The Rise and Drop

Episodes in which Xena rises through a ceiling or roof
HOOVES AND HARLOTS
BEWARE GREEKS
CALLISTO
ORPHAN OF WAR
REMEMBER NOTHING

Episodes in which Xena rises from water
MORTAL BELOVED

Xena returns after leaving Marcus with Hades in MORTAL BELOVED.

ALTARED STATES
A COMEDY OF EROS

Episodes in which Xena drops...
Through a trap floor in Sisyphus' castle
DEATH IN CHAINS
Into a well
ALTARED STATES
Into oblivion
INTIMATE STRANGER
Over a cliff
BLIND FAITH

Episodes in which Xena falls through a floor
PROMETHEUS
A FISTFUL OF DINARS
ORPHAN OF WAR
THE XENA SCROLLS

"What Time Is It?"

"In the time of ancient gods... warlords... and kings..."
OPENING OF THE PROGRAM

"It's time for Xena to die."
Cycnus to Sphaerus
CHARIOTS OF WAR

"It's time for me to move on."
Xena to Darius
CHARIOTS OF WAR

"Time is not on your side, Innocent."
Manus to Gabrielle
DREAMWORKER

"There's no time to loose."
Xena to Jana
THE PATH NOT TAKEN

"No time to argue."
Xena to Gabrielle
THE RECKONING

"It's almost time."
Xena to Ares
THE RECKONING

"It's been a long time in those rocks."
Hyperion to Thea
THE TITANS

"This time, slower."
Hyperion to Gabrielle re: reading the chant
THE TITANS

"Not much time."
Oracle to Xena as the rope burns
PROMETHEUS

"It's not my time and you know it."
Sisyphus to Celesta
DEATH IN CHAINS

"There's not much time."
Xena to Sisyphus
DEATH IN CHAINS

"Time to dance, princess."
Amazon to Gabrielle
HOOVES AND HARLOTS

"No time to find out now."
Xena to Perdicus re: why Deiphobus took Helen
BEWARE GREEKS

"For the time being, you'll be staying in the servants quarters."
Matron to Gabrielle
AHTENS CITY ACADEMY

"Your time is up."
Hades to Marcus
MORTAL BELOVED

"What time is the boat leaving?"
Autolycus
THE ROYAL COUPLE OF THIEVES

"There was a time when I was young. I was wounded in battle."
Xena to Autolycus
THE ROYAL COUPLE OF THIEVES

"It's time to stop talking and start fighting."
Lila to villagers
THE PRODIGAL

"In time to see you vault that cart."
Xena to Gabrielle
THE PRODIGAL

"The time for peaceful ways has passed."
Maell to Anteus & Xena
ALTARED STATES

"Is this a bad time?"
Ares to Kirilus
TIES THAT BIND

"Now it's time for revenge."
Andrus to Atrius
TIES THAT BIND

"This time, I hold all the cards."
Ares to Kirilus
TIES THAT BIND

Ares is a born manipulator.

"This time you have to take me to Cortese."
Toris to Malik
DEATH MASK

"This is my time."
Toris to Xena
DEATH MASK

"It's time I came full circle."
Toris to Xena
DEATH MASK

"It's time to let go of the past."
Xena to Solon
ORPHAN OF WAR

"This is the last time we'll be meeting in this place."
Xena to Goliath
GIANT KILLER

"There is no time for that."
Orpheus to Xena
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN

"It is time to feed."
Bacchus to Bacchae
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN

"By this time tomorrow, we will have a new breed of eternal Bacchae."
Bacchus
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN

"It is time for the baby's nap."
Nanny to Meg as Princess Diana
WARRIOR ... PRINCESS ... TRAMP

"At the time I thought it was justice, but I don't know now."
Xena to Gabrielle
INTIMATE STRANGER

"It's time you admitted it."
Ares to Xena
INTIMATE STRANGER

"Time's not on you side."
Callisto as Xena to Xena as Callisto
INTIMATE STRANGER

"This time, I take defeat."
Ares to Xena as Callisto
TEN LITTLE WARLORDS

"Our time is nearly up."
1st Fate to King Silvus
A SOLSTICE CAROL

"It's a time of miracles and good will toward all living creatures."
Gabrielle to the orphans
A SOLSTICE CAROL

"Time for wonder, time for cheer, the greatest time of all."
Orphans singing for King Silvus and the 2nd Fate
A SOLSTICE CAROL

"I don't have time to play."
Janice
THE XENA SCROLLS

"It's time, Melinda."
Ares
THE XENA SCROLLS

"There's no time for modesty."
Matron to Xena
HERE SHE COMES ...

"Time is on your side."
Brutus to Caesar
DESTINY

"My time is now."
Caesar to Brutus
DESTINY

"It's not your time to die."
M'Lila to Xena
DESTINY

"I need time to think about this."
Gabrielle to Ephiny
THE QUEST

"It's time that I let you go."
Gabrielle re: Xena
THE QUEST

"Now is the time to show your allegiance."
Velasca to the Amazons
THE QUEST

"We don't have much time."
Xena's spirit to Gabrielle
THE QUEST

"We don't have time to find him."
Xena to Gabrielle re: Hercules
A NECESSARY EVIL

"And now, it's time for you to die."
Velasca to Gabrielle
A NECESSARY EVIL

Velasca and Callisto were always trying to kill people.

