Review of Charmed, with Rose McGowan
Works like a charm - TvRadio - www.theage.com.au: "It is light, though, and has an extraordinary commitment to fashion, but Charmed knows its audience and it knows exactly how to connect with it. Through its three protagonists - Paige (Rose McGowan), Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) - Charmed tackles questions of duty, obligation, family, responsibility and sacrifice. Big questions. And it handles them pretty well.
The Halliwell sisters are the 'Charmed Ones', three witches destined, according to an ancient prophecy, to fight evil and protect innocents. Which they generally manage to achieve with only slight complications. The magic in Charmed, despite its at times earth-shattering implications, is very low-key. There is not much blood, dismemberment or disembowelment. Which is fine, because, as in Buffy, magic is far less important than the personal lives of the characters. Thus magical elements (a demon, a curse) are usually wrapped up within the episode, while personal stories run through the series."
