Lao Ma and the taoist philosophy are the best. I especially love the conversation in this episode ending with Lao Ma's remarks: "You've been a dead woman for a long time now, Xena. I'm offering you the chance to live."
@stephaniepage43342 жыл бұрын
Same
@MrMharris19909 ай бұрын
Love that quote from Lao Ma!
@Tipsywitch5 жыл бұрын
Lao Ma is one of my favourites. Thank you for posting her speech...
@Tumbledweeb5 жыл бұрын
Lao Ma is a fountain of pure wisdom! Such a glorious and delightful individual!
@astrius41253 жыл бұрын
Gabrielle was wrong. Many innocent lives were saved by killing Ming Tien. Xena made the right choice.
@LilNasXLover Жыл бұрын
Sad thing is Gabrielle AND Lao Ma were so hellbent on saving Ming Tien
@lenakataeva7525 Жыл бұрын
@@LilNasXLover I think it's also sad that lao ma put Xena on the right path but couldn't do it for her son. Ming Tien was young. He was younger than Xena when lao ma met her. So he had a chance to redeem himself if only he met a right strong person like Xena met lao ma and Hercules.
@LilNasXLover Жыл бұрын
@@lenakataeva7525 true but even as a kid he was too far gone. His father being emotional over getting him back disgusted Ming Tien as a kid. Tragic indeed
@cupidok276814 күн бұрын
make lao ma vs alti magic vs magic
@haydenmack37844 жыл бұрын
And with that, Lucy Lawless goes full Michelle Yeoh. Man, what a character!
@99thJediWarrior4 жыл бұрын
I love that she's using telekinesis! It's my favorite superpower! Plus, I love Xena overall!
@lenakataeva7525 Жыл бұрын
Xena should have used telekinesis more often
@jorydwilliams-negron59 Жыл бұрын
Xena/Lao Ma's powers. We're based off of a state of mine of Detachment and purity Xena only have that state of mind for a moment long enough for her to get herself out of the execution Xena later on explained that she had to go back into that state of mind to access the power again
@cupidok276814 күн бұрын
omg this turn into avatar, mcu, DC , fasntatic 4..... but you dont see her use this ever after.............random plot
@Gannicus-USA4 ай бұрын
Lao ma was great! Wish we had more of her
@MrBlacktiger864 жыл бұрын
ming tien was too fucking dangerous to be left alive. secondly, he died along time ago when xena(in her evil days) kidnapped him. consequently, that experience twisted his mind; they just didn't bury the shadow
@moonnugget45984 жыл бұрын
T_T This was one of the only times Xena ever straight up lied to Gabrielle.
@andhisband3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's what makes this such a powerful episode. In the end, even Lao Ma couldn't live up to her way, providing Xena with the means (and permission) to assassinate Ming Tien. Xena's lie was twofold: she killed Ming Tien, and Lao Ma betrayed her philosophy on her death bed.
@ShaolinShadowStroke3 жыл бұрын
@@andhisband It reminds me of when Kwai Chang Caine killed the man who fatally wounded his master in the original "Kung Fu" series. Buddhists are pacifists, and as his master lay dying Kwai Chang asked for forgiveness, and said he had betrayed his master's teachings by killing someone. But his master didn't rebuke him. In fact, he said something to the effect of "sometimes you have to cut off a thumb to save a hand." The man he killed was a tyrant, and would have killed a lot more innocents had he lived. I think that's what Lao Ma--and by extension Xena--knew about Ming Tien. The best pacifists know how to be pragmatists as well, and the best pragmatists know that sometimes, brute force is the only way to deal with pure unadulterated evil. It's like a comedian once said, "people always say that war isn't the answer, but that depends on the question."
@andhisband3 жыл бұрын
@@ShaolinShadowStroke I think this also gets to another of the conceits of the show, namely that Gabrielle was brainy. This show demonstrates that Xena can hold both concepts: of pacifism as a way of life and the extreme necessity to kill. Gabrielle can't, so Xena lies to protect her world.
@ShaolinShadowStroke3 жыл бұрын
@@andhisband Excellently put. Both characters tended to balance each other out, although Gabby became far more pragmatic after around Season 5, or whenever the Roman story arc began (wish she had kept the long hair, though). I remembered the one or two episodes where some random townsperson would say that if more people were like her, the world would be a better place. But I imagine that in-universe, Xena was probably thinking to herself, "yeah, but the world isn't like that, and until it is, people like her will need people like me to protect them from a cruel, unforgiving world." Gabby pretty much admitted that at the end of "The Quest": she said that while Xena's consciousness was in her body, helping her fight Velasca, she felt protected in a way she otherwise wouldn't have.
