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The 12 Best Xena: Warrior Princess Episodes as Voted by the Fans
Join me as I walk down memory lane and review what the vibrant and massive internet fandom of XWP elected as the best and worst episodes of the entire show when they were still fresh in everyone's minds. Pull out the videos or DVD or tune into Oxygen and have yourself a fun time revisiting the best and worst, and when you are done partaking the visual and audio pleasures of XWP, check out the Whoosh.org articles and episode guide discussing the episode. Once you are solidly entrenched in the Xena-Zone, visit Laura Sue Dean's "News Gossip Rumors" and relive the absolute joy and nirvana it was to be a Xena-fan during the airing of what was one of the most exciting, exhilerating, internet-community-blossoming, mind-blowing, life-affirming experiences of the turn of the century. If you were there when it happened, oh the stories you can tell. If you weren't, lucky you - Whoosh.org is here as a monument and living record of how XWP transcended television, cheese-ball fantasy, and camp up the wazoo. ENJOY!!!!The 12 Best
01. A DAY IN THE LIFE
Maria Erb, "Xena Is The Mother of Invention", Whoosh #8 (05/97)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with R.J. Stewart", Whoosh #9 (06/97)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Robert Field, Part 1". Whoosh #10 (07/97)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Robert Field, Part 2", Whoosh #11 (08/97)
Bevis King, "An Interview with Michael Hurst", Whoosh #36 (09/99)
Read the episode guide02. ONE AGAINST AN ARMY
C. J. Devall, "The Third Season Of Xena: Archetypical Journey Into Crass Commercialism Or Postmodern Roadmap To Personal Salvation?", Whoosh #24 (09/98)
J.C. Wilder, "Romancing The Fan: Romance And Xena Fan Fiction", Whoosh #25 (10/98)
Samira al Thores, "The Myth Of The Redeemer In Xena: Warrior Princess", Whoosh #31 (04/99)
Dana Hlusko, "The Way of Friendship Defined", Whoosh #45 (06/00)
W. F. Wilcox, "One Against An Army", Whoosh #60 (09/01)
Read the episode guide03. IDES OF MARCH
William James, "The Dreaded Crucifixion Vision Or Sex At Last!", Whoosh #35 (08/99)
William James, "The Last Temptation of Callisto", Whoosh #36 (09/99)
Read the episode guide04. WHEN FATES COLLIDE
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Simon Ambridge", Whoosh #54 (03/01)
August Krickel, "An Interview with Katherine Fugate", Whoosh #58 (07/01)
Robert Berg, "Coming Home: What Went Wrong And Oh So Right In The Final Season Of Xena: Warrior Princess",Whoosh #59 (08/01)
Deborah Monroy, "How Xena Saved My Buttons", Whoosh #60 (09/01)
Read the episode guide05. BITTER SUITE
Libretto for THE BITTER SUITE, Whoosh Xena FAQ
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Hudson Leick"< Whoosh #14 (11/97)
The Bitter Suite Issue,Whoosh #19 (04/98)
Sue Stacey, "The Evolution Of The Relationship Between Gabrielle And Ephiny", Whoosh #21 (06/98)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Steven L. Sears", Whoosh #22 (07/98)
Nicholas Nayko, "Bitter About The Third Season: Another View Of THE BITTER SUITE", Whoosh #23 (08/98)
C. J. Devall, "The Third Season Of Xena: Archetypical Journey Into Crass Commercialism Or Postmodern Roadmap To Personal Salvation?", Whoosh #24 (09/98)
E. A. Week, "Time Out Of Mind: Alternate Realities In Hercules: The Legendary Journeys And Xena: Warrior Princess", Whoosh #24 (09/98)
