8.21: Kill Billie, Vol. 2

SWEET BANANAS!!!
My head is spinning so fast from all of the action that I am having a hard time just sitting here to type out this post. I just want to get up and do a happy dance. Yes, this episode ended with some wow and some ouch, but sweet bananas -- it's the best episode of the season...maybe even of the series. And I'm hoping that the next episode leads us on home. Okay, enough of the greetings. I'm ready to dig down to the bottom of this righteous barrel.

* Be Prepared: This is a rather long post. I have decided to seperate things into sections, so I may ramble on in certain spots. Forgive me early on.

Demons & The Underworld
The sisters welcome us back in the position that they left us with. Though some time has passed, it's great to let us go along with their trouble of being banished to The Underworld. Then having the demons wonder why the sisters are down their was just genius. And though the demons-using-the-sisters-to-gain-power is a plot already used, I thought it was planted great into the high fast storyline already in motion. However, having the demons to know The Triad personally was just bland and boring. We have already had that this season with Xar having been in cahoots with The Traid in his past. Why not gives us demons with some unique history?

Before we move on, I'd like to mention the hot demon who had a run in with Elise. I never caught his name, but I did catch his...hotness. Plus, I rather liked his addition to the drama already unfolding. He was a link for the Halliwell sisters. A evil link, but a helpful one no less. He and his dead conrad were able to spy on the Jenkins sisters and Dumain and The Triad. They helped the sisters stand a chance by telling them about the plans for The Hollow. So they served a great purpose other than eye candy. Oh, I also wanted to mention that I thought that Elise's portion was useless to the story as well as a look into Bay Mirror. It did nothing for the plot other than further the hot demon's introduction.

The Hollow & All
How in the world could that little witch use Wyatt? He is an innocent bystander, a child. Using a child is plain evil. Evil, I tell you. And to use Wyatt for his hertiage was a cool idea, but it really pissed me off. To conjure The Hollow was quite an idea, too...an idea from evil, but nonetheless an idea that had great drama and impact. But there was one thing that bugged me with The Hollow. Back in season four's Charmed & Dangerous episode, any person possessed with The Hollow had black eyes as a representation. But when both sets of sisters were possessed with The Hollow, that representation was not there. Well, maybe for a nano-sec. The only reason I bring it up is because I liked, no loved, the black eyes. And I just have to say that after The Charmed Ones took in The Hollow I was a little weirded out, especially when the sisters said, "first The Triad, then Billie and Christy." I got a chill. Then wham! The Charmed Ones sneak up and zab the unholy trio to bits. The only bad thing is that Dumain got away, and I bet that he'll be helping Billie in her efforts to get Christy back (if she still lives). But anyway. The battle. WOW! Well, both were wow, but the second one. Holy Smokes! Billie and Christy used Christy's pyrokinetics by streamlining the power, and The Charmed Ones used a demon's energyball power by streamlining it as well. That was great. The special effects were crazy good. There is also the blow out of the Manor. Now that was awesome.

Chris, Wyatt & Victor
Okay, back to something filled with light and happiness. How cute was it when Victor and Wyatt were playing candyland. They were just so adorable, and I'm glad that James Read is back. I've always liked him as The Charmed Ones' dad. But back to candyland. I was totally banking on Wyatt using his magic, but when he said that he didn't do it that Chris did, I completely flipped. I scream so hard that my mom came to check on me. I've been waiting forever for Chris to receive his powers that I had given up on him receiving them. And I'm just so happy that the showrunners added it in during the drama to give us a little excitement aside from the main plot. And before I move on, I would like to say that YEAH! Wyatt used his forcefield not once, but twice. Whoohooo!

Evil. Evil. Double Evil
So, the evil vixens pattled into the first battle with a plan. A decoy. What a smart move, but ha! The Charmed Ones have seen it before. Remember back in season four? In the We're Off To See The Wizard episode, the wizard uses his tricks of illusion to throw a decoy at the Halliwell sisters so that he can escape with The Grimoire. And lookie, lookie. Billie uses her power of projection to do the same. She sends in a decoy Billie and Christy to throw off the Halliwells. It works for a nano-second. They may have even had the chance to take out the sisters if they hadn't used the same potions that the sisters were packing. I thought Billie new the sisters well enough to recognize that she and her sister would need better potions, but then again Piper, Phoebe and Paige didn't use new potions and they should have because they should have known that Billie would know their potions since the Halliwells trained and taught Billie everthing that they knew. Come on gals. It's a battle for survival, you should be thinking with your wits.

Just a little on the evil Billie. I knew that she would survive because I was spoiled, but I don't think that the episode had me laughing and angry at the same time as when Piper found Billie then started choking her. That was hilarious. I was laughing hard at Holly sprawled on top of Billie. I was also bitter, angry and rooting for Piper to end her life. I know I sure would have.

Coop-alicious
With a show of hands, how many enjoyed Victor's confrontation with Coop? I thought that Victor's reaction was well written and hugely needed. I mean come on. We were all thinking it. Piper had and has been through so much with Leo, and for Phoebe to jump on the pain train, we would expect the same sort of drama for her. Though one could argue that Piper and Leo's relationship paved the way for any magical couple, especially Phoebe...Piper's sister. But that's some other post entirely. Oh, Coop. Coop-alicious. He wasn't just banged once, but twice tonight. After his talk with Victor, Coop runs into a more devastating conversation with Phoebe. And oh, boy does she break his heart. His eyes were tearing. And I was tearing, too. No feel of shame for it either. In tonight's episode, I finally felt that Phoebe and Coop really belong together...for life. And it all had to do with his talk to Victor and his talk of love for Phoebe. I just can't wait to see them marry next week.

Promise Holds True
Good Gracious. So much was happening tonight that I totally didn't expect for Leo to return tonight. But oh, boy was I happy to see him and the Angel of Destiny. Though, at one point when the Angel of Destiny was talking I thought that Piper might blow her up. Phoebe's laying in Piper's arms and here the Angel of Destiny is going on and on about how she didn't expect it to end like this. I think I would have tossed her a little of my power if I was Piper, maybe then she would shut up.

Shooo! Leo looks good, no great! I was so happy to see him. Just looking at his angelic face makes things seem far less dreary than how they are, like he is going to make things all better. And I'm so glad to see that the showrunners added some consistenciy on Leo's part. Having him be returned without any knowledge of what has been going on was the right thing to do, but that doesn't really help me in understanding how he came to Piper before. Or how he was able to come to her at all. I just hope that they answer that in next week's episode.

Questions Still Needing Answers:
* Paige -- alive or dead?
* Christy -- alive or dead?
* Dumain. What will he do now? Does he have another plan prepared?
* Was Wyatt's powers returned when The Hollow went back into storage?
* How did Leo appear to Piper as a ghost?