The Secret Circle
16-year-old Cassie moves from California to live with her grandmother in Chance Harbor, Washington, and falls in love with a mysterious boy named Adam. But, when she enrolls in high school there, she realizes that he, she and all the other elite students at the school are witches. She befriends their leader, Diana, but soon discovers that Adam and Diana are dating, which leads to drama.
- Metascore56
- 2011-2012
- 1 season
- The CW
- Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense
- TV-14
16-year-old Cassie moves from California to live with her grandmother in Chance Harbor, Washington, and falls in love with a mysterious boy named Adam. But, when she enrolls in high school there, she realizes that he, she and all the other elite students at the school are witches. She befriends their leader, Diana, but soon discovers that Adam and Diana are dating, which leads to drama.
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2011 - 2012
Episode 1
Pilot
Thu, Sep 15, 2011 43 mins
After her mom's fatal accident, Cassie Blake moves in with Grandmother Jane in small beach resort Chance Harbor, Washington, and gets a notably confusing welcome from five new schoolmates. Adam Conant is as helpful and (too) friendly as is his three-year girlfriend Diana Meade. Haughty Faye Chamberlain, assisted by Melissa Glaser, can't resist testing the newcomer with dangerous magic. Hunky neighbor Nick Armstrong catches her eye. Diana takes Cassie to an abandoned house where they all secretly meet as a magical Circle that can only reach its true potential if she joins (completing their generation's heritage of witchcraft, evidenced in grimoires, but which also killed several of their parents). When Adam's father, barman Ethan, tries to warn Cassie about the dangers, Diane's father Charles forcefully yanks his chain. As friendly, patient Adam starts overcoming Cassie's disbelief and reluctance, hostile Faye's abuse of power makes her reconsider everything.
Episode 2
Bound
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 42 mins
The heirloom witches from the other families agree to perform the bonding ritual, with Cassie, which should restore maximal power and bind abuses, the last prospect causing Faye to resist longest. Charles reluctantly hands over the crystal he used to scare Ethan into silence, only to find, under protest, that Faye's mother Dawn uses it herself, albeit to undo a black magic death. Adam finds it harder to resist romancing Cassie, who has come to hesitantly trust him. Henry Chamberlain fears Dawn's plans and plans to expose her, but is stopped gruesomely.
Episode 3
Loner
Thu, Sep 29, 2011 42 mins
A cute athlete named Luke asks Cassie to the school dance, and after watching Adam spend time with Diana at the boathouse, she accepts his offer. Meanwhile, Melissa sees the dance as an opportunity to get closer to Nick. Faye, on the other hand, has no plans to go and remains focused on finding a way to regain her individual powers. Dawn discovers someone from their past: an intense man named Zachary Larson is in town asking questions about Cassie and the Circle, so she asks Charles to keep an eye on him.
Episode 4
Heather
Thu, Oct 6, 2011 43 mins
Finding her late mother's best friend magically locked in a catatonic state, Cassie enlists help from another witch to break it, only to find there was a good reason for it.
Episode 5
Slither
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 43 mins
It's a fight to the finish when the demon Abaddon possesses one of the witch kids to free more of its kind into the world.
Episode 6
Wake
Thu, Oct 20, 2011 43 mins
After Nick's drowning to kill the demon possessing him, his much more troublesome and equally attractive brother Jake - who left Chance Harbor disgraced for nearly ruining Adam's family firm by theft - returns, allegedly just for the funeral. By blood, he inherits Nick's magical place in the Circle. They need him, so Adam must suppress his grudge, as must scorned Faye, who plans to turn the tables on him. In eliminating evil Simone (who tries to kill Cassie), Jake proves his value, but he bears a hidden agenda, as the sole witch member in a witch-slayer society.
Episode 7
Masked
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 43 mins
With Jane's permission while she's away, Cassie throws a Halloween party, unaware of encroaching witch hunters targeting her circle for elimination.
Episode 8
Beneath
Thu, Nov 3, 2011 43 mins
Looking for Old Henry and Jane, the kids wind up overnighting at Henry's cabin, trapped by a storm, raging hormones, and uneasy questions. Faye experiences unwelcome visions.
