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* EnemyMine: Joxer's plan to break the GroundhogDayLoop is for Xena and Gabrielle to pose a greater threat to the village than the FeudingFamilies, thus forcing them to team up. [[GoneHorriblyRight The day ends with all three of them riddled with arrows.]]

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* EnemyMine: Joxer's plan to break the GroundhogDayLoop is for Xena and Gabrielle to pose [[GenghisGambit a greater threat threat]] to the village than the FeudingFamilies, thus forcing them to team up. The [[GilliganCut day ends]] with all three of them [[GoneHorriblyRight The day ends with all three of them riddled with arrows.]]



%% * SanitySlippage: The repeated loops do this to Xena.

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%% * SanitySlippage: The repeated loops do this As noted above, after multiple loops, Xena is reduced to Xena.spewing an Angrish rant.
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* {{Angrish}}: Xena breaks out in an enraged rant of nonsense words after waking up in another loop when she thought her first successful attempt at peacekeeping solved the problem.

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* SanitySlippage: The repeated loops do this to Xena.

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%% * SanitySlippage: The repeated loops do this to Xena.



* StarcrossedLovers: Hermia and Neron.
* StopHelpingMe: Invoked when a frustrated Xena ties up Gabrielle and Joxer.

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%% * StarcrossedLovers: Hermia and Neron.
* StopHelpingMe: Invoked when a frustrated Xena ties up Gabrielle and Joxer.
Neron.
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* StrollingThroughTheChaos: Xena spends a day plotting and measuring for the next loop while the town tears itself apart around her.
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-> Written by Creator/HilaryJBader
-> Directed by Creator/AndrewMerrifield



* WrongGenreSavvy: Zig-zagged. Because she doesn't know why the loops are occurring, Xena keeps trying to solve a particular problem she stumbles into--only to wake up to that damn rooster. In the end, she learns about Hermia and realizes she has to solve ''all'' of the problems because they're interconnected.

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* WrongGenreSavvy: Zig-zagged. Because she doesn't know why the loops are occurring, Xena keeps trying to solve a particular problem she stumbles into--only to wake up to that damn rooster. In the end, she learns about Hermia and realizes she has to solve ''all'' of the problems because they're interconnected.interconnected.
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->'''Disclaimer:''' ''[[NoAnimalsWereHarmed The rooster was not harmed during the production of this motion picture, although his feathers were severely ruffled. However, a little gel and mousse straightened out the mess.]]''

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* GroundhogDayLoop

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* GroundhogDayLoopGroundhogDayLoop: The main focus is on Xena trying to figure out how to get out of one.



* SmoochOfVictory: Xena gives Joxer (a platonic) one after she realizes that tomorrow has finally come.
* StarcrossedLovers: Hermia and Neron

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* SmoochOfVictory: Xena gives Joxer (a platonic) a platonic one after she realizes that tomorrow has finally come.
* StarcrossedLovers: Hermia and NeronNeron.



* TakeThatScrappy: Possibly invoked. Frustrated at Joxer's neverending stream of "rise and shine!" every morning, a fed-up Xena eventually kills him. Of course, thanks to the GroundhogDayLoop it doesn't stick, but the scene seems to be a ShoutOut to the fans who hated Joxer.
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* PinballProjectile: Xena throws her chakram into dozens of angles that not only prevents Hermia from drinking the poison, but prevent every other possible death from occurring in town. Justified in that she spent at least one day spotting how to do this.

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* PinballProjectile: Xena throws her chakram into dozens of angles that not only prevents Hermia from drinking the poison, but prevent every other possible death from occurring in town. Justified in that she spent at least one day spotting plotting how to do this.
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* {{Symbolism}}: The signboard with the two bulls represents the increasing tension between the two houses. The sign looks normal in the beginning, then it shows the bulls facing off in subsequent time loops culminating in the two bulls attacking each other after the big fight in the town.
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* PinballProjectile: Xena throws her chakram into dozens of angles that not only prevents Hermia from drinking the poison, but prevent every other possible death from occurring in town. Justified in that she spent at least one day spotting how to do this.
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* EnemyMine: Joxer's plan to break the GroundhogDayLoop is for Xena and Gabrielle to pose a greater threat to the village than the FeudingFamilies, thus forcing them to team up.

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* EnemyMine: Joxer's plan to break the GroundhogDayLoop is for Xena and Gabrielle to pose a greater threat to the village than the FeudingFamilies, thus forcing them to team up. [[GoneHorriblyRight The day ends with all three of them riddled with arrows.]]
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* MeleeATrois: When Xena completely ignores the town's problems calculating how to throw her chakram, the ''whole town'' breaks down into a free-for-all fight. Gabrielle ends up being the last person standing, even when Xena temporarily took her staff away. Xena is briefly impressed with this feat.
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* WrongGenreSavvy: Zig-zagged. Because she doesn't know why the loops are occurring, Xena keeps trying to solve a particular problem she stumbles into--only to wake up to that damn rooster. In the end, she learns about Hermia and realizes she has to solve ''all'' of the problems because they're interconnected.
* XMeetsY: Between the young lovers with FeudingFamilies and the constant loops, "Been There, Done That" is ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' meets ''Film/GroundhogDay''.

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* WrongGenreSavvy: Zig-zagged. Because she doesn't know why the loops are occurring, Xena keeps trying to solve a particular problem she stumbles into--only to wake up to that damn rooster. In the end, she learns about Hermia and realizes she has to solve ''all'' of the problems because they're interconnected.
* XMeetsY: Between the young lovers with FeudingFamilies and the constant loops, "Been There, Done That" is ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' meets ''Film/GroundhogDay''.
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* CainAndAbel:



* DrivenToSuicide: Mermia's father was going to make her marry someone else. Tybelus had intended to elope, but he found out too late that Mermia had already taken night's bane poison.

