Category: TV Reviews

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”

Hey again, Xena fans. Welcome to my geography and timeline review for Season 2. As I explained last year, this is my attempt to bring some continuity to the Season 2 episodes, trying to figure out where they took place and in what possible order to make the whole thing flow better. As I also said last year, none of this speculation really matters (and I could be way off in my reasoning), but I’m a continuity nerd, so I have to at least try. Continue reading “Xena Season 2 Geography and Chronology”

Welcome to my Season 2 overview for Xena: Warrior Princess. As I did for Season 1, I’ll be discussing the themes I see in the second season and trying to relate them to the show as a whole. I won’t link to individual episodes, since you can access them in the Tag Cloud under Xena Season 1 or Xena Season 2. There isn’t really one clear theme for this season, but there are several common threads that run through a lot of episodes. Continue reading “Xena Season 2 Overview”

A Comedy of Eros – Director: Charles Siebert/Writer: Chris Manheim

This one starts with Cupid trying to get his son (Bliss) to go to bed because Cupid’s wife Psyche is in the mood for some lovin’. Cupid finally gets the toddler settled, but as soon as he leaves, Bliss grabs his dad’s bow and arrows and heads down to Earth to have some fun. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 2, Episode 22”

Lost Mariner – Director: Garth Maxwell/Writer: Steven L. Sears

This one starts with Xena and Gabi on a merchant ship that breaks up in a storm. Gabi manages to hang onto some flotsam (and Xena’s sword, which Xena gave her to cut the rigging during the storm) and gets picked up by a passing ship, along with a pirate from a ship that was trying to board the merchant vessel. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 2, Episode 21”