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Happily Ever After

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The Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz

Happily Ever After is the 91st episode of Charmed. Fairy tales come to life, and attack the Charmed Ones.

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[edit] Episode Information

Season 5
Episode No. 03
Written By Curtis Kheel
Directed By John Kretchmer
Production No. ...
Original Airdate September 29, 2002

[edit] Summary

The mirror on the wall from Snow White holds a powerful Evil Witch captive until it falls and breaks. When the witch is set free, she kills the Keeper of the fairy tales and traps his apprentice in the mirror. The mirror tells her that three other witches are more powerful than her, so she decides to use the power of fairy tales to kill the Charmed Ones. If her plan succeeds, not only will the sisters die, but fairy tales will be changed to evil instead of good.

Although Piper has learned to control her anxiety, she still feels lost and confused on how best to protect and prepare for her baby. She tries to summon the ghost of Grams, but instead Grams returns, body and all. Right away, Grams begins helping Piper and making decisions for everyone. Paige, who has just met Grams, isn't so quick to do as she says. But Piper and Phoebe follow her lead, when they discover that someone has sent fairy tales after them.

Convinced that Cole is behind the attacks, Phoebe won't listen to the others when they suggest that someone else may be sending the fairy tales. When she is delivered a pair of glass slippers, she quickly puts them on to prove Cole's role. Instead they carry her off to a benefit where she meets up with Adam Prinze. Adam is considering buying the paper Phoebe works for and although he appears to be a good guy, he is under the spell of the Evil Witch. His orders are to put Phoebe into the carriage by midnight or his life will be in danger. Blinded by her confidence that Cole has orchestrated the evil doings, Phoebe won't listen when Cole tries to warn her. Instead she rushes off with Adam. He follows the orders of the witch and pushes Phoebe into the carriage, which promptly turns into a pumpkin with her inside. Thankfully, Cole stops him before he can destroy the pumpkin and Phoebe.

Meanwhile, Paige is magically driven to take a bite of a poison apple. Just like Snow White, she dies from the poison. When Piper tries to cast a spell to revive her, 7 dwarfs appear instead and preserve her in a glass coffin. By now, Leo has learned from the elders about the Evil Witch and Grams has created a vanquishing potion. Piper scribes for the Witch, leading her and Leo to a Red Riding Hood cape. They make it home, but don't realize that the Wolf has already eaten Grams and taken her appearance as a disguise. While Leo goes to find Phoebe, Piper is attacked and eaten by the Wolf. Leo orbs in after sensing Piper's danger, but all he finds is the Wolf. Before he can take action, the Wolf explodes leaving Grams and Piper safely behind. Piper blew him up from the inside.

Confident from her encounter with the Wolf, Piper is ready for the Evil Witch. They learn that the Fairy Tale book is a portal, so she grabs the vanquishing potion and goes. Shocked by Piper's sudden arrival, the Witch is unable to defend herself. Piper vanquishes her quickly, freeing the apprentice and her sisters in the process. To get home, the apprentice lets Piper borrow one more fairy tale item: Dorothy's ruby red slippers from the Wizard of Oz.

Back at the manor, Grams must leave. Piper had thought she needed Grams, but it turns out she just needed to be reminded that she doesn't. The experience has taught Paige something too. She was reluctant at first to accept Grams because she already had a Grams growing up that she loved. But now that's she gotten to know her a bit, she can see that she has room in her heart for more than one Grams. They are sad to see her go, but know they will see her again.
Phoebe has her own loose ends to tie up. She apologizes to Cole, realizing that he had nothing to do with all this. She explains that she doesn't trust anyone anymore: not Cole, not Adam, not herself. Cole in turn brings Phoebe to see Adam. Cole explains that Adam was just under a spell, but he's really a nice guy. When Phoebe wants to know why Cole is doing this, he explains that she needs to learn to trust herself, so that someday she'll be able to trust him again

[edit] Guest Stars

[edit] Enemies

  1. Wicked Witch, one desire to be the most powerful witch of all; vanquished by Piper.
  2. Woodsman, vanquished by Piper.
  3. Wolf, vanquished by Piper.