@ravensthatflywiththenightm73193 жыл бұрын
True, though then again, Gabrielle has lied to Xena multiple times, some with extremely bad consequences, but the one time Xena lies to her Gab makes such a big deal of it.
@teniola93044 жыл бұрын
Xena's shocking reaction towards Ming T'ien truth. Was just exactly how I felt about the shocking discovery.
@jambler15 Жыл бұрын
Yes. And a few moments before that Xena was prepared to let Ming Thien live. Check out 5:02. Very subtle & clever detail.
@alecmiller60664 жыл бұрын
"The Debt" is a one of the best written episodes of entire show
@mrsir57835 жыл бұрын
i wish xena was still on netflix...
@jewellmays64284 жыл бұрын
It used to be a long time ago. Xena and Hercules.
@MrMharris19904 жыл бұрын
Me too
@gayaneranga71094 жыл бұрын
Me tooo
@tiffanywithers92984 жыл бұрын
i have collection
@merabaap60444 жыл бұрын
Sure if not affected with crona
@brantfrans85954 жыл бұрын
Xena, a legendary hero.
@LilNasXLover Жыл бұрын
The Debt 1&2 really could’ve been a Xena movie. Missed opportunity
@jambler15 Жыл бұрын
100% agree. Can't believe this was done on a TV budget.
@MrMharris19909 ай бұрын
Yes! It definitely could have been a Xena movie! I actually imagine it already is a movie when I watch it! There are actually other two part Xena episode that feel like a movie!
@kjdnyhmghfvb4 жыл бұрын
Lao Mao was reincarnated and became a Lion Turtle from which All Benders were born.
@CouldntfindaYTname3 жыл бұрын
I love this lol
@eddieevans22124 жыл бұрын
For Ming T'ien to kill his own mother, what an evil son he's turned out to be. What's even worse is one of Lao Ma's twin daughters, Pao Ssu, has followed in Ming T'ien's footsteps. How could Lao Ma have such evil children? They didn't love their mother at all. Kao H'sin, the other twin daughter of Lao Ma, was the only one understood the path Lao Ma was directing and the only child who was not evil.
@xxlCortez3 жыл бұрын
She didn't raise Ming Tien so it could be one reason.
@Bardim183 жыл бұрын
@@xxlCortez But she did raise Pao Ssu and Kao H'sin.
@caseyluna13933 жыл бұрын
She did but she then sent them away because she feared Ming t’ien would have them killed because they’d rival the throne which was revealed in purity
@LilNasXLover2 жыл бұрын
@@Bardim18 the girls weren’t old enough to have any memories of her, as far as him she technically didn’t raise him either. But the evil side came from their father(s) I’m sure. The other daughter obviously got her personality from Lao Ma
@JoshPinder925 жыл бұрын
THE DEBT .... I mean season 3 was already cranking things u pto new levels but this two parter was truly incredible!
@Tumbledweeb5 жыл бұрын
Although I'm a Callisto sympathizer, my absolutely favorite episodes are the ones that go into detail about Xena's past: "Destiny", "The Debt", and although it technically isn't about Xena's past, "When Fates Collide" still has that feeling to it, and I absolutely LOVE Karl Urban as Julius Caesar! Best casting for Julius Caesar EVER!
@isaacgeorge-whatzacdrewcom38144 жыл бұрын
i feel in season three the writers truly dropped the hercules vibe and realised xena was more than just a spin off show
@MrMharris19904 жыл бұрын
Isaac George I agree they don’t dropped the Hercules vibe completely in season 3 but in season 2 there were strong signs Xena was finding her way as a independent show from Hercules.
@jujub45534 жыл бұрын
The whole Chin/Lao Ma story arc was sooooo good!!!
@TINKERB12110 ай бұрын
I hate that they ruined it in season 5.
@Louellastark4 жыл бұрын
Oh my heart! I love when they say they love each other
@iLoveTurtlesHaha3 жыл бұрын
I think if Xena got animated like Castlevania and put on Netflix. It would be an awesome thing. 😃
@michaelvoisey84584 жыл бұрын
The Force is strong with this one
@ghostlylover991234 жыл бұрын
Knowing Xena, she would fight her way out
@crazyangst124 жыл бұрын
Ok when did Xena become one with the force???
