Hollow (Charmed)
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The Hollow is a fictional entity created by Brad Kern
for the American
television
series, Charmed
. It first appears in the fourth season of the supernatural
drama
and is used again in the last two episodes of the series in its eighth season. It is an essence that can possess any living being, and when it is allowed to take on a corporeal form, it was portrayed by Peter Woodward
, Julian McMahon
, Holly Marie Combs
, Alyssa Milano
, Rose McGowan
, Kaley Cuoco
, Marnette Patterson
, Lawrence Smilgys, and Robert Madrid.
and the most powerful force of unknown origin which absorbs all forms of magic
it comes in contact with, whether it be good or evil. It appears in a swarm of vapor-like particles floating in mid-air that constitutes a power similar to a black hole
, and it can also reside inside a magical living being, thus possessing their corporeal form. It cannot be destroyed by any known means, rather it can only be contained when powerful representatives from both sides of good and evil join forces. It actually possesses no mind or personality but rather acts like a virus in a vacuum, mindlessly consuming all magic it touches. It is kept in an ancient burial ground and is heavily guarded by powerful representatives of both sides. It has been said that this is the "ultimate power" that will be the end of good and evil, therefore creating a void as a reality. The Hollow's only desire is to absorb power. Anyone possessed by the Hollow will only be able to control it for a short time. They will gradually fall victim to its insatiable hunger for more power. In their quest for more power, anyone possessed by it will ultimately destroy all magic.
The Hollow also appears to exist outside of space and time; every time it is released it changes the future. The first time it was released during the series' run, the Seer foresaw that the Source had indeed destroyed all magic. The second time, after Christy and Billie had used it to absorb Wyatt's powers, Wyatt's future self lost his powers while battling demons in his own time.
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, The Source breaks the agreement between good and evil when he steals the Hollow to use against the Charmed Ones. The Seer
, the Source's principal advisor, vehemently opposes this, as it would ultimately lead to the destruction of all magic. She even warned him that the future will become a void if he continued in this madness. However, the Source was so consumed by his determination to eliminate the Charmed Ones that he persisted. He barged into the crypt, killed the good guardian, and set about stealing the Charmed Ones' powers. Piper Halliwell
's powers were taken by the demon guardian, while Paige Matthews
' powers were taken by a Darklighter
. The Seer, convinced that the Source has gone mad, talks Cole Turner
into taking in the Hollow to help the Charmed Ones vanquish the Source. The Charmed Ones trapped the Source in a crystal cage, and were about to use the magic of their entire line against him when the Source knocked one of the crystals out of the way. At that moment, Cole shimmers in and ran in front of a fireball hurled by the Source, absorbing his powers in the process. The Charmed Ones then reactivated the cage and vanquished the Source. The Seer and Phoebe Halliwell
then spoke a spell and returned the Hollow to its crypt.
The day was not a total loss for the forces of evil, however. Unknown to Cole and the Charmed Ones, the Seer intended for Cole to become the new Source and help her set up a new evil order. She believed that if she could get Cole to take in the Hollow and absorb the Source's powers, the Source's essence and powers would enter the void in Cole's soul where Belthazor had once been and stay there once the Hollow was contained. As a result, while the Charmed Ones got their powers back from the Hollow, the Source's essence and powers remained in Cole, thus making him the embodiment of the Source.
are not satisfied with having fought the Charmed Ones to a draw. As part of their plan to use another pair of powerful sister witches, Billie
and Christy Jenkins
, to kill the Charmed Ones, they decide to have the Jenkinses summon the Hollow. However, Nomed, a younger demon who had previously worked with the Triad, got wind of this and suggested the Charmed Ones to summon it in order to even the odds. Phoebe and Paige still remember how the Hollow infected the Source and Cole five years earlier, and are initially skeptical about taking this step. However, Piper fears it's even riskier to let the Jenkinses get the Hollow first, and eventually convinces Phoebe and Paige to go along. She believes that they'll be able to kill the Triad and the Jenkinses, then send the Hollow away before they get infected.
