"Don't Leave Me, Gabrielle!" | Xena: Warrior Princess

[@BeeLzeBuBBLeButthoLe]

The moment Xena realized how much Gabrielle meant to her. Such a powerful scene. She really let herself go to convey just how much Gabrielle meant to her. I think this was the moment Xena's emotions truly showed and it saved Gabrielle. That will to never give up. To not accept what everyone around her was telling her.

[@melanieelizabeth4607]

You are absolutely right!!..

[@MatthewJones-jg4eu]

@@melanieelizabeth4607 its a shame that it all had to subtext till the last episode beacause 90s

[@jonireyes6210]

This is the scene that really made me a fan of the show. It gets me every time. Lucy's acting was so amazing. I felt the pain Xena was going through. I think its one of the best scenes in the show.

[@melanieelizabeth4607]

You are right, buddy

[@brycerenfeldt330]

"You never ran from anything in your whole life. COME ON FIGHT!" That line always got me. That and Xena originally looking around at the room wondering if someone could help her, but then she realizes everyone else has already given up, but she WILL NOT.

[@melanieelizabeth4607]

I couldn't find words to describe that second of the scene..thank you!

[@grisamaro9036]

"Shes not dead, I wouldn't let her! Xena always in control!😂

[@Kacchi90]

LMAO well yes, but u have to understand it from her perspective she loves Gabby, their relationship has no boundaries

[@khadijaaitaouri7781]

Gjkllllleg'

[@khadijaaitaouri7781]

Gjklllldb, Golf,

[@lynnlRDR-RDR2]

☺️

[@lynnlRDR-RDR2]

Xena the first to discover CPR lol

[@danielwilliamson6180]

One of the most powerful and most emotional scenes of a TV series. Lucy Lawless's acting in the scene is really good. Truly heartbreaking. Gabrielle means so much to Xena.

[@KalEl290]

Every stage of this scene has the potential to be cliche and so cheesy. Lucy's honest performance not only saves it but makes it really work. She's awesome.

[@angelabariteau]

Simply stunning! Even when she watched it back with Renee she got severely emotional. Amazing work!

[@TINKERB121]

Lucy always elevates the material she's given.

[@melanieelizabeth4607]

Lucy is the best actress it could be. We don't need her, neither she does, win an Oscar.

[@lynnlRDR-RDR2]

❤️❤️

[@ginay8800]

Lucy said that she was asked to do a third take of this full scene, she told the director she couldn't do it. Then Renee told her, "Yes you can. You Can Do it," and she gave all she had in that scene. It's one of her most rewarding experiences on the show. That was from Lucy's take of the episode in the Xena Universe episode guide book.

[@AloneintheLight96]

Wow thank you, didn't know that. Is the source available anywhere on the net?

[@ginay8800]

@@AloneintheLight96 No, it was from the book I mentioned. Lucy made some short comments on most of the episodes reviewed. The book is probably still available.

[@pioAdrenalina]

wow, this is really amazing. the story might be fictional, but this is one powerful thing to add to it. Xena and Gabrielle always told each other how powerful their bond was. so powerful it would unite them even in death, beyond good and evil, and this considered, even beyond the barriers of fiction

[@stevieb9705]

Lucy Lawless was giving us those acting chops in this scene.👏👏👏💯💯💯 She really got into it and was real emotional to watch. If an actress is about to make you cry watching them on screen then they did their job. Period.

[@edoardobergamo9888]

You're right. I wacthed this episode years ago with my dad and I saw him get very emotional and almost cry during this scene.

[@adamschofield7779]

If somebody killed Gabrielle Xena’s wrath would be worse than all the Greek gods combined lol

[@CouldntfindaYTname]

Oh gods I’d love to see it. They did a few of what if episodes, would have loved for that to have been one of them

[@xxlCortez]

I don't know, the closest thing was Palaemon claiming he killed her but I don't think Xena took his word for it, she was very collected during the fight.

[@beckywalters2]

I would not want her pissed at me. She makes my Mom in law look like a rookie

[@lynnlRDR-RDR2]

@@beckywalters2 LoL

[@lynnlRDR-RDR2]

YES. I love it

[@doomedsurgeresn7207]

Omg! I break everytime she let's out that 'no!' At 1:35...a very heart-breaking performance and one of the best scenes in the series

[@angelabariteau]

She's an amazing actress. There's only like 2 female actresses that I think are this good. Her, and Nancy McKeon. Amazing at what they do.

