Reviews

I'll admit I'm an OG fan but I was initially excited about the reboot because I was hoping they'd take all the canon from the original and stick to it. The original didn't have everything nailed down and would occasionally forget things it established (Leo said he worked for "The Founders" then next time they were "The Elders") or ignore it for the story (astral projection was a Prue specific power then later any witch could just learn it). With all this lore they could have done an amazing job but they focused far too much on immediately topical issues such as who was the current president and how he's the sign of the Apocalypse. *groan* I was also really hoping that since these were Latina/Afro-Latina witches we would get introduced to new interesting magical systems and spells but they still have the Triquetra symbol (Celtic) and say spells in Latin which they can also say without practising or reading beforehand.

As an OG fan the use of the term "whitelighter" without having the white light orbs was really annoying. I'm also unsure of how this version can claim to be feminist when their male whitelighter kidnaps them, gives them their Book of Shadows, tells them about their destiny, then insults them by saying their powers come from their insecurities. I didn't find any of the "jokes" landed either.

I continued keeping up with the story through all 3 seasons and it never got any better from the pilot unless you like tons of CGI and fashion.

I thought the original got a proper ending so I wasn't looking for a sequel series but I wasn't looking for this either. I wanted a show about witches fighting evil while trying a work/vanish life-balance with a mix of horror and humour. Not sure where the "fierce" or "funny" or "feminist" is exactly in this reboot.