by jimforest
Charmed – Paige Matthews
Paige Matthews
Paige Matthews (played by Rose McGowan) featured in 122 episodes of Charmed in season 4-8.
Paige was born on August 2, 1977. She is the daughter of Patty Halliwell (also Piper, Prue and Phoebe’s mother) following her illicit love affair with her Whitelighter, Samuel Wilder.
In fear for their daughter’s safety, Patty and Samuel orbed Paige to a church and entrusted her to a nun named Sister Agnes, who was told she’d be in grave danger otherwise.
Sister Agnes later in described Paige as having come from Angels, because she’d witnessed the white sparkling twinkling cloud of motes of light characteristic of the common Whitelighter teleporting (Orbing).
Paige was adopted by the Matthews whilst a baby and grew up as an only child, completely unaware of her magical roots and at school, Paige would often get into trouble.
Paige’s appearance in Charmed is very important as it allows the Halliwell sister’s to once again call on the Power of Three, following the death of oldest sister Prue Halliwell in season 3.
Her personality is bold and vibrant, adding a new dynamic to the show from season 4 onwards. Paige’s birth power is actually Teleportation, even though the series’ writers and fans tend to mistake it for telekinesis, because she is part Whitelighter. They believe that Paige’s teleportation is telekinetic-orbing, an ability that combines with her natural orbing to create telekinesis.
She comes into the craft quickly, aiding in the vanquishing of The Source of All Evil. In Season 8, she gains the ability to heal those she loves, starting with Henry. She is driven to become a
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