Erin Hunt, "Gabrielle: Benedict Arnold Or Hidden Heroine Of The Rift?", Whoosh #26 (11/98)
Rachel Gordon, "Sexual Power In Xena: Warrior Princess", Whoosh #27 (12/98)
Bob Schultz, "The Dramatic Plausibility Of The Gab Drag, Whoosh #28 (01/99)
Atara Stein, "Callisto", Whoosh #28 (01/99)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Chris Manhein", Whoosh #29 (02/99)
Kent Simmons, "Gabrielle: The Killer Within Her", Whoosh #30 (03/99)
Virginia Carper, "Christian Iconography In THE BITTER SUITE, Whoosh 31 (04/99)
Dana Hlusko, "Christian Theology in THE BITTER SUITE", Whoosh #31 (04/99)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Kevin Smith", Whoosh #33 (06/99)
Carolyn Skelton, "Xena And Gabrielle Go Camping: Artifice, Exaggeration, Parody, And Masquerade", Whoosh #35 (08/99)
Linda Waite, "Pursuing Vengeance: Becoming A Monster", Whoosh #35 (08/99)
Eleanor M. Farrell, "Dressed To Kill: Costume In Xena: Warrior Princess", Whoosh #36 (09/99)
Holly M. Paddock, "THE BITTER SUITE of Editing", Whoosh #38 (11/99)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Simon Ambridge", Whoosh #54 (03/01)
Read the episode guide06. BEEN THERE DONE THAT
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Bernadette Joyve, Whoosh #13 (10/97)
C. J. Devall, "The Third Season Of Xena: Archetypical Journey Into Crass Commercialism Or Postmodern Roadmap To Personal Salvation?", Whoosh #24 (09/98)
Read the episode guide07. QUEST
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with R.J. Stewart", Whoosh #9 (06/97)
Stacy Robillard, "Why Doesn'T Renee O'Connor Get More Credit? Or What Have They Got Against Gabrielle?", Whoosh #9 (06/97)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Michael Levine, Whoosh #11 (08/97)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Jodie Dorday, Whoosh #12 (09/97)
Sue Stacey, "The Evolution Of The Relationship Between Gabrielle And Ephiny", Whoosh #21 (06/98)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Steven L. Sears", Whoosh #22 (07/98)
J.C. Wilder, "Romancing The Fan: Romance And Xena Fan Fiction", Whoosh #25 (10/98)
Sue Ratkowski, "Callisto Redeemable Vs. Velasca Unredeemable", Whoosh #28 (01/99)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Chris Manhein", Whoosh #29 (02/99)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Robert Tapert", Whoosh #52 (01/01)
Read the episode quide.08. CALLISTO
Callisto: Was Justice Served>", Whoosh #1 (09/96)
Carmen Carter, "Visual Metaphor In Xena: Warrior Princess", Whoosh #3 (11/96)
Bret Ryan Rusnick, "Callisto: Arch-Villain Extraordinaire", Whoosh #4 (12/96)
Maria Erb, "Xena Is The Mother of Invention", Whoosh #8 (05/97)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with R.J. Stewart", Whoosh #9 (06/97)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Robert Field, Part 1", Whoosh #10 (07/97)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Robert Field, Part 2", Whoosh #11 (08/97)
Gillian G. Gaar, ""An Interview with Hudson Leick", Whoosh #11 (08/97)
Debbie White, "Callisto", Whoosh #13 (10/97)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Hudson Leick" Whoosh #14 (11/97)
Gregory Swenson, "Xena Does Shakespeare: The CALLISTO Episode Arcs", Whoosh #14 (11/97)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Steven L. Sears", Whoosh #22 (07/98)
Sue Ratkowski, "Callisto Redeemable Vs. Velasca Unredeemable", Whoosh #28 (01/99)
Atara Stein, "Callisto", Whoosh #28 (01/99)
Linda Waite, "Pursuing Vengeance: Becoming A Monster", Whoosh #35 (08/99)