@greenytaddict4 жыл бұрын
crazyangst12 😂
@99thJediWarrior4 жыл бұрын
Please, she's been a Sith since the beginning lol
@FaytLinegod4 жыл бұрын
Lao Ma is magnificent.
@toyboimaniac16614 жыл бұрын
Xena going Carrie status
@Imperatrix_Mundi5 жыл бұрын
I'm ANGRY! I watched Xena when I was little but I don't remember them having her do kung fu or go to China. This is hilarious, I love it lol
@SlugSage5 жыл бұрын
Xena did everything lol.
@aquilax83135 жыл бұрын
She has many skills...
@Tumbledweeb5 жыл бұрын
@@SlugSage Xena did everything, but Callisto did everything so much better!
@volb98174 жыл бұрын
She goes to india too !
@MrMharris19904 жыл бұрын
Xena has many skills
@Bardim185 жыл бұрын
I guess that Xena unlocked the Ultra Instinct right? 😜
@Tumbledweeb5 жыл бұрын
Right you are! Achievement Unlocked: Listened to Lao Ma's wisdom. Ultra Instinct acquired - It's SUPER effective!
@НастяБобкова-щ8с4 жыл бұрын
Hmmm,Lao Ma definitely has Qing dynasty vibes (the last dynasty in the Imperial China).The founders of that dynasty are Manchus,it’s their typical hairstyle 🌚🌚🌚 When you’re studying the history of China this year🤣🤣💁♀️
@asbaran2 жыл бұрын
I always wondered why Xena never used her chi based powers against her god-like enemies. This makes her officially superhuman imho.
@TremondEstelle2 жыл бұрын
She lost it when she killed Ming Tien because she no longer had that purity of essence that gave her the powers
@lenakataeva7525 Жыл бұрын
@@TremondEstelle but she fought with ares before she killed Ming Tien. She should have regain power of chi since she stepped away from war path after she met Hercules and Gabrielle.
@jambler15 Жыл бұрын
@@TremondEstelle Very good explanation of what happened
@trfandom2509 ай бұрын
@@lenakataeva7525The Chi powers didn't rely solely on being good or bad, it was based particularly on a certain state of mind. Xena never could achieve a perfect and calm state of mind since she left China. It was only when she had the opportunity to reflect on Lao Ma's wisdom did she attain that heightened sense of awareness that allowed her to draw out the power of chi. Lao Ma could do it all the time because she always maintained that heightened sense of awareness up until her execution.
@lenakataeva75259 ай бұрын
@@trfandom250 I like your explanation
@konstantinoskaramitsos11435 жыл бұрын
My life is better with your movies Xena and Gabrielle!
@subscorpion95602 жыл бұрын
The Debt episodes are definitely one of the best episodes ever. this scene in particular was very satisfying. I'm glad Xena killed Ming T'ien
@danytargaerys7124 жыл бұрын
I love this ep. But one thing I find interesting, is that it's only wrong to commit murder if it's done towards an important person. It's only murder if it's a king, an emperor, prince or princess. But if it's a peasant or a worthless soldier, then it's not murder.
@MsJubjubbird4 жыл бұрын
I think the fact is that this was pre-meditated, not done in the heat of battle. Even then Gabrielle rarely kills, whereas Xena doesn't mind it.
@lenakataeva7525 Жыл бұрын
Xena lives by code which allows to kill in self defence or heat of battle. This was planed murder, so it was wrong
@adbc1f723 жыл бұрын
Lol at the end though “Your powerless now you’ve lost face and your people won’t follow you anymore” I guess not cause you already shoved the beret in the side of head in his temple 😂 🤣
@meganleroy901911 ай бұрын
Noooo xenakis fight back
@meganleroy901911 ай бұрын
That's my girl
@MK-un6xz4 ай бұрын
I don't know what's worse Ming Tien or Callisto storyline but AMAZING plots
@MysticEagle43 жыл бұрын
not sure why she straight lied to gabby, he deserved it
@marikajustine39785 жыл бұрын
Love zena the warrior princess. 😘
@adambischoff1284 жыл бұрын
Xena.
@noralong85184 жыл бұрын
Xena warrior princess
@planetx15952 жыл бұрын
Not sure how you can spell her name incorrectly when it's written right there in the video title?
@boneappletea3858 Жыл бұрын
She made sure he was dead. Kinda undoes the whole lesson.
