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Xena: Warrior Podcast
Hosted by Vera, Katie, and Livy · EN
Xena: Warrior Podcast is a weekly show where three film school grads (Vera, Katie, and Livy) over-analyze the Hades out of Xena: Warrior Princess. This 90's classic deserves more critical attention and appreciation within the television canon, and that's where we come in. Watch along with us as we revisit Xena from the beginning.
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99: 6x13 "You Are There"
Apr 14, 201901:29:57Tap to summarizeThis week on XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST: You! Are! There! Vera, Katie, and Livy investigate 6x13 "You Are There," a comedy experiment that stretches the show's tonal boundaries. We discuss the forerunners of the fourth wall-breaking reporter, including X-Cops, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and of course the original You Are There, we debate whether this device actually works in the Xenaverse, and we discuss the episode as a satire of media misbehavior and paparazzi culture. Plus: this episode is weirdly connected to FiN???, Michael Hurst's delightful turn as Nigel, Eve gets catharsis and so do we, what would a serious version of this premise look like?, Gabs loves the limelight!, winks without subtext are annoying, and the Knights Who Say Bend the Knee! They'd have still picked up their audio! THEY'D HAVE STILL PICKED UP THEIR AUDIO! The power, the passion, the podcast! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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98: 6x12 "The God You Know"
Apr 2, 201902:15:46Tap to summarizeThis week on XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST, welcome to our bacchanalia -- try the grapes! Vera, Katie, and Livy enjoy some late Roman decadence with 6x12 "The God You Know," a messy rollercoaster of giddy highs and problematic lows. We discuss Alexis Arquette's carefully modulated performance as Caligula, Aphrodite down and out in Rome, the parallels between Xena and Caligula, the show's infuriatingly sudden descent into queerbaiting, the technically masterful chariot race sequence, and Christianity's newly sinister depiction. Plus: God Powers 101, the mechanics of face scooping, what do you wear while bowling with Adam Sandler, Xena's abs make a surprise appearance, Caligula's horse 2020, eww feet-washing, and Gabrielle's hat is bad but not as bad as her rope dance! The girlfriend of my girlfriend is...my girlfriend? The power, the passion, the podcast! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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97: 6x11 "Dangerous Prey"
Mar 18, 201901:21:33Tap to summarizeThis week on XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST, the hunt is on! Vera, Katie, and Livy are stalking 6x11 "Dangerous Prey," Renée O'Connor's second outing as a director. We discuss the strategies Renée used to beef up this episode's weak script, the terribly-named Prince Chesnick Bloodicarr Morloch who was just the worst on screen and off, and the many better versions of this premise they could have gone with including: Eve putting Varia on a leash, Gabs graduating from student to teacher, and Michelle Yeoh and/or Claudia Black doing the whole 'I hunt humans' thing. Plus: Gabs is bad at babysitting Amazons, Renée loves Lucy's muscular thighs, our French bulldog Phil really hates Morloch, Chad Magathon Bumblebum, what Renée learned from Michael Hurst, and Coffee Talk #5! The power, the passion, the podcast! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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96: 6x10 "Old Ares Had a Farm"
Mar 4, 201901:36:55Tap to summarizeThis week on XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST, *cue banjo*. Vera, Katie, and Livy are making hay with 6x10 "Old Ares Had a Farm," one of the show's final, and most lovable, comedies. We discuss its use of nostalgia, not just in the subplot about Xena's childhood, but also in its hiring of director Charles Siebert, who directed many Xena eps in the first two seasons and whose style here recaptures some of that early-show goofiness. Plus: Kevin Smith's finest hour, R.J. Stewart's character-based comedy, Gabrielle and Xena love milkmaid roleplay, the glorious return of GOONS, so many animal reaction shots, sound effects galore, Greba McEntire, Gabs gets into character, and that classic fanfic 'there's only one bed' scenario. The power, the passion, the podcast! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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95: 6x09 "Return of the Valkyrie"
