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* AbsenteeActor: Gabrielle sits this one out.
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-> Written by Creator/EricAMorris
-> Directed by Creator/BruceCampbell
-> Directed by Creator/BruceCampbell
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* WholePlotReference: ''Film/RaisingArizona''
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* WholePlotReference: ''Film/RaisingArizona''''Film/RaisingArizona''
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->'''Disclaimer:''' ''[[NoAnimalsWereHarmed No Priceless Porkers, of either organic or ceramic origin, were harmed during the filming of this motion picture.]]''
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->'''Disclaimer:''' ''[[NoAnimalsWereHarmed No Priceless Porkers, of either organic or ceramic origin, were harmed during the filming of this motion picture.]]''
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* CommonalityConnection: Autolycus and Meg both know what it's like to grow up without parents.
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* NotSoDifferent: Autolycus and Meg both know what it's like to grow up without parents.
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per Trope Repair Shop, Jerkass Facade is being cut in favor of Hidden Heart Of Gold / Jerk With A Heart Of Gold.
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* JerkassFacade: When it's all over, Meg insists she's fine and only cares about money. Xena calls her on it.
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* BittersweetEnding: The king and queen are restored, and the kingdom is saved, but Meg is certain she'll never have children of her own. Xena implores her to not give up.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Autolycus initially intends to return the baby--partly in the hopes of getting a reward, but also because he finds the notion of kidnapping disgusting.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: Seems like a story about committing a heist, but then Autolycus learns Meg's after a baby. It turns out the baby is [[{{Pun}} key]] to a legend and the nutty trio sets out to get it, only to learn who the baby really is.
* IOweYouMyLife: Cleades was fully aware of everything as a baby, so he greatly appreciates what Meg has done.
-->"I wouldn't be here today if someone hadn't risked everything for me. I had to see love, and you showed it to me."
-->"I wouldn't be here today if someone hadn't risked everything for me. I had to see love, and you showed it to me."
* KarmicTransformation: King Cleades and his queen were extremely poor leaders. Athena punished them in ways that would help them learn the error of their ways. Cleades was turned into a baby, so that he could see things through the eyes of a child and what suffering looked like. Gryphia, meanwhile, was turned into an old nursemaid so that she would learn to care for others.
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* ParentalAbandonment: Meg explains to what happened to both of her parents.
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* ParentalAbandonment: Meg explains to the baby what happened to both of her parents.parents.
* TheReveal: Gryphia being the queen is the final surprise.
* RewatchBonus: The baby crawling off and getting into a chariot seems like comedic baby hijinks, but upon rewatching, it's because Cleades wants to get to the place where he can be returned to normal.
* UnwittingPawn: Autolycus to Meg, much to his infuriation and embarrassment.
* TheReveal: Gryphia being the queen is the final surprise.
* RewatchBonus: The baby crawling off and getting into a chariot seems like comedic baby hijinks, but upon rewatching, it's because Cleades wants to get to the place where he can be returned to normal.
* UnwittingPawn: Autolycus to Meg, much to his infuriation and embarrassment.
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* HiddenDepths: Meg wanted to take the baby not because she simply wants a family and can't have children of her own, but to spare him an upbringing without parents.
-->"See, what I had, now, it wasn't so good. My father--he died when I was really young, and my mom, she tried hard, but... why, it just didn't work out. Well, I was left alone to do what I wanted, and I made all my own decisions, and I guess I wasn't too good at that, neither. Things is gonna be different for you. You see those? They're stars. When I was a little girl, I-I used to think that all those little lights came from houses in the sky, and each one of those houses had a happy family around a cozy fire. And the lights came from all the open windows. And I used to think that at every window, there was a little girl, just like me, lookin' out at the other lights. And I wondered what it would be like to be one of them. Well-- one day we're gonna be one of those little lights. That's a promise."
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Even the King of Thieves is moved by Meg wondering what it'd be like to be part of a family.
* JerkassFacade: When it's all over, Meg insists she's fine and only cares about money. Xena calls her on it.
* MoodWhiplash: The episode seems like a goofy comedy episode, but then Meg talks to the baby about not having parents.
* NotSoDifferent: Autolycus and Meg both know what it's like to grow up without parents.
* ParentalAbandonment: Meg explains to what happened to both of her parents.
-->"See, what I had, now, it wasn't so good. My father--he died when I was really young, and my mom, she tried hard, but... why, it just didn't work out. Well, I was left alone to do what I wanted, and I made all my own decisions, and I guess I wasn't too good at that, neither. Things is gonna be different for you. You see those? They're stars. When I was a little girl, I-I used to think that all those little lights came from houses in the sky, and each one of those houses had a happy family around a cozy fire. And the lights came from all the open windows. And I used to think that at every window, there was a little girl, just like me, lookin' out at the other lights. And I wondered what it would be like to be one of them. Well-- one day we're gonna be one of those little lights. That's a promise."
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Even the King of Thieves is moved by Meg wondering what it'd be like to be part of a family.
* JerkassFacade: When it's all over, Meg insists she's fine and only cares about money. Xena calls her on it.
* MoodWhiplash: The episode seems like a goofy comedy episode, but then Meg talks to the baby about not having parents.
* NotSoDifferent: Autolycus and Meg both know what it's like to grow up without parents.
* ParentalAbandonment: Meg explains to what happened to both of her parents.
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! The Key To The Kingdom
A double for Xena double-crosses Autolycus in an attempt to steal a special baby.
! Tropes:
* AbsenteeActor: Gabrielle sits this one out.
* ActingForTwo: Lucy Lawless plays both Xena and Meg.
* DirectedByCastMember: Bruce Campbell directed this one.
* {{Flanderization}}: Meg is significantly more cartoonish and less streetwise since her first appearance.
* WholePlotReference: ''Film/RaisingArizona''
A double for Xena double-crosses Autolycus in an attempt to steal a special baby.
! Tropes:
* AbsenteeActor: Gabrielle sits this one out.
* ActingForTwo: Lucy Lawless plays both Xena and Meg.
* DirectedByCastMember: Bruce Campbell directed this one.
* {{Flanderization}}: Meg is significantly more cartoonish and less streetwise since her first appearance.
* WholePlotReference: ''Film/RaisingArizona''
