Source Material

Season 1

Episode 19

Air date

April 28, 2019

Production

Prod. code

119

Writer(s)

Natalia Fernandez & Allyssa Lee

Director

Stuart Gillard

Viewers

0.71 million

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Source Material is the nineteenth episode of the first season of Charmed and the nineteenth episode of the series overall. It premiered on April 28, 2019.

Synopsis[]

BOUND TOGETHER — With Harry (Rupert Evans) still missing, Mel (Melonie Diaz), Macy (Madeleine Mantock) and Maggie (Sarah Jeffery) devise a plan that requires to ask for Tessa's (guest star Chloe Bridges) help. Parker (Nick Hargrove) is close to conquering his demon side, but all doesn't go smoothly so he turns to Maggie for what he hopes will be comfort. Meanwhile, Niko (Ellen Tamaki) is eager to help Mel, but in return asks Mel for help in learning about her past.

Plot[]

Maggie says that Harry may have left the key as a trail for them to find him. Through her evil sight, Macy sees Fiona's massacre of the Sarcanas and shares her vision with her sisters.

Sarcana witches dead — Fiona after slaughtering the Sarcanas.

Meanwhile, Alastor tells Charity that he wants her help to reawaken the Source and convinces her to spontaneously hand herself over to the other Elders in order to have free access to Tartarus.

1x19 Charity entering Tartarus Gate — Charity enters Tartarus.

The Charmed Ones tell Tessa what happened and she agrees to look for Harry using their bond and tells them to stay away from Fiona while she looks for her, but not trusting her the sisters decide to follow her. At work, Macy tells Dr. Julia that she broke up with Galvin and that he now seems afraid of her. The doctor offers to help her get rid of her demonic side of her, but Macy rejects her saying that Galvin had found a way for her too, but that she controls it and is comfortable with her having it.

Meanwhile, Parker wants to wait until he is fully human to have sex with Maggie, elated at being able to be with her. While following Tessa, Mel is ambushed by Niko and discovers that Tessa noticed the tracker Maggie planted on her and got rid of it, so Niko offers to help her find who she's looking for. Julia tries to cure her son, but he is seized by strange convulsions and transforms into his demonic form and throws her away, killing her involuntarily. Shocked by what happened, he runs away; the next day Galvin and Macy don't find her in the office, and Macy gets worried, but Galvin doesn't want to talk to her because the magic scares him and he is tormented by what the Abiku did in his body and tells Macy that he is sorry that she can no longer confide in him, but wants to be left in peace.

That evening Niko manages to convince Mel to take her with her after finding Tessa, while Maggie goes to Parker's dorm, but doesn't find him, while Macy and Galvin discover Julia's body, after he doesn't feel like leaving her alone. Macy stops him from calling the police, telling him that Dr. Wagner's death could be supernatural in origin and she and Maggie realize the mother's death and son's disappearance must be connected.

Meanwhile, Mel and Niko have infiltrated Tessa's house and overhear her phone call in which she promises to hand Harry over to the Elders as soon as she finds him.

This happens shortly after, but luckily Mel manages to follow her with her magic.

Fiona is forcing Harry to help her search for the Origin Dagger and declares that she intends to destroy the magic, ignoring her ex-whitelighter's attempts to reason with her, Fiona is forcing Harry to help her search for the origin dagger and declares that she intends to destroy the magic, ignoring her ex-whitelighter's attempts to reason with her. Meanwhile, using Elder Bhari's needle, Macy discovers that Parker didn't kill his mother, but it was Hunter who deceived him by taking on her appearance. Hunter then tricks his stepbrother again this time by posing as Maggie and getting him to confess what he thinks he did and pretending to break up with him.

Tessa Energy Blast — Tessa attacks Fiona.

Mel and Tessa try to confront Fiona before it's too late, but she kills the whitelighter and escapes. Mel's sisters reach her and manage to free Harry, but Fiona escapes. Charity tries to contact Fiona in the meantime, but Alastor finds out and forces her to find her sister for him. Back home, the four celebrate Tessa's funeral and Harry reveals to them that he has become an independent whitelighter. Discussing the situation the group realizes that the Flame and the Source are the same thing called by two different names. Meanwhile, Alastor finds the Origin Dagger.

Origin Dagger emerges — The Origin Dagger is found.

Harry covers up Dr. Wagner's death as a heart attack and when he finds out, Galvin tells Macy that he has decided to change jobs and leave Hilltowne. Mel then talks to Niko and tells her that since they are in particular danger right now they shouldn't see each other anymore. Niko counters that two years ago she had to change jobs due to a nervous breakdown and that she now suspects it had a supernatural cause, so Mel gives her the witch hunters' ring so she can have protection. With nowhere else to go, Parker returns to his father and agrees to welcome the Source. Having read a farewell letter from Parker to Maggie, Macy realizes that Hunter must have tricked him, prompting him to turn to his father. The latter begins the ritual to awaken the Source.

