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My Sidekick is Murderous

ETA: Hee, callback! Remember when?

Yup. I saw the LuRen “My Life is Murder” episode. I tried to listen to the actual dialogue, I really did, but this is what I saw and heard. You’re welcome. 😂

The way Gabrielle/Renée says Akemi’s name. 🤣

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Terminality

So, I guess this is goodbye to the Xenite community.

My 2nd anniversary on Tumblr passed without fanfare a couple of days ago. I can no longer take screencaps for my posts. Very few people are interested in my posts anymore anyway. Therefore, I think it is time to officially retire from the XWP/Xenite fandom.

Best wishes to all and happy holidays! Be well.

Oh. PS: There has not been much new to add to the master-list of all my posts on Tumblr as of late but here you go anyway, for old times’ sake: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1km_lQ-JcksZM3JPtDSRVhbq81mDSDaehV1hG_EtRvQc/edit

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My Sidekick is Murderous

Yup. I saw the “My Life is Murder” episode. I tried to listen to the actual dialogue, I really did, but this is what I saw and heard. You’re welcome. 😂

The way Gabrielle/Renée says Akemi’s name. 🤣

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Whirlwind

My year thus far has really been something. …Yeah. Everything recently started spinning even faster and more chaotically, so… super yeah. heh Anyway, ’tis my nineteenth mensiversary, so here you go. Newly updated master post and other updates: The people officially connected to the Xenaverse continue to be angels while the rest of my life has largely been plagued by demons. heh 

Aren’t they lovely?🥰😍🥰 Also, yes, Ren was thanking me^ for the birthday posts I made for her. D’awsies!!! Also-also, it’s fine if you can’t read the messages; just know that they exist, are full of kindness, and that their authors are the best! 🥲

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Directory

Hey all,

It’s probably best if I stay away at least a while longer, but here’s a look back on all my posts up until now. Yes, it’s been fully updated. You welksies! LOLz

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First Anniversary

A prosaic beginning to my time on Tumblr to be sure, but everyone’s gotta start somewhere, right? 🤣 Also, am I alone in being happy about this? :”) It sure feels so. heh Where be my frens? 😞😭 Oh well. I guess I’ll just hype myself up, then. heh

Here’s a look back on some of the things I’ve at least tried to add to the XWP fandom in the last year:

Of course, my primary goal has been to honor, defend, and foster appreciation for my beloved Gabrielle!

Beautiful— RenBen is just…

A Warrior Like Her— what Gabrielle learned from Xena

Always— Gabrielle brightens Xena’s hurting soul

You Have an Infection???— what really happened to Ephiny’s heirloom staff

Silly Wabbit— an exploration of one of Gabrielle’s most amusing tendencies

Xena’s Crowning Glory— a small hint of what Gabrielle provides to Xena

Ruinous— how Xena did the same thing to Gabrielle that she did to Lao Ma

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Next comes bringing attention to overlooked moments, meanings, themes, and possibilities.

FFLM #1: “Sins of the Past”— Five Funny Little Moments from the series premiere

#7: The Titans

#10: Hooves and Harlots

The Love of Your Love— how the second verse of this song was insensitive to Gabrielle

Echoes Across the Years— how Xena’s last conversation with Solan echoed her first with Gabrielle

Soul Orbits and Psychic Echoes— how and who Xena’s and Gabrielle’s children came to be

Infamous, Infuriated— why Xena engaged in the GabDrag (and BardBraining)

An Unsung Hero— Aphrodite being Gabrielle’s guardian angel throughout the Rift Arc

The Jinn of War— what Najara and Draco might have in common

The True Deliverer— NOT Khrafstar

Secret Scoundrel— who might have been Dahak’s righthand man

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Then, distilling the perplexing…

Redeeming “Fishsticks,” Part 1— how the adults and themes in Gabrielle’s dreamworld held great significance

Redeeming “Fishsticks,” Part 2— how Crustacea’s monstrous children were re-imaginations of Hope and The Destroyer

