Charmed | StarWorld | 06.23.2004

On Charmed last night: The Courtship of Wyatt's Father

Darklighters are after Leo. A designated hitman traps Leo and Piper in the ghostly realm, where their powers are non-existent. Meanwhile, Chris is fading away because he must be conceived before the night is over. It is then revealed that Gideon, the elder from the magic school, is behind the threat to Leo's life, while the estranged husband and wife have a go at it, thereby saving Chris!

I think this is one of the better episodes this season. Of course, I'm such a sucker for the Leo-Piper tragic love story. Although I can't seem to find much sympathy in me for Drew Fuller's pouty performances, the fact that his character is who it is, serves as impetus for emotional reach for this story, aside, of course, from the fact that you are rooting for Leo and Piper to get together in some way or another. And then there is the mysterious figure who hired the Darklighters. (I myself have a dark lighter: black Cricket electronic.) The person who is trying to wrench Leo away from his family is none other than Gideon, his trusted mentor and head of the magic school (setting for The Legend of Sleepy Halliwell two episodes ago). What a ride this is going to be for the next few episodes!