of Whitelighter powers such as orbing, and sensing. While Paige finds it easier to develop

11097-427: The most powerful witches of all time. Prue initially possesses the power to move objects with her mind by channeling telekinesis through her eyes. As the series progresses, she learns how to channel her telekinesis through her hands and gains the power of astral projection , the ability to be in two places at once. Prue also develops martial arts skills and becomes an effective hand-to-hand fighter like Phoebe. Prue

11234-404: The most powerful witches ever known. In addition to their combined "Power of Three", each sister has individual powers; the eldest Prue initially receives the ability to move objects with her mind by channeling telekinesis through her eyes, later through hands, middle sister Piper initially receives the power of molecular immobilization, but referred to as "freezing" people and objects in time, and

11371-543: The night of Phoebe's return, she finds a book called the Book of Shadows within the Manor's attic. After Phoebe unknowingly recites aloud what turns out to be an incantation from the book, the three sisters each receive a magical power and discover their destiny as The Charmed Ones – the most powerful good witches the world has ever known. Gaining the power to " move things with her mind ", Prue battles with maintaining control of her newfound powers and keeping her identity as

11508-467: The novel Charmed Again by Elizabeth Lenhard in 2002, which acts as a novelised version of the fourth season premiere episode. Her last appearance in a Charmed novel takes place within Trickery Treat by Diana G. Gallagher on January 1, 2008. In 2010, Charmed gained an officially licensed continuation in the form of a comic book , which is often billed as Charmed: Season 9 . The series

11645-522: The novel The Power of Three by Eliza Willard on November 1, 1999, which acts as a novelised version of the series' premiere episode, " Something Wicca This Way Comes ". Her last appearance in a Charmed novel takes place within Beware What You Wish by Diana G. Gallagher on July 31, 2001. In 2010, Charmed gained an officially licensed continuation in the form of a comic book , which is often billed as Charmed: Season 9 . The series

11782-402: The only sister with the power to move things with her mind. Despite losing her active powers, Prue retains her status as witch and keeps the basic witch powers that allow her to cast spells and brew potions. Prue later returns to Salem, Massachusetts with Cole, who will help her train new witches to atone for his evil past. In Charmed it is revealed that magical witches can develop and master

11919-475: The point where they also develop new ones. Prue eventually channels her telekinesis through her hands and gains the power of astral projection in season two , while in season three, Piper gains the ability of molecular combustion, which gives her the ability to cause objects or evil beings to spontaneously explode, and Phoebe gains the power to levitate . As these new powers appear, their joint "Power of Three" also appears to strengthen. Following Prue's death in

12056-462: The power of astral projection to defeat the threat of the demon Zankou ( Oded Fehr ). This is indicated by Piper stating "Thank you Prue," once Piper, Phoebe and Paige reflect on the successful attack. The season then ends with Manor door being shut by a telekinetic force, implying Prue closed it from the afterlife. As one of the central characters of the series, Prue appears extensively in Charmed literature. These appearances are most prominent in

12193-459: The power of photokinesis. Paige's storylines have often revolved around her protecting innocents and defeating the forces of evil in San Francisco with her sisters. In the later seasons, she eventually receives her own whitelighter charges to train and protect as they learn witchcraft. Paige also has romantic relationships with fellow-witch Richard Montana ( Balthazar Getty ) in season six and FBI agent Kyle Brody ( Kerr Smith ) in season seven. In

12330-419: The power to " be in two places at once " via Astral Projection , and learns to open herself up to the potential of love again through a courtship with fellow Buckland's employee Jack Sheridan ( Lochlyn Munro ) and a romantic fling with ex-con Bane Jessup ( Antonio Sabato, Jr. ). She eventually quits her job at Buckland's to pursue her lifelong dream of being a professional photographer. Prue subsequently gets

12467-445: The production company explored forms of mythology to find mythological characters they could focus on with contemporary storytelling. In order to create the series, Constance M. Burge was hired as the creator as she was under contract with 20th Century Fox and Spelling Television after conceiving the drama Savannah . The character of Prue Halliwell was conceived by Burge, who wrote the pilot script for Charmed . The pilot script

12604-550: The reboot is also represented by the triquetra symbol, which is on the cover of the Vera sisters' Book of Shadows . The current incarnation of "The Charmed Ones" was formed in 2022, six months after the tragic death of Macy Vaughn and consists of Melanie Vera, Michaela Danso and Margarita Vera. Prue Halliwell Prudence Halliwell is a fictional character from the American television series Charmed , played by Shannen Doherty from October 7, 1998, until May 17, 2001. She

