The Quest (Xena episode)

Xena: Warrior Princess episode
“The Quest”
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 13
Guest star(s)	Bruce Campbell (Autolycus/Xena) ; Melinda Clarke (Velasca) ; Danielle Cormack (Ephiny) ; Michael Hurst (Iolaus)
Writer(s)	Steven L. Sears (teleplay); Chris Manheim, Steven L. Sears, and R. J. Stewart (writer); Jim Prior (editor)
Director	Michael Levine
Production no.	#V0221
Original airdate	1997 Feb. 3
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"Destiny"	"A Necessary Evil"
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Continues two-part episode begun in Destiny.

Xena was dead, but only mostly dead: She can still come back if she gets ambrosia. So, Xena inhabits the body of Autolycus, the King of Thieves, to get it done. Gabrielle, taking Xena's body back to her home, runs into the Amazons again. They want her to become the queen of the Amazons rather than the somewhat crazy Velasca.

Really more of a three-part episode, continued in "A Necessary Evil".

Dialog

After Velasca tortures Autolycus and then leaves, he says weakly, "Hey, I paid for an hour."

Critical X/G relationship scene

G: Xena, I can't lose you again.

X: Gabrielle, I'll always be here.

(Spirit-world Xena leans in to kiss Gabrielle on the lips; the camera zooms in for the kiss ... and zooms back out to Autolycus' real body kissing Gabrielle. They look a little startled.)

Well, I hope you two worked things out.

G: We did. Thank you. I mean that.

A: Oh certainly. Whatever is necessary. I'm here for you both.

G: Autolycus.

A: Huh?

G: Get your hand off my butt.

A: Oh! heh heh. Can you imagine ...

(Invisible Xena socks him)

Disclaimer

"Xena's body was not harmed during the production of this motion picture. However, it took weeks for Autolycus to get his swagger back."