Forgiven (Xena episode) - Revision history

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	Although the writers left it ambiguous, and as a likely harbinger of future episodes and arcs, it can also be read as an affirmation of Xena's stance in [[Warrior... Priestess... Tramp]], that the gods aren't responsible for our actions, and we have to take matters in our own hands; in this case, their forgiveness is not what is key. Xena's stance is also a reminder that Xena doesn't depend on the crutches of religion or religious symbolism, but on her own actions; in this sense, it is simply an affirmation of her strength. However, a darker reading suggests that Xena may have given up her quest for forgiveness, and is charting her course solely by personal feelings -- her love for Gabrielle; this is suggested by the previous episode, [[One Against an Army]], in which Xena says she's done even atoning, and can focus on saving Gabrielle's life now; Gabrielle's call alone is what recalls Xena to her duty to save all of Greece from the army.		Although the writers left it ambiguous, and as a likely harbinger of future episodes and arcs, it can also be read as an affirmation of Xena's stance in [[Warrior... Priestess... Tramp]], that the gods aren't responsible for our actions, and we have to take matters in our own hands; in this case, their forgiveness is not what is key. Xena's stance is also a reminder that Xena doesn't depend on the crutches of religion or religious symbolism, but on her own actions; in this sense, it is simply an affirmation of her strength. However, a darker reading suggests that Xena may have given up her quest for forgiveness, and is charting her course solely by personal feelings -- her love for Gabrielle; this is suggested by the previous episode, [[One Against an Army]], in which Xena says she's done even atoning, and can focus on saving Gabrielle's life now; Gabrielle's call alone is what recalls Xena to her duty to save all of Greece from the army.

			==Intertextuality==
			Final scene where Xena walks away is reference to John Wayne film "The Searchers".

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	==Commentary==		==Commentary==
	Although it starts out as a return to the lighter more humorous episodes, and certainly contains a great deal of humor, "Forgiven" actually is a continuation of the darker tone that Season 3 of [[Xena: Warrior Princess]] generally took, focusing on "The Deliverer", "Gabrielle's Hope", "The Debt" parts 1 & 2, "Maternal Instincts", "The Bitter Suite", and "One Against an Army". The tone is created by several references to Gabrielle's own guilt, as well as by the kid's own repeated slipsliding in her efforst to reform. The ending is key, though, when Gabrielle and Tara seek priestly or divine forgiveness to help them forgive themselves, and Xena turns her back on them. "What's Xena doing? Doesn't she wanna be forgiven?" Tara asks. Although the writers left it ambiguous, and as a likely harbinger of future episodes and arcs, it can also be read as an affirmation of Xena's stance in [[Warrior... Priestess... Tramp]], that the gods don't forgive us, and we have to take matters in our own hands.		Although it starts out as a return to the lighter more humorous episodes, and certainly contains a great deal of humor, "Forgiven" actually is a continuation of the darker tone that Season 3 of [[Xena: Warrior Princess]] generally took, focusing on "The Deliverer", "Gabrielle's Hope", "The Debt" parts 1 & 2, "Maternal Instincts", "The Bitter Suite", and "One Against an Army". The tone is created by several references to Gabrielle's own guilt, as well as by the kid's own repeated slipsliding in her efforst to reform.

			The lynchpin moment that sets this episode firmly into the "dark" sequence, though, comes at the end of the episode, when Gabrielle and Tara seek priestly or divine forgiveness to help them forgive themselves, and Xena turns her back on them and walks away. "What's Xena doing? Doesn't she wanna be forgiven?" Tara asks.

			Although the writers left it ambiguous, and as a likely harbinger of future episodes and arcs, it can also be read as an affirmation of Xena's stance in [[Warrior... Priestess... Tramp]], that the gods aren't responsible for our actions, and we have to take matters in our own hands; in this case, their forgiveness is not what is key. Xena's stance is also a reminder that Xena doesn't depend on the crutches of religion or religious symbolism, but on her own actions; in this sense, it is simply an affirmation of her strength. However, a darker reading suggests that Xena may have given up her quest for forgiveness, and is charting her course solely by personal feelings -- her love for Gabrielle; this is suggested by the previous episode, [[One Against an Army]], in which Xena says she's done even atoning, and can focus on saving Gabrielle's life now; Gabrielle's call alone is what recalls Xena to her duty to save all of Greece from the army.

