From: davideml@bellsouth.net   
      
   "Ahroo"  wrote in message   
   news:Fly9i.7039$y_7.3651@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net...   
   > >   
   >> An excellent piece of work! Outstanding job by Lucy and Renee. And   
   regardless of the few little   
   >> things here and there, a 9.5 out of 10.   
   >>   
   >   
   > David, I'm absolutely amazed!!!! I can't believe you gave it only a 9.5!!!   
   In my opinion, this   
   > was the absolute BEST episode of the entire series - on a scale of 1 - 10, I   
   give it at least a   
   > 12,000!!!!!!   
      
           I don't know why, but for some reason I just can't bring myself to   
   give any episode (so   
   far) a perfect score.   
      
           I've noticed that so many people who have heard XWP but never watched   
   it are too quick to   
   dismiss it as a cartoon-like show, but I  believe that if there ever was an   
   episode to have a   
   critic of Xena to watch, it would be this one.   
      
   >  It had everything - it had the best fighting scenes for those who watch the   
   show for action   
   > (just when you thought the battle was over, the fighting resumed. And for   
   perhaps the only time   
   > in the series, Xena was actually sweating from the exertion!);   
      
           In the video commentary, Renee mentioned that Xena was sweating at the   
   end, and Lucy said   
   that final scene up in the loft was actually shot the next day. They both   
   talked about how HOT it   
   was in that small building with all the lights, stuntmen and action (not to   
   mention Renee lying   
   under all those furs).   
      
   > it had touching interactions between X and G throughout - a subtexter's   
   dream!; great acting; a   
   > brief but very funny bit of humor - the little Xena "doll" that Gabby uses   
   to demonstrate the   
   > flip - I'll bet there was a surge in toothpick sales after that first   
   aired!; we see Xena's love   
   > and concern for Argo; we see Xena struggling emotionally with what to do -   
   stay and fight or flee   
   > to save Gabrielle. It is rare for Xena to be so uncertain and keep changing   
   her mind. It was such   
   > a good contrast between her almost super-human ability to single-handedly   
   fight off the huge army   
   > and her very human inner turmoil. I, too, thought it was dumb that Xena   
   cauterized the wounds   
   > through Gabby's clothes, and why didn't she first use some pressure points   
   to minimize the pain?   
   > But so what? This episode was the best!!!!   
   >   
   > Laura   
   >   
      
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