![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
chavalah.livejournal.com posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
scifi_rewatchIn 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.
So here’s the general premise—it’s the Xenaverse’s rendition of the movie, “Groundhog Day.” Except that Xena figures out how to fix her town much quicker than Bill Murray is able to handle it. :P Hey, they only have 42 minutes, after all. First, she takes stock of her repeating surroundings—a rooster crows, she wakes up in a barn when Joxer, carrying goose eggs for breakfast in his hat, proclaims “rise and shine!” Gabrielle rises from the hay and says “I’ll rise, but I refuse to shine.” And then Joxer invariably gets hit with a horse shoe from the rafters above. Poor guy just can’t catch a break—even when Xena fixes everything, the next day he’s hit with an a dense hammer. Oy.
The town, which isn’t named, is defined by two feuding families whose animosity goes so deep that they’ll still find reasons to kill each other in public, no matter how many immediate triggers Xena attempts to quell. In the process, she loses Joxer, Gabrielle and even Argo to the violence, and ultimately sacrifices the entire team to be “the common enemy,” shot down by arrows…only to have the rooster crow and the day start all over again. Finally, she seeks out the midwife for all the town gossip, so that she can provide direct therapy to each mini-feud in the street. But it turns out that’s not enough, either…we also get a threaded Romeo and Juliet story, where the heroine, or Hermia, takes poison shortly after sunrise because she can’t marry her true love, Miron. Miron seeks recompense from Cupid, who allows the day to repeat until a hero (Xena) can save the day. In order to do this, she has to race across town, first thing, but thankfully her chakram makes good time in breaking the poison vial and stopping a few other accidents. Apparently this episode was one of the biggest for the chakram special effects team! :P
As the same day rolls on, Xena, the only one besides Miron to know what’s going on, grows increasingly frustrated, at one point doing calisthenics and talking out the kinks in her problem solving to a bemusedly comatose Gabrielle and Joxer. Early on, testing theories, she kills the rooster, and later she chakrams Joxer first thing, just because she needs a day off, according to the commentaries. :P I gotta admit…that kinda got to me! Gabrielle’s reaction is kind of stunned, flabbergasted, brief and of course, comedic since this is a comedy episode (to be fair, when Joxer dies during the first rendition of the day, the event is treated with more gravitas.) All of this could’ve been avoided if Miron came to Xena first thing, rather than waiting several reincarnations, but then, of course, we wouldn’t have a show. :P But the writers explained this rather lazily—apparently he wasn’t allowed to interfere? Until that very moment when he was explaining exactly what was going on, because it was the only way we could actually end this farce? Oy.
Funnily enough, Lucy, Renee and Ted claimed that at first they thought this episode, with a third of the usual amount of dialogue, etc, would be a walk in the park; turns out it was more difficult to remember where exactly they were in the chronology of the repeating day. Lucy went so far as to make a chart for Xena! Well, it paid off; Xena’s progression from bemused to frustrated to determined, as she stole Gabby’s staff in the middle of a fight to estimate distances for how far she could leap across town the next reincarnated day, were all superb. Lucy also added a bunch of improvisation to the episode, including Joxer’s “is that a hickie?” (which presumably were not caused by vampire Bacchae :P,) sucking her thumb as she rolls over in sleep after killing said doofus, to strategically placing turnips over Gabby’s breasts as she grabs her after all of this is over.
Yup, there’s some definite subtext in this ep. The girls enjoy a touching snuggle by the funeral pyre when Joxer dies for the first time…the day after Gabrielle dies, Xena pokes in the hay to find her. :P Ted mentioned in the commentaries how daft Joxer must have been to not notice the signs…like when he turns a cozy girl hug into an awkward group hug. Maybe Joxer was sent away to do some scouting when the mood struck, Ted joked. :P In the meantime, though the subtext was strong, the episode also played with Joxer’s growing attraction to Gabrielle. At one point Xena even outs this to her friend, in an attempt to make the two of them too awkward to ruin her latest plot plan. Fortunately, all missteps can be erased in a “Groundhog Day” plotline. :P
Final minor notes about this story—it was meant to wrap up season two, when the showrunners assumed they might get 24 episodes. Miron, quite ungraciously, tells Xena that he was expecting Hercules or Simbad to be his hero…I’d completely forgotten about Sinbad, who starred in a short-lived companion show in the Herc-Xena world. Miron should count his blessings, apparently. :P Finally—and thanks to whoosh.org for pointing this out—the sign in town with the two bulls kept changing throughout the episode, depending on the general mood. They started with calmly facing each other, but ended up facing off, noses barred and readying for attack. Cool little conceit there!
