| “ | Through this power, you can see through the eyes of evil. You can view evil acts, even in the past. | ” |
— Priyanka Bari describing the Evil Sight to Macy[src]
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The Evil Sight is the demonic power to see through the eyes of evil and even remotely perceive evil events, including those that have occurred in the past. It also allows the user to feel what the evil doer was feeling at the time.
Macy Vaughn temporarily tapped into this power after having her demonic side augmented by accidentally touching a rune in the Vortex Viribus that had appeared beneath Vera Manor.
Overview[]
The users of this ability are able to view evil acts. It is unclear if the power can be used to view forthcoming acts of evil, but it has been shown to allow users to view evil events that are currently taking place and evil events that have already occurred.
When Macy used this power, her eyes turned black. However, as shown with Macy, there was a drawback of her demon side surfacing through prolonged use of the power, which can lead to adverse effects, such as unsettling mood swings and attacking others, especially those that she cares for.
History[]
In "Switches & Stones", Charity Callahan and Macy were summoned into a stone chamber that had appeared beneath Vera Manor by Harry Greenwood and Maggie Vera. Assessing the chamber, Harry and Charity deduced that they were inside a Vortex Viribus, a hub of power that can be used to amplify an aspect of a witch or magical being. Given the precarious nature of the room, the pair warned Macy and Maggie not to touch anything, but it was too late as the both of them had already touched a rune on the walls. That night, Macy had a very realistic dream involving someone chasing a man around the university campus before turning him into stone. Early the next morning while on a jog, she's stunned to see the event had actually transpired. Macy wanted to report what happened to the Elders — namely Priyanka Bari — but Mel Vera was very wary about the Elders and what they would do if they found Macy to be too dangerous. Elder Bari ran some tests on her, eventually revealing the Vortex had awakened the power of "the Evil Sight" within Macy. Elder Bari revealed to Macy that she may be able to use the power to learn who killed her mother and the other Elders. Elder Bari provided Macy with a special needle to boost the power, and Macy saw that Charity Callahan was the one who killed Marisol. Just as Macy revealed what she saw to Elder Bari, Charity appeared behind the Elder and killed her.
In "Memento Mori", Macy's memory of the previous night has been erased by Charity. However, due to Macy's status as a Charmed One, the memories keep bleeding through in fragments. Eventually, Macy found Elder Bari's needle hidden under the couch in the attic. She performed the booster on herself, causing the complete memory from that night to come back to her — including learning that Charity killed Marisol and Elder Bari. Charity performed a spell after killing Elder Bari but Macy distracts her, hiding the needle under the couch and burning herself with candles to help her remember.
Back in the attic later, after the Vera-Vaughn sisters used the Vortex Viribus to strip Charity of her powers, Macy explained to Mel and Maggie Vera what she saw happen to their mom. When they asked to see, Macy boosted her Evil Sight with the needle and each of her sisters grabbed ahold of her. On the night of her murder, while their mom was able to stop the smoke monster, her use of an unbinding spell prompted Charity to arrive. Charity revealed she'd been spying on Marisol due to her ties to the Sarcana. Marisol told Charity about Macy's death and resurrection through necromancy, which horrified her. When Marisol continued, revealing her three daughters are the Charmed Ones, Charity was further alarmed, worrying about the dangers that would come from the Charmed Ones being "tainted" by demons. When Marisol wouldn't stop the unbinding spell, the two fought briefly before Charity sent Marisol out the window, where she finished the spell in her dying breaths. Shocked by what she'd done and under the impression she'd stopped Marisol in time, Charity fled the scene just as Maggie and Mel arrived back home. Having finally learned the truth about her death, the sisters consoled one another, taking comfort in their mother's bravery.
In "Source Material", through her evil sight, Macy viewed Fiona Callahan's massacre of the Sarcana witches and shares her vision with her sisters. The next evening, using Elder Bari's needle, Macy discovered that Parker Caine didn't kill his mother, Julia Wagner, but it was his demonic half-brother Hunter Caine who deceived him by taking on her appearance. Later, after having read a farewell letter from Parker to Maggie, Macy recalled that she had seen Hunter take on Julia's form and realized that Hunter must have tricked Parker by posing as Maggie and pretending to break up with him, prompting Parker to feel like he had nothing left to lose and turn to his demonic father, Alastor, as part of the demon's plan to make Parker into a host for the Source.
In "Ambush", while Macy was convinced she had her demon powers under control, they have been creeping into her everyday life, much to the concern of Harry and her sisters. After her demonic side surfaced without her even noticing — while ranting about the lack of almond milk in the house, no less — Mel and Maggie worried that Macy's continued use of her evil sight was to blame.
Later, Macy and Harry go to the Vortex Viribus in order to perform a ritual to strip Fiona of her immortality, using Macy as a Voodoo doll to control Fiona. While Harry was clearly uneasy about the plan, the sight of Elder Bari's needle was a definite red flag. However, when he tried to intervene to ask her about it, a force field blocked the Whitelighter from entering the circle. Macy utilized the needle to view Fiona and worked to overpower her while she performed the painful ritual, effectively rendering Fiona mortal. However, the dark ritual had some demonic side effects on Macy and, despite Harry's pleas, she awakened her evil sight once again to view the aftermath. Macy saw Alastor enter the crypt the weakened Fiona was hiding in, bragging about finding the Origin Dagger. The tables turned when Fiona revealed that she was the steward from the prophecy, who was meant to activate the Source of All Evil on his behalf. When Macy removed Elder Bari's needle from her forehead, her demonic powers continued to fight for control over her body and she lost consciousness.
Back at home, Macy was resting and Harry was properly freaked out by Macy's uncontrolled demon powers as her friend and her Whitelighter. He told Mel and Maggie that her use of the evil sight had to cease immediately. Unfortunately, Macy entered at that precise moment — in a distressingly calm manner — and defended her use of the needle by pointing out all the information they had learned through it.
After Hunter Caine's ambush on the Elders, Macy wanted to use her power to learn how Hunter got so powerful and find out what he was after. However, Mel and Maggie cautioned her against it, citing their very reasonable concerns about her continued use of her demon powers. After an angry, increasingly tense exchange, Macy's demonic side surfaces and she attacked Mel. Seeing Mel and Maggie genuinely terrified of her was enough to snap Macy out of the demon fog she had been under and she broke Elder Bari's needle, permanently putting her use of the evil sight to rest.
Known Users[]
- Macy Vaughn (temporarily via the Vortex Viribus and Priyanka Bari's Needle)
Trivia[]
- While Macy was able to consciously access this power through the use of Elder Bari's needle easily, she was previously shown to use the ability while asleep, as if dreaming, during "Switches & Stones" to see Medusa turning a student into stone, after touching a rune in the Vortex Viribus, which awakened the ability. However, after having broken Elder Bari's needle, it is presumed that Macy lost access to this power all together, as the power had only temporarily been awakened by the Vortex Viribus.
- This power could potentially be considered a demonic variation of Clairvoyance.
- This power is similar to the power of Sensing Evil from the original Charmed series. Some demons, such as Cole Turner, could sense how human killers felt. A by-product of Paige Matthews' Whitelighter ability to sense her charges allowed her to also sense evil. Also, Phoebe Halliwell could sense evil intentions in others through her power of Empathy as well as being able to pick up on demonic vibes when her premonition power developed into a form of Intuition. Wyatt Halliwell could also sense evil in others, even if they are under a disguise. Additionally, the Halliwell Book of Shadows demonstrated - on several occasions - the ability to sense evil, which allowed it to protect itself from those trying to steal it.
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