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**The other Cleopatra was played by Josephine Davidson (who also played Athena) in the episode "Antony and Cleopatra".
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*** ...Stephen Lovatt played Cleopatra?
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* ViralMarketing: In a very early example, in 1995 the show's website (itself unusual for a show at the time) featured an archive of e-mails between researchers working on [[http://whoosh.org/xenascrolls/xenascrolls.html "The Xena Scrolls"]].
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* ProductionPosse: Both Hercules and Xena were Executive Produced by SamRaimi and both feature RecurringCharacter, Autolycus the King of Thieves (Played by Creator/BruceCampbell) and Joxer the Mighty (played by younger brother, Theodore Raimi).
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* DirectedByCastMember
** Creator/BruceCampbell did "The Key to the Kingdom".
** Renee O'Connor did "Déjà Vu All Over Again" and "Dangerous Prey".
** Michael Hurst, who starred on ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' and made several guest appearances On Xena directed quite a few of the better done episodes. In fact, he was such a recurrent director, that the cast and crew, (all the way up to the executive producers) started to call him "Cup-Of-Blood-Michael" due to his love of using fake blood, and penchant to want more and more. You can thank him for the episode "To Helicon and Back"; One of the most gruesome and violent episodes in both the shows history, and that of television.
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* TheOtherDarrin
** Hades was portrayed by Erik Thomson (who was also initially TheOtherDarrin on ''Hercules'') until he was replaced by Stephen Lovatt for Season 5.
** Same for Cleopatra who was originally played by [[Series/{{Firefly}} Gina Torres]].
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* NonSingingVoice: Both Gabrielle and Callisto in "The Bitter Suite," and Gabrielle again in "Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire" (although the latter counts as a subversion - Renee O'Connor is one of ''three'' performers who do Gabby's singing here, according to the soundtrack album credits!). Averted with Xena and Joxer in both episodes, Ares in the former, and Draco (and Amoria) in the latter.
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* ActorAllusion
** "The Play's The Thing" features a Centaur actor played by Peter Muller, who played Deric the Centaur on ''[[Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys Hercules]]''. (And his name is [[DustinHoffman Dustinus]] [[PunnyName Hoofmanus]].)
** "Here She Comes, Miss Amphipolis" sees Xena go undercover at a beauty pageant. Lucy Lawless is no stranger to beauty pageants.
** Autolycus being made to punch himself in the face by Xena while she's inhabiting his body brings to mind a certain [[Franchise/EvilDead other role]] that Bruce Campbell has had.

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* TropeNamer
** {{Xenafication}}: But is not itself an example.
** AWizardDidIt: [[ItMakesSenseInContext Sorta.]]


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!!This series has [[TropeNamers named the following tropes]]:

* {{Xenafication}}: But is not itself an example.
* AWizardDidIt: [[ItMakesSenseInContext Sorta.]]

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* MedievalJapan
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* DisownedAdaptation: Rob Tapert openly hates the Dynamite Comics arcs, which act as a FixFic to developments that Tapert supported and continually defends to this day. [[http://talkingxena.yuku.com/topic/754/t/20-ANSWERS-FROM-ROB-TAPERT.html One interview]] also suggests he's annoyed that Dynamite simply procured the licensing rights and didn't request any consultation (as he makes a point of criticizing them for doing that with their ''ArmyOfDarkness'' comics).

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* DisownedAdaptation: Rob Tapert openly hates the Dynamite Comics arcs, which act as a FixFic to developments that Tapert supported and continually defends to this day. [[http://talkingxena.yuku.com/topic/754/t/20-ANSWERS-FROM-ROB-TAPERT.html One interview]] also suggests he's annoyed that Dynamite simply procured the licensing rights and didn't request any consultation (as he makes a point of criticizing them for doing that with their ''ArmyOfDarkness'' ''[[Franchise/EvilDead Army of Darkness]]'' comics).
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** (Hungary) Roughly a decade later, Gabrielle and Xena would be [[PhineasAndFerb Linda]] and [[TotalDramaIsland Gwen]], respectively.

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** (Hungary) Roughly a decade later, Gabrielle and Xena would be came back on TV as [[PhineasAndFerb Linda]] and [[TotalDramaIsland Gwen]], respectively.Gwen]].
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**(Hungary) Roughly a decade later, Gabrielle and Xena would be [[PhineasAndFerb Linda]] and [[TotalDramaIsland Gwen]], respectively.
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* DisownedAdaptation: Rob Tapert openly hates the Dynamite Comics arcs, which act as a FixFic to developments that Tapert supported and continually defends to this day. [[http://talkingxena.yuku.com/topic/754/t/20-ANSWERS-FROM-ROB-TAPERT.html One interview]] also suggests he's annoyed that Dynamite simply procured the licensing rights and didn't request any consultation (as he makes a point of criticizing them for doing that with their ''ArmyOfDarkness'' comics).
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** Draco is [[AttackOfTheClones Captain Typho]]!
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** [[GinaTorres Queen Cleopatra]] seems to have since traded her crown for a gun and joined ''Series/{{Firefly}}''.
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* TropeNamer
** {{Xenafication}}: But is not itself an example.
** AWizardDidIt: [[ItMakesSenseInContext Sorta.]]

