Customer Reviews
a DARKER more brutal season of Xena - By: S. J. Pinder, 21 Jul 2008 
well 4.5 stars anyway...it was an almost perfect season but it did have a handful of duds(:( )but it does boast some astounding episodes.
here is a mini review of the eppies-
The Furies-4/5-the season opener which surprisingly has a few surprises in store.
Been there,Done That-5/5-a classic & very comical episode.
The Dirty Half Dozen-1/5-we could have done without it reallly.
The Deliverer-4/5-a very good episode that starts off the arc for the season...its dark & very brutal.
Gabrielle's Hope-5/5-i love it basicallly because its a loose spin on Rosemary's Baby & that it adds tension on Xena & Gabrielles friendship...i personallly love it.
The Debt*-5/5-a feature length eppy that delves deeper into Xenas evil background & is a very good plotline with some artistic cinematography.
The King Of Assassins-0/5-why?!?
Warrior Priestess Tramp-4/5-a very good comical episode...who doesn't love Meg?
The Quill is Mightier-3.5/5-another very good comedy episode.
Maternal Instincs(1)*-5/5-a sheer classic that sees the return of Calllisto and...Hope...its of epic standards & is very intense.
The Bitter Suite(2)*-a Musical spectacular that is a highlight of the season & another one of the greatest episodes ever!!!plus everyones in it.
One Against An Army-3/5-aside from great battle sequences & adding to Gabby & Xenas relationship this episode would have been forgettable but...it isnt.
Forgiven-0/5-awful.
King Con-2/5-works & doesnt work on many levels.
When In Rome...-3/5-decent enough episode to add to Gabrielles turmoil for the season...poor girl.
Forget Me Not-1/5-an almost pointless filler episode without Xena.
Fins Femmes & Gems*-5/5-a classic & its very,very funny!!!
Tsunami-4/5-intense & very claustrophobic.
Vanashing Act-0/5-contender for the worst episode ever.
Sacrifice**-5/5-a finale of epic measures...confrontations galore & wraps up the whole of this seasons arc...its dark & brutal & one of the shows greatest episodes ever...it even beats Bitter Suite...i defy you if you don't shed a tear for the astonishing conclusion!!!
stunning.
alll in alll a very good season with some amazing episodes with a few awful ones...but it is very nearly perfect & definately worth purchasing.
Xena still impresses - By: M. Charman, 03 Sep 2007 
If you insist on shows having high budget or on strict adherence to the classics leave this well alone. If on the other hand you enjoy highly entertaining television with strongly defined characters then give this a thought.
Xena's world is modelled on ancient Greece, but given the financial restrictions that the producers were under, the show tends to use modern colloquialisms & references (such as Joxer saying 'I'll calll you'.) But this isn't a mistake, it's deliberate. The storylines generallly hang together well, the three main heroes are convincing (to a modern perspective if not a Classical one) the action is remarkably satisifying for its time. This season mixes some very intense & dark episodes with some outright farcial comedies, & if the viewer can let go of the insistence that everything Classical should conform to a Herotodus-like level of sobriety & detail, & manages to look past the low budget, the overalll product is immensely enjoyable & watchable.