Disclaimer The rooster was not harmed during the production of this motion picture, although his feathers were severely ruffled. However, a little gel and mousse straightened out the mess.
Favorite Quotes:
*boy does this get old after awhile*
Joxer: Rise and shine everyone; rise and shine.
Gabrielle: I'll rise; I refuse to shine.
*this scene is less “Groundhog Day,” more “Spaceballs”*
Gabrielle: Then you're not dreaming. Xena, you're saying that I forgot everything that happened yesterday?
Xena: You didn't just forget; it never happened to you.
Gabrielle: Well, if it never happened, then what's to forget?
Xena: Today.
Gabrielle: But today hasn't happened yet.
Xena: Well, it happened to me.
Gabrielle: Yesterday.
Xena: No, the other today.
Gabrielle: So you're saying that today is actually yesterday for you--but, for us, today is today, because we can't remember that yesterday was today, right?
Xena: Right.
Gabrielle: Well, I don't get it.
*Heraldic lineage joke*
Menosian: You insult my house?
Joxer: Well, it's not a bad house. Needs a little sweeping.
*Xena is one badass school marm*
Lykos: Now, you're hiring mercenaries to do your killing.
Menos: We don't need strangers to do a job we're glad to do ourselves.
Lykos: You realize, this means all-out war?
Menos: I relish it.
Xena: Sorry boys-- there's been a change of plan. Now, go home! All of you-- until you can play nice.
*Joxer comes up with the enemy of my enemy schtick*
Joxer: Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Let's assume you're right, for the moment, about the feud. Well-- there's an easy way to end it. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. If they had a common enemy, they'd have to work together.
Gabrielle: And who would that enemy be, huh?
Joxer: We are. Look-- we declare our hatred of both houses. Then, when they get together to kill us, we throw down our weapons, and get them to join us in peace. Oh, come on! It's a great plan! Look, I've known lots of people who've bonded over their mutual hatred of me-- you two, for example.
Gabrielle: Well, he's got a point. Hmm.
*Lucy Lawless introduces the subtext :P*
Gabrielle: Xena, it just doesn't make sense. Who do you think?
Xena: It's not the Fates; it's not Ares; it's not something that I ate. No, I have no poison dart marks. I have no Bacchae bites.
Joxer: Is that a hickey?
*Joxer’s next idea leads to rooster-death*
Xena: Every day, the rooster crows; Joxer walks in; the horseshoe falls; I save the old man; stop a duel; and then the whole thing starts all over again.
Joxer: Maybe it's the rooster.
*…there may be subtext, but there’s another crush going on, too*
Xena: Gabrielle, did you know that Joxer simply adores you?
Gabrielle: Huh?
Xena: Hmm? Hmm.
Joxer: Could I speak to you privately?
Xena: He would crawl 50 miles on broken glass, just to sweat in your shadow.
Joxer: Ix-nay on the ove-lay alk-tay.
Xena: Oh, yeah-- he worships you like a goddess. Right, Joxer? Stay here.
Joxer: Wow-- she has really lost it. *awkward laughter*
Gabrielle: Completely.
*Xena picks up a plot clue…*
Xena: "So, you've treated both houses?"
Apothecary: Treated, cured, buried. I'm the closest thing to a doctor they have. What was it you wanted?
Xena: Night's bane.
Apothecary: It might help if I labeled them. Then again, I can't read. You know what? The um-- the um--
Xena: Night's bane?
Apothecary: Night's bane-- yeah. It's missing.
Xena: Are you sure you didn't sell it?
Apothecary: A sale like that, I would not forget. It's lethal, you know?
Xena: Really?
Apothecary: Yeah-- one sip of it and the next day, you're on a one-way trip to Tartarus.
*The Warrior Princess picks up more plot clues, and some bad muffins*
Xena: So-- it must be hard being a midwife in a town that teaches kids to hate right from birth-- hmm?
Midwife: It's not easy-- that's true. Still-- I've been bringing Menos' babies into the world now for more than forty years.
Xena: Ah-- must have some stories, huh?
