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{{Episode Season 2
  
{{Episode Season 2
 
|episode = 22
  
|episode = 22
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|image = Genie Bottle Yay BCWYWF.png
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|image = [[File:Be Careful What You Witch For - Bottle.jpg|255px]]
  
 
|caption = The Charmed Ones receive the Genie Bottle.
  
|caption = The Charmed Ones receive the Genie Bottle.
 
|airdate = May 18, [[2000]]
  
|airdate = May 18, [[2000]]
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|writer = [[Brad Kern]], [[Chris Levinson]] and [[Zack Estrin]]
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|writer = ''Teleplay by'': Brad Kern & [[Zack Estrin]] & [[Chris Levinson]]<br />''Story by'': Brad Kern
 
|director = [[Shannen Doherty]]
  
|director = [[Shannen Doherty]]
 
|production = 4399043
  
|production = 4399043
 
|previous = [[Apocalypse, Not]]
  
|previous = [[Apocalypse, Not]]
 
|next = [[The Honeymoon's Over]]
  
|next = [[The Honeymoon's Over]]
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}}'''Be Careful What You Witch For''' is the [[Season 2]] ''finale'' and the 44th overall episode of ''[[Charmed (TV series)|Charmed]]''.
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'''Be Careful What You Witch For''' is the [[Season 2]] ''finale'' and ''the 44th overall episode'' of '''[[Charmed (TV series)|Charmed]]'''.
  
   
 
==Summary==
  
==Summary==
 
{{Plot Section}}
  
{{Plot Section}}
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{{Script Section}}
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Tired of losing countless warlocks and demons to the powerful Charmed Ones, an [[the Infernal Council|Infernal Council]] sends a fast-talking genie to destroy the Power of Three by granting each sister a wish. Prue’s wish for the thrill of first love turns her into a rebellious 17-year-old; Phoebe’s wish for an active power gives her the ability to fly; while Piper’s wish that Dan is able to get over her turns him into an old man. However, each of their wishes has a consequence, and those consequences could prove deadly for the Charmed Ones...
  
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Prue is killed and Piper and Phoebe are powerless to reverse the deadly damage when a fast-talking [[genie]] working for a [[Dragon Warlock]] grants each of the sisters a wish.
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==Cast==
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===Main Cast===
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*[[Shannen Doherty]] as [[Prue Halliwell]]
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*[[Holly Marie Combs]] as [[Piper Halliwell]]
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*[[Alyssa Milano]] as [[Phoebe Halliwell]]
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*[[Greg Vaughan]] as [[Dan Gordon]]
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*[[Dorian Gregory]] as [[Darryl Morris]]
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*[[Brian Krause]] as [[Leo Wyatt]]
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===Guest Stars===
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*[[Marcus Graham]] as [[Dragon Warlock]]
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*[[Jeff Corey]] as [[The Council|Council Member #1]]
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*[[J.G. Hertzler]] as [[The Council|Council Member #2]]
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*[[Zitto Kazann]] as [[The Council|Council Member #3]]
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===Special Appearance by===
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*[[French Stewart]] as [[Unnamed Genie]]
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===Featuring===
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*[[Joshua Hutchinson]] as [[Dick]]
   
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==Characters==
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===Uncredited===
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*[[Brad Kern]] as [[Realtor]]
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Characters in '''bold''' appear for the first time in the series.
  
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*[[Prue Halliwell]]
  
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*[[Piper Halliwell]]
  
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*[[Phoebe Halliwell]]
  
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*[[Leo Wyatt]]
  
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*[[Darryl Morris]]
  
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*[[Dan Gordon]]
  
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*'''[[Genie]]'''
  
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*'''[[Dragon Warlock]]'''
  
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*'''[[The Infernal Council]]'''
  
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*'''[[Dick]]'''
  
   
 
==Magical Notes==
  
==Magical Notes==
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==='''Book of Shadows'''===
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===Book of Shadows===
 
====[[Dragon Warlock]]====
  
====[[Dragon Warlock]]====
 
:''Perhaps the most feared and''
  
:''Perhaps the most feared and''
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:''Fear His Flight''
  
:''Fear His Flight''
 
:''Fear His Fire''
  
:''Fear His Fire''
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:''The Strength of''
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:''The Strength of''
 
:''a Hundred Men''
  
:''a Hundred Men''
   
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:''Dare Challenge.''
  
