The monster subplot involving 3 coeds turning animals into men because they want sex is somewhat ridiculous and totally doesn't work if it was men casting the spell. Fortunately, this episode is just as much about Valentine's Day and Piper's dilemma as she contemplates closing the love triangle, and that subplot is good enough for a 7 especially thanks to the final scene.
Phoebe is now at college, and we see her attending class. She should be one of the older kids in the class, but of course, everyone is older in Hollywood so all the other students look about the same age as her. She immediately has the eyes for some mediocre guy. It never takes her long. She helps out three gals who bought a Valentine's Day magic book (odd) by rewording a spell that would turn animals into men. The three gals are short dates for Valentine's Day and are interested in such things. By the way, the gals are living in a dorm flush with horny young men, but still feel the need to resort to witchcraft for some reason. As it turns out they recorded Phoebe's voice when she worded the spell and thus, of course, it works, turning a snake, rabbit and pig into men (not sure where the pig came from). Apparently males of any species are the same as the new changelings are totally willing to fulfill the needs of the women. Try to imagine this with the sexes reversed. Nah, wouldn't happen. Anyway, I do get a kick out of the rabbit and snake, and I like that they went with common mythos by making the snake the devious one. However, I'm not sure what the rabbit's issue is. I've never seen a mean rabbit before, and they totally blew the pig who actually should be the smartest of the three.
Anyway, the newly conjured men quickly learn that they have an expiration date. They need Phoebe to change that and are willing to kill anyone they need to get what they want.
Meanwhile, Leo is helping Piper out, or she is helping him out, but working at P3's. It is Valentine's Day and the Lord of Simp, Dan, arrives at P3's with flowers and a dinner date. He is bewildered at the sight of Leo and immediately jealous, even openly admitting it. This is the first time Dan actually became interesting. If he wasn't a simp, he'd know to get out ASAP as your GF having an ex hanging around is a red flag the size of China. Dan and Leo's adversarial looks to one another is one of the best things about this episode. I also love that Phoebe and Prue, always big fans of Dan, are clearly now on Leo's side, harassing Piper about getting Leo a Valentine's Day gift. She eventually just goes and gets him a card meant for a friend, which backfires when Dan sees it and knows it is for Leo.
Eventually, all roads lead to P3's, including Daryl, who is after the animal men after they start a crime spree. Phoebe, the spellcaster extraordinaire, eventually casts a spell to turn everyone in the club into animals, for mostly the sake of comedy, of course. Once the animals turned men turned animals again are caged, Phoebe then reverses the spell and turns everyone back. The animal men are now men permanently, but they are under arrest and headed to prison.
The episode ends with Piper getting a card from Leo, which causes her to fantasize about walking over to him in the club and engaging in a passionate kiss right there. It's just a fantasy for now.
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