Piper Halliwell & The Search for Stability
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- It's taken forever but hopefully it was worth the wait! A deep dive into Piper Halliwell and how her longing for stability shapes much of her charactersation. If you like the video, please consider giving it a thumbs up, commenting and maybe even subscribing!
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I always thought Piper was the most realistic character and her development was the most natural. And her longing for stability even manifests in the kind of powers she has, she literally freezes time and as she becomes more adaptable and hr anxiety is replaced with anger she starts blowing things up
Wow I never thought about it this way but I thought that the power girls have is deeply connected to their personalities
I agree with you!!! Piper becomes my favoriter character because the more I watch the series, the more I could relate to her. Especially she went on a drastic change in the show.
Couldn’t agree more. The writers did a great job in meshing out her character and her emotional journey as a Charmed One. However we should also agree that as the show went on, especially in the later seasons, her character became more Prue- like. I don’t know if it was intentional or not, but it was a severe spectrum from her Charmed One beginnings.
Natural?
In the first season she is afraid to enter a church.
In the final season she attacks Christy.
And she constantly threatens Leo (blows up & him in the process).
Imagine if the role we're reveresed...
Piper becoming a nagging Angel right besides the Elders.
Haha, nah instead she replaces Death a few hours/days.
Piper's transformation is definitly that of a loving mother.
Leo, where are you?
Leo why did I freeze you - whom fixes the house as long as you're gone?
Leo "Wyatt" Halliwell.
'Wyatt' both her oldest son & Leo orb right next too her.
Piper was interesting at the start of the show writing wise - finally she turned into a cynical siren.
That's not a natuarl evolution of any character or earthly human nature.
I love this analysis! I found it such a shame that Piper had to sacrifice the softer elements of her personality and "harden" to take on Prue's role, but it was also incredibly realistic. I can't wait to see your take on Paige.
That's the one I care about
I want to see Paige too
I prefer the piper from seasons 1 -3. I related to her personality more.
And Prue had to do the oposite, to open up and let loose
It is said by future Wyatt that she does become more of an optimist when she's older, and her future self we see in the finale is a very sweet grandmother, so it seems she did reclaim the softer parts of herself
Piper really was the heart of the family , holly marie combs was charmed ! Her acting was the best and most related to
She was. Take piper out and phoebe and Prue would of been chaos lol
She was my favorite of the sisters. I also just love Hollie Marie Combs. She gave so much emotional depth to Piper. She’s such a good actress! I enjoyed your analysis very much. Thank you for breaking it down season by season.
I miss Charmed for real. What I can say is, after Prue died Piper really did a great job becoming a new big sister
they have an reboot
@@blakecoston2225 yep I think she knows
@@edwingngoran8628 not only knows about it, is probably cast in it.
@@KateLicker what?
@@edwingngoran8628 lol
Damn remembering how she had such a crippling fear of being like her mother and dying before her kids could grow up then how she handled it when she found out at least in one timeline that she did in fact die young, that's some growth there.
I think Leo had a lot to do with that. She was fine until he pointed out how her baby photo album wasn’t finished due to her moms death. After that she really pressed into it
I 100% agree with that. Leo purposefully exacerbated her anxiety because he wanted her to be more cautious fighting demons. The fact that he acted so shocked and surprised that she internalized that and became terrified was so shocking to me that it made me lose some respect for him. Like, dude…she’s scared because YOU made her feel that way.
See I agree with both replies here. I want to see that be analyzed in a video about him. He's too passive half the time and the other time he's the forced advice voice of reason and the sisters were way too over reliant on hom like when they became deities. Like Phoebe you have been a witch more longer than Paige and have been in very tough scenarios before so them needing Leo to pop in for 10 minutes was just horrible writing and unnecessary. Now if he was summoned by Piper or better yet Wyatt because thw sisters were overwhelmed by the god powers that would be different especially because it would be a better set up with him being suspicious with Chris and make him more aggressive
I cried when she said, "I've always had a big sister." :-(
Piper's mother Patti, also had a romance with her whitelighter and for piper, it was like life repeating itself. For her. She is a mystery for me because if Shannen Doherty had not left the show, who truly would Piper Halliwell would have grown into on her own without having to become the older sister. We Would never know who piper was truly meant to be with out having to step into prues shoes!
You hit the nail on the head. She's always seemed the most dependent on her powers. She doesn't want to be normal, she wants stability.
