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Xena: Warrior Princess: A Friend in Need Part II (2001)
Really tore my heart apart
For the last two weeks, I kept watching the whole six seasons of XENA. I really enjoyed this series and just loved the relationship and tension between Xena&Gabrielle.
I read some spoilers before watching the last two episodes and I thought I had well prepared for a bad ending. Yet it still broke my heart into pieces. My tears never stop falling after Xena said:"Gabrielle, if I only had 30 seconds to live, this is how I'd want to live them. Looking into your eyes. Always remember, I love you."
What really destroyed me is that Xena chose to stay dead and left Gabby, meanwhile the reason was so freaking far-fetched.
In my opinion, I think Xena had already completed her redemption at the beginning of season 5, when she became an angel. So I would rather accept she died with Gabby in battling just like the end of season 4 or season 5(episode 19) than dying for redemption.
To me, the most painful things are they wandering through the world to find the ghost of each other just like in season 2 and the beginning of season 4. And Xena did promised Gabby that she would never leave her again.
I love XENA so much, no other show can surpass its place in my heart. The stories of Xena and Gabrielle will stay in my heart forever.
To be honest, these two episodes were really beautiful and showed us some truly wonderful scenes. I know I'll rewatch XENA for many times, yet the ending makes it very painful for fans to rewatch the series for knowing all the goodness between the two characters will turn into loneliness in the end.
So, even though I understand they will continue their stories in many after life, I still can't stand the thought that Gabby will continue her journey without Xena for the rest of her life. I'm really sad that their wonderful and amazing journeys and love stories in this life didn't have a better ending, it hurts every time I think about it.
Xena: Warrior Princess: Married with Fishsticks (2000)
Totally disaster
I can't explain why, but all I can feel when I watched this episode is...totally disaster...The costume, the creepy creatures, the male gaze and the awful script, just makes me feel so sick. I really don't understand what message the writers are trying to convey in this episode. Even if it's meant to be ironic, It's still not funny enough and very offensive to me that it makes all the female characters so foolish and fighting for man's love...
I mean, I really loved XENA and I never miss a single episode of this series, but this one is just...I can't even think of a word to describe it. Gross maybe? That I just want to skip it...