Cats and Camels and Elephants, oh my…

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## Production

### **Director**

Jem Garrard

**Cats and Camels and Elephants, oh my...** is the seventh episode of the fourth season of *Charmed* and the sixty-sixth episode of the series overall. It aired on April 29, 2022.

## Synopsis

SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES – Mel (Melonie Diaz), Maggie (Sarah Jeffery) and Kaela (Lucy Barrett) must divide and conquer when they become aware of a new, formidable threat inspired by the Tallyman (guest star Jed Rees). Maggie and Harry (Rupert Evans) team up to chase down a lead in a dangerous magical realm. Mel needs Jordan's (Jordan Donica) help healing a "creature" with whom she has a deep emotional connection. And Kaela's budding flirtation with Dev (guest star Kapil Talwalkar) must contend with a surprise visitor from her past.

## Cast

* Sarah Jeffery as Maggie Vera
* Lucy Barrett as Kaela Danso
* Jordan Donica as Jordan Chase
* and Rupert Evans as Harry Greenwood

Recurring Cast* Kapil Talwalkar as Dev Banerjee
* Kandyse McClure as The Guardian
* Jessica Hayles as Sunny
* Bethany Brown as Ruby
* Matty Finochio as Nolan Moore

Co-Starring* Rhiannon Latmer as The Dead #1
* Stanley Jung as The Dead #2
* Nicole DeWolf as The Dead #3
* Liam Dib as The Dead #4
* Nyalinglat Latjor as The Dead #5
* Tally Rodin as VFX Lovecraftian Performer

## Magical Notes

### Spells

* *The Full Disclosure*
	+ Used by Kaela to reveal the true identity of the person impersonating her mother.
* *The Tongue of Babel*
	+ Used off-screen by Mel to translate the writings on the stone bowl.

### Potions

* *The Lost One Resurrection Brew*
	+ Brewed by Sunny using Maggie's hair, Mel's blood and Kaela's severed thumb in an attempt to resurrect the Lost One.

### Powers

* **Claw Extension:** Used by Sunny to fight the Vera-Danso Charmed Ones, and later by Maggie to fight Sunny.
* **Empathic Mimicry:** Used by Maggie through empathy to mimic Harry, and later Sunny's powers.
* **Foresight:** Used by Maggie to see Sunny perform a resurrection ritual.
* **Healing:** Used by Jordan off-screen to heal Harry after he spent too much time in the Veil.
* **Molecular Inhibition:** Used by Mel to cool down the cauldron that Sunny was using.
* **Necromancy:** Used by Harry to enter the Veil. Maggie copied his power and entered the Veil as well.
* **Self-Resurrection:** Used subconsciously by Sunny to resurrect herself after Maggie killed her.
* **Photokinesis:** Used by the Guardian to stop the spirits from returning to the land of the living and hold them back long enough for Maggie and Harry to escape.

### Artifacts

* **Book of Shadows:** Used by Kaela to find the Full Disclosure spell.
* **Old Persian Stone Bowl:** Mel deciphered the texts and the map on one of its pieces.

## Trivia

* The episode title may be a reference to the Live Science article, "Lions, Camels and Elephants, Oh My".
	+ It could also be an reference to "Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!", a quote Judy Garland made famous in the 1939 film, "The Wizard of Oz.
* It is revealed that Kaela's adoptive mother is named Evelyn Danso and we see her physical appearance, which Sunny took on to infiltrate the manor and get a bone from Kaela.
* Ruby returns in this episode. She was last seen in *The Sisterhood of the Traveling Sandwich*.
* The Guardian returns in this episode. She was last seen in *I Dreamed a Dream…*.
	+ This episode confirms the Guardian and her sisters were the first Charmed Ones. However, it does not reveal which sister she was in life, or if she was the one to die by the Power of Three.
	+ It was also revealed that it was with them that the Destruction of the Sisterhood began, which is the curse of the ancient creature they vanquished, known as the Lost One.
* Ray Vera and The Tallyman are mentioned. They were last seen in *The Tallyman Cometh*.
	+ They both also appeared in archive footage.
* Swan is mentioned. She was last seen in *The Sisterhood of the Traveling Sandwich*.
* Macy Vaughn is mentioned. She was last seen in *I Dreamed a Dream…*.
* The Tallyman's name was revealed to be Quentin Moore. His family owned a business in Nova Scotia called "Gin and Moore Farm".
	+ It was also revealed that his older brother's name was Nolan Moore and Quentin killed him by stabbing him.
* Liam Dib previously played Programmer in *Things to Do in Seattle When You're Dead*.
* Sunny is shown to have somehow magically disguised herself as Evelyn Danso. It is unknown if she has some shapeshifting ability or used a spell/potion to achieve this.
* In the future, Kaela will mention that the Lost One used Illusion Casting to disguise its true identity while appearing to the Charmed Ones and Sunny.
* According to Bianca Sams' deleted tweet, the Guardian's power is connected with light, not with telekinesis like Macy's.

## Answered Questions from Previous Episode(s)

* How did the younger gremlin become the current Tallyman?
	+ After Quentin pickled his late brother, he took on the persona of a nursery rhyme so people would think he was something more than pathetic, sad and weak. Apparently, at some point he also teamed up with other powerless beings to create "The Unseen" that secretly subordinate to the Lost One.
* How did Ray get cursed?
	+ After the Faction's defeat, Ray tried to gather and sell as many artifacts they had as he could. However, one of the artifacts cursed him for disturbing it.
* Why did Sunny take blood from Mel and hair from Maggie?
	+ Sunny needed Mel's blood and Maggie's hair as ingredients for a potion, as well as bone from Kaela, in order to try and resurrect the Lost One during the Pink Moon.
* Will Harry be able to talk to Macy with his new power?
	+ Harry cannot talk to Macy in the Veil, as she has moved on.

## Unanswered Questions

* Who is the Lost One?
* Will Sunny succeed in resurrecting the Lost One?
* What will the Provenance Spell reveal when cast on Kaela's baby blanket?
* Which one of the first Charmed Ones is the Guardian?

## References to the Original Charmed

* The synopsis headline reads "SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES". The pilot episode of the original series had a similar title, with the word 'Wicked' changed to 'Wicca'.
* Maggie develops Empathic Mimicry in this episode, allowing her to mimic the powers of those she empathically understands. In the original series, after gaining the power of Empathy, Phoebe Halliwell was able to channel other beings' emotions and replicate or channel their powers, which she often used to redirect projectile attacks.
* Sunny is able to self-resurrect due to being a Nekomata cat. In the original, Katrina and Shadow were both feline familiars who gained human form and had nine lives.
* The Pink Moon is mentioned to be historically associated with rebirth magic and was used by Sunny in an attempt to resurrect the Lost One. In the original series, the Blue Moon caused witches' powers to become erratic and unpredictable, and transformed the Charmed Ones into beasts.
* Macy apparently moving on is a reference to how none of Prue's loved ones were able to contact her after her own death. As Piper and Phoebe wouldn't be able to move on properly if they constantly summoned her like their other deceased family members, they were barred from summoning her until they moved on from their grief.
	+ However, in the comic continuation of the original series, it was revealed that Prue had escaped the afterlife and taken over the body of a braindead witch named Patience and assumed her life in the process. When the surviving sisters ask their mother and grandmother about Prue's whereabouts, they were lied to about Prue getting reincarnated.
* Kaela and Paige were both wrapped in baby blankets when their parents gave them up.

## Production Notes

* The episode was watched by 0.33 million U.S. viewers.

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Charmed 4x07 Promo "Cats and Camels and Elephants, Oh My..." (HD)