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TheJollyApe wrote:

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I'll return with more once I've actually got the time, but just wanted to comment on;

LadyKate63 wrote:

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And a totally random thought: if you see Xena's relationships with Akemi and Anokin as sexual, then you could argue that, on the heels of her sexual manipulation by a man (Caesar) with disastrous consequences, Xena falls prey to sexual manipulation by two women with equally disastrous and fateful consequences: her infatuation with Anokin leads her to fall into Alti's clutches, and her infatuation with Akemi sets the stage for her eventual death.

Definitely. I know I sound like a broken record, but sex was "bad" on the show. With a few exceptions to prove the rule, sex always lead to death and destruction. It was a weapon and a weakness.