Episode Guide for Season 1



Sins of the past.


On a journey back to the native vilage of Amphipolis, Xena defeats soldiers and a Cyclops but cannot shake a spirited runaway named Gabrielle, who idolizes the Warrior Princess for her strength, courage and independance. Xena's homecoming turns bitter when even her mother reviles her bloody past. But when Draco attacks Amphipolis, Xena risks her life to defeat him in single combat, regaining her mother's trust before riding on to make a fresh start with her new friend Gabrielle. This is a good episode because it introduces all the things that are going to happen such as Gabrielle as the story teller and Xena using the neck pinch.

Chariots of war

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Opposites attract when Xena, wounded while rescuing settlers from a marauding army, recovers at the home of a pacifist named Darius.Xena vainly urges Darius to fight the homestead against the warloard Cycnus, but she is drawn to his quiet moral strength and to his warm life he has made with his three children. I have never thought about having any of these things until now," she tell Darius but rides on, comforted by the knowledge that his family will be safe.

Dream worker


Xena must work her way through a maze of apparitions formed by the god of dreams who minioms have kidnapped Gabrielle.

Cradle of Hope


Xena and Gabrielle walk into foster-parenthood when they find a baby by a riverbank, left to escape harm after a seer warns the local king that this child will one day take the throne. They also meet Pandora.

The Path not taken


The kidnapping of Princess Jana of Boetia leads her fiancee, to beg Xena's help into rescuing her. Xena also meets an old love Marcus.

The Reckoning


Ares, frames Xena for murder in order to tempt her into using viloence to save herself. Gabrielle also sticks up for her friend even though Xena lashes out at her. When Gabrielle comes back Xena realises that she is her best friend.

The Titans


Unknowingly Gabrielle awakens 3 Titans. All though at first the Titans think Gabrielle is a Goddess they soon realise that she isn't. So things go wrong. Xena and gabrielle must try to prevent them from taking over the world.

Prometheus


Prometheus is bound by chains causing mankind to loose the gift of healing themselves. Hercules, Iolaus, Gabrielle and Xena all try to free him.


Death in Chains


King Sisyphus captures death. The consequences are that humans will have eternal suffering. That's if Xena can free death in time. Gabrielle also falls in love with Tellus on of the many who seem to do.


Hooves and Harlots


The amazons are introduced here. An amazon is killed supposedly by a centaur. She passes her right of caste to Gabrielle which makes her and amazon princess. Xena must help to stop a war froming between the centaurs and the amazons.


The Black wolf


Upon hearing that one of Xena's friend's have gone into a prison Xena goes to recuse her but things dont go quite as planned. Xena and Gabrielle are also joined by Salmoneus and when Gabrielle and Salmoneus are together they are really funny.


Beware of Greeks bearing Gifts


Xena is sent by Helen to help stop the Trojan war. When arriving Garielle meets Perdicus -her old fiancee. Notice how different Perdicus is in this compared to Sins of th Past.


Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards


when telling a story in a tavern Gabrielle here's of a competition to get a place in the Athens Academy. We see flash backs of past episodes.


Fistful of Dinars


While travelling Xena and gabrielle have to try and find the Titans Key which leads to Ambrosia (the food of the Gods). However they have only one of the clues. They are joined by an assassin and also Xena's ex fiance. Whatch how xena is so protective over gabrielle.


Warrior...Princess


This is the first of the episodes which uses a double of Lucy/Xena. A King has asked for Xena's help as he has heard that she has an exact likeness to Diana his daughter. This is a really funny epsiode.


Mortal Beloved


After hearing that the Underworld has gone haywire because someone has stolen hades helmet. Xena goes down to the underworld to see that the people are all in the wrong places. Xena and Marcus have to stop this from going further.


A Royal Couple of theives


One of the best epsiode this season. It is so funny. Xena needs the help of Autolycus (the King of thieves) to steal a powerful weapon which as landed into the wrong hands.
Things to watch out for
Xena dancing.

The Prodigal


Things to watch out for
We see Lila (Gabrielle's sister) and also Mealegar the Mighty who is constantly drunk because he has lost his nerve.

Altared States


This has a big biblical theme all the way through. Xena must stop a father from sacrificing his son because the father has been drugged and he believes that his one true god has told him to do this.
Things to look out for
Subtext:the fishing at the beginning. Also Gabrielle is hilarious when she has been drugged. whatch out for the bloke who plays Julius Ceaser he plays the boys brother.


Ties that Bind


After rescuing a group of slave girls from a warlord Xena and Gabrielle have to return them to their village.Along the way Xena meets her father-or so she thinks. some how Xena turns back to he old ways and Aries thinks he has won her back. Untill Gabrielle saves the day.


The Greater Good


Xena is hit by a posinous dart while fighting against a warlord's army. When Xena can hardly fight any more Gabrielle Literally has to become the warrior princess to succeed in their quest.
Things to look out for
This is a very caring epsiode between Gabrielle and Xena.Salmoneus is also in this.


Callisto


Has Xena met her match. Joxer is also introduced in this one.


Deathmask


Xena comes across her brother and they here that the person who originally attacked their village is near and they plan to go after him.

