Category: Xena: Warrior Princess

Xena and Gabrielle travel to the village of the northern Amazons so that Gabrielle can give Eve her right of caste. When they arrive, they learn that Yakut and Amarice were killed when Samite nomads raided the village. Gabrielle decides that they should still have the right of caste ceremony, but since Xena isn’t an Amazon she isn’t allowed to take part. While the others are busy with the ceremony, Yakut appears to Xena. She says her mission in life wasn’t completed and asks Xena to stop the Amazons from seeking revenge.

teleplay by R.J. Stewart and George Strayton and Tom O’Neill
story by Robert Tapert and R.J. Stewart
directed by Paul Grinder
Amazon High sequences directed by Michael Hurst
music by Joseph LoDuca

Guest Cast: Danielle Cormack (Samsara), Kate Elliot (Yakut), Claudia Black (Karina), Shelley Edwards (Cyane), Selma Blair (Utma/Cyane), Karl Urban (Kor), Monica Mcswain (Olan), Morgan Reese Fairhead (Eris)

Notes: Some sequences in this episode were filmed by Michael “Iolaus” Hurst for the pilot episode of an aborted Young Hercules-style Xena spinoff called Amazon High. The series never made it beyond the pilot, and so the footage was reused here.

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Now that the right of caste ceremony is over, Gabrielle is thinking that she and Xena should stay with the Amazons and raise Eve, but Xena is ready to move on. As the two discuss their plans, a group of Amazons captures Joxer, who was spying on them while they were bathing. They bring him back to the village for Gabrielle to decide on his punishment. To complicate things, Cyane wants to be queen, another Amazon wants to be Xena’s new sidekick, and a third becomes interested in having a baby.

written by George Strayton and Tom O’Neill
directed by Josh Becker
music by Joseph LoDuca

Guest Cast: Joy Van Uden (Rhea), Morgan Reese Fairhead (Eris), Shelley Edwards (Cyane), Charlotte Comer (Young Amazon), Joy Ramirez (Amazon)

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Cleopatra is relaxing in a milk bath when a messenger brings her a scroll. When she unrolls the parchment, a snake bites her. Before she dies, Cleopatra asks her trusted servant Shiana to take a message to Xena. In it, the Queen tells the Warrior Princess that Romans have been wanting to ask her about using her naval fleet. So Xena must find out which Roman was behind Cleopatra’s assassination – Marc Antony or Ceasar’s former right hand man, Brutus.

written by Carl Ellsworth
directed by Michael Hurst
music by Joseph LoDuca

Guest Cast: Jon Bennet (Marc Antony), David Franklin (Brutus), Mark Warren (Octavius), Josephine Davison (Cleopatra), Mariama Smith (Shiana), Dion Blair (Soldier), Benjamin Crellin (Brutus’ Lieutenant), Geoffrey Knight (Antony’s Lieutenant), Paul Willis (Advisor #1)

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A peddler in a tavern claims to have the last known scroll written by the Bard of Poteidaia. An old man at the bar makes a grab for the scroll. It’s Joxer, and he confirms that the handwriting is indeed Gabrielle’s. The peddler begins to take bids for the parchment, but Joxer hands over a small bag with 65 dinars in it and leaves with the scroll before anyone else can bid. He hopes that the scroll will give him clues as to what happened to Xena and Gabrielle.

written by Carl Ellsworth
directed by Garth Maxwell
music by Joseph LoDuca

Guest Cast: Lucy Lawless (Meg), Ted Raimi (Joxer), Kevin Smith (Ares), Paris Jefferson (Athena), Jason Hoyte (Hephaestus), Stephen Lovatt (Hades), Theresa Healey (Celesta), Mark Warren (Octavius), Jed Brophy (Ramius), Kate Smeda (Kara), Michael Langley (Theon), Samantha Adriaanse (Clotho), Elizabeth Pendergrast (Atropos), Chloe Jordan (Lachesis), Alister Babbage (Patron #2), Bob Blackwell (Bartender), Bruce Burfield (Inebriated Patron), Rachel Gilchrist (Lead Archer)

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Xena and Gabrielle awaken and find themselves trapped in an ice cave. Using her chakram, the warrior manages to free them. They travel to a village which is unfamiliar to them. A woman tells them they are at the foot of Mount Etna. Puzzled at first as to how they got there, Xena decides that Ares must be behind this and calls for him. But the woman stops her and says that Ares hasn’t been seen in the area since Xena died…25 years before.

written by Chris Manheim
directed by Rick Jacobson
music by Joseph LoDuca

Guest Cast: Lucy Lawless (Meg), Ted Raimi (Joxer), Kevin Smith (Ares), Adrienne Wilkinson (Livia), William Gregory Lee (Virgil), Colin Moy (Augustus), Kate Smeda (Kara), Michael Langley (Theon), Craig Doherty (Roman Guard), Dane Jerro (Roman Captain), Andrea Kelland (Village Leader), Stuart Thorpe (Burly Soldier)

