Charmed: Astral Monkey

"His first name was Curtis. He never married because he was working all the time. Saving lives was more important to him than having a life of his own. Now his life is over and I can't help but feel responsible for that."

- Piper Halliwell

"Astral Monkey" is the twentieth episode of season two of the supernaturally-themed television series Charmed and the 42nd episode of the series overall. It was directed by Craig Zisk and written by series creator Constance M. Burge and David Simkins. It first aired on the WB Network on Thursday, May 4th, 2000. In this episode, a doctor named Curtis Williamson accidentally injects himself with samples of blood from the Charmed Ones. Surprisingly, he develops abilities similar to theirs. Unfortunately, a side effect of the injection is intense mania, and Doctor Williamson goes on a citywide murder spree, killing people to harvest their organs.

Notes & Trivia



 * Production code number: 4399041


 * Dan Gordon does not appear in this episode.


 * Ken Waters and Brad Everett Young are uncredited in this episode.


 * Piper originally contracted Oroya fever in "Awakened".