Everybody missing the real story here: My girl Holly Marie Combs being an awesome actress with incredible range, the first 3 seasons being the insecure middle sister, turning into the bad ass confident oldest sister in the last 5 seasons.

The show also went from being Buffy with witches when Shannen Doherty was around to Sex and the City with witches once Rose McGowan came along LOL.

And kinda funny, but my favorite of the Charmed Sisters was the one who stayed out of most of the drama, Piper. Go figure. 🤷

Shannon allegedly took more of a creative control after season 1, she fought for better stories and archs for the girls. Which is why the was better in the first 3 seasons

Wait, Holly wasn’t the top billed performer? But she was the best one. She carried that show after Prue left.

I'm not gonna lie, I liked Rose McGowan's Paige, but she was the only sister who cared about helping people! That was a big problem with Phoebe and Piper, they seemed too overly focused on their own petty problems to bother caring about people. With Shannen Doherty, they seemed to focus more on helping people than their own petty problems, which was kind of you know the entire plot of the show. Then it became about who the Charmed Ones happened to be dating that week, or about kissing Alyssa or Holly's butt because they were producers from Season 5 onwards, but they mostly focused on how awesome Alyssa was.

Yesss, Charmed was my show back in the day and i'm still a fan til this day, but the best seasons of the show by far was when Shannen Doherty was around. Once Rose McGowan came on it became a whole other show LOL.

my Aunt once said that once Pru left their taste in clothes went down the drain, and this perfectly sums my feelings about the show. in a fight I will back Pru every single time.

I always preferred Prue...didn't hate Paige at all, but the first 3 series always felt better and like the sisters actually gelled, despite the alleged behind the scenes arguments

If you look at the post-Prue seasons, it was all about Phoebe's love life and bad taste in clothes. Once Alyssa and Holly became producers, it became an ego trip.

Seasons 1-4 of Charmed = Buffy-like Seasons 5-8 of Charmed = Sabrina the Teenage Witch (lol)

I do believe that the moment Shannen left , the show died. She was a presence, and the writing and stories were much better with her in it. Come on, all hell breaks loose was directed by her and is still the best episode of the series. I read that she wanted to keep the show at that level of energy and story. It’s a shame she left, I think had she became a producer like the other two actresses, the show would have been amazing. She was missed

Idk why. As a Charmed fan, it always made me feel sad knowing the actresses had problems with each other behind the scenes. Dealing with actors and actresses can be problematic. 😵

There definitely was a difference between Prue Charmed and Paige Charmed, but I feel like the show peaked during season 4 as the sisters had to reinvent themselves again. The show declined from season 5 onwards.

Knowing Alyssa Milano today, I can understand why there was tension.

Shannon Doherty. You kept saying Dorothy, drove me nuts. Sounds like Dough-er-tee.

I always liked Paige .... but it always annoyed me that the power of 3 was actually the power of 4 ... and it made the flashbacks to previous lives really not make sense

You also forgot to mention with the departure of Shannen Doherty, the actual creator of the show Constance M. Burge left in that same season. They were both undermined with the creative direction of the show, and were basically cast out. They hated the direction that the WB wanted them to go in. I do believe that Shannen did leave before she was fired in an effort to be the one who ended her relationship with the show first. But the god's honest truth is that the WB basically had a weird hatred for Charmed and the actors, the company was always stifling the creative input of the creator and the team. My basic takeaway is that it's Brad Kern, who basically retains the Charmed rights, and Alyssa Milano that were the root of all the unnecessary drama. And yes, my favorite was Prue, she definitely impacted my childhood the most.

The thing I like about Shannon Doherty, I guess, it's the very thing that gets her in the "drama". It shows the public who she really is, and she isn't putting an act on to please anyone. People with an ego hate a person who's comfortable in their own position.