12741-462: The reboot series, a new "Power of Three" is formed by the Vera/Vaughn sisters Macy ( Madeleine Mantock ), Mel ( Melonie Diaz ), and Maggie ( Sarah Jeffery ). In the original Charmed series (1998–2006), the "Power of Three" is represented by the triquetra symbol , which is placed on the cover of the Halliwell sisters' book of witchcraft, the Book of Shadows . The "Power of Three" refers to

12878-513: The role of Paige, Kern admitted, "Our personal hope was to find somebody that would be of Shannen's calibre, that would have the sexiness, the edge and the range. That, for the age range we were looking for, is hard to find. We said, 'We don't want somebody conventional. We don't want a shrinking violet. We don't want just another pretty face that smiles and has great teeth. We want somebody who has an attitude.' I think Rose definitely has an attitude and that's an energy that we can take advantage of for

13015-452: The role of Prue with a different actress. Executive producer Aaron Spelling even approached actresses Tiffani Thiessen , who replaced Doherty on his previous series Beverly Hills, 90210 and Jennifer Love Hewitt to take on the role as Doherty's replacement. Spelling revealed to Entertainment Weekly , "Tiffani was our first choice to take over for Shannen - even before we asked Jennifer [Love Hewitt], but Tiffani told us she wants to do

13152-469: The role of Prue: Shannen Doherty , an actress from a previous Spelling Television series, Beverly Hills, 90210 . Doherty, already devoted to the project, pitched the idea to her best friend, former Picket Fences actress Holly Marie Combs , whom she and Spelling wanted for the role of Piper Halliwell . Doherty played the role of Prue in a 28-minute test pilot (the "unaired pilot", never aired on television) alongside Combs and actress Lori Rom, who played

13289-517: The role. Producers then decided to kill off Prue and replace her with a long-lost younger half-sister named Paige Matthews (played by Rose McGowan ), in favor of having "a fresh face" join the series. The producers had to re-cut the season three cliffhanger to explain Prue's sudden disappearance. Following Doherty's departure from the series, all photographs of Prue in the Halliwell sisters' home were never seen again and she never appeared in any flashback scenes. In an interview with TVLine marking

13426-418: The same episode, Prue also displays telematerialization as a second method for which she can move objects with her mind. After Prue telekinetically slides a creamer container towards her from across the bar in frustration, she proceeds to transfer a portion of the cream from its container by telematerializing the cream directly into her coffee without it going through the air or space between. The series premiere

13563-521: The same publication wrote that Prue was one of the reasons it was "spellbinding". Rachel Day of Geek Speak praised Doherty's acting on Charmed and wrote that she deserved her two Saturn Award nominations. Day noted that Doherty's "particularly outstanding" performances were in the season two episodes "Witch Trial" and "Murphy's Luck". SpoilerTV's Gavin Hetherington named Prue "one of television's most influential witches" and wrote that her death in

13700-519: The season Prue displays martial arts skills, strengthening her powers and researching, finding and destroying demons. Her fight and devotion as a Charmed One and fulfilling their destiny results in her becoming what has been coined as a "SuperWitch". Prue and her sisters eventually learn that the demon Belthazor and The Triad work for an even greater evil, The Source of All Evil, the leader of the demonic realm known as The Underworld. After Prue and Piper later discover that Cole Turner ( Julian McMahon ), who

13837-483: The season three finale " All Hell Breaks Loose ", Piper and Phoebe discover that they have a long-lost younger half-sister, Paige Matthews ( Rose McGowan ), at the beginning of season four . Paige then goes on to help reconstitute The Charmed Ones by taking Prue's place in the "Power of Three". This is made possible after it is revealed that she is the daughter of the Halliwell sisters' mother Patty ( Finola Hughes ) and her Whitelighter Sam Wilder ( Scott Jaeck ). Paige

13974-680: The season three finale " All Hell Breaks Loose ", Prue is attacked by Shax, a powerful demonic assassin sent by The Source of All Evil, ending the season on a cliffhanger . After Doherty departed the series, this attack was revealed to be fatal. She was replaced in season four by Rose McGowan , who played the long-lost younger half-sister Paige Matthews . The character received a positive reception from television critics, who praised her strong persona and Doherty's performance. Doherty received two Saturn Award nominations in 1999 and 2000, for Best Actress on Television for her portrayal of Prue. In 2007, AOL TV ranked Prue at number nine on their list of

