Xena: Warrior Princess Episode 2.06: “Warrior…Princess…Tramp”

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In terms of Xena look-alikes, this episode basically gives the curtain call to Diana, who appeared last season in “Warrior…Princess” and opens the door wide for Meg. It’s pretty easy to get why the showrunners made this decision. While Diana is Xena’s polar opposite when it comes to her innocence and purity (seriously, she makes Gabrielle look like Callisto,) she’s nowhere near as interesting as the colorful Meg. Lucy Lawless outdoes herself by playing…three? Six? Ten? distinct characters, considering there are three separate people, yet they’re all impersonating each other at various times.

Her acting chops, plus the usual comedy of Gabrielle’s angry bewilderment and Joxer’s usual antics help hoist this episode up, considering that the villain and his plot for domination are pretty lackluster. Lucy also does inject some heart and soul into Meg’s backstory—great feat—and it’s nice to see someone so smitten with Joxer. :P Everyone else pities him at best, but basically it’s just a lot of hate. And lucky for him, Meg will be a recurring character! But enough about spoiling future episodes.

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