Awakened (Charmed episode)

"Awakened (Charmed episode)"

Awakened is an episode of The WB drama series, Charmed.

Synopsis

Piper orders Kiwano from outside the country, illegal fruit that gives her Oroya fever, a rare disease normally only seen in parts of South America. She is sent to the hospital, but slips into a coma as the disease progresses. With little hope for her recovery, Prue and Phoebe cast a spell to transfer the disease to a ninja doll, resulting in Piper's amazing recovery. But a side effect of the spell brings the ninja doll to life, who then infects several people with the disease by stabbing people with its blade. Piper insists that Prue and Phoebe have no choice but to reverse the spell, halting the spread of the disease but putting Piper back into a coma. As she dies with Dan, Prue, and Phoebe at her side, Leo heals her, disobeying his orders not to interfere.

Book of Shadows

Enemies

• Dr. Curtis Williamson: Ever since Piper miraculously recovered from Oroya Fever, Dr. Curtis Williamson had been researching an antidote for the same. Whilst injecting chimps with blood samples taken from the sisters, he accidentally injected himself with a complete combination of their bloods, in the process gaining their powers. Realizing his abilities, Dr. Williamson began stealing organs (from criminals) to give to waiting organ transplant patients. Being only a mortal, in the end he couldn't handle the witches' powers, and they drove him insane. (Astral Monkey)

Spells

• Awakening Spell: Troubled blood with sleep’s unease, remove the cause of this disease. Sleep eternal never more, and shift this source of illness borne. To this poppet, whom none shall mourn.
• To Reverse Awakening Spell: What was awakened from its sleep, must once again slumber deep. Return the disease to whence it came, so life can ease back to the same.

Episode Stars

• Shannen Doherty as Prue Halliwell
• Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell
• Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell
• Greg Vaughan as Dan Gordon

Co-Stars

• Daniel Reichert as Dr. Seigler
• Monica Allison as Nurse
• Faith Salie as Second Nurse
• Chuti Tiu as Asian-American Nurse
• Louisa Abernathy as Angie
• Jennifer Massey as Female Reporter #1
• Lisa Ann Grant as Female Reporter #2

International titles

• French: Le fruit défendu (The Forbidden Fruit)
• German: Fieber (Fever)
• Spanish: Al despertar