Examples of Masculine Personality Traits Exhibited by Macy Vaughn:

  • Forceful/individualistic: As explained to Maggie by Parker, Macy’s new powers are feeding off her deepest insecurity: her fear of abandonment. This is why she brought Galvin back from the dead.
  • Aggressive: Macy’s powers have grown in strength, which cause her to rewrite reality in an attempt to make her sisters “less scared of her [Macy]” by bringing their mother, Marisol, back to life. However, by doing so, she lashes out at Mel, and makes Mel the sacrifice instead of herself, allowing her to live with Marisol instead of Mel in the original reality. She also attacks her sisters as they continually try to restore reality to normal throughout the episode, using her powers to choke or throw them into things.
  • Assertive: At the end of the episode, Macy and her sisters take on new responsibilities as leaders of the magical world now that the Elders are gone.

Examples of Feminine Personality Traits Exhibited by Macy Vaughn:

  • Yielding: However, the turning point in the episode comes when Marisol dies anyway, as a part of destiny asserting itself. Macy then becomes open with Maggie and Harry, saying, “I tried to help us all be together. I thought bringing Mom back would help you feel safe. But she still died. And then I decided… I just wanted her. Why should I be the one who had to go without? Maggie, you were always the one who welcomed and accepted me. But how much more should you be expected to take? Sooner or later, you’ll realize you’re better off without me. I’m the problem that needs to be fixed.”
  • Affectionate/loyal: After her sisters assure her that they aren’t going anywhere, Macy and her sisters remove the Source from her and place into a necklace, where Harry hides it somewhere safe, where no one can ever find it. They also restore reality to its original state, where Maggie and Mel assure Macy that Marisol and Galvin are both at peace.

Conclusion: Macy’s monologue to Harry and Maggie in the middle of the episode highlights the crux of Macy’s arc this entire season. Her entire life up to this point has been shaped by loneliness and ostracization, and the sudden loss of Galvin and taking on the Source has pushed Macy to an extreme. She doesn’t want to be alone, she wants a support system. When her sisters reassure her that they will always be there for her, it is then that Macy truly embraces the sisterhood and her identity as a Charmed One. At the episode, you can see how Macy has already changed into a lighter version of the person she was before. She faced her abandonment issues, and ultimately decided to let go of the past. Macy is different now, because she has her sisters, because she has Harry, and I think that’s a beautiful ending for a character that has endured so much. It will be interesting to see how Macy’s season 1 arc factors into the season 2 plotline of the Charmed Ones being in charge of the overall magical community after the death of the Elders.

Shared by: Sarah Schepp
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