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* ActorAllusion: "The Play's The Thing" features a Centaur actor played by Peter Muller, who played Deric the Centaur on ''[[HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys Hercules]]''.
** And his name is [[DustinHoffman Dustinus]] [[PunnyName Hoofmanus]].
** "Here She Comes, Miss Amphipolis" sees Xena go undercover at a beauty pageant. Lucy Lawless is no stranger to beauty pagents.
** Autolycus being made to punch himself in the face by Xena while she's inhabiting his body brings to mind a certain [[EvilDead other role]] that Bruce Campbell has had.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Pandora is played by MaryElizabethMcGlynn, known for her many voiceover roles in video game and anime dubbing, and for providing vocals for many ''SilentHill'' songs.
* RetroactiveRecognition: Julius Caesar became [[Film/StarTrek the new Dr. McCoy]]!
** While Brutus later loyally served as [[Series/{{Farscape}} Scorpius']] favorite MauveShirt, Braca.
** The chick from ColdCase is Najara.
* ShoutOut: The episode ''The Play's The Thing'' is based off the plot from the Producers, with Gabrielle getting caught in the scam. At one point, when Joxer and her actors are trying to offer constructive criticism, someone suggests the name be changed. Gabrielle sarcastically asks "To what? Springtime for Warlords?"
** At the end of that episode, Joxer is left alone hanging over the stage with a rope around his feet, whining that he is going to tell his brother. Joxer is played by Ted Raimi, whose brother is director Sam Raimi, one of the producers of the show.
** Not to mention the occasional reference to a certain [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffus the Bacchae Slayer]]
*** The reworked title for the play "Message of Peace" is [[FasterPussycatKillKill Faster Chakram, Kill, Kill, Kill!]]
** At the end of "The Xena Scrolls," Ted Kleinman is attempting a pitch to Rob Tapert. What he describes is essentially the climatic scene from ''[[EvilDead Evil Dead II]]''. Tapert even responds with, "Done it."
** "Tsunami" is a shout out to ThePoseidonAdventure. Made clear with one character who keeps praying to Poseidon.
** "Takes One to Know One" is this to TabletopGame/{{Clue}} and other murder mysteries.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A version of the script for ''The Furies'' would have revealed that Ares was indeed Xena's father (this was changed due to 1) not wanting Xena to be a half-god like Hercules, and 2) the {{Squick}} factor that would result from Ares' constant interest in Xena).
** The final version is ambiguous enough that some people assume this to be the case anyway.
* WrittenInInfirmity: When Lucy Lawless was thrown from a horse during a stunt on the ''Tonight Show'', it triggered a story arc where Xena was in a death-like trance and her soul had to be carried in the bodies of other characters on the show. Thus, "Xena" could still appear on the show while Lucy Lawless was recuperating. Two of the soul-carriers were Xena's enemy Callisto and Autolycus, the King of Thieves.
** Gabrielle spraining her ankle in "One Against an Army" was written because Renee O'Connor really did sprain her ankle during production. It's even acknowledged in the credits.

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* ActorAllusion: "The Play's The Thing" features a Centaur actor played by Peter Muller, who played Deric DyeHard: Lawless and O'Connor are both natural blondes; Lawless dyed her hair black (on ''Hercules'') then brown, while O'Connor dyed hers red for most of the Centaur on ''[[HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys Hercules]]''.
** And his name is [[DustinHoffman Dustinus]] [[PunnyName Hoofmanus]].
** "Here She Comes, Miss Amphipolis" sees
show's first two seasons.
* FlipFlopOfGod: Ongoing after the show ended. Mostly regarding the nature of
Xena go undercover at a beauty pageant. and Gabrielle's relationship. Of note, around the time of the finale, Lucy Lawless is no stranger felt it was "more than friends" due to beauty pagents.
** Autolycus being made to punch himself in
a particular scene. By the face by Xena while she's inhabiting his body brings to mind a certain [[EvilDead other role]] that Bruce Campbell has had.
time of recording DVD commentaries, this opinion was reversed.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Pandora is played by MaryElizabethMcGlynn, known for her many voiceover roles in video game and anime dubbing, and for providing vocals for many ''SilentHill'' ''Franchise/SilentHill'' songs.
* RetroactiveRecognition: RetroactiveRecognition
**
Julius Caesar became [[Film/StarTrek the new Dr. McCoy]]!
** While Brutus later loyally served as [[Series/{{Farscape}} [[{{Series/Farscape}} Scorpius']] favorite MauveShirt, Braca.
** The chick from ColdCase ''Series/ColdCase'' is Najara.
* ShoutOut: The episode ''The Play's The Thing'' is based off the plot from the Producers, with Gabrielle getting caught in the scam. At one point, when Joxer and her actors are trying to offer constructive criticism, someone suggests the name be changed. Gabrielle sarcastically asks "To what? Springtime for Warlords?"
** At the end of that episode, Joxer is left alone hanging over the stage with a rope around his feet, whining that he is going to tell his brother. Joxer is played by Ted Raimi, whose brother is director Sam Raimi, one of the producers of the show.
** Not to mention the occasional reference to a certain [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffus the Bacchae Slayer]]
*** The reworked title for the play "Message of Peace" is [[FasterPussycatKillKill Faster Chakram, Kill, Kill, Kill!]]
** At the end of "The Xena Scrolls," Ted Kleinman is attempting a pitch to Rob Tapert. What he describes is essentially the climatic scene from ''[[EvilDead Evil Dead II]]''. Tapert even responds with, "Done it."
** "Tsunami" is a shout out to ThePoseidonAdventure. Made clear with one character who keeps praying to Poseidon.
** "Takes One to Know One" is this to TabletopGame/{{Clue}} and other murder mysteries.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A version of the script for ''The Furies'' "The Furies" would have revealed that Ares was indeed Xena's father (this was changed due to 1) not wanting Xena to be a half-god like Hercules, and 2) the {{Squick}} factor that would result from Ares' constant interest in Xena).
**
Xena). The final version is ambiguous enough that some people assume this to be the case anyway.
* WrittenInInfirmity: When Lucy Lawless was thrown from a horse during a stunt on the ''Tonight Show'', it triggered a story arc where Xena was in a death-like trance and her soul had to be carried in the bodies of other characters on the show. Thus, "Xena" could still appear on the show while Lucy Lawless was recuperating. Two of the soul-carriers were Xena's enemy Callisto and Autolycus, the King of Thieves.
** Gabrielle spraining her ankle in "One Against an Army" was written because Renee O'Connor really did sprain her ankle during production. It's even acknowledged in the credits.
anyway.
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** "Takes One to Know One" is this to {{Clue}} and other murder mysteries.

