Once Upon a Time

Piper has a nightmare with Leo and tells Prue that The Powers That Be have ordered Leo to disappear from her life. Meanwhile Phoebe meets Kate, a young girl that claims that she saved the fairy princess Thistle and now the trolls come in the "tween time" to scare her and capture the fairy. Prue and Phoebe uses magic fairy powder and revert to little girls to see Thistle. Cole Turner visits Phoebe in her house and tries to steal the Book of Shadows disclosing his true appearance, of the demon Belthazor. In the end, Leo returns to Piper telling that The Powers That Be have given a second chance to them.

"Once Upon a Time" is a very silly and boring episode of "Charmed", where the transformation of Cole into Belthazor is the best part. I had good expectations for this show after "Magic Hour", but I was really disappointed with the fate of Piper and Leo. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Era Uma Vez…" ("Once Upon a Time…")

The Charmed ones stumble upon a young girl in the middle of the road and get more then they bargain for when she tells them about saving a fairy from trolls. A fantasy is wonderfully crafted with world building and really sticking to the lore without going off the rails. It was cute and entertaining. The humor world and even stops a magic secret from being revealed to soon. The music adds to the magical themes and keeps the whole affair innocent.

The only thing that didn't work is trying to force Cole into the story and making him feel underused. It gives his relationship with Phoebe some time to grow and his character to be fleshed out a bit. Some may find it silly, but it was fun and keeps the creative process alive. It has a lot to love. If I was knew to charmed I would be hooked at this point.