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   From: davideml@bellsouth.net   
      
   "poker88"  wrote in message   
   news:8fd07f92-4201-4cea-9dd4-07ddbbff15df@q9g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...   
   > "I actually do not think people would have had a problem if Gabrielle   
   > died with Xena at the end of FIN"   
   >   
   > I would have preferred this.   
   >   
   >   
   > "or knew that Gabrielle was not traumatized. It is the reality of   
   > Gabrielle having to go on alone that people found objectionable. '   
   >   
   > How could she not be traumatized?  They spent 6 seasons setting them   
   > up as soulmates, by definition they have to be traumatized by being   
   > separated.   
   >   
   >   
   > "For those who really cared about Gabrielle's journey and growth they   
   > know that Xena's death was not a tragedy but a step in life. "   
   >   
   > BS.  The show established that they would reincarnate together for   
   > many lifetimes so Gabrielle's growth will continue across those   
   > lifetimes.   
   >   
   > "For those who only cared about them as lovers, Xena's death was the   
   > ultimate tragedy. "   
   >   
   > For me it wasn't about whether or not they were lovers, it was about   
   > them being soulmates.  They were meant to be together.   
   >   
      
           Not defending Rob, but he kind of reminds me of Joss Whedon (Buffy).    
   JW once said that he   
   doesn't give viewers what they want, he gives them what they need. JW believed   
   in killing off   
   characters just when things were starting to go good for them. Some kind of   
   life lesson, I think he   
   said.   
       Either that, or Rob was tired of Xena and decided a permanent end was the   
   best way to end the   
   series (suspecting that the much longed-for movie would never happen).   
      
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