From: davideml@bellsouth.net
"Ahroo" wrote in message
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> Although there were a few things to criticize (like the recycling of
Porcupine-boy!), all in all
> I liked the trilogy very much. The final scene (despite the fact, as David
mentioned, that it
> made no sense that Xena had to swim to get to the pool yet Gabrielle merely
walked there) is
> among my all-time favorite moments in the six seasons. I love the music, the
expressions on their
> faces, the sentiment expressed - just wonderful!
>
>> Everyone is toasting and celebrating the wedding. But Wealthea is
troubled. She balks
>> at having sex with Hrothgar until she has to.
>
> Yuck!!!! Wouldn't you?????
>
Hell yes!
>> She leans down to kiss her on the lips and sees visions of her and
Gabrielle together. After the
>> kiss ends, Gabrielle wakes up and Xena is back in her warrior clothes and
Gabrielle is back in
>> her Amazon clothes, but her hair is still long.
>
> That made no sense to me - if everything else about their appearances return
to "normal" why not
> Gabby's hair?
>
>> Xena dives into the Rhine River going to the Rhine Maidens. She gives the
ring back to them.
>> When one asks what magic turned Xena into a noble creature who would give
up the power of the
>> Rheingold, she says it wasn't magic and looks at Gabrielle, who somehow got
there without
>> swimming.
>
> Did I mention how much I like this scene?
>
It was a nice ending to the ep.
>> Part Three of the trilogy. It starts out a year later, giving Gabrielle's
hair time to grow out
>> (and to braid itself).
>
> No one's hair grows THAT fast in just 1 year's time!
>
>> And I just have to mention the way Xena looked in the white leather coat
and hat trimmed with
>> white fur. Her dark hair, blue eyes, and tanned face contrasting with all
the white made her
>> look absolutely, totally and outstandingly BEAUTIFUL! Can't remember any
time before or since
>> when she looked so amazing!!!!
>
> I can! Like 6 years' worth!!
yeah, except maybe in "In Sickness and in Hell"
>
>> No doubt next episode Gabrielle's hair will be short again. Actually, after
seeing it so short
>> for so long, with the outfit she was wearing, it looked kind of odd. I
guess long hair is better
>> suited to the fancy shmancy dress she was wearing.
>
> I don't think the wig was the best ever made. It looked really fake to me,
and not just because I
> wasn't used to long hair. I just think they did it quickly and didn't put
much attention to it
> because they figured most of the time she was just laying there anyway. All
the more reason that
> they should have let her go back to her short hair when she was "awakened."
>
That really didn't make any sense. It's too bad there wasn't a
video/audio commentary with
that ep, I'm sure Lucy or Reneé would have said something about it.
>> ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
>>
>> 6-09 Return of the Valkyrie .. 8
>>
>> 6-08 The Ring ....... 8
>>
>> 6-07 The Rheingold .... 8.5
>>
>> 6-06 The Abyss ..... 8
>>
>> 6-05 Legacy ....... 9
>>
>> 6-04 Who's Gurkhan? .... 9.5
>>
>> 6-03 Heart of Darkness .... 9
>>
>> 6-02 Haunting/Amphipolis . 8
>>
>> 6-01 Coming Home ..... 8
>>
>> Average .......... 8.4
>>
>
> Looking back over the ratings for the entire season so far, I liked the
trilogy better than many
> of the episodes that preceded it, so I would either have to drop down some
scores for the others
> or bump these up a bit!
>
> Laura
Well, these ratings are purely subjective. Some things I might like or
dislike someone else
would feel differently about. But all ratings and comments by anyone I
heartily accept (and
encourage!!!).
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