network. She said although she enjoyed working in the supernatural genre and viewed it as familiar territory, she was hesitant about committing to the show's demanding shooting schedule as it would take time away from raising her son. Characterization In an interview with Charmed Magazine, Carpenter described Kyra as having a similar sassiness as Cordelia Chase, but clarified Kyra was "totally evil and a lot sexier" than Cordelia. She identified sexuality as the defining aspect of Kyra's personality, referring to her as "overtly sexual, coy, and kitteny". While she viewed Cordelia as a "smartass", Carpenter defined Kyra as a "temptress" and a "jezebel", and her flirtatious banter with Leo as a part of her own agenda. She said her approach to Kyra was influenced by her revealing outfit, feeling that every woman on Charmed had to look and act "hot" and "notoriously sexy". Executive producer Brad Kern summed up the character as "a seductress and a real smartass". Pat Shand, the writer of Charmed: Season 10, said he incorporated Kyra in the comic book series because he enjoyed her dialogue and Carpenter's performance; he wrote: "To write dialogue for a character played by Charisma is to hear Charisma in your head. Who would turn that down?". Shand commended Carpenter's ability to voice characters in "a very unique rhythm" and called the process of replicating that energy in the form of comics as "a blast" and "super easy" in comparison with the show's other characters. When discussing the season's development, Shand said pairing Kyra and Prue Halliwell for a storyline was a "natural fit" since both characters were his favorites from the show. In interviews with the fansite CharmedComicFan, he explained Kyra was a central part of the season. Shand identified her as part of the "straight up plot" and "inextricable" from Prue's storylines in response to fans' concerns that she would be limited to a subplot. Although Prue never interacted with Kyra on the show, Shand said Prue had sifted through "all of the seers in all of the history to see who best tell her what's the deal" and chose Kyra. Critical reception Critical response to Kyra was largely positive. The Seattle Post-Intelligences Melanie McFarland praised Kyra as a "tasty demon seer". In a Charmed Magazine article, Tara Dilullo considered Carpenter to be the perfect person to play Kyra since she had "spent the better part of her career