Cast[]

Main Cast[]

Recurring Cast[]

Guest Cast[]

Chloe Bridges as Tessa Flores-Cohen

Co-Starring[]

Kamisa Wilsher as Sarcana witch
Chris Webb as Tartarus Guard #1
Berry Nerling as Tartarus Guard #2

Magical Notes[]

Spells[]

Deathbolts
- Used by Fiona to attack the Charmed Ones, though the sisters were able to shield themselves and deflect the bolts back at her.
Kinetic Blast Spell
- Used by Maggie Vera to knock a weapon out of a mind-controlled Harry's hand.
Origin Dagger Summoning Spell
- Used by Alastor to summon the Origin Dagger in the catacombs while mocking Fiona.
Unshackling Spell
- Used by Mel Vera to release Harry from Fiona's control after Maggie was able to stop him from attacking her.

Potions[]

Teleportation Potion
- Used by Mel to tie herself to Tessa and teleport after her.

Powers[]

Electrokinesis: Used by Jada and Fiona to attack each other, and later used by Fiona to attack and kill Tessa.
Emotional Energy Manipulation: Used by Maggie, and the combined emotional bond of her and her sisters to channel the Power of Three, to form a force-field to protect them from Fiona's Deathbolts.
Empathic Telepathy: Used by Maggie to break Harry out of Fiona's control.
Enhanced Durability: Used by Jada to survive Fiona's attack, and later by Fiona to survive being hit by her deflected Deathbolts.
Healing: Used by Harry to heal Fiona while under her control, and later heal Mel.
Hydromancy: Used by Charity to locate Fiona.
Mesmerism: Used by Alastor to make Charity tell him what she was doing.
Orbing: Used by Tessa to travel.
Phase-Shifting: Used by Parker to phase through solid objects.
Portal Creation: Used by Fiona to travel.
Power Mirroring: Used by Fiona to mirror the powers used against her, including Jada's electrokinesis and the Sarcana witches' powers.
Shapeshifting: Used by Hunter to shapeshift into Julia and Maggie.
Supernatural Stealth: Used by Parker to quietly infiltrate his father's office.
Supernatural Strength: Used by Parker accidentally to hurl Hunter - in the form of Julia - through glass.
Telekinesis: Used by Macy to unlock and open Julia's office door and car trunk, to throw several pots at Fiona, and to cause a glass beaker to smash. Used by Fiona to suspend a Sarcana witch against a wall, and to block Macy's attacks.
Temporal Stasis: Used by Mel to freeze The Haunt.
The Evil Sight: Used by Macy to witness Fiona's massacre at the Sarcana, and see Julia's death.
Voice Echo: Used by Fiona to talk to the Charmed Ones.
Energy Blast Generation: Used by Tessa to attack Fiona and send her flying backwards.

Artifacts[]

Control Shackle: Used by Fiona to control Harry.
Power Suit: Used by Charity to protect herself in Tartarus while breaking Hunter out.
Scrying Crystal: Used by Charity to find her sister, and later the Origin Dagger.
Origin Dagger: Used by Alastor to turn Parker into a vessel for the Source.
Spell Blocker: Mel gave a spell blocking ring to Niko to protect her from magic.
Surveillance Compass: Used by Mel to try and track Tessa.
Tracking Ring: Used by the sisters to track Tessa, but it was later thrown away when Tessa caught on to them.

Trivia[]

This is the first time a method of scrying is used in the reboot.
Alastor and Charity Callahan return in this episode. They were last seen in Memento Mori.
Hunter Caine returns in this episode. He was last seen in Jingle Hell.
Parker Caine returns in this episode. He was last seen in Surrender.
Fiona Callahan is said to have had mirrored the powers of the Sarcana witches. Though, it is unclear exactly what powers she mirrored from them.

Answered Questions from Previous Episode(s)[]

What has Alastor got planned with Charity?
- He saved her to force her to help him free his son Hunter from Tartarus and raise the Source of All Evil.
Will Hunter be released from Tartarus?
- Hunter was released from prison by Charity Callahan on the orders of Alastor.
What does Fiona want with Harry?
- Fiona kept Harry under her control, scanning through his mind in search of the Origin Dagger, and used him for healing purposes during her Sarcana massacre.
Will the Charmed Ones be able to save Harry from Fiona?
- Maggie was able to break Fiona's control over Harry with her power, and the sisters were able to fend Fiona off with the combined might of the Power of Three.

Unanswered Questions[]

Will the Source finally reveal himself?
How will Fiona retaliate?
How will the Charmed Ones face against Alastor and Hunter?
What will happen to Macy now that Galvin is gone?
How will the Elders react to the Charmed Ones' disobedience?
Will Macy give in to her demon side?
How do Tartarus/the Elders not notice 4 dead guards and a missing Charity and Hunter?
How is Charity still able to use magic?

References to the Original Charmed[]

The episode's new title is a possible reference to the Source of All Evil or the Source of All Magic.
The first title of this episode (Power of Four) was a reference to the name of the collective power used by two sisters and their evil counterparts in the OG series. It was also a name created by fans of the original show in hopes that all four sisters (Prue, Piper, Phoebe & Paige) would come together to form the Power of Four instead of just having the Power of Three.
Macy using telekinesis to open Julia's car trunk references to "Animal Pragmatism" when Prue uses telekinesis to open the trunk.
Charity is shown to be scrying for her sister Fiona. Scrying was a recurring element throughout the original series. However, in most cases, it involved a scrying crystal and a map to locate a targeted individual.

Production Notes[]

The episode was watched by 0.71 million U.S. viewers.
This episode was originally titled "Power of Four," but was changed to "Source Material" on April 25th, 2019 (three days before the episode premiered).