[@marylane3481]

Yes

[@marylane3481]

I thank Xena like a Mom to Gabrielle

[@AloneintheLight96]

@@marylane3481 like a mom lol that's funny

[@beckywalters2]

real friends like this are very rare to find in a lifetime. if you are lucky enough to find one dont ever let go

[@deborahlydiaredding5760]

Friends?

[@beckywalters2]

@@deborahlydiaredding5760 friends that stay close to you no matter what and will let nothing stop them when they need you

[@meggrotte4760]

Yes.

[@HippieeCholaa]

Hmmm yea friends lmao

[@beckywalters2]

@@HippieeCholaa friends or special friends would not suprise me lol

[@xxlCortez]

Even Lucy got emotional when rewatched this scene.

[@katrahqueymusic]

she invented CPR

[@edenlust1638]

😂

[@deborahhillestad9449]

And atraciotomy and a chest tube

[@melanieelizabeth4607]

😂😂

[@amandaherman7051]

She invited it my dad teaches it

[@Louellastark]

Lucy’s performance in this scene though. AMAZING! 💖

[@isaacortiz4617]

It's you again.And yes I agree,she gave of the best acting performances in the series.She also looked gorgeous in this episode.

[@jujub4553]

Xena inventing mouth to mouth resuscitation and cpr, yet another one of her many skills

[@gracieortega1831]

Omg am rewatching the show. I can't tell you how many times I rewinded this part

[@ginay8800]

One of the best scenes in the entire series.

[@PKHighCommand]

This is the exact scene I went from simply enjoying the series to LOVING it. Incredible acting has me on the edge of my seat, heart in mouth and a tear in my eye EVERY time. The love Xena has for Gabrielle is so intense.

[@deniseherud]

“Don’t leave me..”😭 Oh Xena the feels😭😭😭💗

[@leylamelinavictoriabaden1099]

I cried 😢

[@leahbackman7669]

Love how her new Zealand accent comes out in this scene she gets so info it

[@deehines5750]

Where? I don't hear it.

[@thisgirllovesgod]

Neither do i

[@ThatLoudCockatoo]

Old comment but for prosperity-- 1:41

[@Vikinggirl1679]

Yep right about there. You definitely detect it a bit. She does an American accent so well most people don't realize she's from New Zealand. Every once in awhile you can tell though. They actually made her take speech lessons to get rid of it.

[@deehines5750]

@@ThatLoudCockatoo I still don't hear it 🙃😂 Thanks anyway though.

[@susanlawless1168]

Such a sentimental and touching scene!! Just love it!!

[@nicholashqar1654]

Too bad that they dont bring back xena in 2019 with much more violence and more bloodier scenes and oviousley sex scenes

[@susanlawless1168]

I agree with you.

[@nicholashqar1654]

@@susanlawless1168 last year i read that they wanted back xena but nothing because they fired the showrunner for controversy of visions 😠😠

[@susanlawless1168]

@@nicholashqar1654too bad

[@angelabariteau]

"She is NOT dead......I wouldn't let her." 💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@dalime605]

Crazy to see this kind of emotion, and it's only the first season

[@deborahhillestad9449]

True friendship means never giving up

[@christinevonderlohe4795]

The director of this episode said that this was the moment that Xena saw Gabrielle as something more then a friend and was the beginning of Xena falling in love with Gabrielle! After this Gabrielle became her equal and to me that is so beautiful!

[@MatthewJones-jg4eu]

I wish they could have done more then hint but 90s

[@isaacortiz4617]

I think it's cool.

[@clashshsh4655]

I go through the soundtrack a lot but still can't find the music that plays right before/during Gabrielle waking up. Part of it plays a few other times in the show but I can only think of this moment. So gorgeous.

[@RavenBlaze]

How can anyone deny they are partners? Xena's whole world is falling apart in this scene!

[@2ndMess]

Yeah, they were either BEEESSSST friends (which make the best lovers..) Or they were romantic partners.

[@isaacortiz4617]

I really didn't care.I love them both.

[@tmntaddict]

The writers made it so that if you wanted to see it, it was there. Sometimes it's very apparent and others they're just awesomely close.

[@melanieelizabeth4607]

Ladies and gentlemen, the best acting scene of Lucy Lawless. Thank you very much.

[@wesleyrodgers886]

I'm much to old to find this tear worthy, but it is.

