We need to talk about that Leo-Piper-Dan love triangle again.

I used to skip the Season 2 for its lack of interesting storylines (minus the opening time travel episode) and interesting side characters that add a tension to the trio (Ted King is gone and Julian McMahon isn’t there yet), but now I decided to revisit it because Prue is my fav sister, there are only 3 seasons with her and OH MY GOD.

That love triangle frustrates me to no end !  First things first.

I understand that guardian angel is a need in their business because the trio are fairly newcomers in the magic world and before Cole stepped in their team, they needed some kind of guidance, a human « encyclopedia », to fill them in with rules + who's who in the magic world.

They also needed an at-home healer since they are attacked on daily basis (however they survived the year 1 and year 2 being less skilled without his healing powers just fine and from S3 they rely on him non stop ??) 

Since they are opposite sexes, it was only logical and a matter of time that he’d be bounded to one of the sisters (which also makes a kind of diversity in their romances - sister 1 gets a human love interest, close to criminal scenes (Andy), sister 2 gets an angel (white magic), sister 3 gets a demon (dark magic). All possible romantic bounds are covered. OK.

HOWFUCKINGEVER. Dan is such a better fit for Piper !! He’s unambiguous, predictable, stable, unproblematic, pink vanilla romantic, always willing to do his best and even more.

A man S1 Piper would dream about !  Never complained about himself to her (that scene of Leo nagging in Piper's car about « I don’t know where do I stand in your heart between your sisters » - hello ??? She rejected another GREAT man to be with you !) 

And Leo’s pulling non stop a “can he handle the fact you’re a witch” card ?? What if he can? Then all your added value is gone, man !

Or Piper getting mad they are watched from up above when they have sex ?

It is established that they misfit as a couple due to their occupation (she’s a witch, he’s a guardian angel).

They have a history : it’s proven to be a never-ending drama in their own family. A drama that has broken this family apart (divorce) and made the girls grow up without a father figure, contributed to the death of their mother - it’s the romantic bound between Patty and Sam that led Patty to overprotect Sam (who can't die anyway lol !!!) and so getting herself killed by the water demon.

This put an unnecessary pressure on growing Prue, as she had to step in as a mother figure where Grams was helpless...

All this resulted in never ending arguments and drama for 8 seasons on, because they took this initial decision of sticking together as a couple, when all the warning sings were there and they were aware from the start.

Sure, it added a drama value to the show, but man, watching it as a grown up - it really hurts my eyes. Every time they complain for they can’t have enough time together because a witch duty calls or a white lighter duty calls, well, you picked that yourselves for yourselves !

And Dan….. Poor man. Enduring a the same damn dance of « I don’t know if can tell anyone about my secret», yet they share their secret left and right with other mortals every 2 episodes, but their loved ones - noooo, heaven forbid ! 

I don't know where do you guys stand on this triangle but to me it's one of the worst storylines of the show, even if I love Leo and Piper as characters separately.