Xena: Warrior Princess Episode 3.02: “Been There, Done That”

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In some ways, this episode stands as a counterpart to the one previous; in this one Xena’s madness seemed much more believable to many fans. Some were also thrilled by a certain, recurring death—Joxer! He died four times! This one is a comedy, so the life and death can be reversed pretty quickly.

Generally speaking, “Been There, Done That” is considered one of the best episodes of the entire show. Not quite sure I can get onboard that train. For one thing, I like my humor to be a little bit goofier. :P That, and the well thought out dramatic arcs; those are my faves. Also, I gotta say, I was more appalled than thrilled by poor Joxer’s treatment! Somehow, he’s never annoyed me as much as he’s annoyed many others. (And it’s worth pointing out that he made more suggestions to get out of this eppy’s plot mess than did Gabrielle. Xena even took a couple, not that they worked out, hee.)

But in terms of upsides, Lucy Lawless did do a lot of ad libbing on this one. And the subtext was way in your face! Or near your chest. :P Booyah.

Summary is here, courtesy of whoosh.org.

( Spoilery thoughts )