The conflict between Xena and Gabrielle comes to a head in this lavish musical-fantasy episode set in a tarot-card dreamworld called Illusia. In last week's episode, Gabrielle's evil daughter Hope killed Xena's son Solan, and Xena blames Gabrielle. "The Bitter Suite". Xena and Gabrielle are bound by hatred in a dreamworld. Xena and Gabrielle, now mortal enemies, tumble over a cliff while fighting and land in a dreamworld called Illusia in this musical-fantasy episode. Xena and Gabrielle's bitter conflict reaches its climax when both are transported to the dream world of Illusia to settle their mutual differences.
Great squirming from Xena when Gabrielle accuses in disbelief "You killed me!" We've never seen Xena look so abashed. Ares wins the trophy for face-slappin'-cold-dissin' line of the year: "Nothing more need be said. Ding dong. The bitch is dead." Even in the middle of dark, heavy, trippy, bizarre musical episodes, Renee gets the great comedy lines! "Only heroes wind up here. (beat for realization) Dead heroes. (beat for another realization) Dead naked heroes."
Lucy Lawless (Xena)
Hudson Leick (Callisto)
Danielle Cormack (Ephiny)
