The season 3 finale ended on a cliffhanger — but the show's stars say the story was full of holes. Charmed stars explain how Shannen Doherty salvaged her final

The season 3 finale ended on a cliffhanger — but the show's stars say the story was full of holes.

Charmed stars explain how Shannen Doherty salvaged her final episode: 'The story wasn't there'

The season 3 finale ended on a cliffhanger — but the show's stars say the story was full of holes.

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Shannen Doherty in her final episode of 'Charmed'. Credit:

*Charmed* season 3 ends on a cliffhanger, although its stars felt the episode, "All Hell Breaks Loose," was full of plot holes.

After discussing the circumstances surrounding the making of this particular season finale on a previous episode, *Charmed* stars Brian Krause and Drew Fuller recapped the episode on their podcast *The House of Halliwell. *The actors felt the time loop storyline in "All Hell Breaks Loose" was not well executed.

"The saving grace of this episode is everyone is so dang good, you know?" Fuller said. "Everyone is just on their A-game from an acting standpoint. We might not like the story, but imagine if people were phoning in."

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"All Hell Breaks Loose" shows the Halliwell sisters fighting a demon, getting exposed for magic, and losing Piper (Holly Marie Combs). Then, the season finale ends with time reversing to the beginning of the episode, where Piper and Prue (Shannen Doherty) are left mortally wounded.

The actors said that the episode was one of their least favorites but commended the late Doherty for her work on it. "All Hell Breaks Loose" was directed by Doherty and served as her last appearance on *Charmed*.

Doherty was later unceremoniously fired and her character Prue Halliwell was killed off. *The* *House of Halliwell *hosts felt that this drama could not be separated from their viewing of the season 3 finale. They added that "under less-skilled directorial hands," the show's future would have been in danger.

"Everyone did their job, believed in the story and the script, and trusted Shannen and her directing," Fuller said. "And the performances are all incredible. And it looks great. It's just the story wasn't there to back up the performances."**

Holly Marie Combs and Shannen Doherty in the season 3 finale of 'Charmed'.

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*The House of Halliwell *cohost Combs, who played Piper Halliwell on the series, was absent for the rewatch. She had said in the preceding podcast that it was too difficult for her to sit through the season 3 finale. Combs previously said Doherty's ousting was "sick and twisted."

*Charmed* stars Doherty, Combs, and Alyssa Milano had been locked in an ongoing feud before Doherty's death. Combs had said that Milano gave producers an ultimatum: Keep her or Doherty. Milano denied the claims, leading to criticism from Combs and Doherty.**

The *Beverly Hills, 90210* star died of cancer at 53 in 2024.

Listen to the full episode of *The House of Halliwell *below.**

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