From: davideml@bellsouth.net
"Lilah Morgan" wrote in message
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> "David E. Milligan" wrote in message
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>
>> Maybe it was a poor choice of words. Maybe what she meant to say
> was "I never wanted to
>> have to lie to you. (But you left me no choice.)"
>
> That would definitely have been better to say.
>
>> I think Gabrielle didn't want to take the chance Ephiny might say
> the wrong thing at the
>> wrong time, to the wrong person, and decided it was just better not to
> tell her what really DID
>> happen.
>
> Or she had just been lying about Hope so long, it was easier to keep doing
> it. Though I think she was more lying to herself about Hope than to anyone
> else. Specifically about Hope being good. Gabrielle REFUSED to believe Hope
> was evil, and in Gabrielle's Hope ep it was more understandable since there
> wasn't concrete proof baby Hope killed that Knight, and Gabrielle was still
> having mental issues from The Deliverer aftermath. But when Gabrielle in
> this ep realizes Fayla is Hope, she doesn't doubt for one second that Hope
> is good, even knowing that she's working with Callisto. Gabrielle going on
> about how now she can prove to Xena that Hope is good, because there's proof
> that Hope fought her dark side was more proof of Gabrielle's
> 'blindness'...because A: what proved that Hope was good? Gabrielle didn't
> ask what Hope had been doing since she put her in the basket, but apparently
> decided it was nothing bad, and B: Gabrielle admits that Hope is at least
> part evil by acknowledging her dark side, but doesn't question that Hope
> doesn't follow it, even knowing as mentioned earlier, that Hope is working
> with Callisto. But she doesn't hesitate to believe that Callisto forced Hope
> to do it...she doesn't even question how Callisto got free, as in did Hope
> release her? And back to Solan for a moment...how exactly was Kaliepus' hut
> the safest place to be? We never saw any guards around when Hope and later
> Xena/Gabrielle entered the hut. Was it just because since he was already
> dead, no one would think it was occupied? Or was there supposed to be a
> mystical protection thingie on the hut?
>
>
Some very good points. How many times have we heard or read about a mother
swearing her son (or
daughter) is innocent of a criminal charge when the facts / proof is staring
them right in the
face?
Despite what Gabrielle told Xena about the innocent Gabrielle no long
existing after Callisto
killed Perdicus, she obviously still looks for the good, especially when it's
her own child.
As far as 'the safest place' maybe Gabrielle was thinking that somehow
Xena was going to be
close enough at hand to protect Solan, and Hope. Or that Callisto would never
take the time look
into all of the huts looking for Hope.
I just realized there was a discontinuity --
Hope: "But I'm scared. If Callisto finds out I told, she'll kill me!
She will!"
Gabrielle: "She will not find out. I will take you to the safest place
there is, until we can
go. OK?"
Hope: "The safest place? You promise?"
Gabrielle: "I cross my heart. Don't be afraid-- OK? Now, come with me.
Let's go."
But Gabrielle tells Xena --
Gabrielle: "You are wrong! Xena, Hope is the victim here! That is why I
sent her to Kaleipus'
hut, so she would be safe from Callisto."
Xena: "You sent her to Kaleipus' hut?"
Someone wasn't doing their job!!
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)
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