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* WrittenInInfirmity: When Lucy Lawless was thrown from a horse during a stunt on the ''Tonight Show'', it triggered a story arc where Xena was in a death-like trance and her soul had to be carried in the bodies of other characters on the show. Thus, "Xena" could still appear on the show while Lucy Lawless was recuperating. Two of the soul-carriers were Xena's enemy Callisto and Autolycus, the King of Thieves.
** Gabrielle spraining her ankle in "One Against an Army" was written because Renee O'Connor really did sprain her ankle during production. It's even acknowledged in the credits.
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**"Takes One to Know One" is this to {{Clue}} and other murder mysteries.
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*** The reworked title for the play "Message of Peace" is [[FasterPussycatKillKill Faster Chakram, Kill, Kill, Kill!

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*** The reworked title for the play "Message of Peace" is [[FasterPussycatKillKill Faster Chakram, Kill, Kill, Kill!Kill!]]
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***The reworked title for the play "Message of Peace" is [[FasterPussycatKillKill Faster Chakram, Kill, Kill, Kill!
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**"Tsunami" is a shout out to ThePoseidonAdventure. Made clear with one character who keeps praying to Poseidon.
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** And his name is [[DustinHoffman Dustinus]] [[PunnyNam Hoofmanus]].

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** And his name is [[DustinHoffman Dustinus]] [[PunnyNam [[PunnyName Hoofmanus]].
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**And his name is [[DustinHoffman Dustinus]] [[PunnyNam Hoofmanus]].
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**The chick from ColdCase is Najara.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A version of the script for ''The Furies'' would have revealed that Ares was indeed Xena's father (this was changed due to 1) not wanting Xena to be a half-god like Hercules, and 2) the {{Squick}} factor that would result from Ares' constant interest in Xena).
** The final version is ambiguous enough that some people assume this to be the case anyway.
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** While Brutus later loyally served as [[Series/{{Farscape}} Scorpius']] favorite MauveShirt, Braca.

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** While Brutus later loyally served as [[Series/{{Farscape}} Scorpius']] favorite MauveShirt, Braca.Braca.
* ShoutOut: The episode ''The Play's The Thing'' is based off the plot from the Producers, with Gabrielle getting caught in the scam. At one point, when Joxer and her actors are trying to offer constructive criticism, someone suggests the name be changed. Gabrielle sarcastically asks "To what? Springtime for Warlords?"
** At the end of that episode, Joxer is left alone hanging over the stage with a rope around his feet, whining that he is going to tell his brother. Joxer is played by Ted Raimi, whose brother is director Sam Raimi, one of the producers of the show.
** Not to mention the occasional reference to a certain [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffus the Bacchae Slayer]]
** At the end of "The Xena Scrolls," Ted Kleinman is attempting a pitch to Rob Tapert. What he describes is essentially the climatic scene from ''[[EvilDead Evil Dead II]]''. Tapert even responds with, "Done it."
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* ActorAllusion: "The Play's The Thing" features a Centaur actor played by Peter Muller, who played Deric the Centaur on ''[[HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys Hercules]]''.
** "Here She Comes, Miss Amphipolis" sees Xena go undercover at a beauty pageant. Lucy Lawless is no stranger to beauty pagents.
** Autolycus being made to punch himself in the face by Xena while she's inhabiting his body brings to mind a certain [[EvilDead other role]] that Bruce Campbell has had.

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