Writer: Daniel Cerone
Director: James L. Conway
Air Date: 09/22/02, 03/02/03, 06/08/2003
The Charmed Ones are drawn to an innocent mermaid (Jamie
Pressly) who must elicit a proclamation of love from her mortal
boyfriend or lose her immortality to a water demon known as the
Sea Hag (Diane Salinger). Determined to save the mermaid, the
Charmed Ones cast a spell, unfortunately morphing Phoebe into a
mermaid.
Soundtrack: Bewitched - Blaming on the weather man
5.02 "A Witch's Tail - Part 2"
Writer: Monica Breen and Alison Schapker
Director: Mel Damski
Air Date: 09/22/02, 03/02/03, 06/08/03
The Charmed Ones are drawn to an innocent mermaid (Jamie
Pressly) who must elicit a proclamation of love from her mortal
boyfriend or lose her immortality to a water demon known as the
Sea Hag (Diane Salinger). Determined to save the mermaid, the
Charmed Ones cast a spell, unfortunately morphing Phoebe into a
mermaid.
5.03 "Happily Ever After"
Writer: Curtis Kheel
Director: John Kretchmer
Air Date: 09/29/02, 12/01/02, 07/27/03
An evil witch from a fairy tale tries to increase her power by
trapping the Charmed Ones in warped versions of classic fairy
tales. Phoebe attends a formal ball as Cinderella and meets an
evil Prince Charming (Sean Patrick Flanery), Paige takes a bite
from a poisoned apple, and Piper has a nasty confrontation with
a big bad wolf.
5.04 "Siren Song"
Writer: Krista Vernoff
Director: Joel Feigenbaum
Air Date: 10/06/02, 12/08/02, 06/15/03
The Siren (Melinda Clarke), who preys on married men and their
wives, puts Cole under a spell and Piper and Paige must try to
figure out how to save Phoebe from certain death. Meanwhile,
Piper and Leo's personas are switched magically by their unborn
baby.
Soundtrack: Edie Carey - Come Close
4.05 "Witches In Tights"
Writer: Mark Wilding
Director: David Staiton
Air Date: 10/13/02, 12/15/02, 05/04/03
Paige makes a major blunder when carelessly mixing
potions for Piper while secretly wishing she could be in
Phoebe's shoes training for combat, and ends up actually
switching bodies with Phoebe. While the two sisters try to
reverse the spell and struggle to harness each other's powers,
they must battle a Zen Master's powerful disciple who has turned
evil against his mentor and opened up a portal between two
worlds.
5.06 "The Eyes Have It"
Writer: Laurie Parres
Director: James Marshall
Air Date: 10/20/02, 12/29/02, 05/25/03
With her power of premonition gone, Phoebe seeks advice from a
fortune teller and discovers that a demon, Cree (Channon Roe),
is stealing the eyes of Gypsies in an attempt to reverse a curse
placed on his father. Meanwhile, when Phoebe touches a Gypsy
pendant, her powers return stronger than ever and she vividly
witnesses the deaths of The Charmed Ones.
5.07 "Sympathy For The Demon"
Writer: Henry Alonso Myers
Director: Stuart Gillard
Air Date: 11/03/02, 07/06/03
When the Demon of Fear, Barbas (Billy Drago) returns to seek
revenge on The Charmed Ones for vanquishing him years ago, he
manages to trick Paige into performing a spell that gives him
powers to trap the Charmed Ones in the manor and use their own
fears against them.
5.08 "A Witch in Time"
Writer: Daniel Cerone
Director: John Behring
Air Date: 10/10/02, 03/09/03, 07/20/03
Phoebe inadvertently opens a tunnel in time by repeatedly saving
the life of her new boyfriend, Miles (Ken Marino), who has been
preordained to die. The time tunnel provides a pathway for a
warlock from the future, Bacarra (Jason Brooks), who steals the
Book of Shadows and uses its power to kill two of the Charmed
Ones, leaving the last remaining sister to reverse the chain of
death.
Soundtrack: The Goo Goo Dolls - Sympathy
5.09 "Sam I Am"
Writer: Alison Schapker & Monica Breen
Director: Joel Feigenbaum
Air Date: 11/17/02, 03/09/03
When Cole realizes that he must eventually give in to his evil
destiny, he attacks the Charmed Ones in the hope that they will
vanquish him forever and end his suffering. Meanwhile, Paige
gets her first charge as a Whitelighter and is shocked when the
angry, self-pitying man she is supposed to protect turns out to
be the father she never knew.
Soundtrack: The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize?
