Line #8 Recap/XenaS02E04GirlsJustWannaHaveFun


1	-> Directed by Creator/TJScott
2	-> Written by Creator/AdamArmus and Creator/NoraKayFoster
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4	Xena and Gabrielle join forces with Joxer and Orpheus to defeat the evil god Bacchus, who is transforming innocent girls into deadly monsters.
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8	* AncientGrome : Baccus is the Roman name for Dionysus [[DecompositeCharacter Who has been mentioned before]]
9	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Bacchus has been trying to convert Xena into a bacchae all episode. He finally gets her to be bitten when she finds out she can only kill him as a bacchae. What he didn't expect was for her to stay in control long enough to stab him.
10	* DecompositeCharacter : Bacchus is the Roman name for Dionysus the God of Wine. Sounds like a case of AncientGrome right? Not entirely. Dionysus has been referenced on both Hercules and Xena before. An episode centering on celebrating Dionysus was even the focus of a season 1 Hercules episode. Hercules also indicates Dionysus is a pretty decent God despite being a lush. Assuming this isn’t a retcon it’s safe to bet Bacchus and Dionysus are two separate Gods.
11	* EmbarrassingHobby: Joxer is forced to admit that he's the only one capable of playing the lyre. Considering that he wants to be known as a powerful warrior, having a musical hobby is embarrassing to him.
12	* FailedASpotCheck: Joxer constantly fails to notice the various attempts by Bacchae Gabrielle to suck his blood, only failing because Joxer unintentionally turns towards her.
13	* HijackedByJesus: Bacchus just so happens to resemble common artistic depictions of Satan.
14	* HalloweenEpisode: Of course. When it first premiered, it functioned as a double-bill with "Mummy Dearest" from ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys''.
15	* HeroicWillpower. Xena manages to starve off Bacchus' MindControl long enough to stab him. Gabrielle goes along with Xena to assist her.
16	* HiddenDepths: Joxer's mother made him take lyre lessons as a child.
17	* LesYay: The amount of subtext in through the roof, especially on the dance floor when Gabrielle ends dancing with a couple of bacchae women.
18	* LosingYourHead: Orpheus, courtesy of a curse by Bacchus after beheading him.
19	* LoudOfWar: The sound of a lyre harms bacchaes. Joxer happens to be a skilled enough lyre player to put it to good use.
20	* OffWithHisHead: Orpheus spends almost all of the episode as a severed head.
21	* OurVampiresAreDifferent: The Bacchae. They can transform into animals, can turn other women, and generally prefer to tear men to pieces. Instead of mere stakes, Dryad bones are needed to kill them.
22	* RedHerring: Joxer initially suspects that Xena is turning into a bacchae, but it's actually Gabrielle.
23	* TheEndOrIsIt: Bacchus is seemingly killed by Xena, but the final shot includes his laughter and eye watching the heroes.
24	* VampireRefugee: DoubleSubverted. After a close encounter with some bacchae, Gabrielle and Joxer see Xena's neck baring a scar. They suspect that Xena is transforming into a bacchae. Later on, Joxer confronts Xena on the injury. She states that it was a scratch, not a bite. It turns out she was telling the truth... only for the two to turn their heads and see Gabrielle transform into a bacchae.
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