Soul Survivor

Soul Survivor is the 7th episode of the sixth season and the 118th overall episode of Charmed.

Summary
Paige's boss, Larry, has made a Faustian Deal with Zahn. Larry's time is over now and Paige tries to save him, but he gets killed. Paige feels guilty and finds a way to free Larry's soul: make a Faustian Deal herself. While Piper and Phoebe must save her before it's too late, Leo and Chris accidentally went through a Time Portal and they get stuck in the Prehistory.

Characters
Characters in bold appear for the first time in the series.

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 * A lower level
 * demon
 * and soul trader
 * who specializes
 * in demonic
 * contracts and
 * demonic law.

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 * Place five candles in a loose circle on the
 * floor, light the candles and then Chant:
 * Hear these words
 * hear my cry
 * Spirit from the
 * other side
 * Come to me I
 * summon thee
 * Cross now the Great Divide.

To Summon Zahn
Piper and Phoebe used this spell to summon Zahn. They wanted to give him one chance to give up Larry's soul, otherwise they'd vanquish him,but before they could even start talking, Paige and Richard summoned him as well.


 * We call upon the Ancient Powers,
 * To summon one to save a soul.


 * Phoebe and Piper reversed the 'To Call a Lost Witch' spell to send themselves to Paige.

Potions

 * Phoebe made a potion to turn Spencer Ricks into a turkey.
 * She also made a potion to reverse the effects of the previous one.
 * She also made a potion to turn Spencer Ricks into a pig. She also reversed this one (not seen), probably using the same Reversal Potion as she used earlier or a spell.
 * Paige made a vanquishing potion for Zahn, but he froze it and destroyed it with an Energy Ball.
 * Phoebe made a potion to vanquish Zahn. It might have been the same one as the one Paige made.
 * They threw Vanquishing potions at him. It probably was the same potion they brew before.

Powers

 * Flame-Fading: Type of Teleportation used by Zahn and his Minions.
 * Energy Balls: Used by Zanh's Minions to attack Larry and Paige and kill Larry. Zahn used it to destroy a frozen potion bottle and to attack Paige. A Demon at the Demonic Auction used it to attack Phoebe and Piper.
 * Photokinesis: Used by Wyatt to cover his eyes with orbs to scare away Piper's dates.
 * Shimmer-Fading: Type of Teleportation used by a Demon at Zahn's auction.
 * Telekinesis: Used by Zahn to fling Paige and Piper.
 * Molecular Immobilization: Used by Zahn to freeze a potion bottle.
 * Orbing: Type of Teleportation used by Paige.
 * Conjuration: Used by Zahn to conjure up shackles for Larry and a feather for Paige so she could sign her Faustian Deal.
 * Remote Teleportation: Used by Zahn to teleport Larry to the Underworld.
 * Summoning: Used by Zahn to summon Larry to his office and Paige's body to the auction.
 * Soul Projection: Zahn released his Soul Projection on Larry's soul, making Larry's soul able to move on.
 * Molecular Combustion: Used to Piper to blow up a Grimlock, a Demon and the vault where Zahn kept his Faustian Deals.
 * Empathy: Used by Phoebe to deviate a Demon's Energy Ball.

Notes and Trivia

 * thumb|right|300px|Soul Survivor WB TrailerThe WB used the promo title Soul Sisters.
 * The title is a pun on the term sole survivor, which is used when a single person survives an accident. Sole survivor can also be a reference to a variety of films and/or songs.
 * In this episode, there's also another clue that Chris could be Piper's son. After getting chased by the Dinosaur, Chris says "I think he's gone. He looks gone. Do you think he's gone?". It's almost the same thing Piper said in All Hell Breaks Loose, "I think we made it. I'm sure we made it. Do you think we made it?".
 * When Zahn is vanquished, Phoebe says: "Oh I love watching lawyers explode!", probably a reference to the times Cole was vanquished in Long Live The Queen & Sam I Am, as she didn't witness Cole's death in Centennial Charmed.
 * A central theme in this episode is Paige's need to be independent, an issue she has been struggling with ever since first meeting her sisters. Piper in particular seems to be troubled by this, as she fears for Paige's own safety and that of the rest of the family.
 * In this episode, it's shown that Richard is left-handed.

Glitches

 * When Piper and Phoebe summon Zahn, he appears as a spirit, then, shortly after, when Paige and Richard summon him, he appears solid.
 * After Paige leaves Larry's office and the camera focuses on the alarm clock sitting on his desk. When it hits midnight, the day doesn't change.
 * When Paige is trying to convince Piper and Phoebe that she needs to save Larry's soul, she has the Book of Shadows open to the page on vampires. In subsequent shots, the open page changes to two different demons; but Paige's hands are down by her sides the entire time, so she couldn't have flipped the pages over.
 * No sound effect is used when Phoebe channels the female demon's powers.
 * When Paige and Richard summon Larry, he is solid, when ghosts are supposed to be transparent.

International Titles

 * French: Pacte Avec Le Diable (Pact With the Devil)
 * Czech: Duše v ohrožení(Soul in Danger)
 * Hungarian: A szerződés (The Contract)
 * Russian: Spasiteli dush (Soul Savers)
 * Spanish (Spain): Alma superviviente
 * Spanish (Latin America): Salvadora de almas
 * German: Seelenqualen (Anguish)

Quotes

 * Piper: No, it's not how we work.
 * Paige: Well, if I hadn't did that Larry's soul could have been lost by now.


 * Phoebe: Hey, look who it is. Where have you two been?
 * Leo: Long story.


 * Piper: Sold, to the dead Grimlock