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Xena, Gabrielle, Joxer and Virgil follow Eve/Livia’s path with her loyal soldiers. They enter a village where most of the people have been killed, with some on crosses. There is at least one survivor, a woman who hears Xena’s name. When Xena goes to the survivor, the woman spits in her face and says that she asked Livia, the leader of the attack on her village. And Livia tells her, “Ask Xena. Ask my mother.”

written by George Strayton & Tom O’Neill
current revisions by Chris Manheim
directed by Mark Beesley
music by Joseph LoDuca

Guest Cast: Ted Raimi (Joxer), Kevin Smith (Ares), Adrienne Wilkinson (Livia), William Gregory Lee (Virgil), Brendan Young (Young Villager), Paul Glover (Senetus), Vicky Haughton (Woman), Steve Matthews (Villager)

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The gods have gathered in the Great Hall on Olympus. They’re angry that Ares has kept the fact that Livia is Eve to himself for so long. Athena says that now Xena is a mother, she’ll be even harder to stop and calls on the Furies. Ares says he has already tried that with Xena. Athena knows that, but claims her plans are more subtle. Aprhodite begs her not to go after the bard. Athena tells her that if she’s got such a soft spot for Gabrielle, then she shouldn’t watch.

Meanwhile Xena and Gabrielle, after saving Eve from a mob seeking revenge against Livia, are with the followers of Eli. Xena says that Eli had a way of initiating people into his way. A woman says that there is someone who continues that tradition, the Baptist. They go to this man and he baptizes Eve. As he is doing this, Xena gets a message sent by the Archangel Michael. Suddenly Poseidon rises in the ocean as Discord, Demios, Hades, Hephestus and Artemis appear on the beach and attack Xena, Gabrielle and Eve.

teleplay by R.J. Stewart
story by Robert Tapert
directed by Rick Jacobson
music by Joseph LoDuca

Guest Cast: Ted Raimi (Joxer), Kevin Smith (Ares), Alexandra Tydings (Aphrodite), Adrienne Wilkinson (Eve), William Gregory Lee (Virgil), Paris Jefferson (Athena), Meighan Desmond (Discord), Stephen Lovatt (Hades), Julian Garner (Hephaestus), Joel Tobeck (Demios), Josephine Davison (Artemis), Asa Lindh (Alecto), Diana Rowan (Shepherd), Jon Brazier (Baptist), Annmarie Dennis (Tisiphone), Siaosi Fonua (Cullar), Susan Brady (double for Gabrielle/Hope), Jonathan Costello (Horseman), and A Tall Waterspout (Poseidon)

Original title: Twilight Of The Gods

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The Archangels Michael and Raphael are discussing what to do about making Xena take Mephistopheles’ place as the ruler of Hell when another Archangel, Lucifer, comes to them and says he’ll take care of Xena. Michael decides to give him the chance to try.

In Amphipolis, Gabrielle and Eve are talking about the fact that the hole opened by Mephistopheles seems to be waiting for something. As they talk, Lucifer appears. He tells them that they’d better hurry and go say goodbye to Xena – before he sends her to Hell.

written by Emily Skopov
directed by Mark Beesley
music by Joseph LoDuca

Guest Cast: Adrienne Wilkinson (Eve), William Gregory Lee (Virgil), Alex Mendoza (Lucifer), Charles Mesure (Michael), Tamati Rice (Raphael), Kara Douglas (Aliyah), Michael Downey (Young Guy Villager), Sacha Handsaker-Cates (Housewife Villager)

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Xena is telling Eve how much she’ll love her grandmother and Amphipolis as they ride into the village. But to their surprise, Amphipolis appears to be deserted and run down. They enter Cyrene’s inn and find that it’s abandoned. As Xena and Gabrielle look around, a man with a torch suddenly appears near Eve. He calls for someone and two men drag a woman down the stairs. The woman seems to pass through Eve. When Xena and Gabrielle return she tells them that she has seen her grandmother and tells them that she’s dead. Xena decides to head to the mausoleum to see if she can find answers to what is going on.

teleplay by Joel Metzger
story by Edithe Swensen and Joel Metzger
directed by Garth Maxwell
music by Joseph LoDuca

Guest Cast: Adrienne Wilkinson (Eve), Darien Takle (Cyrene), Anthony Ray Parker (Mephistopheles), Charles Mesure (Michael), Tamati Rice (Raphael), Sara Ashworth (Ghoul #1), Justin Curry (Axe Victim), Gilbert Goldie (Beggar), Lutz Halbhubner (Ghoul #2), Wayne Peters (Severed Head), Steve Wright (Villager #1)

