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        <![CDATA[ Time to revive the shipper ep of the week! Shall I bump up the old ep of the week threads? I think I will. Some new people might like to participate in them.
 We had left off with The Deliverer.


For this week, The Bitter Suite (you can click the poster for full-size; I made these a while back and I just want to post them again as we go
)


 


Watch the episode and then talk about the shippery aspects of this episode. 


I skipped The Quill Is Mightier because Xena and Ares never really... ]]>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Yeah. <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/grin.gif"> I do think the annoyance was part of the banter. Not like a disgusted annoyance but yeah, more of how you describe it. Yup. <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/smiley.gif"> ]]></description>

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  <h3 class="quote-title">Aurora Goddess said:</h3>
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  I loved the banter here, her suspecting him and he takes it so casually, ripping off her dress--she is clearly annoyed and he&#39;s like &quot;yeah, I did
  it. So what?&quot;
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Actually I don&#39;t think she&#39;s just annoyed. <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/grin.gif"> If that was all, then him tearing off her dress wouldn&#39;t have been very sexy. I think that she&#39;s
initially... ]]></description>

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  <strong class="quote-title">LadyKate63 wrote:</strong>
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  Actually, remember, Illusia happens in Xena&#39;s head.
  <br>
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  So maybe she likes him undressing her. <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/evil.gif" alt="image">
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<p> Haha oh that Xena..</p>

<p>The dance was definitely my favorite. You can just see how much she is attracted to him. I mean, who wouldn&#39;t be! <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/grin.gif">
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			<description><![CDATA[ Oh yeah, it is all on Xena&#39;s head, but is it not also in Gabrielle&#39;s? ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ So, my impressions.
<br>
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For one, <em>The Bitter Suite</em> has one of the sexiest moments between them - the Tango. If nothing else, that was just wonderful to watch. <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/drool.gif">
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I find it interesting that the Ares of Illusia is a figment of Xena&#39;s imagination. He wasn&#39;t really there, but he was there in her mind as a temtor, a
representation of her darkside. But clearly, he was a whole lot more than that. She was drawn to... ]]></description>

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  <strong class="quote-title">LadyKate63 wrote:</strong>
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  Actually, remember, Illusia happens in Xena&#39;s head.
  <br>
  <br>
  So maybe she likes him undressing her. <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/evil.gif" alt="image">
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<p> </p><img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/evil.gif"> I was just going to say that, LK <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/grin.gif"> ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Oh, yes. Even better. <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/grin.gif"> ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Actually, remember, Illusia happens in Xena&#39;s head.
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So maybe she likes him undressing her. <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/evil.gif"> ]]></description>

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  Heh, I just had a thought. When he cut her dress off, it kind of reminds me of when he takes her shift off in The Reckoning.
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<p> </p>My guess, he likes undressing her. <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/evil.gif">
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Will have more to say about the ep later. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ OMG, that Tango is hot. And yeah I noticed Ares licking his thumb sitting on the throne. So sexy and sensual! ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ *After watching TBS once more, decides to cease lurking and finally post :P*
<br>
<br>
First, can we say Tango=majorly-sexy-mop-drool-puddle-off-floor? <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/drool.gif"> <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/hot1.gif"> <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/grin.gif">
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Moving on. I find it rather interesting that all of this is manifested from something inside Xena&#39;s head. In other words, this is some of how she percieves... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <p>Oh, the tango is always hot to watch and the way Ares guides Xena while they dance....
<br>
<br>
Also love the part when Ares reveals himself to Xena while on that throne. The way he is holding the sword (please tell me someone noticed this, lol) and then
licks his finger. Delicious.
<br></p>

<p>I made this quick animation.
<br>
<img src="http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g229/_gl0w2/1Otherstuff/Pics/XA-BitterS-lovedust.gif" alt="image">
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&quot;Come melt into me&quot;</p>... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  I&#39;ve love to have a TQIM discussion. TQIM also has a great &quot;shipper moment without Xena&quot; -- Gab and Ares have their little bonding scene!
</blockquote>
<br>
<br>
Yeah, I will defintely make a thread. Next week, after this one has been around for a week.
<br>
<br>
I plan on watching TBS this weekend so I&#39;ll make comments then (btw, LK, I don&#39;t think you commented on all of the previous eps that we have done.  You
should. <img... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I&#39;ve love to have a TQIM discussion. TQIM also has a great &quot;shipper moment without Xena&quot; -- Gab and Ares have their little bonding scene! <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/grin.gif">
<br>
<br>
Anyway, <em>The Bitter Suite</em>. In a way, this is about X/A as seen by many non-shippers: Ares is an embodiment of Xena&#39;s Dark Side™. When Xena
&quot;goes home,&quot; she goes back to Ares and his warriors. This certainly speaks to the bond between them, even if... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Yay, Shipper Ep of the Week is back! <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/grin.gif"> Will post tonight. <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/smiley.gif"> ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Hey DarkQueen! You should participate in the previous ep discussions too. I can bump up those threads if you want. <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/smiley.gif"> ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Thanks to CG for nudging me on over here <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/smiley.gif">
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I&#39;ll be back to actually discuss TBS later. For some reason, I can&#39;t think coherently at work <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/grin.gif"> (also, can&#39;t watch clips to reaffirm any thoughts
I&#39;ve had <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/sad.gif"> ) ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ One word: Tango. One of my favorite shipper moments. It shows how drawn Xena is to Ares, despite the fact that it&#39;s technically not him in the scene. I
don&#39;t know where people get the idea that she wasn&#39;t attracted to him before S5 - she&#39;s completely under his spell until he dips her next to
&quot;Gabrielle&#39;s&quot; body. And with those hands all over her, who could blame her? <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/drool.gif"> Not to mention that <em>incredibly</em>... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I don&#39;t see why we couldn&#39;t have both running at the same time. Or I guess we could just do it out of order and do TQIM next week (or the week after,
however often we choose to do it in.) That might get kind of confusing, though. Hmm. Maybe I will just have it running alongside TBS since the scenes between
them in TQIM are very short. <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/grin.gif"> I do think we should do it, though. <img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/smiley.gif"> ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Time to revive the shipper ep of the week! Shall I bump up the old ep of the week threads? I think I will. Some new people might like to participate in them.
<img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/smiley.gif"> We had left off with <em>The Deliverer</em>.
<br>
<br>
For this week, <strong>The Bitter Suite</strong> (you can click the poster for full-size; I made these a while back and I just want to post them again as we go
<img src="http://board.xwponline.net/emoticons/smiley.gif">)... ]]></description>

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