Midwife: That I have, young woman-- that I have. Now, you eat that up, and I'll tell you some stories.
Xena: *chew, grimace*
*after a fair few many day-repeats, Xena has every conversation down pat*
Gabrielle: We've repeated the day that many times?
Xena: Yes.
Gabrielle: But--
Xena: No, no, yes, no. I tried that. Yes, both ways. No, I don't know. No, again. Are there any more questions? Good.
*Xena turns into Dr. Phil to end this town feud once and for all*
Xena: Put your swords up. It is time to talk peace!
Tyus: Time to fill the streets with Lykos' blood, you mean!
Xena: They say that the man that kills his own brother is cursed forever. Is that what you want, Tyus? Lenorus is also your father's son.
Midwife: Yes-- that's right.
Xena: Now, get out of here.
Casca's son: I know who my ancestors are. My father was almost run down today, because of the careless driving of Menos scum.
Xena: Your father was almost run down, because he was too deaf to hear the warnings.
Casca: Eh? What did she say?
Lykos: Enough! We don't need lectures from a stranger.
Xena: Lykos-- you nearly lost your wife and son in childbirth--true?
Lykos: The midwife was sure they'd both die. Thank the gods she was wrong.
Xena: It's not the gods you should thank. It's your enemies' wife. While you were away, fighting wars, Lady Menos came to your house and saved your wife and son.
Lykos: She-- she was a good woman.
Menos: Yes-- she was.
Xena: Who hated this feud.
Menos: Maybe, she's right. Perhaps it's time we talked.
Lykos: Yes-- perhaps it is.
*…after the day STILL repeats, Xena needs the therapist’s couch herself :P*
Xena: The first day-- everything seems normal-- well, excepting that Joxer gets killed. The next day, I fix that, and then Argo gets killed. On the third day, I know that there was something I am supposed to do, and that somehow, it's tied in with this blood feud. So I find out all about the old man getting hit by the cart, and I save him. But, the fighting breaks out anyway, and Gabrielle gets killed. Uhhh! Uhhh! So, somehow, I am supposed to save the old man, stop everyone else from getting killed, and make peace between the two houses. It's too much. So-- I find out every stinky little thing there is to know about these people; I save the old man; stop the fighting; and then use the information I've got to make peace between the houses. And still, it isn't enough. I'm missing something. I'm missing something small. I think I know what it is. Thanks, I just needed to say that out loud.
Gabrielle and Joxer: *sit dumb and mute*
*Miron isn’t allowed to interfere…until he is?*
Xena: I still don't understand why she took the poison in the first place.
Miron: Because we're in love. Only-- since our families hate each other, her father was gonna make her marry someone else.
Xena: So, she decided to kill herself.
Miron: I had planned for us to elope, but-- when I told her about them-- she began to cry.
Xena: She had already taken the night's bane?
Miron: When the day was over, I couldn't face the thought of life without her. So-- so I prayed to Cupid for help. 'Hermia must die tomorrow,' he said. But, because my love for was true, he granted me one wish.
Xena: Let me guess. Your wish was that tomorrow would never come.
Miron: Yes! 'The day will repeat,' he said, 'until a hero comes who can fix everything.'-- save Hermia, save me, and end this pointless feud.
Xena: So, when you saw me in the village, why didn't you ask for help?
Miron: Well-- frankly, I-- I was expecting Hercules, or—at least Sinbad-- but, besides, I'm-- I'm not allowed to interfere.
*Xena steals Gabby’s staff in the middle of a battle, and is impressed by her girl without it*
Gabrielle: Hey!
Xena: I'll give it right back!"
Gabrielle: Xena! I could use that staff!
Xena: That oughtta do it. Gabri-- Sorry. *surveying her ass-kicking* Good girl.
*Xena fixes all the problems…will the new day come?*
Joxer: Rise and shine, everyone; rise and shine.
Gabrielle: I'll rise, but I refuse to shine.
Joxer: Yeah-- well I got us breakfast-- turnips.
Xena: Turnips-- did you say turnips?
Joxer: Now, there's a woman who really likes her vegetables.
Gabrielle: Xena, are you all right? All right, what's going on?
Xena: Life, Gabrielle-- life! Life is going on at last! Gabrielle, you've gotta, um-- I don't know-- seize the day! 'Cause, who knows? Tomorrow may never come!