I remember in 6th grade EVERYBODY was obsessed with this show at my school. The girls for the drama & shit The boys for Cole & the demons. Because Cole was SO BADASS

i stopped watching charmed when they replaced prue. about 10 years later, i finally got over it and watched the rest of the series in reruns. now i've seen the entire series all the way through 3 times (before netflix was a thing. i had to record them off tnt.) and i think paige is my favorite character.

I felt the show got really crap during season 4. I enjoyed the first 3 seasons and then they killed off the most interesting sister. By the end of season 4 onwards the three sisters became completely self absorbed and obnoxious

I cried my eyes out when Prue Halliwell died

Really liked the show back in the day but when Doherty left, my interest left with her. She was the prettier, the more charismatic and the best character in the show. That they kicked her out instead of Milano was just stupid.

My faves in order: Prue, Piper, Paige, Andy, Leo, and Pheobe. And I agree with Shannen that the show could have had better writing and more direction--after all, her first gigs were working opposite Michael Landon (who allowed absolutely NO slacking or monkey-shine on his set, and Wilford Brimley and Deirdre Hall (both of whom had stellar acting chops and dedicated work experience). The show was okay for the fourth season, but it was never the same. Shannen brought something to the show that made it special. JMHO.

The coolest thing about this show is that when I used to watch it 20 years ago nobody seemed to watch it, now it's 2020 and people are still talking about it and rewatching it. Ok maybe it wasn't the best show ever, but it was iconic in many ways. When I heard Shannen Doherty was leaving I couldn't believe it, because you couldn't think of Charmed without Prue. But when they introduced Rose/Paige I liked her from the very beginning because (long story short, believe it or not) I had had a sort of premunition about her even before knowing Shannen was leaving. Paige was a good addition to the show, I'm only sorry she didn't have a decent storyline (irrelevant relationships and had to quit her job to be a witch) and she never met Prue. I also prefer the first seasons where there was Prue, I think that despite their offscreen arguments and their different features, they were pretty believable as sisters. However in some of my favourite episodes there was Paige. After season 4 I thought the show would run out of ideas and come to an end soon, but season 5 is probably my favourite straight after season 2 with Piper's pregnancy and all. Season 8 was full of bad ideas for me, considering it was the last season, it should've been more focused on the sisters while we waisted time with Billy and her sis. They rushed everything, from Paige getting married to Phoebe moving out and meeting Coop, but at least the end was nice with most of the family together. And yes, it was weird that the had photos of everybody in their family except Prue!

I'm also a 27 year old guy and God I love Charmed so freaking much. 😂 The decline you felt after season 3 has a reason: along with Shannen (who was pushing for better, deeper and darker storylines), Constance M. Burge, the creator of the show, also departed from it. Constance based the characters on her own sisters and their relationship, so she knew how to write them very well and were to take their storylines. About Paige: I hate her. I like Dawn better than her. Seriously. We've already had the quirky, irresponsible, free spirited sister growing up thing with Phoebe through 3 seasons. It was like getting a second Phoebe only way more self-centered. I couldn't stand her, but I like Rose McGowan though. Thanks for your video! 🇧🇷

Charmed bringing in Paige was never going to be perfect, but it should have went way worse for them.

Each Charmed era is unique in their own way. The first one was drama centered and mainly focused on the 3 sisters. The second era was drama-comedy centered and expands the lore of the "Charmed" universe. Is no wonder why my favorite seasons are 3 (the end of Prue's era) & 4 (the begining of Paige's era)

Vee: *inserts his hot gf to show her off* ... admit it. That's why you did it.

Prue is by and far my favourite, with Piper a close second. I can't even explain how upset I was when season four aired and I found out Prue was, like, dead dead.

Not gonna lie, when I was a kid, I only watched Charmed because Rose McGowan n Alyssa Milano were ultra hot. Other than that, it was too girly for me. Opinions of a 13 year old child

There'll always be a special place in my heart for this show, even after watching Alison Pregler (formerly known as Obscurus Lupa)entire deep dive into the seven seasons. Your video hit me in the right spot too, so thank you

Prue was the best written sister and died before she was able to be destroyed by the writing of the later seasons.