That’s phoebe
Phoebe always relied on her powers that’s why she lost them in s6 (behind the scenes) was due to budget cuts
@@Ta-Dayne Nope, she was the one who used her powers for personal gain the most. Piper used her powers constantly to protect their secrets, to save innocents, to help and save her sisters, and for herself. However, she usually used her powers for selfless reasons.
As a fellow middle child, I loved her characterization. She is a middle child. It is how we are. Never getting anywhere near enough attention. Forced to sublimate our wants and needs because we have to play the neutral party. Always dragged down as a result. And when we try to rebel and get some attention and/or change the dynamic, we are usually painted as the bad guys, the negative ones, the ones that don't care. No one ever cared what we feel or what we want. And if it weren't for Prue's death forcing her into the eldest role, I feel that she would have stayed that way through out the entire show. The irony is that we care so much, that we can't imagine life without the people that over shadow us. It is a type of cognitive dissonance. I related so much to her. Even as a guy, the show was a guilty pleasure and is great.
No. Piper was like that before Prue died.
Piper was always the most destined to be like her mother.
They looked the most alike, both had the freezing power, and both fell in love with a whitelighter.
Piper was always my favorite sister in this series
Always the cutest too
Me too 💝
this show is my absolute comfort show - watching it feels like spending time with my family
Agreed. As much as Piper talked about normalcy, it was Stability she was searching for the most.
Season 4 piper made me value my siblings. Before the show my biggest fear was cockroaches but now its losing a love one.
Parenthood triggered a lot of shift for hte character, IMO. She became more adaptable when she had a child/children to protect. We see how fierce that is early, when she blasts those gates in the ep with the kid who is a firestarter.
She blasted those gates like a baaaayd beeetch
She was the best actress of the entire series and Piper is the glue that holds this show together. Long after the quality has dwindled to the doldrums, her acting is the only reason left to keep watching.
They all were good actresses.
@@renealexander2703 I'm watching Season 1 on Amazon Prime right now and.... no, they really weren't. Prue and Phoebe's dialogue makes me physically cringe. Holly Marie Combs is the only reason I am pushing myself to finish the season.
Great video. It was incredibly powerful when Patty told Piper to have faith her destiny will be different than hers. Prue and Piper were the most concerned about that because of their mother and grandmother’s death. The stability/foundation they had was taken away. When Prue died, it heightened Piper’s fear that their family was destined for doom and sorrow in season 4.
She was always my favorite of the Charmed Ones. Also, I’m a sucker for romance and I was rooting for her and Leo’s love story since Day 1.
Piper was always my favourite. Phoebe was always my least favourite. I love how strong and snarky Piper becomes as the series goes on
Great analysis of all of them! You break down what the writers never could barely portray well for eight seasons.
Im so glad someone is touching on charmed through the video essay frame because honestly theres much to discuss in that show and you are making a great job on deep diving into the characters without losing focus or being biased so congrats definitely am subscribed and am looking forward to a possible paige vid (shes one of my all time favorite characters and i think shes so underdiscussed(?) If that makes sense)
Piper was the real compass of the series and always there for her family and her friends. she became the protector of the everyone and she had to harden in order not to collapse under the weight and the dangers that threatened her family. however she was always soft and loving on the inside and something less than a blissfull happy ending could not come for her. it is not a surprise that we see Wyatt and Cris continue the legacy as piper eventually became the one that could not abandon their magic while the Paige and Phoebe really struggled in the final seasons. they were looking for meaning outside their destiny while piper understood that their magic was the only stability in their identity and passed it on to her kids.
I understand Piper's desire for a stable lifestyle.
Watching this video made me realize how much I find the plotlines of this show to be a mess. I love it, and there are obviously pros and cons to every show, but yeah. Messy. It also made me realize I will cry any time I see Piper crying.
Yeah Piper is the most relatable one. Her yearning for a normal life but puts that aside because of a great destiny. Many can relate to traits like that.
Don't mind me, I'm just watching all your Charmed videos back to back, because they give me so much joy!
I love this show. However, I remember all the women always being stressed out and frantically trying to keep their jobs and business going. Also, they are constantly getting involved with men at work after clearly being sexually harassed. It really reflected this generation.
Once that Windigo got into her in season 1 it stuck with her through the series 😂 She’s still my favorite character. I’m so attracted to her.