@bobbifreedman24352 жыл бұрын
Lucy Lawless. So beautiful.
@TexasCat993 жыл бұрын
Gotta love the Tie-Fighter sound effects.
@rafaelacagas29503 жыл бұрын
Xena is a good fighter
@mkaplan138310 ай бұрын
6:35 The worst crime any child can make is to kill their own parent. If I was there I'd spare Xena this sin of going against Gabrielle wishes (though I knew Gabrielle was wrong to let him live), put Ming in a headlock, and snap his neck. Kratos: The cycle ends here, we must be better.....
@stigyanblue14424 жыл бұрын
RASENGAN!
@victoriathurston53263 жыл бұрын
I love this episode
@slasherfreek4 жыл бұрын
Did those flying weapons make a TIE fighter flying sound?
@cherryblossom04204 жыл бұрын
deftnerd I heard the same thing and was like “where’s the tie fighter?”
@Trisof883 жыл бұрын
Yes it's one of the show's signature styles
@derikmathers929510 күн бұрын
OMG so old. Xena was never capable of giving up her hate. so this could never have happened. she was given borrowed powers.
@oMaJoJ4 жыл бұрын
Xena is my favorite Jedi
@phillipchappell60134 жыл бұрын
so xena has a offical youtube channel. find it just alittle odd, i'm not complaining though. i just think there something going on.
@angelabariteau4 жыл бұрын
My thoughts?......It's not odd but more obviously run by someone like Rob or a similar person of the Xena higher powers......hmmmmm think about it. The 25th anniversary is coming up, and they may be wanting to gauge fans thoughts before planning something for us like Lucy and Renee said they would at previous conventions, and comments on here could very well be seen by the cast and crew.....both good and bad. You're all welcome.
@phillipchappell60134 жыл бұрын
@@angelabariteau I think it might be more of the gauge part. I read two articles from 19, Lucy and Renee said they would like to revisit their characters. I think it was Lucy who said she wanted to right the ending.
@angelabariteau4 жыл бұрын
@@phillipchappell6013 They both feel that way but Lucy spoke about it more.
@phillipchappell60134 жыл бұрын
@@angelabariteau true, Well I'm not alone thinking they should reprise their role. My only hope is they dont do the xfiles no time pasted. I hate xfiles. but i was glad it came back for those who liked it. But i saw two or three episode of it return. Picard is one I'm not sure I grew up with ST:TNG. that why i have low expectation i think it got to many old actor in it.
@tonyamercado90134 жыл бұрын
@@phillipchappell6013 I'm all for a xwp reboot or whatever just wondering what story they could tell since Xena was dead at the end. Maybe move to Eve...?
@rtroian835 жыл бұрын
More please
@Sedavis19823 жыл бұрын
Anyone notice when she is talking to dead Ming tien, she's wearing boots? Where the hell she got those from?
@kaoyirengoku4023Ай бұрын
boots?
@angelagillett10333 жыл бұрын
She got him back
@TimmellDontrell872 жыл бұрын
If y'all wondering where to rewatch Xena. It's on roku for free!
@nancykeovongsa26612 жыл бұрын
I ,like it when Xenia has powers
@MomAsol4 жыл бұрын
I love XENA
@laureljade34764 жыл бұрын
0:54 that sounds like it's from the bathtub scene from Jacob's Ladder.
@tycoonsoftomorrow28674 жыл бұрын
This episode just showed how stupid Gabrielle was. She couldn't even tell that a guy with a blank stare sitting motionless on a throne was dead. I'm not sure if the script writers intended to make Gabrielle look this stupid or not. Sneaky for Xena to attempt that kind of deception but I guess she figured it would work on dumb as rocks Gabrielle.
@catsheri14 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if somebody else noticed that!
@widM_4 жыл бұрын
well, definitely that was intentionally done to show his death at the end. I think it's not really the point if Gabrielle knows if he's dead or not. Gabrielle already realized that he was evil and I think she wouldn't mind if Xena would kill him infront of her.
@twistednightmare13634 жыл бұрын
I like to think Gabrielle knew he was dead and just played along, the way she said "I love you Xena" almost like she was crying was a way of saying, "I'm not stupid, but I understand and forgive you."
@Wednesdaywoe19754 жыл бұрын
Maybe Gabby is near sighted.