I watched Charmed when it first aired, I loved it. I stopped watching when they killed off Prue, I hated Rose McGowan at the time. But, years later, I watched the entire series. I love it all now. When I watch Prue, I wish she had stayed. When I watch Paige, I wish she'd been there from the beginning. Seems my initial assessment was right, on a personal level, though, because Rose McGowan is kinda nutty.

God video. I disagree about Shannen and Alyssa's on screen chemistry though their chemistry was fantastic and I never felt the characters didn't care for each other (not even during the first few episodes of season one when they were supposed to hate each other) . I think all of the orginal 3 actresses had amazing chemistry with each other onscreen. Little things like playful looks they'd shoot each other during dialog, when they'd walk hand in hand while out and about, the inside jokes the characters had with each other, etc. There was just a genuine sister bond that came across onscreen with the orginal three actresses. That chemistry was severely lacking with Paige, Rose always seemed disinterested in the role and just phoned it in the entire 5 seasons she was there.

Alyssa Milano: It was very highschool Holli marie Combs: She didnt even go to highschool Me: well damn

Prue made the show. When she was gone, the show declined and honestly, I don't even bother watching any seasons after season 3. Her character made the show so much better. Night and day.

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I really agree with you! Thanks for making this video!

100% agree with you and correct viewpoint from another Charmed fan, Mr Vee Infuso!

Prue. Not only did she have the coolest/strongest powers but Shannen was also the strongest actress of the three. With her the show had more of a dark tone and she was also the eldest and the leader. Alyssa aka Phoebe was the weakest of the three not only because of her passive powers but also acting wise. She was ditzy and her look would change from one episode to another on a whim. Kind of distracting to go from pale skin and long hair and then suddenly tan with short hair then back again. I could never really believe any of the emotions she was supposedly attempting to convey. Good thing Holly aka Piper was there to hold it together since she herself was also a great actress. Then enters Rose McGowan, another weak actress who couldn't get her footing. We were left with two of three sisters being mediocre but now It was far more obvious when there was no more balance between the three. It became melodramatic and goofy the plotlines got more ridiculous as the show went on and it also looked like they lost there budget since it looked cheap. Now saying that I've recently been watching season 4 for the first time since re-runs back in the day and with all its faults I still enjoyed it. At least I did for the ~14 episodes I've watched. But that might be because I enjoy the Or he references it makes it feel like any episode now she'll be back.

Shannen said back then she used to get bored and was difficult to work with and she said she decided to leave

It just makes me really happy that my guilty pleasure show is something Vee is a fan of

That show for those special dreams. God Bless the creator of Charmed.

This is like Oasis the Band and the Brothers, i was surprised that those brothers stayed for that long without anyone being hurt or killed as they really hate each other like oil and water. This edition is TV and girls than Rock and Roll, and bad blood brothers.

17:07 Sounds like the best way to do it. Also make me wonder if they picked the wrong Charmed Sister to play Young Cora in Once Upon A Time.

When they were doing a spell calling on their ancestors they showed a tombstone for Prue. That was it for me ☠🤣

Idk why but seeing Yen Lo on the screen had me cracking up!!!!!

Had to share this with my wife she got me back into this show

I totally agree with your analysis

Never saw a single episode...I couldn't go in for this silliness...or Buffy, or Angel. 😊

lol i just started watching this show again on Netflix. I can't stand how they had to change the music due to license expiration

Prue was my favorite for a long time, but ultimately Piper is the GOAT.

And now Rose Mcgowen is accusing Alyssa Milano of making the set toxic.

Omg I knew about the supposed payment to Shannen Doherty for using her picture but I never considered that that was a lie! I can be so naive. Really enjoyed your video. I feel the same about charmed as you do. I too experienced the feeling of shopping for a dvd set lol. Have you ever seen manic episodes charmed reviews on here? They will crack you up.