:''Dare Challenge.''
   
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==='''Spells'''===
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===Spells===
 
====[[The Power of Three Spell|Warlock Spell]]====
  
====[[The Power of Three Spell|Warlock Spell]]====
 
:''The power of three''
  
:''The power of three''
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:''will set us free''
  
:''will set us free''
   
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==='''Powers '''===
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===Powers===
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*'''[[Smoke-Whirling]]:''' A type of Teleportation used by the [[Genie]]. 
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*'''[[Whirling]]:''' A type of Teleportation used by the [[Genie]]. 
 
*'''[[Shrinking]]: '''Used by the Genie to shrink himself into the bottle.
  
*'''[[Shrinking]]: '''Used by the Genie to shrink himself into the bottle.
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*'''[[Possession]]:''' Used by the Genie to possess Dick.
 
*'''[[Projection]]: '''Used by the Genie to grant the Charmed Ones' wishes.
  
*'''[[Projection]]: '''Used by the Genie to grant the Charmed Ones' wishes.
 
*'''[[Flight]]: '''Used by Phoebe to inadvertedly float after unintentionally stealing the power from the [[Dragon Warlock]], to carry the frozen Warlock out of the Manor, to look Prue over an area and used by the Dragon Warlock to attempt to escape from a [[Power of Three]] spell.
  
*'''[[Flight]]: '''Used by Phoebe to inadvertedly float after unintentionally stealing the power from the [[Dragon Warlock]], to carry the frozen Warlock out of the Manor, to look Prue over an area and used by the Dragon Warlock to attempt to escape from a [[Power of Three]] spell.
 
*'''[[Premonition]]: '''Used by Phoebe to see where the Genie's bottle is.
  
*'''[[Premonition]]: '''Used by Phoebe to see where the Genie's bottle is.
 
*'''[[Fire Breathing]]: '''Used by the Dragon Warlock to attack the Charmed Ones.
  
*'''[[Fire Breathing]]: '''Used by the Dragon Warlock to attack the Charmed Ones.
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*'''[[Molecular Immobilization]]: '''Used by Piper to freeze the interior of the [[Café Le Blue]].
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*'''[[Molecular Immobilization]]: '''Used by Piper to freeze the [[Dragon Warlock]] and the interior of the [[Café Le Blue]].
 
*'''[[Healing]]: '''Used by Leo (unsuccessfully) to heal a dying, teenaged Prue.
  
*'''[[Healing]]: '''Used by Leo (unsuccessfully) to heal a dying, teenaged Prue.
 
*'''[[Orbing]]:''' A type of Teleportation used by Leo.
  
*'''[[Orbing]]:''' A type of Teleportation used by Leo.
 
*'''[[Telekinesis]]:''' Used by Prue to shut the Manor door.
  
*'''[[Telekinesis]]:''' Used by Prue to shut the Manor door.
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==Beings==
  
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===Magical Beings===
  
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*'''[[Genie]]'''
  
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*'''[[Dragon Warlock]]'''
  
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*'''[[The Infernal Council]] '''
  
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===Mortals===
  
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*'''[[Dick]]'''
  
   
 
==Notes and Trivia==
  
==Notes and Trivia==
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[[File:Charmed 2x22 |thumb|300px|right|Be Careful What You Witch For WB Trailer]][[File:222.jpg|thumb|WB's promo]]
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[[File:222.jpg|thumb|WB's promo]]
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* This is the last episode for Greg Vaughan ([[Dan Gordon]]).
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* This episode marks the directional debut for [[Shannen Doherty]].
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** She will later direct two more episodes, "[[The Good, the Bad and the Cursed]]" and "[[All Hell Breaks Loose]]". Shannen has admitted that because it was her first time directing, her acting suffered a bit.
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* Leo seems to have forgotten that Prue had a teenage crisis when she was 18. He also did not remember that in [[Murphy's Luck|Murphy''s luck'']] , she was responsible when she had an accident who almost killed Phœbe. However, in the episode [[Secrets and Guys]], he said that he watched over the sisters since they were born.
  
