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Witches be warned: We’re about to break down the Season 3 finale of The CW‘s Charmed. Major spoilers ahead.
And then there were two.
Just days after TVLine broke the news of Madeleine Mantock‘s impending departure from Charmed, her heartbreaking exit played out on screen during Friday’s third season finale.
The hour began with Macy embarking on an “easy peasy” mission to retrieve a supernatural fungus capable of defeating the Whispering Evil. But things took a tragic turn when Macy became the Big Bad’s new host, prompting her to swallow the fungus and stop the dark force from within — an impulsive move that left her on death’s door.
In an attempt to stall Macy’s death, Mel and Maggie used a lifeline spell that Josefina added to the Book of Shadows, sending all three sisters on a dreamlike journey through Macy’s subconscious, one that allowed her to live out all of the major life events she’s always dreamt of experiencing — including a surprise skydiving excursion, which eight-months-pregnant Mel wasn’t thrilled about.
Viewers also bore witness to Macy and Harry’s bittersweet wedding, as well as a glimpse at what their life would be like as the parents of a newborn baby. Mel and Maggie tried to stay positive throughout the whole ordeal, but the constant presence of the Guardian filled them with a sense of foreboding.
Meanwhile, Harry determined that the only way to save Macy was for him to regain his Whitelighter powers in order to heal her. Celeste reluctantly agreed to help him, assisted by an even-more-reluctant Jordan, who wasn’t exactly elated about ending Harry’s mortal life.
Harry tried to heal Macy after regaining his powers, but as she explained, there’s nothing he or anyone else could do to prevent her death, which was a result of the Whispering Evil dying inside her. Thus, he and the Charmed Ones were forced to helplessly watch as Macy’s spirit became one with the tree in the command center. (And don’t even get me started on Macy telling Harry that he will love again. Devastating!)
But while we can all shed a tear over Macy, don’t go mourning the Power of Three just yet. As the Guardian revealed in the episode’s final moments, “There is another. She’s out there.” (Good God, Marisol, how many secret children did you have?)
Also worth discussing…
* With the Whispering Evil finally destroyed, future Mel returned at the end of the hour to take back her unborn baby. (Side note: Did anyone else incorrectly suspect that Macy was going to be reborn as present-day Mel’s baby? No? Just me? OK then.)
* While consoling Maggie over the loss of her sister, Jordan — gasp! — healed her wound, revealing himself to be a Whitelighter. I’m assuming that he gained this power when Celeste super-charged Jordan’s defibrillator to save Harry, but that still leaves much to be explained. Did Jordan unknowingly die or something?
* Macy may have crossed over to the other side, but according to showrunners Craig Shapiro and Liz Kruger, “the door is always open for a return visit from Macy … one way or another.”
OK, let’s talk: How do you feel about Macy’s exit storyline, as well as the prospect of yet another secret sister? And what are your theories about Jordan’s sudden Whitelighter powers? Grade the finale below, then drop a comment with your thoughts on the future of the Charmed Ones.
I hate that the cliffhanger had to happen when The Guardian told Mel and Maggie that their power of three wasn’t broken. At least do an monologue explaining how they have another sister. Since I’m not too keene on Josephine since people are like she’s Macy replacement!
Kind of stupid to want them to blow their 4th season plans before it even airs. Plus, letting it end mostly on the loss of a sister instead of just going, “okay that was sad BUT let’s move on to the new Charmed one and how that’s going to work” would have been kind of rude.
It’s not stupid seeing as Madeleine leaving wasn’t a decision that was made 4 days ago. Her leaving had to been talked about before this finale which would gave the writers time to show this fourth sister would play into the equation. We have to wait until Mid Season 2022 to get pass the cliffhanger moment to hear the proper explanation from The Guardian!
My stars! It’s like the show and network actually want people to tune in to the fourth season. How dare they want people to watch the show!!! 😡
With your behavior calling the idea of a monologue stupid just to show someone such as a new character. It’s pretty easy to see why your original account on here was banned from TVLINE!
Well, Maria… You kinda sound like a bratty child: “Me, me, me, now, now now.”
Well, remember the original charmed had a fourth half sister to continue the power of three.
I know I thought that they were trying to do the same thing, but I didn’t know that she decided to leave. I wasn’t expecting it , but I was expecting them to kinda have a Paige situation after Macy’s death.
I remember, I also remember it got canceled because of how stupid and confusing they continued it.
Lol! But why!!!!!
