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A Year After Shannen Doherty's Death, I Keep Thinking About How Prue Halliwell Was a One-of-a-Kind TV Big Sister

Charmed's Prue Halliwell could kick some serious demon behind, but was still the girl you wanted to confide in and that's what made her one of the best TV big sisters of all time

So, when I watched Charmed and saw Prue Halliwell on screen for the first time, decades later and thousands of miles away from the familiarity of my birth home and my family, I immediately recognized the character. While l always liked the idea of Piper as the eldest sister, Phoebe as the middle and Paige (Rose McGowan) as the trouble-making baby of the family (younger siblings will never beat the rabble-rousing allegations, I fear), the character of Prue was especially intriguing. She was a fierce protector, whose guidance made it so that Piper could fulfill her dreams of owning a nightclub (aptly named P3) and Phoebe could be the free spirit of the pack until she figured herself out.

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