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
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
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
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
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
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”
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
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!