All 23 episodes from the fifth series of the popular American
television drama about three sisters who also happen to be
witches, and who are sworn to protect the innocent from the dark
forces that threaten them. In this series, the sisters try to
help a mermaid on the run from an evil Sea Hag, and a boy with
mysterious powers turns the girls into comic book superheroes so
they can fight a deadly enemy. Episodes are: 'A Witch's Tail
(Part 1)'; 'A Witch's Tail (Part 2)'; 'Happily Ever After';
'Siren Song'; 'Witches in Tights'; 'The Eyes Have It'; 'Sympathy
for the Demon'; 'A Witch in Time'; 'Sam I Am'; 'Y Tu Mummy
Tambien'; 'The Importance of Being Phoebe'; 'Centennial Charmed';
'House Call'; 'Sand Francisco Dreamin''; 'The Day the Magic
Died'; 'Baby's First Demon'; 'Lucky Charmed'; 'Cat House';
'Nymphs Just Wanna Have Fun'; 'Sense and Sense Ability';
'Necromancing the Stone'; 'Oh My Goddess (Part 1)'; and 'Oh My
Goddess (Part 2)'.
From .co.uk
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Sexy, silly, sardonic, somber: the fifth season of Charmed finds
the Charmed Ones--sisters Phoebe (Alyssa Milano (
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)), Piper (Holly Marie Combs (
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)), and Paige (Rose McGowan (
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))--on an emotional roller coaster. Yet they're also in a fairly
comfortable groove with one another. McGowan, who joined the cast
in year 4 as a replacement for Shannen Doherty (
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), is now a perfect fit, turning Paige into a self-deprecating,
uber-witch whose clipped dialogue meshes beautifully with
Milano's neurotic phrasing and Combs' no-nonsense bark.
Season 5 ties up a lot of loose ends, heralds some major shifts
in the show's running narrative, and ushers in a couple of new
characters. One of the latter is Piper's baby by husband Leo
(Brian Krause), the angelic Whitelighter whose role as an
emissary of the heavenly Elders changes dramatically in the
two-part finale, "Oh, My Goddess!" Before that happens, however,
Phoebe must contend with the reappearance of her husband, the
demon Cole (Julian McMahon), who is determined to win her back by
proving his evil nature is under control. As usual, all the
sisters must use the Power of Three to protect a number of
vulnerable mortals, and even some immortals. Among these are a
mermaid whose immortality is sought by a greedy demon, several
wood nymphs frolicking in the streets of San Francisco, and
married men targeted by a hot Siren with a killer kiss. Season
highlights include "Happily Ever After," in which characters from
multiple fairy tales come to life; "Lucky Charmed," a fun story
introducing a demon-vanquishing Leprechaun; and "Sense and Sense
Ability," a clever drama in which Phoebe goes deaf, Piper becomes
blind, and Paige turns mute as the result of a wicked witch's
spell. The aforementioned finale sees all three sisters
officially acknowledged as the goddesses they truly are. But it
also introduces a new, major character, Chris (Drew Fuller), who
seems benevolent but may very well be a wolf in sheep's clothing.
We shall see. --Tom Keogh