Love it been watching last few months. Was 10 when it first aired

What 24 years the last episode was aired in 4 september 2001 so that makes it 19 years

Been watching clip after clip for the past week, 25 years later. It's a gem definitely

What do you mean?

Bruce Campbell complained about that saying how it used to make him angry how shows like ER at the time got nominated for emmy's for best costumes and set design when all they did was call hospital supply while shows like Xena and Hercules who had hundreds of people working on sets, armor and other costumes that didn't exist in our world and where all original never got recognized.

@@TrainedOldSkool a fair request, I must say, they worked SO HARD in the atmosphere of their world and it was so well done.

@@visionofsolace8961 Plus ER had an actual budget whereas Xena was made with $20 and a roll of duct tape. It never fails to impress me when someone makes something on that epic a scale with no money whatsoever. See also: George Romero's original Dead Trilogy.

@@ocdgeek4449 Will do!

TrainedOldSkool it’s also amazing that this was way back when. Imagine the quality of it was on the air now

Genius this show!!!!!!!!!! The story lines, the set design, the character evolvement.......this was a stunning fight scene too! Especially loved the "what have you done to her" line. And there wasn't much I disliked about this show......except maybe the Ulysses and Xena storyline. That fool came out of nowhere to mess with Gabby's chick. I don't think so! 🤣😂

I just found this channel tonight on recommendations. I understand how much I really miss this show. Not only this show has aged well like fine wine, but it is one of the few shows that really told a story throughout each season, as well as the whole series. You rarely get shows like these anymore.

Xena was my childhood. I grew up through elementary school and high school with xena. I wish the series and Hercules too would be released on blu-ray or on digital. I love this channel and the clips bring back so many memories.

I agree

Xena was like "u have chosen death"

The writers went on strike cause they were so poorly paid for it. It went downhill after that.

Xena needs ways more props from the modern generation for its excellence in so many areas. It always chafes with me when some people dismiss it as simply a "cheesy action series" and downgrade it. Often I feel those comments come from people who haven't properly watched it and experienced just how truly dramatic and well written it can be. It juggles so many styles from comedy to tragedy in such a unique way and deserves way more exposure online especially with reactors.

Damnit, I NEVER noticed as a child it was the same actor 🤣

I didn't notice that about borias

@Jerrell Lewis but borias became good way before xena turned her life around. So I give him more credits than xena

@Jerrell Lewis oh ok then so Xena was bad in the past too. Shouldn't she rot in hell? You make no sense lol

@Jerrell Lewis Borias also tried to redeem himself multiple times but Xena wouldn't let him. It's one of the many things that Xena regrets.

Wishful thinking is one hell of a drug, one might be tempted to say. But then one realizes that "Dahak" actually won and IS the One True God. Or rather that an evil, depraved entity very much akin to him very much IS behind all of the abrahamic religions, manipulating their zombified followers into being the pox on humanity they are, into accepting horror as normality, sadistic cruelty and insanity as the epitome of love and justice.

Yep. And even though Xena doesn't think she's being raped, she's worried he's doing something to Gabrielle. It's all in her expression. Little did, Xena know how evil Dahak actually was.

Yeah I was just thinking that. Never saw it that way back then, but now the scene doesn't age so well.

Which is why at the end of the episode Gabrielle told Xena that she hurts inside. It was both literal and metaphorical if you think about it. That's exactly what a rape victim would say after the rape.

@@Bardim18 Yeah. That line always stuck with me especially Xena's reaction to it. Her instincts were going crazy at what Gabrielle said.

No. There's a difference between rape and impregnation. She was impregnated, which is a violation, but it's not the same thing.

K Say+ me too don't get me wrong Hercules was okay but XENA I always thought was better and more interesting

They definitely used Dahak more in xena

Well, Hercules was the stereotypical demigod hero. Seen it already 1000 times before. Xena and Gabrielle were flawed human characters, so there was a lot more complex and innovative stuff. Also the subtext. I don't think any producer or writer would have been brave enough to make even a subtext between two male heros.

Well that's true but personally I prefered Hercules over Xena. Unlike Xena Hercules has super powers therefore it makes sense for him to be a match for most gods and monsters. Xena was ok when she was up against mortals like Caesar or Calisto but it was bizzare to see a mortal woman like her be a match for Ares the god of war himself. Well there was the implication that Ares was Xena's father but it was never confirmed in-show.

