You Don't Even Have To Say It

Sometimes in life we find ourselves going down roads we never thought we would. We say we'll never do something. We think that such things are beyond us. A sin we would never commit, or a person we'd never turn out to be. I have recently found myself going down a path I swore I would never walk down. There were times where I was tempted. I saw others going down this path and felt inclined to follow, and I resisted. I told myself I was better than that. But I'm not.

That's right boys and girls. I've started watching Charmed.

It started innocently enough, as such travesties almost always do. TNT shows Charmed almost always after they show an episode of Angel. I would just leave it on the channel and work online or start cooking dinner, etc. Charmed would be on in the background, but I wouldn't be watching it. They got me with Cole. I said "Oh! It's Christian from Nip/Tuck!" He played an evil man who was in love (and became obsessed) with a woman who fought on the side of good.

Sound familiar, Spike fans?

They tricked me. I started asking my friends that watched Charmed.. "Okay, is Cole good or evil, because sometimes he's good and sometimes he's bad and I can't figure it out!" They gave me some back story. I told them I still thought the show was lame. But my interest was piqued.

Months later, I was still trying to avoid the show but somehow finding myself watching a few minutes of it here and there. I started to know their names. Okay, that's Prue, and that's Piper, and she's Pheobe and Leo is ugly, why did they cast him? Wait, I don't care about this show. Oh look, Cordelia is gonna guest star!

I'd tell Angie not to watch it....

"Don't watch Charmed"

"Why?"

"Cause it's so lame."

"Well, I like it."

"But it's lame!"

"I don't care, I like it anyway."

And then, the kicker. I watch Angel every morning when I wake up. I eat breakfast and make my bed and iron my clothes while I watch Angel save the day. It's a nice way to start my morning, especially recently because they are showing re-runs of Season Five. After Angel, Charmed comes on. I'm usually still eating breakfast or making my bed at this point and I sit down and watch the few minutes of the show before the theme song rolls.

I take my shower, then sit on my bed and watch Charmed while I'm blow drying my hair and putting make-up on and all that other girl stuff. One day, a few weeks ago, I was watching it and something terrible happened. They made a joke. And I? Laughed at it.

Of course, I immediately told myself it didn't mean anything. I don't like this show, it's inane. The special effects suck, and if they say "vanquished" once more I will shoot the entire cast. Do you have to constantly refer to yourselves as "The Charmed Ones"? And tell me that part about the Book of Shadows again, cause I missed it the first 567,000 times. Why do their names all begin with P? And WHY is Piper so annoying?!

I continued to watch it during my waning hatred. And last week I realized I actually was looking forward to seeing what happened. Sue me, I like Prue a little. It's lame, and it doesn't apologize for it. It almost flaunts it. And then, the worst thing of all happened. I saw the episode where Cole was introduced. Finally, the beginning of the story! My questions would be answered!

Is the plot terrible? Yes. Are the characters annoying? Uh-huh. Is the dialogue ridiculous? A thousand times yes! Do I like it anyway? .... Oh the shame. Because yeah, I kinda do.

I must go vanquish myself on the Alter of Cool.

Er, I mean.. sacrifice.