14111-399: The season three finale was "one of the best in television history" that "forever changed the course of the show." Angelica Bastien of Bustle called Prue "the superior sister" and added that she preferred the show's first three seasons as she felt " Charmed got pretty bad" in the seasons after Prue died. Brett Cullum of DVD Verdict wrote that Prue was "the pragmatic no-nonsense leader of

14248-448: The season two episode "Morality Bites", Prue travels ten years into the future from the year 1999 and inhabits her future self's body. In the episode, Prue discovers that in ten years time from 1999, her telekinesis becomes several times stronger when she telekinetically blasts out an entire wall of the attic with one swift hand gesture. After returning to the present, Prue never realizes the growth of this level of power before her death at

14385-406: The season two episode "Ms. Hellfire", Prue's powers expand allowing her to move her body to another location in the form of astral projection . This power developed from an intense desire to be in two places at once. While astrally projecting, Prue's physical body falls unconscious while her astral body appears in a new location in corporeal form. Unlike traditional astral projection, 'Astral Prue'

14522-462: The season, Paige discovers that her charge Billie and her sister, Christy Jenkins ( Marnette Patterson ) are the ultimate power The Charmed Ones must defeat to save Leo from the Angel of Death ( Simon Templeman ), but she has reservations because the women are human and not demons. In the end, Paige willingly participates in the ultimate battle between The Charmed Ones and the Jenkins sisters. After

14659-474: The series as "the older sister, the kick-ass sister. She was the tough one. She was probably the most skeptical about the magic up top, but ultimately became the most powerful of [the sisters]." Doherty stated that the character "had a sense of responsibility that she felt towards her family and she was very nurturing and maternal and giving". When the series was in its first development stages, executive producer Aaron Spelling had always known who he wanted for

14796-416: The series end, it is shown in flashforwards that Paige accepts her role as a Whitelighter, aiding many witches and future Whitelighters that include her nieces and nephews. It is also revealed that Paige and Henry's marriage will produce three children, twin daughters and a son. As one of the central characters of the series, Paige appears in a number of Charmed literature. These appearances first began in

14933-482: The series with the ability to orb, a teleporting ability unique to Whitelighters that allows them to travel anywhere in the world as well as between various supernatural worlds, including the magically guarded realm of The Elders (often called "Up There" in the show). In the season four episode "A Paige from the Past", it is revealed that Paige has always had access to her power to orb, as the ability saves her from dying in

15070-423: The series' run, the sisters are able to vanquish powerful demons and warlocks by using their combined "Power of Three" and chanting spells together, although the latter is not always necessary as long as all three sisters are together for the spells to work. The most well-known "Power of Three" spell was used in the pilot episode, when the sisters are heard chanting, "the power of three will set us free," to vanquish

15207-469: The series, Prue displays an efficiency in the Latin language and displays an expertise on various artifacts from a number of art forms and cultures throughout history. In season two, Prue begins taking classes in self-defense with her sister Phoebe. She gradually becomes an effective hand-to-hand fighter with her skills on par with Phoebe's. Her skills in hand-to-hand combat advanced to the point where Prue

15344-485: The series. For example, in the season one episode "That 70s Episode", Patty casts a spell with young Prue and Piper as she is pregnant with Phoebe at the time. In another occurrence, Penny, Patty (who was pregnant with Phoebe at the time), and Piper use the "Power of Three" to banish the Hollow in the final episode " Forever Charmed ". Any three people possessing each of the Charmed Ones' powers through their blood or casting

15481-472: The service of The Elders who bestow these souls with their new angelic powers. Because Paige's father, Sam Wilder, is a Whitelighter, she has inherited a number of powers associated with this race of guardian angels which include Orbing, Sensing, Glamouring and Healing. Of important note is that her Whitelighter powers exist independently from her witch powers, which has proven handy in situations where her witch powers were stolen or rendered null. Paige enters

15618-425: The show." Sara Paige and Rachel Hyland of Geek Speak magazine described Paige as "snarky, compassionate and whimsical," and believed that "McGowan was well-suited for the role." Professional wrestler Paige named herself after McGowan's character. A writer for MovieWeb praised McGowan's performance for delivering a "great and relatable character", noting that "She gets all of Paige's own quirks and emotions and

