When Paige attempts to hire a new professor for Magic School, she learns that one of the candidates, Drake, is an ex-demon who made a deal with a demonic Sorcerer to become human.
Characters
Characters in bold appear for the first time in the series.
An entry in the Book of Shadows can be found about Mercury Demons. Paige looked up this specific page up in order to find out more about Drake dè Mon, who recently just applied for a job at her Magic School. The only known power that every demon in this species have are Thermal Balls which are very deadly to the victim. Drake then explains to Paige that he had renounced his evil nature in order to live a life of good.
Spells
To Reveal the Inner Demon
Drake while the spell was being cast
In order for a demonic sorcerer to become stronger he needed to obtain the powers of Drake dè Mon. Once he found out where he was hiding, at the Charmed ones home. He teleported himself there and chants a spell to reveal Drake's inner demon, however Piper blasted him and therefor, he couldn't finished his spell which made Drake turn from himself into Robin Hood.
Darkness within cannot be undone
Embrace your true self
To Vanquish a Demonic Sorcerer
The effects of the spell.
This vanquishing spell was used to destroy and kill a demonic sorcerer who had kidnapped Miss Donovan and sent Drake dè Mon to Purgatory. In order to trick him, the sisters glamored themselves into Miss Donovan to get them into the liar, they then said the spell and he went up in the flames.
Evil blast we cannot use
The Power of Three now lights the fuse
To Bring a Sorcerer to Oneself
Paige casting the spell.
Both Piper and Paige cast this spell to find the sorcerer. Five lit candles around a round table is a requirement for this spell, as seen when Paige and Piper cast it. However, the spell didn't get any effect since his liar was protected from spells and charms.
Sorcerer of darkness, demon of fright
I call you now into my sight
Powers
Astral Projection: Used by Miss Donovan to show Paige her power. She later used it to try freeing herself and to Astral Project to Paige and Piper.
Conjuration: Used by Drake to conjure his resume. He later used it to conjure costumes for himself and the sisters, a motorcycle and helmets.
Orbing: Type of Teleportation used by Paige, Sandra and Kheel.
Shimmering: Type of Teleportation used by the Sorcerer.
Power Absorption: Used by the Sorcerer to absorp Drake's powers.
Banishing: Used by the Sorcerer to banish Drake to Purgatory.
Glamouring: Used by the sisters to glamour into Miss Donovan. Piper and Phoebe probably used a Spell.
Notes and Trivia
This episode marks the first appearance of Billy Zane as Drake, best known for his roles in the movies "Dead Calm", "The Phantom", "Titanic" and "Tombstone".
This is the second and last appearance of Miss Donovan on the show.
As of this episode, all four of the sisters have been on a motorcycle. Prue in the season 3 episode Just Harried, Paige in the season 4 episode Size Matters, Piper in the season 6 episode Valhalley of the Dolls Part 2, and Phoebe in this episode. Of the four, Piper is the only sister who actually drove the motorcycle she was on.
This is the second time when one of the sisters went out from the manor by riding a motorcycle with a guy who they barely know. In this case, it is Phoebe with Drake; before, it was Prue in the season 3 episode Just Harried where she rode a motorcycle with T.J.
This is the first episode of season seven where Rose McGowan's new haircut can be seen; she'd recently cut her bangs.
References to other movies, books, mythology, etc.
This is the second episode of Charmed in a row with a quote from the movie Spaceballs in it. The line "That's gonna leave a mark." was said by Barf when he tried to stand up from his seat without undoing the seat belt.
The title is a reference to the saying "carpe diem" which is Latin for "seize the day".
Drake turns himself and Phoebe into Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron's characters of "An American in Paris", where Kelly's American artist meets and falls in love with a French shop girl played by Caron. The dance that Drake and Phoebe do in front of the stairs is a recreation of Kelly and Caron's dance next to the Seine, right down to the costumes.
Both Drake and Ms. Donovan quote from the classic William Shakespeare play "Macbeth", and Drake later quotes from Edmond Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac."
Glitches
It is very obvious that the chains with which Mrs. Donovan is heldWhere did the stairs go? in the Underworld are way too big for her arms and she actively holds on to them.
When Drake (as Robin) and Pheobe leave the Manor on the motorcycle, the entrance to the house is different. There are no stairs, and you can not see the street.
