Xena: Warrior Princess Episode 2.08: “Ten Little Warlords”

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I enjoyed this one, I have to say. I’m a big fan of Ares and a big fan of his relationship with Xena; the only thing that might make it more interesting is having her in Callisto’s body. :P

Kevin Smith is great as the slovenly, bitter and mortal god of war, Renee O’Connor and Ted Raimi are amusing, but let’s just say Hudson Lieck steals this show. The fact that she can play Lucy’s stoic Xena just as well as she can play crazy, unhinged Callisto is breathtaking. A gift to her acting trade!

I’d say the weakest part of this episode was the B storyline with Gabrielle and Joxer. It dragged quite a bit and largely made the least amount of sense. Or maybe they share that with Sisyphus, who is back on “Xena” for a second time, but with a different actor and backstory.

Episode summary is here, courtesy of whoosh.org.

( Spoilery thoughts )