[@OneWeirdDude]

You're never too old.

[@kambesyes]

All the feels this gave me the first time I saw this, I have them now. I love these two now and forever.

[@kimberlycarder7730]

My favorite episode of Xena...makes me cry every time

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

The somber music adds to the melancholy tone. Add that to the superb acting from Lucy Lawless, and you get an incredible moment from a reformed warlord trying to save her dearest friend from a grim fate.

[@alisasokolovashriissp1448]

Xena and Gabrielle are best friends forever)

[@emiliemartinez6857]

i think it’s the moment Xena finally let her feelings take control, she deeply loves Gabrielle, but not as a friend

[@meggrotte4760]

As friend and a sister

[@lynnpabontheelitehero6579]

Lesbian gay sex

[@jaygrey1212]

@@meggrotte4760 You homophobes still hanging around?

[@meggrotte4760]

@@jaygrey1212 I'm not a homophobe it was clearly obvious in the show that Xena was attracted to men. And just because I don't want to watch today anything on TV doesn't mean I'm a homophobe. I don't like watching TV movies or anything else for that matter of it is explicitly sexual in nature to the point where you can't get it out of your head. You don't know that what you put into your head goes into your heart and eventually comes out in the way you live. Is that the only answer you can give. I'm a homophobe because the truth is you don't have anything to back up what you're saying.

[@jaygrey1212]

@@meggrotte4760 It was clearly obvious she was at least bi if you watched it closely as many of us did and the actresses themselves clearly stated that Xena and Gabrielle were a romantic couple after the show ended. Pretty sure you can watch t.v. safely today without any indication of homophobia in yourself unless it's the CW (it's pretty gay) so that really has no bearing on much of anything. The subtext was never explicitly sexual, hence the word "subtext." I considered myself a good and decent person while watching Xena and still do today. All that subtext and any further ideas about about what Xena and Gabby may or may not have done in the bedrolls hasn't changed the way I think or live.

[@ayseguliriz6112]

40 yaşını geçtim ve bu sahne beni hala ağlatıyor.

[@markcressey8808]

Powerful scene and lucy and renee are fantastic actresses xx

[@lerayshaaen]

One of my favorite scenes!!

[@stephaniefaypage8028]

Mine too

[@missyrose2154]

She basically jump started her heart. This scene shows how much Xena loves Gabrielle as a friend and lover

[@lenzino7383]

Sooo XENA unknowingly evebted CPR??? Ha!!!

[@isaacortiz4617]

You mean as a sister.

[@missyrose2154]

That look on Gabrielle’s face when she does wake up looks like pure pain from being jump started ouch 🤕

[@jorydwilliams-negron59]

I understand that Gabrielle was trying to help somebody; but Gabrielle went out into the battlefield with the war going on and she went out UNARMED. If Xena had known Gabrielle was about to go and get somebody's child Xena will not have let her go out there by herself. She would have made Gabrielle stay there and Xena would have went out to find the person's child.

[@lenzino7383]

XENA: “What do you know? You’ve killed so many.” 😡😭 “So have you.” 😔 Say what you want but this scene is sooo powerful, deep and emotional. No matter how cheesy this show was at times, moments like this were a true tour de force in writing and especially acting on Lucy’s part. So underrated!!! 😢😭😖

[@melanieelizabeth4607]

Not underrated by us, the fans, the conosieurs..and by anyone who knows the art of acting..powerful acting..

[@sryder8312]

The show was never cheesy

[@lisiacoelhobr6001]

3:58 Gabrielle is so cute narrating the dream she had...

[@OneWeirdDude]

Poor Xena. First time I ever saw her cry. (I admit I'm not the most devoted fan ever, so I may have missed others.)

[@moonnugget4598]

XD I can't tell you how hard I cried (and then laughed when the priest fell to his knees) the first time I watched this back in the day! lmao

[@janellelatour8256]

best scene in the whole show/opinion

[@mkaplan1383]

2:32 This is The Abyss moment, or as the cast of James Cameron would come to call it "The Abuse".

[@adamniedzwiedzki8606]

Dla mnie, najlepsza scena w calym serialu. W ,,Xena Warrior Princess'' bylo wiele wspaniale zagranych scen, ale ta jest genialna...

[@BlackGirlMarvel]

I love Xena created CPR 😂😂

[@savvylicious5959]

She’s such a great actor!