"Executioner, it's time."
One of Argus' men to the executioner
THE EXECUTION

"I don't think it's time for me to tell you that."
Palaemon to Xena re: where Gabrielle is
BLIND FAITH

"There's no telling how long the truce will hold."
Xena to Gabrielle
THE PRICE

"I don't have time for this."
Xena to Vasculis
LOST MARINER

Let's Order Out

"By the order of...
King Gregor, Pandora was told to surrender the baby
CRADLE OF HOPE

King Silvus, Senticles announced the eviction of the orphans
A SOLSTICE CAROL

The king, King Silvus and the 2nd Fate were to be arrested
A SOLSTICE CAROL

"There will be no execution, by order of our new queen."
Ephiny
HOOVES AND HARLOTS

"I am to order the death of a child?"
King Gregor to Nemos
CRADLE OF HOPE

"No, but you are to order the life and prosperity of your people."
Nemos to King Gregor
CRADLE OF HOPE

"She ordered me to help you with the wounded."
Soldier to Gabrielle re: Xena
THE PRICE

"Do You Really Want to Know?"

"Are you all right?"
A question asked sometimes several times in almost all of the episodes. Some of my favorite responses are-

"I'm good. I'm good, considering I was almost road-kill. I'm perfect. Since I came with you, I've nearly been eaten by a Cyclops, I was almost forced to marry Orpheus, practically squashed by a Titan."
Gabrielle to Xena
THE PRODIGAL

"I've been hazed, swung over a fire, and nearly shiskabobbed on razor-sharp spikes."
Ares to Xena
TEN LITTLE WARLORDS

"I'll live."
Xena to Gabrielle
A DAY IN THE LIFE

Xena and Gabrielle clean up their act in A DAY IN THE LIFE.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm seasick, I'm cursed... actually, I'm really seasick."
Gabrielle
LOST MARINER

"Yeah. I just had to... had to get rid of my squid friends."
Gabrielle to Xena
LOST MARINER

Episodes in which Gabrielle

Throws something
A rock at a thief
THE PRODIGAL
Her staff at Talmadeus
THE GREATER GOOD
Clams to Xena
HERE SHE COMES ...
A rock at a bell
FOR HIM THE BELL TOLLS

Catches something in mid-air
A sword
THE GREATER GOOD
As Janice - a machine gun
THE XENA SCROLLS

Has a sword or knife held at her neck
A knife - Toxeus
DEATH IN CHAINS
A knife - Thersites
A FISTFUL OF DINARS

A hazard of being Xena's sidekick

A knife - Atyminius
MORTAL BELOVED
A knife - one of Damon's men
THE PRODIGAL
A knife - Maell
ALTARED STATES
A knife - Theodorus
CALLISTO
A knife - a bandit
ORPHAN OF WAR
A knife - Callisto
RETURN OF CALLISTO
A sword - a bandit
A DAY IN THE LIFE

Rides on a horse
SINS OF THE PAST
CRADLE OF HOPE
THE RECKONING
THE GREATER GOOD
REMEMBER NOTHING
GIANT KILLER
THE QUEST
THE EXECUTION
FOR HIM THE BELL TOLLS

Vaults something
A fiery pit
DREAMWORKER
A cart
THE PRODIGAL
One of Talmadeus' men
THE GREATER GOOD
A thug she's fighting in the woods
ULYSSES

Dives and rolls to escape
From two warriors
DREAMWORKER
Being burned at a stake
RETURN OF CALLISTO
Being beheaded
GIANT KILLER
(Janice) being hit by a large pendulum
THE XENA SCROLLS

Is or is to be a bride
Of Morpheus
DREAMWORKER
Of Perdicus
RETURN OF CALLISTO
Of King Solis
BLIND FAITH

Places herself to be executed along with someone else
With Xena
THE RECKONING
With David
GIANT KILLER

Speaks on behalf of some who is on trial
Xena
THE RECKONING
Meleager
THE EXECUTION

Somberly says, "Thank you."
To Talus
DEATH IN CHAINS
To Democritus
IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?
To Lyceus after her offered her a seat
REMEMBER NOTHING
To David after he compliments her poetry
GIANT KILLER
To Xena as Callisto
TEN LITTLE WARLORDS
To the man, woman, and baby traveling west
A SOLSTICE CAROL
To Iolaus
THE QUEST

Looks in total disbelief at very important people in her life who have changed
Perdicus who went from a gentle farmer to a soldier
BEWARE GREEKS
Meleager after he lied about going back to drinking
THE EXECUTION
Xena after she rallies the Athenian army
THE PRICE

Is grabbed by a reaching hand
Callisto's from the cave
RETURN OF CALLISTO
An Athenian soldier's from the river
THE PRICE

Is held captive in a wooden cage
By a Cyclops
SINS OF THE PAST
By Thea
THE TITANS

Assumes another personality
A Bacchae
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN
Xena
THE QUEST

