A look at each episode of Xena, starting with season 1 and delving into the good, the bad, and the subtext. No spoilers for future episodes, so feel free to follow along each week!
Thank you dear listeners for going on this journey with us. Please join us one more time as we discuss season six episode twenty two of Xena Warrior Princess, "A Friend in Need Part 2." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum
This week, Xena and Gabrielle head to Japan (or Japa) at the request of Xena's ghostly ex-girlfriend. Join us as we discuss season six episode twenty one of Xena Warrior Princess, "A Friend in Need Part 1." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum
This week, we get the answer to the question we only kind of asked, "How did Gabrielle survive the fall with Hope?" Join us as we struggle through season six, episode twenty of Xena Warrior Princess, "Soul Possession." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum
This week, it's Gabrielle's birthday and this episode has everything, including everyone's favorite Goddess. Join us and special guest Mari as we discuss season six, episode nineteen "Many Happy Returns." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Lisa: @LisaBarnum Mari: @warriorbard2012
This week, Caesar escapes the Underworld and changes fate in an attempt to change his destiny. It also gets super gay. Join us and special guest Devon as we discuss season six episode eighteen, "When Fates Collide." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Devon: KDevNic
This week, Ephiny returns to us in ghost form to ask Xena and Gabrielle for help saving her son, Xenan. Join us as we discuss centaur logistics and season six, episode seventeen of Xena Warrior Princess, "Last of the Centaurs." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum
This week, a group of Xenites plus reincarnated Alti clone Xena and Gabrielle. Join us as we discuss season six, episode sixteen of Xena Warrior Princess, "Send in the Clones." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum
This week, a whole bunch of Amazons were massacred because the writers hated joy. Join us as we discuss season six, episode fifteen of Xena Warrior Princess, "To Helicon and Back." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum
This week, Xena and Gabrielle work to save Eve, who returns to Amazon lands and is tried for her crimes. Join us as we discuss season six, episode fourteen of Xena Warrior Princess, "Path of Vengeance." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum
This week, Xena and Gabrielle are harassed by a reporter determined to prove Xena hasn't changed while they race to restore love to the world. Join us as we discuss season six, episode thirteen of Xena Warrior Princess, "You Are There." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum
Apologies for the delay (again)! This week, Xena and Gabrielle have to rescue Aphrodite from a very angry sex addict. Join us as we discuss season six, episode twelve of Xena Warrior Princess, "The God You Know." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, the Amazons get nerfed to show how cool and powerful a warlord is. Join us as we discuss season six, episode eleven of Xena Warrior Princess, "Dangerous Prey." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, Xena and Gabrielle take Ares into witness protection when word gets out he's human. Join us as we discuss season six, episode ten of Xena Warrior Princess, "Old Ares Had a Farm." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, things got GAAAYYYYYY AF. Join us as we discuss season six, episode nine of Xena Warrior Princess, "Return of the Valkyrie." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, we transcend subtext as we find out more about Xena's past, everyone falls in love with Gabrielle, and Xena makes a mind altering decision. Join us as we discuss season six, episode eight of Xena Warrior Princess, "The Ring." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, we go North, FAR North, the most North we've been and venture into Norse Mythology. Join us as we discuss season six, episode seven of Xena Warrior Princess "The Rheingold." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This episode has everything, cannibals, declarations of love, and a bananas plan. Join us as we discuss eason six, episode six of Xena Warrior Princess, "The Abyss," Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
A detour through the desert leads to Xena and Gabrielle running afoul of two different nomadic tribes and getting sand in places. Join us as we discuss season six, episode five of Xena Warrior Princess, "Legacy." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
Xena, Gabrielle, and the two tagalongs head to North Africa to rescue Gabrielle's niece. Join us as we discuss season six, episode four of Xena Warrior Princess, "Who's Gurkhan." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
The archangel Lucifer comes down from Heaven to send Xena to Hell but it doesn't quite go the way he plans and we get a lot of unnecessary heterosexuality. Join us as we discuss season six, episode three of Xena Warrior Princess, "Heart of Darkness" Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
Xena returns home to Amphipolis to find evil set up shop in her mother's tavern. Join us as we discuss season six, episode two of Xena Warrior Princess, "The Haunting of Amphipolis." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
Amazons, Ares, questionable decisions! It's the beginning of the end, join us as we discuss season six, episode one of Xena Warrior Princess, "Coming Home." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
It's season finale time! Xena commits a number of crimes, the Olympians lose a few big names, and Eve tries to find herself. Join us as we discuss season five, episode twenty two of Xena Warrior Princess, "Motherhood." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, Livia leaves a trail of bodies in her wake as she attempts to end Eli's Cult and send a message to Xena. Also RIP Joxer. Join us as we discuss season five, episode twenty one of Xena Warrior Princess, "Eve." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