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** This is the first time where any of the lead actresses get a credit for more than just their acting role. Doherty would direct two more episodes in season three, and Alyssa Milano and Holly Marie Combs would become producers of the show in season five until the end of the show.
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* Darryl only appears in one small scene in this episode. He talks to Phœbe on the phone.
  
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* This is the last episode for [[Greg Vaughan]] ([[Dan Gordon]]).
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* This episode marks Shannen Doherty’s directorial debut. She will later direct two more episodes, "[[The Good, the Bad and the Cursed]]" and "[[All Hell Breaks Loose]]".
  
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* Darryl only appears in one small scene in this episode. He talks to Phoebe on the phone.
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* Although temporarily, this marks the first time where Piper is the oldest sister.
 
* This is the third episode with the word 'witch' in the title.
  
* This is the third episode with the word 'witch' in the title.
 
* Prue loses her powers for the fifth time in this episode.
  
* Prue loses her powers for the fifth time in this episode.
 
* [[French Stewart]] is the second and last actor to be credited as a "Special Appearance".
  
* [[French Stewart]] is the second and last actor to be credited as a "Special Appearance".
 
* [[Brad Kern]], the Executive Producer of Charmed, makes a cameo as Dan Gordon's salesman.
  
* [[Brad Kern]], the Executive Producer of Charmed, makes a cameo as Dan Gordon's salesman.
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* In this episode Prue is shown as a teen with bangs and braces. The only other sister to have both bangs and braces was Paige ("[[A Paige from the Past]]"). However Phoebe displayed bangs in "[[Hyde School Reunion]]" and Piper had braces in "[[Coyote Piper]]".
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* In this episode, Prue is shown as a teen with bangs and braces. The only other sister to have both bangs and braces was Paige ("[[A Paige from the Past]]"). However, Phoebe displayed bangs in "[[Hyde School Reunion]]" and Piper had braces in "[[Coyote Piper]]".
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* Prue dies for the second time.
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* The title of the episode comes from the common phrase; "''Be careful what you wish for''", hinting at the wishes granted by the Genie and is also said by Leo toward the end of the episode.
  
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* At the end of the episode, once again, the door of the [[Halliwell Manor]] is closed magically, in this instance by Prue using her power of telekinesis, thus continuing the tradition.
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* Prue dies for the second time. The next time she dies, it would be permanent and irreversible, and she would remain dead.
  
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* At the end of the episode, once again, the door of the [[Halliwell Manor]] is closed magically by Prue with her power of telekinesis, continuing the tradition.
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* In this episode, Dan learns the truth of Piper and her sisters and rejects her because of it. Piper wishes for Dan to find peace by forgetting the truth.
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* Initially, Shannen Doherty wanted to end her character after this episode, but she had already signed a contract for a third season.
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* In this episode, Dan learns the truth of Piper and her sisters and completely rejects her because of it. Piper wishes for Dan to find peace by forgetting the truth.
  
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* Prue doesn't use her Astral Projection power in this episode.
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* Initially, Shannen Doherty wanted to end her character after this episode, but she had already signed the contract for a third season.
  
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* Prue doesn’t use her Astral Projection power in this episode.
  
 
* This is the first appearance of a [[Genie]] in the series.
  
* This is the first appearance of a [[Genie]] in the series.
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* Phoebe's "borrowed" ability of [[flight]] is something she displayed a yearning for in the [[season 1]] one episode "[[The Witch is Back]]", she also gains the power of [[levitation]] in the [[Season 3]] premiere episode "[[The Honeymoon's Over]]".
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* Phoebe's "borrowed" ability of [[flight]] is something she displayed a yearning for in the [[season 1]] episode "[[The Witch is Back]]", she also gains the power of [[levitation]] in the [[Season 3]] premiere episode "[[The Honeymoon's Over]]".
 
* The exterior of [[Café Le Blue]] is from [[Quake]] in [[Season 1]].
  
* The exterior of [[Café Le Blue]] is from [[Quake]] in [[Season 1]].
 
* The shirt Prue wears in this episode is her "lucky shirt" called so in the episode "[[Sight Unseen]]".
  
