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Title: 8x08 Battle of the hexes  
     
Creatures: Zira

Zira, a sorceress, trying to get more powers
Vanquished by the belt


 



 TaiTai, demon
Trying to take over the underworld
Killed by Billie




 SollalSollal, demon
Working for Zira
Vanquished by Billie



 

Golden Belt of Gaea
The goddesses' gift to Hippolyta endows the woman wearing it with transcendent powers
It can not be used by evil.
However the belt holds enormous powers that seduces the wearer before it drives her insane.
It is even more powerful than the Crystal of Kazima

The belt once belonged to Hippolyta, a Greek queen who tried to use the belt to create harmony between the sexes. It backfired and she retreated to an island of women and killed any man that entered. Eventually she was killed by Hercules.
Anyone who has worn the belt since, has tried to kill off all men.

also mentioned:
Crystal of Kazimar

  
   
Spells: to call Billie
(this actually is the spell to call for a witch's power):

Power of the witches rise,
course unseen across the skies,
come to us who call you near,
come to us and settle here

to remove the belt:

For all the world to work as one, in harmony it must be undone		  
BoS image:  
     
Background info: Gaea
Hercules
Hippolyta		  
     
Summary: Piper is making arrangements to get a band into the club without much luck while Leo is preparing to play golf with a booker. Phoebe shows up and reveals Agent Murphy wants them to go through old case files for him and that she's busy looking for love.

Piper and Phoebe go to the warehouse filled with files but Piper quickly slips out to meet with the booker, leaving Phoebe on her own. At the Magic School, another demon, Zira, wants a route to power when she's interrupted by the head demon, Tai, who wants to know how the potion-making is going. Zira isn't happy and plans to eliminate all male demons.
In class, Billie is attending a lecture about the battle of the sexes and is dubious about the teacher's assertion the sexes need each other.

Piper is meeting with the booker, Smitty, about her inability to get bands in, and the guy offers to get a "chick band" in, and Piper isn't happy with his dismissive attitude or that Leo is playing along with it.

Paige is in an alley trying to meet with her new charge, Speed, who is a street punk at a crossroad. She sees him get grabbed by another guy and interrupts - Speed isn't too happy with her help. Then a parole officer shows up and arrests him for consorting with a known felon. Phoebe ropes in Billie to help her and Billie finds a belt that she puts on, transforming her into a new superhero-like outfit.

Phoebe warns there's not much they can do about it and they catch a taxi, where Billie discovers she has super-strength. Zira's assistant picks up that the belt, the Golden Belt of Gaea, has been activated and that she wants it, but it only works on those of good. Zira plans to manipulate Billie since the belt forces its wearer to use its powers. Paige confronts the parole officer, Henry Walker, and invokes Homeland Security to get speed released.

Leo and Piper are fighting over Smitty when Billie barges in with her newfound
super-strength and the ability to render men invisible, starting with Leo. Billie starts to get angrier and they head for the book, while an invisible Leo reveals the belt will drive its wearer insane. Zira takes Ti to find the belt by convincing him to torment a woman to attract Billie. Billie is getting increasingly angry then superspeeds off as she "gets a call."
Tai and his assistants are tormenting a woman when Billie shows up and deflects his energy blasts. She zaps him in the shoulder and he teleports out.

The next morning Billie superspeeds back to the Manor and refuses to take the belt off.
Worse, it becomes clear that the belt is affecting Piper and Phoebe as well, while Billie heads off to her mid-terms after restoring Leo to visibility. Zira is trying to hold Tai off and is unhappy Billie isn't with her yet, but the male demon she's working with advises caution. Paige is at Speed's apartment when Henry shows up and wonders why he's so skeptical about Speed. Henry reveals Speed's friend Donnie has talked him into robbing a liquor store, and he'll take Paige along to show her.

At the mid-term, Billie shows up "in costume" halfway through and the women start attacking the men. Billie heads outside and Zira is there to offer her assistance. Leo reveals the background on the belt and that if it's combined with Billie's combined powers she could kill all men. Zira works to undermine Billie and it becomes clear Billie will soon die, but Zira is fine with that as long as Tai ends up dead.

Paige is with Henry on stakeout at the liquor store, while Donnie forces Speed to participate in the robbery as the driver. Speed ducks out and Donnie stabs him as he goes, while the police show up to arrest the two in the store, and Paige and Henry thinks he fled the crime.

Piper and Phoebe use a spell to summon Billie to the Manor attic and she isn't thrilled when she arrives. They imprison her in a crystal circle but Billie blasts her way free in a fit of rage and then superspeeds off to return to Zira to offer her full assistance.