Read the episode guide09. IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE
Anita Firebaugh, "Reactions to Death in THE GREATER GOOD and IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE", Whoosh #3 (11/96)
Maria Erb, "Xena Is The Mother of Invention", Whoosh #8 (05/97)
Debbie White, "Is There a Doctor in the House", Whoosh #14 (11/97)
Sue Stacey, "The Evolution Of The Relationship Between Gabrielle And Ephiny", Whoosh #21 (06/98)
J.C. Wilder, "Romancing The Fan: Romance And Xena Fan Fiction", Whoosh #25 (10/98)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Robert Tapert", Whoosh #52 (01/01)
Read the episode guide10. DEBT II
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Jacqueline Kim",Whoosh #17 (02/98)
Dee Simmons, "The Mariner Versus The Warrior Princess", Whoosh #20 (05/98)
Rachel Gordon, "How Subversive Is Xena: Warrior Princess? A Brief Examination Of The Post-Rift Gabrielle",Whoosh #21 (06/98)
Stephen W. Richey, "The Horse Nomads Of Asia, The Real Amazons, And THE DEBT", Whoosh #23 (08/98)
C. J. Devall, "The Third Season Of Xena: Archetypical Journey Into Crass Commercialism Or Postmodern Roadmap To Personal Salvation?", Whoosh #24 (09/98)
Rachel Gordon, "Sexual Power In Xena: Warrior Princess", Whoosh #27 (12/98)
cr, "Xena'S Travels In THE DEBT", Whoosh #29 (02/99)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Marton Csokas", Whoosh #33 (06/99)
Linda Waite, "Pursuing Vengeance: Becoming A Monster", Whoosh #35 (08/99)
Bevis King, "An Interview with Michael Hurst", Whoosh #36 (09/99)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Robert Tapert", Whoosh #52 (01/01)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Simon Ambridge", Whoosh #54 (03/01)
jammer, "A Rift Within A Rift, Or, An Independent Odyssey: THE DEBT", Whoosh #62 (11/01)
Read the episode guide11. RETURN OF CALLISTO
Bret Ryan Rusnick, "Callisto: Arch-Villain Extraordinaire", Whoosh #4 (12/96)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with R.J. Stewart", Whoosh #9 (06/97)
Giana Sivertsen, "Xena'S Failure To Save Perdicus In The RETURN OF CALLISTO", Whoosh #10 (07/97)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Robert Field, Part 2", Whoosh #11 (08/97)
Gillian G. Gaar, ""An Interview with Hudson Leick", Whoosh #11 (08/97)
Callisto: Die Furie?", Whoosh #11 (08/97)
Gregory Swenson, "Xena Does Shakespeare: The CALLISTO Episode Arcs", Whoosh #14 (11/97)
Debbie White, "Return of Callisto", Whoosh #17 (02/98)
Rachel Gordon, "Sexual Power In Xena: Warrior Princess", Whoosh #27 (12/98)
Sue Ratkowski, "Callisto Redeemable Vs. Velasca Unredeemable", Whoosh #28 (01/99)
Atara Stein, "Callisto", Whoosh #28 (01/99)
Francisco Diaz, "Callisto's Journey", Whoosh #33 (09/99)
Linda Waite, "Pursuing Vengeance: Becoming A Monster", Whoosh #35 (08/99)
Read the episode guide12. PRICE
Richard LaFleur, "THE PRICE: An Application Of Maslow'S Hierarchy Of Needs", Whoosh #11 (08/97)
Michael A. Deeds, "Xena And Picard: On The Brink Of Madness. THE PRICE vs. Star Trek: First Contact", Whoosh #17 (02/98)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Steven L. Sears", Whoosh #22 (07/98)
Lance Whitney, "THE PRICE: Xena And Gabrielle In War And Peace", Whoosh #28 (01/99)
Virginia Carper, "Inspiration For THE PRICE", Whoosh #40 (01/00)
Read the episode guideThe 12 Worst
01. MARRIED WITH FISHSTICKS
Nusi Dekker. Sexual Imagery In Xena: Warrior Princess, Whoosh #48 (09/00)
