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* AndImTheQueenOfSheba: At the beginning of the episode, when Joxer states that he was friends with Gabrielle and Xena, a random, unbelieving drunkard quips that Xena was his housemaid.



* FauxDeath: Xena and Gabrielle ingest a potion that only gives the illusion that they are death thanks to the tears of Celesta. It's good enough to even fool the gods.

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* FauxDeath: Xena and Gabrielle ingest a potion that only gives the illusion that they are death dead thanks to the tears of Celesta. It's good enough to even fool the gods.



* ProphecyTwist: The Fates state that only in the essence of death can Xena keep Eve safe from the gods. What they ''didn't'' say was that Xena had to die to do so.

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* ProphecyTwist: The Fates state that only in the essence of death can Xena keep Eve safe from the gods. What they ''didn't'' say was that Xena actually had to die to do so.
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* ExtyYearsFromNow: The present day is actually years into the future, with Joxer growing old and even having children.
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-> Written by Creator/CarlEllsworth
-> Teleplay by Creator/RJStewart
-> Directed by Creator/GarthMaxwell



* WhamEpisode: Xena and Gabrielle fake their deaths, but things go awry. Eve is safe in the arms of Octavius, but the two have been put on stasis for many years.

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* WhamEpisode: Xena and Gabrielle fake their deaths, but things go awry. Eve is safe in the arms of Octavius, but the two have been put on stasis for many years.years.
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->'''Disclaimer:''' ''[[TheDeathOfDeath Death almost died during the production of this motion picture.]]''
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Hephaestus, judging from his previous appearance on [[Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys Hercules]]

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* TookALevelInJerkass: Hephaestus, judging from his previous appearance on [[Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys Hercules]]''[[Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys Hercules]]''.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Hephaestus, judging from his previous appearance on [[Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys Hercules]]
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* BreakTheCutie: Xena throws her resentment of all her friends who have died to Celesta. It's enough to send the poor woman to tears.
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* ProphecyTwist: The Fates state that only in the essence of death can Xena keep Eve safe from the gods. What they ''didn't'' say was that Xena had to die to do so.
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* {{Invisibility}}: Hades tries to use the Helmet of Hermes to sneak up on Xena. Luckily, she sensed him and used her chakram to land a hit on him.
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* NeckLift: Hades is rather fond of holding Gabrielle by the neck.
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* OnlyMostlyDeath:
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* SpannerInTheWorks: The plan to fake their deaths worked with no problems. That is until Ares took their bodies and preserved them on a mountain, separating them from Eve.

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* SpannerInTheWorks: The plan to fake their deaths worked with no problems. That is until Ares took their bodies and preserved them on a mountain, separating them from Eve.Eve.
* WhamEpisode: Xena and Gabrielle fake their deaths, but things go awry. Eve is safe in the arms of Octavius, but the two have been put on stasis for many years.
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Pursued by the Greek gods, Xena and Gabrielle race to find a way to evade their capture once and for all.

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* BatmanGambit: Xena makes it appear that she was willing to let Celesta die so that no one would die. This would force the gods to make an exchange. She makes it seem that they put Eve on a cart to escape towards the ocean. Once cornered, Gabrielle would drink the potion first to make it seem she died in the ensuing crash. Afterwards, she would fake her own death by drinking the same potion, a drink capable of fooling even the gods. Once they appear to be dead, Octavius was to keep the bodies safe and try and wake them up. It only fails because they didn't think that Ares would want to keep the bodies for himself.
* DeadGuyOnDisplay: Ares ends up placing the NotQuiteDead bodies of Xena and Gabrielle in an ice casket in the mountains.
* ExtyYearsFromNow: The present day is actually years into the future, with Joxer growing old and even having children.
* FauxDeath: Xena and Gabrielle ingest a potion that only gives the illusion that they are death thanks to the tears of Celesta. It's good enough to even fool the gods.
* OnlyMostlyDeath:
* SecondLove: Joxer ends up marrying Meg, the second person he fell in love with and the first one he had a serious relationship with.
* SpannerInTheWorks: The plan to fake their deaths worked with no problems. That is until Ares took their bodies and preserved them on a mountain, separating them from Eve.

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