* The shirt Prue wears in this episode is her "lucky shirt" called so in the episode "[[Sight Unseen]]".
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* The sound effect used for [[Flight]] is frequently used in future episodes, as it accompanies [[Phoebe]]'s [[Levitation]] power.
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* The sound effect used for [[flight]] is frequently used in future episodes, as it accompanies [[Phoebe Halliwell|Phoebe]]'s [[levitation]] power.
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* [[Piper]] orbs up to [[The Heavens]] with [[Leo]] for the first time.
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* [[Piper Halliwell|Piper]] orbs up to [[The Heavens]] with [[Leo Wyatt|Leo]] for the first time.
 
* This is the third time [[The Power of Three Spell]] was used and the last time the original [[Charmed Ones]] use the spell.
  
* This is the third time [[The Power of Three Spell]] was used and the last time the original [[Charmed Ones]] use the spell.
 
* We find out that Prue went through a rebellious stage when she was 17 years old, which ended when a [[Violent Boyfriend|violent boyfriend]] attacked her.
  
* We find out that Prue went through a rebellious stage when she was 17 years old, which ended when a [[Violent Boyfriend|violent boyfriend]] attacked her.
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* This is the only instance where a Charmed One became a teenager and did not display any magical abilities. In "[[A Paige from the Past]]", Paige used her whitelighter powers; and in "[[Hyde School Reunion]]", Phoebe was able to cast spells.
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* This is the first time where [[the Underworld]] appears in the series.
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* In the next episode "[[The Honeymoon's Over]]," Prue tells Piper that she and Leo have been gone for one month and that it is October 2000. Since Piper and Leo orb out at the end of "Be Careful What You Witch For," that must mean that the episode is set in September 2000.
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*First time [[the Power of Three]] is used in a season finale.
   
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===Cultural References===
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==Glitches==
  
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* The title of the episode comes from the common phrase; "''Be careful what you wish for''", hinting at the wishes granted by the Genie and is also said by Leo toward the end of the episode.
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* When Piper finds the genie at the restaurant, she freezes the place. Behind her there is a woman in a green sweater and a man in a blue shirt. The women is talking to another man making eye contact, and the man is looking at a menu. When she goes up to the genie and is about to unfreeze only him, the women's face is in a different position and is now covered by her hair. Also, the man is no longer looking at the menu, he is now looking at the man the woman was originally looking at.
  
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* When seventeen-year-old Prue phones Piper from the Golden Gate Park, it is night-time, and Piper and Phoebe leave immediately to go and rescue her. When they both arrive at the park, however, it is day-time.
  
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* Piper and Phoebe could've simply called for Leo to come heal Prue, right there in the park.
  
   
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===[[Continuity Errors#Be Careful What You Witch For|Continuity Errors]]===
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==Featured Music==
  
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* When Piper finds the genie at the restaurant, she freezes the place. The faces of the people behind Piper change between scenes.
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:"Delicious Surprise" by Beth Hart
  
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* The inside of the actual manor can be seen when Prue closes the door at the end of the episode.
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:"I'm Not The Only One" by Filter
  
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*When Prue calls her sisters for help, it's night probably around 3 or 4 am. Phoebe and Piper drive to her right after, and it becomes the morning as if it was 10am..
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:"I Melt With You" by Modern English
  
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*Despite stating in "[[Secrets and Guys]]" that he watched over the sisters their entire lives, Leo was unaware of Prue's troubles in her teenage years.
   
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==Photo Gallery==
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==Music==
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*''Delicious Surprise'' by Beth Hart
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*''I'm Not The Only One'' by Filter
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*''I Melt With You'' by Modern English
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*''Jaheira's Romance Theme'' by Michael Hoenig
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==Gallery==
 
===Episode Stills===
  
===Episode Stills===
 
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==Quotes==
  
==Quotes==
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:'''[[Leo Wyatt|Leo]]:''' Phoebe...
  
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:'''[[Phoebe Halliwell|Phoebe]]:''' What? We’ve had a great year, we’ve wiped out a ton of nasties. I just wanna know if we’ve tripped some supernatural alarm or anything. Owie! And are we ever gonna learn what it really means?
  
