Schrodinger's Future

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## Production

### **Director**

Stuart Gillard

**Schrodinger's Future** is the fifteenth episode of the third season of *Charmed* and the fifty-sixth episode of the series overall. It aired on June 18, 2021.

## Synopsis

WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS – Maggie (Sarah Jeffery) has a disturbing vision, forcing her and Macy (Madeleine Mantock) to pay a visit to the future. Mel (Melonie Diaz) and Harry (Rupert Evans) struggle with challenging new circumstances. Also starring Poppy Drayton.

## Cast

* Madeleine Mantock as Macy Vaughn / Future Macy
* Sarah Jeffery as Maggie Vera
* Poppy Drayton as Future Abigael Jameson-Caine
* and Rupert Evans as Harry Greenwood
* Kate Burton as Celeste

Co-Starring* Paul Wu as Mr. Evil

## Magical Notes

### Spells

* *Candle Lighting Spell*
	+ Used by Macy to ignite the candles in the attic in the future.
* *Celeste's Time Travel Spell*
	+ Cast by Celeste to send Macy and Maggie five years into the future.
* *Macy's Earbug Spell*
	+ Used by Macy to allow her and Maggie communicate through time with Celeste. Also used to demonstrate the spare parts she found in the future were compatible with her earbug.
* *Shrinking Potion Spell*
	+ Used by Maggie to activate the shrinking potion.
* *Time Travel Return Spell*
	+ Used by Macy and Maggie to return to their original time.

### Potions

* *Acceleration Potion*
	+ Used by Ruby to speed up her movements.
* *Shrinking Potion*
	+ Used by Maggie to shrink a noteboard in the future to bring it back, and then return the board to normal size.
* *Temporal Tea*
	+ Brewed by Mel and Ruby to reverse the side effects Maggie and Macy experienced after returning from the future, such as rapid aging.

### Powers

* **Foresight:** Used by Maggie to foresee the devastating future.
* **Molecular Manipulation:** Used by Mel to heat up a cauldron, then to cool down Ruby.
* **Portal Creation:** Used by Celeste through the Command Center to travel to Mykonos, Greece.
* **Pyrokinesis:** Used by Macy's future self to kill Abigael's future self, then attack Maggie and present-Macy.
* **Smoking:** Used by Abigael's future self to teleport to SafeSpace.

### Artifacts

* **Book of Elders:** The Elders' tome of knowledge. Celeste attempted to read through the book in order to work out how to diminish Harry's regression.
* **Book of Shadows ~2021~:** The Vera family's tome of magical knowledge, recreated by Mel Vera and Josefina Reyes. Mel read through the book in order to find ways to lessen any adverse effects time travel could have on Maggie and Macy, and see if she could brew the Temporal Tea faster.
* **Celeste's Pocket Watch:** Celeste's timekeeper, and lifeline. She lent it to Maggie and Macy in order for them to travel to the future.

## Trivia

* Mo and Aladria were seen in archive footage.
* Joséfina Reyes is mentioned. She was last seen in *Witchful Thinking*.
* The episode is named after Austrian-Irish physicist Erwin Schrodinger.
* Macy and Maggie got half an hour and, having stayed in the future longer than they should, they didn't get stuck there, but aged instantly when they returned to the present. However, in *Triage*, Celeste mentioned to Mel and Abigael that they would only have 15 minutes to retrieve the piece and return back to their time or they would become stuck in the future.
* Despite the watch breaking and being unable to function properly, Celeste still is able to live, she just now has to deal with gaining asthma and other human illnesses and die slowly. This contradicts the fact that Celeste explained in her first appearance that if her watch stops or is broken, she will die by being reduced to dust rapidly, as all five centuries of her life will catch up to her, causing her to rapidly age.
* Celeste utters the words: "Run, Harry. Run!" This is a reference to the phrase "Run, Barry. Run!" A common phrase used in *The Flash*, another CW series.
* This marks the furthest vision Maggie has ever seen. She sees the future of 2026.

## Answered Questions from Previous Episode(s)

* What danger was Mo and Aladria warning the Charmed Ones about?
	+ During their trip to the future, Maggie and Macy both realise that the 'Whispering Evil' is what Mo and Aladria said was coming.
* What other effects will Harry experience while becoming mortal?
	+ Due to the soul Harry took coming from his grandson, his mind regressed to that of a child, before slowly catching back up.
* Why did Mel's future self need her present self to carry her child?
	+ Mel's future self needed Mel to carry her baby in order to keep them safe from the Whispering Evil. Mel also theorised that the baby may be the key to resolving the allergy.

## Unanswered Questions

* What is the Whispering Evil?
* Why did Mel's baby get rid of her allergy?
* How will the Charmed Ones prevent the dark future?
* Will Mel and Ruby be together in five years?
* Will Mel's future self have time to pick up her baby from the present before the birth begins?
* Who is this mysterious creature that has been watching Seattle at night?

## References to the Original Charmed

* Maggie having a disturbing vision, which forces her and Macy to visit the future, is very akin to Morality Bites" from the original series when Phoebe has a horrifying premonition of her own execution, so the sisters cast a one-time spell that catapults them into the future to try to change her fate.
* By traveling to the future, Macy and Maggie find out the world has come to an end and return to the present to stop it. In the original, the Charmed Ones find out from Piper's second son from the future, Chris, that her first son turned evil and created a dark future for the world, prompting them to find the evil that would eventually corrupt him.
	+ The year Macy and Maggie travel to is 2026—five years from their own time. In the original, Chris travels back to the past from the year 2026.
	+ In addition, the year 2026 would be counted as eight years since the sisters first received their powers in 2018. It reflected the amount of years the original show lasted.
* Celeste explains that, while in the future, Macy and Maggie will not be able to use their powers, but can still cast spells and use potions. In the original series, the sisters losing their powers but still being able to cast spells and use potions after time travelling was a regular occurrence.
* Abigael's characterisation in the future, resembles Piper's, in the alternate world Paige travels to, in "Centennial Charmed".
* Mel tries meditating to a recording. Her counterpart Piper, also did this, when she developed her new powers.
* A side effect of Harry's treatment, causes him to act like a child. This happened to the Charmed Ones, in "Cheaper by the Coven".

## Production Notes

* The episode was watched by 0.41 million U.S. viewers.

## Quotes

**Celeste:** Well, from here on in, I'll have your cooperation? Wherever you are in your development cycle.

**Harry:** Well, I'm feeling in the eighteen to twenty-one range, which is old enough to start to feel badly for the trouble I've caused.

**Mel:** I don't understand it yet, but I think my future self sent this baby here to do more than just stay safe. I think it's here to help save us from our allergy.

## Gallery

* Promotional Images
* Screencaps
* Behind the Scenes

## Videos

* Videos

Charmed 3x15 Promo Schrodinger's Future (HD)