15755-463: The sisters to grieve and finally move on. After going through phases of anger, denial, and depression , Piper accepts that Prue is really gone, and attends her funeral. This results in Phoebe having a premonition to save a young girl at the funeral and later discovering her identity as their younger half-sister Paige Matthews ( Rose McGowan ), a love child between their mother and her whitelighter, who

15892-459: The sixth season, Lineberger wrote that McGowan was "still smoking hot." BuzzFeed 's Jarett Wieselman commented on Paige's outfits, noting that many of the episodes featured her, along with Phoebe, wearing "a series of progressively revealing and ridiculous costumes in the name of vanquishing." Tariq Kyle of Hypable.com wrote that the funniest moment of Charmed was in the season four episode "Hell Hath No Fury", when Paige's breast size increased "by

16029-429: The stoned encased Excalibur into the attic of the Manor without a vocal command. She shows this skill again in the season eight episode "Repo Manor" when she orbs the replica dollhouse of the Manor into the attic without saying anything as well. By late season seven, it becomes evident that Paige can now orb people and demons to any location by saying the name of the desired location. For example, she orbs Phoebe back to

16166-428: The television series Witches of East End being too similar to Charmed , Christian Cintron of Hollywood.com noted that Julia Ormond 's character Joanna Beauchamp seemed "a lot like...Doherty's type-A character, Prue." Paige Matthews Paige Matthews is a fictional character from the American television series Charmed , played by Rose McGowan from October 4, 2001, until May 21, 2006. The character

16303-451: The temptation to misuse his powers. Also in this season, Paige becomes the second person to discover that the sisters' new time-traveling Whitelighter Chris Perry ( Drew Fuller ) is actually Chris Halliwell and the second child of Piper and Leo. He has come back in time to prevent Wyatt from becoming evil in the future. Together, Chris helps Paige and her sisters discover that a powerful Elder named Gideon (Gildart Jackson) wishes to destroy

16440-429: The ten year anniversary of the series finale , executive producer Brad Kern said that he "tried like crazy to get her in flashbacks and to have photographs of her on the walls," but they could not afford to pay Doherty per-episode fee to use her image. Kern said that he regrets not being able to include a photo of Prue in the series finale's final montage, but added it would have been "impossible to accomplish" because "it

16577-413: The two eventually grow close over their mutual investigation of The Avatars, powerful beings who are neither good nor evil. After initial hesitation, Paige and her sisters join sides with The Avatars in their plan to turn the world into a utopia against the warnings of both Kyle and The Elders. When The Charmed Ones discover that the new utopia robs the world of their free will, they join sides with Kyle and

16714-437: The two touch causing their powers to send them away. After recovering, Patience tells Paige that she is Prue. At first, Paige doesn't believe her, but they go to the manor where after six years, Prue, Piper and Phoebe are finally reunited with a hug. In Charmed it is revealed that magical witches can develop and master a variety of magical skills and powers which include; scrying, spell casting, and brewing potent potions. As

16851-453: The vocal call, "Icky stuff". She also displays the lack of need for accuracy in the episode "A Wrong Day's Journey into Right" when she redirects a shuriken by calling out, "Weapon...thingy." Over the course of her time on the series, Paige's powers grow in strength allowing her to move things without verbally calling for them. This can be seen in the episode, "Sword and the City" when she orbs

16988-406: The youngest Phoebe initially has the power of premonition , enabling her to see into the future and the past. The sisters use their powers to protect innocent lives and vanquish various demons and warlocks, often invoking their joint "Power of Three" to defeat their enemies. Their magic is rooted in their bond as sisters and as a family. Each sister's powers grow and evolve as the series progresses to

17125-491: The youngest sister Phoebe Halliwell . Rom quit the series and a new pilot was filmed with former Who's the Boss actress Alyssa Milano , who took over the role of Phoebe. In May 2001, it was officially announced that Doherty would be departing Charmed . Following the announcement, rumors circulated that the reason behind Doherty's departure was because of a feud with Milano. Doherty told Entertainment Tonight that "there

17262-407: Was based around three mismatched sisters who are initially based on Burge and her two older sisters, Laura and Edie Burge. Prue is based on Burge's older sister Laura. On creating Prue, Burge stated "my older sister, Laura, is very strong, very driven and so I attributed the characteristics that my sister Laura has to the character Prue." Executive producer Brad Kern claimed Prue was written into