Read the episode guide02. FRIEND IN NEED II
Entire Issue #59: Group Therapy Issue I (08/01)
Entire Issue #60: Group Therapy Issue II (09/01)
Jackie Weiss, "Feelings and Thoughts After Seeing FRIEND IN NEED", Whoosh #63 (12/01)
Read the episode guide03. KING CON
C. J. Devall, "The Third Season Of Xena: Archetypical Journey Into Crass Commercialism Or Postmodern Roadmap To Personal Salvation?", Whoosh #24 (09/98)
Rachel Gordon, "Sexual Power In Xena: Warrior Princess", Whoosh #27 (12/98)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Chris Manhein", Whoosh #29 (02/99)
Read the episode guide04. KEY TO THE KINGDOM
Carolyn M. Wallace, "The Mythic Triad: An Examination Of The Xena/Gabrielle/Joxer Dynamic", Whoosh #49 (10/00)
andjam2, "Warrior...Tramp: A Review Of The Joxer-Meg Relationship", Whoosh #55 (04/01)
Jennifer K. Brouillard, "Guise Will Be Guise: Lookalikes In Xena: Warrior Princess", Whoosh #61 (10/01)
Read the episode guide05. LIFEBLOOD
Jackie Henry, "Season Five: Subtle Change Into Being A Family", Whoosh #47 (08/00)
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Robert Tapert", Whoosh #52 (01/01)
Bret Ryan Rudnock, "An Intervoew with Marie Adams", Whoosh #54 (03/01)
Read the episode guide06. ULYSSES
Bret Ryan Rudnick, "An Interview with Michael Levine, Whoosh #11 (08/97)
J. S. Stephens, "The Odyssey vs. Ulysses", Whoosh #17 (02/98)
Grant McFarlane, "Relations And Relationships Of Xena, The Warrior Princess", Whoosh #24 (09/98)
Rachel Gordon, "Sexual Power In Xena: Warrior Princess", Whoosh #27 (12/98)
Read the episode guide07. BACK IN THE BOTTLE
Jackie Henry, "Season Five: Subtle Change Into Being A Family", Whoosh #47 (08/00)
Trish Shields, "The Sexually Dysfunctional Gabrielle", Whoosh #47 (08/00)
John Baber, "Season in Review", Whoosh #48 (09/00)
Nusi Dekker. Sexual Imagery In Xena: Warrior Princess, Whoosh #48 (09/00)
Read the episode guide08. FRIEND IN NEED I
Entire Issue #59: Group Therapy Issue I (08/01)
Entire Issue #60: Group Therapy Issue II (09/01)
Jackie Weiss, "Feelings and Thoughts After Seeing FRIEND IN NEED", Whoosh #63 (12/01)
Read the episode guide09. PURITY
Dana Hlusko, "How Can I Be A Success If I Do Not Like Myself", Whoosh #55 (04/01)
Janet Elizabeth Swainston, "Joxer: Soulmate Or Stalker", Whoosh #62 (11/01)
Read the episode guide10. LYRE LYRE HEARTS ON FIRE
Jackie Henry, "Season Five: Subtle Change Into Being A Family", Whoosh #47 (08/00)
Trish Shields, "The Sexually Dysfunctional Gabrielle", Whoosh #47 (08/00)
Nusi Dekker. Sexual Imagery In Xena: Warrior Princess, Whoosh #48 (09/00)
Mil Toro, "LYRE, LYRE, HEARTS ON FIRE Music CD", Whoosh #49 (10/00)
Sandra Falero, "Mything In Action: Re-Envisioning Male Myth/ History In The Xenaverse", Whoosh #56 (05/01)
Read the episode guide11. KING OF ASSASSINS
C. J. Devall, "The Third Season Of Xena: Archetypical Journey Into Crass Commercialism Or Postmodern Roadmap To Personal Salvation?", Whoosh #24 (09/98)
E. A. Week, "Dissing Dahak: What Went Wrong In The Third Season Of Xena: Warrior Princess", Whoosh #26 (11/98)
Eleanor M. Farrell, "Dressed To Kill: Costume In Xena: Warrior Princess", Whoosh #36 (09/99)
Virginia Carper, "Welcome to the World of Joxer", Whoosh #55 (04/01)
Read the episode guide12. PUNCH LINES
Greg Gruschow, "Instances Of Heroism: Curing Gabrielle'S Case Of Selective Amnesia", Whoosh #55 (04/01)
Read the episode guide
WHOOSH! NEWS
06/29/2018. Added html of BatMorda's Resurrection of Xena fan fiction chapters 6-11. Enjoy.