Lol
Piper was Always my favorite
Piper was my favorite from the very beginning. She had the best come backs
definitely want to see your take on Paige character development I watched pure phoebe and piper love the videos I would also love to see you do Buffy
please please PLEASE make more charmed content, i'd love to see one on cole and phoebe's relationship 🥺
You know it is intresting to listen how tgeir power connected to their personalities as people usually explain how their powers connected to each other ,developed based on each other but not the aspect i have mentioned
Charmed is such an underrated show! Personal favorite of mine!
Piper is my favorite character on charmed
Piper is my favorite sister! 👏👏👏
Would love a breakdown analysis for Paige! She was always my favourite sister
I love piper 💜 she's really is the strongest of all the other's, 😊
Just received the Charmed box set today in the post. Aside from catching a few episodes on TV and CZcams before they were taking down, I've never really had the chance to fully explore Charmed. Love these videos! I constantly rewatch them just because they're so well discussed and put together. Can't wait for the Paige video.
Me too. Paige is my favourite.
Yay some Paige love!!!
I recommend using a website called "Soap2day" it's free but the only downside it has a lot of ads hope you enjoy Charmed ♥
she was always my absolute favvvv growing up she felt the most real to me
What a great analysis, watched every second.
I miss this series
I was so happy to see this video in my feed! Piper is one of my favorite characters not only in the Charmed universe but in all of fiction. Perhaps a Leo video next? 😊
I LOVE Piper. Smart, gorgeous, and level-headed.
Yes her power progresses.... or in a better term learns to control her power.
i named my dog piper, that is how much i luv the character and actress
Man I cried watching this... Piper was always my fave. I am the youngest of three sisters so watching Piper's grief losing her big sister hit home. Love this show, love this analysis of such beloved characters. Thank you!
in a way Piper was the glue that hold the family together
OMG thank you for doing Charmed analysis! Like this is my ALL TIME FAVORITE show ever ever ever ever to infinity and back. You nailed all of the things about the sisters! Truly great job. Thank you deeply for the content. I love to know someone elses toughts on this beautiful show that I grew up with and fell inlove with. Cant wait for the Paige episode!
I hate the Prue died but it was needed for pipers growths and I love piper so I guess I can deal with prue dying
Prue dying was not needed for Piper's growth. Piper had growth with Prue on the show. If anything, without Prue, the show had less chemistry and the Power of Three seemed weaker.
A great psychological analysis. I disagree with Piper's powers not progressing in the first season as she gained control about the unfreezing process and she was able to freeze events in a bigger area around her and even in outdoor spaces. Still at the end of the first season, she quit a steady and successful position to achieve her dream. I agree with everything else. And it is true that she got much stronger psychologically after Prue's death. And she gained the most offensive power of the charmed ones and a great control over it while she was reluctant to use it at first.
Piper is my favourite character of the show! When she cries, I cry too!!! Greetings from Guatemala
Ohhhh this is a fantastic analysis!
Piper's search for a normal life was relatable in the first 4 seasons of the show. Originally I could see some amount of understanding, in seasons 1-2 being thrown into a world where everything just wanted to kill them (which is touched upon in episode 2 of Season 1 where she tries to enter the church in fear that they're evil or the scene with her and Phoebe in the attic) however her search for normalcy didn't detract from her goal of being a Charmed One to quote Piper in Season 2
"I sill don't want to be a witch for all the reasons mention, but I won't quit only if and when you guys want to also" to me that speech showed that while Piper still has doubt in being a witch she factored in her sister's consent and still had moments where she cared. Her best episode was revolved around her saving an innocent (The Season 2 episode Astral Monkey) I could also see her wanting to quit because she lost Prue in Season 4, afterwards I cannot agree.
However once Season 5 rolled around her desires for a normal life began to make less sense and started delving into selfish stupidity often at the expense of her Charmed duties. And her ideas of a normal life often made no sense. Like in Season 3 where she tried to illegally forge Leo's birth certificate just to get on an airport on a "normal way" she takes it too seriously and often becomes absurd. I also didn't like how she treated Leo and Dan in Season 2. I understand wanting to be normal, as most shows deal with this same idealology, but a show like this needs a balance of normal and magical, otherwise what is the point is one is overfocused over the other? Charmed's later seasons focus way too much on the former, which lead to the girls becoming more self serving. The CZcams Channel Movie Nights explains the issues with Piper's normal life thing perfectly. At least as far as later seasons are concerned.
