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"We can disguise ourselves as demons, infiltrate the market and pretend that we know how to get the Charmed Ones' baby."
Paige to Piper

Baby's First Demon is the 16th episode of the fifth season and 104th overall episode of Charmed.

Summary[]

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Demon kidnappers target Piper's baby for the demonic black market, but when their first attempt fails, the demons use Paige as a pawn to launch an attack on Leo and the baby.

Cast[]

Main Cast[]

Guest Stars[]

Co-Stars[]

Uncredited[]

Magical Notes[]

Book of Shadows[]

Hawker

Hawker Demons[]

A breed of demon known for hawking magical goods at the Demonic Market. Hawkers prefer to stay in their stale selling, but when their customer's demands and rates are high they are known to go out into the world to collect goods. Their natural prey is anything they can sell.

Spells[]

  • Paige cast an alarm system spell for baby Wyatt by enchanting a few cowry shells. It alerts the presence of evil. (It is not seen cast but it is seen in effect multiple times.)
  • Piper was prepared to perform a Wiccan ritual to summon her baby's fairy guards, but the spell required for him to have a name.
  • Piper and Phoebe use a traveling spell to transport to the Demonic Market and back. (unseen)

Potions[]

  • Paige took a Hand Grenade Potion to destroy the Parasite Demons, but they absorbed its power.
  • A demon in the Market drank a potion which increased his muscle mass.

Powers[]

  • Force Field: Used by Wyatt to protect himself against demons who were trying to steal him (twice) and against the parasite demons, who fed on the power of the force field.
  • Molecular Combustion: Used by Piper to blow up a demon and later a Parasite Demon who wanted to steal Wyatt at the Manor. Later, a demonic guard got knocked back by Piper's power (and exploded after he flew through his portal) and she blew up several demons at the Demonic Market and a stream of fire.
  • Fading: Type of Teleportation used by the Hawker Demon and the Parasite Demons.
  • Orbing: Type of Teleportation used by Leo and Paige.
  • Energy Beam: Used by the demon who was hired by the Hawker Demon, trying to break through the baby's Force Field.
  • Healing: Leo healed Piper's leg.
  • Energy Ball: Paige got hit by an energy ball of the Demonic Guards and they fired one to Piper and Phoebe (they dodged it).
  • Invisibility: The Demonic Guards were invisibile while guarding the Demonic Market.
  • Portal Creation: Used by the Demonic Guards to open a portal to the Demonic Market.
  • Projection: Used by Wyatt to set off the demonic alarm system.
  • Fireball: A woman tossed a fireball in her hand on the Demonic Market and created a new one to toss.
  • Telekinetic Orbing: Paige orbed a fireball to her hand to vanquish her 'guide'.
  • Life Draining: Used by the Parasite Demons to drain the life out of their victims.
  • Power Absorption: Used by the Parasite Demons to drain the powers of their victims.
  • Sensing: Leo tried to sense Paige, but it failed because the magic of the market place blocked her signal.
  • Premonition: Phoebe gets a premonition of Paige's powers getting absorbed by the Parasite Demons. The Crone used the baby's baby blanket to look into the future, seeing that he would be the Demons' end.
  • Fire Throwing: A demon at the Demonic Market tried to attack Piper and Phoebe with a stream of fire.
  • Molecular Dispersion: Used by the Crone to vanquish a Parasite Demon.
  • Glistening: Type of Teleportation used by the Crone.

Artifacts[]

  • The Warren Family Tree: Piper and Leo looked over all the names of Piper's family to find a name for their baby. Paige is a bit disappointed when she sees she's not on it yet.
  • Crystals: Paige used the crystals to set up the Crystal Cage to trap the demons who wanted to steal Piper and Leo's baby. The cage was charged with too much electricity, vanquishing the demons trapped in it.
  • Scrying Crystal: A magical pendant used for scrying. Paige used an athame to scry for the Demonic Market. It was used by Phoebe to scry for Paige.

Terms[]

  • Demonic Market: A place where demons and other evil beings can purchase magical powers, rare and enslaved beings, artifacts and other wares similar to a mortal (black) market.

Notes and Trivia[]

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Holly on set.

  • The WB used the promo title Little Angel.
  • This is the fifth episode with the word demon in the title.
  • At the end of this episode, Piper decides on a name for the baby: "Wyatt Matthew Halliwell". Wyatt after his father, "Matthew" after his aunt Paige and "Halliwell", as agreed on by Piper and Leo, because it's respected in the magical community.
    • Other names considered were Peter (in keeping the "P" tradition), Prudence Melinda (the name Piper and Leo wanted to name their daughter, Potter (after Harry Potter), and Jason (after Jason Dean, Phoebe's new boss and love interest).
  • The Warren Family Tree from "Pardon My Past" makes a second appearance. Male names on the family tree rejected as ideas for Piper's newborn baby include Herbert, Clarence, and Milton.
  • Eric Dane makes his first appearance as Jason Dean.
  • This is the first of two appearances Grace Zabriskie would make as The Crone.
  • Piper mentions that Wyatt would probably grow up to be neurotic. Ironically, Wyatt isn't the one who grows up to be neurotic, it's Piper and Leo's second son, Chris.
  • Piper does not use her Molecular Immobilization power and Phoebe does not use her Levitation power.

Cultural References[]

Continuity Errors[]

  • Paige's hair is a bright red at the beginning of the episode and it's clear, she just recently colored her hair, however, in other scenes it is much darker and it is clear she has brown roots.
  • When Piper, Leo, and Paige are looking at the family tree, it shows Victor's last name to be Jones.

Gallery[]

Episode Stills[]

Screen Caps[]

Quotes[]

Phoebe: Hi, have we met?
Jason: Jason Dean.
Phoebe: Oh God.
Elise: I'm sorry, you're Mr. Dean?
Jason: Jason please.
Phoebe: That's, that's some weird stuff, because you're really young, young.
Jason: Yeah.
Phoebe: Yeah.

Piper : But we fought invisible demons before. You know, demons that morph into lamps, lamps that morph into demons, demons in the wall......

Crone: This child is powerful beyond your understanding. What I have foreseen, is not to be ignored.
Parasite Demon: What? What did you see? What is he?
Crone: He is our end. We'll have nothing more to do with this... being.

Crone: I represent those in power. Rest assured a law will be passed forbidding any further attempts on your child. (...) (She disappears.)
Phoebe: Way to send a message, warrior mum!
Piper: I don't know about that. (...) I think this had more to do with him than anything we did.

International Titles[]

  • French: Premier combat (First Combat)
  • Czech: Chlapečkův první démon (Boy's First Demon)
  • Slovak: Malého prvý démon (Baby's First Demon)
  • Russian: Первый демон малыша [Pervyj demon malyša] (Little Boy's First Demon)
  • Spanish (Spain and Latin America): El primer demonio del bebé (Baby's First Demon)
  • Serbian: Bebin prvi demon (Baby's First Demon)
  • German: Babyalarm (Baby Alert)
  • Italian: Primi pericoli (First Dangers)
  • Hungarian: A kicsi első démona (Baby's First Demon)
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The Day the Magic Died
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Lucky Charmed
Episodes: Season 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8
Comics: 9 - 10
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