What to Expect When You're Expecting the Apocalypse

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## Production

### **Director**

Joe Gallagher

**What to Expect When You're Expecting the Apocalypse** is the sixteenth episode of the third season of *Charmed* and the fifty-seventh episode of the series overall. It aired on June 25, 2021.

## Synopsis

READY FOR ANYTHING – The Charmed Ones (Melonie Diaz, Madeleine Mantock, Sarah Jeffery) must track down the Whispering Evil in the present in order to save the future; Harry (Rupert Evans) fears his mortality journey may change him...for the worse. Also starring Poppy Drayton and Jordan Donica.

## Cast

* Madeleine Mantock as Macy Vaughn
* Sarah Jeffery as Maggie Vera
* Jordan Donica as Jordan Chase / The Whispering Evil
* Poppy Drayton as Abigael Jameson-Caine
* and Rupert Evans as Harry Greenwood

Recurring Cast* Jason Diaz as Antonio Garcia
* Christin Park as Swan

Co-Starring* Clint Carleton as Sad Clown
* Dominique Robinson as Swan's Assistant #1
* Matt Kennedy as Swan's Assistant #2
* Richard Meen as Bounty Hunter Demon
* Alisha Dhillon as Barista
* Rebecca Finch as Married Woman
* Jordana Zinger as Molly

## Magical Notes

### Spells

* *Containment Spell*
	+ Cast by Macy and Maggie to contain the infected.

### Potions

* *Dreamless Sleep Potion*
	+ Used by Harry to induce Swan with sleep.
* *Allergy Cure*
	+ Used by Macy and Maggie in order to cure themselves of the magical allergy.
* *Truth Serum*
	+ Used by Maggie and Macy to make Antonio and Jordan tell the truth, respectively.
* *Valerian Tea*
	+ Used by Mel to help balance her restored powers due to her pregnancy.

### Powers

* **Emotional Inception:** Used by Maggie in an attempt to induce apathy or sleepiness to the Whispering Evil.
* **Hindsight:** Used by Maggie to see Jordan was the one that had infected Swan and her two assistants.
* **Immunity:** Used by the Whispering Evil to bypass the Truth Serum and to withstand Maggie's power used against it. It is naturally immune to all modern magic, including spells and potions.
* **Molecular Manipulation:** Used by Mel to stop a fight from breaking out, later to crush a flail by freezing it.
* **Portal Creation:** Used by Harry through the board in the Command Center.
* **Pyrokinesis:** Used by Abigael to form a fireball before it was doused by Mel, then again to threaten a bounty hunter.
* **Telekinesis:** Used by Macy to slam a bottle into a clown; by Waverly to levitate a screwdriver then to vanquish the bounty hunter; and by Abigael to move a table at said bounty hunter.
* **Telekinetic Energy Generation:** Used by Macy to hold back an infected Swan from attacking her.
* **Temporal Stasis:** Used accidentally by Mel to freeze a fly and later to stop a dagger from harming her baby.

### Artifacts

* **Demon Tracker:** A tracking device used by demonic bounty hunters to find their prey.
* **Abigael's Totem**: A small totem that used to contain Abigael's demon form.

## Trivia

* With 44 letters in the title, this is the longest episode title of the series overall.
* Jordan Chase returns in this episode. He was last seen in *Chaos Theory*.
* Antonio Garcia and Swan return in this episode. They were last seen in *Spectral Healing*.
* Mo and Aladria were mentioned. They were last seen in *Perfecti Is the Enemy of Good*.
* Francesca Jameson is mentioned. She was last seen in *Chaos Theory*.
	+ The nickname "Mummy Dearest" that Abigael called Francesca is most likely a reference to "Mommie Dearest", a tell-all autobiography and later film by Christina Crawford, who details an abusive childhood at the hands of her mother, actress Joan Crawford.
* Dr. Lawrence is mentioned. He was last seen in *Witchful Thinking*.
* This episode marks Waverly Jameson's first appearance in the series. She was first mentioned in *Triage*.
* It is also revealed that Waverly has a daughter, whose power Francesca wants.
	+ Joey Falco explained more about her power in a tweet to a viewer.
* Jordana Zinger previously played Abigarry's Daughter #2 in *Third Time's the Charm*.

### Continuity Error

* The Whispering Evil was able to escape by possessing Jordan, because he was the first human that had ever been imprisoned within the Tomb of Chaos. However, the Vera-Vaughn Charmed Ones had been trapped inside the Tomb in *Witch Way Out* without being overtaken by the ancient monster, despite all three of them being humans.

## Answered Questions from Previous Episode(s)

* Will the Charmed Ones overcome their infection?
	+ As of now, they are all cured thanks to a potion made with the liquid from Mel's unborn child.
* Will Jordan Chase come back?
	+ Jordan returns in this episode, though he is revealed to be possessed.
* Who is this mysterious creature that has been watching Seattle at night?
	+ The Whispering Evil.
* What is the Whispering Evil?
	+ This is an ancient formless monster that cannot exist without a human host. It spent 20,000 years in the Tomb of Chaos, until it got free by taking possession of Jordan Chase.
* How will Mel get her time powers back?
	+ These powers have returned in this episode, but no one knows yet whether they belong to Mel's unborn child or are Mel's own powers that have returned due to her pregnancy.
* Will Abigael be able to return Macy's demonic powers?
	+ As of the moment, Abigael is hoping to return Macy's powers through the Blade of Clarity.

## Unanswered Questions

* Who is Lydia Jameson's father?
* How will the Charmed Ones stop the Whispering Evil?
* How will Waverly and Abigael get the Blade of Clarity from Francesca?
* Will Francesca manage to get Lydia?
* Will Mel's unborn child be a "time witch" or have Mel's original powers returned?
* Will Jordan be saved from the Whispering Evil?

## References to the Original Charmed

* Waverly tells Mel that most pregnant witches experience new powers and magical mishaps. In the original, Patty, Piper, and Phoebe have experienced such incidents due to carrying immensely powerful magical infants.
* When the bounty hunter threw a knife at Mel's belly, her temporal powers protected it. This references to the time when a powerful Darklighter tried to shoot Piper's unborn baby with a poisoned arrow and it protected itself by producing a force field.
* A demonic bounty hunter appears in this episode. Bounty hunters were common in the original.
* Mel freezing the fly references to "The Wedding from Hell" when Piper tried to freeze two demons but instead froze a fly near her.
* Maggie is with her respective love interest, when she recieves a vision, and learns he has turned evil. The same thing happened to Phoebe, when she recieved a premonition from Cole, and learnt he was the Source.
	+ Jordan's possession by the Whispering Evil, could be comparable to Cole's possession by the Source.
* Macy and Jordan fought a clown. In the original, the Charmed Ones dealt with a clown that manifested from Paige's dream.

## Production Notes

* The episode was watched by 0.36 million U.S. viewers.
* On one of the promo photos, the knife was not finished, which flew into Mel and showed her awakened temporal stasis.

## Quotes

**Mel (in frustration):** Use Allen wrench A to tighten ten-inch bolts B, C, and F. Who's Allen and why does he have a wrench named after him?

**Maggie:** Are you the Whispering Evil?

**Antonio:** My ex seems to think so.

**Waverly (to Mel):** She's not my sister. She's an unhinged demon.

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## Videos

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Charmed - Season 3 Episode 16 - What To Expect When You're Expecting The Apocalypse Promo - The CW