From: daviderl31@yahoo.com   
      
                   6 – 14  Path of Vengeance   
      
   First Airing Feb 12, 2001   
      
   An Amazon council of various tribes has a meeting. Varia says she will be   
   the head queen over all the tribes because this valley is where they were   
   born, or something like that. Someone says Roman tribes are in the Amazon   
   woods. Eve walks through the woods. She turns and sees a Roman contingent   
   marching after her. The leader says the new emperor sent them to protect her   
   as she spreads her message of peace. She politely objects. The Amazons   
   encircle the army. Eve backs up to the Roman soldiers for protection. The   
   Amazons all attack. Eve stands and watches. Varia comes face to face with   
   Eve and orders her taken prisoner. She says Eve will now pay for her crimes.   
   A Roman officer runs away; he sees that Eve was captured.   
      
   Xena and Gabrielle seek lodging in a village, but because Roman legions are   
   passing through there are no rooms at the inn. The escaping Roman officer   
   collapses in front of Xena and Gabrielle and tells them that the messenger   
   of Eli was captured by the Amazons.   
      
   Amazons bring captured Romans to Varia. Varia says kill them. Some of the   
   Amazons object.   
      
   Xena and Gabrielle go to the site of the fight. They see the surrendered   
   soldiers all lined up, dead, with arrows sticking out of their backs. Xena   
   pulls out an arrow and says it is from Cyane's tribe. Cyane's tribe appears,   
   and greet Gabrielle. Xena gets her hackles up, but Gabrielle says they   
   should stay calm and keep their friends as friends. The new Cyane offers to   
   lead Xena and Gabrielle to the Amazon council. Xena and Gabrielle go in.   
   They understand that former Queen Marga said Eve could leave that last time   
   but she was banished and now Eve has returned. Gabrielle is recognized as a   
   queen and given the right to stay at the council meeting. Xena stays too.   
      
   An Amazon council of various tribes has a meeting. Varia says she will be   
   the head queen over all the tribes because this valley is where they were   
   born, or something like that. Someone says Roman tribes are in the Amazon   
   woods. Eve walks through the woods. She turns and sees a Roman contingent   
   marching after her. The leader says the new emperor sent them to protect her   
   as she spreads her message of peace. She politely objects. The Amazons   
   encircle the army. Eve backs up to the Roman soldiers for protection. The   
   Amazons all attack. Eve stands and watches. Varia comes face to face with   
   Eve and orders her taken prisoner. She says Eve will now pay for her crimes.   
   A Roman officer runs away; he sees that Eve was captured.   
      
   Xena and Gabrielle seek lodging in a village, but because Roman legions are   
   passing through there are no rooms at the inn. The escaping Roman officer   
   collapses in front of Xena and Gabrielle and tells them that the messenger   
   of Eli was captured by the Amazons.   
      
   Amazons bring captured Romans to Varia. Varia says kill them. Some of the   
   Amazons object.   
      
   Xena and Gabrielle go to the site of the fight. They see the surrendered   
   soldiers all lined up, dead, with arrows sticking out of their backs. Xena   
   pulls out an arrow and says it is from Cyane's tribe. Cyane's tribe appears,   
   and greet Gabrielle. Xena gets her hackles up, but Gabrielle says they   
   should stay calm and keep their friends as friends. The new Cyane offers to   
   lead Xena and Gabrielle to the Amazon council. Xena and Gabrielle go in.   
   They understand that former Queen Marga said Eve could leave that last time   
   but she was banished and now Eve has returned. Gabrielle is recognized as a   
   queen and given the right to stay at the council meeting. Xena stays too.   
      
   At the council, Gabrielle has to agree that Eve is guilty. Xena hears   
   Gabrielle's pronouncement and storms off. Gabrielle goes after her, but Xena   
   says she just can't talk to her right now. Gabrielle says she will be able   
   to have a voice at the sentencing hearing and will try to reason with the   
   council. Xena goes off alone and yells for Ares. She asks him why he is   
   doing this to her. His voice comes all around Xena and he tells her the   
   story of the scorpion and the swan. The scorpion wanted a ride across the   
   river and the swan obliged, only to be stung. Ares says he does it because   
   that is what he does. He also needs something on his score card to get his   
   reputation back.   
      
   Varia declares the death sentence on Livia. Gabrielle says she declares the   
   right of challenge, so Varia isn't queen until she defeats Gabrielle.   
   Gabrielle asks Xena to promise she won't interfere in the fight. Xena   
   agrees. Varia and Gabrielle fight, in a type of boxing match. Varia knocks   
   Gabrielle out. Gabrielle falls to the ground, and Xena runs to her. The   
   Amazons lead Eve away. Xena tends to Gabrielle. Gabrielle says she is sorry.   
   Xena says no, I'm sorry. Now I have to do what I have to do. Gabrielle says   
   yeah, go do it.   
      
   Xena goes out and yells for Ares. She tells him the scorpion drowned when   
   the swan was stung.   
      
   Eve is lead to some acid mud pits or something. Xena comes up and says Varia   
   isn't killing Eve for revenge but because she couldn't kill Livia a long   
   time ago. Varia pulls her sword. She and Xena fight. Xena takes down Varia,   
   then sheathes her sword, offers words of wisdom, Varia pulls her sword, goes   
   to kill Xena, Xena is going to let her kill her, but Varia sees the ill of   
   her ways and falls to her knees crying. Xena pulls her sword and cuts Eve's   
   bonds. Eve runs to Varia and hugs her. Varia stands up and says Xena is our   
   friend. Council, we gotta talk.   
      
   Ares, watching, claps. He tells Xena she had that planned perfectly.   
      
   Varia pleads for Eve. Then she sentences Livia to death so that Eve, the   
   messenger, may live. There are hugs all around.   
      
   Xena tells Eve she should forgive herself for all she's done. Eve asks Xena   
   if she's forgiven herself for all she's done. Eve says she is leaving to go   
   east, to Chin. She thanks Gabrielle for saving her mother and for bringing   
   her happiness. Eve and Xena hug and say "I love you." Eve says good-bye.   
   Xena tells her to stay out of trouble.   
   ...........................................   
      
                       For some reason, I never did a critique of this episode.   
   But here is an abbreviated one.   
      
           For some reason, Eve has gone back to the Amazons to spread the word   
   of Eli. She was banished but when she came back, she was captured and   
   sentenced to death.   
           Varia is the new queen, and seems to be pretty bloodthirsty -   
   executing surrendered Roman soldiers   
      
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