The Good; Xena dancing and the endgame of toss the baby, the music very reminiscent of the chase through Cairo scene in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'.
The Bad; does Nemo really have to be quite so obviously villainous? Couldn't he be genuinely trying to help his king?
Best lines-Xena; "He belongs with his mother" (a line which has much more impact when we consider later revelations).
Plus-Xena; "Hope has been and always will be safe, within every one of us".
Xena cliches; Xena puts the pinch on the innkeeper. We have the first of many traitorous aides.
The pinch; 2 Village threatened by warlord; 2 Xena wounded; 1 Xena doppelganger; 1 Traitorous aide; 1
Calling Captain Subtext; Gabby and Xena just stumble across a baby to raise as their own, the lesbian dream (in the days before IVF).
Twisted history; actually some dispute as to whether Pandora had a box at all, the Greek translation is 'container' so it may actually have been some form of jar? The rest of the story is fairly accurate in terms of the grandmother at least. We also have the biblical legend of Moses and Oedipus which the writers seem very fond of.
Bodycount; Nemos and 6 guards killed by Xena
Xena; 14
Notes; Here we have Falefal, the recurring street vendor comic relief from Hercules who'll pop up quite a few times over the series. I did actually have a dancing Xena doll but eventually gave it away to my niece. Xena's strapless top doesn't half make her look like Wonder Woman, not to mention her skill in dismissing the King's dog. First time Xena uses her whip to the fetishist's delight. Xena actually congratulates Gabby on her "Good work" in finding a way into the castle. Xena does the catch the sword with your hands trick several years before Buffy does it in 'Becoming'.
Now of course when we find out about Solan we understand exactly why Xena takes such exception to Gabby wondering what sort of mother would abandon her baby? This obviously cuts close to home for her.
6/10.
The Bad; does Nemo really have to be quite so obviously villainous? Couldn't he be genuinely trying to help his king?
Best lines-Xena; "He belongs with his mother" (a line which has much more impact when we consider later revelations).
Plus-Xena; "Hope has been and always will be safe, within every one of us".
Xena cliches; Xena puts the pinch on the innkeeper. We have the first of many traitorous aides.
The pinch; 2 Village threatened by warlord; 2 Xena wounded; 1 Xena doppelganger; 1 Traitorous aide; 1
Calling Captain Subtext; Gabby and Xena just stumble across a baby to raise as their own, the lesbian dream (in the days before IVF).
Twisted history; actually some dispute as to whether Pandora had a box at all, the Greek translation is 'container' so it may actually have been some form of jar? The rest of the story is fairly accurate in terms of the grandmother at least. We also have the biblical legend of Moses and Oedipus which the writers seem very fond of.
Bodycount; Nemos and 6 guards killed by Xena
Xena; 14
Notes; Here we have Falefal, the recurring street vendor comic relief from Hercules who'll pop up quite a few times over the series. I did actually have a dancing Xena doll but eventually gave it away to my niece. Xena's strapless top doesn't half make her look like Wonder Woman, not to mention her skill in dismissing the King's dog. First time Xena uses her whip to the fetishist's delight. Xena actually congratulates Gabby on her "Good work" in finding a way into the castle. Xena does the catch the sword with your hands trick several years before Buffy does it in 'Becoming'.
Now of course when we find out about Solan we understand exactly why Xena takes such exception to Gabby wondering what sort of mother would abandon her baby? This obviously cuts close to home for her.
6/10.