Prue and Paige were the best because they weren't producers on the show, they just acted their parts as best they could and did not worry about looking perfect and successful and flawless, which I think is a major factor in the later seasons sucking so much, I recommend Movie Night's season by season review for more details

Lol I completely get your frustrations but seriously though “that’s a lot”

watched it with my grandma back then, probably my supernatural before supernatural, together with buffy. speaking of supernatural, saw your collection, maybe a review after the series finale? i only had women magic/witches shows aside from angel, then supernatural came in college.

I used to watch the hell out of the show

When I was young, I wanted to be Prue when I grow up. Hahaha

Shannen Doherty must be notoriously difficult to work with, as she had a similar off screen feud on "Beverly Hills 90210", butted heads with Jason Lee on the set of "Mallrats", and reportedly wasn't exactly pleasant on the set of "Heathers" either. I do hope that she's keeping well, in light of her recent cancer diagnosis. 😢🎗️💚

I'm now tempted to go watch the ones with Shannon, as I only remember the ones with Rose growing up.

My wife got me back into this show and I didn't have to buy full series of it because she got the DVD's couple years before we met

It’s Shannon Doherty, not Dorothy. Also, Shannon was actually fired but was planning on staying. Yes she had issues and wanted to get let out of her contract so she could do a new pilot but instead of letting her out early, she made it seem like they were going to have another season with Prue. Then, they gave her the pink slip while she was filming in Canada. Alyssa and Holly have both said this was a really crappy way to let her go. She would have stayed, but who knows. Honestly, I think Brad Kern had issues with her and we’ll never really know what happened. I’m not saying Alyssa and Shannen didn’t have their bad days but I also think there’s way more to the story. Shannen definitely likes to manipulate the facts, her story always changes. The final truth is, she wanted out. They said no. Season ended, they went behind her back and fired her anyways. She was pissed that they screwed her over, and no she didn’t actually plan her death like she said she did. She likes to spin, Shannen likes to have the power.

I will always like the first tree seasons more then the other ones!

vee you know what's funny? thinking back i remember thinking during watching the show that it was just really good acting: pru the eldest sister, phoebe the youngest and the friction that goes along with that style of sibling rivalry. i never realized that it was actual tension - i just thought the women were great actresses!!!!

lmfao the Dawn reference...don’t even get me started on that Mary Sue insert😒

It became so much more campy and cartoon-like after season 4. I think they went from trying to appeal to a young adult woman audience to trying to appeal to the kid crowd after Harry Potter was such a big success. At least Paige got one decent season.

I loved the moments between Prue and Pheobe.

Charmed and The Office are my favorite shows. It’s sucks that there’s always this “what if” question when I rewatch them. What if Shannon stayed? What if Steve stayed? It’s hard watching the episodes right after Prue’s death. She truly was the best out of the 4 character wise. I think their chemistry was AMAZING! It was written that the older sister and younger sister had...sisterly beef. They did it with Piper and Paige as well. Prue and Phoebe had great moments. As a kid (28 now been watching since I was 11), I would have never suspected they didn’t like each other. Sigh.

The show was Amazing

17:06 😵😆👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼crazy rose

There definitely *is* a “likeness fee” for reappearances in TV shows, though the actual amount is usually determined by the contract. The idea that they would have had to pay “a full episode rate” just to show pictures of her is highly exaggerated but rooted in fact.

It's so strange to see HD clips of episode 1 in this video.

Seasons 4-8 were all about Phoebe and barely about being witches. The show lost all of its luster and it became more fun to make fun of than to actually enjoy. Also, there is apparently a storyline in the post-show comics where Prue was alive the whole time, just in another body. She was hanging out in Salem and letting Piper get a turn.

When this show was on the air, I watched it without pants on.

