The third season of Charmed sees many dramatic changes in the sisters' lives. As Cole/Belthazor moves his way into The Charmed Ones' lives, he becomes conflicted between his duty toward The Triad and his love for Phoebe.
Cast
Shannen Doherty
Prue Halliwell
Holly Marie Combs
Piper Halliwell
Alyssa Milano
Phoebe Halliwell
Brian Krause
Leo Wyatt
Julian McMahon
Cole Turner
Dorian Gregory
Darryl Morris
Stoney Jackson
P.D. Alan Sloan
Eddie Cahill
Sean
W. Earl Brown
Shadow / Warlock
Emmalee Thompson
Young Prue
Elisabeth Harnois
Brooke
Morgan Weisser
Vinceres
Erica Mer
Freckles
Andrew Bowen
Male Victim
Dennis Dun
Mr. Chang
D. C. Douglas
Craig
Kevin Weisman
Lukas
Rachel Luttrell
Janna
Ashley Tisdale
Runaway Teen
Michaela Watkins
Andrea
Steve Valentine
Aames
Dana Ashbrook
T.J.
Laura Silverman
Ed Lauter
Sutter
Anthony Montgomery
Paramedic
Michael Dietz
Christopher
Jason Carter
Andras
Harry Groener
Father Thomas
Danielle Weeks
Sally
Rick Hearst
Troxa
Scout Taylor-Compton
Thistle
Sabine Singh
Missy
Marcus Bagwell
Slammer
Roark Critchlow
Robert Pike
Wade Williams
Seeker
Camille Langfield
Vivian
Whip Hubley
Detective
Nancy Everhard
Jana
Chad Willett
Justin Harper
Michael Greyeyes
Bo Lightfeather
Ian Buchanan
Raynor
Matt Battaglia
Journalist
Finola Hughes
Patty Halliwell
Rick Overton
Triad Member
Marianne Muellerleile
Receptionist
Gregory Scott Cummins
Vornac
Bobby Edner
Ari
Tom O'Brien
Zile
Booker Huffman, Jr.
Thunder
James Sie
Shoe Salesman
Annie Abbott
Mrs. Owens
Joseph D. Reitman
Tarkin
Simon Templeman
Angel of Death
Judy Geeson
Ruth Cobb
Soren Fulton
Jersey
Paige Rowland
Terra
Ron Perlman
Mr. Kellman
Michael Bailey Smith
Belthazor
Jennifer Rhodes
Penny Halliwell
Erik Passoja
The Boss / Sorcerer
Pamela Dunlap
Janice
Sadie Stratton
Charlotte
Bob Clendenin
Ice Cream Man
Rainn Wilson
Kierkan
Sherri Saum
Ariel
Margaret Easley
News Director
Tommy Perna
Kava
Joe O'Connor
News Editor
David Chisum
Micah / Mitch
James Tumminia
Astrologer
Harry Danner
Judge William Hamilton
Fleming Brooks
Emilio Smith
Madoka Raine
Bookstore Employee
Billy Ray Gallion
Assistant
Keith Allan
Assistant
Rachel David
Kate
Tony Carreiro
Bill
Clare Carey
Eva
Bobby Pyle
Youngster
Boti Bliss
Abbey
Karen Stapleton
Rachel
Nick Meaney
Snake Hunter
Brittany Ishibashi
Receptionist
Colin McClean
Dentist
Sharon Madden
Secretary
Randy Thompson
Deputy
Ty Upshaw
Foreman
Wendy Worthington
Nurse
Larry Weissman
Patient
Michael Fetters
Patient
Selma Archerd
Mrs. Snyder
Ron Marasco
Allen
Shaun Toub
Triad Member
Amir Aboulela
Triad Member
Desiree Walter
Claire
Scott MacDonald
Krell
Charles Walker
Pastor
Lynn Tufeld
Mourner
Mike Rad
Homeless Man
Philip Boyd
Drunk Guy
Jessica Randle
Concerned Woman
Adrianne Alvarez
File Clerk
Rick Warren
Guy
Paul Wittenburg
Caleb
Alexa Nikolas
Little Girl
Dylan Kasch
Child
Burnadean Jones
Receptionist
Audrey Wasilewski
Natalie
Graham Shiels
Darklighter Victim
LaShan Anderson
Witch
Marco Sanchez
Tom Peters
Shirley Prestia
Fran Peters
Scott Rechsteiner
Mega-Man
Marcus Dean Fuller
Client
Una Damon
Dantalian
Tracey Costello
Marie
Jason Tomlins
Waiter
Kimberly Guerrero
Isabel Lightfeather
Blake Gibbons
Gil
Alan Davidson
Buck
Steve Larson
Slade
Scott Beehner
Cal
James Lashly
Bartender
Douglas Bennett
Ray
Tom Yi
Uniform Officer
Jeffrey Patrick Dean
Inspector
Roger Marks
Rabbi
Christopher Shea
Seeker
Marc Bossley
Officer
Michael Rodrick
Officer Dean
Jim Jansen
Prof. Kass
Kimberly Wallis
News Anchor
Jf Pryor
Demon Courier
Julio Herzer
Pastor
Danny Ricardo
Reporter
Beverly Sotelo
Reporter
Jennifer Tung
Klea
Rob Steinberg
Pirelli
Barry Cutler
Prophet
Rocky McMurray
Chauffeur
Amy Moon
Leeza
Dorenda Moore
Banshee
Joe E. Tata
Police Inspector
Jack Orend
Alchemist
Newell Alexander
Widower
Dianna Miranda
Woman
Matt Malloy
Dr. Griffiths
Mercedes Colon
Elana Dominguez
Lee Spencer
Lawyer
Mark Bennington
Cameraman
Rebekah Nanfria
Classmate
John Torbett
Reporter
Bill Blair
Alien
Tommy Redmond Hicks
Captain
James Read
Victor Bennett
Joe Torrenueva
Reporter
Jake Dinwiddie
Fairy
Keith Diamond
Reece Davidson
Marianna Elliott
Alice Hicks
Jay Gordon
Jay Gordon (uncredited)
Episodes
The Honeymoon's Over
While Piper and Leo are away, Prue and Phoebe must face a series of demons known as Guardians, who protect mortal murderers in exchange for the souls of innocents. After saving Darryl from a Guardian, Prue and Phoebe must testify in court, where they stumble upon an evil conspiracy. Meanwhile, Phoebe falls in love with the new district attorney, Cole Turner.