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:'''[[Leo Wyatt|Leo]]:''' Well, not to sound all whitelightery but everything happens in its own time. You can’t rush what’s to be.
  
 
:'''[[Piper Halliwell|Piper]]:''' Okay, how about what already is. Dan is back in town.
  
:'''[[Piper Halliwell|Piper]]:''' Okay, how about what already is. Dan is back in town.
 
:'''[[Leo Wyatt|Leo]]:''' So?
  
:'''[[Leo Wyatt|Leo]]:''' So?
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:'''[[Piper Halliwell|Piper]]:''' So what am I gonna tell him? The last time I saw him he handed me proof that you were killed in 1942. He’s gonna expect a reaction from me.
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:'''[[Piper Halliwell|Piper]]:''' So what am I gonna tell him? The last time I saw him he handed me proof that you were killed in 1942. He's gonna expect a reaction from me.
 
:'''[[Phoebe Halliwell|Phoebe]]:''' How about "Hey Dan, you're right, I am a necrophiliac."
  
:'''[[Phoebe Halliwell|Phoebe]]:''' How about "Hey Dan, you're right, I am a necrophiliac."
 
:'''[[Piper Halliwell|Piper]]:''' Phoebe. ''(drops Phoebe's foot)''
  
:'''[[Piper Halliwell|Piper]]:''' Phoebe. ''(drops Phoebe's foot)''
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:'''[[Phoebe Halliwell|Phoebe]]:''' I don’t get it. You’ve been stuck in that bottle for 200 years, someone finally sends you to us and you have no idea who licked the stamp? I kinda find that hard to believe.
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:'''[[Phoebe Halliwell|Phoebe]]:''' I don't get it. You've been stuck in that bottle for 200 years, someone finally sends you to us and you have no idea who licked the stamp? I kinda find that hard to believe.
 
:'''[[Prue Halliwell|Prue]]:''' What, and a genie man standing in our living room wearing that offering to each grant a wish isn't?
  
:'''[[Prue Halliwell|Prue]]:''' What, and a genie man standing in our living room wearing that offering to each grant a wish isn't?
 
:'''Genie:''' Well, I don't get it. You win the lotto and you're asking for explanations?
  
:'''Genie:''' Well, I don't get it. You win the lotto and you're asking for explanations?
 
:'''[[Piper Halliwell|Piper]]:''' Actually, we'd just like to know who to send the thank you note to.
  
:'''[[Piper Halliwell|Piper]]:''' Actually, we'd just like to know who to send the thank you note to.
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:'''Dick/Genie:''' The question is what are you looking for? I mean come on, how did we make it to date three and you really know I'm not the guy.
  
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:'''[[Prue Halliwell|Prue]]:''' I don't know, you know, I mean, at this point I feel like dating's kind of a job, you know. I mean, you get none but you feel like it's your duty to stay out there. I just want to feel excited by love again. I wish it was like it the first time.
  
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:'''Dick/Genie:''' (chuckles) Your wish, my command.
  
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:''(He clicks his fingers and a chime is heard.)''
  
   
 
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:'''Genie:''' So, uh, did you finish them off with your scary witchy power?
  
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:'''[[Phoebe Halliwell|Phoebe]]:''' No, that, that is my power.
  
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:'''Genie:''' That's it?
  
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:'''[[Phoebe Halliwell|Phoebe]]:''' That and premonitions.
  
 
:'''Genie:''' You're a witch with no real powers? I mean, no, you know, premonitions, those are, those are great but...
  
:'''Genie:''' You're a witch with no real powers? I mean, no, you know, premonitions, those are, those are great but...
 
:'''[[Phoebe Halliwell|Phoebe]]:''' I know, I know. I mean, I would love an active power but what can you do?
  
:'''[[Phoebe Halliwell|Phoebe]]:''' I know, I know. I mean, I would love an active power but what can you do?
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:'''[[Phoebe Halliwell|Phoebe]]:''' Hello?
  
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:'''[[Darryl Morris|Darryl]]:''' When I first got the call, I naturally dismissed as a crank. But I realized it was Deputy Marrow on the other end.
  
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:'''[[Phoebe Halliwell|Phoebe]]:''' Okay, Darryl, can you speed this up because I'm kinda busy right now.
  