@@heartbeat8706 Nope, not really. Dahak was more used in Hercules where he actually appeared in person, and the first half of Hercules' fifth season was an entire story arc dedicated to Dahak. Dahak didn't appear in Xena in person at all, only as a demonic fire.

Lucy has said that if she ever returns in a Xena movie, it would be to pass the torch to a new generation of actors, not to play the lead role. She said that for her, it should have been done sooner, and that she regrets it didn't happen.

CGI was in it’s infant stage when this show was on. Just think what they could do know with it. I would only want them to improve the CGI keep the storylines the same.

Yeah I'd prefer that Krafstar stayed in human form with some demonic traits (fangs, claws, demon eyes), kinda like Gilgamesh in Hercules.

noticed that she put in back in with the blood still on it, lol

I read a while back that the actor who potrayed the deliverer was played by the same actor who portrays Buriyes. Not sure how it,s spelled but he also played Xolan,s father.

Is the breast dagger an actual ancient Greek weapon or was it made up for the show?

@Pro Token420 Yep, Gilgamesh did appear on Hercules but he was no hero. He sold his soul to Dahak and became a demon in order to avenge his family's death. Check out the fifth season of Hercules, it's really awesome, it gets into Sumerian, Celtic and Norse mythologies.

Xena and Gabrielle were originally supposed to return in "Let There Be Light" to help Hercules and Iolaus defeat Dahak but they were scrapped in favor of Morrigan and Nebula. Also I agree on how disapointed it was for Dahak's true form to be a Power Rangers monster of the week.

@@Bardim18 it should have been Xena and Gabriel helping Hercules and Iolaus because if anybody had enough issues with Dahak to put cut his head off with a sword it be Xena and Gabriel because of the Hope storyline.

@@TrainedOldSkool Agreed however Morrigan and Nebula had reasons to fight Dahak too, Dahak killed the Druids who were Morrigan's mentors and Nebula loved Iolaus who was possessed by Dahak.

Dang reading your comment makes me wish the same. Could’ve been a two or three-part episode that culminated into something glorious.

The Olympians was scared of him they ran and hid except Ares

Yes

It's Dahak

@@Bardim18 He's making fun of the captions

Yep, she's being raped...😖😖😭😭

I was reading the comments tl see if anyone else caught that, too!!!

Noooooooooo waaaaaaaaaaaaay!!! And here's me thinking I was a huge fan. I feel ashamed. I'm not worthy. Weep.

@@zakariyaadeel2862 yeah this show recycled actors like crazy. In the episode Lifeblood from Season 5 Karl Urban who portrayed Caesar and Cupid also played a caveman

I think a lot does everyone realize

@@QilinRider21 Yes, and Sasmara was played by the actress who played Ephiny. But in fact this episode featured footage from the Amazon Hight movie which never aired and was maint to be a pilot for another series.

It almost happened. The Hercules s5 episode "Let There Be Light", where Hercules exorcises Dahak from Iolaus, Xena and Gabrielle were supposed to show up and help Hercules but they were scrapped in favor of Morrigan and Nebula.

Δημήτρης Μπάρδας oooooo I never knew this!

@@Bardim18 Makes me sad to this day.

@@ravensthatflywiththenightm7319 Me too. They could remove Jason from that episode since he did absolutely nothing in it and instead have Xena and Gabrielle show up along with Morrigan and Nebula.

@@Bardim18 True though ideally for me I wish they figured a way to keep all of them and give each something to do. Dunno how, I honestly need refreshing on the show - it's been years - but either way, what a missed opportunity because the two shows were not synchronized.

This makes me wonder whether Morpheus was working for Dahak back then...

@@Bardim18 no it's just his kink pretty much

Yes

@@stephaniefaypage8028 It's a shame they stopped this series

And the Dahak story arc, which will end in Hercules' fifth season though Hope did appear in Hercules' two-parter "Armageddon Now" where she sent Callisto back in time to kill Alcmene before Hercules is born thus changing history. At the end of this episode Hercules did say he wanted to deal with the evil that caused the situation (Dahak).

@@Bardim18 i never really watched hercules, i prob should.

@@jameslyon2338 Yes you should, especially the fifth season which concludes the Dahak story arc. I'm not going to spoil it for you but let me tell you, it's far scarier and better than Xena's part of the story. If you want to see the full Dahak story then you should also watch the Hercules' season 4 two-parter "Armageddon Now" as I said above.