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* DrivenToSuicide: Mermia's Hermia's father was going to make her marry someone else. Tybelus Neron had intended to elope, but he found out too late that Mermia Hermia had already taken night's bane poison.



* GrumpyOldMan
* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: Mermia is frequently seen wandering around in the background throughout the episode.
* PetTheDog: The loops were because of Cupid. He couldn't undo Mermia's death, but because the love was so genuine, he gave Tybelus a wish. Tybelus wished that tomorrow would never come, so Cupid granted that and said the loops would only end once a hero fixed everything.
* RaceAgainstTheClock: Mermia takes the poison right after the rooster crows and her house is too far away from the barn Xena's staying in to simply run to.

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* GrumpyOldMan
GrumpyOldMan: The heads of the Menos and Lycost families primarily.
* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: Mermia Hermia is frequently seen wandering around in the background throughout the episode.
* PetTheDog: The loops were because of Cupid. He couldn't undo Mermia's Hermia's death, but because the love was so genuine, he gave Tybelus Neron a wish. Tybelus Neron wished that tomorrow would never come, so Cupid granted that and said the loops would only end once a hero fixed everything.
* RaceAgainstTheClock: Mermia Hermia takes the poison right after the rooster crows and her house is too far away from the barn Xena's staying in to simply run to.



* StarcrossedLovers: Mermia and Tybelus
* TakeThat: Cupid said a hero would be fixing this mess, but he didn't tell Tybelus which hero that would be. This leads to a knock on the franchise's competition at the time.

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* StarcrossedLovers: Mermia Hermia and Tybelus
Neron
* StopHelpingMe: Invoked when a frustrated Xena ties up Gabrielle and Joxer.
* TakeThat: Cupid said a hero would be fixing this mess, but he didn't tell Tybelus Neron which hero that would be. This leads to a knock on the franchise's competition at the time.



* TakeThatScrappy: Frustrated at Joxer's neverending stream of "rise and shine!" every morning, a fed-up Xena eventually kills him. Of course, thanks to the GroundhogDayLoop it doesn't stick, but the scene seems to be a ShoutOut to the fans who hated Joxer.

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* TakeThatScrappy: Possibly invoked. Frustrated at Joxer's neverending stream of "rise and shine!" every morning, a fed-up Xena eventually kills him. Of course, thanks to the GroundhogDayLoop it doesn't stick, but the scene seems to be a ShoutOut to the fans who hated Joxer.Joxer.
* WrongGenreSavvy: Zig-zagged. Because she doesn't know why the loops are occurring, Xena keeps trying to solve a particular problem she stumbles into--only to wake up to that damn rooster. In the end, she learns about Hermia and realizes she has to solve ''all'' of the problems because they're interconnected.

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* CainAndAbel:



* DrivenToSuicide: Mermia's father was going to make her marry someone else. Tybelus had intended to elope, but he found out too late that Mermia had already taken night's bane poison.



* PetTheDog: The loops were because of Cupid. He couldn't undo Mermia's death, but because the love was so genuine, he gave Tybelus a wish. Tybelus wished that tomorrow would never come, so Cupid granted that and said the loops would only end once a hero fixed everything.
* RaceAgainstTheClock: Mermia takes the poison right after the rooster crows and her house is too far away from the barn Xena's staying in to simply run to.



* SanitySlippage: The repeated loops do this to Xena.



* TakeThat: Cupid said a hero would be fixing this mess, but he didn't tell Tybelus which hero that would be. This leads to a knock on the franchise's competition at the time.
-->"Well, frankly, I-I was expecting Hercules, or at least [[Series/TheAdventuresOfSinbad Sinbad]]."




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* XMeetsY: Between the young lovers with FeudingFamilies and the constant loops, "Been There, Done That" is ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' meets ''Film/GroundhogDay''.
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* RoyalRapier

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* RoyalRapier RoyalRapier: Favoured weapons of the FeudingFamilies.
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* Cock-a-DoodleDawn: Every morning, until Xena ends up killing it in frustration.

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* Cock-a-DoodleDawn: CockADoodleDawn: Every morning, until Xena ends up killing it in frustration.
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* BoundAndGagged: Xena eventually resorts to this in dealing with Gabrielle and Joxer continually coming to sticky ends in the GroundhogDayLoop.
* Cock-a-DoodleDawn: Every morning, until Xena ends up killing it in frustration.
* EnemyMine: Joxer's plan to break the GroundhogDayLoop is for Xena and Gabrielle to pose a greater threat to the village than the FeudingFamilies, thus forcing them to team up.
* FeudingFamilies: The Menos and Lycost families.
* GroundhogDayLoop
* GroupHug: Joxer joyfully yells this and joins in when he sees Xena hugging Gabrielle.
* GrumpyOldMan
* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: Mermia is frequently seen wandering around in the background throughout the episode.
* RoyalRapier
* SmoochOfVictory: Xena gives Joxer (a platonic) one after she realizes that tomorrow has finally come.
* StarcrossedLovers: Mermia and Tybelus
* TakeThatScrappy: Frustrated at Joxer's neverending stream of "rise and shine!" every morning, a fed-up Xena eventually kills him. Of course, thanks to the GroundhogDayLoop it doesn't stick, but the scene seems to be a ShoutOut to the fans who hated Joxer.
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Only Xena can unravel the mystery when she awakens each morning to find that she and her companions are actually beginning the same day over and over again.

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