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The messianic shaman Eli (Timothy Omundson) has successfully brought back Xena (Lucy Lawless) and Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) from the dead. But while Gabby seems none the worse for wear, the amnesiac Xena has returned with an entirely different personality; for one thing, she is far more concerned with pretty clothes than weaponry. In order to restore Xena to her normal self, a fragment from a broken silver-and-white chakram must be joined with its counterpart. Making this task well night impossible is the combined villainy of two war gods, Ares (Kevin Smith) and Kal (Antonio Te Maioho). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Season five of Xena: Warrior Princess begins on a bleak note, inasmuch as both the titular Xena (Lucy Lawless) and her traveling companion, Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor), had been crucified by the Romans at the end of season four -- thereby fulfilling the prophecy of the evil shamaness Alti. As Xena and Gabrielle's friends Joxer (Ted Raimi), Amarice (Jennifer Sky), and Eli (Timothy Omundson) mournfully set about the task of recovering their bodies, a full-scale war rages between Heaven and Hell to claim the ladies' souls. And thanks to the perfidy of Xena's old enemy Callisto (Hudson Leick), the spirit of Gabrielle is veering dangerously toward the Demonic. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Upon returning from India with her friend Xena (Lucy Lawless), Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) is accosted by Zehra (Jennifer Ward-Leland), "Queen of the Cons." In league with another sharpster named Milo (Mark Hadlow), Zehra persuades Gabrielle to write a play about Xena's exploits, to be given a lavish and expensive world premiere. What Zehra doesn't reveal is that she intends to pull a "Max Bialystock," producing a sure-fire flop so that she won't have to pay back the play's many wealthy investors. In addition to its Mel Brooks trappings, this episode also features such esoterica as "Buffus the Bacchae Slayer" and "Dustinus Hoofmanus." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Xena (Lucy Lawless) and her friends throw a surprise birthday party for Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) at the tavern owned by Xena's mom (Darien Takle). But the festivities take a sinister turn when a bounty hunter who is searching for Xena turns up murdered. Discord (Meighan Desmond), goddess of retribution, threatens dire consequences for all of the partygoers unless Xena can solve the murder mystery by sunrise. Bruce Campbell makes his final appearance as "King of Thieves" Autolycus. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Xena (Lucy Lawless) comes up against a copycat warlord who seems to have memorized all of the Warrior Princess' battle tactics. It is up to Xena to second-guess her opponent -- and also to avoid reviving the mistakes of her past. Somewhere along the line, Xena tells Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) of the horrific vision of their crucifixion, previously predicted by evil shamaness Alti. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In this Xena variation on the John Ford epic The Searchers, Xena (Lucy Lawless) tries to make up for a past mistake by rescuing a girl named Vanesa (Beth Allen), kidnapped in infancy by the Horde. But Vanesa, who now calls herself Pilee, doesn't want to be rescued. Meanwhile, Xena and Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) must prevent the obsessive, Horde-hating Milo (Craig Ancill) from finding and killing Vanesa first. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

It sure looked like curtains for Xena: Warrior Princess at the end of the series' fourth season, what with both Xena (Lucy Lawless) and her traveling companion, Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor), being crucified by the Romans, the fulfillment of a prophecy by the evil shamaness Alti (Claire Stansfield). But given the amazing recuperative power of our heroines, both of whom had spectacularly arisen from the dead on previous occasions, it came as no surprise during season five that reports of their permanent demise were highly exaggerated. But though Xena and Gabrielle are eventually restored to the land of the living, they still have their share of trials and tribulations. Impregnated under mysterious circumstances, Xena gives birth to a daughter named Eve, an "immaculate conception" tied in with Gabrielle's devotion to the martyred prophet Eli (Tim Omundson). It soon develops that Eve has been targeted for extermination by the Olympian Gods, the result of a prophecy that the girl's birth would be the beginning of the end of the Gods' rule over Earth. As for Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor), she is afforded the opportunity to ascend to the throne of Queen of the Amazons -- but this honor may require her to inflict heavy and horrible punishment upon her old friend Joxer (Ted Raimi). Joxer truly becomes "old" rather suddenly two-thirds of the way through the fifth season -- in fact, in one fell swoop 25 years pass by, during which both Xena and Gabrielle are in a state of suspended animation, frozen in a block of ice. Upon thawing out, the ladies discover that their old adversary Ares (Kevin Smith), God of War, has a powerful new ally: Fierce female warrior Livia, "The Bitch of Rome." Xena is disheartened to learn that Livia is none other than her own, grown-up daughter Eve (Adrienne Wilkinson), with whom she may be forced into mortal combat for the good of humankind. As in past years, season five bade goodbye to some familiar characters while introducing new ones. The most significant farewell was that of Joxer, who dies at Livia/Eve's hands. But the spirit of Joxer lives on, figuratively speaking, in the form of his stalwart son, Virgil (William Gregory Lee). Also in the tradition of previous seasons, the fifth-year run of Xena: Warrior Princess ended with a cliffhanger. This time around, Xena engaged in hand-to-hand combat against the Olympian Gods, with the fate of all the combatants remaining in the balance until the beginning of season six. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Tara (Shiri Appleby), that bad-attitude teenager with warrior-princess aspirations, hopes to discredit Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) so that she can become the partner of Xena (Lucy Lawless). As part of this strategy, Tara offers to lead Xena and Gabrielle to the stolen urn of Apollo, picking fights with Gabby all along the way . But can terrible teen Tara be trusted when the inevitable bad guys inevitably show up? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Now that Gabrielle's unholy daughter, Hope, has killed Xena's son, Solan, an action that also cost Hope her life, Xena (Lucy Lawless) and Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) are bitter enemies. But before they can act upon their mutual hatred, the two former comrades are transported to Illsuia, a dream world patterned after tarot cards. Here, with the help of several series semi-regulars, Xena and Gabrielle are forced to confront their feelings -- and, possibly, find forgiveness. This is the celebrated "musical" episode, with everyone expressing their emotions in song (even the war god Ares [Kevin Smith]!) ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Xena (Lucy Lawless), Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor), and Joxer (Ted Raimi) set out to recover the mystic diamond that provides illumination for the North Star. To prevent this from happening, Aphrodite (Alexandra Tydings), currently and illegally in possession of the diamond, casts a series of obsession spells. The results: Xena forges a manic attachment to a fish, Gabrielle falls hopelessly in love with her own reflection, and Joxer aspires to become the legendary ape-man Apis. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

When her comrade in arms Vercinix (Tamati Rice), leader of the Gauls, is captured by Julius Caesar (Karl Urban), Xena (Lucy Lawless) tries to negotiate a trade. If Vercinix is set free, she will release her own captive, Roman aristocrat Crassus (Matthew Chamberlain). As to the question of whether or not Caesar will uphold his end of the bargain, suffice to say that Xena ends up outnumbered in the gladiatorial arena. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Though flattered by Gabrielle's (Renee O'Connor) ongoing efforts to chronicle her exploits for posterity, Xena (Lucy Lawless) suggests that her friend forsake facts for the moment and turn to fiction writing. Unfortunately, this occurs just when the jealous Aphrodite (Alexandra Tydings), angered that even little kiddies prefer Xena to her, has decided to cast a spell upon Gabrielle's scrolls. As a result, everything that Gabrielle has written down suddenly becomes "reality" -- and suffice to say that it isn't a pretty sight. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide