01 How did the show get its start? (Xena: Warrior Princess)
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This article is from the Xena: Warrior Princess FAQ, by Paul Hilling p.hilling@bigfoot.com with numerous contributions by others.
01 How did the show get its start? (Xena: Warrior Princess)
Xena was introduced as a character in an episode of HERCULES: THE
LEGENDARY JOURNEYS in the 1994-5 season (the first season). Lucy
Lawless played an evil warlord who decided she needed to take out
Hercules before she could conquer the territories he normally
protected. So she pretended to be a maiden in distress, seduced
Iolaus into joining her army, and nearly tricked him into killing
Herc (and Iolaus had a good shot at killing his friend).
The name of this episode was "The Warrior Princess".
Although there was nothing redeemable about Xena's character, the
fans loved her and demanded to see her again. The show's
producers brought Xena back for two more (back-to-back) episodes
that season. Hercules and Xena were brought together as allies
by Salmoneus to fight Darphus, Xena's former lieutenant who had
taken over her army. They destroyed the army and Xena decided to
reform herself.
These episodes, forming a two-part story, were called "The
Gauntlet" and "Unchained Heart"
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