All right. No need to tell you this is a great TV show if you've never watched it because you probably won't believe me. If you do watch, you don't need convincing, so just skip now to my links. But maybe you are a Xena closet watcher; one of those who will never admit publicly to watch the show but watch it anyway.

"Why do you have to be competitive about everything?"
"Oh, and you’re not?"
"I’m less competitive than you are!"
- Gabrielle and Xena, A Day in the Life.

This is not a Xena Web site; there a lot of those out there and a lot of good ones. This is just a page to tell you this is one of the best, the funniest and the most original thing that ever happened on the magic box.

"No one told me anything about no kinky stuff."
- Meg, Warrior… Princess... Tramp

"Then why didn't you come to me for help when you saw me in the village?"
"Well, to be honest, I was expecting... Hercules... or at least Sinbad."
- Been There, Done That

So, she is Xena, a mighty princess... except that she is not really a princess, in case you're wondering, but no one has enough guts to tell her that, because she can put nasty pinches on people and kick asses like you wouldn't believe. Which is nice, because we don't see much of that on TV. No one has been capable of getting rid of baddies with that much fun and style since Emma Peel.

Xena used to be a real bad girl - and we're talking slaughtering people and burning villages for a profit here, not stealing candies at the drugstore. Then she got tired of it all and, with a little help from demi-god Hercules who invited her into in his TV series, she decided to change her lifestyle. To thank the man, she got her own show and soon beat him in the ratings. Now, Xena wander around Ancient Greece - that looks remarkably like New Zealand - putting the wrong right with her best buddy Gabrielle, a village girl that saved her butt in the first episode and has been with her ever since. Xena is a moody warrior who loves to fight, Gabrielle a chatty love-preaching bard - who nevertheless has learnt how to kick asses as her outfit kept getting smaller.

On their way, Xena and Gabrielle meet evil warlords, gods and historical figures - all with a twist. If you've ever wondered what Ares, the god of war, really looked like, how Stonehenge was created, how David really defeated Goliath or how on Earth Ulysses ever managed to bend that bow, search no more. Just watch Xena; you'll be surprised to learn how many skills the woman has...

"I came here to meet your son. Flesh of your flesh, bone of your bone,
blood of your blood… Can't wait to see all that."
- Callisto to Xena, Maternal Instincts

"You need a theme song!"
- Salmoneus to Xena, The Gauntlet

Above all, Xena is a fun show, with the best stunts ever. In this show, people just don't fall when they get hit, they fly. Xena knows all the martial arts ever - or to be invented -, can use any kind of weapons - including a round killing thing that makes a noise like a TIE fighter - and always faces danger with a assurance and a smirk that makes nervous even the nastier of warlords. And this show has cool bad guys - or girls for that matter. Callisto is the best ever, because - like Caesar or the awesomely evil Alti - she has no remorse whatsoever and no moral values to fall back onto. And she's a total psycho too.

The dialogue is witty, and the tone of the show definitely tongue-in-cheek, even in its darkest moments. Basically, it's complete nonsense, but so much fun to watch. Come on, give it a try...

"If I have to go for the rest of my life without companionship, knowing myself won’t be a problem."
- Gabrielle, Warrior… Priestess… Tramp.

"This bunch up there looks like a big dipper" (…)
"Looks like a bear to me."
- Xena and Gabrielle, stargazing in A Day in the Life.