Category: TV Reviews

The Quill is Mightier … – Director: Andrew Merrifield/Writer: Hilary J. Bader

This one starts with some punks vandalizing one of Aphrodite’s temples, covering it with pro-Xena graffiti. Naturally, Aphrodite is pissed off and Ares tells her it’s really Gabrielle’s fault, because her writing has turned Xena into a hero. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 3, Episode 10”

Warrior … Priestess … Tramp – Director: Robert Ginty/Writers: Adam Armus, Nora Kay Foster

This one starts with Xena confronting a warlord named Daxon, but instead of kicking his ass, she throws down her weapons and implores him to embrace the way of peace and love. If you’re thinking this isn’t the real Xena, you’re right; aside from the peacenik stuff, she speaks with a different accent and a slight lisp. She doesn’t even resist when she’s tied to a stake and is about to be burned. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 3, Episode 9”

King of Assassins – Director: Bruce Campbell/Writers: Adam Armus, Nora Kay Foster

This one starts with Xena bringing a bandit to prison and interrogating him to find out where his leader went. She finds Joxer in the prison (for stealing a chicken) and gets him out. Meanwhile, two guys break into a warlord’s place to steal his sword, but end up setting off a trap. When the warlord shows up, one guy kills him. The other guy (who turns out to be Autolycus, King of Thieves) isn’t too happy about his partner killing someone in cold blood. The killer says there will be more deaths to come and when he takes his mask off, he looks exactly like Joxer. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 3, Episode 8”

The Debt Part II – Director: Oley Sassone/Story: Rob Tapert, R.J. Stewart/Teleplay: R.J. Stewart

This one starts with Gabi pleading for Ming Tien to release Xena (which he apparently promised to do when Gabi warned him about her assassination attempt), but he won’t even let Gabi see Xena. Xena is thrown in a watery dungeon with her hands and arms encased in stocks. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 3, Episode 7”

The Debt – Director: Oley Sassone/Story: Rob Tapert, R.J. Stewart/Teleplay: R.J. Stewart

While Xena and Gabi are out in the woods, Gabi is restless (probably feeling guilty for lying about Hope last episode). A half-dead Chinese guy shows up, followed by a bunch of ninja types. Xena pounds the ninjas and the guy gives her a raven-shaped hairpin and a message that the Green Dragon has become large and must be made small. Xena tells Gabi she’s heading east to Chin and doesn’t want Gabi to come with her because she’s going to Chin to kill someone. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 3, Episode 6”

Gabrielle’s Hope – Director: Andrew Merrifield, Charles Siebert/Writer: R.J. Stewart

This one starts with Xena and Gabi still in Britannia. Gabi’s having nightmares about killing Meridien last episode and her guilt is making her puke her guts out after she wakes up. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 3, Episode 5”

The Deliverer – Director: Oley Sassone/Writer: Steven L. Sears

This one starts with Ares and his protégée (and possibly lover) Discord arguing about some new god whose monotheistic religion could threaten the Olympians. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 3, Episode 4”

Dirty Half Dozen – Director: Rick Jacobson/Writer: Steven L. Sears

This one starts with a new warlord named Agathon taking out a bunch of Athenian troops with weapons that can cut through their armour like butter, and armour that conventional weapons can’t pierce. Turns out Agathon is a protégé of Ares, who gave him the indestructible weapons and armour. Elsewhere, Xena and Gabi rescue a guy named Walsam, who’s about to be executed. Walsam wonders why Xena helped him and she says she needs his help to fight Ares. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 3, Episode 3”

Been There, Done That – Director: Andrew Merrifield/Writer: Hilary J. Bader

This one starts with Xena and Gabi waking up to a rooster’s crow. They’re sleeping in a stable and Joxer comes in with goose eggs for breakfast. After accidentally dropping a horseshoe on Joxer’s head, the stablehand informs them there are two factions in town (Menos and Lykos) who hate each other and have been on the edge of open warfare for years. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 3, Episode 2”

The Furies – Director: Gilbert Shilton/Writer: R.J. Stewart

This one starts with the Furies doing a sexy dance for Ares, but he’s not really into it; he has a grievance against Xena and gets the Furies to punish her with both persecution and madness. Meanwhile, Xena and Gabi are having a race (Xena wins) when they’re beset by bandits. Xena and Gabi pound them, but the madness kicks in and Xena starts doing a bunch of Three Stooges moves during the fight. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 3, Episode 1”