[@debraphilip6173]

So sad, I love this pair still today

[@jennydefaria8502]

when in life you only have one person, you can perfectly understand these scenes

[@ullemetspold3792]

Emotional and powerful!! The best!

[@watcheroffools366]

The kiss brought her back

[@isaacortiz4617]

I loved Gabrielle.

[@tmntaddict]

This episode was the most watched/favorited until "A Day In the Life."

[@margaritaguzman6851]

Esa fue la escena más impactante de toda la serie. Lucy estuvo genial.

[@djlabylunajrockkayleighvan2865]

This Scene and the little baby are the best. so much love in there.

[@arielklay23]

It was so painful for me to watch this because today would have been my late husband Tim's 58th birthday. It breaks my heart because unlike Gabrielle, Tim didn't have enough will to live and it's hard sometimes to keep going, keep fighting without him by my side. The one thing that keeps me going is the assurance that we'll be reunited one day.

[@ginay8800]

Stay strong Ariel. You just keep fighting too!

[@arielklay23]

@@ginay8800 Thank you!

[@philbecker4676]

Sorry darling, but your late husband is in the darkness of nothingness and eternal oblivion, and that is all that waits for you too. Your time with him was all you ever had. Let go.

[@evanroberts5045]

Did Gabrielle just have a seizure?

[@lynnlRDR-RDR2]

Xena the first to discover CPR

[@mayasilliman1465]

I loved this episode and thank you. Realistically, if deprived of oxygen for longer than 10 seconds is usually some kind of brain death. So you do the math. Having said that, I want more snipets!!!

[@OneWeirdDude]

I thought it was more like three minutes? That's what I was told, at least.

[@tmntaddict]

I think it's if compressions aren't continuous that's a certain percentage of oxygen loss per second, and after 2 minutes almost certain brain death.

[@arweninnj]

According to a quick web search the amount of time the brain can survive without oxygen before brain damage occurs will vary from person to person. According to the University of California, Santa Barbara, the brain can withstand three to six minutes without oxygen before brain damage occurs.

[@mayasilliman1465]

@@arweninnj I made an error and meant 3-4 minutes. So sorry. CPR helps a lot to keep brain death from happening. Fixed pupils are not reversible though.

[@cybergothika6906]

3:14 With these I would come back to life too.

[@-sweyn-9559]

Xena & The Abyss. Yeah please

[@sarahpirkle3996]

Renee is trying so not crack up , when she was in character , ps I think I missed spilled ,

[@GabrielaSilva-xk5yf]

2020 😍

[@stephaniepage4334]

Who is more beautiful.?Xena or Gabrielle

[@asherikamichaela8425]

Equally so, in my opinion. Just in different ways.

[@zillalady]

Gabrielle is not dead she's needed stay alive xena needs her bring her alive stay away from the lights all she's needed CPAR to breathe her lungs

[@modestacosio2133]

Xena and Gabrielle kiss

[@digitaladventurer2142]

So what exactly happened? I doubt she was choking did she have a minor heart attack and Xena's banging on her chest act like a defibrillator or something?

[@Losrandir]

She's just faking it so Xena will get up close and personal with her!

[@isaacortiz4617]

@@Losrandir I would too.Especially with Hercules.😈

[@NorrinRadd2077]

The acting skills 📈📈📈 like who is that girl playing opposite Xena 👨🏽‍🎤🃏🎭👨🏽‍🎤🃏🎭👨🏽‍🎤🃏🎭

[@treymcclure4645]

that was heaven gabrielle

[@serenity4ever2010]

Friends don't let other friends died.

[@deborahhillestad9449]

It would of been a hell of a blooper I Renee had stuck her tongue to xena mouth when dhr e as giving Gabrielle cpr

[@philbecker4676]

WOULD. HAVE. Get it together, Deborah.

[@Cabrasis]

Think they call that brain death for that duration of time

[@nathanielhellerstein5871]

Xena accidentally discovered CPR. Cool!

[@iron120890]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@colettem9649]

Gabrielle c'est celle qui lui a permis de croire a nouveau à la race humaine et en l'amitié ( amoureuse ) et Gabrielle est aussi sont garde fou. Elle lui permet de ne pas basculer de nouveau vers sa partie obscur . Elle lui apporte une forme de sérénité. Sans Gabrielle son monde s'écroulent. Elles sont le wing et le yang et se son des âmes sœur Elles seront toujours ensemble dans n'importe quel vies

[@SamanthaRayGaal]

I did

[@stephaniefaypage8028]

Is Gabrielle in the same age as Xena?

