In Coven, each witch has their own special power - you wouldn't guess Zoe's if you tried - which they're meant to explore at the school. Even the oddest powers, Murphy said, were all based in realism. "We researched all that Salem stuff," he said. "We have a lot of Salem flashbacks throughout the year, where these girls who are students learn about their ancestors and we deal with that. More people come in to the show, other witches, to that house and they have very specific powers."