Oh I remember very well taking a sick day back in school in 2007 because of Charmed. I really wanted to see the episode Prue died in. We had school till 1 PM regularly, and this would have been the one single freaking day we would have school till 4 PM - which meant that I would be too late at home. So this was one of the handful of times I was not at school during my entire school career - because of Charmed. Prue over Paige, though I liked both - Shannon was my first teen crush. :D

I prefer the Charmed episodes with Prue. When, I rewatch the show on Netflix, I tend to watch the Prue episodes.

I loved the first three seasons with Prue, but also enjoyed the edition of Paige. I liked how the show did episodes w/grown up Wyatt and Chris.

You are the truest G

charmed is so amazing

You know what else is a melodramatic post post Prue, Charmed 2018

Omg do a vid on the new charmed lol

yeah that thing at the end about having to pay Doherty reminds me of the final episode of DS9 where *spoilers* the big ending scene where it shows everyone leaving the station and they all have a little montage of their time there. It shows Ezri....and only shows flashback scenes of Ezri Dax who was introduced in the final season. its not like despite her diminished roles later on Jadzia was easily the fucking secondary/tertiary antagonist of the series early on. (i would say in seasons 1-4 Jadiza Dax is probably the most prominently featured character besides Sisko, Kira and Odo and on the same level as O'Brien and Later bashir) Ive seen you drop DS9 references before Vee, when are we getting "A tale of two dax's" ?

I always thought Piper and Phoebe were so freaking beautiful!!! I even pretended to be Alyssa Milanos character as a kid 🤣🤣🤣

Even in reruns, I initially caught the show with Piper, Phoebe and Paige, and took a real liking to Paige, so I was VERY confused, when I caught a rerun of the Season 1 episode "The Power of 2." My mom had to explain to me who Prue was, and that they didn't meat Paige until Season 4, after Prue died. When OG Charmed ended up on Netflix, and I watched through the first 3 seasons with Prue, Piper and Phoebe, I came to really like Prue, and found that her death didn't exactly sink in, until Season 4. While I like to rewatch the whole entire series [and, I unironically like the CW Charmed, too (sue me)], I enjoy the first 3 seasons, with Prue, Piper, and Phoebe the most, and Prue is still my favourite character in the OG Charmed. Also, my favourite episode is "Ms. Hellfire" from Season 2.

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The fact that Rose n Holly had an issue with Alyssa, says a whole lot. (Common sense would say who the problem was all the time.) Plus, Shannen was actually right about how the show needed a change. The 4th season and on, they started doing theme episodes. The sisters had individual lives; in love. I notices when Shannen left, she didn't say a whole lot afterwards. Alyssa was on every program complaining and almost gloating! I didn't believe her at all! I've met many ppl in my 50 years that does alot of bad things; causes problems. And then they act like they're the victim and wants to tell everybody. 😒

Can't wait for some Buffy videos down the line bro

“She didn’t go to high school what are we talking about here?” 😭

Was it raining when you recorded this Vee? Or am I going insane? lol

Thanks for this Charmed video. I prefer Prue and the first three seasons of Charmed were the best . No offence to Paige, but Charmed was the best with Prue. I'm glad Shannen and Alyssa are good now.

i also loved charmed as a kid. prue was always my fave but when i was younger i believed the media when they said shannon was a bitch. now i feel bad for her.

I love Prue in Charmed

Since you’re a Buffy/Angel fan I’d love to hear you talk about Point Pleasant, the half-season mess from Buffy writer and executive producer Marti Noxon. It’s a not-great show with a lot of potential that could have been really cool if handled better and if it wasn’t messed with by suits. I’ve always found it really interesting and I hope it gets remade someday by a show runner with a clearer vision for it.

My mother loves this show

Huh, I never realized one of the main actresses changed. I never really watched the show, but it seemed to always be on when ever I went to my Great Aunts house.

Kinda want a show with Prue, Piper, and Paige to be honest.

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