Little Box of Horrors (Charmed episode)

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Demons covet Pandora's Box in Little Box of Horrors

General information

• Episode of the popular U.S. television series, Charmed
• Episode Number: 18
• Season: 7
• Production Code: 4301152
• Airdate: April 24, 2005
• Writer: Cameron Litvack
• Director: Jon Pare

Synopsis

Template:Spoiler The Charmed Ones are in a race against time when the mythological Pandora's Box falls into the hands of Katya, a shapeshifting demon who intends to open the box and fill the world with all of its sorrows. Phoebe and Piper try to find Hope, the Guardian who can return any released evil spirits to the box. In their efforts to protect Hope, the sisters engage in an intense fight with Katya. Meanwhile, a ringing in Paige's ears sends her on her first Whitelighter mission, and Leo becomes at stay-at-home dad, experiencing Wyatt's terrible twos first-hand.

Book of Shadows

Enemies

• Katya: a shape-shifting female demon who wanted to make a name for herself and impress Zankou

Spells

• None used

Guest stars

• Brian Krause as Leo Wyatt
• Jason & Kristopher Simmons as Wyatt Halliwell
• Brooke Nevin as Hope
• Michelle Hurd as Katya
• Elizabeth Dennehy as Sandra
• Sammi Hanratty as Wendy
• Greg Lindsay as Trey
• Steve Bean as Roger
• Don Swayze as Lucius
• Shani Pride as Darcy
• Hayley DuMond as Nina
• Stacy Barnhisel as Linda
• Kevin R. Kelly as Father

Trivia

• The episode title is a play on words to the film The Little Shop of Horrors.
• Series executive producer Brad Kern stated in interviews that the network executives approached him with a request for a potential spin-off series, since it was unsure if Charmed would be renewed for season eight. Kern turned in this episode in response to their request, much to the displeasure of fans who had expected a spin-off to be made centered on the characters Wyatt Halliwell, Chris Halliwell and a grown version of Phoebe's daughter seen in the future.
• In the episode Sin Francisco Leo says that the myth of Pandora's Box is based on the Box of Sins, but this episode shows that the two are separate objects.
• When explaining to the guy in the elevator how to perform CPR, Paige says "I need you to put your hands together on the xyphoid process." You should NEVER place your hands on the process during CPR, because you might cause it to break off and seriously damage liver, spleen or other vital organs.
• Piper and Phoebe find a copy of The Complete Encyclopedia Of Demons at Magic School, and it proves incredibly useful, but never seemed to take advantage of the book after this episode.
• Towards the end we see a close-up of Kayta's foot in the Underworld, walking on a stone floor, and the "stone" sinks in, obviously giving away that she is walking on a padded mat and not real stone.

International titles

• French: La petite boîte des horreurs
• Spanish: La cajita de los horrores
• German: Die Büchse der Pandora