06/28/2018. Other than adding some BatMorda stuff, I am still retired from webbing. And I still , of course, miss Wes. Don't worry I am not morbid or wasting away from it. I am very present and engaged with the world. I just think it's a bummer that Wes isn't around everyday like he used to be.
02/21/2009. I need to clean up this site for posterity - it's a mess, but I keep it up in the meanwhile for those who do want to have access to it. Yes, I am still in my website funk. I haven't decided what I want to do with the website. The site is still getting around 3000 visitors per day (over 90K a month, over a million a year) so some people find the site still useful. There's so much more potential for this site, but to be honest, when Wes died a part of my soul went with him and it was apparently the part that fueled my web mojo.
12/23/2007. I actually puttered around on the main page today. Perhaps another false start or maybe I am am indeed coming out of my website funk? Only history will tell.
07/15/2007. Beware the Ides of July. Hear that Julius? I have a MySpace Page -- feel free to visit: http://www.myspace.com/ktaborn. I will be at Comic Con in July, so give me a holler if you want.
02/04/2007. Wow. Another post within a month of the last one. I must be coming out of my shell. The traffic is still growing at the site. Do I want to jinx it by actually updating something on the site? Stay tuned...
01/05/2007. I will be at the Burbank Xena Con 01/12/07-01/14/07 and staying at the convention hotel (Marriot now I think, was a HIlton?). If you get bored or just want to say hi, either hunt me down or leave a message for me at the hotel. Trust me, I am available.
06/24/06. It's the weekend WOO-HOO! I updated and reorganized the Adult Swim home page. I will be adding episode info later [yeah right!]. I also updated the 24 home page and added some short plot synopses to the first season.
06/18/06. Puttered around the site this morning. Made an archive for this area (see "Whoosh News Archive" below) and cleaned up and added some news to the Episode Guide General News area.
06/17/06. Mourning is b****. The spirit is willing but it takes a lot of energy to get up in the morning and as much as I love this site it is more difficult than I ever imagined to get back into the website frame of mind. But, tonight I added the shell of an episode guide (Hex -- thanks Bat Morda; you have helped me in some very crucial ways through this funk I am in, I will never forget it), and it has made me realize I could be adding a lot more shells here and there and have the illusion of some progress made at the site. I am sitting on a lot of articles that as soon as I recover my editng mojo, I will slap on the site. I am trying to find a microphone and mixer and then the podcast will happen. Baby steps!
01/17/06. The process of action is slow, but if you are patient, you will see some! My two television obsessions right now are Battlestar Galactica and Veronica Mars. We have in the works expanded episodes guides and articles for there shows. I also have some plans for expanding the film area. So thank you for bearing with me. My goal is to continue adding to the site and to clean it up and make it easier to use. Yeah, lifetime project I know. I cannot believe that in eight months we will be 10 years old. That is ancient on the internet! And I am shocked by out traffic. We will be hitting 200,000 visitors per month soon and that is making me feel lots of guilt on not working on the site more. Maybe I will make my son work on it too. I have already brought Cynthia out of retirment by bribing her with Veronica Mars DVDs. Who knows who else I can corrupt and manipulate? Stay tuned!
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