8x01 Still Charmed & Kicking
Writer: Brad Kern
Director: James L. Conway
Presumed dead, the Charmed sisters start their demon-free existence with
new identities brought about by a spell that altered their appearances to
the outside world, but not to those closest to them. Phoebe is surprised
to see Dex Lawson (Jason Lewis), a gorgeous artist she barely knew, at her
funeral, Piper remains paranoid that the demons will find out the sisters
are still alive and Paige realizes that she spent too much time in the
magic world, yet soon figures out that she can't escape her Whitelighter
instincts and answers a call of a new charge-- a young witch named Billie
(Kaley Cuoco).
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8x02 Malice In Wonderland
Writer: Brad Kern
Director: Mel Damski
Hoping to lure the Charmed Ones out of hiding, Haas (Mykel Shannon), a
young demon wanting to take over the Underworld, uses the "Alice in
Wonderland" fairy tale to prey on young victims. When Billie stumbles upon
his plan and tries to stop him, she becomes one of his victims. The
sisters come to Billie's rescue, and realize that they can benefit from
Billie's willingness and desire to fight demons.
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8x03 Run, Piper, Run
Writer: Cameron Litvack
Director: Derek Johansen
Looking for a new career path, Piper goes on an interview with a corporate
recruiter, but is soon arrested when a background check reveals that the
physical appearance she adopted was that of a woman wanted for murder.
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8x04
Desperate Housewitches
Writer: Jeannine Renshaw
Director: Jon Pare
Wyatt's impending school play brings out the competitive nature in Piper
when her hand-sewn costume for Wyatt and her parenting ability are
attacked by Mandi (Michelle Stafford), the perfect Stepford-like mother.
Unbeknownst to Piper, Mandi is a demon in disguise, befriending Wyatt so
that she can kidnap him to use his powers to bring back The Source and
create the perfect demon family.
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8x05
Rewitched
Writer: Rob Wright
Director: John Kretchmer
Unaware that she is being watched, Billie jeopardizes the Charmed Ones'
new lives when she uses her powers to save an innocent and is caught by
Agent Murphy (Brandon Quinn) of Homeland Security, who has suspected all
along that she and the "cousins" are involved in supernatural activities
and that the Halliwell sisters are not dead. Meanwhile, Phoebe's overnight
trip with Dex (Jason Lewis) ends in marriage when she and Dex are put
under a spell by Billie and Piper and Paige organize a speed dating night
at P3.
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8x06
Kill Billie: Vol. 1
Writer: Elizabeth Hunter
Director: Michael Grossman
Armed and ready to vanquish, Billie inexplicably freezes and is flooded
with childhood flashbacks when she sees her latest demon target, The Dogan
(Eric Steinberg). Meanwhile, since announcing their involvement with
Homeland Security, the sisters have been bombarded by the press. Wanting
to put a stop to it, Paige turns to the Elders for help. Leo confronts
Piper on being Mr. Mom.
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8x07 The lost
picture show
Writer: Doug E. Jones and Andy Reaser.
Director: Jonathan West
Wanting to get her old job back as a social worker, Paige's (Rose McGowan)
plan changes when her Whitelighter father, Sam (guest star Scott Jaeck),
asks for her help with his charge, JD (guest star Jay Kenneth), a future
Whitelighter, who recently re-appeared after fifty years. Paige and Sam
learn that JD escaped from Vaklav (guest star Will Snow), a demon who has
kidnapped people throughout time by holding them hostage in an evil photo
collage. Meanwhile, Piper and Leo go to see a magical marriage counselor
who switches their bodies, forcing each to walk a mile in the other's
shoes; Phoebe visits a sperm bank in hopes of finding the perfect donor to
father her child; and Billie blames herself for not being able to protect
JD.
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8x08 Battle of the
Hexes"
Writer: Jeannine Renshaw
Director: LeVar Burton
The Charmed Ones are given their first Homeland Security case by Agent
Murphy (Brandon Quinn) going through cold case files. Phoebe and Billie
discover a belt in one file that gives Billie superpowers. Meanwhile,
Piper and Leo search for a band to play at the club and sparks fly between
Paige and her new charge's parole officer, Henry (Ivan Sergei).
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8x09
Hulkus Pocus
Writer: Liz Sagal
Director: Joel Feigenbaum
The help of Charmed Ones is enlisted by Agent Murphy (Brandon Quinn) when
a demon escapes from the government's custody. They discover that a
government-created virus is spreading amongst magical beings causing them
to "hulk out." After Billie is scratched by a demon and becomes infected
with the virus, Piper and Leo race against time to find an antidote to
save her life.
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8x10 Vaya Con Leos
Writer: Cameron Litvack
Director: LeVar Burton
The Angel of Death (Simon Templeman) visits the Charmed Ones with a
familiar name on his list -- Leo. After a spell to buy Leo some time
backfires, suddenly turning every guy into a Leo look-alike, Piper turns
to the The Elders and The Avatars for help in trying to save him.
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8x11
Mr. and Mrs. Witch
Writer: Rob Wright.
Director: James L. Conway
Billie's new theory that her sister's kidnapping was a demonic conspiracy
leads her to contact victims of various magical kidnappings, including
Dalvos, a partner at a powerful company who,
unbeknownst to Billie, is a demon posing as a human. With the stress of
trying to find her sister while her parents are visiting, Billie discovers
the power of projection when she inadvertently transforms her parents into
cold-blooded assassins, who are then hired by Dalvos to kill the CEO of
the company. Meanwhile, Piper tries to deal with Leo being gone; Phoebe
gets a bad case of writer's block; Paige finally connects with Henry; and Billie learns that her parents never stopped
searching for her sister.