Is knocked or falls on her back face up
By Atyminius
MORTAL BELOVED
By one of Damon's men
THE PRODIGAL
By Argo bucking
THE GREATER GOOD
By one of Dagon's men
GIANT KILLER
By Joxer running from the wild dogs
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN
By letting go of the rope pulling Tobias
A SOLSTICE CAROL
By Velasca as a tornado & at the edge of the lava pit
A NECESSARY EVIL
By the falling kite
A DAY IN THE LIFE
By Ulysses' kick
ULYSSES

Is pushed, kicked, ends up face down
ALTARED STATES
MORTAL BELOVED
ORPHAN OF WAR
A DAY IN THE LIFE

Beats a tree
With her staff
THE GREATER GOOD
With a sword
RETURN OF CALLISTO

Rests her head on Xena's shoulder
CALLISTO
THE QUEST

Gabrielle and Xena are happy to be back together again.

Holds on to Xena as she is being rescued
From a well
ALTARED STATES
On a horse from a battle
GIANT KILLER
In a cavern from Velasca as a tornado
A NECESSARY EVIL

Has her hair or neck pulled
By Xena
ALTARED STATES
By Meg
WARRIOR ... PRINCESS ... TRAMP
TEN LITTLE WARLORDS
By Xena
A DAY IN THE LIFE

Asks, "Where's Xena?"
To Cecrops
LOST MARINER
To the soldiers
THE PRICE

Has her staff kicked out of her hand
By Argo
THE GREATER GOOD
By a soldier
CALLISTO
By Xena
A DAY IN THE LIFE
By a thug
THE EXECUTION

Has something ripped from her by a thrown dagger
Janice's hat by Mel pulling a ring
THE XENA SCROLLS
Her mask of queen hood by Velasca
THE QUEST

Holds a pitchfork or staff at Xena's neck
TIES THAT BIND
THE EXECUTION

'Acts like a child' and runs away from Xena
THE TITANS
THE EXECUTION

Runs behind a group of fleeing women
TIES THAT BIND
A COMEDY OF EROS

Has a net thrown over her
By a warrior
DREAMWORKER
By Joxer
CALLISTO

Innocently picks up a sword
DREAMWORKER
REMEMBER NOTHING

Follows Xena after she was told to stay put
To Sisyphus' castle with Talus
DEATH IN CHAINS
To an island (bewitched by Sisyphus) with Joxer
TEN LITTLE WARLORDS

Poor Joxer

Joxer has his nose pulled and twisted
By Xena
CALLISTO
By Gabrielle
WARRIOR ... PRINCESS ... TRAMP
TEN LITTLE WARLORDS

Joxer is called an idiot
CALLISTO
WARRIOR ... PRINCESS ... TRAMP
THE XENA SCROLLS

Joxer is tied to a stake with Gabrielle
CALLISTO
THE XENA SCROLLS
A COMEDY OF EROS

Joxer shadow boxes
With Perdicus after the wedding
RETURN OF CALLISTO
In the tavern
WARRIOR ... PRINCESS ... TRAMP
At Ares
THE XENA SCROLLS

Joxer gets a heartfelt pep talk from Xena
FOR HIM THE BELL TOLLS
A COMEDY OF EROS

Xena dispenses advice to Joxer.

Family "Ties"

Atrius was tied to posts for trying to escape from a village.
TIES THAT BIND

Toris was tied to a tree and beaten when he returned to Malik's camp.
DEATH MASK

Solon escaped from a cavern tied to Xena.
ORPHAN OF WAR

You Be The Seer

Toxeus: "Who had the pleasure of killing you?"
Xena: "No one. My horse threw me and I broke my little neck."
MORTAL BELOVED

Gee, Too Close To Home

Goliath - Gareth - Garth - Garrison

"Good-byes Are Never Easy"

"Good-bye."
Gabrielle to Homer
ATHENS CITY ACADEMY
Gabrielle to Xena
RETURN OF CALLISTO
Sarpedon to Gabrielle
FOR HIM THE BELL TOLLS

"Good-bye, my friend."
Xena to Lycus
A FISTFUL OF DINARS

"Now, say good-bye."
Hades to Marcus
MORTAL BELOVED

"Good-bye, Xena."
By Sinteres
THE ROYAL COUPLE OF THIEVES
By Gabrielle
TIES THAT BIND
By Marmax
IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?
By Orpheus
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN
By Julius Caesar
DESTINY
By Velasca
A NECESSARY EVIL

"Goodbye, Melas."
By Gabrielle
CALLISTO

"Good-bye, Gabrielle."
By Xena
RETURN OF CALLISTO

"Good-bye, Meg."
By Xena
WARRIOR ... PRINCESS ... TRAMP

"Good-bye, Callisto."
Gabrielle
A NECESSARY EVIL

"Good-bye, Ulysses."
By Xena
ULYSSES

"Good-bye, friend."
By Cecrops to Hidsim
LOST MARINER

Friendship

"Gabrielle, I want you to understand something. We both have families we were born into, but sometimes families change, and we have to build our own. For me... our friendship binds us closer than blood ever could."
"For me, too."
Xena & Gabrielle
TIES THAT BIND


Friendship

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