Category: TV Reviews

If the Shoe Fits … – Director: Josh Becker/Writers: Adam Armus, Nora Kay Foster

This one starts with Xena waking up late for once, as Gabi is already up and taking a shower in the woods. (Joxer’s there too, but he’s sound asleep.) Xena has to go after a local warlord (Zantar) but she’s out of rope, so she steals Gabi’s shirt while she’s showering. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 4, Episode 12”

Daughter of Pomira – Director: Patrick Norris/Writer: Linda McGibney

This one starts with Xena having a rather unpleasant flashback to when her army fought the Horde a decade ago (although she seems to be wearing her more modern armour in the flashback). She and Gabi are near Horde territory, which is what prompted the bitter memories. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 4, Episode 11”

The Key to the Kingdom – Director: Bruce Campbell/Writer: Eric Morris

This one starts with Autolycus stealing a ruby from a castle. Before he can get away, he runs into Xena outside, which prompts him to toss the ruby back into the castle. He’s not happy when Joxer shows up to tell him this isn’t actually Xena, it’s her exact double, Meg. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 4, Episode 10”

Past Imperfect – Director: Garth Maxwell/Writer: Steven L. Sears

This one starts with Xena (finally) telling Gabi about the vision Alti showed her of them being crucified by Roman soldiers. Xena’s pretty freaked out, but Gabi refuses to believe it. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 4, Episode 9”

Crusader – Director: Paul Lynch/Writer: R.J. Stewart

This one starts with a woman riding across some grassy hillsides. I’m not sure if we’re supposed to think this is Xena, but it really doesn’t look like her and she’s not riding Argo. The woman hears that some of her men are being pounded over the hill, so she rides to the rescue. It’s Xena and Gabi doing the pounding and the woman (who’s a pretty formidable fighter) is about to kill Gabi when she stops fighting and starts mumbling to herself. She then kneels and begs Xena and Gabi to forgive her. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 4, Episode 8”

Locked Up and Tied Down – Director: Rick Jacobson/Story: Rob Tapert, Josh Becker/Teleplay: Hilary J. Bader

This one starts with Gabi giving Xena a massage, but before they can achieve a happy ending, they’re accosted by some guys. Xena and Gabi pound them, but one of their attackers has an arrest warrant for Xena, accusing her of killing a woman named Thalassa years ago. Xena remembers Thalassa and admits she did kill her … not because she was a threat, but just because it suited her purposes at the time. Xena hands her chakram over to Gabi and surrenders. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 4, Episode 7”

A Tale of Two Muses – Director: Michael Hurst/Writer: Gillian Horvath

This one starts with Xena and Gabi trekking across a desert. Gabi is reciting some of her poetry, but her more immediate concern is getting new boots, since hers are falling apart. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 4, Episode 6”

A Good Day – Director: Rick Jacobson/Writer: Steven L. Sears

This one starts with Roman soldiers ransacking a Greek village for food. A villager named Phlanagus, who enlisted in the Roman army as a mercenary, tries to stop them, but the Romans are determined to get everything they can. Xena and Gabi show up to help, pounding the Romans and forcing them to retreat. Phlanagus introduces his wife (Nogolin) and son and thanks Xena for getting rid of the Romans, but Xena says she actually wants the Romans to fight here. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 4, Episode 5”

In Sickness and In Hell – Director: Josh Becker/Writers: Adam Armus, Nora Kay Foster

This one starts with Gabi waking up with fungus growing on her feet and Xena with her hair full of lice (although she refuses to admit it). They’re looking for Argo (in the valley where Xena first found her), since Xena left her here before heading to see the Northern Amazons. They see Argo, but she takes off and Xena figures she’s mad about being left behind. They run into Joxer, who’s promised to defend a village from raiders and naturally needs their help. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 4, Episode 4”

A Family Affair – Director: Doug Lefler/Story: Liz Friedman, Chris Manhein/Teleplay: Chris Manheim

This one starts with a shepherd looking for his lost dog in the woods. He finds it, but he and the dog are both killed by … something. In Dahok’s Temple, Joxer is leaving flowers by the lava pit where Gabi died, but he gets a shock when Xena climbs out of the pit and tells him Gabi is still alive. Xena decides to check in Poteidaia to see if Gabi’s family has heard from her. When they get there, Joxer gets distracted by a puppet show, while Xena runs into Gabi in the marketplace. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 4, Episode 3”