Trivia / Charmed S1E9 The Witch Is Back

• Actor-Shared Background: Leo quotes As You Like It, and Melinda finishes the quote. Tyler Layton is an accomplished Shakespearean actress herself.
• Awesome, Dear Boy: Tyler Layton, a Shakespearean actress growing tired of the lack of interesting roles for women on television at the time, jumped at the chance to play a powerful witch in a Feminist Fantasy series, and knew the show would be huge.
• Completely Different Title: French: "La sorcière de Salem" (The witch from Salem)
• Friendship on the Set: Tyler Layton recalls that, as soon as they wrapped on the last scene, Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs and Shannen Doherty declared "we want her back" because they loved working with her so much. She also happily guest-starred on the House of Halliwell podcast twenty years later. She would have happily reprised her role on the show, but the few times she was asked, she had a schedule conflict due to her preference for the stage.
• I Am Not Spock: Tyler Layton decided not to continue with television, and instead embarked on a stage career, so she is remembered best as Melinda Warren, even though she was only in this one episode. Given her love for the role however, she doesn't mind.