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David VS Goliath.

Um, okay.

Why not?

I love this show. Like for real, it does not care what time period or historical accuracy or anything. It’s just here to have a good time.

I had a moment when I was like, could these be set in the same time period? Is that right? And then I went, oh wait. I don’t really care. It’s a TV show about a woman warrior and her bard girlfriend traipsing around Greece doing impossible things.

Like swinging around and around on poles kicking everyone’s butts.

Or giants.

Or centaurs.

Or gods.

So like, I don’t care if it’s accurate. Which I’m pretty sure it isn’t.

Overall, the story lacks a little something, something for me.

Maybe the real life issues and implications freak me out a little too much to get into the story as a whole.

But what I did enjoy was the conflict between Goliath and Xena.

It was a really well down and painful little arc the episode told.

Although, how Xena failed to mention to Gabrielle at all that her friend happened to be a giant is beyond me. Like how did that not be a thing to you didn’t think to mention so Gabrielle wouldn’t freak upon seeing him. I’m just saying.

It would have been right there on the warning label if it was me.

I enjoyed the friends torn apart thing.

Each of them had their own agenda and they clashed. They tried to reason with the other and come to an agreement, but there was no common ground to be found anymore.

I loved that they respectfully spoke in the graveyard and made their peace with what was going to happen the next day.

I love that Xena was honorable to a fault here.

Because I loved the way she phrased the issue. She owes Goliath her life. Not anyone else’s.

And she would stop him if she had to.

And she did.

But I also appreciate Goliath who tried to be a good friend but was also consumed by what he wanted to do. To avenge the family he lost.

But also, I think some part of him knew Xena was going to win.

Because he gets to be with his family now.

He’s at peace.

In a way he wasn’t in life.

Somehow, I think it was a fitting end to him.

Unfortunately, none of the other characters really held my interest. Not the warlord or the good guys or even Gabrielle’s interest. It was a bit bland as far as I’m concerned. The meat of the good story came from Xena’s conflict with Goliath.

And I loved that conflict.

Because that shit happens.

Sometimes you end up at odds with friends.

Sometimes life unexpectedly pits you against each other because you want different things or your goals don’t align. It’s not fun nor pleasant. It keeps you up and makes every move hurt because you don’t want to do this.

See Goliath avoiding the conflict when he was called.

Trying to back out of it because he cared for Xena more than money.

Something the warlord didn’t get. Not a surprise.

David being engaged wasn’t a surprise, he seemed duller than dull anyway.

I liked that he tried to stand up for Gabrielle but beyond that, eh. Everyone was their playing their part to set up the conflict between Xena and Goliath.

However, there’s the few parts we got of Gabrielle and Xena.

Like Gabrielle stealing the food to bring it to the prisoners and Xena noticing it. Smirking and saying nothing. Just watching as her friend took food every chance she could.

Xena showing up at the right moment, even though I’m not entirely sure Gabrielle needed the help.

I did love that moment.

When Gabrielle with all the bravado she could muster telling them to take her on. Because I think she was fully prepared to fight them off without Xena.

Who happened upon them anyway.

Just in time to toss in a coy and smug notion about fighting her instead. I loved that moment. Xena is such an ass at times.

I love it about her.

I love her timing too, because I wasn’t really expecting her to show up at that moment.

But I love that she’s always watching over Gabrielle even when she’s not directly in her line of sight. It just means her friend is never far from her protection or thoughts and well, I think she’s got it bad.

Gabrielle being there for her friend through her turmoil.

They held hands.

Let me say that again!

They held hands.

They held hands.

THEY HELD HANDS.

Like shit!

That’s not very platonic. I’m just saying. I don’t hold my friends’ hands when they’re upset. Multiple times. I hug them, sure. Hand holding? Uh, I’m pretty sure they’d look at me strange if I did that.

Like no.

If this was a man and woman everyone would have lost their minds over that moment.

But the LGBTQ community will lose their minds over this scene with me because they’re two women! But they held hands!

I nearly lost my shit during that scene.

Like what was that?

That’s not best friend behavior. That’s I’m secretly in love with my best friend and vice versa but we’re both too scared to say something. Or one is scared to say something, and the other is just oblivious.

I’m still firmly in the camp that Gabrielle is unaware of her attraction.

Instead, just fully stuck in that admiration is confused attraction stage of being a baby gay. You know the one!

I loved that Gabrielle was there every step.

To be there for Xena as much as she could. To remind her she’s not alone.

The episode overall wasn’t great, but the relationships between the characters of Xena and Goliath and Xena and Gabrielle were compelling and made up for the lackluster plot happening in the background.

Onto to next week, which is titled from a song that I absolutely hate. So that ought to be fun.

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