Magic Hour
The sisters must find a way to break a curse which turns a man into an Owl by day and his girlfriend into a Wolf by night. Meanwhile, Prue discovers a way to hold Piper and Leo's wedding without 'The Powers That Be' finding out.
Once Upon a Time
With Piper growing more concerned that Leo will never return, Prue and Phoebe try to save a little girl and a fairy princess from evil Trolls. When Prue and Phoebe need Piper's help, her concern with Leo causes a spell to backfire, placing the girl in danger.
All Halliwell's Eve
On Halloween, the sisters are pulled back in time to the 1600's to save a witch and her soon-to-be-born child from the hands of an evil witch who wants to raise the child evil. The sisters later discover that this situation may have more personal implications than they first imagined.
Sight Unseen
Prue becomes increasingly paranoid over attacks from the Triad, and the mysterious threat Belthazor poses. After the house is robbed, Prue is convinced the Triad is launching an attack, when the real culprit is more mortal than all three sisters realise.
Primrose Empath
Prue begins experiencing the powers of an empath, thanks to a warlock, but she soons loses control. Meanwhile, Phoebe's relationship with Cole becomes turbulent when he tells her he doesn't want to see her anymore.
Power Outage
In an attempt to destroy the Charmed Ones, Cole enlists the help of Andras, a demon who magnifies anger into rage. Meanwhile, when the sisters lose their magic after using their powers against each other, they are left defenseless against attacks from the Triad and Belthazor.
Sleuthing with the Enemy
When the sisters discover that Cole is Belthazor, Phoebe must make one of the toughest decisions of her life: either vanquish her boyfriend or keep one of the most dangerous demons known to exist alive.
Coyote Piper
Prue & Phoebe have their hands full when Piper is possessed by the spirit of an evil witch, on the day of her high school reunion.
We All Scream for Ice Cream
The sisters trace a mysterious Ice Cream Van who abducts children, but the evil may not be who they initially suspect. Meanwhile, the girls' dad Victor comes for a visit.
Blinded by the Whitelighter
The sisters must stop a warlock from executing his plan to steal specific powers from witches in his attempt to kill every whitelighter in the world.
Wrestling With Demons
When Prue discovers that her ex-boyfriend is being led down the path to becoming a demon, the sisters must risk their lives in an underworld wrestling ring to save his soul.
Bride and Gloom
When a shapeshifting warlock tricks Prue into a shot-gun wedding in order to steal the Book of Shadows, Phoebe and Piper are lured to the dark side and begin to enjoy their new evil powers.
The Good, the Bad, and the Cursed
When Phoebe feels the pain of an injured American-Indian ghost she sees in a deserted town, Prue travels back in time to the mid-1800s to save the man, and Phoebe, from death at the hands of a local thug.
Just Harried
On the day of Piper's marriage to Leo, Prue's Astrally Projected-self adopts an uninhibited, wild personality that threatens to ruin the wedding and place Prue in jail for Murder.
Death Takes a Halliwell
Prue, growing weary of her battles to save innocents and in fighting off the Angel of Death, is forced to turn her back on a dying soul, and must come to grips with her feelings towards fate and the death of her mother.
Pre-Witched
While the sisters must deal with the possibility of being separated as the newlyweds plan to move out on their own, they recall a time before they knew they were the Charmed Ones, when the girls were coming to grips with the death of Grams and Phoebe's departure to New York.
Sin Francisco
A demon turns people into the embodiment of each of the deadly sins, including the Charmed Ones and Leo.
The Demon Who Came in from the Cold
Cole poses as Belthazar to infiltrate an internet organization run by evil, that plans on controlling the world's information flow on the internet. Meanwhile, the sisters must vanquish the warlock posing as the company's manager without exposing Cole's role in the situation.
Exit Strategy
The evil Brotherhood plots to sabotage Cole's relationship with Phoebe in an attempt to turn him back to evil. Meanwhile, Piper's power develops with some explosive results.
Look Who's Barking
Phoebe has a premonition of a murderous banshee while adding on to the Belthazar section of the Book of Shadows, thus causing her to think Cole is responsible. But when the sisters cast a spell it backfires and turns Prue into a dog, and when Prue gets hit by a car, Phoebe's remorse causes the banshee to attack her, turning her into a banshee.
All Hell Breaks Loose
When the Halliwell sisters are exposed as witches on nation-wide television, they form a pact with The Source to reverse time and undo the damage. However, in the process, one of the sisters makes the ultimate sacrifice, placing the Power of Three in mortal danger.
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Character Development
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