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** [[spoiler: EvilOldMan:... and just to make things [[FromBadToWorse worse]], he's revealed to be the ice demon Tadius.]]

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** [[spoiler: EvilOldMan:... and just to make things [[FromBadToWorse worse]], he's revealed to be the ice demon Tadius.Taydeus.]]



* AnIcePerson: Tadius has the power to generate frost and project ice, and his true form is of a demon covered in frost and icy spikes.

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* AnIcePerson: Tadius Taydeus has the power to generate frost and project ice, and his true form is of a demon covered in frost and icy spikes.



* LifeDrain: Tadius has the power to absorb the life force of other beings and has killed countless women over the centuries.

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* LifeDrain: Tadius Taydeus has the power to absorb the life force of other beings and has killed countless women over the centuries.



* TheScream: All 3 sisters shriek in unison after Harry (whom Mel already thinks is creepy) uses his powers to abduct them.

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* TheScream: All 3 three sisters shriek in unison after Harry (whom Mel already thinks is creepy) uses his powers to abduct them.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: It is said that it makes sense for the sisters to be witches because "strong women were called witches" and treats accusations of witchcraft as something that only happens to women which ignores that men were also prosecuted for being witches such as the Salem witch trials.
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* RaceLift: The white Halliwells of the 90s series become the Latina Veras, with eldest half-sister Macy Vaugnh likely being of paternal African-American descent, of the 2018 series.

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* RaceLift: The white Halliwells of the 90s series become the Latina Veras, with eldest half-sister Macy Vaugnh Vaughn likely being of paternal African-American descent, of the 2018 series.
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* WhamLine: At the end of the pilot the girls contact their mother, who tells them [[spoiler:"Don't trust Harry."]]
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* CreepyCrows: Whoever the demon that killed Marisol was, their arrival is heralded by a flock of crows, and they use crows to spy on the sister.



* {{Jerkass}}: Cameron, a male student who not only advocated for Thaine's reinstatement, but also mocks Mel about her mother's death. [[spoiler: Even the demon that impaled him (he got better, thanks to Harry) lampshaded it, saying he had it coming.]]



* TheScream: All 3 sisters shriek in unison after Harry (whom Mel already thinks is creepy) uses his powers to abduct them.

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* TheScream: All 3 sisters shriek in unison after Harry (whom Mel already thinks is creepy) uses his powers to abduct them.them.
* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: [[spoiler:Thaine wasn't the demon that killed their mother.]]

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** [[spoiler: EvilOldMan:... and just to make things [[FromBadToWorse worse]], he's revealed to be an ice demon.]]

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** [[spoiler: EvilOldMan:... and just to make things [[FromBadToWorse worse]], he's revealed to be an the ice demon.]]demon Tadius.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: A comatose female student who was a victim of Thaine's harassment is said to have attempted suicide as a result, although given that Thaine [[spoiler: is a life-force draining demon in disguise]], it's questionable whether or not this is truly the case.
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* TwoferTokenMinority: The sisters are all maternal Latinas with Macy being likely of paternal African heritage, and Mel is a lesbian.

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* TwoferTokenMinority: The sisters are all maternal Latinas with Macy being likely being of paternal African heritage, heritage and Mel is being a lesbian.

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* RaceLift: The white Halliwells of the 90s series become the Latina Veras, with eldest half-sister Macy Vaugnh likelybeing of paternal African/Afro-American descent, of the 2018 series.

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* RaceLift: The white Halliwells of the 90s series become the Latina Veras, with eldest half-sister Macy Vaugnh likelybeing likely being of paternal African/Afro-American African-American descent, of the 2018 series.


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* TwoferTokenMinority: The sisters are all maternal Latinas with Macy being likely of paternal African heritage, and Mel is a lesbian.
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* TakeThat: [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump Donald Trump's]] presidency is the first sign of the apocalypse. The line revealing this also calls him "the weakest man."

