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Context Recap / XenaS01E01SinsOfThePast

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1	Directed by Creator/DougLefler
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3	Written by Creator/RJStewart, Creator/RobTapert, & Creator/SamRaimi
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5	Xena journeys homeward determined to make amends for the sins of her past, but her efforts to begin a new life are challenged by the vengeful warlord Draco.
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7	!Tropes
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9	* ArrowCatch: Draco practiced this with the help of his mooks, managing to catch three at once. When he tries to catch four at once, he is tagged by one of them. When he confronts the person who drew blood, he complements the man and signs him up to his army.
10	* DuelToTheDeath: Xena challenges Draco to a fight on the scaffolding where the first one to touch the floor dies.
11	* EyeScream: On the way home, Xena encounters a cyclops she once blinded and easily gets the best of him.
12	* HumanLadder: When the fight moves out of the scaffolding, both Xena and Draco resort to standing on villagers' sholuders.
13	* IAmAHumanitarian: The cyclops likes to eat humans.
14	* IGaveMyWord: Draco honors his word without hesitation.
15	* [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Daughter]]: Cyrene feels this way towards Xena, but they make up in the end.
16	* JumpedAtTheCall: Gabrielle is eager to leave her town and join Xena in her adventures.
17	* MirrorCharacter: Xena and Gabrielle are very different, but they're also not the kind of people others think they are and struggle to prove it.
18	* MyGrandmaCanDoBetterThanYou: Lila doesn't think that Gabrielle has much of a chance to become a warrior.
19	-->'''Lila:''' Gabrielle, ''I'' can beat you up.\
20	'''Gabrielle:''' Yeah, well you're very strong for your age.
21	* MyGreatestFailure: Visits the grave of her brother, Lyceus, Xena reflects on how she lost her way since he died and regrets that no one believes she's changed.
22	* ReformedButRejected: The others in Xena's village don't believe her claims of having changed or warnings about Draco--thinking it's just another con to raise an army and telling her to go away. Cyrene wants to believe it's true, but she can't. Defied in the end when she saves them from Draco.
23	-->'''Xena:''' It's not easy proving you're a different person.
24	* ShootTheDangerousMinion: Averted. Instead of punishing a mook for managing to draw blood with an arrow, he promotes the man instead.
25	* ShadowArchetype: Draco to Xena, being a warlord whose attempt at redemption failed.
26	* VillainTeamUp: Draco wants nothing more than to team up with the old Xena.
27	* YouHaveFailedMe: Draco kills an underling for failing to follow Xena and instead telling her his plan. He gives the mook the opportunity to defend himself, but the guy clearly never stood a chance.
28	* YouAreNotAlone: At Lyceus's grave:
29	-->'''Xena:''' I wish you were here. It's hard to be alone.\

Context Recap / XenaS01E01SinsOfThePast