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Gabrielle is happy to see that Poteidaia is a thriving village, but is a bit apprehensive about approaching her house. Eve says that as long as the people inside are okay, she has nothing to worry about. Xena encourages her to go ahead while she, Eve, and Virgil wait. Before Gabrielle can knock on the door, it’s opened by her sister, Lila. The reunion is bittersweet when Lila says that a raider named Gurkhan kidnapped her daughter, Sarah, eight years ago. And that when their parents learned where she was, they sold much of their farm and went with Lila’s husband to retrieve Sarah – but Gurkhan had them killed. Xena promises Gabrielle that they will go after her niece. Gabrielle says that this will be more than a rescue mission. She wants vengeance for her parents’ murders.

teleplay by R.J. Stewart
story by Robert Tapert
directed by Michael Hurst
music by Joseph LoDuca

Guest Cast: Adrienne Wilkinson (Eve), William Gregory Lee (Virgil), Calvin Tuteao (Gurkhan), Tandi Wright (Sonata), Gina Varela (Milda), Michelle Langstone (Lana), Willa O’Neill (Lila), Jo Lo (Yo), Stephen Hall (Auctioneer)

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Xena and Gabrielle are traveling through a desert when they get caught in a sandstorm. They manage to find a grotto where they seek shelter and clean up. When the storm dies down, they hear the sound of fighting nearby. A group of nomads on horseback are attacking a smaller group of people on foot. Xena decides that they should even the odds and soon, the nomads that were attacking are in retreat. But the people they’ve helped aren’t very friendly to them, particularly when they hear Gabrielle call Xena by name. The leader says that she can’t be Xena because she’s long dead. The warrior proves herself when she demonstrates her skill with her chakram – and to Xena’s surprise, the people bow to her.

written by Melissa Good
directed by Chris Martin-Jones
music by Joseph LoDuca

Guest Cast: Alison Bruce (Kahina), Rawiri Pratene (Tazere), Owen Black (Korah), John O’Leary (Dalius), Graham Dolan (Nomad #2), Gregor McLennan (Nomad #1), Philip Spencer-Harris (Roman Captain), Barry Te Hira (Nomad Lookout)

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Xena and Gabrielle return from a hunting to trip to find Virgil and his friend Hosep have disappeared. Gabrielle notices that there’s a lot of blood around the camp, and Xena finds a stick with a human skull on it. But she believes that Virgil and Hosep escaped down the river. They return to their own canoe to search for their friends, but soon have to return to shore again to escape a waterfall. Back on land, they fight a pack of savages, and Gabrielle is stabbed then thrown into the river during the fight. Now Xena is not only trying to find what happened to Virgil, but fighting to keep her friend alive as well.

teleplay by James Kahn
story by Robert Tapert
directed by Rick Jacobson
music by Joseph LoDuca

Guest Cast: William Gregory Lee (Virgil), Ian Harcourt (Rubio), John Wielemaker (Alpha Male), Mark Williams (Fire Maker), Jason Palmer (Hosep), Steve Tate (Djindar #1)

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Xena and Gabrielle are eating dinner in a tavern, when Xena notices a man watching them. She asks why he’s watching them and he comes over to their table and introduces himself as Beowulf. Xena asks what he’s there for and he places a rusty lock on their table. The warrior looks at the lock for a moment and then tells Gabrielle that she needs to talk to Beowulf. Later in their room, Xena is reluctant to tell Gabrielle about what she discussed with Beowulf. The bard assures her that she doesn’t need to know everything – but the next morning, Gabrielle awakens to find Xena gone, and a note on her bed.

written by R.J. Stewart
directed by John Fawcett
music by Joseph LoDuca

Guest Cast: Brittney Powell (Brunnhilda), Roger Morrissey (Monster Grinhilda), Renato Bartolomei (Beowulf), Alexander Petersons (Odin), Luanne Gordon (Grinhilda), Marama Jackson (First Rheinmaiden), Lucy Thomas (Second Rheinmaiden), Stephanie Bertram (Third Rheinmaiden), Glen Levy (Grendel), Jonathan Blick (First Viking), Guus de Koster (Merchant)

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Gabrielle, Beowulf and Brunhilda search for Xena in the woods that Grendel hunts in. They find blood on a tree, with one of the warriors’ gauntlets nearby – and Beowulf says this is where Xena died. Gabrielle says, “No, this is where she got away.” She thinks they should split up and sets off on her own. As she’s searching, someone suddenly grabs Gabrielle. It’s Xena, but Grendel is close by and they have to keep quiet. As they watch the monster, they can hear Beowulf calling for the bard in the distance…

written by Joel Metzger
directed by Rick Jacobson
music by Joseph LoDuca

Guest Cast: Brittney Powell (Bunnhilda), Roger Morrissey (Monster Grinhilda), Renato Bartolomei (Beowulf), Alexander Petersons (Odin), Victoria Hill (Waltraute), Luanne Gordon (Grinhilda), Glen Levy (Grendel), Jonathon Brandise (Soldier)

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