xena: warrior princess
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Alrighty, so this is something that I’ve referenced several times since I started this challenge, but I’m going to go ahead and repeat it: I hate mystical pregnancies. First, it dehumanizes a woman* into a vessel instead of a person, and second, it’s just another way to bring rape into a story that is only…
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Ugh, the entire Go to Chin a Second Time … I get it. The entire Lao Ma saga was great, and everyone loved it, blah blah blah. But Pao Tzu was just so … meh. Also Lao Ma happened to have twin daughters, and neither Pao Tzu or her sister, K’ao Hsin, are mentioned beyond…
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Callisto is one of the greatest villains of television, hands down. She is the creation of our lead character, a major consequence of Xena’s history that directly correlates to how Xena sees herself, both in past and present, and she’s also a physical embodiment of how complicated actual redemption and forgiveness is. No matter how…
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Xena is arguably world-famous, mostly due to the fact that she was a ruthless warrior princess, but it’s safe to say she is pretty recognizable. But Xena: Warrior Princess writers would have us believing that there are not one, not two, but at least three women in “Ancient” Greece that are exact copies of Xena.…
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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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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…
a little more juju 