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Post by Tim on May 13, 2019 11:21:04 GMT -5
Hey, Charmed, you're not SPN, you never will be SPN, so please stop trying to imitate it, okay?
I mean that blood rain and zombie apocalypse, was anyone else getting SPN vibes here. This could be a SPN episode, with the Vera sisters and Harry replacing the Winchester brothers and Cas. Charmed really needs to stand on its own, and not copy other CW shows.
One of the criticisms directed at the original series was their policy to have a "season finale" one episode before the actual one. Well, the reboot has done the same thing here. I mean look at what happened here, all the major villains have been wiped out, the major crisis has seemingly been averted. Macy is the Source. So long, see you next fall... Wait, there's one more episode!?
Well, Galvin haters, I hope you didn't pop the Champagne corks too soon. When Super Macy said that she was going to fix things, I knew what the first item on her agenda would be, resurrecting Galvin, and that is exactly what she did.
So much for Fiona and Charity. Did anyone else find their deaths anti-climatic? I mean I knew that their days were numbered, but I was expecting more than this. Was this the plan all along, or was this due to the upcoming regime change in show runners?
Neo-Rex gets the Idiot Ball. He sees that power of the Source go into an enemy he has tried to kill numerous times. You would think that he'd head for the hills ASAP. Instead, he tries to suck up to Super Macy, who promptly fries him! What did he think she would do!? Duhhhhhhhhh...
Parker is still moping around somewhere. What will they do with him now, his story is essentially over. Hope they don't keep him past his expiration date like the original series did Cole.
Speaking of which, Super Macy says that she fixed everything, which sounds like she pushed the Reset Button. What did she do to Niko? Restore her memory of Mel? Love to see how that turns out. I'm guessing they'll deal with this in the season finale.
Is Lucy okay? Was Neo-Rex's spell on her removed when he died. Or was that another thing that Super Macy fixed.
So what will happen in the actual finale. Will it deal with the aftermath of all this? Will Macy keep the powers she now has. If not, what will happen to them? She says she will do good, but, with great power comes great responsibility.
So, where do we go from here?
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Post by Melinda Halliwell on May 14, 2019 2:31:15 GMT -5
From what I read at the Cafe via another member about this I'm not impressed in terms of this episode seemingly being a finale shown now and not next week then.
Why some shows do that I'll never know. That's like season 2 original Charmed with the episode 'Apocalypse Now' feeling more like a finale than 'Becareful What You Witch For'.
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Post by Katie on May 14, 2019 2:37:34 GMT -5
I think this was the worst episode in a while. So predictable, and in typical reboot fashion going at a massive fast pace in storytelling.
Killing off three characters all in one episode. Alastair got the worst death.
Sigh, I see Galvin died, but he got resurrected.
Macy being the new Source, as much as it is a pretty neat twist, is SO not something you'd do at the end of year one.
As much as it was exciting, I have to admit, these new showrunners better fix this show. They really have no idea what they are doing, copying far too much from the original and other shows.
I really want to learn more about their ancestors in S2.
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Post by Katie on May 14, 2019 2:40:01 GMT -5
From what I read at the Cafe via another member about this I'm not impressed in terms of this episode seemingly being a finale shown now and not next week then. Why some shows do that I'll never know. That's like season 2 original Charmed with the episode 'Apocalypse Now' feeling more like a finale than 'Becareful What You Witch For'. I'm not sure why. It isn't just Charmed, it is common in many shows. And I liked 'Apocalypse Now' better than 'Becareful What You Witch For' as a finale, I wished they switched the order around. 'Five Strangers or One Sibling was the best sisterly moment to end S2 on. I always didn't think they needed to keep doing the manor door closing every season for the sack of tradition. |
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Post by Jean on May 14, 2019 3:43:53 GMT -5
Yeah, I have to admit, this episode was both rushed and predictable. Alastair died so stupidly.
Of course, we're not done with Galvin yet.
Macy being the Source. I'm with Katie, this isn't a plot you do in your first season, FIRST SEASON. Come on, why on earth would you make someone this powerful in the first season.
I think the Mel and Niko plot, I'm interested to see, I hope they can work it out. We don't need our Andy to die.
I wonder what they do in the finale? Will we have another twist, and someone else becomes the Source for S2?
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Post by adzpower on May 14, 2019 8:03:01 GMT -5
I absolutely, 100% LOATHED this episode, for me, the worst of the entire season. Hated it, hated it, hated it.
First they killed off Fiona, Charity and Alistair all in one episode, way too rushed, where was Hunter this episode? Did they actually vanquish him? I'm a little confused about that.
I actually let out a giant "WOOP!" when Galvin died, thank you Jesus.....then she brings him back to life....nooooooooo. If he comes back from this then I'm guessing he's here for the long haul, eurgh.
