12 Angry Zen (Charmed episode)
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General information
- Episode of the popular U.S. television series, Charmed
- Episode Number: 14
- Season: 8
- Production Code: 62015-08-170
- Airdate: February 12, 2006
- Writer: Cameron Litvack
- Director: Jon Pare
Synopsis
In searching for information about Leo, Piper discovers a message from Lo-Pan, a monk and keeper of a sacred Buddhist staff containing the power of influence. While Piper tries to secure the staff from evil, Lo-Pan teaches Billie how to harness her new power of projection in order to find her sister Christy. Phoebe celebrates her independence from the manor by throwing a housewarming party that gets out of control. Finally, Paige introduces Henry to the world of magic by taking him on an "orb-along."Book of Shadows
Enemies
- Novak: a powerful yet generic demon who attempts to steal the Zen Staff every year, and goes into hibernation until that time comes.
Artifacts
- Zen Staff: A staff containing all the powers of the Zodiac
Spells
- None used
Guest stars
- Kaley Cuoco as Billie Jenkins
- Ivan Sergei as Henry Mitchell
- Clyde Kusatsu as Lo-Pan
- Daniel Southworth as Rat
- Tony Lee as Dog
- Mark Adair-Rios as Magnus
- Julian Ovenden as Novak
- Stephanie Patton as 11 year-old Christy Jenkins
- John Dannin as Cute Guy
Trivia
- The episode title is a play on words to the film 12 Angry Men.
- The character Lo-Pan is the name of the main villain in the film Big Trouble in Little China. Coincidentally, the actor who played Lo-Pan in that movie is famed character actor James Hong, who previously appeared in the episode Enter the Demon. Also coincidentally, the bridge used in that episode is the same one used in this episode.
- The "Eternity" symbol is written on the laundry store's glass window, but it's written so it faces inward. Anyone outside would see it backward, making it meaningless.
- This episode is to take place on January 29, the Chinese New Year. But in Payback's a Witch, they celebrated Wyatt's birthday, which was stated in The Day the Magic Died to take place on February 2nd...two episodes ago.
- There are 12 Chinese Zodiac signs per cycle with only half of them making appearances in the episode but only 5 are visibly identified, namely the Rooster, Dog, Rat, Snake and Dragon.
- Chinese New Year is the subject of this episode, which was celebrated two weeks earlier, on January 29, 2006, making it the Year of the Dog.
- Phoebe tells Paige that in order to find Piper, they have to use the "to call a lost witch spell", but Paige tells her that it would not work because Piper isn't lost. Despite of using this spell to summon each other many times before.
International Titles
- German: Büffel, Tiger und Hund (Buffalo, Tiger and Dog)
External links
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