Episode 9
Balcoin
Thu, Nov 10, 2011 42 mins
Cassie and Jake look into her father's side of the family, hoping to discover more about her lineage and why she has powers separate from the Circle. Meanwhile, Adam becomes protective of Cassie when Faye reveals that Jake might be hiding something dangerous from them. At the same time, Adam's equally concerned when Melissa's cousin Holden comes to town and catches Diana's eye. A power shift forms between Charles and Dawn that threatens to destroy their plan.
Episode 10
Darkness
Thu, Jan 5, 2012 43 mins
Reluctantly, Cassie believes Jake's warning that her innate black Balcoin magic will turn her evil unless spell-bound (especially after a perceived betrayal has her almost kill Adam). Charles firmly resists Dawn's attempt to take charge of their crystal, and duly mistrusts both a surprise visit from his manipulative mother Kate and Dawn's gift of wine for her, fearing it poisoned. As Faye seeks help from the descendant of a voodoo priest to regain individual power, Cassie, having confided in Adam and later Diana of her Balcoin connection, accepts a nocturnal cleansing ritual in the woods from Kate, who wants to eliminate the Balcoin threat. Both witches end up surprised.
Episode 11
Fire/Ice
Thu, Jan 12, 2012 43 mins
When Cassie asks for Adam's help in looking into her father's past, the search leads them to an eerily familiar place. It also reignites an old spark, leading Adam, thrilled to be spending time with Cassie again, to ask her to the Fire and Ice dance; but, because of her friendship with Diana, Cassie gives a surprising response. Ethan, in an effort to be a better father, offers to chaperon the dance, much to Adam's dismay. Lee's help with a spell to grant Faye individual magic unfortunately produces a terrifying side effect that nearly destroys the Circle.
Episode 12
Witness
Thu, Jan 19, 2012 42 mins
Jake returns, saying that he was there the night of the fire sixteen years ago and that Cassie can access his memory to see what happened, but during their journey something goes awry and Cassie gets into some trouble. Meanwhile, Faye hangs around Lee when an old acquaintance of his shows up, demanding product and toying with Lee's feelings, which leads him to share a deep secret with Faye. Dawn, in desiring Charles' crystal, tries manipulating Ethan into going after him.
Episode 13
Medallion
Thu, Feb 2, 2012 43 mins
The desperate woman Cassie encountered in Jake's memories shows up at Cassie's door, to warn of approaching witch hunters.
Episode 14
Valentine
Thu, Feb 9, 2012 43 mins
In honor of the holiday, Faye and Melissa throw a girls only anti-Valentine's Day slumber party for themselves and fellow witches Diana and Cassie, but the night gets wilder than expected when Melissa offers Diana some mood altering "Devil's Spirit," and the first person Diana loosens up around is Lee, who crashes the party to help Faye achieve her own power. Meanwhile, Cassie is forced to turn to Adam and Jake after she becomes haunted by the spirits of some vengeful witches.
Episode 15
Return
Thu, Feb 16, 2012 43 mins
John Blackwell suddenly stands on startled Cassie's doorstep but gets a cold welcome from his daughter, who soon believes he's her father and alive but not that he came to save her, feeling that suspicion vindicated when he demands the medallion. Ethan warns Adam that John is more dangerous then he can even imagine. Devil's Spirit supplier Callum lures the girls, through Melissa, to a party and into a voodoo 'game'. Although Callum poisons their minds against Lee, Lee comes to their rescue. Jake is stunned by Blackwell's appearance, terrified by the return of witch hunter Eben, who took over from 'soft failure' Isaac. Jake makes a deal, John for his daughter, but Eben, a better sorcerer, plays dirty tricks on both men.
