Xena: Warrior Princess 6x20 "Soul Possession" Reaction
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You actually believed him about that? You could tell was lying out of his ass. Why would Gabrielle want to save Hope anyway? I’m surprised he was stupid enough to come up with that. Yeah, he saved Gabrielle but he never had her soul. That was just a play to get Xena’s soul in return and marry him in her next life. Xena just said yes to him because it meant he’d let her and Gabrielle live out this lifetime in peace. She didn’t really care then. She’d sort it out when she got to it.
Girl4Music
2023-11-30 18:22:49 +0000 UTCGabrielle’s bardic legacy - The Joxer Scrolls That time when Joxer said he was going to carry on, ‘The Xena Scrolls’. More appropriately titled, ‘The Joxer Scrolls’, by his quill at the parchment… Yikes! You can almost feel Xena’s pain…
Girl4Music
2023-11-30 17:45:24 +0000 UTCXena and Gabrielle’s reincarnations - Canonically married! In case you didn’t know how much the cast and crew not only embraced, but actually wanted Xena and Gabrielle to be lovers, here is dialogue from the season 6 episode, ‘Soul Possession’, which was an Uber-reincarnation episode that had actors portray us ultra obsessive fans, talking about how much we ship them as a couple. It wasn’t until it reached the 21st century that they could be more blunt with showing that and putting it in text. They tried so hard in the earlier episodes but their hands were tied with the restrictions the studio gave them and the limitations on content they could use or not use. They gave all they could. They really did! Season 5 and 6 isn’t subtext. It’s maintext. They had much more leeway after Ellen (as her character of the same name) came out as a lesbian on her TV show, and then later on Oprah, in 1997 (as herself). This opened so many doors for production companies to be a bit more forthright with the way they represented gay relationships on prime-time TV thereafter. So if you’re wanting to know the reason as to why the subtext suddenly transformed to maintext in the last two seasons of the show, and Xena and Gabrielle started showing more homoerotic behaviour where it was clearly implied that they were lovers, this is why. The producers/writers were as much supporters of them as a couple as the fans were. It really was just a censorship issue with the network studio NBC/Universal. It literally couldn’t be done! I thought I’d explain this just in case you weren’t aware because I am sick of people calling it queerbait. As if such a term even existed in the 90′s. As if they were even allowed to dangle homoerotic behaviour in your face on prime-time TV in the 90′s. I can see how, in this day and age, of people discovering and watching the show, they would think of the way Xena and Gabrielle behave with each other as queerbaiting, but considering the time it was produced, it really isn’t. If anything it’s the opposite… You see… what usually happens in a show that queerbaits, is it will have two same-sex characters show love and affection beyond friendship for each other for like a season, just too keep the LGBTQ audience tuned into it… but then will have them start a relationship or even get married to the opposite sex after that. But ‘Xena: Warrior Princess’ did the complete opposite to that. It took two female main characters that had male love interests to begin with in the first few seasons, and then had them fall in love with each other, discover they were soulmates, and even get married in their reincarnated bodies. That implicitly, if not explicitly, shows that they were a canon couple. And they did that because the LGBTQ fans that turned into the show interpreted Xena and Gabrielle’s relationship that way. So, the producers/writers catered to them and their wants and needs. Yes, they left it down to interpretation what was true and what wasn’t in the show, so it wasn’t canon that way. But they also heavily hinted to the interpretation of Xena and Gabrielle being in a relationship as canon, because they wanted it just as much themselves, knowing that it was in the heart and soul of Xena and Gabrielle to love each other beyond friendship. They didn’t just embrace it and throw the LGBTQ fans a bone… No, they actually took their interpretations and ideas seriously. Even going as far as to bring in a fanfiction writer and commission them to write two scripts for real episodes that they used and produced. The season 6 episodes: ‘Coming Home’ and ‘Legacy’. You don’t have to take my word for it. You can look that up yourself. The writer’s name is Melissa Good (known as ‘Merwolf’ online). Arguably the most influential Xena fanfiction writer of all-time with professional and notable works to her name. So, they weren’t playing around with romantic tones for Xena and Gabrielle’s relationship. It just seems that way because the show was severely censored. For what the producers/writers got away with though, when it was too taboo for TV back then, they were extremely brave, and they ought to be respected. I appreciate what they did for us and will always defend them!
Girl4Music
2023-11-30 17:39:19 +0000 UTCThe Karmic Cycle - Xena’s bad eating habits You know Harry was the reincarnated soul of Xena when he was shitting bricks for the entirety of the season 6 episode, ‘Soul Possession’. New body. Same terrible appetite. 😂😂😂
Girl4Music
2023-11-30 17:36:47 +0000 UTCThe weirdest thing about this episode is truly that Xena's interpretation of Ares' plan made at least a bit of sense: him saving Gabrielle as a bargaining chip. But Gabrielle making a deal with Ares to save Hope? No way. She never would have. Can't see it happening. It's still a nice episode though! I agree that the fondations for a 7th season / reboot-that-doesn't-dismiss-the-original-show are there, it's a shame it still hasn't happened. So yeah, anyway, great reaction!
Mark
2023-04-21 16:30:01 +0000 UTC
