RtM #3: 2x13 Animal Pragmatism

[Terry]

Relive the Magic:
Charmed
2x13 Animal Pragmatism



General Discussion

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EPISODE INFORMATION

Original airdate
February 10, 2000
Written by
Chris Levinson
Zack Estrin
Directed by
Don Kurt

Summary: On Valentine’s Day, Phoebe unknowingly provides the girls in her college study group with a love spells that turns three animals into men for a romantic evening. Unfortunately, the men retain dangerous animalistic qualities and begin attacking innocent students. While Janice Robinson performs at the club, Phoebe accidentally creates a real zoo when her attempt to reverse the spell turns all the patrons into animals. Meanwhile Prue tries to adjust to her new unemployed lifestyle, and Piper’s Valentine’s Day dinner with Dan is complicated by the constant presence of her former guardian angel turned mortal, Leo, who is now working at the club.

You can download the episode’s SCRIPT here. This is provided for those of you who don’t have access to an audiovisual version of the episode.

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CONTESTS INFORMATION

The contests, both writing and graphical, will open tomorrow (Feb. 14th 2010 at 00:01 a.m.).

If you wish to join in the Writing Contest, please send me a PM today. The reason will be explained when the contest opens.

The scheme will also be released later tomorrow.

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You can now use this thread for general discussion on the episode, and for questions on the contests until Feb. 15th at 00:01 a.m.

However, this is only for discussion on the episode; for comments on your likes and dislikes of what we did with this RtM, use this thread.

[Quadquetra]

I am so happy that Relive the Magic is back, Animal Pragmatism isn't an episode really spoken of a lot although it was the first episode on a holiday I believe and had the timeless valentine card from Piper to Leo, and my favorite was seeing Piper with a hand-to-hand combat scene, so it is great that this episode is being recognized.

I will definitely participate in the contest.

[Dark Witch.]

Well, it is nice to have the one and only Valentine's Day episode of Charmed ever celebrated the weekend of Valentine's Day. Now, I have to admit, not one of my favorites, but the actual magic of it was interesting that three animals who turned human, want to stay human. I loathe snakes, so the guy who was the snake creeped me out majorly.

I also think that the drama between Piper and Dan/Leo was really interesting that she loved Leo, and that she still wanted to be with him, though she picked Dan over it all. It was really interesting.

I can't wait to see what the compeitions are.

[Criminally Vulgar]

Nowhere near my favorite episode, but very appropriate for February. It also has one of (IMO) the most memorable Piper/Leo scenes-- the ending, one of my favorite scenes of the entire show. However, I haven't watched the episode itself in a while, so it'd be really nice to give it another look after all these years.

Expect a full-ish review from me in a day or so.

(btw, glad to see RtM again

[Nerf]

Feb 13, 2010 2:06:55 GMT Dark Witch. said:

Well, it is nice to have the one and only Valentine's Day episode of Charmed ever celebrated the weekend of Valentine's Day.

Actually, the S7 episode "Carpe Demon" is a Valentine's episode as well.

This is not my favorite episode, either, but it does have some nice moments. And we're focusing a little more on the Valentine's aspect of it.

Quick note: the scheme should be up later tonight, or early tomorrow (Central, USA time zone).

[Terry]

Well, guys, contests are open: bring in your questions!

[Quadquetra]

Ok Quick questions

1. In the writing, does the gift have to be from a lover to one of the sisters or can it be sister to sister?

2. Can it be an item we have seen in the series? Not be for season 2 but maybe something we saw in S5 or S3 and so on?

3. Also in the writing can it be about a past Valentines day? And my other question will in a way give out my story idea so I will pm that one to you.

[Terry]

1. Hum, well, this is Valentine's Day, not a birthday-special, so I'd say no. It is to be a lover's gift

2. Sure, as long as it does seem to mirror the inner nature of the person it is bought for, it can be anything.

[Nerf]

The scheme is up! You can access it through your "Modify Profile" window. Just a note that slight, to moderate changes to the scheme header and scheme colors could be made. Also, the button icons and such are still to come. I'm just wiped out and needed to get this up.

