Don't mistake my 10 stars for the whole show. The first four seasons of this show were amazing. Every week it was the best thing to watch on television for me. But after season 4, everything just went downhill. I watched it until the end, but only to see Holly Marie Combs act crop circles around everyone else. I'll order the seasons from my favorite to least favorite, because I don't want to give away too much about the plot. Here's what I recommend, and if you want to watch it, watch it.
Season Three: There is so much to love here. The season was very action packed. Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs and Alyssa Milano gave the best performances of their lives in this season. It was exciting(All Hell Breaks Loose), it was heart-breaking (Magic Hour), it was fun (Magic Hour) and it just gave some of the best episodes all around. It is also the season with the best episode of Charmed you'll ever see, All Hell Breaks Loose. It was the season finale and a cliffhanger. I recommend the episodes: Coyote Piper, All Halliwell's Eve, Once Upon a Time, Blinded by the Whitelighter, Bride and Gloom, Sin Francisco, and Magic Hour.
Season One: The season that started it all is much different from the rest of the show, but you can't help but love the way it plays out. From the premiere to the finale, you learn so much about the Charmed universe and by the end of the season, it's clear that there is so much more to learn. The premiere is also one of the best episodes ever, definitely the best of the season. Stand-out episodes are: Dead Man Dating, The Truth Is Out There and It Hurts, Which Prue Is It, Anyway?, That 70's Episode, The Wendigo, Is There a Woogy In the House?, The Fourth Sister, and Deja Vu All Over Again.
Season Two: The second season may not be the strongest, but it showed that Charmed wasn't going to be the same thing over and over like the first season kind of got across. The best episode of the season is Morality Bites. Other great episodes include: She's a Man Baby, A Man, P3H20, Heartbreak City, Awakened, Pardon My Past, Give Me a Sign, Chick Flick, Astral Monkies, and Ex Libris.
Season Four: It's the first season without Shannen Doherty, but the old Charmed is still there. This season has so much more to offer, even though the tone gets awfully dark. The best episode is the premiere. Other great episodes are: Hell Hath No Fury, Brain Drain, Trial By Magic, Charmed and Dangerous, Long Live the Queen, and Witch Way Now?(which would've served as the perfect series finale).
Season Six: Even though apparently half the season's budget was blown on the premiere, this season wasn't as bad as the rest of the latter seasons. The writing had lost a lot of it's serious tone, but some episodes still showed the spark Charmed had before. The best episode is probably the finale. Other okay episodes are: Little Monsters, Chris-Crossed, and The Courtship of Wyatt's Father Season Five: Before seasons seven and eight, this was the worst season of the show. You can tell from the first episode or two that the tone is MUCH different and, consequently, not for the better. The best episode is Sense and Sensability, who was written by Brian Krause, who stars in the show. It's one of the few good things about the season. Other okay episodes are: Siren Song, The Eyes Have It, Centennial Charmed, Cat House and House Call.
Season Seven: Overall this season isn't all that great, and I usually juggle it with season five, but for this, I thought I'd put season five before it because I couldn't find any episode I would recommend from it.
Season Eight: This is the absolute worst part of the show. It's a waste of time and space, I don't recommend it, even for it's plot-holed finale.
Lastly, the main reason to watch this show is Holly Marie Combs, possibly the most underrated actress of all time. Time after time, she outshines all of the other actors and actresses on this show with her comedy, her emotion, her passion and just her overall ability. Her character is one you sympathize with and feel for throughout it's run.
Season Three: There is so much to love here. The season was very action packed. Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs and Alyssa Milano gave the best performances of their lives in this season. It was exciting(All Hell Breaks Loose), it was heart-breaking (Magic Hour), it was fun (Magic Hour) and it just gave some of the best episodes all around. It is also the season with the best episode of Charmed you'll ever see, All Hell Breaks Loose. It was the season finale and a cliffhanger. I recommend the episodes: Coyote Piper, All Halliwell's Eve, Once Upon a Time, Blinded by the Whitelighter, Bride and Gloom, Sin Francisco, and Magic Hour.
Season One: The season that started it all is much different from the rest of the show, but you can't help but love the way it plays out. From the premiere to the finale, you learn so much about the Charmed universe and by the end of the season, it's clear that there is so much more to learn. The premiere is also one of the best episodes ever, definitely the best of the season. Stand-out episodes are: Dead Man Dating, The Truth Is Out There and It Hurts, Which Prue Is It, Anyway?, That 70's Episode, The Wendigo, Is There a Woogy In the House?, The Fourth Sister, and Deja Vu All Over Again.
Season Two: The second season may not be the strongest, but it showed that Charmed wasn't going to be the same thing over and over like the first season kind of got across. The best episode of the season is Morality Bites. Other great episodes include: She's a Man Baby, A Man, P3H20, Heartbreak City, Awakened, Pardon My Past, Give Me a Sign, Chick Flick, Astral Monkies, and Ex Libris.
Season Four: It's the first season without Shannen Doherty, but the old Charmed is still there. This season has so much more to offer, even though the tone gets awfully dark. The best episode is the premiere. Other great episodes are: Hell Hath No Fury, Brain Drain, Trial By Magic, Charmed and Dangerous, Long Live the Queen, and Witch Way Now?(which would've served as the perfect series finale).
Season Six: Even though apparently half the season's budget was blown on the premiere, this season wasn't as bad as the rest of the latter seasons. The writing had lost a lot of it's serious tone, but some episodes still showed the spark Charmed had before. The best episode is probably the finale. Other okay episodes are: Little Monsters, Chris-Crossed, and The Courtship of Wyatt's Father Season Five: Before seasons seven and eight, this was the worst season of the show. You can tell from the first episode or two that the tone is MUCH different and, consequently, not for the better. The best episode is Sense and Sensability, who was written by Brian Krause, who stars in the show. It's one of the few good things about the season. Other okay episodes are: Siren Song, The Eyes Have It, Centennial Charmed, Cat House and House Call.
Season Seven: Overall this season isn't all that great, and I usually juggle it with season five, but for this, I thought I'd put season five before it because I couldn't find any episode I would recommend from it.
Season Eight: This is the absolute worst part of the show. It's a waste of time and space, I don't recommend it, even for it's plot-holed finale.
Lastly, the main reason to watch this show is Holly Marie Combs, possibly the most underrated actress of all time. Time after time, she outshines all of the other actors and actresses on this show with her comedy, her emotion, her passion and just her overall ability. Her character is one you sympathize with and feel for throughout it's run.