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Recent revision of When She Was Young and Cheerleader
The problem with Angel’s origin story is that while it’s still Buffy 2.0, only he appears in it. That disconnects the five episodes it takes to tell the tale. To repeat the same after a short break with blonde’s early … Continue reading
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The Price – the harvest of lies
GABRIELLE We have a pact: normal, village life and adventures on the road. No powers, no ambrosia, and the fate is our own. Yes, the bard is not completely honest with her wife; Gabrielle has a habit of doling out … Continue reading
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The Price – Xena and Gabrielle, Horde’s Bane
GABRIELLE The Horde … they were different, savage, primitive, yet undeniably human. What happened … what I did was murder men and string them like trophies. Cut them down without a thought, each strike a calculated killing blow. No mercy, … Continue reading
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Nightmares – sometimes safe is anything but
Rack is a perfect picture of middle class, an upstanding member of the community in the mold of Wolfram & Hart. Funny how the worse the evil, the harder it tries to blend in. The amateurs adapt the stereotypical trappings, … Continue reading
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Nightmares – go for the eyes, Boo!
WILLOW “Every boss in every video game ever has a weak point in the eyes.” A lucky guess by the witch results in defeat of the First and Second, aspects of the same demon. Or is it? Actually, this is … Continue reading
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Intimate Stranger – free will and our memories
The Gods are not all-powerful and there are limits to their reach. However, far as mortals are concerned, you want to avoid catching their eye. Divine attention is great, but the wrath of the finicky beings serves as a clear … Continue reading
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Intimate Stranger – Ares, untrue to his nature
In the original, Ares is manipulative, duplicitous, romantic, comedic, a warrior, powerful, but not scary. Seriously, God of War should be terrifying but is not. Racking the brain for any evidence to the contrary, nothing comes forth to refute that. … Continue reading
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Intimate Stranger – Quotes
Sophus, lovingly SOPHUS “You, in my arms, fitting perfectly; you, in my heart, always. I love you.” Xena, returning the sentiment, capping it with a kiss on his chest XENA “You, in my dreams, real; you, in my loss, found. … Continue reading
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Intimate Stranger – Xena versus Callisto, the Thunderdome main event
CALLISTO What’s under the sheet, Callisto? A massive hall, walls piled high with wood and set afire. Time-worn columns, carrying the weight of history on their weak shoulders, being systematically destroyed – a fitting setting for the battle. Xena’s creation, … Continue reading
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I like you
What do you say before “I love you”? When you don’t but what you feel goes beyond like, when you don’t but are heading there or when you are there but are not ready to say it? “I like you” … Continue reading
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