Unbreakable— the connection between the backdrop images of Xena’s leap in “Return of the Valkyrie”

Foiled by a Foil— why a flashback to Gabrielle dying in “Sacrifice” showed up seconds later

Solving the (Many) Problems(s) with Ares— a reference page explaining away the inconsistencies surrounding the god of war

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Enjoying the absurd…

Good Luck, Kid! [Expansion]— the impression Gabrielle made on Hope

Okie!— Gabrielle gets Xena to come around to her way of thinking

Role Reversal— Xena and Gabrielle become each other

Gabby-Grin, For the Win— the battling bard pauses a beatdown for a most unexpected reason

Yip!— PupXe

How Cute— PupRielle

Episode Cracksubs

The Comedy of Amphipolis— “The Haunting of Amphipolis”

What in the Gurkhan?— “Who’s Gurkhan?”

Them Bones and Boneheads— “Them Bones, Them Bones”

Free-Falling Angel— “Fallen Angel”

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Aaand, of course, fic’ing things up…

Wrap-Around Care— Xena realizes who else Gabrielle is

Useless— Aphrodite agonizes over what to do when alone with Gabrielle and Eve

My Great Hope— Seraphin prepares her goddess for childbirth

The Answer— Xena reminds Gabrielle of who she is

Sorry, Not Sorry— Gabrielle is startled awake, to Xena’s great amusement

Solace— GXe cuddle and pillow-talk

Stranger— Aphrodite defends Gabrielle against a mob in Britannia post-series

Desecration— Gabrielle becomes one with darkness

The Final Hope— “A Family Affair” of Gabrielle and Hope falling apart, together

Bedtime Stories—Gabrielle explains the family history to her and Xena’s second set of children

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YAY! Thanks, all! I hope you enjoyed my time here through the ups and the downs. Sorry if not. heh To see a full link-listing of all my posts, please go to the Google Doc here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1km_lQ-JcksZM3JPtDSRVhbq81mDSDaehV1hG_EtRvQc/edit?usp=sharing.

PS: I’m considering starting a YouTube channel to share my ideas but don’t know anything about video making or marketing. Anyone interested in helping me out and/or teaming up? Lemme know!

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TL;DR #9: Ruinous

A revelation from “The Debt”s.

Full post here. Response to a response here.

PS: Has the bug returned? -____-

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Free-Falling Angel

Yay!/Finally! Another cracksubs episode! Today, I present to you “Fallen Angel.” This too is a finally because I’ve been quite sick for quite a while. Ugh! + Sorry about that. Anyway, follow the usual guidelines—Straight-across subs come before diagonals if they appear on the same image/slide—and away we go!

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We start off ephemeral with a callback to “A Family Affair”’s cracksubs episode post.

Now, onto the good stuff!

Xena, Aphrodite, and I are all in agreement on this. Click on the goddess’s name to see what we mean if you’re at all lost. 🤣

(Am I the only one who found Michael uncomfortably smarmy and even creepy? I sure hope not…)

LOL! Poor Xenie.

Yup, that kid is Icus, as noted previously. But also, can we just take a moment to appreciate how Gabrielle is forever hilariously adorable? I mean…

’K, thanks. 😂 …But she’s also kinda scary, no? GW’s the only one whose voice became all manly, briefly. Hmm. Super hmm? Callisto is the only one to keep her natural eye color. Huh. I wonder if there’s some deep meaning there. Oh well! This is not the post for such pondering. Onward!

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This last bit didn’t even need cracksubs, but there you go. 😝

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Heh. Poor wabbit. Poor weenie. At least they got something of a happy ending. Only time will tell how things go for Joxer, Eli, and Amarice. 😆

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Previous cracksubs posts: The Comedy of Amphipolis, What in the Gurkhan?, Them Bones and Boneheads, and A Family Fling (Dark Version) / A Family Fling (Light Version).