Episode:Thank You For Not Morphing

Thank You For Not Morphing
Season	One
Episode	Three
First broadcast	Wednesday, the 21st October 1998
Previous	I've Got You Under My Skin
Next	Dead Man Dating
Behind the scenes
Written by Chris Levinson, Zack Estrin	Directed by Ellen Pressman

Thank You For Not Morphing is the title of the third episode.

Plot

Reunited with their long-lost father, Victor Halliwell, the sisters are ecstatic but a little suspicious of his sudden reappearance. Could good ol' dad have an ulterior motive?

Magical Forces of Evil

Cynda

A shape-shifter determined on killing the Charmed Ones.

Power usages

1/16

1. Phoebe gets a premonition when she hugs her dad in his hotel room.
2. The mailman shape-shifts his finger into a key outside the manor.
3. The mailman shape-shifts into Andy Trudeau.
4. Prue moves the Book of Shadows in the living room.
5. Phoebe either has the same premonition or is just remembering it in the kitchen.
6. Piper freezes the restaurant.
7. The mailman shape-shifts into Fritz in the manor.
8. "Phoebe" shape-shifts into Marshall in the manor.
9. "Piper" shape-shifts into Cynda in the manor.
10. Cynda shape-shifts into her demon form.
11. Prue throws her father into the door frame.
12. Phoebe gets a premonition when her father grabs her arms in front of the manor.
13. "Victor" shape-shifts into Marshall in Phoebe's premonition.
14. "Victor" shape-shifts back into Marshall in the manor.
15. Cynda shapeshifts into her demonic form.
16. Prue moves the protection ring to Victor across the table in the manor.

Spells

1. The Charmed Ones cast a spell meant to kill all beings in the manor.

Killing Spell

When in the circle

that is home,

safety's gone and

evils roam.

Rid all beings from

these walls,

save us sisters three

now heed our call.

Book of Shadows

1. About four or more copies of a dual woodcut picture page.
2. About four or more copies of a page regarding Famous books, that is unable to be read but will appear in later episodes.
3. Phoebe reads a general Killing Spell, over and over again, to memorize it.

Woodcut picture

Famous books...

Killing Spell

Artifacts

• Victor's wedding ring

Behind the Scenes

Starring Shannen Doherty as Prue Halliwell Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell T.W. King as Andy Trudeau Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell

Guest Stars Markus Flanagan as Marshall Eric Matheny as Fritz Mariah O'Brien as Cynda James Dineen as Mailman Brian Krause as Leo Wyatt Tony Denison as Victor Halliwell

Notes and trivia

• This episode was originally produced as the fourth episode instead of the third.
• When Fritz asks Andy about his parking tickets, Andy is not present in the following overhead shot and instead Cynda and Marshall are back talking to Fritz.

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