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Crossed, Triple-Crossed is the 19th issue of the Charmed Comics. It's a Paige one-shot.

Summary[]

For a complete plot of Crossed, Triple-Crossed, go here.

When a criminal threatens Paige's happy family, she looks to her past to deal with the mortal menace. Conjuring up a detective from one of her favorite noir novels, Paige creates a street smart gumshoe to help set up a sting and take down the hood. But when the fictional private Dick decides he likes life outside the pages, the set up takes a dark and dangerous turn in ... Crossed, Triple-Crossed.

Characters[]

Main[]

Returning[]

Non-Speaking[]

Introduced[]

Mentioned[]

Magical Notes[]

Spells[]

To Summon Richard Quinn[]

Paige casting a spell in the comic
Buckthorn, nutmeg, and a few bleeding hearts.
Bind some old school skills with internet smarts.
Let him know what I know, see what I've seen.
Everything else, give him power to glean.
To fight modern crime lords and how they think,
Send a street-wise detective that bleeds ink.

To Let Richard Quinn Stay[]

  • Cast by a glamoured Henry, so the spell had no effect.
Bleeding hearts, buckthorn, nutmeg, and more.
Bind past with present, now with before.
Turn page to flesh with a touch of pink.
I release him now with blood from ink.

Other Spells[]

  • Paige cast a spell so a glamoured Henry could mimic her voice.

Potions[]

  • Paige used a potion on Dick to return him to the novel.

Powers[]

  • Orbing: Type of Teleportation used by Paige.
  • Remote Orbing: Used by Paige to orb Quinn to her, and then back to the Manor.
  • Glamouring: Used by Paige to make Henry look like her and to give Dick color after the fake spell.
  • Cryokinesis: Used by Henry Mitchell Jr. to cover all his toys in ice.

Artifacts[]

Notes and Trivia[]

  • The Film Noir style of this issue and the title is a nod to the episode Charmed Noir, making this issue the comic's second nod to an episode from the TV series (Morality Bites Back being the first).
  • Using makeup to color Quinn is very similar to what was done to Billy Appleby in Season 2's Chick Flick.
  • The title of this issue is similar to the book Paige and Kyle Brody got sucked in to, Crossed, Double-Crossed.
  • The Cover Subtitle is: Their new baby came with some serious daddy issues. This is the first cover that has a subtitle.
  • Bob Cowan makes his first appearance in the comics and his first appearance in the series since season 5's A Witch's Tail, Part 2.
  • In this issue it is revealed that Phoebe Halliwell is three months pregnant with her second daughter.
  • Phoebe references the times she went black and white which happened in Season 2's Chick Flick and in Season 4's Lost and Bound.
  • This is the first time Prue has been absent from an issue since Where There's Smoke There's a Firestarter, and the first time Cole has been absent since Cupid's Harrow.
  • This issue reveals that Henry Jr., who is thought to be mortal, has the power of Cryokinesis. This will be explained more in the following issue.
  • Paige uses a Pear lap-top computer.

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Previous Episode:
Four's Company
Next Episode:
The Old Witcheroo
Episodes: Season 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8
Comics: 9 - 10
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