Not a fan of the show following the plotline of the Charmed. They had an opportunity to go in a different direction and build on the three characters. I also dislike Josephine. Hopefully she will not be the third charmed one. A great twist would be to bring Macy back with greater powers that supports an amazing subplot line.
Its not a surprise. They replaced Shannon Doherty with Rose McGowan on the first one. I would be more surprised if they didn’t though I thought maybe Josephine could be one.
But they came up with that becuz she was fired. Otherwise I think Prue would have stayed thru the end of the show
Agreed
Yeah, I hate this crazy format they invented, where the end of the season leaves a storyline beat unresolved, and you don’t find out what it means until the next season.
Rude rb.
First, many of you either haven’t watched the original show, or forgot that Prue died and was replaced by Paige who had been adopted. Paige was half white lighter and could move objects with her white lighter powers. The same powers as Prue with a twist.
I’m assuming they are following this same story line. I’m assuming the new sister will be half white lighter.
I’ve enjoyed both shows. I’m glad we didn’t have the Greek God additions, and that Macy had deamon powers. They have changed it to make it interesting, but not too much.
The original one left us with them following thru on life, babies, husbands ect. It ended on a high note I loved it. Yes prue died but not as a finale. 🤔 I don’t think?
Yes she died in the season 3 finale, but you don’t know she’s “dead” until the season 4 premiere.
She didn’t die in the finale, it was a cliffhanger. Been watching rewinds on TNT. The 1st episode in the next season Prue officially died and they went to her funeral.
still Prue died in the events of the season 3 finale.
So agree leaving us heart broken was a joke. Adleast introduce the next sister
NOT a Josephine fan at all!
Me neither! isn’t she a cousin?
Yup and it was noted last season when the girls found records of all CO before them that they were all actual sisters
She’s ok but not as a lead. I hope they do the sister thing as she is a cousin
Agreed
I really hope not!!!!
The only reason I watched was because of Macy. I was hoping Macy and Harry was going to be the next piper and Leo. So disappointed. And It was nice seeing one of the sisters black . I can’t imagine watching this show again, until Macy comes back as a twin or a white lighter. Still I don’t think the other 2 sisters can hold the show alone without the girl who plays Macy. I loved the old charmed. But when Shannon left, we still had the other popular 2 actress, which carried the exciting show. I don’t see that here, I find the other 2 actresses kinda boring. I really don’t think they can carry the show. “Not trying to be mean”. It’s gonna be sad to see the reboot get cancelled… such a waste.. we would have been better off with a show about the Wyatt and his brother.
Yes! We had hoped for a big screen Wyatt! What a powerful witch and a terror in the future with brother Chris trying to stop him. So many story lines from the first one. And why not bring the older sisters in? They were tough. I agree these 2 sisters can’t carry this show to success
Not them literally ripping the same plot the original used with Paige.
This was their chance to do something more original.
The worst part is they’ve literally already done that plot line too. Macy is the unknown half sibling.
Seriously cause if Macy was already the half sister where did this one come from like this is crazy
Yeah the only they copied Charmed Again Part 1 only they cut away before The Guardian could properly explain how there was other witch who could help Mel and Maggie keep the Power of 3. The Guardian appearing in Macy’s mind was like when AOD appeared to Prue in the OG series an couple episodes before her death episode in order to get her to accept death in general. I know this season was shorten because of COVID and Melonie Diaz’s pregnancy, but for crying out loud Wednesday Kung Fu teased Nicky’s previously unknown cousin to the audience in their closing moments. We couldn’t get the same for this finale or least have it be an little longer showing us a female whose face isn’t shown to the camera teasing us that she’s the fourth sister!
I agree. Losing Macy’s character is devastating. I feel like she was such a great fit for the show and they all 3 had built such a great stage presence / bond together that I would’ve loved to see build out in future episodes. – the character development over the past 3 seasons really made me feel like we knew the sisters well and it was time to see an even better storyline now that it was out of the way.
Wishing her the best in where ever Madeline (Macy) decides to go , but sad to see her leave! I cried! Lol
If there is another sister, then I am guessing that either Mel or Macy is a twin?
We saw Macy after her birth when Marsiol made that to bring her back to life if she was an twin that would got mentioned. The other Mel we saw in the episode is from the future so not a twin there. You didn’t include the possibility of Maggie being a twin when she easily could be written as one!
I did think about the possibility of Maggie potentially being a twin. I was thinking that maybe her twin was another half sister that is actually Mel’s full sister. I just think that Mel would have been old enough to notice if her mom had two babies or not. It is plausible for Macy to have a twin that was hidden to prevent her demon side from finding her. I haven’t figured out how Mel could possibly be a twin yet.
