A Witch in Time

"Listen to me, Miles has got to die. It's his time, it's his destiny, and if Phoebe saves him today she'll be killed by a warlock along with Paige."

- Future Piper to her past self.

A Witch In Time is the 8th episode of the fifth season and the 96th overall episode of Charmed.

Summary
Phoebe has a Premonition of Miles being shot. She and Piper can stop it from happening, but she keeps getting Premonitions of Miles getting killed. Cole gets visited by Bacarra, a Warlock. Cole's future self sent Bacarra back in time to warn Cole that if Phoebe keeps saving Miles, she'll die herself. While Cole is doing everything he can to stop Phoebe from saving Miles, Future Bacarra helps his past self to steal the Book of Shadows with some tricks from the future.

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

To Disempower a Witch

 * A Red Ribbon Tie
 * Round a Fresh Human Heart.
 * The Witch's Powers
 * Will Then Depart.
 * Enchant the Following:
 * Before The Passing of
 * This hour
 * Take away
 * All Their Powers.

Future Bacarra's Spells
When he arrived in our present, Bacarra mostly used Spell Casting as his main power. He used it to replicate other powers, like Sleep Induction and Fireballs.

To Cover an Entry


After he arrived from the future, Future Bacarra cast this spell to cover up the Time Ripple he used to get in this time. It moved a bush in front of the ripple, but it was still possible to find the Ripple, as Piper later was able to find it and use it to go back in time to save her sisters, who were killed by Bacarra.


 * Consilio!

To Deflect a Witch's Power
Future Bacarra cast this spell to deflect Piper's power of Molecular Combustion. He 'holded' the power and blasted Piper against a cabinet in the dining room and blew up a part of the chandelier, causing it to fall. Phoebe later used the fallen chandelier as an excuse to tell Miles that the falling chandelier was the reason she pulled him down on the ground. This spell has a similar effect to Deflection.


 * Murus Adigo!

To Reveal an Invisible Witch


Future Bacarra cast this spell to help his present self find his victim. It was a witch who was hiding, using her power of Invisibility. After she became visible, she still tried to run, but future Bacarra grabbed her and put her asleep. This spell has a similar effect to Power Negation.


 * Aspectus Invisus!



To Put Someone Asleep
Future Bacarra cast this spell to put his present self's victim asleep. While she was asleep, the future Bacarra told present Bacarra about his plans. When they succeeded in stealing the Book of Shadows, they used the witch's heart for a spell to Disempower the Charmed Ones. This spell has a similar effect to Sleep Induction.


 * Sopio!



To Break a Magic Freeze
Future Bacarra cast this spell to break Piper's freeze. She froze an athame before it could hit her, but due to the spell it impaled her. Bacarra needed an athame with blood from a Good Witch on it to use it for his potion to cloak themselves in goodness. This spell shows a similar effect to Power Negation.


 * Glacies Imber!



To Apport an Object
Present Bacarra cast this spell to apport the athame with Piper's blood on it. The two Bacarras used Piper's blood on the athame for their potion to cloak themselves is goodness. This spell shows a similar effect to the power of Apportation.


 * Teleportato!



To Create Fireballs
Both present and future Bacarra used this spell to each create a Fireball. They first killed Paige and Phoebe with the first Fireballs they created, and Future Bacarra then non-verbally cast the spell again to create another for Piper, but Leo could orb her out before it would hit her. This spells has a similer effects to the power to throw Fireballs.


 * Incendiares Globus!



Spell with Unknown Effect
When he saw Piper entering the Time Ripple, future Bacarra cast this spell. While casting it, Leo jumped him. Its effects are unknown, but it's probably used for weakening. The spell didn't do any damage though, as Piper was able to travel to the Past without any troubles.


 * Debilito!

To Create Obscure Fog
Phoebe created this spell after Bacarra stole the Book of Shadows. She only said she created it and never cast it, so the spell itself is unknown.

Petrification Spell
Phoebe also created this spell after Bacarra stole the Book of Shadows. After Bacarra disempowered her, Phoebe still tried to cast it, but since she didn't have any powers anymore, it didn't work. He then killed her and Paige with a Fireball.
 * We call upon Medusa's bones,
 * Turn their flesh into stone.

To Cloak Oneself in Goodness
This potion is a yellowish green potion, that requires the blood of a good Witch. Once the blood is added, the potion will smoke and is ready to be drunk. Bacarra used Piper's blood for his potion. After present Bacarra drank it, they both were able to touch the Book of Shadows.

