Death in a Chainmail Bikini [Xena Rewatch 1.21-1.24]

1.21 – The Greater Good

We're getting to the pointy end of the season now, and it's clear that the year has had a powerful effect on both Xena and Gabrielle. This episode answers the question of how far Gabrielle has come under her mentor's tutelage, and whether she could actually replace Xena. A poison dart weakens Xena, and eventually kills her, and Gabrielle has to literally don her armour to pretend to be Xena, to save a village from warlord attack. This leads to a very cute riff on...