2.13 Breaking the Cycle

[Dark Avenger]

FINALLY!!!

A sisterly centric episode, about time. Which turned out to be one of my favourites. I just loved it all.

So these sisters are not the only Charmed Ones. And it leaves us with an interesting future, I don't see these sisters acting like their former ones. 

Couldn't care less about the Abigail/Harry stuff. 

I liked that they had to resolve their own personal issues first, not just with each other. Maggie finally was told that Parker was alive, but she didn't care, and is over him. 

[Melinda Halliwell]

This episode was okay and a sisterly one which we'd been waiting for that had them working together to try to solve the lockdown problem and free themselves from that.

I liked how Mel, Macy, and Maggie dropped what they did to address the situation ahead that felt like original Charmed seasons 1-2 that I'd have liked the latter season sisters to still do too.

Didn't anticipate Harry potentially sleeping with Abigael when their job was done which thankfully never happened though liked the girl and Harry helping her control her powers to unfreeze the public which was good seeing reminding me of early seasons Leo like when he tried helping the boy to defeat Tuatha using his wand.

Will Harry get other charges in future perhaps?

I got Supernatural vibes with the magic detector acting like an EMF meter reading magical energy instead of spiritual energy.

And were those extractors Witch Hunters perhaps working for the lab people previously seen whom Jimmy's also working for then?

So the Charmed One's here aren't unique like the original set but a long line of sisters born every generation like Buffy who inherit the P03 to protect the world from whatever dangers around at the time that I'm not sure whether I prefer this or the original or not.

I suppose it would be cool if Mel, Macy, and Maggie fought out about Piper, Prue, Phoebe, and Paige somehow who were Charmed in the past from an alternate universe but no longer existed or retired explaining why there not here now giving a nod to their predecessors of course.

Macy got her telekinesis back and Harry sniffed Jimmy's poison finding out more about him entering his mind whom I feel will have to go back inside his bottle for Harry to live.

[Tim]

So the Vera sisters aren't the first Charmed Ones, but the  latest in a long line of many.  Didn't see that coming.

Anyone half expect to see the Halliwell sisters listed as past Charmed Ones.  Of course, that would have been just an Easter Egg, since this show is not set in the same reality.

Maggie sure took the Parker news better than I thought she would.  Even she seems to realize that Parker was bad for her.

The sisters dealing with an uncooperative AI. 

Like the scenes of Mel and her new girlfriend. 

I guess that the Witch Hunters are the big bads that the Charmed Ones, and, it seems, Abigael, will have to team up to defeat.

Cassie, the young witch that Harry and Abigael met, has powers like Piper did.  Only she could freeze just humans, not everything else.

We have another winner here.

[adzpower]

There is a lot to digest with this episode. First and foremost, pretty sure parallel universes were confirmed real, universes where there are different Charmed Ones, the ghost said as much by saying “different realms”. Essentially, this could make the OG Charmed canon to this one, as they can be explained as the Charmed Ones of a different universe. Referencing that one usually always dies was interesting as well, I feel it was sort of in reference to Prue, but also from an out of show perspective probably written in as a way to give one of the actors an “out” if they wanted to leave.

This episode really delved into the lore of the show and I liked that, expanded the mythology. I kept waiting when they were looking at the names of other Charmed Ones to see if the Halliwell’s names would appear, but I didn’t see them, I’m surprised they didn’t include them as an Easter egg at least.

I’m not sure how to feel about this huge multiverse reveal thing, I doubt they will delve into it much this season but they probably will for season three, I’m interested but at the same time apprehensive, this idea would go awry without strong writing to back it up.

Macy finally has her powers back at long last, only took 13 episodes!

Interesting that dark Harry is actually not in control of himself, presumably good old aunt Viv has his talisman and is the one controlling his will. Forcing him to round up the magical creatures.

I loved that we got some really ncie sister moments, and it was a relief to hear from Macy that she is still struggling to not be independent and work in a team, it explains a lot about this season and why she has seemed so separate from the others, "third wheel" and all that, but hopefully now they can get back to working together as a unit.

[Tim]

Yeah, Macy has her powers back.  The Charmed Ones can now take a more active role in what's to come.

Guess this other realms thing does leave the door open for one or more of the original shows Charmed Ones to appear, even if it is just a cameo (like Tom Welling in Crisis).

[Jean]

Interesting episode. I love how this one was very sisterly centric, which we all wanted to see.

I liked it.

The parts with them not being the first Charmed Ones were a surprise, but then it makes me think of the many Classic Charmed fanfics that did something like that before I think.

I actually liked that Maggie is over Parker. I just wonder when they'll put an end to Parker, his actor isn't a regular like he was in S1. He isn't serving much purpose, than set up to die.

So we have a multiverse, interesting. Not that the original stars will appear anytime soon. But I was expecting an easter egg with Prue, Piper or Phoebe etc names appearing as a wink.

[Tim]

Yeah, this was a good sisters episode.  Nice to have them all together and not split up.