Episode Description: Get your late 90s, early 2000’s club gear on, P3 is officially open!! Glammed out in our stretchy choker necklaces, Lex and T dance into Season 2, episode 4 of Charmed, The Devil’s Music. Join us as we discuss Faustian Deals and other devilish temptations at the sacrifice of morality. What would you be willing to sacrifice for power and fortune? 

Trigger Warning: This episode contains mentions of infanticide, death, and rape. There is also a reference to quid pro quo sexual harassment. 

Learn more:

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