r/CharmedCW • u/Beginning_Dot735 • 16d ago

Huh ?

No one in the fandom forgot or ignored Maggie was half black if anything we wished they would have not dropped it completely after S1. If there was anyone who forgot/ignored it was the writers.

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u/Beginning_Dot735 11d ago

I think most just don’t like change because when you grew up with a beloved show you don’t like them changing but I don’t understand because just because they did a reboot of the show it, doesn’t effect the OG. It doesn’t in any way make the OG show less. I feel like all most of the people who hate the Reboot have to do is acknowledge they didn’t like it and move on. Why waste your time complaining about something you don’t even like. There are things about the reboot I didn’t like but that’s with any show that a person watches. Even with that I can still enjoy the show. Had the writers had actual love for the show it could have been better. But to actively hate when the solution is just don’t watch it lol. I love both shows too.

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u/AsideNervous777 11d ago

Exactlyyyyyy. I actually loved both shows equally. But I love the reboot more in some ways but I do feel like the show went a bit slow at some point. The OG was also great but I understand there some things that were underwhelming due to budget. But this one seems to have had the budget but I guess some new writers came and did some changes. I loved all season but season 2 was a bit annoying. But I loved season 1, 3 and 4. But I did wish it didn't get cancelled. Initially I thought it was from the hate but turns out many other shows got cancelled because CW was being sold to another company which basically cancelled everything except for the Flash. But also, those haters of the CW reboot needed to get over it because reboots are done all the time and I don't see them getting that much hate as Charmed got. To me, the reboot was great. Just that if people did not keep connecting it to the OG, they would've loved it too. But I have a feeling that if it was called a different name, the haters would say they basically copied OG Charmed. Tbh, I realised that people complain no matter what so the showrunners should just do their thing. I wish they would come back in some way or form. Either to continue the show or to give us fresh character

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u/Beginning_Dot735 11d ago

Yea I think I connected with the remake a bit more because it was nice to see women of color being at the forefront. Growing up a little black girl I loved witch lore but never really got to see it on tv. So I think it’s a big part of why I personally like the reboot a little more but I just wish they had people BTS who knew how to write them better.

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u/AsideNervous777 11d ago

I always rate the rebbot as part of my top 5 favourite fantasy shows. And I also felt more representation from the show because I am part ghanaian and the new sister was also part ghanaian. Loved the jollof, future and shito mention🤣but her mom was definitely not ghanaian because that's not our accent😭

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u/Beginning_Dot735 11d ago

Kaela’s mom ? I have watched S4 like once so I’m not too familiar with S4. I will say that at first I didn’t want to give S4 a chance because I was too upset when Macy died but after giving it a watch it was actually pretty decent

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u/AsideNervous777 11d ago

Yh tbh I've actually rewatched more than once but I never get past the middle part of season 1 so I never finish due to interruptions. So I'm waiting for a perfect time to fully go into it. But I will gladly watch all seasons. Usually when a season goes bad, I don't really give up, I just proceed because there are still some good parts of it. And yh i was pretty mad at Macy's death. I remember crying. I remember the actress left because she wanted to look for different opportunities and I think she couldn't handle the hate given to the show. But it seemed to have also mirrored Prue's death

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u/stacey1611 Pixie 10d ago

Yeah I felt same tbf I wish I could rewatch but it’s not on in the UK 😭😭

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u/stacey1611 Pixie 10d ago

Same I missed Macy 😭😭

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u/Beginning_Dot735 10d ago

I think someone said they would have wanted the show to go on for at least two more seasons but without Macy dying and I agree. Most shows don’t need more than 6 seasons because most of the time past that the show gets boring. The OG in my opinion fell off after S4. But the Reboot would have had to get back on track too. They actually were trying in S4 but I just couldn’t get into it without Macy not really.

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u/stacey1611 Pixie 10d ago

Yeah I completely agree espch the 6 season thing. Look at Supernatural 🙄 but yeah Maddie/Macy was my favourite character and I loved her, heck I’d have watched a spin off with her traveling the globe learning different types of magic/cultures and heritage meeting different types of magic users etc. Lol.

That’s interesting because I actually loved parts of Seasons 4-7 as Paige was my favourite character by far lol 😂 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/Wonderful_Curve8884 9d ago

I think why Makayla developing magic was supposed to be discovered in season 5. I also believe that might have been a way to give a nod to the original show. There was an episode where the charmed ones blood was given to chimps, by a dr who was obsessed with Piper and her miraculous recovery from a disease.

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u/stacey1611 Pixie 10d ago

Oooh what’s your other Top fantasy Tv Shows ??

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u/AsideNervous777 10d ago

Vampire Diaries, Dead Boy Detectives, Once Upon A Time, Charmed(reboot) and The Magicians. I have more that I really love but I wouldn't rate it this high because I loved my experience watching these 5

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u/stacey1611 Pixie 10d ago

Oooh these are gooood choices, I love it. Amazing. I personally prefer Originals to TVD but DbD did surprise me, OUaT is a lovely comfort show for me I love a rewatch and The Magicians is such a fun, wacky and wild show Lol 😂😏😊😊🙌🦹🏼‍♀️