Someone find Greta and slap her around the face for being such an envious moron. Thank you.
Macy is now The Source.....in episode 21 of season one. I just can't deal with the pacing of this show, its just absurd, the twist was cool but it feels way too rushed, just like killing off the only three villains is super rushed. Fiona had all that build-up and working with Jada and it amounted to....absolutely nothing? A waste.
I was cringing so hard at Parker's "Maggie help me" projections, eurgh he sounded so....pathetic? The actor just has no gravitas or authority on-screen. I'm going to guess the only way the sisters will get The Source out of Macy is by putting it into Parker, which sets-up next season for even more relationship drama.
Overall, I thought this episode was a total disaster. Let's hope the new showrunners come to save us for next season.
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Post by Katie on May 14, 2019 8:22:27 GMT -5
Yeah looks like we all felt the same. This episode was a complete and total disaster. And for sure, Macy the new Source in freaking Season One, seriously. That screams a plot for no earlier than S3.
Like so many people watching are saying online I've looked around. S1 of the reboot has been two or three seasons of plots rushed into one.
And the reboot was renewed for a second season in January, and that would have been around the time they were filming episode 16, so no excuses for wanting to wrap up plots thinking they were going to be cancelled.
Also, the sisters have way too many powers and upgrades every episode, and the power of three is a non factor, which is the whole point of Charmed, and the sisterhood. Yet, it feels like this is a superhero show, with all the powers. Maybe this reboot shouldn't have even been called Charmed, and just gone by a different name. Because the power of three and sisterhood is the least important thing in this show.
I hope things improve. The season should have ended when their mother's killer was discovered, setting up the whole Charity/Alastar alliance and Fiona in S2. Let the Charity/Fiona feud be the plot of S2. I hope someone writes a fanfic or shows how they'd have handled S1 of the reboot, so things could flow better.
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Post by Katie on May 14, 2019 8:22:48 GMT -5
I absolutely, 100% LOATHED this episode, for me, the worst of the entire season. Hated it, hated it, hated it. First they killed off Fiona, Charity and Alistair all in one episode, way too rushed, where was Hunter this episode? Did they actually vanquish him? I'm a little confused about that.I actually let out a giant "WOOP!" when Galvin died, thank you Jesus.....then she brings him back to life....nooooooooo. If he comes back from this then I'm guessing he's here for the long haul, eurgh. Someone find Greta and slap her around the face for being such an envious moron. Thank you. Macy is now The Source.....in episode 21 of season one. I just can't deal with the pacing of this show, its just absurd, the twist was cool but it feels way too rushed, just like killing off the only three villains is super rushed. Fiona had all that build-up and working with Jada and it amounted to....absolutely nothing? A waste. I was cringing so hard at Parker's "Maggie help me" projections, eurgh he sounded so....pathetic? The actor just has no gravitas or authority on-screen. I'm going to guess the only way the sisters will get The Source out of Macy is by putting it into Parker, which sets-up next season for even more relationship drama. Overall, I thought this episode was a total disaster. Let's hope the new showrunners come to save us for next season. I believe Hunter was killed in the last episode. They mentioned in this episode. The Harbinger was inside Hunter. That's why he was so powerful and able to kill the Elders. After they vanquished him, the Harbinger spread as an airborne contagion. |
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Post by Tim on May 14, 2019 11:16:03 GMT -5
Looks like the verdict is in, this episode sucked!
We keep coming back to the same elephant in the room, it's too fast!
Here we have someone taken over by the Source at the end of Season One, and, in the original series, we didn't even hear the Source's name until halfway through Season Two.
And, yeah, wiping out all three villians in one episode. Well, that was time wasted building them up.
No, but don't forget the upcoming regime change in show runners. Did the new people look at the show and say "Get rid of all this minutia before we take over."
This show seems to want to be more like SPN than Charmed.
Well, CW, if you wanted another SPN, perhaps you should have picked up Wayward Sisters!
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Post by Melinda Halliwell on May 15, 2019 2:46:06 GMT -5
Some people at the Cafe who've not seen the reboot but read about it and seeing the reviews there think this show shouldn't have been called Charmed either which would've made it more appealing to people they think.
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Post by BettyNewbie on May 15, 2019 10:05:02 GMT -5
Some people at the Cafe who've not seen the reboot but read about it and seeing the reviews there think this show shouldn't have been called Charmed either which would've made it more appealing to people they think. It's the same reason all modern reboots are reboots instead of original shows. It's about using either a familiar name or familiar characters to promote something that could've otherwise been completely new. Annoying trend.  |
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Post by Tim on May 15, 2019 11:08:46 GMT -5
They could have called this show something else and basically told the same story.
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