Charmed - "Something Wicca This Way Comes"

Charmed Season One DVD

Original Air Date: October 7, 1998
Starring: Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano
Directed by: John T. Kretchmer

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode!

Synopsis: Three sisters, Prue (Shannen Doherty), Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) are surprised to learn that they are witches and soon realize their mission in life is to fight evil which often comes looking for them.

Featured Feline: In the opening scene of this pilot episode we see a witch named Serena (Lonnie Partridge) feeding her Siamese cat. Shortly after this a man enters the apartment and the cat runs away.

Charmed - Something Wicca This Way Comes - Siamese cat Kit coming for food

Charmed - Something Wicca This Way Comes - Siamese cat Kit eating from bowl

Serena is murdered and Inspector Andy Trudeau (Ted King) is investigating the case. The cat approaches him and he is warned that the cat has been attacking everyone else but he has no problems with the animal.

Charmed - Something Wicca This Way Comes - Siamese cat Kit with Andy Ted King

Charmed - Something Wicca This Way Comes - Siamese cat Kit being held by Andy Ted King

After this the cat shows up in places where the sisters are. On its collar is a tag with a Triquetra symbol on it.

Charmed - Something Wicca This Way Comes - Siamese cat Kit under car

Charmed - Something Wicca This Way Comes - Siamese cat Kit meowing under car

Charmed - Something Wicca This Way Comes - Siamese cat Kit

Eventually the cat shows up in their home and becomes their pet, or rather familiar.

Charmed - Something Wicca This Way Comes - Siamese cat Kit being held by Prue Shannen Doherty

While the cat’s name is not mentioned in this episode it would later be revealed as Kit. Kit would appear in several episodes of the series during the first three seasons.

Charmed - Something Wicca This Way Comes - Siamese cat Kit with Phoebe Alyssa Milano and Piper Holly Marie Combs