It also never made sense that once Wyatt was born she never thought to take some magical precautionary measures every time Wyatt's powers proved to be too much, and they all just played it off like a sitcom joke. Like later after Wyatt summons a dragon, 4 episodes later he's risking exposing magic again despite losing him for that same reason. The fact Piper would switch between complaining that "Wyatt needs a normal life, but his powers get in the way" to "Wyatt needs his powers" just made her indecisive and contradicting to her normal life motives. She wants a normal life to the point of wanting to force everyone around her to normalize their everyday activity, yet she wants her babies running around magically causing trouble? Piper also married an Angel, yet she's normal again? Even in Season 8 she complained about "being normal" when Leo locking himself out of the house or the electric man couldn't get electric fix, even though none of that had anything to do with magic, it was a normal circumstance caused by inconveniences.
Additionally Piper just becomes too surly later on that this sense of normalcy seems to give her a superiority complex, as she often acted the most self sufficient about it. Like I said on the Phoebe video this was a great job exploring the Charmed sisters and offering a more indepth analysis even if I disagree on some.
By season five, the Charmed Ones were interacting with nymphs, leprechauns, elves, all so casually, as if they were neighbors, that it made Piper seem delusional to seek normalcy.
@@magic713m For me the Season 4 finale was the turning point for the Charmed Ones, after that they had no excuse to complain about normal lives. That Angel of Destiny literally gave them the chance to live demon free lives, peace, normalcy and drama free, its literally the definition of the exact thing they always complain about wanting (especially Piper) so for them to say "No, we want to keep our powers" just gives them no excuse or reason to still complain when THEY chose to stay in this life. They weren't forced into it, they chose it when they made this decision to turn it down. For me this is where Charmed ended because it feels like a totally different show in Seasons 5-8.
You can totally do a good story about characters being burdened by responsibility and the psychological effects that come with that, but Charmed doesn't do that. It's mainly them whining and not getting their priorities straight.
@@gleamingroses2952 I think the Angel of Destiny is a fraud. That was never a choice they had to make. And the Chris arc is still good.
@@rtozier2011 How exactly was he a fraud? And it basically was. Sure them being witches wasn't their choice, but they WERE given the chance to get rid of their powers and live normal lives, and they all chose against it. It was THEIR choice to stay witches!
I like Chris as a character, but his arc was poorly written and is a completely different character halfway through the season.
@@gleamingroses2952 This isn't a choice we have to make. Ergo no choice.
Another thing that Piper clearly states is that she was outvoted. It's two people who want to continue to be what they have to be against one who doesn't.
I need more Charmed analysis videos! LOVE THEM
i live for your charmed analysis videos!!
No but you have no idea how excited I am to have found this. I am currently rewatching charmed, I do it every year I just realised, and I love review/analysis videos sooo this is, this is great.
I've been dying for you to get to Piper! Amazing job as always!
Your channel is amazing! I loved charmed growing up and this is so nostalgic x
This is great!! The only thing I think was missing was Piper’s regression around the Evil Queen Phoebe arc, the fear of losing another sister and then dealing with Pheobes pregnancy with the Source Baby. I think because she dealt with that and in a much stronger fashion than she did with Prue led her to the decision at the end of season 4 to keep their destiny in tact!
Beautiful analysis of my favorite character on this show!!! I've been such a huge fan of the show in general since the beginning and I agree with most of the points you made here.
i was so happy to see Piper get Gaias powers she has always been my favorite goddess, but Gaia is also a Titan
Thank you, i'm waiting for Piper analysis, she's my favourite! Yes she's looking for stability, her development is great, i identify myself more to her because she's shy, has lack of confidence and find confidence to be the lead sister after! I love that too, i was shy and lack of confidence like her. Unlike Phoebe who is rebel and Prue who is rude, has autority
Prue was not rude.
Hello, Rachel! I love your Charmed videos :)
That was incredible. Thank you!
I love your videos, I'm so glad this is up!!!!
Thanks to your video I have finally understood why I have resentment towards Piper, it’s because I see so much of myself in her, I yearn for stability, I hate not having control over everything.
You are ALWAYS great! What about a video about Paige after that? Or Cole or Leo? Ps. I love your accent
How about Daryl? Let's throw the man a bone, he's helped the girls on multiple occasions and is often the voice of reason. Though he hates the magical circumstances that are thrown into crime scenes, he is always grateful for their help and a loyal friend who also missed Prue badly when she died. He did think of them as sisters, particularly Prue. He much enjoyed the fact Paige was a helping hand to his cases and wanted to put others needs before her own.
