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[alonewiththemoon]

There's a very nice article on Xena in Salon today. Young makes a lot of good points, but this, for me, was a huge part of why I enjoyed the show so much: "Xena was not "strong but feminine"; she was unapologetically strong and unapologetically female, sexy and powerful, unafraid to get sweaty and dirty on the job, and all the more beautiful for it."

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[bintblue.livejournal.com]

Awesome! I loved Xena.

Thanks for sharing.

[nepenthedreams]

Thanks for posting the link.
It was funny that they mentioned the psychologist who took Xena as an manual for living. I totally had Xena as an inspiration when I was working at that terrible place last winter... I remember watching the episodes and asking myself "What can I learn from this?"

Unfortunately I do not think the show is as good as Buffy. I do think that BtVS took its rightful place as the better "girl-power" show because it was simply more entertaining. But then I'm still in Season One of Xena, and perhaps it gets better. I love it, but I don't feel very attached to the characters.

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[ladykate63.livejournal.com]

Author of Salon article, checking in here. ;) (I was tracing the link backs to the piece.)

Season 1 of Xena is not a good measure of the show, particularly the first half of it. The show took a while to find its "legs," though there were some very good episodes. S2 is where it gets really great.

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[alonewiththemoon]

Thanks for the article! I concur that the show never got the respect it deserved, but at least those of us who love it love it well :) Also agree re: season 2 being where things pick up.