The only way that an potential twin of Maggie could be Mel’s full sister is if Marisol slept with Ray around the same time she meted up with Dexter and slept with him. Yeah Mel would been old enough to remember if Maggie was born a twin, but her memory could been magically erased or she blocked out the memory like if something traumatic happened like the baby was kidnapped. Macy’s demonic side was heavily implied to be in control while she growing up since she got that Ying-Yang necklace from Marisol when she was an kid. Also that (potential) twin would grown up with her since I don’t think their mom would kept one while having to give up Macy knowing that contact would never be possible again so why be cruel and subjected her daughters (Macy and “this twin”)to be separate all if not most of their lives. I don’t think Mel is a twin at all since Ray promised to be more open and honest to his daughters when he last appeared and if Mel found he withheld her being a twin that would fracture their relationship again same thing if he kept the fact Maggie was born a twin an secret or if Marisol was raising Macy’s twin when they first meted and got into a relationship!
I was thinking the same about Macy having a twin! But they said the actress is leaving sooo I don’t think it’ll work to have a twin that doesn’t look exactly alike. I pray they don’t do what they did in Black lightning with Jennifer. And Josephina is just ok. Since Macy is already the “Paige” of the story, I’m wondering how they’ll reconstitute Pof3 with yet another. Hopefully they’ll make it interesting. Maybe the dad has another daughter? Or their mom had a baby when she was in PR?
True. Also do you remember that they found out that Maggie’s dad wasn’t really her dad either!! Maybe Maggie is the twin or maybe it’s not a twin just a sister with a white lighter, like in the first Charmed series!
I’m pretty sure they won’t do the half whitelighter sister since they did a new (demonic) twist with a Macy as revealed back in S1
Please bring back Macy, I loved this show because I saw a black woman kicking ass and owning her ground. We deserve that, she did it grace and a hell lot of style. Do not let us down bring her back or someone as powerful. Thank you
Madeline (Macy) wanted out to do other things. Maggie is also 1/2 Black so you still have that.
That would be lovely if one of them are a twin and come back
It won’t be the identical route since Madeleine isn’t doing the show full time anymore
Heartbroken. But did Marisol spread her seed all over the place? Or is the baby Macy and Harry had out there waiting to be found???
That baby was just in Macy’s mind!
She’d have eggs not seed though…
I haven’t even seen the finale yet but, sounds like they’re definitely going back to the OG Charmed well…don’t be surprised if this new sister (A) doesn’t know she’s a witch and (B) is the product of a secret love affair between Marisol and her Whitelighter.
Marsiol’s heart belonged with Dexter (Macy and Maggie’s father) so I don’t think she would slept with her white lighter and besides they put a demonic Paige twist on Macy when they revealed she had demon blood in her.
I thought Marisols whitelighter was Harry??
It was never clear up if Marisol’s whitelighter was Harry.
They shouldn’t done the half sister plot from the beginning, keep it as a back up plan in case one of the main lead left… she could’ve been part of the show from the start but have her own journey until the time comes and she needs to take her place as one of the charmed ones (or not and just keep assiting her sisters in their battle against evil).
Right now the whole “lost sister” feel weird, I mean, how many kids can u left behind and still be considered a decent parent? One time is ok, but 2? An older sister who aparently died a few years ago while traveling but is still alive could’ve been a better option in my opinion, at least Maggie and Mel would’ve know about her but thats out of the question.
They never thought that this would happen to them so if they knew an few years while developing the show they would wrote in a sister in-between Macy and Mel, but they didn’t so they gave Mel the freudian excuse of being raised as the “oldest” with no knowledge of her mom having any other children besides her and Maggie!
As a writers and after what happened to the OG charmed show, they should’ve been careful and have a back up plan. Anyway, I lost any faith i had in the writers after S1… it was very clear they didn’t know how to handle a supernatural drama.
Well, it turned out Macy was not the half sister… it was Mel. I remember the show was going to be rebooted with 3 Latina sisters and yet only one Latina was actually cast. I think the show has continued to enfold and evolve. I am thinking the new sister may have a different father from Mel or Mag. I am leaning towards a teen pregnancy and adoption scenario. I suspect much will depend on if they cast a Latina actress or mixed-race actress.
I thought the actress that played Maggie was half Latina & half black. And isn’t the actress that plays Mel all Latina?
