PATREON ONLY: Xena Warrior Princess 2x15 Reaction
Added 2024-07-28 13:47:51 +0000 UTC
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It's hard to even call this subtext because it's so pureposely forefront here. Renee ad-libbing "She likes what I do." And then there's the emphasized "She's yours." We're seeing a day in an intimate relationship. Also... one of my favorite things is Lucy's facial expressions... this is such a showcase for Xena's mad glee.
Octavia
2025-02-22 08:05:43 +0000 UTCMan I love this show...lol
Bo D
2024-07-29 03:49:21 +0000 UTCThis is why I believe their sexual relationship started after ‘A Day In The Life’. This very scene even alluded to so much more later in the night and so much more for the rest of their lives. I just love how it’s always Gabrielle coaxing her on. For a sexual inexperienced woman, Gabrielle sure knew how to seduce Xena. She was playful at first. Just doing it as joke. But then her playful caresses got much more serious and intended. Xena was apprehensive she might hurt the girl at first, then slowly but surely responded back to her and let herself be swept away by their passion. And someone please write a fanfic of this…
Girl4Music
2024-07-28 19:51:11 +0000 UTCAs others have said, this one is def a fan favorite. Just like you said, it's because it showcases that Gabrielle & Xena have embarked on some form of romantic relationship and we get to see all their fun mundane day to day moments. Between them bathing each other, Gabrielles 'she likes what I do', and sleeping on the same bedroll - it definitely feels like they've been physically intimate since the quest episode kiss. I also love how much more confident gabrielle is with arguing and bickering with Xena...it's so funny to see that shift. Lastly, regarding the ending, I think Gabrielle genuinely hit Xena. Xena had her gaurd down and was enjoying stargazing at night with gabrielle.
mary smith
2024-07-28 16:58:56 +0000 UTCThis episode is a big fan favorite.. AKA as the one where they're married
Herbert West MD
2024-07-28 16:23:36 +0000 UTC(Also, Minya may have been named after the son of Godzilla, but I don't think that's been confirmed.)
Koz
2024-07-28 16:13:00 +0000 UTCA Day In The Life! This standout comedy episode is a great way to unwind after the preceding heavy duty trilogy. It seems to evoke Frasier with the title cards and the whole style of the episode is really distinctive and fun. The bath scene was a highlight for numerous people. Ahem. ... The fight between Xena and Gareth was actually filmed for the Giant Killer episode, but ended up not being used until this one. This is why they made sure to have Xena with her hair done the same way. "Goliath says hello" I still find moving.
Koz
2024-07-28 16:09:19 +0000 UTC‘A Day In The Life’ is a comedy episode that centers around Xena and Gabrielle’s average day of fighting for the innocent. Now while this episode is highly regarded in the fanbase because of the hilarious things Xena and Gabrielle do to each other to affectionately aggravate one another that drives them both crazy like a squabbling old married couple, it’s also got a very inspiring moral to it at the same time. That you do not need to make yourself the victim in thinking of yourself as unworthy or unappealing to the one you love, and that you have your own strength to fight your own battles and don’t necessarily need someone to defend or protect you all the time. You see, in this episode you are introduced to a couple, Minya and Hower, that fall into somewhat of an estranged relationship when Hower falls in love with Xena as soon as he meets her. Hower is the first person of the couple you get to know, but when you meet Minya, you find out she’s a big fan of the Warrior Princess, but begins to view her with disgust and jealousy when she realizes her boyfriend is attracted to her. Xena and Gabrielle, while occupied with their own married couple problems, have to sort this out and make it clear to Hower that he has no chance with Xena. Xena gives some advice to Minya on how to handle men and she becomes this strong, independent and extremely confident woman that knocks a warlord to his feet that impresses Hower and she no longer feels victimised by him or anyone else. This ignites the flame in their relationship again and Xena and Gabrielle learn to overcome their own differences in the meanwhile because of being inspired to by them. Furthermore, Xena, the brilliant strategic thinker she is, finds a way to kill two birds with one stone by stopping both an army and defeating a giant. There is this cute little moment in the middle of the episode where she tells Gabrielle that by defeating the giant Gareth, she will be repaying an old friend back from having to fight against him for ‘The Greater Good’, which ultimately led to his death. I thought that was very endearing. It’s a great episode. Funny, yet has a lot of substance to it. At least to me it does. It’s definitely my favourite comedy episode in the entire show and it is another great introductory episode to come to know the comedy and campy side of Xena because Xena isn’t dramatic and serious all the time and that’s part of its charm as a 90’s show.
Girl4Music
2024-07-28 16:05:15 +0000 UTCAh, ‘A Day In The Life’. One of the shippiest episodes of the show. It’s a fan favourite for obvious reasons. True love is being with someone who will affectionately annoy you for forever. The iconic bathing scene. Can’t believe they got away with this in 1997. It’s crazy to me. I mean this is tame compared to now but WLW representation like this in a TV show in the 90’s was practically unheard of. Yeah, it’s for jokes but at the same time, you could see they’re were being very genuine with this “subtext”. Xena and Gabrielle take baths together. No big deal. Except it was. It very much was in the 90’s. I guess it helped that Xena was syndicated and not primetime because networks that aired the episodes could choose the time and what content to show/not show. Primetime was much different. Yeah, they could censor some things in editing but once it was out,… like… it was OUT. You couldn’t mess around with it. They got very lucky or the creator got very brave. Probably a combination of both. And damn… am I grateful. 🥹 XENA: “Are you sitting on the soap?” GABRIELLE: “I was wondering what that was.” And to this day we still don’t know what she thought it actually was. Liz Friedman loved playing with subtext.
Girl4Music
2024-07-28 15:55:37 +0000 UTC