I don't think so, Hercules defeated Dahak, remember?

She actuality learned the technique with the amazon of the south tribe. They can connect themselves with the nature and inner energy. It makes their body lighter and they were able to walk on threes and jump incredibly high

But if Xena is Batman then Gabrielle is Robin right? 😜

Same here. "Looking Death In The Eye", the last episode before the timeskip would be a pretty good series finale.

True. Dahak was not nearly as powerful as the God of Light. Like Dahak was once defeated by the Titans, wich later got defeated by the Olympians. To put this in comparison, the God Of Light gave xena the ability to kill gods and she destroyed them. That's all he needed to do. He didn't even need to intervene.

@@constantinetranos2225 It's been stated by Zarathustra in Hercules that Dahak is just as powerful as the God of Light but they're complete opposites.

His name is Yhwh. And Dahak more closely resembles Yaldebeoth, which Yhwh is mistaken for according to Gnostic Christians.

That is owed Just to the fact that they had written themselves into a corner. Technically Dahak was every bit as powerful as the so called "God of Light" (who really turned out to be a hypocritical tyrant and hardly better than his opposite number anyway), but they had No Idea how they should ever actually defeat him, so they clumsily nerfed him to be able to contrive a ridiculous and unsatisfying way for herc to beat him after all. Just as they nerfed the Archangel Michael when he (and by extension his slimy, disgusting boss) revealed himself as a sneering, sadistic, maniacal villain who had only manipulated and used Xena and her daughter Eve in the final season. It's always the same story, writers introduce some unstoppable uber villain and then realize they haven't thought through how to get rid off him again, falling eventually back on forced plot contrivances that inevitably make the villain much less impressive and even despite that the victory of the heroes still feel unearned.

​@@h5u7p5gt9No. Nothing to do with ",gnosticism". Dahak and the "God of Light" originally were Angra Mainyu/Ahriman (of whom the christian devil is but a watered down poor man's version) and Ahura Mazda from Zoroastrianism. Indeed the name Dahak comes from Azi Dahaka, one of Ahriman's demons, but for some reason, perhaps simple novelity, they used that name for an entity that clearly was supposed to be Ahriman himself. But the writers lacked the knowledge to do that setup justice and instead Fell Back in what they knew, writing the "God of Light" as the biblical "God" instead. Which ironically towards the end of the series increasingly lead to all the cruel, nasty and manipulative aspects that Ahura Mazda doesn't have but that Ole Jehova has in spades creeping right in so that the so called "God of Light" quickly started looking very shady indeed and not at all like that great a replacement for the old gods. At first it was more or less by accident that it came across that way with the nigh universally hated twilight of thr gods arc, that was so reviled by the fans that they ended up retconning the entire last two seasons of Xena away in the canonical comic book continuation, restoring the Olympians in all their glory. But in the last season they actually started to embrace it, with the Archangel Michael (and by extension his faceless Boss) being revealed AS a deceptive, manipulative, selfish user and abuser in no way better but possibly even worse than the old gods had been at THEIR wort, with Xena starting to realize that killing the gods was actually a horrific mistake, making the world worse Off. So she actually restores Ares and Aphrodite to godhood to mitigate at least partially the damage she did. All zombified christian fanatics should be glad that the show ended when it did, because of it Had gone on for another reason, it almost certainly would have gone a way similar to "Supernatural" and would have fully embraced what the last season only hinted at and played with, revealing the so called "God of Light" as the true, ultimate Big Bad.

Lmao omg I just noticed after watching the series over 20 years. Whoa!

Please where are you living

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I see what you did there. Lol

Cause Xena was at her core, a dark character trying to reform so it only made sense

@@Trisof88 Hercules' Dahak story arc, which is basically the first half of season 5, is just as dark.

@@Bardim18 Yeah but Hercules was never battling darkness in the same way. For Xena it was internal and external. Hercules just battled it externally

Hercules could go very dark too especially in its fifth season.

​@@Trisof88He did, in season 5. Iolaus' death messed up Hercules big time. He had to undergo the Druids' trials in Ireland to find his true self again.

Everyone in this series seems to have a war cry except Hercules and Iolaus.

Then you should watch the Hercules episodes where Dahak possesses Iolaus.

I agreed

He wasn't possessed by the demon, he WAS the demon. He just disguised himself as human to manipulate Gabrielle.