The Play's the Thing - Revision history

Lquilter: cleaning up credits

2007-03-19T23:17:02Z

cleaning up credits

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	\| Writer = Ashley Gable & Thomas A. Swyden		\| Writer = Ashley Gable & Thomas A. Swyden
	\| Director = Christopher Graves		\| Director = Christopher Graves
	\| Guests = Ted Raimi (Joxer); Jennifer Ward-Lealand (Zehra); Alison Wall (Minya); Mark Hadlow (Milo); Peter Muller (Dustinus Hoofmanus); William Davis (Kaelus); John McKee (Rivus); Stephen Hall (Therax); Mark Nua (Cleon); Eduardo de Campos (Sophocles)		\| Guests = Ted Raimi (Joxer); Jennifer Ward-Lealand (Zehra); Alison Wall (Minya); Mark Hadlow (Milo); Peter Muller (Dustinus Hoofmanus); William Davis (Kaelus); John McKee (Keanu Rivus); Stephen Hall (Therax); Mark Nua (Cleon); Eduardo de Campos (Sophocles)
	George Port (First Critic); Polly Baigent (Paulina ~~[who played~~ Xena~~]); Mary Henderson (Woman #2); Tammy Barker (speaking Gabrielle auditioner~~); Denis Hoskins (Second Critic)		George Port (First Critic); Polly Baigent (Paulina, "Xena"); Denis Hoskins (Second Critic)
	\| Episode list = [[List of Xena episodes]]		\| Episode list = [[List of Xena episodes]]
	\| Prev = [[The Way (Xena episode)\|The Way]]		\| Prev = [[The Way (Xena episode)\|The Way]]

Lquilter: the producers

2007-03-19T23:13:49Z

the producers

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	A con artist persuades Gabrielle to put on one of her scrolls as a play as a scam. Will it be a success or a failure? Will it convey Gabrielle's message of peace, or simply sell out for lots of dinars? Will the con artists get their come-uppance?		A con artist persuades Gabrielle to put on one of her scrolls as a play as a scam. (Homage to "The Producers".) Will it be a success or a failure? Will it convey Gabrielle's message of peace, or simply sell out for lots of dinars? Will the con artists get their come-uppance?

	==Lesbian humor==		==Lesbian humor==
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	: Critic 2: There's the opening of "Buffus, the Bacchae Slayer" across the street.		: Critic 2: There's the opening of "Buffus, the Bacchae Slayer" across the street.
	Returning the favor from the Buffy season 2 episode "[[Halloween (Buffy episode)\|Halloween]]" (October 1997) in which Willow mentions Xena. The writers, Ashley Gable and Thomas A. Swyden, were also writers on Buffy.		Returning the favor from the Buffy season 2 episode "[[Halloween (Buffy episode)\|Halloween]]" (October 1997) in which Willow mentions Xena. The writers, Ashley Gable and Thomas A. Swyden, were also writers on Buffy.

			Homage to "The Producers" (1968)

	==Disclaimer==		==Disclaimer==

Ide Cyan: /* Intertextuality */ date of BtVS ep

2007-03-19T22:27:41Z

Intertextuality: date of BtVS ep

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	: Critic 1: The play's not bad. I just don't buy that Xena.		: Critic 1: The play's not bad. I just don't buy that Xena.
	: Critic 2: There's the opening of "Buffus, the Bacchae Slayer" across the street.		: Critic 2: There's the opening of "Buffus, the Bacchae Slayer" across the street.
	Returning the favor from the Buffy season 2 episode "[[Halloween (Buffy episode)\|Halloween]]" (~~Fall 1996~~) in which Willow mentions Xena. The writers, Ashley Gable and Thomas A. Swyden, were also writers on Buffy.		Returning the favor from the Buffy season 2 episode "[[Halloween (Buffy episode)\|Halloween]]" (October 1997) in which Willow mentions Xena. The writers, Ashley Gable and Thomas A. Swyden, were also writers on Buffy.

	==Disclaimer==		==Disclaimer==

Lquilter: /* Intertextuality */ fall 1996

2007-03-19T22:07:44Z

Intertextuality: fall 1996

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	: Critic 1: The play's not bad. I just don't buy that Xena.		: Critic 1: The play's not bad. I just don't buy that Xena.
	: Critic 2: There's the opening of "Buffus, the Bacchae Slayer" across the street.		: Critic 2: There's the opening of "Buffus, the Bacchae Slayer" across the street.
	Returning the favor from the Buffy season 2 episode "[[Halloween (Buffy episode)\|Halloween]]" in which Willow mentions Xena. The writers, Ashley Gable and Thomas A. Swyden, were also writers on Buffy.		Returning the favor from the Buffy season 2 episode "[[Halloween (Buffy episode)\|Halloween]]" (Fall 1996) in which Willow mentions Xena. The writers, Ashley Gable and Thomas A. Swyden, were also writers on Buffy.

	==Disclaimer==		==Disclaimer==

Lquilter: /* Intertextuality */ halloween

2007-03-19T22:07:16Z

Intertextuality: halloween

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	: Critic 1: The play's not bad. I just don't buy that Xena.		: Critic 1: The play's not bad. I just don't buy that Xena.
	: Critic 2: There's the opening of "Buffus, the Bacchae Slayer" across the street.		: Critic 2: There's the opening of "Buffus, the Bacchae Slayer" across the street.
	Returning the favor from the Buffy season 2 episode in which Willow mentions Xena. The writers, Ashley Gable and Thomas A. Swyden, were also writers on Buffy.		Returning the favor from the Buffy season 2 episode "[[Halloween (Buffy episode)\|Halloween]]" in which Willow mentions Xena. The writers, Ashley Gable and Thomas A. Swyden, were also writers on Buffy.

