#xenites

[darkclaw1995]

Guys, you really have to stop saying Xena/Gabrielle is not canon, “almost canon”, and/or subtext. It is canon. They are soulmates. They are in love. Watch the damn show.

Not to mention Lucy and Renee going up to bat for the LBGTQIA+ community from the beginning.

[xenite51]

I wanted to share what my bedroom (shrine) looks like 😅 Having my room like this has been a dream since I was a kid. It’s not finished though…there’s still some blank wall space 🤣 I also have a 65” TV that is often playing Xena while I work on other stuff.

[xenanetforum]

Happy Birthday to our Warrior Princess, Lucy Lawless!!!

March 29, 2025.

[girl4music]

Lucy and Renee are such fans of their own show that you see when they’re interacting with the fans and watching the show along with them they sometimes zone out and become completely encapsulated by what they’re watching and you see the Xenites just watching them watching the show like “See? 🥹”

It’s in that moment that we feel a special kinship with Lucy and Renee and really all the creators/cast/crew because we were always in solidarity with each other.

I haven’t been apart of such an experience between the creators/cast/crew and community since. They’re really something very special in our little Xenaverse family.

I think the way Bruce Campbell put it once really defines what I mean. It was when they had found out that Kevin Smith had died and all the creators/cast/crew were in the same building at a Xena convention and he turns and says to them “At least we’re together”

And Steven L. Sears says “Yeah, we are.”

And Bruce clarifies,… “No, we’re together. All of us.”

Meaning creators/cast/crew and the Xenite community.

And yeah, that pretty much says it all. This is our family.

I think ever since Kev’s passing we knitted closer together and we have been that close ever since.

[agrrrlfan]

Help me out Xena fans. I really want to watch Xena for the first time. Everything I know about it makes me think I’d probably love it. However! I’m wondering if I need to watch Hercules first. How much will I be missing if I go straight to Xena?

[jenxwp]

Is There a Doctor in the House? Script

Hey all, it’s been a while but I thought I would have a look at another production script and see what details I could find! So lucky dip off the shelf was… *drumroll* ...Is There a Doctor in the House!

So, this is production #76925 and was probably filmed around March 1996. It first aired in July 1996 and interestingly enough, Altared States was production #76926 meaning it was intended to be the finale. I don’t know about you guys, but I think that would have been a let down compared to ITADITH as the finale. Glad it happened as it did.

The first thing I wanted to point out was that this episode happens over 2 days and 1 night. I don’t know why- I just found that interesting.

So minor detail difference when the first find Ephiny- in the script she is sitting against a tree whereas in the episode, she is lying flat under scrub. The episode also has an extra line that isn’t in the script where Xena acknowledges the wound.

Our first description of Marmax- apparently ‘think General Patton’. I had no idea who this was but google tells me a US army officer from WWI and WWII? Maybe someone with more American military history can fill in any relevance around this?

Also interesting to note- in the episode, after Marmax disperses his troops he sees a Thessalian foot soldier and begins chasing him shouting “Thessalian scum!”. Xena knocks him off his horse with her chakram sharing a nod to the Thessalian. She then draws her sword and wounds him as the teaser fades. This is not quite what is in the script…

I will share a snippet of the first time Xena saves a life in the hospital. There are a few differences in dialogue compared to what was eventually filmed and aired. A few standout points is that in the episode, Gabrielle gets involved in the procedure a lot sooner than was originally scripted. Also, it was scripted a lot more ‘bloody’ with Galen being sprayed with blood. In the episode, Galen does jump back but we don’t see blood everywhere. _90s TV censorship_

We also have a small deleted scene interaction between Democritus, Hippocrates and Galen right after…

Now here is an interesting one! The man’s son that Gabrielle goes to find was originally scripted to be an adult friend. There were also a few extra lines where Gabrielle promises Democritus that she will be careful. This isn’t in the final cut.

This description of Gabrielle’s wounds 😫

Another deleted scene…

Okay I don’t know what to say here… I am glad Xena didn’t hold the baby up by its legs and give its ‘rump a slap’…

Aaand I will just leave this excerpt here…

What script next?

[could-they-be-a-pro-wrestler]

How successful would Xena…

…be if they decided to become a pro-wrestler?

Yes on the microphone skills / Yes on the wrestling skills

Yes on the microphone skills / No on the wrestling skills

No on the microphone skills / Yes on the wrestling skills

No on the microphone skills / No on the wrestling skills

Voting ended onMar 3, 2025

Propaganda for the mic skills:

She has many skills - she's probably had a period of being a pro-wrestler in universe.

She can be loud, charismatic and captivating. She can be sassy at times.

AYYIYIYIYIYI!

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Propaganda for the wrestling skills:

She has many skills - she's probably had a period of being a pro-wrestler in universe.

She's a mighty princess forged in the heat of battle.

She came from nothing and became one of the most feared warlords in the world, before eventually turning to good. She's trained with amazons, vikings, and samurai. She can play face or heel with ease.

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[pockyblush]

The Barbie poster meme with Xena characters. ~