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| Xena: Warrior Princess episode | |
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| “Cradle of Hope” | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 4 |
| Guest star(s) | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (Pandora); Edward Newborn (Gregor); Simon Prast (Nemos); Christine Bartlett (Philana); Kirstie O'Sullivan (Ophelia); Beryl Te Wiata (Cynara) |
| Writer(s) | Terence Winter; Robert Field (editor) |
| Director | Michael Levine |
| Production no. | #76906 |
| Original airdate | 1995 Sept. 25 |
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| "Dreamworker" | "The Path Not Taken" |
Xena and Gabrielle find a baby in a basket in the reeds on the river, and try to find its parents, encountering Pandora's granddaughter (and the box).
It turns out that a just king, concerned about prophecies that a child would take over his kingdom, and tricked by a dishonest and scheming advisor, has tried to find the child, raising fears that the child's life might be in peril. Its mother's friends, Philana and Ophelia, try to save it by putting it in the river. Xena and Gabrielle found it.
While trying to find its parents, they encounter Pandora's granddaughter, who is protecting the box her grandmother left her. (Yes, Pandora's box.) Xena and Gabrielle work their mojo, get rid of the bad advisor, save the baby, and create a happy home out of Pandora, King Gregor, and the baby -- named Gabriel after Gabrielle, at Xena's request.
Notable for Xena's sexy blue-veil dancing scene, and a baby-tossing fight scene.