I have seen this expressed quite a bit, but can find nothing at all from the show's announcement or producers prior to September to indicate that any of that is anything but pure cling-to-hope speculation fueled by network PR spin on behalf of sponsors and affiliates who are stuck airing the remaining episodes of a…

I think we're falling for the network PR spin on this. A 3 episode order on the back nine is NOT a full season. Despite what the network is saying through the PR folks, their actions are essentially: "We'd rather show something else for the last six weeks of the spring schedule, thanks." This isn't a renewal. This is…

There is indeed some internal logic presented in the fiction to the unnatural beauty of the sorceresses. The first reason is that the various sorceresses all come from noble families of some wealth. The fiction makes the point: even if talented, it's simply impossible for women of the lower classes in this harsh world…