And, not that it matters, but the scheme was made by me. ;D Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

[Quadquetra]

OMG!!! Nerf do you know how awesome that is? I really really like it, and thats one of my favorite season promos. You did great.

[Nerf]

;D Thank you so much! It took me quite awhile to get everything right, so I'm glad my work paid off. I really like that promo, too. The girls all look great.

EDIT: By the way, just in case anyone has trouble finding the scheme, it's title is RTM: Charmed - Valentine. And I believe it is near the bottom of the list of schemes.

[Quiet Desperation]

I'm so glad that RtM is back!

Nerf, I absolutely love the scheme! The colors are amazing. The header looks fantastic. The picture is one of my favorite promos ever. I love the text and the font. Good choice. I really love it. Well done.

As for the contests, I'm gonna try my best and participate in one of the contests or both.

The episode itself was quite silly, bit very enjoyable. Leo and Piper's scene was also one of my favorite Piper/Leo scenes. The only thing I wasn't crazy about in the episode is the animal storyline. Other than that, I personally really liked it. I'll try and watch the episode again and give more comments.

[Lexi]

I never really thought an episode like this would have featured in RtM, just because it wasn't one of the best every episodes in Charmed nor was it very 'main story' driven. Although it does have one of my most favourite scenes of all which is the end with Piper and Leo. I think that has to be the most favourite for every Piper/Leo fan.

Nerf, the new scheme looks absolutely amazing! You have done a wonderful job with it and I really think it is my favourite of all the schemes so far. The colours are perfect and complement each other well and the banner too amazing for words. Well done.

As for the contests, they are interesting and a little different from the ones before. I can't wait to see all the entries

[Terry]

It's probably because I didn't think about whether or not the episode was well liked or well done, or anything. I just thought about the time of year, the theme. I could have done "Heartbreak City" that links to love and so V-D or even "Pardon My Past" that is also set in February, but I thought a V-D RtM required a V-D episode.

And then there's the Pleo scene, of course. Might have subconsciously led me to choose that episode over others in the end

[Criminally Vulgar]

I'm terrible. "Expect a full review from me in a day or so!" and then nothing. -_-

Well, as some of you know, I've been having a series rewatch over the past month or so, and actually just passed this episode a couple of days ago. To be honest, it is a pretty forgettable episode. Aside from the final scene which I mentioned before, everything else is so "scenario of the week". It was interesting to see Prue try to deal with being unemployed, but with her whole "dream of being a photographer" suddenly revealed only two episodes later, I kinda wished they had hinted at this dream in this episode, rather than only after she had learned that she was a photographer in her past life. That way, it would've felt more like she had ALWAYS had a PASSION to be a photographer, rather than just a teenage phase that she was reminded of. :/

As for Phoebe, is it me, or was her classmate incredibly... "blah"? lol While she was flirting with him during class, all he really did was look. No smile, no nothing, just look. And then when they bumped into each other at the hall, he just talked. No cute little flirting, no smile, just talk. Even when he came to P3, he asked for Phoebe, then waited at the bar. I have to admit, I was a bit surprised he even showed up, since he didn't seem even slightly interested in her. If I'm remembering correctly, he did finally crack a smile when she asked him to dance, but seriously- a whole episode? Bleck. Such a boring character, I'm glad he never showed up again. Plus, isn't he like, five years younger than her?

I think it only makes sense that Piper's plots were the most important, since she was the only one with (a) [real] Valentine(s) that year. I really like Dan (his plotline is a whole different argument), but I loved when he automatically assumed Piper was canceling on him, and he turned out to be wrong, and she put him in his place. lol Although to be fair, it was a reasonable assumption, lol.

The one thing I really didn't like about this episode was that Prue purposely exposed her power by astral projecting in front of Darryl, in the middle of a crowded dance floor. I'm not questioning her intentions, since I know she was only trying to protect him, but I am questioning the fact that she did it without any consequences, when it was shown that people did witness it.

There was also the shot that had the tiger chasing another animal up the stairs, implying that they were running out of the club, which would risk exposure for when they turned back. And even if they didn't run out of the club, come on- a tiger was chasing another animal. What do you think happened? Did they not just lose an innocent... to another innocent?