Customer Reviews

Charmed - The Complete Sixth Season

5 star:		(80)
4 star:		(16)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Season 6 is definately not the average Charmed fans' favorite season but it is definately not the worst of the 8. This season was pretty much up and down, with most of the bad episodes early in the season. There are however, some interesting plot points in this season. With the addition of Chris in the season 5 finale, we get to learn what he is really up to and if he is indeed someone looking out for the sisters or a new big bad.

The breakdown:

1 and 2. Valhalley Of The Dolls Parts 1 and 2 - With Leo missing, the sisters turn into Valkyries in order to save him.

3. Forget Me...Not - Wyatt conjures a dragon and it is loose in the city. The Cleaners also want to erase Wyatt from everyone's memory.

4. The Power Of Three Blondes - 3 blonde sisters want the Charmed One's identies. Pretty fun episode.

5. Love's A Witch - Paige stumbles upon a feud between two magical families and even finds love at the same time.

6. My Three Witches - Chris tries to teach the sisters a lesson.

7. Soul Survivor - Paige tries to save her boss's soul, even at the risk of losing her own.

8. Sword And The City - Piper pulls Excalibur out of its stone and consequences arise.

9. Little Monsters - The sisters become foster parents for a half demon baby, without Chris' approval.

10. Chris-Crossed - Bianca, a assassin from the future, arrives to try to take Chris' powers.

11. Witchstock - Paige is taken back in time where she encounters Grams, who was a hippie.

12. Prince Charmed - Phoebe and Paige conjure "Mr. Right" for Piper as a birthday present.

13. Used Karma - Phoebe is possessed by the spirit of Mata Hari.

14. The Legend Of Sleepy Halliwell - The sisters discover Magic School and must save it from the Headless Horseman.

15. I Dream Of Phoebe - Phoebe frees a genie from a bottle and becomes one herself.

16. The Courtship Of Wyatt's Father - Piper and Leo are trapped in the ghostly plane, with a darklighter on their tail.

17. Hyde School Reunion - Phoebe reverts back to her troublesome teenage self, as her high school reunion approaches.

18. Spin City - Piper is cocooned by the spider demon and Paige, Phoebe and Leo need to save her.

19. Crimes And Witch Demeanors - Darryl is on trial for murder and it is up to the sisters to save him.

20. A Wrong Day's Journey Into Right - Paige conjures up her own Mr. Right for personal pleasure but unbeknownst to her, releases his evil twin, Mr. Wrong.

21. Witch Wars - The sisters are on a demonic reality show, with them as the prey.

22 and 23. It's A Bad Bad Bad Bad World Parts 1 and 2 - Phoebe and Paige are transported to a parallel world where evil dominates everything.

The season begins a few months after the events of Season 5. Leo is missing. Piper seems unaffected by this. Paige begins a series of temp jobs to get away from the magical world, and Phoebe develops a new power. Everyone wants to know what is up with Chris (a new White Lighter who first appeared in the Season 5 finale).

I commented that many fans did not like the cutesy fairytale elements of Season 5. It is 6 that introduced a character that only half the fans would like. Chris (Drew Fuller) just did not cut the bill. I liked Chris because they kept us guessing about his real intentions as he comes from the future, and Charmed always wonders how time travel will affect history.

I personally think Season 6 is one of the strongest. Only two episodes need to be revised. In "Witchstock," Paige puts on a pair of go-go boots and ends up in the late 1960s. Piper and Phoebe soon follow suit. They meet a younger version of their grandmother, and the details are all wrong. Grams (as the sisters call her) would be much older, and references to their mother's age are also wrong. In "Spin City," Chris becomes infected by a Spider Demon. One of his lines refers to the future, and it confused many fans because of details stated when he first appeared. (Time travel always provides for more continuity errors.) I can forgive "Spin City" because it is important to the plot. "Witchstock" is nothing more than filler, though they make a brief reference to it in Season 7 (otherwise, "Witchstock" is an episode with no real purpose).

