Extreme Makeover World Edition
The Avatars have been helping the Charmed Ones vanquish demons which is directly resulting in Zankou losing followers at a rapid rate. Kyle remains suspicious of their true intentions despite their help. He attempts to contact the Elders but finds himself in Zankou's hideout instead. Zankou has intercepted his call and proposes an alliance against the Charmed Ones. However, Kyle has no intention of harming the sisters. Zankou states that good can't exist without evil and that he and Kyle have mutual interest in stopping the Avatars.
Alpha and Gamma explain to Paige that they have a spell to create utopia. The spell will cause the world's population to fall asleep however they state they will leave the Charmed Ones awake so they can go after Zankou if they can't get to him beforehand. The spell doesn't affect demons, it only affects humans.
Meanwhile, Zankou and Kyle come to an agreement. He kills the demons who murdered Kyle's parents and Kyle kills an Avatar in return. He gives Kyle a crystal which causes paranoia in witches. This will then enable an Avatar to be drawn out when the witches are succumbed and he can then throw the vanquishing potion.
Zankou attacks the Charmed Ones, where Paige and Piper retaliate. Zankou also hits Kyle in order to give him an alibi and throw the sisters off from finding out about their alliance. Kyle manages to use the crystal on Paige and the paranoia spreads to Piper and Phoebe. Zankou then takes Kyle to his hideout so the crystal doesn't affect him too.
The witches and the Avatars, including Leo gather at the Magic School to cast the utopia spell. The sisters are jumpy due to the crystal's effects. The spell is cast and the world's population begin to fall asleep. The witches and Avatars then walk through the streets in search of any demons. This is when Zankou decides to bring Kyle back up to the surface world. Disguising himself as Avatar Beta, he meets with Paige and explains that the Avatars decided to keep Kyle awake as well. Paige is confused and paranoid, calling for her sisters. Kyle then breaks the crystal, lifting the paranoia effects and prepares to throw the vanquishing potion. The real Beta arrives and blasts Kyle, causing him to drop the potion. It vanquishes her but also kills Kyle in the process. Zankou has disappeared. Alpha and Gamma decide to put the sisters to sleep at that moment in case they turn against them.
They awaken in a cheerful and care-free world.
Tropes
- Dies Wide Open: Beta dies with her eyes open. Her fellow Avatars close them when they arrive and see her body.
- The Evils of Free Will: Part of the utopian spell is that people don't really have free will anymore, as that causes conflicts.
- False Utopia: The world the Avatars have created is this. People who cause trouble are killed immediately, and their loved ones can't even properly grieve them because of the Avatar magic, leading to everyone just going along with it. Also, it's noted that nobody really has free will anymore.
- Happiness Is Mandatory: People don't even grieve for their lost loved ones anymore due to Avatar magic.
- Last Note Nightmare: When the usual series of overhead shots of San Francisco ends and the scene with Kyle and Zankou starts, the intro song segues into the background music in a rather unsettling manner.
- Mutual Kill: Beta kills Kyle with her powers but he drops the Avatar-killing potion taking her out at the same time.
- The Needs of the Many: Alpha refuses to revive Kyle on the basis that individual fates have to be sacrificed in the name of the greater good. Paige isn't happy about this and demands they revive him, but the sleep spell kicks in and knocks her out.
- That Makes Me Feel Angry: Paige casually remarks that Kyle's death is "pretty damn sad." Deconstructed in that this is a warning sign to Leo that something is wrong.
- To Be Continued: The final shot is Leo looking concerned about how the sisters have changed.
- Utopia Justifies the Means: The Avatars certainly believe so.
