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As Piper is set to cater a wedding, the sisters must face Hecate, a powerful demon, who is preying upon a woman, her son and his fiance, and attempting to conceive a demon child.  Meanwhile, Phoebe worries that Piper may be pregnant with Jeremy's warlock spawn. 

Hecate, Queen of the Underworld, takes human form every two hundred years, coming to earth to marry a mortal and give birth to the demon child (See Photo).  To do this, Hecate must catch an innocent to be her groom, put him under a spell, and marry him in a sanctified wedding.  In this way her child will grow up looking normal, but possessing a demon soul.  Those reputed to be Hecate’s children are significant throughout history.  See: Atilla the Hun,Genghis 'KhanandIvan the Terrible. 

This spell was cast by the demonHecate during her wedding to Elliot Spencer.  It called upon the individuals Perses and Asteria, possibly gods or demons, and conjured a huge storm.  In Greek mythology, Asteria and Perses are the parents of the Goddess Hecate. 

Alyssa Milano is no longer last in the opening credits, she now is listed third behind Shannen Doherty and Holly Marie Combs.  However, despite now being billed third in the opening credits, and having being followed by two actors, Alyssa retains the second to top billing of 'And' in-front of her name. 

Although not mentioned as such, this is the first time the Charmed Ones have encountered an upper-level demon. 

The names of the two young lovers are Allison Michaels and Elliot Spencer.  Note the names of the two writers on the episode: Greg Elliot and Michael Perricone. 

Another point on names - much like season 7's Drake de Mon, the demon bride of this episode goes by the name Jade de Mon both look and sound like demon. 

The seamstress accidentally pricks Jade with a needle and she doesn't bleed (or even feel it), since she is a demon.  This is mentioned again in Season 2's episode They're Everywhere. 

Despite it being stated in previous episodes that Chef Moore quit Quake, Piper still works for him in this episode.  This was due to this episode being filmed earlier and held over to be the sixth episode of the season. 

Although it was said Hecate married to have a child who looked human with a demonic soul, in Phoebe's premonition, her child had a demonic appearance.  However, this is probably just to get a point across. 

This episode scored 6.2 million viewers. 

The instrumental music at the beginning of the episode sounds similar to the ending credits. 

This is the first time Piper freezes someone with only one hand. 

Executive producer Brad Kern stated in an interview for Charmed Magazine, that in his opinion, this is by far the worst episode of the series.  In addition, from TV.com, it was the lowest ranked episode of Season 1 with a 7.9 rating. 

Prue's line "...that television show where that woman's an angel and helps people" is a reference to the CBS drama Touched by an Angel and its main character Monica.  Ironically, the show aired opposite of Charmed in the first several seasons. 

The title of the episode is a reference to the common saying "from hell", which is used to describe an awful occasion. 

Piper: At certain times in our life, a cold shower is probably a good thing. 

Phoebe: Not three mornings in a row, it's not. ( Piper leaves and Phoebe walks in the bathroom.  She starts brushing her teeth and notices the box in the bin.  She picks it up and has a premonition of a demon being born.)