Xena and Gabrielle awaken from their unexpectedly long nap to find the world has changed significantly. Join us as we discuss season five, episode twenty of Xena Warrior Princess, "Livia." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, Xena and Gabrielle's plan to get the gods off their backs goes slightly awry when Ares gets involved. Join us as we discuss season five, episode nineteen of Xena Warrior Princess, "Looking Death in the Eye." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, Cleopatra is murdered by a rubber snake and compulsory heterosexuality rears its ugly head when Xena steps into her shoes. Join us as we discuss season five, episode eighteen of Xena Warrior Princess, "Antony and Cleopatra." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, Gabrielle contemplates settling down with the Amazons while Xena goes stir crazy. Also Joxer does something stupid, as per usual. Join us as we discuss season five, episode seventeen of Xena Warrior Princess, "Kindred Spirits." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, Xena and Gabrielle take Eve to receive her Right of Caste and they learn some Amazon History. Also, Selma Blair guest stars? Join us as we discuss season five, episode sixteen of Xena Warrior Princess, "Lifeblood." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, Gabrielle gets knocked into a nightmare. Join us as we discuss season five, episode fifteen of Xena Warrior Princess, "Married with Fishsticks." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, Xena returns home and has to make a deal with Ares to save Eve from Athena and her army. Join us as we discuss season five, episode fourteen of Xena Warrior Princess, "Amphipolis Under Siege." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, the followers of Poseidon, Artemis, and Apollo attempt to kill Eve, but all they manage to do is poison Joxer and inconvenience everybody. Join us as we discuss season five, episode thirteen of Xena Warrior Princess, "Eternal Bonds." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, a prophecy about the baby sends Zeus on a destructive spiral, Xena and Gabrielle get an unwanted visit, and their baby is finally born. Join us as we discuss season five, episode twelve of Xena Warrior Princess, "God Fearing Child." https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, Gabrielle gets in some cold water with the God of Despair and spends most of the episode avoiding her wife. Join us and a special guest as we discuss season five, episode eleven of Xena Warrior Princess, "Punch Lines." https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Mari: @warriorbard2012 Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, it's Battle of the Bands, Xena style when Terpsichore's golden lyre is found. Join us as we discuss season five, episode ten of Xena Warrior Princess, "Lyre, Lyre Hearts on Fire." https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, Xena and Gabrielle lose a friend but gain some exciting knowledge about Xena's baby. Join us as we discuss season five, episode nine of Xena Warrior Princess, "Seeds of Faith." https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, Aphrodite makes a small mistake, Xena gets to practice mom advice, and Gabrielle and Aphrodite go clubbing. Join us as we discuss season five, episode eight of Xena Warrior Princess, "Little Problems." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, Xena, Gabrielle, and Joxer return to Chin to stop Genghis Khan from conquering the country. Join us as we discuss season five, episode seven of Xena Warrior Princess, "Back in the Bottle." Email us at subtextandchakrams@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, Xena, Gabrielle, and Joxer head to Chin(a) where they meet Lao Ma's daughters and Xena reconnects with her powers. Join us as we discuss season five, episode six of Xena Warrior Princess, "Purity" Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, Xena's baby is in danger and she and Gabrielle take a trip to visit the Northern Amazons and battle Alti once more. Join us as we discuss season five, episode five of Xena Warrior Princess, "Them Bones, Them Bones." Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, the Wild West comes to Greece, Gabrielle gets a new friend, and Xena gets some jarring news. Join us as we discuss season five, episode four of Xena Warrior Princess, "Animal Attraction." Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
No New Episode this week, take care of yourselves! Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, Xena and Gabrielle become one. Join us as we discuss season five, episode three of Xena Warrior Princess, "Succession." Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, Xena loses herself, Gabrielle finds new weapons, and we get a chakram history lesson. Join us as we discuss season five, episode two of Xena Warrior Princess, "Chakram." Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, the show abandons its mythological roots and goes for Christian theology when Xena and Gabrielle get involved in the war between Heaven and Hell and nobody believes how far they'll go to be with each other. Join us as we discuss season five, episode one of Xena Warrior Princess, "Fallen Angel." Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, we meet Xena, Gabrielle, and Joxer's "modern day" selves. Join us as we discuss season four, episode twenty two of Xena Warrior Princess, "Deja Vu All Over Again." Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, Callisto returns hellbent on turning Xena away from her path and putting Caesar in power and we finally see the results of Alti's vision. Join us and a couple of familiar voices as we discuss season four, episode twenty one of Xena Warrior Princess, "The Ides of March." Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo Dany: @XanDany Devon: @KDevNic
This week, the Amazons are the latest victims in Pompey and Caesar's war for Rome. Join us as we discuss season four, episode twenty of Xena Warrior Princess, "Endgame." Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, Gabrielle's surprise birthday party goes awry when a bounty hunter turns up dead. Join us as we discuss season four, episode nineteen of Xena Warrior Princess, "Takes One to Know One," AKA CSI: Amphipolis. Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week things take a serious turn as Joxer loses his blood innocence and Najara returns and attempts to win Gabrielle back. Join us as we discuss season four, episode eighteen of Xena Warrior Princess, "The Convert." Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo
This week, Xena meets The Producers when two con artists talk Gabrielle into turning one of her beloved scrolls into a play. Join us as we discuss season four, episode seventeen of Xena Warrior Princess, "The Play's The Thing." Follow us on Twitter: @subtextchakrams Catherine: @CMeushaw Ashley: @Outspokenly_Shy Lisa: @LisaBarnum Dez: @dez_omo