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Xena’s night with Aphrodite
If there ever was a case for shortsighted gain and long term loss, this is it. Xena’s initial mistake was framing it as a conquest in Dreamworker, putting Gabrielle on her guard. The planned double suicide and wrongheaded declaration of … Continue reading
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The Harvest – the temptation of Willow
Power corrupts. Look at the modern politicians going to Washington DC with modest portfolios and leaving millionaires. Those career bureaucrats have great salaries but that alone does not a rich man make. You name it and they got their fingers … Continue reading
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The Harvest – explaining the references
This will be a part of the commentaries in the future. Going thru the dialogue and pointing out some of the more obscure phrases. Most of the jokes are self-explanatory, but due to high comedy content, the pool of resources … Continue reading
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The Harvest – Buffy, making friends and enemies
The unique aspect of the MAN is that he is a stated enemy of the Slayer and the Scoobies Gang, dedicated to their destruction, yet he drops in on them and chats amiably. He actually helps. This goes right along … Continue reading
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Remember Nothing Part Three – truth, Illusia, or something else?
Why did the Fates offer Xena a second chance? There is no explanation, there is no motive, there is just: here is your brand new life, don’t mess it up. The bit at the end with the scissors is not … Continue reading
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Remember Nothing Part Three – Xena and Gabrielle, letting go
The original Remember Nothing was too simple and easy. The choice was no choice at all, because when it comes to Gabrielle, Xena will go to the ends of Earth and beyond to bring her back (post Is There a … Continue reading
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Remember Nothing Part Three – Xena’s Gabrielle fantasy
Why no action or at least kissing between Xena and Gabrielle? Fantasy it is, but a mild one, and you want more. Thing is, you can’t have more and that is due to the sanctity of marriage. Gabrielle is happily … Continue reading
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Prophecy Girl – here come the tropes and Slayer divided
What is the point of death if people keep coming back? Buffy, Master, Darla, Angel, Spike, and Warren (off the top of the head) just won’t stay in the ground. This has infected numerous other TV shows and it hurts … Continue reading
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Sexual attraction, romantic attraction, and marital attraction
Had a discussion the other day and you well know my dislike for labels. Fortunately, I discovered a terminology that better suits the subject and does not result in placing people in boxes. Instead, it opens things up and makes … Continue reading
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Remember Nothing Part Two – weaving the story: whatever it takes, wherever it goes
Each of the first two episodes in the trilogy represents a day. The conclusion that you are drawing is expected, but it is wrong. It is a similar thing to how time slowed down at the beginning of the first … Continue reading
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