The fifth season of the hit TV show Charmed was a huge success, with fans around the globe celebrating its arrival. But there are some secrets that even the biggest Charmed fan might not know! From behind-the-scenes drama to memorable episodes, here are five fascinating things you didn’t know about the fifth season of the original Charmed.
Cole would be defeated for the final time at the actor’s request.
Good-demon-gone-bad-again Cole Turner saw a lot of twisted plotlines over the show’s history, including his divorce from Charmed One Phoebe and his time possessed as The Source of All Evil. By episode 100, actor Julian McMahon felt that the character had told his story, and it was time to move on to other projects personally. Production agreed, and Cole was permanently killed off during “Centennial Charmed.” However, it technically wasn’t the last time fans would see the character. His soul returned in season seven, where the power of the Ancient Athame destroyed it. Julian McMahon would go on to star in many movie projects, as well as the 35th Anniversary Rocky Horror Picture Show in Los Angeles.
Paige and Cole might have had a love affair.
Executive producer Brad Kern floated the idea of a bewitched Cole kissing Paige under the influence of a spell. Julian McMahon and Rose McGowan eventually shot down the story. Kern scrapped the plan entirely, which many fans are grateful for.
Phoebe finally got a car.
In previous seasons it was a fun gag that Phoebe didn’t drive, often leading her to bum rides off her sisters. After many years of riding shotgun, taking public transport, or riding her bike, Phoebe finally got her car: A silver 2003 Mini Cooper.
Holly Marie Combs reunited with two co-stars from a previous movie.
“Dr. Giggles” (1992) was a horror movie set in the 50’s about the town of Moorehigh, where Dr. Evan Rendell’s patients kept disappearing. The townspeople discovered that the father and son duo ripped out the patients’ hearts to bring back the doctor’s dead wife. Combs played the teenage female lead in the movie alongside Keith Diamond, who began playing Inspector Reece Davidson starting in season 3. In season 4, another Dr. Giggles alum guested as a Tracer demon: Darin Heames.
Eric Dane debuted as Jason Dean.
As the new owner of The Bay Mirror, where Phoebe worked as an advice columnist, Jason Dean was initially seen as a demanding boss. After meeting on an internet dating site, Phoebe’s feelings softened toward him, and the two began dating. After discovering she was a witch and getting kidnapped by demons for good measure, Jason broke off the relationship.
