Despite having seen the first four seasons of _Good Witch_ in their entirety, this is only the second of the telefilms which preceded it that I've watched. I much prefer series to movies, even ones made for television, and I've had too much else on my plate to get around to seeing the flicks, even though I've admired Catherine Bell since the late '90's; she was on my desktop before anyone cared one bit about Hilary Duff or Anne Hathaway. So, I'm watching this through a different lens than those who saw it when it originally premiered.

What did I think? All of the actors did very well, and the story drew me in, even though the conclusion was obvious from the get-go. Instead of just having one plot, throwing in a couple of subplots made it more interesting. True to Hallmark style, the content concerns were rather minor: occasional slightly immodest dress, usage of terms like "moron," etc. Of course, Cassie seems to have mystical powers of some sort, but her magic seems to be based more on intuition and smarts.

However, this has some continuity problems with the series. Where is Grace in all of this? She was one of my favorite characters! Also, if that police officer proposed marriage to her, then how did she later end up engaged to Sam? Maybe watching the rest of the telefilms will explain more; I've got them all waiting on my DVR, thanks to a fairly recent marathon on Hallmark Channel.