Feb 18, 201902:30:21Tap to summarizeThis week on XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST, go on and kiss the girl! Vera, Katie, and Livy are living a fairy tale with 6x09 "Return of the Valkyrie," the conclusion to the show's ambitious Rheingold trilogy. We discuss the complicated question of what aspects of Xena's essence and values were removed by the Ring, Wealthea's intriguing similarities to Gabrielle, the return of fire and water as thematic symbols, and that swooning Sleeping Beauty kiss, which rings in a new era of the show that embraces and celebrates Xena and Gabrielle's romantic relationship. Plus: Gabrielle goes on The Bachelorette; who the heck is Wiggles; Waltraute gets smoked; XENA'S DR. ZHIVAGO FURS STOP TRAFFIC, TIME, AND OUR HEARTS, Brunnhilda's fire arms braided Gabrielle's hair; and OMG Xena and Gabrielle just got married! The power, the passion, the podcast! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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94: 6x08 "The Ring"
Feb 4, 201901:54:20Tap to summarizeThis week on XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST, is this burning an eternal flame? Vera, Katie, and Livy are tracking more monsters in 6x08 "The Ring," the second installment of the show's Wagnerian mashup. We discuss how this ep compares to the middle chapters of our favorite movie trilogies, what special qualities director Rick Jacobson brings to this material (hint: rhymes with FOMO), Brunnhilda as an exemplar of the show's two versions of love: the possessive egocentric and the purely selfless. Plus: always read the fine print when handling all-powerful rings, why did baby Grindl forsake love?, should good hurt/comfort happen more often or does its rarity make it special?, Maternal Instincts jokes, Odin is a close talker, Xena's illogical and anticlimactic bout of amnesia, and the power of Deadly Hugs! The power, the passion, the podcast! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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93: 6x07 "The Rheingold"
Jan 22, 201901:42:33Tap to summarizeThis week on XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST, we're Ringing in the new year with 6x07 "The Rheingold," the first installment of the show's most ambitious serialization experiment yet, a three-parter! Vera, Katie, and Livy discuss the story's roots in Wagner, Norse sagas, and Beowulf - plus Tolkien, probably; director John Fawcett's experience with creature features and aerial battles; and some confusing quirks in the Dark!Xena timeline. Plus: thirsty nymphs, so many Nordic mullets, I am Grindl, Vera cannot handle the knowledge that Lucy Lawless almost played Galadriel, Gabrielle cannot button her coat, Brunhilda's heart eyes, lipstick marks, and Xena's magnificent Valkyrie lewk! The power, the passion, the podcast! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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92: 6x06 "The Abyss"
Dec 17, 201801:53:08Tap to summarizeThis week on XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST, you're looking good enough to eat! Vera, Katie, and Livy are hungering for some flesh with 6x06 "The Abyss," which features three fantastic cave scenes surrounded by...cannibals and Virgil? We discuss the highs and lows: the shippiest shippiness to ever ship; the final, very satisfying return of the Rift; the greatest, most shivery hurt/comfort since One Against an Army; Gabrielle's tendency to bare her soul only while delirious; the conclusion of Gabs's violence arc (for now); Xena's sad faces; and this episode as an incoherent follow-up to "The Price." Plus: nibbling on Gabrielle's thighs, Zoe Bell loses her wig, Marco Rubio, Xena presses Gabs to her neck chest area, and Vera finally has a Virgil meltdown. The power, the passion, the podcast! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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91: 6x05 "Legacy"
Dec 10, 201801:43:52Tap to summarizeThis week on XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST, we've got sand up the wazoo! Vera, Katie, and Livy discover strange beauty in the desert with 6x05 "Legacy." We discuss this episode's moral questioning as it returns to the wellspring of the show's most potent ideas: the consequences of violence, the greater good vs. individual desire, justice vs. redemption, don't venerate your heroes, hot tubs. Plus: Gabs's long overdue identity crisis, what the scrolls left out, butts!, Missy Good's salute to Conqueror fic, Neigh!, desert Melosa, and bad hats. I don't like sand; it's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets EVERYWHERE. The power, the passion, the podcast! Support us on: https://www.patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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90: 6x04 "Who's Gurkhan?"
Dec 4, 201802:35:24Tap to summarizeWe'll take "Let's Fill Up the Problematic Jar for $1000," Alex! This week on XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST, Vera, Katie, and Livy analyze 6x04 "Who's Gurkhan?," one of the show's bloodiest outings thus far and the phenomenal kick-off to a Gabrielle-centric trilogy of eps that center around her ever-evolving relationship with violence. (And VENGEANCE! And very sexy dancing!) Plus: Michael Hurst's amazing directorial choices, the Joxerification of Virgil, so many harem lewks, the progression of graphic violence on television, and fans on set! The power, the passion, the podcast! Support us on: https://www.patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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