I'm killing time in my internet class, and I found The Muse's theories. I was intrigued for two reasons: (1) Because of a baseball game, The Sacrifice II episode ran late, and my VCR didn't record all of the episode! So I had no clue how the season ended until I read The Muse's "musings"!
(2)I much prefer this way of explaining the season to the weak, lame, insulting, "deus ex machina" "it's all a dream" explanation. I will be furious if that's the explanation! Nevertheless, Xena's writers have never been that lazy or stupid before, so I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt.
I agree, "Muse"; Ares has a definite love/hate relationship with Xena, and he seems to show up at every turn in this storyline. I think he will definitely have some big part to play in the outcome of Season III/the beginning of Season IV. A gargantuan fight and another long, twisted, convoluted storyline,
please! :> I love the amazing fight choreography in Sacrifice II, and would willingly see Xena fight Ares again.
This is my last night in this internet class, so unfortunately, no one can reply to me at this email address! I'm sorry, because I'd love to talk to everyone some more about this fabulous show! Maybe we can all talk at some later date, and I'll have a different name and address. Meanwhile...