Is their a Doctor in the house


This is also another really good episode. Gabrielle, Xena and Ephiny go to a healing temple. As there is a war going on Xena uses her healing methods to protect them.
Highlights
A very moving scene when Xena tries to bring gabrielle back to life.


Episode Guide for Season 2

Orphan of war


Xena helps the Centurars to find the Ixion stone which contains all the evil of the centaurs. She also meets hre son Solan as she gave him to the centaurs to bring up.


Remebering Nothing


After saving a temple and killing a boy, Xena see's the 3 fates. Xena wants that boy's lifwe back but of course nothing runs smoothly. The fates transform Xena back to he past when she see's her brother Lyceus. The downfall is that if she drops one drop of blood or anger everything is restored to what it was. This is hard for Xena not to do because she finds that Gabrielle is a slave to an evil warlord.


Giant killer


This epsiode is mainly based on the story of David and Goliath. Unfortunately for Xena Goliath is an old friend of hers.


Girls just wanna Have fun


A Halloween/vampire epsiode. This story is a bout the religious cult Bacchus and his followers (the Bacchi). Bachus has stolen opheus body and arms and his liar. Xena must help get them back or bacchus and his followers will take over the world.
Highlights
joxer he is really fun in this
when Gabrielle dances with bacchi at a festival listen to the music it's so cool
Subtext-when Gabrielle bites Xena


Return of Callisto


Callisto escapes from the prison and takes her army with her to get her revenge on Xena. Meanwhile perdicus returns and He marries Gabrielle. Callisto Kills Perdicus.
Subtext:when Xena kisses Gabrielle after perdicus and Gabrielle has got married.

Warrior Princess Tramp


Lucy Lawless takes on three roles a warrior (Xena), a princess(Diana) and a Tramp (Meg). Meg has to get rid of the princess so she can take her place. She also takes a fancy to Joxer but he gets really confused about which one is which.


Intimate Strange


The guilt that Xena has over killing Callisto takes over her body and mind whith the help of Aries. Xena and Callisto exchange bodies


Ten little Warlords


Ares has lost his god hood and has become a human. The affect on humans is that they cannot control their anger. Xena who is still inside Callisto's body helps Aries get it back.


A soltice Carol


This is a mixture of stories such as Santa Claus, the birth of Jesus and A Christmas Carol, an old king who has lost his wife has lost the will to let anybody celebrate Soltice. Xena and Gabrielle find and ophanage and realise they must do something about it.


The Xena Scrolls


It is the year of 1940 and the Decendant's of Xena (Mel Pappas)and Gabrielle(Janice Convington) are trying to find the Xena scrolls.

Here she comes Miss Amphipolis


Xena and Gabrielle come across Salmoneus who is running a beauty Pagent. Xena goes undercover as a contestant and Gabrielle goes as the manager.


Destiny


After fighting in a battle Xena is hit by a huge log and we go back into her past. We see her encounter with Julius Ceaser and how she learnt how to use pressure points. Meanwhile Gabrielle is taking Xena to a healer but they loose her or so they think.


The Quest


The sequal to Destiny.While taking Xena's body back to Amphipolis Gabrielle meets the Amaxons and Ephiny suggests that she should come home then and become their queen as she doesn'y want Velesca to become it. Meanwhile Autolycus has been possesed by Xena's spirit and he has to steal Xena's body from the Amazons and get ambrosia to bring Xena back to life.
Highlights
when Xena kisses Gabrielle

A Necesary Evil


Velesca has eaten some of the Ambrosia and has come back for revenge and chosen Gabrielle as her target.


A Day in the life


This is basically what Xena and Gabrielle do during the days. Xena kills a giant, flys an invents a kite and a help two villages.
Subtext
The Bath scene

From Him the Bell Tolls


Joxer and Gabrielle mainly feature in this one.A goddess give s Joxer a charm that when used he is fighter like Xena. This is not one of my favourite episodes.

The Execution


Xena and Gabrielle enter a village to find that Melegar the mighty has been accused of murder. However Xena and Gabrielle have an argument over his innocence.

Blind faith


when Gabrielle is kidnapped Xena fights with the man who took her and ends up being blind. Even though Xena is blind she manages to rescue Gabrielle.

Ulysees


On their travels they meet up with Ulysees who wants to get back to his kingdom of Ithica. Ulysees starts to fall in Love with Xena after she sings to him when the sirens try to kill him.

The Price


I love this episode, Xena turns back to her evil warlord ways because she thinks thats the only way to stop the Horde. This is a very gripping and good story line. Subtext:
When Xena saids to Gabrielle "you don't know how much I love...that"

Lost Mariner


After a shipwreck Gabrielle is washed over board and picked up by Cecrops-the Lost Mariner who has a curse on his hip.They put her on board. Meanwhile Xena has to get to Gabrielle and must show Cecrops the way to get back to land.

A Comedy of Eros


The son of cupid shoots love arrows at Xena, Gabrielle and Draco.A commical episode
Highlights
when Gabrielle falls Joxer
when Xena falls for Draco
when Draco falls for Gabrielle

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