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The Best Episodes of Charmed

Every episode of Charmed ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Charmed!

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Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Charmed Season 4 Episode 7 - Brain Drain
    8.4/10(883 votes)

    #1 - Brain Drain

    S4:E7

    The Source sends Piper into a deep coma, where she perceives an alternate reality. Phoebe and Paige must find a way to return her to reality and save her from giving up her powers while she is delusional.

    Director:John Behring
    Writer:Curtis Kheel

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  2. Charmed Season 3 Episode 22 - All Hell Breaks Loose
    8.3/10(1527 votes)

    #2 - All Hell Breaks Loose

    S3:E22

    When the Halliwell sisters are exposed as witches on nation-wide television, they form a pact with The Source to reverse time and undo the damage. However, in the process, one of the sisters makes the ultimate sacrifice, placing the Power of Three in mortal danger.

    Director:Shannen Doherty
    Writer:Brad Kern

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  3. Charmed Season 8 Episode 22 - Forever Charmed
    8.3/10(1907 votes)

    #3 - Forever Charmed

    S8:E22

    Piper & Leo, with help from Coop's ring, must travel back in time to change the events that lead to the deaths of Piper's sisters. Meanwhile, Billie uses her power of Projection to do the same thing; many familiar faces gather to help Piper in her time of need.

    Director:James L. Conway
    Writer:Brad Kern

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  4. Charmed Season 7 Episode 22 - Something Wicca This Way Goes
    8.2/10(819 votes)

    #4 - Something Wicca This Way Goes

    S7:E22

    When the sisters try to divert Zankou's attention from the Nexus, he hatches a plan to absorb all their powers. But when the girls realize what Zankou is up to, they are forced with a life-altering decision: sacrifice their powers or their lives.

    Director:James L. Conway
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Charmed Season 3 Episode 14 - The Good, the Bad, and the Cursed
    8.1/10(1001 votes)

    #5 - The Good, the Bad, and the Cursed

    S3:E14

    When Phoebe feels the pain of an injured American-Indian ghost she sees in a deserted town, Prue travels back in time to the mid-1800s to save the man, and Phoebe, from death at the hands of a local thug.

    Director:Shannen Doherty
    Writers:Alison Schapker, Monica Owusu-Breen

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  6. Charmed Season 2 Episode 2 - Morality Bites
    8.0/10(1352 votes)

    #6 - Morality Bites

    S2:E2

    When Phoebe has a vision of herself being burnt to death, the sisters travel ten years into the future to learn what happened. Only to discover that she used her powers to kill someone, causing a local DA to begin modern day witch trials as a platform for political office. Meanwhile, Prue and Piper try to save Phoebe, but they both are surprised and somewhat disappointed to learn how their lives turned out.

    Director:John Behring
    Writers:Chris Levinson, Zack Estrin

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  7. Charmed Season 3 Episode 8 - Sleuthing with the Enemy
    8.0/10(971 votes)

    #7 - Sleuthing with the Enemy

    S3:E8

    When the sisters discover that Cole is Belthazor, Phoebe must make one of the toughest decisions of her life: either vanquish her boyfriend or keep one of the most dangerous demons known to exist alive.

    Director:Noel Nosseck
    Writer:Peter Hume

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  8. Charmed Season 3 Episode 18 - Sin Francisco
    8.0/10(953 votes)

    #8 - Sin Francisco

    S3:E18

    A demon turns people into the embodiment of each of the deadly sins, including the Charmed Ones and Leo.

    Director:Joel J. Feigenbaum
    Writer:Nell Scovell

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  9. Charmed Season 6 Episode 11 - Witchstock
    8.0/10(719 votes)

    #9 - Witchstock

    S6:E11

    Paige finds herself transported back in time to an era of free love and free magic, where she discovers Grams, a peace-loving hippie, who is on a crusade to rid the world of evil through the magical power of love.

