Directed by: Charles Siebert
First Aired: September 30th 1996
Xena must face her past as she and Gabrielle try to help the Centaurs protect the Ixion stone from falling into the hands of one of Xena's old soliders Dagnine. He's not he only problem she faces.....
Story Line
Cast
Xena Lucy Lawless
Gabrielle Renee O'Conner
Guest Cast
Kaleipus Pual Gittins
Dagnine Marc Ferguson
Solon David Taylor
Meklan Alexander Campbell
Seer Stephan Papps
Daylon Peter Tait
Production
Best Bit
The final scene with Xena's struggle to tell her son the truth is truly a moving moment. You can cleary see the shock on her face as she relises what she is saying.
Lucy in 'Official guide to the Xenaverse' says that she didn't like the scene, that she didn't play it right, I think she played it perfectly.
Triva
Marc Ferguson appeard in the very first few scenes in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' as Gal-galad. (I've got his characters action figure lol)
Look out for
Annoying beards, weird scares, a well place kick.
Also Kaleipus seems to have 'borrowed' Ares sword.
Mythical Connection
Ixion tried to seduce Zeus' wife Hera. Zeus tricked Ixion by making a cloud of Hera's image. From this encounter came Centaurus, who fathered the Centaur race.
Centaurs are mostly protrayed as wild creatures who casue alot of trouble, abducting women, getting drunk. Some beleive that this wild behaviour is the reflection of their animal half being incontrol.
Chiron, was very different, more human in personality. He educated many of the Heros such as Achielles
No Sleazy Warlords who deem it necessary to drink magic elixirs that turn them into scary Centaurs were harmed during the production of this motion picture.
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