[Witches in Time: Favorite and Least Favorite Seasons]

Am I too late for funniest Charmed episodes? If not, I would of course say Sense and Sensibility but would also add "Trial by Magic". I still remember my uncontrollable laughter at Piper's "Nancy Drew coming through," and the reactions of the jurors as Phoebe keeps dragging out her decision as everyone else wants to plead guilty. Phoebe's "that time of the month" as one of the male jurors make a disgusted face and Phoebe running into the bathroom still makes me laugh. Also, I can never forget the "rat demons" of the episode. I still watch whenever I need a good laugh.

 

I would also add "Lost and Bound" because of Phoebe's becoming Samantha Steven's B story. The conversation between Samantha and Cole "Cole, you need more fiber in your diet," Cole "What the hell are you talking about?!" or Phoebe to Paige, "Serena. Hi, it's Sam." or Piper to Phoebe, "You may want to ease off the hairspray there's a firestarter in the house." I laugh so hard at this episode. And I think Alyssa Milano has great comedic timing.

 

As for most and least likable seasons for the sisters

 

I liked Prue most the third season, Paige most the 4th and 5th season, Piper most the 3rd, 4th and 5th season, Phoebe most the 1st and 2nd season. By the 7th season I hate Piper and would probably says she's my least favorite sister. While Phoebe can be annoying, she still has moments where I like her in both the 7th and 8th season. Piper, however, just seemed tired, bored and over everything the last two seasons, and I feel she really was a drag. I also hate how the 6th season revolved around Piper considering the Chris and Wyatt storyline. For me, Piper just wasn't a character that could carry a storyline.

 

If I had to rank the seasons I would say, 4,3,5,7,2,6,1,8. While the first season is good, overall I find it forgettable. It isn't until the second half of the first season that I feel the writers find their groove and show us the great potential of the Charmed universe. With the 8th season, I just don't really it.

[Unpopular Opinions]

Thank you so much for this thread, Amensisterfriend.

 

Here are some of my unpopular opinions:

 

1. I LOVE Charmed. Absolutely love. I've always thought it was a great show and would rank it in my top three. I loved the original chemistry between the first three sisters, and while different, I loved the chemistry with Piper, Phoebe and Paige just as much. I find the show is amazingly rewatchable to me, and I still find myself having Charmed marathons on Superbowl Sunday. (Does anyone else remember the TNT Superbowl Charmed marathons?) I also really loved the lore of Charmed and, unlike some other supernatural shows, it actually felt like the Charmed universe was around for centuries and would be around for centuries more after their death. I even love a lot of the ideas the Charmed universe introduced - the execution of those ideas, however, did not always work out - and I would be thrilled for a continued Netflix miniseries or even a reboot.

 

2. Piper and Paige are my favorite relationship on the show. Starting with Piper's reluctance of accepting Paige because it would also mean accepting Prue's death in her mind, Paige's fear of accepting the Halliwell's because she thought she'll always be in Prue's shadow and how Prue's death and Paige's arrival helped to make Piper a more assertive and stronger character, I truly loved their relationship because of how we saw them overcome those complications and hurdles. For me, I loved that the two actually seemed like equals more often than not. Piper and, to a lesser extent,Phoebe both had a somewhat heroic idea of Prue. As both their oldest sister and surrogate mother, I felt they often put her on a pedestal and were both looking for her approval. While realistic, I thought it somewhat stunted their relationships with her. I also never felt that Piper and Phoebe were very close. They just always gave me a "I love you because you're my sister, but we wouldn't be friends if we weren't sisters" type vibe. I say this because I always find it difficult to think of poignant or even memorable Piper/Phoebe scenes. 

 

However, I really liked Piper/Paige. Starting with the the end of the 4th season -after Phoebe get married and becomes Queen of the Underworld -, the two spend a lot time together. We see them bonding, fighting, talking and actually getting to know each other.(Two scenes that pop up in my head. 1. in "Bite Me" Piper tells Paige that her years of demon fighting will make conceiving a child difficult if not impossible for her. 2. "Long Live the Queen" Paige's picks up a drunken Piper and make hangover cures for Piper. She then gives Piper a pep talk and a plan to save Phoebe from evil.) An unpopular opinion within an unpopular opinion -One of my favorite episodes is Nymphs Just Wanna Have Fun solely for the Piper/Paige scenes and how they work together to defeat the demon. I really liked how they are both fighting to be the head "superwitch." I always interpreted it as them both trying to live up to Prue's ghost and then realizing they are both stronger together. I also loved Wyatt's middle name being Matthew and how both Wyatt and Chris call Paige their favorite aunt. Although the show always gave lip service to the Piper/Phoebe relationship, I thought Piper/Paige were actually shown to have a growing and strong relationship. My only regret for their relationship is that we never got to hear them say they love each other. A huge missed opportunity for me.

 

some shorter opinions

 

1. I only liked Piper/Leo during the 5th season. Something about them worked for me that season. Every other season, I agreed with the Elders that their relationship shouldn't be allowed.

 

2. I was indifferent to Andy and to Andy's death.

 

3. Paige was my favorite sister and if the show was to ever be rebooted - I would want her character incorporated somehow

 

4. I liked Christy in Season 8

 

5. The 4th Season is my favorite season. I find the 7th Season the most rewatchable.

 

6. I wish one of the sisters would have married a male witch.

 

7. I wanted Phoebe to end the show as an elder

 

8. Since I just finished watching this episode, in "Hyde School Reunion", I didn't mind Paige and Phoebe doing a shapeshifting spell on the bad guy to make him look like Chris, which got him an acid shower by the demons. I mean yes, Paige could have tele-orbed the gun, but I don't like her or Phoebe any less because of it. 

 

9. I like any episode were at least one or all the sisters turn evil. Banshee, Woogy Man, Vampire, Bride and Gloom, Wendigo, Long Live the Queen, the Furies.I really like any episode where a sister turns evil and the remaining sisters must stop the evil sister from spilling innocent blood and becoming forever evil.