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8x12
Payback's a witch
Writer: Brad Kern
Director: Mel Danski
Paige tries to help Henry get his parolee, Nick, a loan at a bank, but
when the loan is denied, Nick crashes his car into the bank and holds
everyone hostage. The flurry of media causes Paige and Billie to come up
with a solution that does not include magic. Meanwhile, Piper and Phoebe
have their hands full when Wyatt celebrates his third birthday by using
his magic to make his dolls and toys come to life.
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8x13 Repo Manor
Writer: Doug E. Jones
Director: Derek Johansen
At Magic School, three wicked women named Phoenix , Patra and Pilar morph
into the
Charmed Ones and train to become them under the watchful eye of tactical
demon, Savard.
They have been training to master the sisters' powers and style for years
but they are still missing their collective power, the Power of Three.
Until they get it, they will never be able to replace the Charmed Ones.
Savard and the female demons have been slaves working for the Slave King.
They have escaped in order to gain enough powers to come back and destroy
the King. They decide to trap the sisters in the dollhouse (toy manor
replica) in the hope they will be able to channel the Power of Three into
them, power that is needed to defeat the King. Billie has plastered
Phoebe's room with newspaper clippings of Christy's abduction.
Henry appears in the episode.
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8x14 Twelve angry Zen
Writer: Cameron Litvack
Director: Jon Paré
In searching for
information about Leo, Piper discovers a message from Lo Pan, a monk and
keeper of a sacred Buddhist staff containing the power of influence. Lo
Pan teaches Billie how to harness her power of projection to find her
sister Christy. Phoebe celebrates her independence from the manor by
throwing a housewarming party that gets out of control. Finally, Paige
introduces Henry to the world of magic by taking him on an "orb-along."
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8x15 The last temptation of Christy
Writer: Liz Sagal
Director: John D. Kretchmer
Paige begins to realize the difficulty in dating a mortal when Henry tries
to immerse himself in her magical world. Piper also faces a romantic
decision when she runs into her old flame, Greg, and begins to wonder if
she is ready to put Leo's death behind her. Meanwhile, after Billie finds
her missing sister, Christy who has been held captive by demons for
several years, she and Phoebe try to help her cope.
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8x16 Engaged and confused
Writer: Jeannine Renshaw
Director: Stuart Gillard
Piper organizes an engagement party for Paige and Henry, but the wedding
is put in jeopardy when the couple begins to get cold feet. Phoebe notices
a strange man following her, and soon discovers that he is Cupid.
Meanwhile, a demon kidnaps Christyin order to lure The Charmed Ones into
attacking the Triad and prevent them from taking over the Underworld.
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8x17 Generation hex
Writer: Rob Wright
Director: Michael Grossman
After Paige Henry leave for their honeymoon, Cupid "Coop" takes Phoebe on
a journey through her past romances in an attempt to revive her excitement
for love. Meanwhile, a group of magical teens, who are protégés of Leo
come to the manor seeking refuge from demons that have overtaken the Magic
School, forcing Piper to take charge. Billie and Christy's parents come to
town for a visit, but Christy refuses to see them in order to test Billie.
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8x18 The Torn Identity
Writer: Andy Reaser
Director: Levar Burton
Coop tries to find the perfect love match for Phoebe, who has to choose
between a mortal or someone magical. Coop later realizes he has fallen for
Phoebe, just as she decides she wants to be with a mortal. Meanwhile,
Paige finds it difficult to balance married life to Henry and her
responsibilities as a Charmed One. Piper tracks the down the demons who
killed Billie and Christy’s parents and interrogates them in her effort to
prove they are connected to the “Ultimate Power.”
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8x19 The Jung and the restless
Writer: Cameron Litvack.
Director: Derek Johansen
Suspecting that Billie and Christy are the "Ultimate Power," Phoebe and
Piper begin to formulate a plan that will provide the answers they need to
get Leo back. Meanwhile, Paige saves her new charge, Mikelle (guest star
Sara Downing) from two Darklighters, and Christy traps the sisters in a
dreamstate in order to prove to Billie that each of their "inner-truths"
are driven by selfishness. Later, Billie must decide if she will team up
with Christy to dethrone The Charmed Ones.
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8x20 Gone with the witches
Writer: Jeannine Renshaw.
Director: Jonathan West
Convinced that The Charmed Ones are too self-involed to protect the
"Greater Good," Billie and Christy team up to destroy their reputations in
the magical community. Calling upon her intimate knowledge of the sisters,
Billie uses her spells to make the girls seem like only care about
themselves. Christy, with the urging of an immortal demon, amps each spell
up to dangerous levels. Phoebe obsessively lusts after Coop, Paige is
unable to hear her charges' calls for help, while Piper turns into a
perfect 1950s housewife. When their approval rating hits rock bottom, The
Charmed Ones are forced into hiding in the Underworld.
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8x21
Kill Billie: Vol. 2
Writer: Brad Kern
Director: Jon Paré
The Charmed Ones find themselves stuck in the Underworld attempting to
restore the reputations that Billie and Christy helped tarnish. Piper sees
Leo's ghost and he gives his approval for the sisters to team up with the
demon Nomed. Phoebe unintentionally breaks Coop's heart and Paige offers
her support. Billie, Christy and the Charmed Ones realize separately that
they must conjure The Hollow, the most powerful force known to man, in
order to defeat one another, leading to a devastating battle.
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8x22 Forever Charmed
Writer: Brad Kern.
Director: James L. Conway
After the death of their respective sisters, Piper and Billie go their
separate ways, both determined to get their families back together. Piper
and Leo have an emotional reunion before she enlists Coop’s help to travel
back in time and change the events that led to the deaths of Phoebe and
Paige. When the sisters are finally reunited, they all get a glimpse into
what the future holds.
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