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   David E. Milligan to Ahroo   
   Re: 4-14 Devi --- A Critique   
   18 Nov 07 15:24:10   
   
   From: davideml@bellsouth.net   
      
   "Ahroo"  wrote in message news:iKO%i.7   
   $AR7.28@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com...   
   >>          The crowd lead Gabrielle to some steps (to a temple?), still   
   chanting Devi. She claims   
   >> she is no Devi. A man with one eye holds her hand and bows to her. His eye   
   is restored. He and   
   >> two other men pledge their sword to her.   
   >>   
   >>          One of Gabrielle's guards tries to kill Eli; Xena fights him. She   
   tells Eli to throw   
   >> the sacred water on him and it burns him. Xena says Gabrielle isn't the   
   Devi, but Eli is.  And   
   >> when he cast the demon out of his assistant it went into Gabrielle. And   
   Tataka already figured   
   >> it out.   
   >   
   >   
   > So, if Eli is the Devi instead of Gabrielle, how did the man's eye get   
   restored. Eli was nowhere   
   > near this man or even know of his existance as far as we know. How did Eli   
   heal him??? If he did   
   > it remotely and not knowing about it, wouldn't he have healed everyone in   
   the town and everywhere   
   > else he went just because he was in proximity?   
   >   
   >   
      
           Good point.   
      
   >>                   Renée does evil pretty good.   
   >   
   > I thought Renée did a great job in this episode. I agree that she does evil   
   well. Perhaps because   
   > it is such a change from what we are used to seeing her do as the sweet   
   Gabrielle? I'll bet she   
   > had fun doing this episode (and any others where she gets to do something a   
   bit different from   
   > the norm).   
   >   
           Anything they do to as a change from X&G is always fun to watch, and   
   something different   
   for L&R to do.   
      
   >>          Another episode I'm having trouble rating. It wasn't a bad   
   episode, but it wasn't that   
   >> great. I didn't dislike it, but it's not on my list of all time faves,   
   either. The setting was   
   >> certainly exotic and different, and kind of refreshing. The story was   
   interesting. And Gabrielle   
   >> was outstanding.   
   >>   
   >> So why can't I give this one more than a 7 out of 10??   
   >>   
   >   
   > Surprisingly, I actually found myself bored at times as I watched it again.   
   I kept checking the   
   > counter to see how much longer it had to go! I'm not really sure why I   
   reacted that way. I'll   
   > give it a 6.   
   >   
   > Laura   
   >   
      
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