How uninspiring and predictable….
Your whining? Yes, it is, kiddo.
Expressing one’s subjective opinion is not ”whining”, come up with better reply, sweetie
This was so heartbreaking to watch! and that dream wedding scene was bit too much. Way too cruel to see Harry and Macy get married knowing that will never happen for real, after everything they been trough. And the fourth sister? Not sure about it. It worked in the original I liked Paige even more than Prue. But doubt it will happen here. Also Marisol was terrible mother, giving away not just one daughter but two?
It worked in the original yes but the difference is Piper was married to Leo so we still had our white lighter and witch together this is different because Harry was with the oldest sister already and she’s gone which means so am I if she was going to leave why get Macy and Harry together at all what was the point
Marisol proved herself to be an terrible mother when Maggie learned that she was lied to about her paternity her whole life when Marsiol was still living!
I’m sorry but I am not happy about how Macy was written out! Why? I was hoping she & Harry could have a couple more seasons together! It sucked! What happens to Harry now? Like he said,”it’s not fair”! I don’t think I want to watch this series anymore. Why did she leave the show? This always happen in successful series I loved! It truly sucks!
It was the actress decision to leave, not the writers. I believe it’s because of the pandemic and she not being able to travel to England as much as she would want to because of the restrictions. She must miss her family or maybe she lost someone during the pandemic and couldn’t be there. COVID-19 changed a lot of lives for ever so I understand her need to leave and be closer to the ones she loves
I loved the finale. Wonder what they have in store for next season. At least, we got to say goodbye to Macy, unlike Prue in the original & this sacrifice felt earned.
I agree. How they did Prue didn’t allow for fans to see an ending to her character. And how Paige came about actually sucked to me but got better as it went along. Hopefully the new character will come indifferent. Like how about they’re an evil witch trying to kill them then finds out they’re related?? Then needs to be reminded saving the world through magic is noble? Just my writing brain spitballing.
I mean…what else could they do other than kill her off? Yes recasting, a glamor spell, body swap, etc could have been done but it seems the writers and producers wanted to respect the character and actress by not replacing her in some way. This is kind of the one problems with the mythos of “The Power of Three”. At least she got a somewhat happy send-off even if it felt like a plot ripped out of The Vampire Diaries. Which is ironic because TVD was notorious for ripping off other shows. The actress chose to leave and the show had some time to address it. How many don’t?
*cough*
Grey’s Anatomy
*cough*
If the show really wanted to go it’s own way and *really* shake up the Charmed universe they should have the 3rd Charmed one be a brother. I know in this show’s universe, unlike the original, dudes aren’t witches but what it would be such interesting territory to explore since it has never been done. The OG Charmed kind of did something along the lines when Piper had sons. However they couldn’t explore a Po3 with mixed genders.
It will be interesting to see how much the new show follows what the original did when they needed a new Charmed one. I just still can’t believe history is repeating itself in such an insane way.
This is why I wish they had gone with a spin-off of the OG Charmed. I remember a petition and a YouTube video of “The Charmed Sons” focusing on Chris & Wyatt…I can imagine this would have been “Supernatural” had things been different. Anyway, it actually got interesting when it turned out that Piper had boys instead of girls and future Chris was around for a season.
I totally agree! And he should have be gay or bisexual. But you know what! The guardian already said she is out there…
So it’s a girl.
It’s going to be too predictable to be another half sister. They are too smart to this again. Maybe they won’ t be blood related at all.
Agreed! It should be a brother!
🤞Please let the new Charmed one be named Billie🤞
How about NO!
God no. Billy was ANNOYING!
It will be a M name since that’s the tradition even in the OG series the P names were a vital tradition since Patti only request when giving up Paige when she was a newborn was to make sure her first name started with a P!
Sorry. Won’t be watching after this season. When Shannen Doherty left the original show, it elevated the stakes and dictated the future of the show. The way the writers wrote themselves out of that corner was admirable. This….is the opposite…..Marisol just has a BUNCH of secret kids out there?
Those girls are just supposed to bond with ANOTHER new sibling like that?! A recast would have been better. It’s the internet, we’d all know why Macy isn’t the same person anyway.
Madeleine and the other 2 Charmed Ones did a great job….but as a fan of both series I REALLY gave this show a shot….despite what all the purists stated. Madeleine and Macy deserved better, by that I mean a better story and treatment by the writers.
