This week’s Charmed episode, “Dance Like No One Is Witching” follows the girls as they race to save Harry’s life. We also learn more about this season’s newest villains.
The Race to Save Harry
The major conflict in this episode begins when Mel and Harry return to their headquarters after having stopped another demon attack, this time on child witches. Mel asks a very important question that I don’t even think the writers have an answer for “What’s the point of having Abigael as the overlord if this demon crap is going to keep happening?” Harry rationalizes this by saying that at the very least it’s a small percentage of attacks, which they can manage, and that the important thing is that they have a relationship with the overlord. Mel questions the nature of his relationship, but Harry avoids the question, because that’s how Harry handles his romantic feelings for the women in his life nowadays.
Seriously, though, why are the Charmed ones allowing these demon crimes to continue? If they are tasked with overseeing the witches, why aren’t they seeking to make a treaty with Abigael to have any demon who steps out of line punished for their crimes? What are they doing to keep these witches safe? They can’t continue to put a bandage on these problems, especially when children are involved, can they?
Since I’m sure we’ll never get the answers to these questions, I’ll move on to say that that during their fight with this “Malignant” Harry was injured and ends up contracting some kind of infection that’s arresting his cognitive and motor functions. Naturally, Mel suggests they contact Macy, but Harry feels Abigael is the better choice. So, Mel is left with no other option but to contact the snarky overlord.
Macy and Julian
Meanwhile in Aspen, Macy and Julian are getting to know each other. Things finally cross over from friendship to romance, as the two of them spend the night together. We learn that Julian was orphaned when his parents died in a car accident and was raised by his aunt, a stylish business woman named Vivienne Laurent (aunt Viv, apparently…) who appears the next day at Julian’s house unannounced.
We learn that Vivienne and Julian own a biotech company and that they’ve created a machine that sequences DNA in an hour. Macy is very impressed by this considering she used to be a scientist and she’s never seen something like this before. Of course, bad timing is bad, and when Macy learns that Harry’s illness is rapidly spreading, she’s left with no other choice than to go out on a limb and ask Julian for the machine. This, of course, alarms his aunt, who shows up to confront Macy. She suspects Macy is working for some rival corporation, but Macy assures her she’s got it all wrong. Vivienne gives Macy an ultimatum which she takes: break up with Julian and you can use this machine. It’s a tough decision, except that it all proves to be pointless as they don’t even end up using the machine and Macy gets back Julian.
The Resurrection Rave
Maggie and Jordan are in New Orleans trying to track down the people who ran off with the ember her father traded. As it turns out the scientist we saw at the end of last week’s episode has other plans and she’s carrying them out by hosting a rave…
Why does this show insist on using parties as their go-to setting for major conflict reveals? This season has had about four of them. Some creativity would have been nice, but I digress. As it turns out, our new villains are using the dark lighter’s poison, the ember, and a shaman to perform a rather culturally insensitive ritual to resurrect…some random man in a coffin.
I know, I know, I’m sure this guy isn’t random. In fact, I have a theory that it’s Julian’s deceased dad who has something to do with the biotech company. However, all of this seems a little contrived. What are the odds that Macy forms a relationship with a man whose family is responsible for collecting and using magical objects to influence scientific technology and biological phenomenon? What are the odds that Ray makes the trade with them? This plot line isn’t bad or boring, but I think it’s too big for this season. They still haven’t addressed the demon’s attacking the witches, which is another world in and of itself.
Final Thoughts
Who knows how all of this will be tied together in the end. I’m sure the writers will try to force some kind of connection that won’t make much sense. But that seems to be Charmed this season: a bunch of storylines that don’t seem to be connected to each other and three protagonists who are just reacting to them. Regardless of its many shortcomings, I’m still going to keep watching this season, purely because I like these characters enough to do so. And I think that’s one thing this show gets right.
What did you think of this week’s episode, “Dance Like No One is Witching”? Tell me about it in the comments below.
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