Reviews

Season one, episode 11 In the Black Wolf, Xena allows herself to be captured and placed in a dungeon in order to rescue an old friend. A band of freedom fighters, following a secret leader known as the Black Wolf, ambush and kill a group of armed bullies collecting taxes, Xerxes, the cold-blooded ruler of …

Season one – Episode 10 Xena has to prevent a war between the Centaurs and the Amazons (Hooves and Harlots) and Gabrielle is chosen to replace an Amazon princess who died in her arms. I absolutely loved it. At last Gabrielle learns to fight. Now the real adventure begins. I got a feeling of something …

Season 1, episode 9 In Death in Chains, Hades, god of the underworld, asks Xena to free his sister from a king who’s captured her in order to avoid dying. This is no easy task as Hades sister is Death herself. Good story. I wonder though, when Xena was bad were any of the gods …

Season one, episode 24 In this episode entitled Is There a Doctor in the House? Xena and Gabrielle are caught in the middle of a fierce war and stop to aid the wounded inhabitants of a healing temple, then try to mediate talks between the warring factions. On the way to Athens Xena is sidetracked …

Season 1, episode 8 When Prometheus is captured and chained by Hera, mankind starts to lose all the gifts he has given them. Xena sets out to find the one sword that will free him. She is helped by Hercules and Iolaus. Xena is committed to freeing Prometheus, so she seeks counsel from the oracle …

Season one, episode 23 In Death Mask Xena is reunited with her estranged older brother and decides to join him in his plans to kill the raider who destroyed their village years before. Xena and Gabrielle get the better of two masked assassins who ambush them on a mountain trail and Xena learns that their …

Season one, episode 7 In this episode entitled, The Titans Ever helpful Gabrielle releases three Titans who at first believe her to be a goddess. Things soon change when they discover that they have been fooled. After a disagreement with Xena, Gabrielle wonders off into a cave where she finds a cult. They are reading from a …

Season one, episode 22 Xena is once again reminded of the sins of her past when a malicious female warrior, whose family was killed by Xena’s former army, exacts her revenge on the Warrior Princess by impersonating her. Callisto rampages through villages burning and destroying and tells the villagers that her name is Xena. Now …

Season one, episode 5 In the Path Not Taken, Xena is asked to rescue a kidnapped princess and stop a war. To do this she has to go undercover amongst murderous mercenaries that she used to mix with. In this episode, we are given more insight into Xena’s past. The princess is kidnapped by an …

Season one, Episode 21 In the Greater Good, When Xena is incapacitated and left near death after being struck by a poisoned dart, Gabrielle is forced to impersonate the Warrior Princess in order to protect a group of innocent villagers. This is the first sighting we get of Callisto, mysteriously perched up a tree, face …

Season 1, episode 6 Xena is accused of murdering four villagers. Ares the God of War comes to her rescue but there are strings attached. Enter Ares, and what a hunk. This is the beginning of the wonderful relationship between Ares and Xena as he tries to win Xena back to the dark side. Although …

Season 1, episode 20 Ares proves that he hasn’t given up in his quest to bring Xena back to the dark side. What a schemer. I really do enjoy the interaction between Ares and Xena. Kevin Smith is so good at being bad. Xena and Gabrielle watch from the woods as a warlord puts women and girls …

Season 1, episode 4 Xena and Gabrielle find a baby and set out to find the parents. They have to keep him safe when they find out that the king has ordered his death due to a prophecy declaring him to be a threat to the throne. At the same time, Pandora, the granddaughter of …

Season 1, episode 19 In Altared States, Xena and Gabrielle agree to hide a 12-year-old boy who has run away from home after learning from his mother that he was to be sacrificed. The Warrior Princess is teaching Gabrielle to fish when they see a young boy being chased by a group of men. In …

Season one, episode 3 In Dreamworker Gabrielle is kidnapped and forced to complete a series of challenges designed to make her kill. If she loses her blood innocence, she will be worthy to become the bride of Morpheus, the dream god.  Xena has to enter a realm known as the Dreamscape in order to save …

Season 1, episode 18 Gabrielle, the Prodigal returns to her home town, only to find it under attack by a greedy warlord. She enlists the help of a drunken warrior who’s lost his self-confidence. Meet Meleager the Mighty. This episode reminded me of the old movie “Cat Balou” with Meleager as the Lee Marvin character …

Season One, episode 2 In Chariots of War, Xena rescues a village from an evil warlord and his not-so-evil son. She is given the chance to settle down with a ready made family. Whilst defending a village against an attack by evil warlord Cycnus and his son Sphaerus, Xena saves the life of a young …

Season one, episode 17 Xena is asked to steal back a pilfered chest containing the world’s most powerful weapon, so she enlists the help of Autolycus, the King of Thieves. In this episode entitled The Royal Couple of Thieves we get  a change of costume for Xena and our first meeting with Autolycus, the King of Thieves …

Season one, episode 1 Whilst out riding an embattled Xena comes across a young boy who tells her that a warrior named Xena had killed his parents. Already having flashbacks of her past misdeeds the Warrior Princess decides to change her wicked ways and return home. Xena is burying her armour and sword when she …

Season one, episode 16 In this episode entitled Mortal Beloved, a visit from the ghost of her beloved Marcus prompts Xena to travel to the Underworld where a madman has stolen Hades’ Helmet of Invisibility. Another chance to see the hunky Marcus from the episode The Path Not Taken. Marcus appears as a ghost to …

Season one, episode 15 In Warrior Princess Xena visits a palace and is surprised at how she is treated until the king explains that she is the spitting image of his daughter Princess Diana. The Princesses life is in danger so the king wants Xena to stand in for her look-a-like in order to foil the plot to kill …

Season one, episode 14 In a Fistful of Dinars, Xena is drawn into a treacherous treasure hunt that forces her to team up with a desperate assassin and a ruthless warlord–who happens to be her former fiancé. Xena comes across an old friend Lycus (Richard Foulkes Jr) being attacked and tries to help. Lycus dies …

Season 1, episode 13 Gabrielle and Xena part company so that Gabrielle can audition for the Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards at their annual storytelling competition. Gabrielle is approached by a gentle young man named Orion (Dean O’Gorman), who has watched her enthral a crowd with tales of Xena’s many heroic deeds. Orion …

Season 1, episode 12 In Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts, Xena is called to Troy by Helen to end the ten-year war. Xena is locked up as a traitor when she discovers that all is not what it seems. After waking from a recurring nightmare in which she is murdered, Helen, Queen of Troy sends for …