17399-421: Was created by executive producer Brad Kern as a replacement for lead character Prue Halliwell , following the departure of actress Shannen Doherty . Paige is introduced into season four as the fiercely independent younger half-sister of the female leads, Prue ( Shannen Doherty ), Piper ( Holly Marie Combs ) and Phoebe Halliwell ( Alyssa Milano ). Like her sisters, Paige is a witch and more specifically,

17536-420: Was given up at birth to protect her from the wrath of The Elders if they were to discover her Whitelighter heritage. Paige's magical abilities represent her dual heritage as both a witch and whitelighter; like Prue, she possesses a form of telekinesis, but she has to verbally call for objects to orb ("teleport") them to their intended destination. The "Power of Three" has also been seen in other forms throughout

17673-445: Was going to cost us a lot of money." Doherty revealed that she was asked to return for the series finale, but she declined the offer as she did not like the way the producers wanted to bring Prue back, stating it was "just not authentic", "nothing interesting or good", not "true to the character", and that "it didn't feel right." On such a return of hers, she stated that "the idea was floated by her". However, Kern commented that "there

17810-582: Was handled badly", further adding that "it never made sense that she would vanish" from the show completely, as "Prue never showed up in spirit form" and was not featured in any photographs displayed in the sisters' home. In 2007, AOL TV ranked Prue at number 9 on their list of Top TV Witches. The following year, she was ranked at number 10 on the same list. Prue was included in TVLine 's list of "Shocking TV Deaths", while Glamour magazine included her in their list of favourite witches from TV. Prue's death

17947-414: Was included on io9 's list of the "Top 10 Most Shocking TV Deaths", with Meredith Woerner stating that her permanent death was shocking considering the show's light-hearted tone and forever changed the family dynamic. Doherty and her character have been referenced in television shows and films due to her portrayal as a witch in Charmed . In the 2000 parody film, Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday

18084-400: Was kept secret because of her whitelighter heritage. With the addition of Paige, Piper and Phoebe are able to reconstitute the Power of Three and avenge Prue's death in vanquishing Shax. Also this season, the new Power of Three call on Prue's spirit to twice vanquish The Source – both in his original incarnation and that of his next incarnation, Cole. In the fifth season (2002–03), Prue

18221-785: Was later revealed to be cast in the role of Paige Matthews, her first role as a series regular on a television series. Kern stated, "From Paige's point of view, you go to bed one night and you think you're a single child and no one understands you. Then you wake up the next morning and you find out you've got sisters who are witches, who've got supernatural powers, who have a destiny that you must now share and embrace and you must learn your new powers." He later elaborated saying, "When we meet her, she will have been searching for many years, both for her birth parents, but also for an answer to that feeling that she's had inside of her that there's something special, there's something else that nobody has yet been able to understand and explain." On casting McGowan in

18358-401: Was never sent back in time. The season ends on a cliffhanger with Piper and Prue left for dead after losing in the fight against Shax. Meanwhile, Phoebe remains trapped in The Underworld. In the premiere of season four (2001–02) "Charmed Again (Part 1)", it is revealed that Prue could not be saved in time from the fatal wounds she suffered at Shax's hands in the season three finale. Although

18495-403: Was no talk about bringing [Doherty] back physically" because they did not believe she would ever return or that the network would want her to. Kern felt that Doherty would not have returned because "there were a lot of internal issues that led up to her leaving...on a lot of different people's sides." Prue is depicted as the eldest Halliwell sister on Charmed , portrayed by Shannen Doherty in

18632-466: Was seen in her previous roles, further adding that she had "matured from a bitchy teenager into an assertive confident woman." Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly commented that Doherty's presence on the show was one of the main things that made it interesting, writing "Perennially crabby, delivering her lines as if she has contempt for them...curt, cranky Doherty gives Charmed its kick." Newsday ' s Steve Parks wrote that Doherty being cast as

18769-430: Was too much drama on the set and not enough passion for the work", and that there were never any problems between her and Combs. During an interview on Watch What Happens Live in 2013, Milano spoke about the rumored feud between her and Doherty, after a caller asked for the truth behind Doherty's departure. Milano said, "I don't know if she got fired, we never really found out what happened. I can tell you that we were on

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