I decided to prepare myself and go take a walk down Memory Lane and watch "Charmed" on Netflix and found that the Charmed ones kicked major booty -- and I don't just mean the demons!

For those who haven't seen or heard of "Charmed", the show follows three sisters who come back to their childhood home after their grandmother passes away. Prue, Piper, and Phoebe find themselves blessed/cursed with supernatural powers inherited from their family line. Due to the untimely death of their mother and an absent father, their grandmother raised them, and for their safety, bound their powers when they were children. 

The sisters learn to control their powers while fighting off demons, warlocks, and other supernatural beings who are after their powers. At the end of Season 3, Prue is killed, and at the beginning of Season 4 Piper and Phoebe find out that they have a half-sister, Paige. With the power of three still in tact, the sisters must deal with having new roles -- Piper becoming the eldest sister and Phoebe as the middle sister, while helping Paige master her own powers. 

On their journey, we see them try to maintain their careers, relationships, and the random demon or warlock here and there. No big deal, because juggling your life isn't hard enough. 

Since I haven't actually watched the show since it ended in 2006 (putting me at a ripe 14 years old), I was surprised to see the immense and amazing character growth and development of the Charmed sisters. Growing up, I always knew that I loved the Charmed ones, and looking back I'm glad that I had them as role models for myself. I probably owe a lot of my own female identify and empowerment from them.

Each sister was different in their story arcs and struggles, but each showed strength, passion, and vulnerability in situations that were very real and relatable in the midst of their demon ass-kicking lives. Don't get me wrong, the sisters weren't perfect; they were flawed, but that's what makes them great role models. Seeing them struggle and grow from their "flaws" empowered me to do the best that I can with or without my own flaws. But, most importantly, seeing the relationship the sisters had with each other, continuously working to help build their sisters up, gave me a huge amount of inspiration.  

(*WARNING* SPOILERS AHEAD, but it's been over 10 years so I think I'm off the hook.)

Prue

The eldest sister with the power of telekinesis, and, later, astro projection, Prue was the protector and go-to of the family. She helped raise her sisters and protect them since they were kids. She tried hard to maintain her career at an art auction house along with her new-found Wiccan abilities. She was strong-willed and hard-working. Realizing that there was more to her life than a career, she decided to take a leap of faith and become a photo journalist (her dream job). But what truly makes Prue a great role model is her selflessness and how she empowered her sisters to go for their goals and realize their own greatness while doing the same thing for herself. Unfortunately, Prue was killed at the end of Season 3, but I like to think she was reunited with her childhood love, Andy, who had also passed away from a demon attack.