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writer:Daniel Cerone

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  10. Charmed Season 1 Episode 16 - Which Prue Is It, Anyway?
    7.9/10(1090 votes)

    #10 - Which Prue Is It, Anyway?

    S1:E16

    When Phoebe has a premonition of Prue being stabbed to death, it coincides with a warrior coming to town in order to kill the eldest sibling witch as he did to the sisters' great-great-great-aunt.

    Director:John Behring
    Writer:Javier Grillo-Marxuach

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  11. Charmed Season 3 Episode 13 - Bride and Gloom
    7.9/10(888 votes)

    #11 - Bride and Gloom

    S3:E13

    When a shapeshifting warlock tricks Prue into a shot-gun wedding in order to steal the Book of Shadows, Phoebe and Piper are lured to the dark side and begin to enjoy their new evil powers.

    Director:Chris Long
    Writer:William Schmidt

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  12. Charmed Season 4 Episode 21 - Womb Raider
    7.9/10(775 votes)

    #12 - Womb Raider

    S4:E21

    The Seer plans to steal Phoebe's unborn baby so she can raise the child to become the next Source and prevent the throne from passing on to another demon. Meanwhile, the baby begins to take over control of Phoebe's body, which proves dangerous to Paige.

    Director:Mel Damski
    Writer:Daniel Cerone

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  13. Charmed Season 1 Episode 20 - The Power of Two
    7.8/10(1004 votes)

    #13 - The Power of Two

    S1:E20

    After Piper leaves on a business trip, it doesn't take long for some friction to appear between Prue and Phoebe. However, they set their differences aside when they run into a ghost of a serial killer who's looking for a revenge against people who sentenced him with a death penalty. Meanwhile, the many unsolved crime cases are finally starting to catch up with Andy when people from Internal Affairs take an interest in them.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writer:Brad Kern

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  14. Charmed Season 4 Episode 22 - Witch Way Now?
    7.8/10(807 votes)

    #14 - Witch Way Now?

    S4:E22

    When the Angel of Destiny offers the sisters a chance to relinquish their powers and lead normal lives as a reward for vanquishing the Source of All Evil, their decision is put on the back burner, while they try and avoid an FBI agent who has them under surveillance and deal with Cole's calls for help, who is trapped in another realm, holding onto his love for Phoebe.

    Director:Brad Kern
    Writer:Brad Kern

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  15. Charmed Season 5 Episode 12 - Centennial Charmed
    7.8/10(897 votes)

    #15 - Centennial Charmed

    S5:E12

    In his twisted attempt to win Phoebe's heart back, Cole casts a spell that alters reality, that eliminates Paige as a Halliwell and destroys the Power of Three. Meanwhile, Paige suddenly finds that her sisters have no knowledge of her existence and that past villians have come back to haunt them.

    Director:James L. Conway
    Writer:Brad Kern

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  16. Charmed Season 6 Episode 18 - Spin City
    7.8/10(701 votes)

    #16 - Spin City

    S6:E18

    When Piper is kidnapped and cocooned by the Spider Demon, and becomes Chris infected with the Demon's venom, causing him to mutate into a spider, Paige, Phoebe and Leo try to rescue them. Meanwhile, Leo finally learns why Chris resents him.

    Director:Mel Damski
    Writers:Doug E. Jones, Andy Reaser

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  17. Charmed Season 3 Episode 9 - Coyote Piper
    7.7/10(948 votes)

    #17 - Coyote Piper

    S3:E9

    Prue & Phoebe have their hands full when Piper is possessed by the spirit of an evil witch, on the day of her high school reunion.

    Director:Chris Long
    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  18. Charmed Season 4 Episode 2 - Charmed Again (2)
    7.7/10(919 votes)

    #18 - Charmed Again (2)

    S4:E2

    Mourning the death of Prue, Piper and Phoebe must now come to grips with the loss of their oldest sister, and the loss of the Power of Three. However, The Source discovers an unknown sister - the daughter of Patty and her whitelighter Sam, who had been kept hidden, Paige, the now-youngest Halliwell can restore the Power of Three and reunite the sisters' strength as witches.