I felt Season 8 kind of sucked without Daryl, the only thing I like about S8 was Paige and Henry.
@@ryanappleton3653 I loved daryl! he was always there for the sisters no matter how much trouble they caused. i felt so bad for him. he was dragged into so much magical drama that often ruined his personal life as well :(
@@miralynn2975 Yeah, then they wrote him off in a throw away line that he and his wife Shelia moved to the East Coast (I don't know where. Maybe New York, Illinois or Pennsylvania?
I mean they all wanted a life at some point magic took much control. but yes piper was the most resistant. but I agree I would be annoyed a little too .
I agree.❤
God job with all those Charmed videos!! I can't wait to watch Paige video!! Well done! :)
I love your channel please keep uploading! 😊
I love this video! You did great! I can't wait to see Paige!
I LOVED HER SO MUCH!!! I connected with her as I grew older
Wow, thank you for your analysis
I love all this characters so much. Im just running thru all your videos hahahah
charmed is so amazing
*Wants stability but refuses to bind the powers of her son.
SIMPLY EXCELLENT, GREAT ANALYSIS ON PIPER, THE ONLY CHARACTER WHO KEPT HIS INTERNAL LINE AND WITH THE MOST NOTORIOUS EVOLUTION IN THE WHOLE SHOW, WHAT PHOEBE STOPPED HAVING AFTER THE FIFHT SEASON AND WHAT PAIGE NEVER ACHIEVED, THANKS FOR SHARE
I loved this!!!
I want to add, that it seems Piper was never meant to be the head of the sisters, and was always seen as the weak link. Before Prue's death, Piper was the one facing the possibility of death the most, and even in the episode of Prue's death, the sisters were trying to save Piper. Almost as if the universe wanted her to die so Paige could take her place with the sisters. But with the sisters fighting so hard, the universe changed its plans completely and took Prue instead. This probably doesn't fit in well with future plots, but a lot of things don't make sense in the plot. Obviously there are multiple timelines and time travel is just making new ones, what I don't get though is who would be the chosen one if not Wyatt? I suppose Phoebe was always destined to live and have kids, so maybe one of hers would work?
She was my fave and had the biggest crush :) love the take and awesome video :)
Thank you for this video.
Thanks for the video, i’m waiting for Paige !! 💙💙💙
I loved this but I wish you would've examined her secondary power too!
I love this!! Although I would have loved to see at least a tiny reference or clip of Chris!
Holly was also by far the strongest actress of the group so Piper got the best material
My favorite! ❤❤ of charmed in my opinion.
She was favorite too!❤
And just like that, I have the sudden urge to rewatch Charmed for the 9171186th time lol
Can you do Bonnie Bennett from The Vampire Dairies
Piper was my favorite ❤️
Looking forward to a video on Paige. She was my personal favorite sister and the one I related to the most. :-)
I never even watched this show or Buffy but I love your analysis of the shows haha.
Pipers my favorite
I never thought about it this way
My favorite character 😍
Great breakdown but I have a question as we all know their powers changed dramatically when Constance left and brad kern too over could you possibly do a video about how you think their powers should have changed if your not to busy because personally I believe their power should have progressed as the show went on and piper should have had power over time not the speed of molecules pure power should have been movement and phoebes power should have been insight again if your not too busy making this video a reality would be great
Piper does have power over time, when she accelerates time molecules explode.
I would have loved their powers to grow even more. A few times in s7 she could explode things with her mind. I just think the writers after s4 didn’t really know where to take the show.
No piper doesn’t it’s explain when she starts blowing things up that she wasn’t stopping time she was slowing down molecules to stimulate temporal stasis and now she can speed up molecules to cause an explosion her powers were always of the speed of molecules but it would’ve been better if it was time and not all that molecules crap
I think Piper is my favorite Halliwell sister.
She's my favorite sister.
My favorite character/sister on the show... favorite powers/ personality....so me
I also realized in one of the scenes where all three of them took the picture in front of the house. in one of the episodes they got into a nasty fight I forget which episode it was but at the ending of the show in the same picture it showed one of the sisters splitting apart which was either prue or pheobe. and in neither of the episodes ahead that scene was never talked about or even got see how that even affected them ahead and I still wonder until this day?