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* TakeThat: [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump Donald Trump's]] presidency is the first sign of the apocalypse. The line revealing this also calls him "the weakest man.""
* TheScream: All 3 sisters shriek in unison after Harry (whom Mel already thinks is creepy) uses his powers to abduct them.

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* DirtyOldMan: Professor Thaine is accused of sexually harassing female students (and implied to have caused one to attempt suicide), leading to him being suspended...until he [[spoiler: murders the Veras' mother, who was spearheading the suspension and gets reinstated by default]]...
** [[spoiler: EvilOldMan:... and just to make things [[FromBadToWorse worse]], he's revealed to be an ice demon.]]



* PsychoactivePowers: Like in canon, powers are affected by their emotions. Mel's power is suppressed when she's angry and she learns to harness it after letting of all the anger she has accomulated.
* RaceLift: The white Halliwells of the 90s series become the Latina Veras, with eldest half-sister Macy possibly being of paternal African/Afro-American descent, of the 2018 series.

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* PsychoactivePowers: Like in canon, powers are affected by their emotions. Mel's power is suppressed when she's angry and she learns to harness it after letting of all the anger she has accomulated.accumulated.
* RaceLift: The white Halliwells of the 90s series become the Latina Veras, with eldest half-sister Macy possibly being Vaugnh likelybeing of paternal African/Afro-American descent, of the 2018 series.
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* RaceLift: The white Halliwells of the 90s series become the Latina Veras of the 2018 series.

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* RaceLift: The white Halliwells of the 90s series become the Latina Veras Veras, with eldest half-sister Macy possibly being of paternal African/Afro-American descent, of the 2018 series.

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!!''Charmed'' contains examples of the following tropes:



* AdaptationalSexuality: In the original all three sisters were heterosexual, while in the reboot the middle sister, Mel, is a lesbian.



* AnIcePerson: Tadius has the power to generate frost and project ice, and his true form is of a demon covered in frost and icy spikes.



* LifeDrain: Tadius has the power to absorb the life force of other beings and has killed countless women over the centuries.



* PsychoactivePowers: Macy's telekinesis is activated by anger and Mel's time-freezing by distress.

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* PsychoactivePowers: Macy's telekinesis is activated Like in canon, powers are affected by anger and their emotions. Mel's time-freezing by distress.power is suppressed when she's angry and she learns to harness it after letting of all the anger she has accomulated.


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* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Professor Warner Thaine is accused of sexual harassment and both Marisol and Mel are angry at the possibility of him being allowed back to the university after his suspension. [[spoiler:He also turns out to be a life-sucking demon]].
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* RaceLift: The white Halliwells of the 90s series become the Latina Veras of the 2018 series.

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* RaceLift: The white Halliwells of the 90s series become the Latina Veras of the 2018 series.series.
* TakeThat: [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump Donald Trump's]] presidency is the first sign of the apocalypse. The line revealing this also calls him "the weakest man."
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* FamilyThemeNaming: The Vera family all have names starting with M: Macy, Melanie and Maggie. Their mother's name was Marisol.

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* FamilyThemeNaming: The Just like how in the original series the sisters' names all started with "P," in this reboot the sisters' first names all start with the letter "M" per the Vera family all have names starting with M: tradition. Marisol is the girls' mother and the leads of the series are Macy, Melanie Mel, and Maggie. Their mother's By happenstance. Macy's last name was Marisol.of "Vaughn" means that the girls all share the same initials despite her being a half-sister.
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* JumpedAtTheCall: In contrast to Macy who's still having a hard time handling the reality of it and Maggie who outright [[RefusedTheCall refuses it]], Mel is eager to take up their mother's legacy.
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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Like in the original, their mother's murder. Mel doesn't buy it and keeps thinking something's wrong.
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The series focuses on the Vera sisters, who, five months after their mother's death under questionable circumstances, meet their long-lost half sister. Upon discovering their hidden sibling, the three sisters quickly learn they are actually the most recent generation in a long line of witches.

