vanquishing demons is not a sport

due to money trouble and my untreated ADHD, i've neglected many of my needs/wants/problems over the past decade or so and now with my diagnosis and treatment ahead i'm terrified and idk what the next year of my life will look like.

i have a very long to-do list and not much time left in which to do them in (by the 18th this month which obviously isn't possible to get everything done by then) and like 99% of my problems would be solved by money (as most peoples' problems would)

i'm fortunate enough that healthcare where i live is "free" but that still doesn't take into account: not having enough money to get things i need and to survive and live off and transportation issues and a million other things. plus the system is understaffed, underfunded, and therefore they'll be constant delays with my healthcare/treatment.

my mental health has also suffered a lot in the past few months since finding out, hence why i've been absent from tumblr (only liking posts from the shadows, hoping i'll have time and energy to reblog/queue them eventually)

my laptop and phone have also both given me "your battery has failed, you need to replace it asap" messages in the last couple months, as if i didn't have enough to worry about.

so if you can donate any money and/or signal boost this post, you have no idea how much you'll be helping me <3

ko-fi

(medical cw: medical condition under read-more)

My fellow Charmed fandom, it’s been quite quiet in the fandom as of late. So I decided to do something a bit fun and different to the usual appreciation weeks  to get us all together and show our love for this amazing show. The Remembering Charmed event will take place from August 17th to August 31st.

I hope that many will take part and I can’t wait to see all of the unique creations. Please spread the word by reblogging this post ♥

also remember to tag your edits #rememberingcharmed26

Favourite Sister

Favourite Male Character

Most Heartbreaking Death

Favourite Familial Relationship

Favourite Romantic Relationship

Favourite Episode(s)

Favourite Quote(s)

Favourite Season

Favourite Demon

Favourite Transformation

Favourite Power

Favourite Spell

Most Emotional Moment

Quick disclaimer bc there are many, many opinions on this and I want to be clear: this is all in good fun, these are just my opinions, and I am just a twenty something random girl running a Charmed blog and not The Voice of Charmed lmao so please do not take any of my opinions too seriously/poorly. (No one has yet, so this is just a cautionary preface!)

Okay, but onto my actual response. I can see your point, and it is definitely a popular one, but it's honestly one that I really disagree with truthfully. (That said, when I first started my next gen series outline twelve years ago, I did have the kids' last name as Halliwell.) For Paige's little family specifically, I really just cannot see any of them taking on the name Halliwell. I understand the intention behind it, but the thing is that a) the Halliwell name is actually relatively new name for the Warren family (with Grams being the first one to have and establish it as a name) and b) Paige is easily the most involved Charmed One in the magical community and presumably well-known (well. at least for her efforts and not her torrid love affairs (aka both Phoebe and Piper, just in different directions). I think that Paige makes them respect Matthews as a name all on their own, and I also can't really see Paige-and this is going to sound harsh, and it's truly not intended to be, but I can't think of a better word for it-using the Halliwell name as a shield. I think that she'd be more likely to reference her own feats as a Charmed One, witch, Whitelighter, Magic School headmistress/teacher, etc. instead of using the name bc I do think it'd be more effective anyways.

"I had this terrible feeling you guys were, um … " "What?" "Oh, I don't know, at each other's throats maybe." "Us?" "Are you kidding?"

I'd love to hear your most truly unpopular Charmed opinions? A few of mine:

I genuinely prefer Phoebe/Coop to Phoebe/Cole despite (because of...?!) how little we actually saw of them.

One weird reason the first season is my favorite (in addition to other reasons you and your anon have mentioned in support of S1!): it feels the most Wiccan somehow? I'm not Wiccan but I find it interesting, and with every passing season the show drifted further away from exploring or even mentioning Wiccan concepts. It's such a shame because that's such a potentially fascinating, unique aspect of a show centered around witches!

I think we need more genuinely kind, earnest good guys as male leads so really WANTED to love Leo, but nothing about the character works for me - the writing, the acting, his often totally unnecessary role as a guide who doesn't really offer much that they can't find in the Book of Shadows anyway. Even more extremely unpopular: Piper acted like such a perpetually angry, bitter nag with him literally 90-95% of the time to the point where I'm like "does she even love him, or...?!"

Related to #3 but Piper is actually my least favorite of the sisters. She has amazing moments, but overall I just don't enjoy watching her. I THOUGHT I'd love and relate to her the most - not just because basically every Charmed fans adores her but because I too am an anxious introvert who's allergic to change and just wants a calm and peaceful life. I really tried, but I just found her a really unpleasant person more often than not, and her negativity and constant complaining made this otherwise spirited and fun show such a bummer sometimes (please don't be mad -- these are just my UOs and I know nearly everyone disagrees!) Anyway, Prue/Phoebe (if they'd kept Phoebe her S1-S2 self!) and Paige would be my ideal Charmed trio :)

I get that as the most intuitive, emotionally oriented sister who loves psychology and even enjoys writing (first spells, then advice columns!), Phoebe's job as an advice columnist SHOULD be perfect for her, but I just didn't enjoy that arc for her character---she stopped being the adventurous sister most enthused about being a witch and the unconventional and instead became kind of a generic rom-com career woman?! I don't know, I'd just rather her have had a "job" that kept her more in the weird supernatural realm, maybe by catching criminal demons alongside Darryl :)

Thanks for letting me vent! I can't wait to hear your UOs too :)

Thanks for the ask, Nonnie! So glad you enjoy my vids! As for Unpopular Charmed opinions, I'm not sure I have that many. Probably the biggest one is that I have no love for the Phoebe/Cole ship, in fact, I kinda don't like it at all!

By extension, I've never been a big Cole fan, which I know is highly unpopular. I also don't buy into this view that a lot of the fandom has that the Charmed Ones (and particularly Phoebe) treated Cole badly.

My extreme love for Prue has been unpopular at times, she wasn't always the most loved character.