Charmed: Marry-Go-Round (4.15)

Thematically, this is very similar to last season's Power Outage, another episode in which Cole exploits the most vulnerable aspect of the Power of Three (their sisterly connection) in an attempt to destroy them. But, unlike Power Outage's family blow-out, the tension here has a huge dose of humor to it, with Cole going out of his way to sabotage his own wedding and make Paige the fall-guy for an array of errors. So, we have scenes of oversized wedding dresses, the bride's face covered in pimples, and oversleeping on your wedding day.

The season's major story arc continues to intrigue, with the Seer increasing her ambiguity and the writers offering a surprisingly entertaining resolution to the events of the episode, Cole morphing into the Seer and allowing the sisters to believe that she is entirely responsible for everything that has happened, with the 'real' Cole locked up in the mausoleum. Despite how (most of the time justifiably) maligned Charmed was, it's only fair to give fair credit to Brad Kern for crafting such an interesting big bad this season, with a story arc that isn't full of ridiculous plot twists or nonsensical characterization.

Apart from Coolio's distracting guest spot, Marry-Go-Round skillfully extends the various plot strands at work right now, creating an episode that in general is the epitome of what should make a great Charmed episode: humor, sisterly interaction, and intriguing demon hoodoo. B+

Credits
Guest stars James Read (Victor Bennett); Coolio (Lazarus Demon); Tony Amendola (Dark Priest); Debbi Morgan (The Seer)
Writer Daniel Cerone Director Chris Long