History Recap / CharmedS1E1SomethingWiccaThisWayComes

* WorkingWithTheEx: Prue's boss, Roger, is also her ex-fiancé.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Phoebe has to specify that they are ''good'' witches twice. Of course, the show goes by the Wiccan definition of the word 'witch,' and Wiccan philosophy centres around doing no harm.

'''''Series/Charmed1998'' Season 01, Episode 01:'''
!Something Wicca This Way Comes
->'''Phoebe moves back in with her older sisters Piper and Prue and discovers an old book in the attic. The next day, the sisters find out they now have supernatural powers, and there's a threat out to get them.'''
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'''Season 01, Episode 01:'''

Prue comes to the hospital to get Phoebe and runs into Andy, who is revealed to be a childhood friend and a former boyfriend of hers. After they catch up, Prue gets Phoebe out and they both go to a restaurant where Phoebe tells Prue about their new powers. Prue is sceptical at first, but then she accidentally uses her power to get cream for her coffee and realizes this for once. Phoebe explains that they are good witches, and that there is a menace out to get them, such as warlocks and demonic creatures. They used to be safe when they were unaware of their powers, but they are not anymore.

Back at home, Prue and Phoebe find Serena's cat. Piper rushes in and tells them about Jeremy being a warlock. The sisters go to the attic and cast a spell on Jeremy, with the intention of vanquishing him. However, Phoebe has a vision: the spell disfigured Jeremy, but he is still alive and on his way to the Manor. Just as the sisters rush out of the Manor, they find themselves face-to-face with Jeremy, who managed to get there in time. Prue sends him flying against the wall, briefly knocking him out, and she and her sisters barricade themselves in the attic. Jeremy however uses the power or telekinesis to unblock the door and makes his way into the attic. He uses the power of pyrokinesis he stole from Serena to surround the sisters with a circle of fire. The sisters remember the writing on the Ouija board: "The Power of Three will set you free", and start chanting it. Jeremy warns the sisters about even more foes they will have now that they have become the Charmed Ones and explodes.

** The Book of Shadows says that the powers are tied to phases of the moon. This trait never shows up, and the powers are always tied to the sisters' emotions.

** Prue is able to teleport the cream into her coffee, a power she never demonstrates again in the series.

Phoebe moves back in with her older sisters Piper and Prue and discovers an old book in the attic. The next day, the sisters find out they now have supernatural powers, and there's a threat out to get them.

Piper and Jeremy stop at an abandoned warehouse and take an elevator. Jeremy says that the view from the roof is amazing, and worth telling Prue and Phoebe about. Just as Piper realizes that Jeremy shouldn't know about Phoebe's return, Jeremy produces an athame and reveals himself to be the warlock that has been killing witches and stealing their powers. Piper freezes him, knocks him out and runs away.

%%Phoebe moves back in with her older sisters Piper and Prue and discovers an old book in the attic. The next day, the sisters find out they now have supernatural powers, and there's a threat out to get them.

Prue comes to the hospital to get Phoebe and runs into Andy, who is revealed to be a childhood friend and a former boyfriend of hers. After they catch up, Prue gets Phoebe out and they both go to a restaurant where Phoebe tells Prue about their new powers. Prue is skeptical at first, but then she accidentally uses her power to get cream for her coffee and realizes this for once. Phoebe explains that they are good witches, and that there is a menace out to get them, such as warlocks and demonic creatures. They used to be safe when they were unaware of their powers, but they are not anymore.

Piper and Phoebe are having fun with the Ouija board. Just as Piper walks away to get more popcorn, Phoebe suddenly sees the pointer move on its own and start spelling out a word. While Piper notices it too and calls Prue, Phoebe writes down the letters. The word is "Attic". Just as she tells her sisters this, the power in the house goes out.Piper is freaked out and is on her way out, but Prue stops her, and they both go to check the circuit box. Phoebe, meanwhile, goes to the attic. The door that noone has been able to open for years suddenly opens on its own. Phoebe walks in and finds a trunk, illuminated by moonlight. She opens it and finds the Book of Shadows. The opens it and reads the incantation on the first page. The chandelier starts illuminating, and an old picture of the three sisters on display in the living room is altered: they are brought closer together. Piper and Prue come to the attic and find Phoebe reading the Book of Shadows. Phoebe starts telling them about finding the book and reading the incantation. Piper is scared and Prue is sceptical and dismisses any notion of them being witches. As they walk down, still grilling Phoebe, Serena's murderer waits outside.

The next morning, Prue goes outside to pick up a newspaper and sees Andy. Andy asks her out, and Prue is not sire whether she should say yes. Piper and Phoebe come over to say hi to Andy. As he walks away, he notices that Phoebe is holding Serena's cat. The three sisters walk back inside, with Prue nervous about how different their lives will be now that they are witches. Prue uses her new power to close the front door.

Phoebe moves back in with her older sisters Piper and Prue and discovers an old book in the attic. The next day, the sisters find out they now have supernatural powers, and there's a threat out to get them.

* INeverToldYouMyName: Jeremy mentions Phoebe, yet OPiper never told him she was back in town.

* FakeNationality: InUniverse, the chef who evaluates Piper is obviously not French, despite the fake accent (and his pronunciation of "magnifique" really gives him away) . Why was this listed as being In-Universe? because his name is chef ''Moore''.

* UniquePilotTitleSequence: A special version of the opening titles that does not show the sisters using their individual powers so that they're not revealed in advance.

* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: Prue and Piper are shown to have specific triggers that awaken their powers: stress for Piper and anger for Prue.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the unaired pilot, Andy remarks that the cat Phoebe is holding "looks familiar". He says it because he saw the cat earlier, at the crime scene (see DownerBeginning) , but it is implied from all the shots where the cat seems to actively seek out the sisters, and outright stated in following seasons, that the cat is an actual familiar.

* Foreshadowing: In the unaired pilot, Andy remarks that the cat Phoebe is holding "looks familiar". He says it because he saw the cat earlier, at the crime scene (see DownerBeginning) , but it is implied from all the shots where the cat seems to actively seek out the sisters, and outright stated in following seasons, that the cat is an actual familiar.

* DisappearedDad: Piper calls their father "invisible". He is in fact missing after leaving their mother.

* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: The relationship between Prue (responsible, mature, had to take care of her younger sisters after their mother's death) and Phoebe (careless, reckless and short-sighted) are strained at the beginning of the show. Piper tries, and fails, to be the mediator between the two.

* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: The relationship between Prue (responsible, mature, had to take care of her younger sisters after their mother's death) and Phoebe (careless, reckless and short-sighted) are strained at the beginning of the show. Piper tries (and fails) to be the mediator between the two.

* DisappearedDad: Piper calls their father "invisible". He is in fact missing.