Phoebe burying herself in work.
From the Ashes is the first episode of the fifth season of Charmed.
Plot
Two months after Cole is vanquished, the Charmed Ones attempt to move on. However, Cole keeps haunting Phoebe and is unwilling to let her go. Paige is promoted at work, though her first case leads her to a widower whose wife has suddenly returned from the dead.
Cast
- Main Cast
- Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell
- Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell
- Rose McGowan as Paige Matthews
- Brian Krause as Leo Wyatt
- Julian McMahon as Cole Turner
- Guest Starring
- Unknown as Agares
- David Reivers as Mr. Cowan
- Unknown as Bill Roberts
- Unknown as Hannah Roberts
- Unknown as Daniel's Mother
- Unknown as Daniel
Magical Notes
Spells
To Banish a Former Lover
- Lost soul that causes me pain,
- I banish you from whence you came.
Agares Vanquishing Spell
- Requires the Power of Three and holy water to be thrown at Agares.
- From the ashes, his flames resurrect,
- So their tortured souls he may collect,
- No longer will his wicked deals persist,
- Demon of Resurgence no more exist.
Powers
- Smoke-Flaming - a type of teleportation used by Agares.
- Resurrection - used by Agares to resurrect people and by Cole to resurrect himself.
- Fading - a type of teleportation used by Cole.
- Electrokinesis - used by Cole several times.
- Pyrokinesis - used by Agares to burn his victims and to trap the sisters.
- Telekinesis - used by Agares to close doors and windows and on Cole.
- Premonition - used by Phoebe to learn about Agares.
- Sensing - used by Leo and Cole.
- Orbing - used by Paige.
- Molecular Combustion - used by Piper to blast Cole.
- Molecular Immobilization - used by Piper to freeze Agares and fire.
Notes and Trivia
- The title is a reference to the people resurrected in this episode, having risen from the ashes through Agares' fire.
- Two months have passed since Cole was vanquished.
- Piper mentions the demon Masselin, who appeared in the season 2 episode "The Devil's Music". Both Masselin and Agares use Faustian Deals, though they are only named as such in this episode.
- Paige becoming a vampire is mentioned by Piper when discussing holy water. This happened in "Bite Me".
- It is revealed in this episode that the beast Cole killed in the season 4 episode "Witch Way Now?", is not the only beast roaming the Demonic Wasteland.
| Preceded by: Season 4 |
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