5.10 "Y Tu Mummy Tambien"
Writer: Curtis Kheel
Director: Chris Long
Air Date: 01/05/03, 03/13/03, 06/22/03
Phoebe falls prey to Jeric (Adrian Paul), a demon in search of
the perfect body to hold the spirit of Isis, his dead lover. To
trap the spirit, Jeric mummifies Phoebe's body. Meanwhile, Cole
tries to save Phoebe by making a deal with the demon.
Soundtrack: Nichole Nordeman - This Mystery
5.11 "The Importance of Being
Phoebe"
Writer: Krista Vernoff
Director: Derek Johansen
Air Date: 01/12/03, 04/27/03, 07/13/03
After kidnapping Phoebe, Cole sends a Shape-shifter to assume
Phoebe's identity to help him manipulate Piper and Paige into
giving him ownership of the Manor, allowing Cole access to the
powerful Nexus located beneath the house. While Phoebe plans her
escape, Cole uses his power to have Paige arrested and to make
sure Piper's club fails to pass health inspections.
5.12 "Centennial Charmed"
Writer: Brad Kern
Director: Jim Conway
Air Date: 01/19/03, 08/03/03
In his twisted attempt to win Phoebe back, Cole casts a spell
that alters reality, eliminating Paige and destroying the Power
of Three. Paige suddenly finds that her sisters have no
knowledge of her existence -- Phoebe is trapped in an unhappy
marriage and Piper is a demon-killing vigilante consumed with
avenging Prue's death. Paige finally convinces Piper to trust
her, and together they help Phoebe vanquish Cole forever.
Soundtrack: Michelle Branch - GoodBye To You
5.13 "House Call"
Writer: Henry Alonso Myers
Director: Jon Pare
Air Date: 02/02/03, 06/01/03, 08/03/03
The Council of Witch Doctors makes a house call to The Charmed
Ones and use voodoo dolls to lead them down various paths of
self-destruction: Paige abducts her former boyfriend's fiancee
and takes her place a the wedding, Phoebe poses for a magazine
centerfold to increase readership of her column, while Piper
almost destroys the manor when she becomes an obsessive cleaner.
Soundtrack: Kylie Minogue - Come Into My World
5.14 "Sand Francisco Dreamin"
Writer: Monica Breen and Alison Schapker
Director: John Kretchmer
Air Date: 02/09/03, 08/10/03
A demon attacks The Charmed Ones with dream dust, causing their
nightmares to come to life. Paige is harassed by an evil clown
at a baby shower, Piper has an affair and Phoebe is chased by a
maniac with a chainsaw. The sisters must use magic to put
themselves to sleep to re-enter their nightmares and unmask the
symbolic meaning of their dreams.
Soundtrack: Beth Orton - Thinking About Tomorrow
5.15 "The Day the Magic Died"
Writer: Daniel Cerone
Director: Stuart Gillard
Air Date: 02/16/03, 08/10/03
Phoebe and Paige go to a summit meeting with the leaders of evil
and discover that all magic - both good and bad - has
disappeared enabling the leaders to steal Piper's
about-to-be-born baby and welcome the twice-blessed child into
the kingdom of evil. Meanwhile, Piper goes into labor, while
Phoebe and Paige must find a way to save the baby without magic.
5.16 "Baby's First Demon"
Writer: Krista Vernoff
Director: John Kretchmer
Air Date: 03/30/03, 08/17/03
When Piper's baby is nearly kidnapped by demons, Paige goes
undercover to track down the kidnappers at a demonic black
market, but is captured before she can vanquish them. The demons
use Paige as a decoy to distract Piper and Phoebe away from the
Manor to launch an attack on Leo and the baby. Meanwhile, Phoebe
is smitten with her new boss, Jason Dean (Eric Dane) but is
under fire when he questions her integrity.
Soundtrack: Tonic - Count On Me (Somebody)
5.17 "Lucky Charmed"
Writer:
Curtis Kheel
Director: Roxann Dawson
Air Date: 04/06/03, 08/17/03
The Charmed Ones join forces with a
Leprechaun (Mark Povinelli) when they go after a demon who is
killing Leprechauns and stealing their magic. To reward them for
their efforts, the Leprechaun grants each sister good luck,
enabling Paige to gain wealth, Phoebe to meet a new man and
Piper to book a major rock star (Pat Benatar) for P3. When the
spell wears off, the demon casts a bad luck spell on the sisters
and kidnaps Piper. In the meantime, Phoebe and Paige must rally
the Leprechauns to reverse their bad luck and rescue Piper.
