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Humorous episode: Aphrodite is up to her old tricks, and casts a spell of obsession on Gabrielle (self-obsession); Xena (fish); and Joxer (apes), to delay them from saving the North Star.
Humorous episode: Aphrodite is up to her old tricks, and casts a spell of obsession on Gabrielle (self-obsession); Xena (fish); and Joxer (apes), to delay them from saving the North Star.
==Notes (and spoilers)==
Xena goes fishing again (see also [[The Quill Is Mighter]] and [[A Day in the Life]]), inspiring many more fish jokes (such as Gabrielle's immortal line, "She wants me to fist a fish?")
Xena also has to rescue Gabrielle, who re-enacts Narcissus' drowning in his own reflection. After dragging her out of the water, holding her hand on Gabrielle's breast for a few unnecessary seconds, and leaning in to administer mouth-to-mouth ... Xena is splattered by Gabrielle's spluttering spray of water.
: G: Not the lips! ... Please. They chap so easily.
: X: Wha-- Just what were you doing out there?
: G: Uh ... I was ... oh! I was trying to kiss my reflection in the water. I couldn't resist it. I leaned over, and I tried to press my lips --
: X: And you fell in. (shaking her head with disgust) Any fish down there? (with renewed enthusiasm)
: G: It was like ... my reflection embraced me. ... I sank into it.  I was surrounded by it. ... And you -- you pulled me up, and ... I looked into your eyes, and I finally realized: there can only be one person for me in my life. (Romantic music swelling)
: X: (looking anticipatory and sentimental) Well--
: G: Me! (Xena's face falls in confusion and and disgruntlement)


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

Revision as of 14:58, 16 March 2007

Xena: Warrior Princess episode
“Fins, Femmes and Gems”
Episode no. Season 3
Episode 18
Guest star(s) Ted Raimi (Joxer/Attis the Apeman); Alexandra Tydings (Aphrodite); Kevin Smith (Ares); Renee Schuda (young Xena); Callum Gallagher (young Lyceus0
Writer(s) Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster; Story by Rob Tapert, Armus & Foster
Director Josh Becker
Production no. #V0418
Original airdate 1998 April 13
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List of Xena episodes

Humorous episode: Aphrodite is up to her old tricks, and casts a spell of obsession on Gabrielle (self-obsession); Xena (fish); and Joxer (apes), to delay them from saving the North Star.

Notes (and spoilers)

Xena goes fishing again (see also The Quill Is Mighter and A Day in the Life), inspiring many more fish jokes (such as Gabrielle's immortal line, "She wants me to fist a fish?")

Xena also has to rescue Gabrielle, who re-enacts Narcissus' drowning in his own reflection. After dragging her out of the water, holding her hand on Gabrielle's breast for a few unnecessary seconds, and leaning in to administer mouth-to-mouth ... Xena is splattered by Gabrielle's spluttering spray of water.

G: Not the lips! ... Please. They chap so easily.
X: Wha-- Just what were you doing out there?
G: Uh ... I was ... oh! I was trying to kiss my reflection in the water. I couldn't resist it. I leaned over, and I tried to press my lips --
X: And you fell in. (shaking her head with disgust) Any fish down there? (with renewed enthusiasm)
G: It was like ... my reflection embraced me. ... I sank into it. I was surrounded by it. ... And you -- you pulled me up, and ... I looked into your eyes, and I finally realized: there can only be one person for me in my life. (Romantic music swelling)
X: (looking anticipatory and sentimental) Well--
G: Me! (Xena's face falls in confusion and and disgruntlement)