Or so it seems to me

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warriorsandwine:

the newest warriors&wine production! set to the song a thousand years.

be warned, this one’s a heart-breaker.

My new music video! Because it wouldn’t be a true break from classes if I didn’t make something xena related.

Gabrielle would wait a thousand years for Xena…**sniff**

Haha, yessss. I vote that w&w starts watching more commentaries.

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warriorsandwine:

W&W recap: 1x21, The Greater Good

Gabrielle: It’s just what happens with things that you love. Sometimes they just leave you.

W&W commentary: so one thing we discussed in this episode is how this is maybe the first time that the prospect of losing one another is a HUGE, devastating deal for Xena and Gabrielle. granted that the loss in previous episodes has not been death (except for maybe Prometheus) but in this episode the idea of Xena dying is so. fundamentally dismantling to Gabrielle that it’s obvious their relationship has become very serious. we also analyzed what Gabrielle was trying to communicate to Xena when she told the story of her pony that she lost. Cait pointed out it’s a way that Gabrielle tells Xena she loves her without saying it directly. finally, we would like to conclude that W&W will be taking the official stance that we do NOT support the greater good as a concept because it is always at the expense of Gabrielle’s and Xena’s relationship. NOT COOL.

Rebekah commentary: so this episode was kind of painful for me because we get the very first glimpse of a more hardened Gabrielle. when she believes that Xena has died, it’s almost like this mask goes over her face, and she’s taking charge and figuring out how to defend the town from the warlords in this very no-nonsense way. her voice changes and she’s no longer this innocent/helpless/chatty little girl. and along a different line it was painful to see that when Gabrielle thinks she has lost Xena, she has that moment where she just fucking loses it, and has a mental breakdown—and I was thinking about this in contract to (spoiler alert…) when she loses Xena in FIN, where she accepts it and remains strong the whole time and does not allow herself any moments of devastation. so that somehow this changed, that she learned how to deal with loss in a more accepting way—I suppose it’s ultimately good, but I DON’T LIKE IT. I wish at least PART of the Gabrielle-innocent-little-girl had stuck around, because as is evidence in this episode, she can be both! and both are important parts of her. 

Cait commentary: This episode is incredibly intense. It is definitely my favorite episode in season one, and one of my favorites overall. It really is the first time that Xena and Gabrielle come face to face with losing each other. And the emotion in the episode is so real, on both sides. There is this moment, right after Xena collapses in the fight towards the beginning, where Gabrielle is upset because Xena kept her predicament/sickness from her. And she just looks at Gabrielle and says “yell at me later.” It is such a real thing to say – understanding that maybe you made a mistake, but wanting comfort in the moment. And I think that Xena is scared, and feeling vulnerable and unsure, and this is not something she is used to showing quite yet – even to Gabrielle. Also, as serious as this episode is, I LOVE that Gabrielle dresses up as Xena. It is the only time this happens in the entire series, which is really is a shame because it is so wonderfully hysterical. I think it’s the stark contrast between first-season-Gabrielle and Xena, almost like she is a child dressing up in adult clothing. And here’s the thing, when she is pretending to be Xena and Xena is still alive, she is slightly cluzty and adorable and the comic element is in full effect (my favorite quote: “I always bow to my enemies before I destroy them”). But after she sees Xena is dead, she becomes an entirely different person. She is strong and fearless, and she will give anything, do anything, to see that Xena’s last wish of being taken back to Amphipolis is honored. I also think it’s important that she only lets herself fall apart when she is alone – remaining calm and focused in front of Salmoneus. She really is taking what Xena said about “the greater good” to heart. But when she melts down you can just FEEL how devastated, how lost and heartbroken, she is. And it is important that she allows herself this breakdown, but still chooses to fight, to continue. I think she knows it’s the greatest gift she can give to Xena, to keep fighting, and that she understands it. We see it in this episode all the way to FIN. Even if I will never think that it’s fair.

I love warriors&wine, and you should too.

“No matter what you think, no matter what anyone tells you, I do love you”

I’ve had a change of heart about Regina. I admit I questioned her motives regarding her love for Henry at the beginning of the season. She just seemed so cold and so calculating, and it seemed so convenient that her son happened to be the child of the one person who could ruin everything she had built. I was suspicious. But also, on the other hand, I did not like all the anger directed towards Emma for her presence in Henry’s life. I felt that people were so quick to accuse her of sweeping in and trying to steal Henry away from Regina. But really, Henry sought out Emma. And even then Emma told him to go back home…she BROUGHT him back home. Only when she started fearing for his safety did she decide to stay. And of course I think that part of it was because he was her son, and she didn’t want to leave him. That is a completely natural impulse. But I don’t think at the beginning she had any calculated plan to “steal” Henry away. I don’t even think she wanted to.

That being said, I look at how the series progressed, with Regina becoming more and more lost in this plan to destroy MM and then to destroy Emma. And yes, she is “evil” (however you want to define that word), but one thing she never really stopped doing was loving Henry, however badly she may have shown it. So I was wrong about her. And it makes me so sad that she is losing Henry, to his “real” mother. At least I feel that is how the show is painting Emma - at least in the final few episodes. And I wish Regina didn’t have to lose everything she seems to love, although maybe that is her punishment? Still, I don’t want her to be so lonely. So - to put it super eloquently - I think it was lame that the writers had Emma’s kiss wake up Henry. And I don’t appreciate how everyone in Storybrooke looks to Emma has Henry’s real mother and just disregards Regina completely (Henry included!). I think it sends a message about parenting and motherhood that I’m not sure I agree with at all.

So Regina, I don’t agree with you channeling all your pain into being evil, and I wish you’d leave MM alone. But I do believe you love Henry, and I think that people who are so quick to discount you in his life are dumb. Also, you have really pretty hair.

Love, Caitlin

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raindownhell:

Lucy Lawless in Angel of Death