    Director:Mel Damski
    Writer:Brad Kern

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  19. Charmed Season 5 Episode 15 - The Day the Magic Died
    7.7/10(825 votes)

    #19 - The Day the Magic Died

    S5:E15

    Phoebe and Paige go to a summit meeting with the leaders of evil and discover that all magic - both good and bad - has disappeared enabling the leaders to steal Piper's about-to-be-born baby and welcome the twice-blessed child into the kingdom of evil.

    Director:Stuart Gillard
    Writer:Daniel Cerone

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  20. Charmed Season 6 Episode 6 - My Three Witches
    7.7/10(675 votes)

    #20 - My Three Witches

    S6:E6

    The Halliwell sisters attempt to escape magical realities where their secret desires come true, after Chris and the demon Gith try to teach them a lesson. Meanwhile, Leo demands that the Elders strip Chris of his Whitelighter status.

    Director:Joel J. Feigenbaum
    Writers:Scott Lipsey, Whip Lipsey

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  21. Charmed Season 6 Episode 10 - Chris-Crossed
    7.7/10(838 votes)

    #21 - Chris-Crossed

    S6:E10

    Bianca, a woman from the future, arrives to take Chris's powers, and Leo learns that she is actually part of an assassin family of witches. Meanwhile, Paige decides to move in with Richard, while Phoebe ponders joining Jason in Hong Kong.

    Director:Joel J. Feigenbaum
    Writer:Cameron Litvack

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  22. Charmed Season 6 Episode 17 - Hyde School Reunion
    7.7/10(675 votes)

    #22 - Hyde School Reunion

    S6:E17

    Phoebe accidentally casts a spell on herself that allows her wild teenage personality to take over, and teen Phoebe is eager to use her magic to her advantage. Meanwhile, Piper asks her father to find out why Chris is avoiding her.

    Director:Jonathan West
    Writer:David Simkins

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  23. Charmed Season 7 Episode 3 - Cheaper by the Coven
    7.7/10(674 votes)

    #23 - Cheaper by the Coven

    S7:E3

    When Paige and Phoebe summon Grams for Chris's wiccaning, Grams puts a spell on the children to try to end their sibling rivalry, but instead it reverts the sisters back to bickering teenagers. Meanwhile Phoebe, still acting like a teenager, attends an award ceremony with Les, and Leo consults a demonic seer to find out who is behind the attack on Wyatt.

    Director:Derek Johansen
    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  24. Charmed Season 1 Episode 17 - That '70s Episode
    7.6/10(1301 votes)

    #24 - That '70s Episode

    S1:E17

    A powerful warlock shows up claiming that he made a pact with the sisters' mother in which he spared her life in exchange for the girls' powers. Fleeing him, the three sisters go back in time to the 1970s when their mother was still alive and they try to prevent the pact.

    Director:Richard Compton
    Writer:Sheryl J. Anderson

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  25. Charmed Season 1 Episode 21 - Love Hurts
    7.6/10(1067 votes)

    #25 - Love Hurts

    S1:E21

    The sisters are about to go on a relaxing weekend getaway to Cabo, when a mortally wounded Leo shows up and asks for their help to save a young woman who's being chased by a darklighter. Desperate to save Leo, Piper casts a spell that swaps their powers, however in doing so, she accidentally swaps the powers of Prue and Phoebe as well. Meanwhile, pressed by an Internal Affairs investigation Andy decides to leave his job in order to protect Prue's secret from being exposed.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writers:Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Chris Levinson, Zack Estrin

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Best Episodes Summary

"Brain Drain" is the best rated episode of "Charmed". It scored 8.4/10 based on 883 votes. Directed by John Behring and written by Curtis Kheel, it aired on 11/8/2001. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "All Hell Breaks Loose".