Ms. Hellfire
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| “Ms. Hellfire” | |
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| Charmed episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 9 |
| Guest stars | Billy Drago (Barbas) Courtney Gains (D.J.) Hynden Walch (Marcie) Antonio Sabato Jr. (Bane Jessup) Lochlyn Munro (Jack) |
| Written by | Constance M. Burge and Sheryl Anderson |
| Directed by | Craig Zisk |
| Production no. | 4399030 |
| Original airdate | January 13th, 2000 |
| Episode chronology | |
| ← Previous | Next → |
| "P3 H2O" | "Heartbreak City" |
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[edit] Synopsis
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Prue, Piper, and Phoebe are once again faced with a challenge on Friday the 13th as the Demon of Fear (Barbas) hires a hitwoman to hunt down and kill them in order to become free of the eternal bonds that hold him in the underworld. As the disguise goes awry, Prue must face her fear and overcome a nightmare in order to rescue her sisters and defeat the fearful evil one last time.
[edit] Book of Shadows
[edit] Enemies
- Barbas: See Barbas, the Demon of Fear
[edit] Spells
- None used
[edit] Episode stars
- Shannen Doherty as Prue Halliwell
- Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell
- Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell
- Greg Vaughan as Dan Gordon
- Dorian Gregory as Darryl Morris
[edit] Co-Stars
- Wendi Bromley as Ms. Hellfire
- Carlo Castronovo as Wills
- Tom Simmons as Coroner
[edit] Trivia
- The title of this episode is a play on words to the movie Mrs. Doubtfire, whose lead character also went in disguise.
- Is the second appearance of the demon Barbas.
- Inspector Darryl Morris discovers that the sisters are witches.
- Dan offers Piper the opportunity to move in with him as his girlfriend.
- The character Bane Jessup later appears again in the episode Give Me a Sign.
- Originally, actor Richard Grieco was scheduled to fill the role of Bane Jessup. However, actress Shannen Doherty objected to the casting and was quickly supported by fellow actresses Alyssa Milano and Holly Marie Combs.
- Prue receives the ability to astral project in this episode, though her astral form is solid and not ghostly, which is the usual case in astral projection. Opinion: This is probably because she is unknowingly using her telekinesis to make her form solid, which would explain why she couldn't use her TK for other purposes while projecting her astral self.
- In Season 1's episode From Fear to Eternity, the Book of Shadows reveals that Barbas can only come to Earth every 1300 years, but seeing as it has only been almost a year since his last visit, it would be impossible for him to be back. This happens again in Season 5, 6, and 7. Prue suggested he must have found some sort of loop.
- Piper learns how to unfreeze one person in a room.
- This episode notes a major advancement (or possibly a fluke) in Prue's powers, as she is able to deflect bullets by merely holding up her hand and not needing to see them (since bullets travel faster than the eye can perceive).
[edit] International titles
- French: Usurpation d'identité
- German: Zwischen Himmel und Hölle (between heaven and hell)
- Spanish: Señorita Hellfire
| Preceded by: P3 H2O |
Charmed episodes | Followed by: Heartbreak City |
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