From: davideml@bellsouth.net   
      
   "Barbara Davies"  wrote in message   
   news:s0ZjLKG86XUGFw0K@cheltenham1.demon.co.uk...   
   > On Sun, 20 May 2007 at 16:25:22 David E. Milligan wrote   
   >>3-11 Maternal Instincts   
   >    
   >   
   > This episode has a real emotional kick to it. Xena's scream when she   
   discovers that her son is   
   > dead still sends a shiver down my spine. And Callisto's realisation that   
   achieving her longsought   
   > revenge hasn't satisfied her or made her feel happy the way she thought it   
   would (something her   
   > story arc has been working up to from the very first) is poignant too.   
   >   
      
           A good example of  'be careful what you wish for.' Most likely if she   
   had killed Gabrielle,   
   she would have felt the same way. Or, rather, not felt what she expected to.   
      
   >   
   > Some irritations:   
   > -no mention at all of Velasca or explanation for her absence. There really   
   should have been.   
   >   
           As was mentinoed before, maybe Hope realized she didn't have to power   
   to control Velasca   
   with threats of Dahak, but knew Callisto could be.   
      
   > -the lack of consistency concerning Callisto's superpowers. If she can   
   teleport, I don't see how   
   > it's possible to cage her in a lava stream or under a rockfall. This   
   inconsistency occurs in   
   > Sacrifice 1/2 as well. They really should have thought it through.   
   >   
           I guess something we just have to overlook. Just like Xena' ability to   
   take on Ares when it   
   would be so easy for him to defeat her (as Callisto did when she flicked a   
   finger and Xena went   
   flying.)   
      
   > -Gabrielle and Hope sniffing loudly and frequently at one another. Someone   
   get those girls a   
   > hanky, quick!   
   >   
   > -Hope's hair. I know it's only the Callisto Hairdressing Salon (and very   
   painful the treatment   
   > looks too - you just can't get the staff, these days), but even they would   
   have used conditioner.   
   >   
      
           I'm sure Hope didn't much care about her appearance. She had bigger   
   fish to fry.  Maybe she   
   (and Gab) were using her hair for a hanky !   
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   > Barbara   
      
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