From: daviderl31@yahoo.com   
      
   5.2 Chakram   
      
   First airing was Oct. 4. 1999.   
      
   The story starts out with "previous" scenes of the pre-demon Callisto in   
   hell, and demon-Callisto with her hands around Xena's neck, and dead Xena's   
   spirit awakening Gabrielle's.   
      
   Ares and another war god, Kal, are arguing over Xena, in Kal's Place. Kal is   
   upset because Ares stole the dark Chakram years ago (and, presumably, gave   
   it to Xena). Next Kal and a monk named Kalib are outside an ominous looking   
   temple. Kal wants Kalib to fetch something for him since Kalib is the purest   
   of his other monk brothers. Kalib goes in and sees many skeletons on the   
   floor. He approaches a yin-yang altar with a Chakram on one side of it   
   opposite a place for another Chakram. He picks it up and is incinerated.   
      
   Inside the building where Xena and Gabrielle were resurrected Joxer brings   
   Gabrielle a bowl of something. Amarice brings Xena a blanket. Xena says she   
   has misplaced something.  Amarice gives Xena the broken Chakram but Xena   
   doesn't know what it is. She says her memories are hazy.   
      
   They go into town to buy Gabrielle and Xena new clothes. Gabrielle has a   
   brown two piece outfit and is carrying two sais for Xena. Xena is wearing a   
   reddish dress.   
      
   Soldiers try to capture them. Everyone fights except Xena and Eli. There is   
   a soldier with his face covered with a helmet. Xena gets knocked down, Joxer   
   gets her up and they run away. One of the soldiers yells that Kal will get   
   Xena. Back at wherever they were, Gabrielle asks Xena if she remembers   
   Callisto or Alti or their deaths. Xena says again her memories are fuzzy.   
   She says she feels empty. Eli tells them Kal is the war god of that region.   
   Then he tells them they are going to see his old friend Kalib.   
      
   On the way, Joxer asks Eli how he can tell Gabrielle he loves her. Eli says   
   to keep it simple.   
      
   Amarice is going hunting. Eli tells Xena she is a tracker and to go with   
   her. After they've gone, Gabrielle tells Eli her path is with Xena not the   
   way of love.   
      
   Amarice and Xena run into Kal and his men. Kal tells Xena if she doesn't go   
   with him he will kill Amarice. He blows Amarice against tree and she is   
   knocked out. After dark Gabrielle, Eli and Joxer find Amarice. Gabrielle   
   follows the tracks to find Xena.   
      
   Inside Kal's Place Xena asks Kal what he wants her to get. Ares appears. He   
   and Kal stab each other with a sword and axe. While they are fighting Xena   
   sees a painting of a Chakram, she touches it and sees flashbacks of her   
   using it. She escapes while Ares and Kal are fighting.   
      
   Eli and the rest are in Kalib's room. Xena tells Eli that Kalib is dead. Eli   
   is going to go through Kalib's writing to find something to explain   
   everything.  Xena is in a hot tub and Joxer asks her how to tell Gabrielle   
   he loves her. She says to say it with no expectations and no strings.   
      
   Ares appears and is trying talk Xena into coming with him. She stands up   
   naked and says the words 'bad' and 'wrong' and 'evil' have no connection to   
   her. Gabrielle comes in and accuses him of taking advantage of Xena when   
   she's like she is. He asks how she became so hard, wanting Xena to remember   
   things that make her hate.   
      
   Eli and Gabrielle decided they need to get Xena back like she was and the   
   Chakram has something to do it because it can kill the gods. They decide to   
   go after it.   
      
   Ares and Kal call a truce to keep Xena from getting the Chakram.   
      
   Gabrielle and Amarice sneak into the temple while knocking out Kal's guards.   
   Xena runs into the temple and grabs the Chakram and goes back outside. She   
   starts to throw it but can't kill and drops it. Everyone runs back inside   
   and Amarice grabs the Chakram. They lock the doors as the soldiers try to   
   break in. Joxer tells Gabrielle he loves her.   
      
   Ares yells from outside that if Xena gives them Chakram he'll let them go.   
   When they don't answer the soldiers start breaking in. Xena gets the broken   
   Chakram from Amarice and puts it into the empty side of  the altar and it is   
   mended. The soldiers break in and they fight. When Kal starts to kill   
   Gabrielle, Xena grabs one of the Chakrams and slices open his belly with it   
   and he burns up to ashes. Ares tries to get Xena to give it to him. Instead   
   she picks up the other one, puts them together and they turn into a new   
   Chakram with a yin-yang look. She splits it into to two pieces and she   
   throws them. A soldier is dead and the old Xena is back.   
      
   Xena tell Ares she neutralized  the Chakram because no one should have the   
   power it gives. Joxer tells Gabrielle she doesn't have to say anything   
   about his love confession. Everyone but Eli starts back to Greece.   
      
   ………………..   
      
   A pretty good episode.   
      
   Some of the back story about the Chakram(s), but not enough to suit me.  1)   
   Who made them?    2)  WHY were they made?   3) Why were they, and the altar,   
   in Italy?   4) So why were the two of them made separately when together   
   they neutralize each other?  5) Who was supposed to use them?   
      
   And some other questions and comments –   
      
   Who was Kal?    Mars was the Roman war god. That would have been nifty to   
   see Ares and Mars going at it (and he wouldn't have to been killed by Xena,   
   only severely wounded and then would disappear)   
      
   Why was the building they were in surrounded by snow, but it was sunny and   
   warm in the village? And why didn't they buy some winter clothes to go back   
   to the  building?   
      
   Why did Xena lose her memories/dark side but Gabrielle didn't lose anything?   
      
   Gabrielle was REALLY surprised when Joxer confessed his love for her?  After   
   all the goo-goo eyes he's made at her?   
      
   But there were some really good things about this episode.  I liked   
   Gabrielle's new outfit. And I liked seeing the softer side of Xena for a   
   change.   
      
   I liked the fight scenes. Gabrielle was a fast learner about using the sais.   
   Even Amarice seemed impressed. Cool fight between Ares and Kal.   
      
   Xena didn't hesitate the slightest bit when she snatched up the Chakram from   
   the altar. They kept saying the dark Chakram could kill gods. But I couldn't   
   tell which one Xena grabbed when she killed Kal. Maybe both of them could   
   kill gods (what I suspected all along).   
      
   Like the new Chakram. And Xena was a fast learner using it, too.   
      
   Gabrielle sure doesn't have any problems killing now. She used the sais to   
   disarm one guy, and then used them to throw the sword into the chest of   
   another one.   
      
   Ares couldn't move Eli out of the way – found a power stronger than his own?   
   He looked kind of -------- afraid.   
      
   …………..   
      
      
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