The whole concept of the reboot was going to be interesting because it was going to be cool to see HOW CHARMED WOULD PLAY OUT WITHOUT THE DEATH OF A SISTER. Now it’s almost a play-by-play replay and it’s dull. Thoroughly disappointed by the production team. I wish the best for the remaining cast.
I agree that it would had been intriguing to see how Mel and Maggie would mentored a new group of Charmed Ones
Bravo Graham!! Well said. I agree 100% I was starting to think I was the only one. I was skeptical of a remake but I gave it a chance. They had a chance to make it there own however they decided to stay in Charmed OG’s shadow. Forever being compared; SHAME! they should have went with a recast.
Charmed OG writers earned their pay, trust me!! They made me like Paige, and I don’t like change especially a main character. I just knew I would be disappointed but to my surprise I was not. I found myself rooting for her to bond with the sisters. I don’t see that happening here. There is no original thought….again SHAME!
They should have went with an earlier baby put in hibernation that slowed her aging,then comes out as a teenager or something. Would be interesting the pressure put on a young(older) sister.
Awful writing. The show peaked at S1. Craig and Liz have ruined this show
This is a lot like the other charmed! I wish Macey didn’t have to die.
My gut tells me this wasn’t the original plan for the finale
Not ”the other”, the ORIGINAL, the classic Charmed.
As someone who loved the original charmed, I wasn’t sure how this would go but I have been pleasantly surprised. However, wth?! Why did Macy need to go? I was kinda looking forward to seeing the same cast throughout the series ya know? Idk, it’s fine I guess and does leave me wanting more so, mission accomplished.
Its pretty easy to guess why she left. Lets see:
-a show filmed in Canada
-actress from Britain
-Covid and travelling restrictions
Put them all together and what do you get? A departing cast member.
Is that known for a fact that she left the show to be with her family in the UK? Doherty left S3 of the original for still unknown , only suspected, reasons. Money? Conflict with Alyssa M? Bad behavior off camera? Only she and Holly Marie Combs know for sure.
Anyway, whatever the reason, I think it was a good send off, which showed no animosity and the real possibility of future cameos.
Or maybe Shannon left cause her vision of the show’s future direction did not match producers/writers’ vision. Not necessarily there has to be some conflict or ”bad behaviour”
Really hate to see Madeleine leave show; she was the best!
I agree, she was the best actress of the 3 and the character I liked the most.
I honestly could have done without Mel or Maggie, Macy was my favorite
Don’t take Macy out look what she went through to be their sister…NO NO NO…you can do better than that
Disappointing episode. It’s like they just want to completely rip plot lines from the OG show, but in a bad way. And repeated at that. This episode seemed so last minute and rushed. There was so much they could have done with this. It is a supernatural show after all. I mean come on, time travel, replacement guardian, alternate reality. There were so many ways they could’ve written this better. But here we go again with the death of a sister, and discovery of ANOTHER long lost one.
to be fair they never mentioned that the “other” would be their sister, the person could be a cousin or not even related but just another witch that is capable of being a charmed one. It would be a good plot twist and add a dynamic to the show the switch from having another sister plot device coming in.
I (unfortunately) feel like it will be Josephina. I say unfortunately because just like Mel and Maggie, I don’t really like Josephina’s character.
Macy’s departure may be the end of my enjoyment of this show
Do the sisters have to come from the same mother?.. Could this new one be Dexter’s other kid.. If he had one. Would still be a sister to one of them
Dexter would had to have another relationship with a other witch, but it was heavily implied from the letters Macy and Maggie read from their parents they were still hung up on each other for the rest of their lives.
Since they’re pretty much following the original. I’m sure this new CO has to be an sister witch from the mother (Marsiol) since that’s how Paige got to be an CO regardless of her half whitelighter status
I absolutely love this show. I watched all of the old ones and got hooked and was so thrilled when it was brought back. Sorry to see Macy go but I know there will be many new surprises. I am hoping that this show goes on for years and years
Unlike the original charmed the death of Macy was heartbreaking and I am not happy about her leaving the show. As for Jordan is this not another roadblock for him and Maggie because of the allergy. And Harry does it feel that he will end up with Mel’s new friend.
Mel’s baby stem cells cured the allergy like three episodes ago prior
Ehmmmm… No need to diss the original. Also, Prue’s death was tragic and devastating to most of the fans, I assure you.
It definitely was. We missed Prue all the way to the end.
I guess I’m too sentimental, and I was a Macy and Harry fan, but I would have liked for the producers or whoever to have gotten another actress to play Macy’s role. It just makes me sad that Macy and Harry never had a chance!