A story that recounts a series of comedic and thrilling events about three of the sisters who discover that they are witches and supernatural beings. Girls try to cope with environmental and family conditions and overcome their demons. They will begin to tear down the patriarchal bonds but will maintain their family ties that are in their relationships with others, and may strengthen their supernatural abilities.
[The] type of outwardly clunky dialogue only pays lip service to the feminist label, all while the characters must contend with an ice-dagger-throwing demon who looks like a budget version dreamed up by a Game of Thrones superfan.
The pilot has more of a balance of heavy emotion and lightness than I expected, and the most surprising thing about the new Charmed... is how it doesn't forget to be fun within a contemporary, #MeToo/#TimesUp context.
This Charmed has its sights set on the Emmy for "Most PC Cliches Packed Into One Oppressively Long Drama Ever," and I think it might even win the lifetime achievement award the first season.
The pilot is also plagued by unsurprising twists, largely nondescript performances and some comically cornball special effects. I very much like the way Charmed sees itself and I hope it can become that show, even if it isn't there yet.
Although the change is jarring to longtime fans, the new show feels more modern, and far less campy, than the original. If the sisters can forge their own identities, maybe there's room for a second "Charmed" in fans' hearts.
