The third season of Charmed, an American supernatural drama television series created by Constance M. Burge, began airing on October 5, 2000 on The WB and concluded on May 17, 2001. The series follows the adventures of Prue (Shannen Doherty), Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Phoebe Halliwell (Alyssa Milano), three sisters who discover they are the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time who use their combined Power of Three to protect innocents from evil beings. Other regular cast members include Brian Krause as Leo Wyatt and Dorian Gregory and Darryl Morris, both of whom return from the previous season as well as Julian McMahon as Cole Turner who's introduced in the premiere.
It is the last season to feature original cast member Shannen Doherty, as she left the series at the end of the season. Paramount Home Entertainment released the complete third season in a six-disc box set on November 15, 2005.
The season was praised by critics, often being singled out as one of the series' best. Praise went to the introduction of longer story-arcs and the introduction of Cole Turner, the Triad and the Elders for expanding the mythology and world of Charmed.
Video Charmed (season 3)
Cast and characters
Main
- Shannen Doherty as Prue Halliwell
- Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell
- Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell
- Brian Krause as Leo Wyatt
- Dorian Gregory as Darryl Morris
- Julian McMahon as Cole Turner
Special Guest
- Ron Perlman as Kellman
Recurring
- Amir Aboulela as Triad Member #1
- Shaun Toub as Triad Member #2
- Rick Overton as Triad Member #3
- Keith Diamond as Reece Davidson
- James Read as Victor Bennett
- Jennifer Rhodes as Penny Halliwell
- Finola Hughes as Patty Halliwell
Maps Charmed (season 3)
Episode list
Reception
In 2016, Gavin Hetherington of SpoilerTV ran a series of Charmed articles in the run-up to the 10th anniversary of the series finale. The third was a complete season review of season three, in which Gavin comments that the season was the most iconic in the show's history. He wrote it was due in part to Doherty's departure at the end of the season, but said that "this season continued the upward trend of rising quality that began with the season before", saying season 2 was better than season 1, and season 3 is better than season 2. He concluded that there is "no denying how iconic this season is".
Jeffrey Robinson of DVD Talk described the third season as an improvement over the first two due to the fact that it deviated from the show's "generic format". He specifically praised the introduction of Cole Turner and the Triad for adding a bigger picture of "the battle between good and evil" as well as featuring stronger and more interesting story arcs.
Caroline Preece of Den of Geek stated that season three - along with season four - was one of the show's best and praised the introduction of long-running story arcs and the fact that weekly threats contributed to character development and had lasting effects; in a similar statement to Robinson, she praised the introduction of the Triad and the Elders for allowing the series to become more defined "beyond the parade of faceless warlocks".
Notes
References
External links
- List of Charmed season 3 episodes at the Internet Movie Database
- List of Charmed season 3 episodes at TV.com
- Charmed at epguides.com
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