Charmed: The Power of Two

Plot: On a sightseeing visit to Alcatraz, Phoebe sees the ghost escape the island to exact revenge on the people responsible for sending him to the gas chamber. Phoebe and Prue must figure out how to vanquish the evil spirit and stop him from killing again, and they must do it without Piper.

Character Synopsis: Ward's spirit has been trapped on Alcatraz for thirty-six years. But he is patient and sure of his eventual escape. He is methodical, but at the same time, very casual about killing ... not gleeful or vicious. He is menacing, but not psycho. Killing is a normal and familiar act for him ... fun, even. The pleasure he gets from it is like the pleasure a cigarette smoker gets from lighting up ... it's just something he likes to do.

This is a nice little episode ... especially Jeff's part (of course). One thing that makes Jeff's portrayal stand out is how normal Ward seems. I mean, normal compared to the "wound up psycho" types you usually see portrayed in these kind of roles. There is no sense of someone driven or influenced by abuse or mental instability. Yet, because of his seeming "normality" he is more threatening and believable. Not a healthy guy to know. -- songbird