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:'''[[Darryl Morris|Darryl]]:''' What, flying? ''(There's silence.)'' Now, see I've learned to interpret those pauses as admission.
  
 
:'''[[Phoebe Halliwell|Phoebe]]:''' What did he see?
  
:'''[[Phoebe Halliwell|Phoebe]]:''' What did he see?
 
:'''[[Darryl Morris|Darryl]]:''' Actually it was his wife. She swore she saw a brown haired, young woman fly over the house earlier... without a plane.
  
:'''[[Darryl Morris|Darryl]]:''' Actually it was his wife. She swore she saw a brown haired, young woman fly over the house earlier... without a plane.
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*'''Serbian:''' Pazi šta želiš ''(Be Careful What You Wish For)''
  
*'''Serbian:''' Pazi šta želiš ''(Be Careful What You Wish For)''
 
*'''Italian:''' Desideri Pericolosi ''(Dangerous Wishes)''
  
*'''Italian:''' Desideri Pericolosi ''(Dangerous Wishes)''
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*'''Portuguese (Brazil):''' Cuidado com o que Você Deseja ''(Be Careful What You Wish For)''
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*'''Portuguese (Brazil):''' Cuidado com o que Você Deseja ''(Be Careful What You Wish For)''
 
*'''Russian:''' Опасные желания [Opasnye želanij] ''(Dangerous Desires)''
  
*'''Russian:''' Опасные желания [Opasnye želanij] ''(Dangerous Desires)''
 
* '''Russian: '''Бойся своих желаний [Bojsja cvoih želanij] ''(Be Afraid of Desires)''
  
* '''Russian: '''Бойся своих желаний [Bojsja cvoih želanij] ''(Be Afraid of Desires)''
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*'''German:''' Wünsch Dir was ''(Make a Wish)''
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*'''German:''' Wünsch dir was ''(Make a Wish)''
 
*'''Finnish:''' Toiveesi on lakini ''(Your Wish, My Command)''
  
*'''Finnish:''' Toiveesi on lakini ''(Your Wish, My Command)''
 
*'''Spanish (Spain):''' Cuidado con lo que deseas ''(Be Careful What You Wish For)''
  
*'''Spanish (Spain):''' Cuidado con lo que deseas ''(Be Careful What You Wish For)''
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*'''Spanish (Latin American):''' Pide un deseo ''(Make a Wish)''
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*'''Spanish (Latin America):''' Pide un deseo ''(Make a Wish)''
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*'''Hungarian:''' Vigyázz, mit kívánsz! ''(Be Careful, What Do You Wish!)''
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*'''Hungarian:''' Vigyázz, mit kívánsz! ''(Be Careful, What You Wish For!)''
   
 
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Latest revision as of 18:14, 26 March 2024

Be Careful What You Witch For is the Season 2 finale and the 44th overall episode of Charmed.

Summary

For a complete plot of Be Careful What You Witch For, go here.
To read the full script of Be Careful What You Witch For, go here.

Prue is killed and Piper and Phoebe are powerless to reverse the deadly damage when a fast-talking genie working for a Dragon Warlock grants each of the sisters a wish.

Cast

Main Cast

Guest Stars

Special Appearance by

Featuring

Uncredited

Magical Notes

Book of Shadows

Dragon Warlock

Perhaps the most feared and
Powerful Witch Killer there is.
Fear His Flight
Fear His Fire
The Strength of
a Hundred Men
Lineage: The Twisted Spawn of a
Dragon and a Sorceress.
Beware:
Only the Most Powerful
Dare Challenge.

Spells

Warlock Spell

The power of three
will set us free
The power of three
will set us free
The power of three
will set us free

Powers

  • Whirling: A type of Teleportation used by the Genie. 
  • Shrinking: Used by the Genie to shrink himself into the bottle.
  • Possession: Used by the Genie to possess Dick.
  • Projection: Used by the Genie to grant the Charmed Ones' wishes.
  • Flight: Used by Phoebe to inadvertedly float after unintentionally stealing the power from the Dragon Warlock, to carry the frozen Warlock out of the Manor, to look Prue over an area and used by the Dragon Warlock to attempt to escape from a Power of Three spell.
  • Premonition: Used by Phoebe to see where the Genie's bottle is.
  • Fire Breathing: Used by the Dragon Warlock to attack the Charmed Ones.
  • Molecular Immobilization: Used by Piper to freeze the Dragon Warlock and the interior of the Café Le Blue.
  • Healing: Used by Leo (unsuccessfully) to heal a dying, teenaged Prue.
  • Orbing: A type of Teleportation used by Leo.
  • Telekinesis: Used by Prue to shut the Manor door.