[@amandagillam8380]

Stephanie Fay Page I’m sure there meant to be about 5 years difference. Gabrielle is definitely younger

[@GaianShield]

@@amandagillam8380 I'd say there's more like a 15 year difference.

[@majidehqazizadeh1723]

I think Gabrielle was about 15 and Xena was about 30 when they first met.

[@AloneintheLight96]

I believe it's Gabrielle 18 and Xena at least 28 when the show begins

[@jaydel3]

xena invented CPR

[@talonleevon7929]

😢

[@isaacortiz4617]

This is such an amazing episode.

[@zillalady]

I think Gabrielle she looks beautiful like her friend xena she wanted her to breathe into her lungs she doesn't waking up she couldn't breathe she had a dream about her grandmother and her boyfriend her parents they loved her and so her sister Lila

[@philbecker4676]

Please shut up.

[@MsCandyKush_YT]

Nice scene and all, but you can tell it was inspired from the movie The Abyss 1989 which was 3x better and intense. Y'all should check that out.

[@adamniedzwiedzki8606]

Fakt, film ,,The Abyss'' z 1989 roku jest rewelacyjny. A scena przywracania do zycia Lindsey Brigman (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) przez Lindsey Brigman (Ed Harris) wspaniale zagrana - utalentowani aktorzy! Z cala pewnoscia, scenarzysci 24 odcinka ,,Is There a Doctor in the House'' z 1 sezonu serialu ,,Xena Warrior Princess'' inspirowali sie scena z filmu James Cameron. Wlasnie niedawno kupilem Dvd z filmem ,,The Abyss (Director's Cut)''. Mysle, ze czesto bede wracal do tego tytulu, bo film bardzo mi sie podobal. Serial ,,Xena Warrior Princess'' tez uwielbiam...

[@adamniedzwiedzki8606]

Drobna korekta, oczywiscie mialem na mysli scene przywracanie do zycia Lindsey Brigman (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) przez Virgil "Bud" Brigman (Ed Harris). Scena robi wrazenie...

[@peterswift5703]

Why gabrielle start to Convulse?

[@Losrandir]

Happens with many ways of dying both for animals and for humans.

[@melissagarrison5838]

😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@trevorbuehler6731]

I remember a guy saying "We need help here!" Bringing Gabrielle in in that condition

[@Hangman281983]

It's funny but you can see how Gabrielle breathing

[@christinadelrio9011]

My worrying don't tell Xena save Gabrielle life .

[@zillalady]

oh my god not Gabrielle she's cannot die because of xena she's tried to save her but it's too late Gabrielle is dead she ever comes alive again but if I die someday at my funeral home from dying in vain its doesn't mean anything but ecxpct me my name is Jenny McGowan and I'm 21 years old some my memories will faded away in no time I believe it might happen again somehow

[@msariah]

000(o)(o)000 Peep Gabrielle's head in Xenas heaving bossoum

[@marylane3481]

Xena just like a mom to her

[@graphiquejack]

Mary Lane I think their relationship was a little different...

[@marylane3481]

I thank Xena like a Mom to gabrelle

[@jaygrey1212]

@@marylane3481 Well, that would be kinky

[@cgt2816]

@@jaygrey1212 😳

[@fuzzyx2face]

GraphiqueJack maybe more like sisters

[@Anna-jr8gu]

Her name is Olympia not Gabrielle! 🥴👎

[@asherikamichaela8425]

Pardon?

[@jennifermcgowan4418]

eww that's gross why xena tried too save gabrielle because the kiss I think I gotta be sick

[@fuzzyx2face]

You must be 12 years old lol if a person drowns a lifeguard has to give them cpr which means they have to put their lips over the unconscious person and breath air into their lungs and press on their chest to simulate breathing so they will hopefully cough up the water and breath on their own. Also Gabrielle and xena kissed in different circumstances when it wasn’t for life saving reasons. Have you not watched the whole show? Lol

[@荒巻正男]

Get the hell off KZbin kid. Brats like you make me sick.

[@starsiren9592]

Why in the world would anyone (male or female) feel grossed out by a kiss from such an incredibly beautiful woman? Makes no sense.

[@isaacortiz4617]

She was trying to help her friend.🙄

[@asherikamichaela8425]

Not a kiss. That's CPR, though obviously it wasn't invented at the time the show was set.