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.
So here’s the general premise—it’s the Xenaverse’s rendition of the movie, “Groundhog Day.” Except that Xena figures out how to fix her town much quicker than Bill Murray is able to handle it. :P Hey, they only have 42 minutes, after all. First, she takes stock of her repeating surroundings—a rooster crows, she wakes up in a barn when Joxer, carrying goose eggs for breakfast in his hat, proclaims “rise and shine!” Gabrielle rises from the hay and says “I’ll rise, but I refuse to shine.” And then Joxer invariably gets hit with a horse shoe from the rafters above. Poor guy just can’t catch a break—even when Xena fixes everything, the next day he’s hit with an a dense hammer. Oy.
The town, which isn’t named, is defined by two feuding families whose animosity goes so deep that they’ll still find reasons to kill each other in public, no matter how many immediate triggers Xena attempts to quell. In the process, she loses Joxer, Gabrielle and even Argo to the violence, and ultimately sacrifices the entire team to be “the common enemy,” shot down by arrows…only to have the rooster crow and the day start all over again. Finally, she seeks out the midwife for all the town gossip, so that she can provide direct therapy to each mini-feud in the street. But it turns out that’s not enough, either…we also get a threaded Romeo and Juliet story, where the heroine, or Hermia, takes poison shortly after sunrise because she can’t marry her true love, Miron. Miron seeks recompense from Cupid, who allows the day to repeat until a hero (Xena) can save the day. In order to do this, she has to race across town, first thing, but thankfully her chakram makes good time in breaking the poison vial and stopping a few other accidents. Apparently this episode was one of the biggest for the chakram special effects team! :P
As the same day rolls on, Xena, the only one besides Miron to know what’s going on, grows increasingly frustrated, at one point doing calisthenics and talking out the kinks in her problem solving to a bemusedly comatose Gabrielle and Joxer. Early on, testing theories, she kills the rooster, and later she chakrams Joxer first thing, just because she needs a day off, according to the commentaries. :P I gotta admit…that kinda got to me! Gabrielle’s reaction is kind of stunned, flabbergasted, brief and of course, comedic since this is a comedy episode (to be fair, when Joxer dies during the first rendition of the day, the event is treated with more gravitas.) All of this could’ve been avoided if Miron came to Xena first thing, rather than waiting several reincarnations, but then, of course, we wouldn’t have a show. :P But the writers explained this rather lazily—apparently he wasn’t allowed to interfere? Until that very moment when he was explaining exactly what was going on, because it was the only way we could actually end this farce? Oy.
Funnily enough, Lucy, Renee and Ted claimed that at first they thought this episode, with a third of the usual amount of dialogue, etc, would be a walk in the park; turns out it was more difficult to remember where exactly they were in the chronology of the repeating day. Lucy went so far as to make a chart for Xena! Well, it paid off; Xena’s progression from bemused to frustrated to determined, as she stole Gabby’s staff in the middle of a fight to estimate distances for how far she could leap across town the next reincarnated day, were all superb. Lucy also added a bunch of improvisation to the episode, including Joxer’s “is that a hickie?” (which presumably were not caused by vampire Bacchae :P,) sucking her thumb as she rolls over in sleep after killing said doofus, to strategically placing turnips over Gabby’s breasts as she grabs her after all of this is over.
Yup, there’s some definite subtext in this ep. The girls enjoy a touching snuggle by the funeral pyre when Joxer dies for the first time…the day after Gabrielle dies, Xena pokes in the hay to find her. :P Ted mentioned in the commentaries how daft Joxer must have been to not notice the signs…like when he turns a cozy girl hug into an awkward group hug. Maybe Joxer was sent away to do some scouting when the mood struck, Ted joked. :P In the meantime, though the subtext was strong, the episode also played with Joxer’s growing attraction to Gabrielle. At one point Xena even outs this to her friend, in an attempt to make the two of them too awkward to ruin her latest plot plan. Fortunately, all missteps can be erased in a “Groundhog Day” plotline. :P
Final minor notes about this story—it was meant to wrap up season two, when the showrunners assumed they might get 24 episodes. Miron, quite ungraciously, tells Xena that he was expecting Hercules or Simbad to be his hero…I’d completely forgotten about Sinbad, who starred in a short-lived companion show in the Herc-Xena world. Miron should count his blessings, apparently. :P Finally—and thanks to whoosh.org for pointing this out—the sign in town with the two bulls kept changing throughout the episode, depending on the general mood. They started with calmly facing each other, but ended up facing off, noses barred and readying for attack. Cool little conceit there!
