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Cole makes a special appearance to aid Piper in The Seven Year Witch

General information

Synopsis

Template:Spoiler Already stressed out awaiting word on Leo's fate, Piper is attacked by demons and ends up in a coma. Stuck in the cosmic void between life and death, Piper's spirit is surprised to find Cole waiting for her and even more surprised when he tells her that he is there to help keep her and Leo together, which he hopes will restore Phoebe's faith in love. Meanwhile, the Council puts Leo to the test by stripping him of his powers and memory and placing him in an unknown location in hopes that his heart will guide him to his true destiny, whether it is to be with his family or the Greater Good. As Phoebe, Paige and Darryl search for Leo, Drake does one last good deed before his time is up.

Book of Shadows

Enemies

  • Thorn Demon: Demons that attacks both male and female innocents by spitting poisonous thorns which puts their victims into a coma. Thorn demons can be easily vanquished using a witch power or potion.

Allies

Spells

  • None used

Guest stars

Trivia

  • This episode title is a reference to the famous Marilyn Monroe film The Seven Year Itch.
  • There are two brief flashbacks scenes in this episode. As Leo is recovering his memory, he first sees himself killing Elder Gideon in the sixth season finale It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World, Pt 2, shortly after he remembers when he proposed to Piper in the bathroom, in the third season premiere The Honeymoon's Over.
  • It's revealed in this episode that Cole sent ex-demon Drake Robin to Phoebe to help her not to give up on love.
  • This was the one hundred fiftieth episode of Charmed, and as such, actor Julian McMahon was asked to make a cameo return in this episode to mark the occasion. Although his character was previously killed, in this episode it was explained that he is presently in a limbo state, forever denied love for his previous actions. However, he does have some ability to appear outside his limbo, in this case, to make sure that Phoebe does not give up on love.
  • With this episode Julian McMahon marks his fifty-first appareance on the show. Without including other three episodes where he was shown in archive footage.
  • This marks the final episode for the characters Drake Robin, played by actor Billy Zane and Cole played by actor Julian McMahon. Though they will both reappear on flashbacks in the season eighth episode Generation Hex, where Coop takes Phoebe to see her past loves.
  • When Phoebe is saying goodbye to Drake, she says it's been three weeks since they met, but in the previous episode Carpe Demon, Drake says he only has two weeks to live.
  • Leo becomes mortal in this episode.
  • Wyatt is shown to have the ability to heal injuries, which ties into his Whitelighter heritage.
  • This is the third time Piper has been put into a coma. The first time was shown in the season two episode Awakened and again in the season four Brain Drain.

International titles

  • French: Sept ans de réflexion
  • Spanish: El séptimo año de bruja


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