Xena-Gabrielle relationship

The Xena-Gabrielle relationship

Episode guide

Altared States (1x19) - first real subtextual sexual tension between X&G
Ties That Bind (1x20) - Xena's purported father, trying to split up X&G, says you two are a team; I wouldn't want to come between you.
Death Mask (1x23) - Xena tries to send Gabrielle off, and Gabrielle resists, telling Xena off. Xena watches amused. G tells X's brother, "I'm sorry you had to witness that," giving it the perfect air of a domestic quarrel.
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (2x04) - lesbian vampire; lesbian bar-type scene
Return of Callisto (2x05) - Xena & Gabrielle kiss
The Quest (2x13) (dreamscape Xena kisses Gabrielle; Gabrielle's grief)
A Day in the Life (2x15) (domestic bickering; hot tub scene; Man: Would Xena think about getting married & settling down? Gabrielle: "Oh, she likes what I do." (X tosses a fish at G & hits her in the mouth)
The Play's the Thing - Minya acknowledges: "Gabrielle, I wanted to thank you. I never would have met Paulina here 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!"
Blind Faith (2x18)
A Comedy of Eros (2x22)
You Are There (6x13) - X&G's relationship

Lao-Ma: "The Debt" and The Debt II
Akemi
Anokin
Callisto - No relationship b/w X&C is implied, but there was sexual tension and attraction. See, e.g., The Bitter Suite (Callisto kisses Xena to wake her up); "Sacrifice 2" (Callisto touches Xena sensually as she is dying)

Jeanne E. Hamming, "Whatever Turns You On: Becoming-Lesbian and the Production of Desire in the Xenaverse", at http://www.genders.org/g34/g34_hamming.txt
Diane Silver, Xena Subtext FAQ (no longer available online; 2003 April version at Internet Archive)