Soundtrack: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo - Heartbreaker
5.18 "Cat House"
Writer: Brad Kern
Director: Jim Conway
Air Date: 04/13/03, 08/24/03
When Piper and Leo see a marriage counselor to work out their
marital problems, Piper casts a spell that lets them literally
see the key moments of their past. However, the spell goes awry
and Phoebe and Paige are sent back in time to relive Piper's
memories. Unbeknownst to Phoebe and Paige, a warlock (Zachary
Quinto) is also caught up in Piper's spell, and uses the
opportunity to try and kill The Charmed Ones' cat, their
"familiar," which would permanently alter their future.
Soundtrack: LeAnn Rimes - But I Do Love You
5.19 "Nymphs Just Wanna Have Fun"
Writer: Andrea Stevens and Doug E. Jones
Director: Mel Damski
Air Date: 04/20/03, 06/15/03, 08/24/03
When a demon kills the satyr (Todd Duffey) of the Spring of
Life, the satyr's underlings, a trio of wood nymphs, escape to
San Francisco to find a new leader. After the nymphs magically
transform Paige into one of them, they are all captured by the
demon, Tull (Jaimz Woolvett) who forces them to lead him to the
Spring. Piper and Phoebe must rescue Paige before the demon
destroys the forest with his newfound powers.
Soundtrack: Loudermilk - Rock 'n' Roll & The Teenage
Desperation, The Donnas - Take It Off
5.20 "Sense And Sense Ability"
Writer: teleplay by Daniel Cerone with story by Brian Krause
and Ed Bokinskie
Director: Stewart Schill
Air Date: 04/27/03, 06/29/03, 08/31/03
The Charmed Ones are weakened when an old Crone (Grace
Zabriskie) magically steals their senses making Piper blind,
Phoebe deaf, and Paige mute in an effort to steal Piper's baby
who holds the vision of "all" power. When the Crone kidnaps Leo
in another attempt to steal the baby, Piper, Phoebe and Paige
tap into their sixth sense to overcome their handicaps and
defeat her. Meanwhile, Piper and Leo are pleasantly surprised to
discover that baby Wyatt is coming into his own powers.
5.21 "Necromancing the Stone"
Writer: Henry Alonso Myers and Alison Schapker & Monica Breen
Director: Jon Pare
Air Date: 05/04/03, 08/31/03, 11/30/03
When Grams (Jennifer Rhodes) and the Halliwell matriarchs are
summoned to bless baby Wyatt, they fall prey to the Necromancer
demon (Chris Sarandon) who has returned from the Spirit Realm
seeking to absorb their magical spirits. Meanwhile, Piper is
hurt by Grams' disappointment over the newest addition to the
Halliwell family; Phoebe contemplates Jason's (Eric Dane)
invitation, even though it will take her away from her family;
and Paige casts a truth spell on her boyfriend (Norman Reedus)
to see if he can handle her big, bad secret.
Soundtrack: Chantal Kreviazuk - Weight Of The World
5.22 "Oh My Goddess, Part One"
Writer: Krista Vernoff and Curtis Kheel
Director: Jonathan West
Air Date: 05/11/03, 09/07/03, 12/14/03
Released after centuries spent entombed beneath the Artic ice,
the Titans, Greek mythic gods, set out to eliminate their
captors, the Elders. Phoebe and Paige are nearly defeated by the
Titans, but are saved by Chris (Drew Fuller), a mysterious
Whitelighter from the future. Meanwhile, Leo makes a decision to
give the Charmed Ones the ultimate power to vanquish the Titans,
recreating them as Greek Goddesses, despite the risk that they
will be seduced by their vast new powers. Phoebe becomes the
Goddess of Love, Piper the Goddess of Earth and Paige the
Goddess of War. However, Piper's life is turned upside-down when
Leo accepts his call to become the new leader of the Elders.
Piper's loss and anger consumes her, allowing the Charmed Ones
to destroy the Titans.
Soundtrack: Liz Phair - Extraordinary
5.23 "Oh My Goddess, Part Two"
Writer: Daniel Cerone
Director: Joel Feigenbaum
Air Date: 05/11/03, 09/07/03, 12/14/03
Released after centuries spent entombed beneath the Artic ice,
the Titans, Greek mythic gods, set out to eliminate their
captors, the Elders. Phoebe and Paige are nearly defeated by the
Titans, but are saved by Chris (Drew Fuller), a mysterious
Whitelighter from the future. Meanwhile, Leo makes a decision to
give the Charmed Ones the ultimate power to vanquish the Titans,
recreating them as Greek Goddesses, despite the risk that they
will be seduced by their vast new powers. Phoebe becomes the
Goddess of Love, Piper the Goddess of Earth and Paige the
Goddess of War. However, Piper's life is turned upside-down when
Leo accepts his call to become the new leader of the Elders.
Piper's loss and anger consumes her, allowing the Charmed Ones
to destroy the Titans.
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