r/xena

“When you ride into combat— act without attachment— and carry with you the confidence that you are fulfilling your calling in this life. Then you will know the way.” Krishna (“The Way”, season 4).

Xena as Kali chestpiece worn by Xena played by Lucy Lawless in the episode “The Way” from season 4. This ornate chest piece is a awesome piece of television history. This intricate crafted gold-plated chest piece featuring ornate Indian patterns, pearl bead accents, and stunning green and red faux gemstone embellishments.

The chestpiece was specifically used by Lucy herself, as the name was written on the inner part but the seller confirmed that due the past of the years it faded.

“The Way" (1999) episode caused significant real-world controversy due to its depiction of Hindu deities and the special Xena and Gabrielle relationship. It was temporarily pulled from distribution, and later on, was reinstated into the schedule in August 1999 after being edited to remove some of the most offensive scenes and with a disclaimer added.

I've been lurking for a while. I watched Xena when it first aired, but I stopped midway through since I preferred the camp and the ancient Greek atmosphere. (I know, I need to watch it in its entirety, and I will eventually, but I do know how it ends.)

I've really enjoyed looking through the posts here. It's a lot of fun to see how much everyone loves the series I remember loving, too.

Anyway, to my point: I am a writer, and I saw a quote come up a few times from Lucy Lawless about how "They're married, man." And for some reason, last night, this scene popped into my head. It's a quick draft I put together just to get out of my brain, but I thought someone here may enjoy it. 😄

Hi friends! I'm a newer fan who got into the show & binged it about 6 months ago. I'm now rewatching it with my sister, and feel like I've been hit over the head with a sledgehammer again (in a good way). The love between Xena and Gabrielle is just so awesome and emotional, so I wanted to make an art piece that could convey that at some level. Their relationship really is nothing like I've seen on a TV series before, and I think ironically, the censorship and the ways the crew tiptoed around it made them feel more real. More of a natural progression, I guess. I went in completely blind apart from knowing the show was campy, involved a girl with a chakram, and many horses (shoutout Argo), so I was totally blindsided by their, honestly, really overt romantic love.

I'm gen Z so I wasn't there to feel the impact the show made, but it clearly did, with a relatively smaller, yet dedicated fanbase 31 years later. Also, there were plenty of moments throughout the show, but season 6 being so blatant was like gay whiplash after season 5. Crazy stuff.

As for the actual drawing, I'm not the best at capturing likeness, but I tried really hard to get the resemblance down. I wanted the expressions to have a sense of comfort and peace. The limited color palette was also a challenge, and some things get lost, but I'm ultimately happy with it.

The text, as I'm sure many of you know, is from the episode Many Happy Returns, where Xena gives a poem from Sappho to Gabrielle. It's pretty neat that the text actually is pulled from an existing Sappho poem. Thanks for looking, and listening to my rambling, if you read through the post. Have a good day. :)

I’m prob too old to use the terms “that’s a mood”, or “baddie”. But Cleopatra in this Joxer twin episode…. 😍

This was from season 3, does this character come back in any other episodes later?

I just like sharing pictures of my dog..

Her costume is still on display on the 3rd floor if anyone is headed to Washington D.C. (right next to Dana Scully’s badge, for any X-Files fans)