Disclaimer The rooster was not harmed during the production of this motion picture, although his feathers were severely ruffled. However, a little gel and mousse straightened out the mess.
Favorite Quotes:
*boy does this get old after awhile*
Joxer: Rise and shine everyone; rise and shine.
Gabrielle: I'll rise; I refuse to shine.
*this scene is less “Groundhog Day,” more “Spaceballs”*
Gabrielle: Then you're not dreaming. Xena, you're saying that I forgot everything that happened yesterday?
Xena: You didn't just forget; it never happened to you.
Gabrielle: Well, if it never happened, then what's to forget?
Xena: Today.
Gabrielle: But today hasn't happened yet.
Xena: Well, it happened to me.
Gabrielle: Yesterday.
Xena: No, the other today.
Gabrielle: So you're saying that today is actually yesterday for you--but, for us, today is today, because we can't remember that yesterday was today, right?
Xena: Right.
Gabrielle: Well, I don't get it.
*Heraldic lineage joke*
Menosian: You insult my house?
Joxer: Well, it's not a bad house. Needs a little sweeping.
*Xena is one badass school marm*
Lykos: Now, you're hiring mercenaries to do your killing.
Menos: We don't need strangers to do a job we're glad to do ourselves.
Lykos: You realize, this means all-out war?
Menos: I relish it.
Xena: Sorry boys-- there's been a change of plan. Now, go home! All of you-- until you can play nice.
*Joxer comes up with the enemy of my enemy schtick*
Joxer: Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Let's assume you're right, for the moment, about the feud. Well-- there's an easy way to end it. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. If they had a common enemy, they'd have to work together.
Gabrielle: And who would that enemy be, huh?
Joxer: We are. Look-- we declare our hatred of both houses. Then, when they get together to kill us, we throw down our weapons, and get them to join us in peace. Oh, come on! It's a great plan! Look, I've known lots of people who've bonded over their mutual hatred of me-- you two, for example.
Gabrielle: Well, he's got a point. Hmm.
*Lucy Lawless introduces the subtext :P*
Gabrielle: Xena, it just doesn't make sense. Who do you think?
Xena: It's not the Fates; it's not Ares; it's not something that I ate. No, I have no poison dart marks. I have no Bacchae bites.
Joxer: Is that a hickey?
*Joxer’s next idea leads to rooster-death*
Xena: Every day, the rooster crows; Joxer walks in; the horseshoe falls; I save the old man; stop a duel; and then the whole thing starts all over again.
Joxer: Maybe it's the rooster.
*…there may be subtext, but there’s another crush going on, too*
Xena: Gabrielle, did you know that Joxer simply adores you?
Gabrielle: Huh?
Xena: Hmm? Hmm.
Joxer: Could I speak to you privately?
Xena: He would crawl 50 miles on broken glass, just to sweat in your shadow.
Joxer: Ix-nay on the ove-lay alk-tay.
Xena: Oh, yeah-- he worships you like a goddess. Right, Joxer? Stay here.
Joxer: Wow-- she has really lost it. *awkward laughter*
Gabrielle: Completely.
*Xena picks up a plot clue…*
Xena: "So, you've treated both houses?"
Apothecary: Treated, cured, buried. I'm the closest thing to a doctor they have. What was it you wanted?
Xena: Night's bane.
Apothecary: It might help if I labeled them. Then again, I can't read. You know what? The um-- the um--
Xena: Night's bane?
Apothecary: Night's bane-- yeah. It's missing.
Xena: Are you sure you didn't sell it?
Apothecary: A sale like that, I would not forget. It's lethal, you know?
Xena: Really?
Apothecary: Yeah-- one sip of it and the next day, you're on a one-way trip to Tartarus.
*The Warrior Princess picks up more plot clues, and some bad muffins*
Xena: So-- it must be hard being a midwife in a town that teaches kids to hate right from birth-- hmm?
Midwife: It's not easy-- that's true. Still-- I've been bringing Menos' babies into the world now for more than forty years.
Xena: Ah-- must have some stories, huh?