Notes and Trivia

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  • This episode marks the directional debut for Shannen Doherty.
    • She will later direct two more episodes, "The Good, the Bad and the Cursed" and "All Hell Breaks Loose". Shannen has admitted that because it was her first time directing, her acting suffered a bit.
    • This is the first time where any of the lead actresses get a credit for more than just their acting role. Doherty would direct two more episodes in season three, and Alyssa Milano and Holly Marie Combs would become producers of the show in season five until the end of the show.
  • This is the last episode for Greg Vaughan (Dan Gordon).
  • Darryl only appears in one small scene in this episode. He talks to Phoebe on the phone.
  • Although temporarily, this marks the first time where Piper is the oldest sister.
  • This is the third episode with the word 'witch' in the title.
  • Prue loses her powers for the fifth time in this episode.
  • French Stewart is the second and last actor to be credited as a "Special Appearance".
  • Brad Kern, the Executive Producer of Charmed, makes a cameo as Dan Gordon's salesman.
  • In this episode, Prue is shown as a teen with bangs and braces. The only other sister to have both bangs and braces was Paige ("A Paige from the Past"). However, Phoebe displayed bangs in "Hyde School Reunion" and Piper had braces in "Coyote Piper".
  • Prue dies for the second time.
  • At the end of the episode, once again, the door of the Halliwell Manor is closed magically, in this instance by Prue using her power of telekinesis, thus continuing the tradition.
  • In this episode, Dan learns the truth of Piper and her sisters and rejects her because of it. Piper wishes for Dan to find peace by forgetting the truth.
  • Initially, Shannen Doherty wanted to end her character after this episode, but she had already signed a contract for a third season.
  • Prue doesn't use her Astral Projection power in this episode.
  • This is the first appearance of a Genie in the series.
  • Phoebe's "borrowed" ability of flight is something she displayed a yearning for in the season 1 episode "The Witch is Back", she also gains the power of levitation in the Season 3 premiere episode "The Honeymoon's Over".
  • The exterior of Café Le Blue is from Quake in Season 1.
  • The shirt Prue wears in this episode is her "lucky shirt" called so in the episode "Sight Unseen".
  • The sound effect used for flight is frequently used in future episodes, as it accompanies Phoebe's levitation power.
  • Piper orbs up to The Heavens with Leo for the first time.
  • This is the third time The Power of Three Spell was used and the last time the original Charmed Ones use the spell.
  • We find out that Prue went through a rebellious stage when she was 17 years old, which ended when a violent boyfriend attacked her.
  • This is the only instance where a Charmed One became a teenager and did not display any magical abilities. In "A Paige from the Past", Paige used her whitelighter powers; and in "Hyde School Reunion", Phoebe was able to cast spells.
  • This is the first time where the Underworld appears in the series.
  • In the next episode "The Honeymoon's Over," Prue tells Piper that she and Leo have been gone for one month and that it is October 2000. Since Piper and Leo orb out at the end of "Be Careful What You Witch For," that must mean that the episode is set in September 2000.
  • First time the Power of Three is used in a season finale.

Cultural References

  • The title of the episode comes from the common phrase; "Be careful what you wish for", hinting at the wishes granted by the Genie and is also said by Leo toward the end of the episode.

Continuity Errors

  • When Piper finds the genie at the restaurant, she freezes the place. The faces of the people behind Piper change between scenes.
  • The inside of the actual manor can be seen when Prue closes the door at the end of the episode.
  • When Prue calls her sisters for help, it's night probably around 3 or 4 am. Phoebe and Piper drive to her right after, and it becomes the morning as if it was 10am..
  • Despite stating in "Secrets and Guys" that he watched over the sisters their entire lives, Leo was unaware of Prue's troubles in her teenage years.