It takes three upper-level witches, to summon the Hollow. The Halliwells were thus able to use their own magic to summon it, but the Jenkinses have to get Wyatt Halliwell
to hold hands with them so they'll have enough power to do so. Both sets of sisters summon the Hollow at the same time, and it splits into two vapors and goes into all five girls. The Charmed Ones then use their Hollow-enhanced powers to vanquish the Triad, while the Jenkinses steal Wyatt's powers so they'll be evenly matched with the Halliwells. When the Charmed Ones return to the Manor
to confront the Jenkinses, both sets of sisters are surprised that the other neither has or needs vanquishing potions. The Jenkinses throw fire and the Halliwells reply with lightning. The power is so strong that it blows the Manor to bits, killing Phoebe, Paige and Christy. Piper goes back in time to fix the present, and seeks the help of her mother, Patty and her grandmother, Penny
, both summoned from the past, to re-create the "Power of Three" and extract the Hollow from the sisters, thus sending it back to the ancient burial ground.
The evil guardian, an upper-level demon, had the powers of lightning bolts, telekinesis and shimmering.
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To Summon the Hollow:
Summoning Spell (from Halliwell Book of Shadows):
To Extract the Hollow from a Possessed Being:
Brad Kern
Brad Kern is a distinguished television producer and writer best known recently for his work as head writer and executive producer on the hit supernatural drama Charmed, which he was showrunner on for all eight seasons...
for the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
series, Charmed
Charmed
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
. It first appears in the fourth season of the supernatural
Supernatural
The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature...
drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
and is used again in the last two episodes of the series in its eighth season. It is an essence that can possess any living being, and when it is allowed to take on a corporeal form, it was portrayed by Peter Woodward
Peter Woodward
Peter Woodward is an English actor, stuntman and screenwriter. He is probably best known for his role as Galen in the Babylon 5 spin-offs Babylon 5: A Call to Arms, Crusade and Babylon 5: The Lost Tales....
, Julian McMahon
Julian McMahon
Julian Dana William McMahon is an Australian actor and former fashion model. He is best known for his portrayals of Cole Turner in The WB hit series Charmed, womanizing plastic surgeon Christian Troy on the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning TV show Nip/Tuck, and Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four and...
, Holly Marie Combs
Holly Marie Combs
Holly Marie Combs is an American film and television actress and producer whose roles have included a portrayal in Charmed as Piper Halliwell and another in Picket Fences, where she received a Young Artist Award for her role, as Kimberly Brock...
, Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Jayne Milano is an American actress and former singer, known for her childhood role as Samantha Micelli in the sitcom Who's the Boss? and an eight-year stint as Phoebe Halliwell on the series Charmed. She was also a series regular on the original Melrose Place portraying the role of...
, Rose McGowan
Rose McGowan
Rose Arianna McGowan is an actress and singer. She is known for her role as Paige Matthews in The WB Television Network supernatural drama series Charmed. She played Ann-Margret alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Elvis Presley in the CBS mini-series Elvis...
, Kaley Cuoco
Kaley Cuoco
Kaley Christine Cuoco is an American film and television actress. She first came to attention for her role as Bridget Hennessy on the Emmy Award-winning sitcom 8 Simple Rules. She later starred as Billie Jenkins on the final season of the supernatural drama series Charmed...
, Marnette Patterson
Marnette Patterson
Marnette Patterson is an American actress who is perhaps best known for her role as Christy Jenkins on Charmed.-Career:Patterson portrayed Nicole Farrell on the NBC series Something So Right....
, Lawrence Smilgys, and Robert Madrid.
Description
The Hollow is an ancient vaporVapor
A vapor or vapour is a substance in the gas phase at a temperature lower than its critical point....
and the most powerful force of unknown origin which absorbs all forms of magic
Magic (paranormal)
Magic is the claimed art of manipulating aspects of reality either by supernatural means or through knowledge of occult laws unknown to science. It is in contrast to science, in that science does not accept anything not subject to either direct or indirect observation, and subject to logical...
it comes in contact with, whether it be good or evil. It appears in a swarm of vapor-like particles floating in mid-air that constitutes a power similar to a black hole
Black hole
A black hole is a region of spacetime from which nothing, not even light, can escape. The theory of general relativity predicts that a sufficiently compact mass will deform spacetime to form a black hole. Around a black hole there is a mathematically defined surface called an event horizon that...
, and it can also reside inside a magical living being, thus possessing their corporeal form. It cannot be destroyed by any known means, rather it can only be contained when powerful representatives from both sides of good and evil join forces. It actually possesses no mind or personality but rather acts like a virus in a vacuum, mindlessly consuming all magic it touches. It is kept in an ancient burial ground and is heavily guarded by powerful representatives of both sides. It has been said that this is the "ultimate power" that will be the end of good and evil, therefore creating a void as a reality. The Hollow's only desire is to absorb power. Anyone possessed by the Hollow will only be able to control it for a short time. They will gradually fall victim to its insatiable hunger for more power. In their quest for more power, anyone possessed by it will ultimately destroy all magic.