Leo returns and figures that one of the books at Magic School might hold the answer. Meanwhile, Speed gets back to his apartment where Henry and Paige are waiting for him. They see Speed is wounded and Paige convinces Henry to check out Speed's story. Then Paige gets a call from the others, while Zira and Billie confront Tai and Billie destroys him as well as Zira's henchman. Leo sneaks in invisibly to go through the books while Billie begins to weaken from the effects. The three Halliwells confront Billie while Leo finds the book
with the spell. Leo attacks Billie while Paige orbs the book to her and casts the spell. She gets the belt and orbs it onto Zira, destroying her. They restore Leo to visibility while they tell Billie what happened.

Henry checks up on Donnie and confirms Speed's story, then releases him. He calls up Paige and apologies, while at P3 Liz Phair is performing to a full house 		 
     
Writer: Jeannine Renshaw  
Director: LeVar Burton  
     
Timeline: -  
     
Trivia: Billie is referred to as a "Wonder Witch" - this is a reference to the superhero Wonder Woman.

Paige: What are we - Charlie's Witches?
Meaning:
This is a reference to the 1970's TV series "Charlie's Angels" (which was also made into two films). This is also a nod towards Aaron Spelling who is the creator and executive producer of both series.

The police station that Henry takes Speed to, is the same precinct that Darryl used to work at.

Piper: Ok. Uh...well, what if we do a benefit for the hurricane victims?
Meaning:
Hurricane Katrina was the eleventh named tropical storm and first Category 5 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the third most powerful storm of the season, and the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005, and crossed southern Florida at Category 1 intensity before strengthening rapidly in the Gulf of Mexico, becoming the strongest hurricane in the central Gulf since Hurricane Camille.

The storm surge from Katrina caused catastrophic damage along the coastlines of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Levees separating Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans were breached by the surge, ultimately flooding about 80% of the city. Wind damage was reported well inland, impeding relief efforts. Katrina is estimated to be responsible for $75 billion in damages, making it the costliest hurricane in United States history; the storm has killed 1,417 people, becoming the deadliest U.S. hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane.

Source: Wikipedia.org


Billie: Wow. These are so Greta Garbo. Hey, now there's a woman that didn't need a man to make her feel complete.
Meaning:
Greta Garbo (September 18, 1905 - April 15, 1990) was a Swedish actress.
Having achieved enormous success as a silent movie star, she was one of the few who made the transition to talkies. She delayed as long as possible, and the studio worried endlessly about whether the world was ready for a talking Swedish Sphinx. Her low, husky voice with Swedish accent was heard on screen for the first time in Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie (1930), which was publicized with the slogan "Garbo Talks." The movie was a huge
success, but Garbo personally hated her performance.

Greta Garbo was considered one of the most glamorous movie stars of the 1920s and 1930s. She was also famous for shunning publicity, which became part of the Garbo mystique.

Garbo lived the last years of her life in absolute seclusion. She had invested very wisely, was known for extreme frugality, and was a very wealthy woman.

She died at age 84 as a result of renal failure in New York and was cremated.

Source: Wikipedia.org


Piper: "This better be a virgin colada"
Meaning:
A non-alcohol drink consisting of pineapple juice, coconut cream, whipping cream and lime juice
 

Liz PhairLiz Phair plays at P3

  
     
Title reference: This is a reference to the common phrase "battle of the sexes". The phrase was also used as the title of the 1959 Charles Crichton film "The Battle of the Sexes", starring Peter Sellers.  
Bloopers: yes  
Music: Somebody's miracle
artist: Liz Phair
album: Somebody's miracle		  
     
Co-Starring: Kaley Cuoco (Billie Jenkins)
 Ivan Sergei (Henry Mitchell)
David Figlioli (Tai)
Scott Allen Rinker (Sollal)
Thomas Newton (Dr. Harris)
Vanessa Vander Pluym (Woman)
Alina Andrei (Kendel)
Steve Guilmette (Sergeant Frank Walker)
Mark McDaniels (Jerry)
Anthony Molinari (Cabbie)
Romeo Brown (Donnie)
Stewart Shelton (Government Agent)
Chris Spencer (Smitty)
Jennifer Tung (Zira)
Arjay Smith (Speed) 		 
     
Pictures yes  
     
Random quote: Phoebe: No, no, no, no, no. You're not dumping this in my lap, missy. I am very busy, too.
I have dates - lots and lots of dates.
Piper: Are you trying to get pregnant again? 		 
     
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