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The series focuses on the Vera sisters, who, five three months after their mother's death under questionable circumstances, meet their long-lost half sister. Upon discovering their hidden sibling, the three sisters quickly learn they are actually the most recent generation in a long line of witches.
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The series focuses on the Vera sisters who, five months after their mother's death under questionable circumstances, meet their long-lost half sister. Upon discovering their hidden sibling the three sister quickly learn they are actually the most recent generation in a long line of witches.

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The series focuses on the Vera sisters sisters, who, five months after their mother's death under questionable circumstances, meet their long-lost half sister. Upon discovering their hidden sibling sibling, the three sister sisters quickly learn they are actually the most recent generation in a long line of witches.
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''Charmed'' is a 2018 fantasy drama series airing on the CW, based on the 90s [[Series/{{Charmed}} series of the same name]] created by Constance M Burge.

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''Charmed'' is a 2018 fantasy drama series developed by Jennie Snyder Urman airing on the CW, based on the 90s [[Series/{{Charmed}} series of the same name]] created by Constance M Burge.
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''Charmed'' is a 2018 fantasy drama series airing on the CW, based on the 90s [[Series/Charmed series of the same name]] created by Constance M Burge.

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''Charmed'' is a 2018 fantasy drama series airing on the CW, based on the 90s [[Series/Charmed [[Series/{{Charmed}} series of the same name]] created by Constance M Burge.
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''Charmed'' is a 2018 fantasy drama series airing on the CW, based on the 90s series of the same name created by Constance M Burge.

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''Charmed'' is a 2018 fantasy drama series airing on the CW, based on the 90s [[Series/Charmed series of the same name name]] created by Constance M Burge.

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* AdaptationalNameChange: The Halliwells and Matthews become the Veras and Vaughn. Also Prue, Piper and Phoebe become Macy, Mel and Maggie

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* AdaptationalNameChange: The Halliwells and Matthews become the Veras and Vaughn. Also Prue, Piper and Phoebe become Macy, Mel and MaggieMaggie.
* BroughtDownToNormal: Marisol bound each of the girl's powers after they were born so they could lead normal lives.
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''Charmed'' is a 2018 fantasy drama series airing on the CW, based on the 90s series of the same name.

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''Charmed'' is a 2018 fantasy drama series airing on the CW, based on the 90s series of the same name.name created by Constance M Burge.
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* FamilyThemeNaming: The Vera family all have names starting with M: Macy, Melanie and Maggie. Their mother's name was Marisol.
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* AdaptationalNameChange: The Halliwells and Matthews become the Veras and Vaughn. Also Prue, Piper and Phoebe become Macy, Mel and Maggie
* PsychoactivePowers: Macy's telekinesis is activated by anger and Mel's time-freezing by distress.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''Nothing is stronger than sisterhood.'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''Nothing is stronger than your sisterhood.'']]



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[[caption-width-right:350:''Nothing is stronger than sisterhood.'']]



The series focuses on the Vera sisters who, five months after their mother's death under questionable circumstances, meet their long-lost half sister. Upon discovering their hidden sibling the three sister quickly learn they are actually the most recent generation in a long line of witches.

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The series focuses on the Vera sisters who, five months after their mother's death under questionable circumstances, meet their long-lost half sister. Upon discovering their hidden sibling the three sister quickly learn they are actually the most recent generation in a long line of witches.witches.
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Charmed is a 2018 [[reboot]] of the 90s series of the same name.

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Charmed ''Charmed'' is a 2018 [[reboot]] of fantasy drama series airing on the CW, based on the 90s series of the same name.name.

The series focuses on the Vera sisters who, five months after their mother's death under questionable circumstances, meet their long-lost half sister. Upon discovering their hidden sibling the three sister quickly learn they are actually the most recent generation in a long line of witches.
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Charmed is a 2018 [[reboot]] of the 90s series of the same name.

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