The Hollow also appears to exist outside of space and time; every time it is released it changes the future. The first time it was released during the series' run, the Seer foresaw that the Source had indeed destroyed all magic. The second time, after Christy and Billie had used it to absorb Wyatt's powers, Wyatt's future self lost his powers while battling demons in his own time.
Background
The Hollow was last released 3,500 years ago. It was only contained when the most powerful representatives from the sides of both good and evil joined forces to put it back in its containment. Both sides took the responsibility of guarding The Hollow by composing an incantation to be recited together by good and evil. The spell was made to contain the essence in an enchanted box and kept it in the Ancient Burial Ground which exists in infinity, outside of space and time. Both sides also agreed that no one could even visit the burial ground in order to prevent its release and risk the destruction of all magic. The brief history of the Hollow and its guardians appears in the Halliwells' Book of ShadowsBook of Shadows (Charmed)
The Book of Shadows, or simply "the Book", is a fictional book of witchcraft from the TV series Charmed. In the beginning, the book was created by Melinda Warren and was passed down the family to the Charmed Ones. This book contains spells, incantations, potions and information of the evil beings...
.
Season four
In the fourth season of CharmedCharmed
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
, The Source breaks the agreement between good and evil when he steals the Hollow to use against the Charmed Ones. The Seer
The Seer (Charmed)
The Seers are two fictional characters on the WB television series Charmed. Each Seer is a powerful upper-level demoness capable of seeing the future.- The Seer :...
, the Source's principal advisor, vehemently opposes this, as it would ultimately lead to the destruction of all magic. She even warned him that the future will become a void if he continued in this madness. However, the Source was so consumed by his determination to eliminate the Charmed Ones that he persisted. He barged into the crypt, killed the good guardian, and set about stealing the Charmed Ones' powers. Piper Halliwell
Piper Halliwell
Piper Halliwell is a fictional character from the television series Charmed. One of the featured leads, Piper is introduced in the series as a witch and, more specifically, a Charmed One one of the most powerful witches of all time. The character was portrayed by Holly Marie Combs throughout the...
's powers were taken by the demon guardian, while Paige Matthews
Paige Matthews
Paige Matthews is a fictional character from the television series Charmed. One of the featured leads, Paige is introduced at the start of season four as the fourth Halliwell sister and youngest Charmed One one of the most powerful witches of all time. The character was portrayed by Rose McGowan...
' powers were taken by a Darklighter
Darklighter
Darklighters are fictional characters in the WB television series Charmed. Darklighters are the demonic counterparts to Whitelighters, fictional guardian angels in the series.-Powers:...
. The Seer, convinced that the Source has gone mad, talks Cole Turner
Cole Turner
Cole Turner is a fictional character on the WB television series Charmed, portrayed by series regular Julian McMahon between seasons three and five. McMahon returned for a guest appearance in the show's seventh season, for its 150th episode. Charmed is a series which focuses on three good witches,...
into taking in the Hollow to help the Charmed Ones vanquish the Source. The Charmed Ones trapped the Source in a crystal cage, and were about to use the magic of their entire line against him when the Source knocked one of the crystals out of the way. At that moment, Cole shimmers in and ran in front of a fireball hurled by the Source, absorbing his powers in the process. The Charmed Ones then reactivated the cage and vanquished the Source. The Seer and Phoebe Halliwell
Phoebe Halliwell
Phoebe Halliwell is a fictional character from the television series Charmed. One of the featured leads, Phoebe is introduced in the series as a witch and, more specifically, a Charmed One one of the most powerful witches of all time. The character was portrayed by Lori Rom in the unaired pilot,...
then spoke a spell and returned the Hollow to its crypt.
The day was not a total loss for the forces of evil, however. Unknown to Cole and the Charmed Ones, the Seer intended for Cole to become the new Source and help her set up a new evil order. She believed that if she could get Cole to take in the Hollow and absorb the Source's powers, the Source's essence and powers would enter the void in Cole's soul where Belthazor had once been and stay there once the Hollow was contained. As a result, while the Charmed Ones got their powers back from the Hollow, the Source's essence and powers remained in Cole, thus making him the embodiment of the Source.