Episode 16
Lucky
Thu, Mar 15, 2012 43 mins
Tensions arise between Adam and Cassie over what her father John is so eagerly searching for in the abandoned house - the 'sway' Adam and Nick safely retrieved earlier, used to steal a witch's power. She insists to take it to John and tends to believe his explanation that he needs it to protect her circle from evil witch hunter Eben by outing the traitor of sixteen years ago. Jake shares Adam's concern and stresses that Eben could only triumph over the parents' circle if one of them betrayed them, and the logical suspects are John himself and Adam's father Ethan, whom the Blackwells later confront without final resolution. At the school's "casino" fundraiser, John firmly refuses to side with doting Dawn again. Lee attends with Faye, but is caught and confronted aside by his deranged ex Eva, who now has powers. Handsome Aussie world traveler Grant patiently charms grumpy 'off-men' Diana. The kids learn the true danger of black magic while unaware of a curse concerning Conants and Blackwells.
Episode 17
Curse
Thu, Mar 22, 2012 43 mins
Jake gets seriously ill and hallucinogenicly haunted by magic shopkeeper Calvin, whom he killed on witch hunters' orders. John explains it's the result of a curse on his and Adam's families: when those mate, a member of their secret circle will be fatally struck. He suggests an elixir as a way out, which sets the trio out to gather the last ingredient, but Jake's delusions prove dangerous for them. Faye, meanwhile, wants to visit Lee but finds only Eva, his killer, which leads to multiple confrontations. The senior circle generation is shocked to be confronted with the grim truth about themselves, including Amelia, John and Jane Blake (who remains in mental care).
Episode 18
Sacrifice
Thu, Mar 29, 2012 41 mins
John must ultimately reveal he still has his magical powers to act against witch hunter Eben, who got obsessed enough to start invoking demons with Jake's former mate Samuel as human sacrifice, but goes very easy on naive ex-circle mate Ethan, who remembers the previous disastrous attempt. Frustrated that he had to magically wreck his lover with Cassie, Adam hesitates to help the girls cruelly play with hockey star Kyle's mates during their season triumph celebration. Diane is allowed to leave early for a date with hot Aussie Grant, yet haughtily walks away when she discovers he's not a spoiled yacht heir, only he hangs on.
Episode 19
Crystal
Thu, Apr 19, 2012 42 mins
Everyone in the circle start looking for the remaining crystals. Their adventure takes them to Jake's grandfather, who tells them a story about their circle and reveals the whereabouts of his crystal. Adam and Melissa try getting the crystal, but they don't know that there is someone else who also wants it. Meanwhile, Jane and Charles form an alliance against a common enemy and Cassie discovers another secret about her father.
Episode 20
Traitor
Thu, Apr 26, 2012 42 mins
The Circle find out where the last two crystals are. Jake tries to contact an old friend for help. Diana is upset by what she found out about her family. Charles has an argument with John. Blackwell goes to Dawn for help. Cassie, Diana, Jake and Faye go after the witch who works with Eben and are shocked to find out who that is.
Episode 21
Prom
Thu, May 3, 2012 42 mins
Having discovered that the traitor used by demon-calling witch-hunter Eben is Jake's presumed-dead brother Nick, the circle has a hard time chasing him and working out his tragic story. A spell devised by the 'Blackwell half-sisters' to reveal the missing crystal also grants them a vision of its history, starring John as black magician scheming to wreck the previous circle and construct the kids' one to his design, for one by fathering them. Grant is back, but can only serve a shoulder for Diane to cry upon after her non-biological father admits having attempted to protect her, also by wrong means, including the murder of Cassie's grandmother Amelia. Adam found the last crystal after undoing its cloaking, but Nick overheard the outcome and grasps it, to exchange with Even for the demon he needs to survive, forcing Jake and John's party to fight them, ending in Faye saving her new lover Adam and Jake by stabbing Nick. The circle must now decide whether to trust John to help protect them by constructing the crystal skull against Eben.
Episode 22
Family
Thu, May 10, 2012 41 mins
After Faye is attacked by the Witch Hunters, Jake, Melissa and Adam set out to save her. Blackwell tells Cassie and Diana that the only way to stop the Witch Hunters is to use their Balcoin blood to unleash the Crystal Skull. Diana is reluctant, but Cassie convinces her its the only way to help their friend, but she'll need to tap into her dark magic to do it. Meanwhile, Dawn and Charles are faced with a new way to get their power back... but at a very high cost.
