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This would redirect Xena’s objective (making it more character-driven) and solve the issue of Gabrielle, who could agree to stay back (for now). However, I think the premise still works, with a fix: Xena saves Gabrielle and turns Orpheus down, but then Gabrielle persuades Xena to go with him so that she can show him, along the way, that erasing the past and fighting against fate isn’t wise. For starters, while it’s good to see Orpheus again (introduced in Season Two’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” which is mentioned) and I like that Xena’s past with Eurydice is also addressed (I always thought that expanding more on that period in Xena’s life would have been beneficial), there’s no way that Xena would agree to go down to the Underworld to bring someone back from the dead (she didn’t believe in that - unless it’s Gabby), and she certainly wouldn’t be blackmailed into doing it while Gabrielle remained in jeopardy. With a cool premise that, as usual, combines Greek mythology with the show’s own history, this is one of my favorite narratives from the Topps series. Xena goes to the Underworld to help Orpheus reunite with his wife.Ĭhakrams: 5.5/10 T/L: Between “The Debt (II)” and “Maternal Instincts” Now we’re looking at the next two Topps series, which ran from March to June 1998…ġ9) Xena: Warrior Princess – “The Orpheus Trilogy (I)” (March 1998) (See the Timeline - T/L - for when I think a story, no matter how usable, could have fit.)

Of course, the storytelling - some of it familiar, most of it juvenile - might not be as faithful… As usual, we’ll be looking at these books with an emphasis on examining how or even if the premise could have been utilized by Tapert and his crew for television.

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This month, we’re continuing our five-post look at the Topps Comics series, many editions of which were scripted by Roy Thomas, who is co-credited with crafting the story for the twelfth episode of Xena‘s first season, “Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts.” (You can read an account of his involvement with the series here.) Running from the summer of 1997 to the fall of 1998, these comics coincided with Xena‘s third season, and because they not only came during the series’ Golden Age, but also had a genuine connection via Thomas, you’ll notice that a lot of the dialogue is more in the spirit of the show (as opposed to Dark Horse’s scripts, which were more narratively mature, but perhaps written too much in-keeping with their brand). However, as someone who’s always been drawn to Xena for its storytelling, I want to examine these additional tales and see, despite different authors and a weakened understanding of the leads, if they could play on the actual show. Again, I don’t ever consider this material when I think of the show or these characters. Welcome to a new Wildcard Wednesday and the latest installment in our bi-monthly series on the best syndicated action show of the ’90s, Xena: Warrior Princess! We’ve studied Xena at length years ago (along with Hercules: The Legendary Journeys), and while I’m not one to ever regard anything that wasn’t officially produced by the show to be worthy of consideration, I thought it would nevertheless be interesting to examine ancillary Xena stories - not fan fiction, but comic books, novels, and even unproduced scripts.