Music

  • Delicious Surprise by Beth Hart
  • I'm Not The Only One by Filter
  • I Melt With You by Modern English
  • Jaheira's Romance Theme by Michael Hoenig

Gallery

Episode Stills

Behind the Scenes

Quotes

Piper: Okay, how about what already is. Dan is back in town.
Leo: So?
Piper: So what am I gonna tell him? The last time I saw him he handed me proof that you were killed in 1942. He's gonna expect a reaction from me.
Phoebe: How about "Hey Dan, you're right, I am a necrophiliac."
Piper: Phoebe. (drops Phoebe's foot)
Phoebe: Ow! Why does everyone always Phoebe me?
Phoebe: I don't get it. You've been stuck in that bottle for 200 years, someone finally sends you to us and you have no idea who licked the stamp? I kinda find that hard to believe.
Prue: What, and a genie man standing in our living room wearing that offering to each grant a wish isn't?
Genie: Well, I don't get it. You win the lotto and you're asking for explanations?
Piper: Actually, we'd just like to know who to send the thank you note to.
Phoebe: Why are you not in this book?
Genie: Because the only way to get rid of me is to make three wishes. Come on! Large or small, I do all kinds. Only no world peace. I can't do that.
Phoebe: The fine print of wishing. Your job has its limitations.
Genie: Yah, well so does yours (Phoebe's injured foot)
Phoebe: Occupational hazard.
Piper: Dan, I know who Leo is. I always have.
Dan: What?
Piper: It's not that I don't appreciate everything you...
Dan: Wait, I've spent all this time worrying about you, worrying about who he is and you've known all along?
Piper: Well, uh, it's very complicated.
Dan: Complicated. Complicated.
(He leaves. Leo comes back.)
Piper: He's right, he deserves to know but what am I gonna tell him, what am I gonna do? I wish there was somehow he could just move on with his life.
Genie: Your wish is my command.
(He clicks his fingers and disappears.)
Genie: You're a witch with no real powers? I mean, no, you know, premonitions, those are, those are great but...
Phoebe: I know, I know. I mean, I would love an active power but what can you do?
(The genie stands up.)
Genie: You just done it. (Phoebe throws down the book, stands up and covers her mouth.) And I know exactly where to get one.
Phoebe: Was that a...?
Genie: A wish? Yeah, yeah it was. (He clicks his fingers and a choker disappears from around his neck.) And that's three and I'm free.
Phoebe: Three? That wasn't even one.
Genie: That's three. I'm gone.
Phoebe: What did he see?
Darryl: Actually it was his wife. She swore she saw a brown haired, young woman fly over the house earlier... without a plane.
Phoebe: How about a broomstick?
Darryl: Phoebe, this isn't funny.
Piper: Prue where are you going?
Prue: I got a date with Dick (sound of dissatisfied in her voice).
Phoebe: Dull Dick, Prue you are too hot to duty date.
Prue: I need to find a way to put more balance in my life.
Piper: Yeah, but Prue you don't need Dick.
(Prue, Phoebe and Leo all start to giggle, and it dawns on Piper what she said)

International Titles

  • French: Derniers vœux (Last Wishes)
  • Czech: Přej si a bude ti bráno (I Wish and You Will Be Taken)
  • Slovak: Pozor na to, čo si želáš (Attention to What You Wish)
  • Serbian: Pazi šta želiš (Be Careful What You Wish For)
  • Italian: Desideri Pericolosi (Dangerous Wishes)
  • Portuguese (Brazil): Cuidado com o que Você Deseja (Be Careful What You Wish For)
  • Russian: Опасные желания [Opasnye želanij] (Dangerous Desires)
  • Russian: Бойся своих желаний [Bojsja cvoih želanij] (Be Afraid of Desires)
  • German: Wünsch dir was (Make a Wish)
  • Finnish: Toiveesi on lakini (Your Wish, My Command)
  • Spanish (Spain): Cuidado con lo que deseas (Be Careful What You Wish For)
  • Spanish (Latin America): Pide un deseo (Make a Wish)
  • Hungarian: Vigyázz, mit kívánsz! (Be Careful, What You Wish For!)
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