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->'''Disclaimer:''' ''[[NoAnimalsWereHarmed Due to the infliction of a severe wedgie, Joxer was slightly uncomfortable but not seriously harmed during the production of this motion picture.]]''
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->'''Disclaimer:''' ''[[NoAnimalsWereHarmed Due to the infliction of a severe wedgie, Joxer was slightly uncomfortable but not seriously harmed ''[[PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure Xena and Gabrielle's relationship suffered yet another blow (Although Gabrielle doesn't know it yet) during the production of this motion picture.]]''
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->'''Disclaimer:''' ''[[PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure Xena and Gabrielle's relationship suffered yet another blow (Although Gabrielle doesn't know it yet) during the production of this motion picture.]]''
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->'''Disclaimer:''' ''[[PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure Xena and Gabrielle's relationship suffered yet another blow (Although Gabrielle doesn't know it yet) ''[[NoAnimalsWereHarmed Due to the infliction of a severe wedgie, Joxer was slightly uncomfortable but not seriously harmed during the production of this motion picture.]]''
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-> Story by Creator/RJStewart and Creator/RopertTapert
-> Teleplay by Creator/RJStewart
-> Directed by Creator/OleySassone
-> Teleplay by Creator/RJStewart
-> Directed by Creator/OleySassone
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* CompleteMonster: Ming Tien
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* WholeEpisodeFlashback: The story continues from the first part.
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* WholeEpisodeFlashback: The story continues from the first part.part.
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* CompleteMonster:v Ming Tien
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* CompleteMonster:v CompleteMonster: Ming Tien
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* AndShowItToYou: Ming Tien brags that this was how he finished off Lao Ma after subjecting her to torture for hours.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The Rift arc continues, as Xena covers up killing Ming Tien and lies to Gabrielle.
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Double subverted. Ming Tien brags about finishing Lao Ma in brutal fashion, and Xena stares in TranquilFury. We then see Gabrielle enter, and it looks like Xena has opted to spare Ming Tien and simply denounce him for his actions, but the last shot shows he's dead.
* ShutUpKirk: Ming Tien's WhamLine stuns Xena into near speechlessness.
* WhamLine: To show how truly depraved Ming Tien is.
-->'''Xena:''' Lao Ma was your mother.\\
'''Ming Tien:''' I knew that the whole time!
* WhamShot: How viewers learn that Xena faked sparing Ming Tien and that he was really ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice in the side of his head.
* ShutUpKirk: Ming Tien's WhamLine stuns Xena into near speechlessness.
* WhamLine: To show how truly depraved Ming Tien is.
-->'''Xena:''' Lao Ma was your mother.\\
'''Ming Tien:''' I knew that the whole time!
* WhamShot: How viewers learn that Xena faked sparing Ming Tien and that he was really ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice in the side of his head.
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* MoralEventHorizon: It's hard to top executing your ''own mother''
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* MoralEventHorizon: It's hard to top executing your ''own mother''mother over a period of hours.''
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* CollapsingLair: Xena uses her newfound powers to bring down the lair of the Green Dragon. Gabrielle helps civilians evacuate in the meantime.
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* EnlightenmentSuperpowers: Lao Ma reveals that her powers stem from her ability to empty her mind from wants, desires and hatred. Xena briefly gained those powers in the flashback but uses them when she's overwhelmed with hatred of Borias. In the present, Xena gains them once more. She frees herself and destroys the Green Dragon's temple in the process. She presumably loses those powers fulfilling her desire of killing Ming T'ien.
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* EnlightenmentSuperpowers: Lao Ma reveals that her powers stem from her ability to empty her mind from wants, desires and hatred. Xena briefly gained those powers in the flashback but uses them when she's overwhelmed with hatred of Borias. In the present, Xena gains them once more. She frees herself and destroys the Green Dragon's temple in the process. She presumably loses those powers by fulfilling her desire of killing Ming T'ien.
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* EnlightenmentSuperpowers: Lao Ma reveals that her powers stem from her ability to empty her mind from wants, desires and hatred. Xena briefly gained those powers in the flashback but uses them when she's overwhelmed with hatred of Borias. In the present, Xena gains them once more. She frees herself and destroys the Green Dragon's temple in the process. She presumably loses those powers fulfilling her desire of killing Ming T'ien.
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-->'''Ming Tien:''' That was why I did the execution. I knew she wouldn't use her powers to hurt-- her little boy.
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-->'''Ming Tien:''' That was why I did the execution. I knew she wouldn't use her powers to hurt-- her little boy.
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* RedemptionRejection: Twice. Xena had the chance to join Lao Ma and help her rule her kingdom as her warrior princess, but her anger at Borias for betraying her overtook her reasoning. She threw away a chance of redemption a second time when she killed Ming Zhu instead of apologizing for kidnapping his son.
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* RedemptionRejection: Twice. Xena had the chance to join Lao Ma and help her rule her kingdom as her warrior princess, but her anger at Borias for betraying her overtook her reasoning. She threw away a chance of redemption a second time when she killed Ming Zhu instead of apologizing for kidnapping his son.son.
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: The story continues from the first part.
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: The story continues from the first part.
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* {{Matricide}}: What Ming Tien did to Lao Ma.
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* Irony: Ming T'ien hands Xena Lao Ma's hair brooch which was her dying request... an item that Xena uses to kill Ming T'ien soon after.
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* Irony: {{Irony}}: Ming T'ien hands Xena Lao Ma's hair brooch which was her dying request... an item that Xena uses to kill Ming T'ien soon after.
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* KissOfLife: Given by Lao Ma to Xena to keep her underwater longer. Could also be seen as an UnderwaterKiss.
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* CreateYourOwnVillain: Xena's actions in the past inspired Ming Tien to be as ruthless as she was.
* TheEvilPrince: What Ming Tien has become. He even thanks Xena for showing him how to rule with ruthlessness.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Ming Tien by Xena, and how!
* Irony: Ming T'ien hands Xena Lao Ma's hair brooch which was her dying request... an item that Xena uses to kill Ming T'ien soon after.
* LesYay: There seems to be a more going on between Xena and Lao Ma than friendship during their bonding.
* MoralEventHorizon: It's hard to top executing your ''own mother''
-->'''Ming Tien:''' That was why I did the execution. I knew she wouldn't use her powers to hurt-- her little boy.
* RedemptionRejection: Twice. Xena had the chance to join Lao Ma and help her rule her kingdom as her warrior princess, but her anger at Borias for betraying her overtook her reasoning. She threw away a chance of redemption a second time when she killed Ming Zhu instead of apologizing for kidnapping his son.
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Xena narrowly escapes execution for attempting to kill the ruthless young Emperor Ming T'ien and finally repays the debt she owes her spiritual mentor, Lao Ma.
