Rex Buckland

Infobox Charmed Character


[Neil Roberts as Rex Buckland
Title=Rex Buckland
First=I've Got You Under My Skin
Last=Wicca Envy
Creator=Constance M. Burge
Name=Rex Buckland
Kind=Warlock
Affiliation=The Source, Bucklands Auction House
Family=None
Powers=Psionic powers granted him the abilities of:
* Mind reading
* Astral projection
* Suggestion
Actor=Neil Roberts

Rex Buckland is a fictional character and Warlock that appeared on The WB television series, "Charmed". Rex was played by actor Neil Roberts.

Character's background

Rex has psychic abilities, with them he can read minds, astral project.cite episode|episodelink=Wicca Envy|title=Wicca Envy|series=Charmed|serieslink=Charmed|airdate=1999-01-13|network=The WB Television Network|The WB] and cause people to see and act how he wishes. After being sent from the Underworld, he manages to take over Buckland Auction House, with a fellow Warlock, Hannah Webster. Their mission is to acquire the powers of the Charmed Ones. Soon, he hires Prue Halliwell, the eldest of the Charmed Ones. Then the waiting begins as Rex monitors Prue carefully, looking for any sign of weakness.

Rex and Hannah are the show's first recurring villains, lasting for the first half of the season. During that time they help Hecate in her marriage scheme,cite episode|episodelink=The Wedding from Hell|title=The Wedding from Hell|series=Charmed|serieslink=Charmed|airdate=1998-11-11|network=The WB Television Network|The WB] are nearly victims of Prue's truth spellcite episode|episodelink=The Truth Is Out There...and It Hurts|title=The Truth Is Out There...and It Hurts|series=Charmed|serieslink=Charmed|airdate=1998-11-25|network=The WB Television Network|The WB] and unleash the evil warlock Matthew on the sisters.cite episode|episodelink=The Witch Is Back|title=The Witch Is Back|series=Charmed|serieslink=Charmed|airdate=1998-12-16|network=The WB Television Network|The WB]

For several months, Rex and Hannah watch and wait until they see an opportunity to take the powers. For this, Rex uses his astral projection power to set certain events in motion. Rex is able to manipulate the Charmed Ones into giving up their powers by framing Prue for the murder of a security guard that works at Buckland's. Having no choice but to comply, or face Prue being sent to prison, the sisters relinquish their powers, which flow into a lantern Rex provides for them. They give him the powers, but Rex plans to kill them. Hannah, having turned into a black panther, charges the sisters, but the intervention of the Whitelighter known as Leo Wyatt saves them. The Halliwells regain their powers at the last second; Piper freezes Rex and Hannah, then Prue moves Rex into the path of Hannah's jaws, who mauls him to death. Following their defeat, Hannah vanishes in flames, presumably recalled to the Underworld and killed.

Note

It is discovered by Andy that "Rex Buckland" and "Hannah Webster" are aliases. Those names belonged to two humans who are now dead.

The name "Buckland" is also shared with one of the first publicly-admitted Wiccans, author Raymond Buckland.

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