Category: TV Reviews

The Quest – Director: Michael Levine/Story: Chris Manheim, R.J. Stewart, Steven L. Sears/Teleplay: Steven L. Sears

This one starts with Gabi heading for Amphipolis with Xena’s body. Gabi’s having a hard time accepting that Xena’s dead and keeps having nightmares about it. Some thugs show up, having heard about Xena’s death and knowing her corpse will fetch a good reward from Xena’s enemies. Gabi kicks their asses, with a little help from Iolaus, who hasn’t heard the news about Xena’s death yet. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 2, Episode 13”

Destiny – Director: Rob Tapert/Story: Rob Tapert/Teleplay: R.J. Stewart, Steven L. Sears

This one starts with Xena and Gabi visiting Cirrha, Callisto’s home village that was accidentally burned down by Xena’s men back in her warlord days. Xena’s feeling guilty and Gabi tries to make her feel better. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 2, Episode 12”

Here She Comes … Miss Amphipolis – Director: Marina Sargenti/Writer: Chris Manheim

This one starts with Xena and Gabi on a beach talking about a summons from Salmoneus. Xena tells Gabi about a war that tore the region apart a year ago and how the factions have maintained a fragile peace since. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 2, Episode 11”

The Xena Scrolls – Director: Charlie Haskell/Story: Robert Sidney Mellette/Teleplay: Adam Armus, Nora Kay Foster

This one starts at an archaeological dig in Macedonia in 1940, where a digger discovers a tablet with ancient writing on it. A car arrives at the dig site and a woman (Mel Pappas, who looks a lot like Xena but with glasses and a 1940s wardrobe) gets out. Mel goes to the main tent and finds armed thugs inside who demand her briefcase. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 2, Episode 10”

A Solstice Carol – Director: John T. Kretschmer/Writer: Chris Manheim

This one starts with King Silvus sentencing a family to the poorhouse for non-payment of taxes and for celebrating Winter Solstice, which Silvus has banned. Silvus also passes sentence against an orphanage that hasn’t paid its taxes. The King’s assistant (Sinticles) reluctantly records the sentences, though it’s obvious his heart isn’t in it. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 2, Episode 9”

Ten Little Warlords – Director: Charles Siebert/Writer: Paul Robert Coyle

Throughout this episode, Xena is stuck inside Callisto’s body, so whenever I refer to Xena, she’s actually played by Hudson Leick. Gabi is still getting used to Xena being in the body of her worst enemy, but she’s trying to adjust. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 2, Episode 8”

Intimate Stranger – Director: Gary Jones/Writer: Steven L. Sears

This one starts with Xena tracking Theodorus and the rest of Callisto’s gang to bring them to justice. She runs into her mother (Cyrene), who makes her feel guilty for letting Callisto die in the quicksand last episode. “Cyrene” turns out to be Ares in disguise and he piles on the guilt even harder. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 2, Episode 7”

Return of Callisto – Director: T.J. Scott/Writer: R.J. Stewart

This one starts with some guards tormenting Callisto in prison. They figure they’re safe since she’s strapped into a chair, but karma’s a bitch. She manages to steal a dagger, frees herself, and massacres the guards. She frees her lieutenant (Theodorus) and tells him to liberate all the strong prisoners and kill the weak ones. She also orders him to bring the chair she was confined in, since she has plans for it … plans that involve Xena. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 2, Episode 6”

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Director: T.J. Scott/Writers: Adam Armus, Nora Kaye Foster

This one starts with Joxer being chased through a forest by wolves. Elsewhere in the forest, Xena and Gabi learn about six local girls who have disappeared lately. Xena tells Gabi this is the Bacchae Forest, where Orpheus’s singing is supposed to keep the Bacchae under control. But Orpheus is missing, so Xena figures the Bacchae took the missing girls. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 2, Episode 5”

Giant Killer – Director: Gary Jones/Writer: Terence Winter

This one starts with Xena and Gabi strolling through a Giants’ graveyard, which is weird because Giants don’t bury their dead, so they’re surrounded by huge skeletons and scattered bones. Xena tells Gabi about a battle ten years ago against a Giant named Gareth and how she was saved by a friend. Now she’s meeting the friend at the graveyard. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 2, Episode 4”