From: davideml@bellsouth.net   
      
   "Ahroo"  wrote in message   
   news:6cFqj.9535$Ej5.1884@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net...   
   >   
   >>          The best I can give this one is a 6.5 out of 10.   
   >>   
   >>          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   
   >   
   > I really disliked this episode (notice I did not use the words "hate" or   
   "despise" - I'm saving   
   > those for some upcoming season 5 episodes that are even worse!). I admit   
   that I did not rewatch   
   > this episode and so I'm relying on memory and David's summary for my   
   comments.   
   >   
   > If it was supposed to be a comedy it failed - it was just plain stupid.   
   Amarice was as irritating   
   > as any character has been on this show. And the way they handled the   
   announcement of Xena's   
   > pregnancy was bothersome to me. Believing, as I do, that the nature of X&G's   
   relationship is more   
   > than just platonic friendship, this would be a MAJOR event and issue in   
   their lives. To just   
   > blurt it out in that manner, while intended to be funny, just felt totally   
   inappropriate and out   
   > of character.   
   >   
   > I'm giving it a 3!   
   >   
   > Laura   
       I assume you read the post about this ep being handled by the Hercules   
   crew. Even if they had   
   used the same theme, if Rob had been directing, or at least had a hand in it,   
   maybe it wouldn't   
   have been so bad. Although, I'm not sure how it could have been saved.   
           But in its defense, it  WAS  a change of pace. I'm sure doing the same   
   old warlord of the   
   week gets old after a while. And there were other eps that could be classified   
   as 'change of pace',   
   such as 'If the Shoe Fits' (which I also rated a 6.5) and 'Deja Vu All Over   
   Again (which I liked at   
   8.5).   
       Which shows some can be pretty good, and some pretty crappy.   
   David   
      
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