Powers

 * Premonition: Phoebe has several Premonitions of Miles's death after she saved him. She also has a Premonition of Cole entering Miles room while he and Phoebe were asleep.
 * Molecular Immobilization: Used by Piper to freeze the walkway. Piper later tried to freeze Bacarra, but he wouldn't freeze. She later froze an athame.
 * Time Travel (through Time Ripple): Used by Bacarra to travel from the future to our present. Piper used the same Time Ripple to travel back in time to save her sisters.
 * Blinking: Type of Teleportation used by Bacarra.
 * Fireballs: Used by Cole to attack Bacarra, but he teleported out. Both present and future Bacarra used a spell to create a fireball to attack the Charmed Ones.
 * Fading: Type of Teleportation used by Cole.
 * Molecular Combustion: Used by Pipier when trying to blow up Bacarra, but he absorbed her power.
 * Deviation (through Spell): Bacarra deviated Piper's power to blast Piper and the chandelier.
 * Orbing: Type of Teleportation used by Leo.
 * Invisibility: Used by a witch to hide from Bacarra.
 * Power Negation (through Spell): Used by future Bacarra to negates the Invisibility of his present self's victim. He also used a spell to unfreeze an athame Piper froze.
 * Sleep Induction (through Spell): Used by future Bacarra to put his present self's victim to sleep.
 * Healing: Used by Piper's baby to heal Piper.
 * Apportation (through Spell): Used by present Bacarra to apport the athame with Piper's blood.
 * Transmogrification: Used by Cole to turn himself from a CD rack back into his human form.

Magical Beings

 * Bacarra - A Warlock who was sent back in time by future Cole. In that future, Phoebe kept saving Miles until she died herself. Future Cole sent Bacarra to kill Miles, but while in our present, future Bacarra helps his present self with stealing the Book of Shadows, and killing the Charmed Ones.
 * Bacarra's Victim - A witch with the power of Invisibility. After she was magically put asleep by Bacarra, he ripped her heart out for the Disempower a Witch Spell.

Mortals

 * Miles - Phoebe's love interest. In Bacarra's future Phoebe continually saves Miles for six months and is finally killed in the process. Future Cole sent Bacarra to our present to kill Miles, but Phoebe every time managed to save him. When her sisters are killed by Bacarra, Piper went back in time to warn her past self that she must let Miles die.
 * Max - Paige's potential love interest who is wickedly smart, perversely funny and has just enough of a weird style to be perfect for Paige.

Notes and Trivia

 * thumb|300px|right|A Witch in Time WB TrailerThe title of this episode is a play on the phrase "A Stitch in Time Saves Nine" referring to the numerous times Miles is saved as opposed to just dying in the first place.
 * The WB nickname title for this episode is "Firestarters" (the trailer mentions 'passions flames' which is presumably why the episode is nicknamed "Firestarters"). The Trailer doesn't mention Baccara.
 * Strangely, the trailer also contained a premonition about the The Source, though he doesn't appear in the actual episode.
 * This is the ninth episode to have the word witch in the title.
 * Phoebe has four premonitions in this episode. This is the highest number of premonitions she has had in any one episode.
 * Leo states that Phoebe's ability to have visions of non-supernatural events is a recent advancement of her power. However she has had such premonitions previously in "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Feats of Clay" and "The Power of Two". But Phoebe does seem to develop a psychic link with a person for the first time as she gets a premonition nearly everytime she touches Miles, which is a new aspect of her power.
 * Paige wears a cream-coloured leather blazer that she's worn before in "Charmed and Dangerous" and in "The Fifth Halliwheel".
 * The spell the two Bacarra's used to disempower a witch, which need a fresh human heart, was previously used by Tuatha in "That Old Black Magic".
 * Paige dies for a second time in this episode.
 * Phoebe dies for a third time in this episode.
 * Piper loses her powers for tenth time.
 * Phoebe loses her powers for eight time.
 * Paige loses her powers for second time.

Glitches

 * In the final scene, as Phoebe leans over Miles's dead body, crying sounds are heard. However, it is clearly seen that Phoebe isn't crying (she's not shaking, her mouth isn't moving). Piper's eyes are teary, but she's not sobbing loudly or shaking either.
 * In the scene where Piper speaks with her past self, past Piper's hair alternated from curly to straight as the scene changes.
 * When Piper and Phoebe are running to save Miles at the end Phoebe has on brown Ugg boots but when she gets to Miles she is wearing dressier brown or black boots.

International Titles

 * French: Le Maudit (The Damned)
 * Czech: Co se má stát, stane se (What's Meant to Happen, Will Happen)
 * Slovak: Čarodejnica v čase  (A Witch in Time)
 * Russian: Ved'ma vo vremeny (A Witch in Time)
 * Spanish (Spain): Una bruja a tiempo (A Witch in Time)
 * Spanish (Latin America): Una bruja en el tiempo (A Witch in Time)
 * Serbian: Vestica u vremenu (Witch in Time)
 * German: Tödliche Visionen (Deadly Visions)

Episode Stills


Attempts on Miles' life and his death