	==Disclaimer==		==Disclaimer==

Lquilter: /* Intertextuality */ notes

2007-03-19T22:05:13Z

Intertextuality: notes

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	: Critic 1: The play's not bad. I just don't buy that Xena.		: Critic 1: The play's not bad. I just don't buy that Xena.
	: Critic 2: There's the opening of "Buffus, the Bacchae Slayer" across the street.		: Critic 2: There's the opening of "Buffus, the Bacchae Slayer" across the street.
			Returning the favor from the Buffy season 2 episode in which Willow mentions Xena. The writers, Ashley Gable and Thomas A. Swyden, were also writers on Buffy.

	==Disclaimer==		==Disclaimer==

Lquilter: /* Lesbian humor */ lesbian humor

2007-03-19T22:02:17Z

Lesbian humor: lesbian humor

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	==Lesbian humor==		==Lesbian humor==
			During the revised sex-and-blood version ("Faster, chakram! Kill! Kill!"), the scene between Gabrielle & Xena in the hot tub is a big sexploitation subtext joke:
			:"Xena": "Wow! I'm really wet!"
			:"Gabrielle": "Oh! Oh, me too!"

	At the end of the episode, Minya runs up hand in hand with Paulina:		At the end of the episode, Minya runs up hand in hand with Paulina:
	:M: Gabrielle, I wanted to thank you! I never would have met Paulina if it wasn't for you! In fact, the two of you made me realize something deep down about myself that, I guess I always knew, but just didn't dare admit. Yes— I'm a ... thespian.		:M: Gabrielle, I wanted to thank you! I never would have met Paulina if it wasn't for you! In fact, the two of you made me realize something deep down about myself that, I guess I always knew, but just didn't dare admit. Yes— I'm a ... thespian.

Lquilter: cast

2007-03-19T21:59:32Z

cast

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	\| Season = 4		\| Season = 4
	\| Episode = 17		\| Episode = 17
	\| Airdate =		\| Airdate = 1999 March 15
	\| Production =		\| Production = #V0620
	\| Writer =		\| Writer = Ashley Gable & Thomas A. Swyden
	\| Director =		\| Director = Christopher Graves
	\| Guests =		\| Guests = Ted Raimi (Joxer); Jennifer Ward-Lealand (Zehra); Alison Wall (Minya); Mark Hadlow (Milo); Peter Muller (Dustinus Hoofmanus); William Davis (Kaelus); John McKee (Rivus); Stephen Hall (Therax); Mark Nua (Cleon); Eduardo de Campos (Sophocles)
			George Port (First Critic); Polly Baigent (Paulina [who played Xena]); Mary Henderson (Woman #2); Tammy Barker (speaking Gabrielle auditioner); Denis Hoskins (Second Critic)
	\| Episode list = [[List of Xena episodes]]		\| Episode list = [[List of Xena episodes]]
	\| Prev = [[The Way (Xena episode)\|The Way]]		\| Prev = [[The Way (Xena episode)\|The Way]]
	\| Next = [[The Convert (Xena episode)\|The Convert]]		\| Next = [[The Convert (Xena episode)\|The Convert]]
	}}		}}

			A con artist persuades Gabrielle to put on one of her scrolls as a play as a scam. Will it be a success or a failure? Will it convey Gabrielle's message of peace, or simply sell out for lots of dinars? Will the con artists get their come-uppance?

	==Lesbian humor==		==Lesbian humor==

Lquilter: lesbian humor

2007-03-19T21:47:33Z

lesbian humor

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	\| Next = [[The Convert (Xena episode)\|The Convert]]		\| Next = [[The Convert (Xena episode)\|The Convert]]
	}}		}}

			==Lesbian humor==
			At the end of the episode, Minya runs up hand in hand with Paulina:
			:M: Gabrielle, I wanted to thank you! I never would have met Paulina if it wasn't for you! In fact, the two of you made me realize something deep down about myself that, I guess I always knew, but just didn't dare admit. Yes— I'm a ... thespian.
			Minya and Paulina look at each other lovingly & run off arm in arm.
			:X: Oh. Hah. Congratulations. You managed to touch ''someone''.
			:G: That's not exactly what I had in mind. I wanted to change violent people into people of peace, not actors. ... That is what she said, right? Deep down she's a thespian?
			:X: Yeah, um— that's what she—said. Yeah. Why? What'd you think?
			:G: Thespian—
			The two keep talking and dialog trails off as they walk off through the village.

	==Intertextuality==		==Intertextuality==
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	: Critic 1: The play's not bad. I just don't buy that Xena.		: Critic 1: The play's not bad. I just don't buy that Xena.
	: Critic 2: There's the opening of "Buffus, the Bacchae Slayer" across the street.		: Critic 2: There's the opening of "Buffus, the Bacchae Slayer" across the street.

			==Disclaimer==
			"Although no great literary works of art were harmed or plagiarized, a few thespians stole some scenes during the production of this motion picture."

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	[[Category:Xena episodes]]		[[Category:Xena episodes]]

Lquilter: buffus the bacchae slayer

2007-03-19T21:41:37Z

buffus the bacchae slayer

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	\| Next = [[The Convert (Xena episode)\|The Convert]]		\| Next = [[The Convert (Xena episode)\|The Convert]]
	}}		}}

			==Intertextuality==
			Critics watching the play talking to each other:
			: Critic 1: The play's not bad. I just don't buy that Xena.
			: Critic 2: There's the opening of "Buffus, the Bacchae Slayer" across the street.

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	[[Category:Xena episodes]]		[[Category:Xena episodes]]