Xena is an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent. Accompanied by her comrade-in-arms Gabrielle, the campy couple use their formidable fighting skills to help those who are unable to defend themselves.
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Seasons and episodes
Specials
54 episodes
Season 1
24 episodes · 1995
Episode 1. Sins of the Past
1995-09-04 · 44 min
Xena battles an evil warlord, a vengeful Cyclops and harsh weather during her journey home to Amphipolis, where she's joined by a young woman named Gabrielle, who's a resourceful young protege.
Episode 2. Chariots of War
1995-09-11 · 44 min
Xena defends a town against a band of thugs led by a father and son duo, and when she is wounded, Gabrielle is left worrying for the warrior princess.
Episode 3. Dreamworker
1995-09-18 · 44 min
When Gabrielle is kidnapped by a mystic, Xena enters an altered state of consciousness and must face ghosts from her past in order to rescue her friend.
Episode 4. Cradle of Hope
1995-09-25 · 44 min
Xena employs stealthy maneuvers to protect an infant who an oracle claims will one day usurp the King's throne. Meanwhile, Xena must also make sure that Pandora, the granddaughter of the legendary original, is able to reset the lock on…
Episode 5. The Path Not Taken
1995-10-02 · 44 min
In order to stop a war Xena must save a princess that has been taken from her home. The kidnapping could lead to a war. Xena realizes that a weapons dealer is the one that has caused everything. When she tracks the dealer, she meets her…
Episode 6. The Reckoning
1995-10-16 · 44 min
Xena is mistaken for the killer who attacked and murdered a group of townspeople and is put on trial, causing Ares, the god of war, to be delighted at the success of his plan.
Episode 7. The Titans
1995-10-30 · 44 min
Gabrielle fools around with an ancient scroll and releases three Titans from centuries of captivity. Once again, Xena must save a village from destruction. Gabrielle also finds time for love.
Episode 8. Prometheus
1995-11-06 · 44 min
When the gods capture Prometheus, mankind begins to lose the gifts he gave them: fire and the ability to heal themselves. It's up to Xena, Gabrielle, Hercules and Iolaus to try to free Prometheus from his chains but whoever is the one who…
Episode 9. Death in Chains
1995-11-13 · 44 min
Xena must free Hade's sister, Celesta, Death Herself, from King Sisyphus who wants to cheat death by holding her hostage, thus prolonging his life.
Episode 10. Hooves & Harlots
1995-11-20 · 44 min
When Xena and Gabrielle encounter the Amazons, Gabrielle tries to save an Amazon and unwittingly finds herself an Amazon princess.
Episode 11. The Black Wolf
1996-01-08 · 44 min
Xena infiltrates a band of rebels led by the Black Wolf and helps them defend themselves against Xerxes the warlord.
Episode 12. Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts
1996-01-15 · 44 min
Helen of Troy summons Xena and asks her to help end the war between the Greeks and the Trojans, that began over her.
Episode 13. Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards
1996-01-22 · 44 min
Gabrielle wants to enter the Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards, but finds that it is not quite what she thought it would be. She helps another aspiring bard discover his true storytelling talent.
Episode 14. A Fistful of Dinars
1996-01-29 · 44 min
Xena searches for Ambrosia, a substance capable of turning someone into a god. She hopes to find it before someone who is unworthy to be a god does.
Episode 15. Warrior... Princess
1996-02-05 · 44 min
The daughter of King Lias, Diana, is the target of assassins. Fortunately, Xena looks almost exactly like her. So, Xena goes undercover to force the assassins out of hiding and capture them.
Episode 16. Mortal Beloved
1996-02-12 · 44 min
When her dead love Marcus, asks Xena to help save good souls, she travels to the underworld to set things right.
Episode 17. The Royal Couple of Thieves
1996-02-19 · 44 min
Xena enlists the help of Autolycus, the King of Thieves, in order to steal a treasure chest from a warlord and return it to its rightful owners - unless Autolycus has something to say about that.
Episode 18. The Prodigal
1996-03-04 · 44 min
After freezing in the face of danger, a confused Gabrielle returns home to Potidaea, where she receives a not-so-warm welcome from the people, who have hired a so-called warrior to save them from a warlord.
Episode 19. Altared States
1996-04-22 · 44 min
A young boy is hunted by his father and brother. They want to sacrifice him to their god, because their "faith" demands it. It's up to Xena and a drugged Gabrielle to save him.
Episode 20. Ties That Bind
1996-04-29 · 44 min
As the god of war, Ares, schemes to make Xena lead his army, the warrior princess meets a man claiming to be her long-lost father.
Episode 21. The Greater Good
1996-05-06 · 44 min
Xena helps Salmoneus, aka Lord Seltzer, when a warlord wants him dead, due to a bad transaction. Meanwhile, a mysterious blond woman is stalking Xena.
Episode 22. Callisto
1996-05-13 · 44 min
The female warrior Callisto, tries to turn the world against Xena by committing acts of terrorism in her name, while Xena struggles to reclaim her true identity and discover why this angry young woman is doing this.
Episode 23. Death Mask
1996-06-03 · 44 min
After learning a raiding party's leader was responsible for the destruction in their village, Xena and her brother set out to destroy him.
Episode 24. Is There a Doctor in the House?
1996-07-29 · 44 min
Xena attempts to stop a war between two brothers, while Gabrielle tends to a pregnant Amazon sister, who is carrying the child of a centaur.
XENA is a TV-series about a "forgotten" Greek hero, and was a companion series to HERCULES. While Hercules is a straightforward hero who nearly always does the right thing, Xena is a former warlord who longs for redemption but still possesses some of the savage characteristics that caused her to ruin other people's lives. An unusual choice for the hero of an adventure show; in fact her name is Greek for "the strange woman".
The show was bizarre for its sheer lack of consistency. For example, the afterlife: sometimes it was the Greek Hades, sometimes the Christian Heaven and Hell, sometimes Hindu-style reincarnation, and they were never reconciled. As another example, the character of Joxer, sometimes a contemptible buffoon, sometimes a sort of Holy Fool whose innocence and devotion impress Xena. Another wierd feature was the way it jumped all over time periods. Various episodes were set in the Trojan War, the Persian invasion of Greece, the age of Caesar, and one even during a midieval witch-hunt. And finally there is the way they take a character who talks movingly about temptation and remorse and dress her up like a dominatrix.
And the lack of consistency means that individual episodes could be very good -- an adaptation of the Flying Dutchman legend or a time travel story where Xena tries not to turn savage -- while others were awful.
This is a strong female lead in an action show that came out before 2016, so technically it doesn't exist and you aren't supposed to point out that it does, and that it was made before 2016.
And you certainly aren't supposed to like it.
Because that is just how politics work.
But for the rest of us, those that are sane.... man this was a lot of fun wasn't it? It's basically a kids show, well a kids show from the 80s and 90s made live action.
It's campy fun that you can enjoy even as an adult and who can really ask for more than that?
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