Midwife: That I have, young woman-- that I have. Now, you eat that up, and I'll tell you some stories.
Xena: *chew, grimace*
*after a fair few many day-repeats, Xena has every conversation down pat*
Gabrielle: We've repeated the day that many times?
Xena: Yes.
Gabrielle: But--
Xena: No, no, yes, no. I tried that. Yes, both ways. No, I don't know. No, again. Are there any more questions? Good.
*Xena turns into Dr. Phil to end this town feud once and for all*
Xena: Put your swords up. It is time to talk peace!
Tyus: Time to fill the streets with Lykos' blood, you mean!
Xena: They say that the man that kills his own brother is cursed forever. Is that what you want, Tyus? Lenorus is also your father's son.
Midwife: Yes-- that's right.
Xena: Now, get out of here.
Casca's son: I know who my ancestors are. My father was almost run down today, because of the careless driving of Menos scum.
Xena: Your father was almost run down, because he was too deaf to hear the warnings.
Casca: Eh? What did she say?
Lykos: Enough! We don't need lectures from a stranger.
Xena: Lykos-- you nearly lost your wife and son in childbirth--true?
Lykos: The midwife was sure they'd both die. Thank the gods she was wrong.
Xena: It's not the gods you should thank. It's your enemies' wife. While you were away, fighting wars, Lady Menos came to your house and saved your wife and son.
Lykos: She-- she was a good woman.
Menos: Yes-- she was.
Xena: Who hated this feud.
Menos: Maybe, she's right. Perhaps it's time we talked.
Lykos: Yes-- perhaps it is.
*…after the day STILL repeats, Xena needs the therapist’s couch herself :P*
Xena: The first day-- everything seems normal-- well, excepting that Joxer gets killed. The next day, I fix that, and then Argo gets killed. On the third day, I know that there was something I am supposed to do, and that somehow, it's tied in with this blood feud. So I find out all about the old man getting hit by the cart, and I save him. But, the fighting breaks out anyway, and Gabrielle gets killed. Uhhh! Uhhh! So, somehow, I am supposed to save the old man, stop everyone else from getting killed, and make peace between the two houses. It's too much. So-- I find out every stinky little thing there is to know about these people; I save the old man; stop the fighting; and then use the information I've got to make peace between the houses. And still, it isn't enough. I'm missing something. I'm missing something small. I think I know what it is. Thanks, I just needed to say that out loud.
Gabrielle and Joxer: *sit dumb and mute*
*Miron isn’t allowed to interfere…until he is?*
Xena: I still don't understand why she took the poison in the first place.
Miron: Because we're in love. Only-- since our families hate each other, her father was gonna make her marry someone else.
Xena: So, she decided to kill herself.
Miron: I had planned for us to elope, but-- when I told her about them-- she began to cry.
Xena: She had already taken the night's bane?
Miron: When the day was over, I couldn't face the thought of life without her. So-- so I prayed to Cupid for help. 'Hermia must die tomorrow,' he said. But, because my love for was true, he granted me one wish.
Xena: Let me guess. Your wish was that tomorrow would never come.
Miron: Yes! 'The day will repeat,' he said, 'until a hero comes who can fix everything.'-- save Hermia, save me, and end this pointless feud.
Xena: So, when you saw me in the village, why didn't you ask for help?
Miron: Well-- frankly, I-- I was expecting Hercules, or—at least Sinbad-- but, besides, I'm-- I'm not allowed to interfere.
*Xena steals Gabby’s staff in the middle of a battle, and is impressed by her girl without it*
Gabrielle: Hey!
Xena: I'll give it right back!"
Gabrielle: Xena! I could use that staff!
Xena: That oughtta do it. Gabri-- Sorry. *surveying her ass-kicking* Good girl.
*Xena fixes all the problems…will the new day come?*
Joxer: Rise and shine, everyone; rise and shine.
Gabrielle: I'll rise, but I refuse to shine.
Joxer: Yeah-- well I got us breakfast-- turnips.
Xena: Turnips-- did you say turnips?
Joxer: Now, there's a woman who really likes her vegetables.
Gabrielle: Xena, are you all right? All right, what's going on?
Xena: Life, Gabrielle-- life! Life is going on at last! Gabrielle, you've gotta, um-- I don't know-- seize the day! 'Cause, who knows? Tomorrow may never come!
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}