This is the only season, in my opinion, that began strong ("Valhalla of the Dolls"), lost a little momentum with the two aforementioned episodes, then ended with just a little more strength than it began ("It's a Bad, Bad, Bad World").

NOTE:
Charmed gets mixed reviews from its fans. Several fans have divided the series into "Do you prefer Seasons 1-4 or Seasons 5-8?" Or it is "Do you prefer Prue (Shannen Doherty) or Paige (Rose McGowan)?" Can we not like the entire series without deciding between characters or seasons? I liked both Prue and Paige. I preferred Seasons 4-8 because they were darker and more mature. My advice to people new to Charmed is to view the entire series before they decide.

I refuse to vote over which seasons were better. In my opinion, I loved all the seasons!! No matter what episode, the results are the same - Sisters standing united to fight against all the evils in the world and still come out smiling. I just wish they would just come out with the rest of the seasons so I can purchase them. Then after I get them all, me and my girlfriend will have a CHARMED marathon. No commercials!! Ain't it grand?!!!

This is the strongest and more mature season of charmed. No matter what half the fan world of charmed thinks of it. Every episode had completely entertained me. My favorite one is where Wyatt conquered a dragon from a tv.. Boy I thought jeez that kid is so flipping powerful. And the courtship of wyatt's father was another of my favorite. Where Piper finds out that Chris is actually her son Which we all found out in the episode where they found the magic school pheobe finally solved the mystery thank god. This show has grown and envolved. Charmed season 6 is totally worth to buy. I have seasons 1through 5 and it is the best show ever created. Deeply sadden by its end. Charmed season six is and always will be enchanting.

I have been a huge fan of Charmed since the very beginning and to say that a fan has to choose between seasons 1-4 and 5-8 is stupid. Season 6 starts a new direction for the Power of Three. When the Source was killed, the show needed direction. Having demons go after Wyatt was genius. This brings out Wyatt's true power. As far as future Chris, a new Whitelighter had to be brought in when Leo became an Elder in the season finale of season 5 & Chris was a natural choice. Season 6 sets up for the remaining seasons and is non-stop twists & turns. Some will say that "Wichstock" is pointless, but this gives the girls a glimps into Penny's past. Yes there will be issues with time travel, but remeber THIS IS JUST A TV SHOW! It is for entertainment.

I love this Season! I think it is one of the strongest! I am so glad we find out who Chris is and what his intentions were in this season! because he was really starting to tick me off! hehe! lol! I think Chris is the best part of this season! this season is very much worth buying!

For those fans who think Charmed jumped the shark with the departure of Shannen Dorhety, think again. Despite some flaws, Charmed's sixth season proves the show hasn't past its peak.

The season starts off strong with "Vahalla of the Dolls, Parts 1 and 2." These episodes are actually quite ridiculous, and at often times a bit corny-pacifict Leo explains killing Valharies with an over-dramatic "I've changed." But the show has always been entertaining because it embraces its corniness.

The episodes range from lighthearted fillers (Witchstock) to emotionally-charged dramas (Spin City, The Courtship of Wyatt's Father). None are complete flops, though some struggle more than others. This season is full of humor and wit that other seasons lacked, making it that much better. Thankfully, the show seems to know exactly when not to take itself seriously, allowing fairly lame scenarios to work perfectly. In "The Legend of Sleepy Halliwell," the girls' severed heads argure while resting on a table, and somehow it was actually funny. I don't think any other show could pull that off.

There's a lot of debate over the character of Chris. But the show really needed a new character to liven things up, and Chris does just that. Played by Drew Fuller, he first appeared in season five's finale, "Oh My Goddess parts 1 and 2." Drew's acting is horrible early on, but he improves dramatically as the season progresses. I watched "Oh My Goddess" and "Spin City" back-to-back and couldn't believe how drastically better he'd gotten. His storyline is also the only thing that makes the Piper and Leo split bearable. The timeline stretch to incorporate Holly Marie Combs' pregnancy is annoying, but the story works if you just go with it.

Alyssa Milano and Holly Marie Combs continue to shine as Phoebe and Piper, though Phoebe's hair is awful. Rose has never been a very good actress, and at certain points seems to have stopped trying altogether. Too bad, concidering Paige gets a massive amount of airtime this season.