[edit] Innocents

  1. Adam Prince, prospective owner to the Bay Mirror; his family and himself own several newspapers across the country and tv stations, too; with a kiss from the Wicked Witch he was put under her spell to serve her;

[edit] Good Beings

  1. Keeper of the Fairy Tales, wise; humorous; murdered by The Wicked Witch
  2. Seven Dwarfs, they preserve the dead; were able to detect that Grams was a Wolf.

[edit] Saved

  1. Keeper's Apprentice, after vanquishing the Wicked Witch.

[edit] Spells

  1. The Wicked Witch cast the Mirror Curse.
  2. Grams asks if Piper has cast a spell to Ward Off Demonic Parasites.
  3. Piper scrys for the Wicked Witch
  4. Piper casts the spell to Cure a Poisoned Victim

[edit] Mirror Curse

Freedoms lost must be unwitting,
into the glass to do my bidding.
~Result: The Keeper's Apprentice gets cursed into the mirror. The result causes whoever is in the mirror to tell the truth.

[edit] Cure a Poisoned Victim

Here our call,
for those who fall,
urge her to awaken,
from this toxic taken.
Result: Summoned the Seven Dwarfs

[edit] Rituals

  1. Grams asks if Piper has performed a Ritual to Promote Growth.

[edit] Potions

  1. Grams was working on creating a Protection Potion.
  • When slicing mandrake root make sure the meat is exposed.
  • When rolling mandrake root in mustard seed, don't roll it too heavily.
  1. Grams makes a potion to Vanquish the Wicked Witch

[edit] Wicked Witch Vanquish

A potion involving mandrake rolled in mustard seed.

[edit] Book of Shadows

  1. Grams was working on an entry regarding a Protection Potion.
  2. Piper reads a spell to Cure Poison.

[edit] Powers

  • The Wicked Witch / TK / Mirror / Castle
  • The Wicked Witch says, "Woodsman Come Forth" and he appears from the Book of Fairy Tales.
  • Baby Halliwell conjured Grams.
  • Grams says that she's [powerful] but not powerful enough to come back to Earth in corporeal.
  • Paige / Orbs / Herself / Manor
  • Paige / Orbs / Herself / Manor
  • Baby Halliwell / Heals / Piper / Manor
  • Piper / Molecular Combustion / Woodsman / Manor
  • The Wicked Witch / Disappears / Herself / Castle
  • The Wicked Witch / Appears / Herself / Manor Kitchen
  • The Wicked Witch / Disappears / Herself / Manor Kitchen
  • Leo / Orbs / Himself / Manor Attic
  • The Wicked Witch / Appears / Herself / Elevator
  • Leo / Orb / Piper / Manor Kitchen
  • Leo / Heal / Paige / Manor Kitchen (failed)
  • Leo feels Piper's pain.
  • Leo / Orb / Himself / Outside Ball
  • Cole / Slows Down Time / Outside Ball / Outside Ball
  • Cole / Restores Time / Outside Ball / Outside Ball
  • Piper / Molecular Combustion / Wolf / Manor Attic
  • Cole / Appears / Himself / Manor Attic
  • Leo / Orbs / Grams / Manor


[edit] Book of Shadows

  • Grams mentions that she wrote all the good potions.

[edit] Notes

  • Dorian Gregory doesn´t appear in this episode.
  • Grams' tips for Expecting Witches: Exercise your powers daily, perform a ritual to promote growth, cast a spell to ward off demonic parasites.
  • Grams mentions that Paige has her mother's eyes.
  • Grams used to read fairy tales to Piper when she was little.
  • Phoebe reconfirms that her favorite story is Cinderella.
  • Cole tries to help Phoebe re-trust herself
  • Paige dies for first time in this episode.
  • Blooper: the slippers from The Wizard of Oz are the ruby ones from the 1938 film, but they were silver in the original fairy tale.

[edit] Quotes

Cole: (to Adam, after Adam turned Phoebe into a pumpkin) Hands off my Pumpkin!
Cole: (teleports into manor attic with pumpkin Phoebe) Your sister. (gestures to pumpkin) I didn't have anything to do with it.
Leo: (throwing things at the wolf) "WHERES MY WIFE!"

(Wolf leaps towards story book, blows up, Piper and Grams fall to the ground)

Grams: Well! It took you long enough!
Piper: Well..excuse me!
Leo: What happened!
Grams: Your wife blew the wolf up from the inside!
Cole: Phoebe! He's evil! (refering to a possed Adam)
Leo: And what does that make you Cole?


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