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I’m a horrible daughter because my mom’s birthday was Feb 7th and I didn’t even mention it! Well, my dad’s birthday is today, Feb 15th, so I guess I can publicly wish them both a happy, happy birthday today! But anyway, I was going to write this incredibly vague intro to my favorite recurring character,…
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I really, really hate mystical pregnancies. It’s a trope that is used often, and more likely than not, it’s terrible, no good, and exists solely to show that a woman is little more than a magic oven from which a savior – or purely evil hellspawn – will be born. And Xena does this twice,…
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I have a rule now that I’ve been pretty good about following: “favorite” in terms of season or episode or whatever is the one that I watch the most. It doesn’t mean it was the best – I’m a huge fan of Surf Ninjas and have watched the movie more times that I am willing…
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Alrighty, time to play a bit more catch-up here: out of the two leads, Gabrielle is my favorite. Like, don’t get me wrong, I love me some Xena. So many of my characters have been modeled on her, and I respect her character arc as great storytelling. But I identify more with Gabrielle, which I…
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Okay, so let’s get a couple of things out of the way before I delve into Day 10. 1) I know I said I disliked magical pregnancies, and I will stand by that assertion and go into that later on in the challenge. However, I’m not going to address that today. 2) One of the…
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I know I’m late, I’m sorry! Apparently, my body really needed rest last night because I fell asleep pretty early in the evening and just … kept on going? But anyway, damn, this is a pretty heavy topic for the beginning of the month, but I supposed I have no one else to blame for…
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For those of you not in the know, Xena: Warrior Princess has … a bit of a reputation. That reputation was a big reason as to why my mom in particular didn’t want me watching the show: Gabrielle and Xena are a couple. The subtext, as it’s called, started out fairly subtle but became pretty…
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Before I get into today’s challenge, I just wanna wish my mother the happiest of birthdays! My brain is all microbioed out, so I’m not gonna do the math, but I’m pretty sure she’s okay with that. She’s not on any social media other than Facebook, so just send out some positive vibes for the…
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Oh, thank god, an easy one. Well, easy as in I don’t have to write a lot. It’s picture time! Anyway, Xena’s outfit stays pretty consistent for the first several seasons, probably for budget purposes, but they got more adventurous as the seasons went on. For example, this samurai-inspired … thing. And then there’s this…
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So this is actually not what I was going to originally for today, but! I really wanted to make sure that I had plenty of time to watch the last three seasons before I got into them. School and work are hella crazy right now, so I was only able to watch an episode or…
a little more juju 