This week Val and Rachel and special guest Susie Underwood discuss the pilot episode of Xena: Warrior Princess, is "an American fantasy television series filmed on location in New Zealand. The series aired in first-run syndication from September 4, 1995 to June 18, 2001. The series narrative follows Xena (played by Lucy Lawless), an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent by using her formidable fighting skills to now help those who are unable to defend themselves. Xena is accompanied by Gabrielle (played by Renee O'Connor), who during the series changes from a simple farm-girl into an Amazon warrior and Xena's comrade-in-arms; her initial naïveté helps to balance Xena and assists her in recognizing and pursuing the greater good."

Hot topics include: 1.) Rachel's death anxiety-Xena connection 2.) What IS syndication? 3.) Do bad special effects exist anymore? 4.) Xena and Gabrielle BOTH experienced immaculate conception? 5.) Is Xena really a princess? 6.) The Disneyfication of Greek mythology 7.) Are they or are they not (lezbians)?

 

 

Wikipedia entry:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xena:_Warrior_Princess