Death in Xenadom

We usually see television shows which place the hero or heroine in danger of death,but they do not get killed. The fear of their death is the thing which works to keep our interest.

In Xena:Warrior Princess,we see that it is so mundane to kill the characters,that death has no meaning at all.It is just another yawn..."Oh,gee...is Xena dead AGAIN?....sigh.It is cheapened to the point of being just plain silly.

I am going to present what I consider ten examples of death. The Amazons will be the ones who tell us what death is(in Kindred Spirits),as when Xena killed Joxer:Namely....not moving,not breathing,and no heartbeat.

Every graveyard in the country has people who have these same qualifications,so let us be consistent. It does not matter if the characters are "brought back",or "revived". Revived is from the Latin,meaning "live again".

1. Is There a Doctor in the House?
Gab dies...not breathing,etc. Wounds from trying to save a soldier's kid Brought back by Xena using CPR

2.Destiny/Quest
Xena dies...slammed into a tree by a log launched by a savage. Brought back by Ambrosia.If she were alive,she would have been a godess.

3.Been There-Done That.
Joxer dies three times: stabbed by trying to prevent a swordfight---his body burned killed in a hail of arrows by the feuding families killed by Xena who hit him with the Chakram

Argo---killed by bad guys...is there the next morning,as are ALL of those killed.

Gabby:
Stabbed in the alley by same bunch of guys Killed by arrows like Joxer was

Xena:
killed in hail of arrows,like Gab and Joxer

All are revived each day because Cupid made the day repeat itself until a warrior set things right...namely Xena.

4.Bitter Suite:
Xena and Gabby die.They are under water,afetr a fall from the cliff,and are not moving,etc.They are rescued by Callisto(for Xena) and Joxer(for Gab).Ultimately,it was Solon who brought them there,but we never know how.

5.Ides of March.The girls both die on the crosses...no doubt.The spirits leave the bodies. They come back by Eli and Callisto's efforts,with the power of "heaven".

6.Them Bones-Them Bones
Gabby dies by Alti's efforts in the spirit world.If killed there,she dies in the physical world,like Alti died in Sin Trade 2. She is brought back like Doctor-House by CPR,administered by Xena.

7.Little Problems:
Xena dies. Yes-she DOES! Her spirit leaves her body(just like in Ides of March) and is in the girl's body,put there by Aphrodite. RenPics showed us that if the spirit leave the body,you're dead. Xena was a spirit in Destiny,remember.Also,it is safe to assume that the unborn Eve was dead,too.It was not just a couple minutes,either...it was most of a day.

8.Kindred Spirits:
Joxer dies by Xena giving him the pinch a few times,shutting off his life-functions. As I mentioned in the beginning...no movement,no breathing,no heartbeat---RenPics and the Amazons' own definition.

9.Coming Home:
Xena dies.She really drowns under the ice after a fight with Ares...it was staged,because Gabby arrives with a blanket and Gab does CPR on Xena this time.

10.A Friend in Need..
.this is the final one...Xena dies again,for real again,after being repeatedly wounded in battle by arrows,and has her head cut off. Funny how we see her "die" so many times,but the one that really counts...the series-ender,we do NOT see her actually die. We see red from HER perspective. She appears as a spirit at the end,but will STAY dead...a real cheat after so many returns.

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