The show's not perfect: the major flub in "Witchstock" proves that. But any fan of Charmed will love it. Definately worth buying.

The best thing about Charmed is the consistency of the characters. You can't help but fall in love with these three sisters and the trials and tribulations they go through.
As a big Charmed fan, I must say that I pretty much like just about everything they make. This season however, starts off slower than usual as the truth unfolds about Chris. There are a few episodes that I would say are my favorites but the rest pretty much feels like fill-ins. They were neither climactic nor boring. I was pleased to see that the ending episode more than made up for it and brought back the all the "charm" and "originality" that made me fall in love with Charmed in the firt place. Overall, great buy to have in your collection!:)

Charmed is a fantasy show about 3 sisters who happen to be witches and their lives vanquishing demons on the streets of San Francisco. The show is charming and light with occasional dark elements. The sisters are likeable and funny and wear a number of cute outfits (which you probably would not *actually* wear in S.F. due to fact that its often windy and foggy), but are cute to look at nontheless.

There were things I liked: The separation of Leo and Piper, the introduction of Chris (their new white-lighter), and elements I was 'meh' about: Too much focus on baby Wyatt, the 'magic school ala Harry Potter,' the sister's constant obsession with having their own lives got to be a bit of a drag, and the character of Paige occasionally overshadowing the other characters.

If you are a fan of the series, Season Six was a good entry. If I had a bone to pick with this series, I would've liked to see more solidarity between the sisters. I think they should be beyond the phase of selfish pursuits and using ther powers for personal gain. Part of being a charmed one is about sacrifice and the sisters still act selfish, particularly Paige and Phoebe which is a bit of a drag.

4 stars. Above average and worth a watch.

Season 6 was the first time in Charmed history that I was really disappointed. Most of the episodes were decent, but I hate how the writers bent the rules this season to make the storyline work. Call me old-fashioned, but I much preferred the very traditional Wiccan customs of the first season. I hated how pretty much everyone they encountered (demons and witches alike) had the power of telekinesis. I understand it is difficult to come up with a different power for each character in all the episodes, but they used telekinesis to death.

Episodes where I noticed things in particular:

Love's A Witch - OK. This episode basically contradicts everything the Charmed writers established in previous seasons. First of all, since when do witches throw energy balls? That is totally a demonic power. Even evil witches don't have that power. Not classic ones anyway. Secondly, since when does each member of a witch family have the same power? I thought witches were special in that they all had unique powers.


Sword And The City - Clever episode, but horrible acting on the part of the guy trying to get Excalibur from Piper. Also there is a blooper at the end: Paige does not call for the stone when she orbs it to the attic, she just waves her hand and up it goes.

Chris-Crossed - This was one of the best episodes of the season. Finally, we get some answers with Chris and finding Wyatt to be a magical bully is a shocking twist.

It's A Bad Bad Bad Bad World Parts 1 and 2-OK, I get what they were trying to do with this episode and it wasn't a bad idea, but they made it way too complicated. Parallel universes are strange, but all the thinking about the backwards circumstances surrounding the already complex wiccan rules made my head hurt.

Other things that I hated:
1) Chris! His acting started to improve toward the end of the season as did his character, but in the beginning he was awful! He whined every episode about evil getting to Wyatt, and he acted way too cocky around the sisters who have been witches for I believe SIX years now!
2) In the season finale, Leo orbs the mirror down to the underworld as if he were Paige. I'm sorry, Leo is not a witch and elders do not possess the power of telekinesis as far as I'm aware. The same goes for Gideon. He's just an elder, but he uses telekinesis more than Paige does! What's up with that?
3) Paige and Phoebe move out at one point in the season, but within like two episodes they live back in the manor. Bad editing.
4) Phoebe's hair. Short hair just doesn't look good on some people, and Alyssa Milano is one of them!

Things that I liked: I liked the story arcs both with Chris and Gideon. Paige could actually move things around, instead of just to the palm of her hand. Phoebe's empathy power was a nice addition.