Ripples

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## Production

### **Director**

Joe Gallagher

**Ripples** is the fourth episode of the fourth season of *Charmed* and the sixty-third episode of the series overall. It aired on April 1, 2022.

## Synopsis

HOME ALONE – When Maggie's (Sarah Jeffery) demon-hunting leads her down a dangerous path, Mel (Melonie Diaz) decides it's time for them to take a break – and books the sisters for a weekend getaway. Meanwhile the new Charmed One (Lucy Barrett) is left in charge of the Command Center for the first time... which doesn't go as well as anyone hopes.

## Cast

* Sarah Jeffery as Maggie Vera
* Lucy Barrett as Kaela Danso
* Jordan Donica (credit only)
* and Rupert Evans (credit only)

Recurring Cast* Kapil Talwalkar as Dev
* J.P. Manoux as Arnold
* Jessica Hayles as Sunny
* Ryan Beil as Donnie

Co-Starring* Jason Simpson as Duncan
* Chrisina Meredith Lewall as Encantado
* Shrey Vyas as Robert the Towel Man
* Lachlan Quarmby as Older Brother
* Clayton Finnigan as Younger Brother
* Myrasol Martinez as Bonnie
* Kareem Malcolm as Clyde
* Jina Anika as Spa Guest #1
* Skyler Mowatt as Spa Guest #2

## Magical Notes

### Spells

* *Purification Incantation*
	+ Used by Maggie and Kaela to purify a poisoned water lily.

### Potions

* *Reconfiguration Potion*
	+ Used by Kaela to repair the witchboard.

### Powers

* **Enhanced Breath:** Used by Duncan to blow out Kaela's candle and send her back to the Command Center, along with Dev.
* **Manifestation:** Kaela accidentally manifests a little ball of light out of her doodles. She later uses this power to manifest a bunch of martinis and later bath bombs.
* **Memory Viewing:** Used through the aromatherapy room's enchanted scents to bring memories to life. Maggie reviews her life from before she became a witch, and later Mel sees into the Tallyman's childhood memory.
* **Portal Creation:** Kaela uses the board to transport herself to Merrow's Spring to help Maggie and Mel.
* **Shapeshifting:** Used by Arnold to turn his merman tail into a pair of human legs.
* **Smoking:** Used by Kaela and Dev via Blue Camellia matches to transport to the bar.
* **Technopathy:** Used by an older gremlin to stop a wood chipper before it could mangle his hand.
* **Temporal Displacement:** Mel uses this power accidentally, while practicing on her temporal stasis and sends a clock into the future, many hours later within the day.
* **Vocal Charisma:** Used by Dev to make a broken summoning conch react to his singing.

### Artifacts

* **Blue Camellia Candles:** Enchanted candles inside the Blue Camelia. When Duncan blows out a visitor's candle, that visitor disappears from the club in a cloud of smoke.
* **Blue Camellia Matches:** Used by Kaela to get into the club.
* **Book of Shadows:** Dev sees the book while in the Command Center.
* **Enchanted Water Lily:** The flower was corrupted by one of the Tallyman's gears and spat thorns everywhere.
* **GemCast:** Mel gave one to Kaela to observe the magical community. The Tallyman later used one to broadcast the Charmed Ones' "misdoings" to turn the magical world against them.
* **Patient Spider:** Used by the Tallyman to spy on the Charmed Ones.
* **Summoning Conch and Necklace:** Mel gave Kaela the conch in order to alert her if Kaela needed help, and took the necklace herself to recieve Kaela's call.

## Trivia

* The episode is named after the magical spa.
* J.P. Manoux guest starred as the merman, Arnold. He once appeared on the original series where he played the demon apprentice, Stanley.
* Kaela learns to successfully cast spells and use potions for the first time.
* Mel finds out that the Tallyman is a gremlin and in the past he had an older brother and a mother. At the age of 18, the Tallyman was mentally and physically traumatized by his brother's fault due to his limited abilities for technopathy, the natural power of gremlins.
* Robert had a pair of horns on his head. The satyr from season 1 had no horns.
* Duncan returns in this episode. He was last seen in *Not That Girl*.
* Jordan Chase, Harry Greenwood, Roxie and Unnamed Lamia were mentioned. They were last seen in *Unlucky Charmed*.
* Brynn is mentioned. She was last seen in *You Can't Go Home Again*.
* Joséfina Reyes is mentioned. She was last seen in *Not That Girl*.

## Answered Questions from Previous Episode(s)

* Why does Mel see strange visions of the past with Ruby?
	+ It is a result of her temporal powers returning in a different form.
* Will Mel be able to regain her temporal powers?
	+ Mel has managed to unlock her temporal powers, and managed to unintentionally send a clock several hours into the future.
* Who is the Tallyman?
	+ A mentally unstable gremlin with a grudge against the Charmed Ones for some reason.

## Unanswered Questions

* Who is the 'she' the Tallyman mentioned?
* Why does the Tallyman want to defame the Charmed Ones?
* Will the Charmed Ones be able to restore their reputation with the magical community?
* Will Kaela be able to find out about her origins?
* What does the Tallyman want with Maggie's hair?
* How did the younger gremlin become the current Tallyman?
* How did the Tallyman repair his hand damaged in his youth?
* What will the court decide for Maggie's crime?

## References to the Original Charmed

* A merman appears in this episode. In the original series, while there was no merman, there was in fact a mermaid.
* The Charmed Ones find out the Tallyman is a gremlin. In the original show, gremlins first appeared in season 6.
* Arnold's comedic afraidness of being vanquished is a reference to how the Charmed Ones would frequently vanquish their enemies. It could also be a reference to how his character, Stanley, from the original show was comedically vanquished.
* Maggie said "What in The Little Shop of Horrors". In the original, her counterpart, Phoebe, said "Welcome, to our Little Shop of Horrors".
* The Tallyman secretly monitors the Charmed Ones, in their home. In the original series, the sisters were secretly recorded in the manor, for a demonic reality show.
* Duncan ripping Kaela's drawing to stop the multiplication effect references to Kevin's power, which reversed all effects when his drawing is destroyed.
* After the Enchanted Water Lily was corrupted by the Tallyman, it began spitting thorns. Thorn Spitting was a power possessed by Thorn Demons in the original series.
* The magical community turning against the Charmed Ones is similar to how they turned against them at the end of season 8 of the original.

## Production Notes

* The episode was watched by 0.36 million U.S. viewers.
* Despite being credited, Jordan Donica and Rupert Evans do not appear in this episode.

## Gallery

* Promotional Images
* Screencaps
* Behind the Scenes

## Videos

* Videos

Charmed 4x04 Promo "Ripples" (HD)