Season eight
In season eight, the TriadTriad (Charmed)
The Triad is a fictional group of powerful demons on the television series Charmed. They ranked very high in the hierarchy of evil during the series...
are not satisfied with having fought the Charmed Ones to a draw. As part of their plan to use another pair of powerful sister witches, Billie
Billie Jenkins
Billie Jenkins is a fictional character on The WB television series Charmed. She was played by actress Kaley Cuoco, and appeared in every episode of the series' eighth and final season....
and Christy Jenkins
Christy Jenkins
Christy Jenkins is a fictional character from the television series Charmed. The character was primarily portrayed by Marnette Patterson in eight episodes in 2006, with the character as a whole appearing in ten episodes of the eighth season.-Television:...
, to kill the Charmed Ones, they decide to have the Jenkinses summon the Hollow. However, Nomed, a younger demon who had previously worked with the Triad, got wind of this and suggested the Charmed Ones to summon it in order to even the odds. Phoebe and Paige still remember how the Hollow infected the Source and Cole five years earlier, and are initially skeptical about taking this step. However, Piper fears it's even riskier to let the Jenkinses get the Hollow first, and eventually convinces Phoebe and Paige to go along. She believes that they'll be able to kill the Triad and the Jenkinses, then send the Hollow away before they get infected.
It takes three upper-level witches, to summon the Hollow. The Halliwells were thus able to use their own magic to summon it, but the Jenkinses have to get Wyatt Halliwell
Wyatt Halliwell
Wyatt Matthew Halliwell is a fictional character on the WB television series Charmed. Charmed is a series which focuses on three good witches, the prophesied "Charmed Ones", sisters who battle the forces of evil. In present day scenes, infant Wyatt is portrayed by twins Jason and Kristopher...
to hold hands with them so they'll have enough power to do so. Both sets of sisters summon the Hollow at the same time, and it splits into two vapors and goes into all five girls. The Charmed Ones then use their Hollow-enhanced powers to vanquish the Triad, while the Jenkinses steal Wyatt's powers so they'll be evenly matched with the Halliwells. When the Charmed Ones return to the Manor
Halliwell Manor
Halliwell Manor is a fictional house, an important setting for the WB television series Charmed. Members of the Halliwell family have owned the Manor property for four generations...
to confront the Jenkinses, both sets of sisters are surprised that the other neither has or needs vanquishing potions. The Jenkinses throw fire and the Halliwells reply with lightning. The power is so strong that it blows the Manor to bits, killing Phoebe, Paige and Christy. Piper goes back in time to fix the present, and seeks the help of her mother, Patty and her grandmother, Penny
Penny Halliwell
Penelope Halliwell is a recurring, supporting fictional character from the WB television series Charmed that acts in our world from beyond death....
, both summoned from the past, to re-create the "Power of Three" and extract the Hollow from the sisters, thus sending it back to the ancient burial ground.
The Guardians of the Hollow
The Guardians of The Hollow are two high-ranking, powerful beings from both sides who are tasked to watch over the Hollow. It is eternally kept inside its containment in the Ancient Burial Ground. They appear to be thousands of years old as they were chosen to guard The Hollow as early as 3,500 years ago.Powers and abilities
The Angel of Light had the powers of hovering, telekinesis and orbing.The evil guardian, an upper-level demon, had the powers of lightning bolts, telekinesis and shimmering.
Spells
To Contain The Hollow- Aboleo exitum cavium du eternias
To Summon the Hollow
- Nos Dico Super
- In Concesses Vox
- Bonus Quod Malum
- Ultirisque A Profugus
- Addo Is Hic
- Addo Is Iam
Summoning Spell (from Halliwell Book of Shadows)
- Ultirusque A Profugus
- Addo Is Hic, Addo Is Iam
- Nos Dico Super In Concesses Vox
- Bonus Quod Malum
To Extract the Hollow from a Possessed Being
- Iam is Addo,
- Hic Is Addo
- Malum Quod Bonus,
- Vox In Consesses,
- Super Dico Nos
See also
- The Source of All Evil
- The similar character UngoliantUngoliantUngoliant is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, described as an evil spirit in the form of a spider. She is mentioned briefly in The Lord of the Rings, and plays a supporting role in The Silmarillion. Her origins are unclear, as Tolkien's writings don't explicitly...
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.