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	==Commentary==		==Commentary==
	Although it starts out as a return to the lighter more humorous episodes, and certainly contains a great deal of humor, "Forgiven" actually is a continuation of the darker tone that Season 3 of [[Xena: Warrior Princess]] generally took, focusing on "The Deliverer", "Gabrielle's Hope", "The Debt" parts 1 & 2, "Maternal Instincts", "The Bitter Suite", and "One Against an Army". ~~References~~ to Gabrielle's own guilt ~~are partly responsible~~, as ~~are~~ the kid's own repeated slipsliding in her efforst to reform. The ending is key, though, when Gabrielle and Tara seek priestly or divine forgiveness to help them forgive themselves, and Xena turns her back on them. "What's Xena doing? Doesn't she wanna be forgiven?" Tara asks. Although the writers left it ambiguous, and as a likely harbinger of future episodes and arcs, it can also be read as an affirmation of Xena's stance in [[Warrior... Priestess... Tramp]], that the gods don't forgive us, and we have to take matters in our own hands.		Although it starts out as a return to the lighter more humorous episodes, and certainly contains a great deal of humor, "Forgiven" actually is a continuation of the darker tone that Season 3 of [[Xena: Warrior Princess]] generally took, focusing on "The Deliverer", "Gabrielle's Hope", "The Debt" parts 1 & 2, "Maternal Instincts", "The Bitter Suite", and "One Against an Army". The tone is created by several references to Gabrielle's own guilt, as well as by the kid's own repeated slipsliding in her efforst to reform. The ending is key, though, when Gabrielle and Tara seek priestly or divine forgiveness to help them forgive themselves, and Xena turns her back on them. "What's Xena doing? Doesn't she wanna be forgiven?" Tara asks. Although the writers left it ambiguous, and as a likely harbinger of future episodes and arcs, it can also be read as an affirmation of Xena's stance in [[Warrior... Priestess... Tramp]], that the gods don't forgive us, and we have to take matters in our own hands.


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	\| Image =		\| Image =
	\| Caption =		\| Caption =
	\| Season =		\| Season = 3
	\| Episode =		\| Episode = 14
	\| Airdate =		\| Airdate = 1998 Feb. 16
	\| Production =		\| Production = #V0415
	\| Writer =		\| Writer = R.J. Stewart; Jim Prior (editor)
	\| Director =		\| Director = Garth Maxwell
	\| Guests =		\| Guests = Shiri Appleby (Tara)
	\| Episode list = [[List of Xena episodes]]		\| Episode list = [[List of Xena episodes]]
	\| Prev = [[One Against an Army]]		\| Prev = [[One Against an Army]]
	\| Next = [[King Con]]		\| Next = [[King Con]]
	}}		}}

			An obnoxious kid (Tara) who keeps saying she's bad and wants to be redeemed is trying to work with Xena, but she's driving Gabrielle nuts.

			==Disclaimer==
			"No street-talking, cat-fighting, barroom-brawling juvenile delinquents were harmed during the production of this motion picture."

			==Commentary==
			Although it starts out as a return to the lighter more humorous episodes, and certainly contains a great deal of humor, "Forgiven" actually is a continuation of the darker tone that Season 3 of [[Xena: Warrior Princess]] generally took, focusing on "The Deliverer", "Gabrielle's Hope", "The Debt" parts 1 & 2, "Maternal Instincts", "The Bitter Suite", and "One Against an Army". References to Gabrielle's own guilt are partly responsible, as are the kid's own repeated slipsliding in her efforst to reform. The ending is key, though, when Gabrielle and Tara seek priestly or divine forgiveness to help them forgive themselves, and Xena turns her back on them. "What's Xena doing? Doesn't she wanna be forgiven?" Tara asks. Although the writers left it ambiguous, and as a likely harbinger of future episodes and arcs, it can also be read as an affirmation of Xena's stance in [[Warrior... Priestess... Tramp]], that the gods don't forgive us, and we have to take matters in our own hands.


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