@Bardim183 жыл бұрын
Well, it's the same Gabrielle who couldn't see that the baby she gave birth to after she got impregnated by an evil god in a ritual was a monster.
@Matthew209100New4 жыл бұрын
ending...........wow old Xena really dark
@alfan00794 жыл бұрын
i mean did xena live for hundreds of years? the outfit of the chinese was more like of qing dynasty(1636)
@alfan00794 жыл бұрын
is xena that old? i mean the outfits on the chinese was manchurian and thats pretty much 1636. really? ancient greece and qing dynasty? at least raimi could go for qin, han or jin dynasty setting.
@thehantavirus4 жыл бұрын
xenas time period is at least more than 2000years, more like just before christ was born.
@alfan00794 жыл бұрын
so xena was alive when roman empire thrive. so hercules was still around when Nero and Christ was around?
@Vikinggirl16793 жыл бұрын
Xena lived in ancient Greek times
@rjpx9472 жыл бұрын
*magically summons torture tools, which fly with the sound of a TIE fighter*. Sure...makes perfect sense.
@TheXander3602 жыл бұрын
She didn't summon them they were behind the guy. She doesn't need to see it to move it
@rjpx9472 жыл бұрын
@@TheXander360 Still...TIE fighter sound, LOL
@victoriathurston53263 жыл бұрын
I think it's on Amazon prime I think u may need to pay for it but I hoping to order it soon
@talitasousa98585 жыл бұрын
Please want the Full Episodes of XWP🙏🙏🙏
@Tumbledweeb5 жыл бұрын
I've actually been thinking about uploading full episodes onto my channel. Not sure if I'd be able to get away with it, though, due to copyright infringement?
@Mo-pv5cx4 жыл бұрын
@@Tumbledweeb yeah,that's why all the full episodes were taken down. Some folks tried to upload on tiny screens but it didn't work
@warwagon3 жыл бұрын
2:00 that moment when they steal sound effects from X-Wings.
@jelocarcabarles15422 жыл бұрын
Woman very strong woman 💪
@sssimon61564 жыл бұрын
Xena the jedi!
@Exoneos5 жыл бұрын
Not yet Dragon Ball Level but hey she had to start somewhere lul
@Tumbledweeb5 жыл бұрын
I've never actually seen "Dragon Ball", so correct me if I'm wrong here, but from my limited understanding, it takes QUITE a bit of practice before one is able to go full-on Super Saiyan? :D
@vesselinkrastev3 жыл бұрын
Stop desiring to unlock force push. Nice 😄
@lenakataeva7525 Жыл бұрын
Why didn't Ming Tien know that hair pin could be used as a weapon? It's his culture It's sad that lao ma could sent Xena on the right path (even tho it took longer than she wanted) but she couldn't guide her own son. And Xena was the one who made Ming Tien evil. Moreover, Ming Tien was young here, younger or the same age as xena when lao ma put her on the right path. Why didn't Xena try at least do the same for Ming Tien? I love Xena but I don't like "only Xena deserves redemption" narrative
@serena3673 Жыл бұрын
It just goes to show that some people are beyond saving.
@lenakataeva7525 Жыл бұрын
@@serena3673 yeah, it could be this statement if xena at least tried to guide him on the right path. How did she know that he was beyond saving? It's Gabrielle daughter was beyond saving despite all efforts from Gabrielle
@nique37514 жыл бұрын
Seem like a Segment from Maury lol
@stephaniepage43342 жыл бұрын
Is solan 9 years old then eve?
@joshuaerskine2608 Жыл бұрын
Actually 11-12 yrs older than her because Solan died probably at around 10-11 yrs. old when Hope killed him and if he was still alive, he would be 11 years old in Season 4, would be 12 yrs. old in Season 5 and would be 37-38 yrs. old in Season 6 in the 25-year time-skip.
@hybrid55684 жыл бұрын
2:00 tie fighters
@LaShea693 жыл бұрын
2:35 Talk about gettin' the taste literally knocked outta your mouth.
@JP-xd9ri4 жыл бұрын
Wonder woman v Xena
@RestlessRebel4 жыл бұрын
And Kassandra(AC Odyssey)
@carlkim25774 жыл бұрын
So did she kill him? Or did he kill himself?
@peacenlove754 жыл бұрын
She killed him
@MrMharris19904 жыл бұрын
She killed him
@SCO234 жыл бұрын
She killed him and was sneaky about it.
@gorgeous67374 жыл бұрын
Xena killed him
@carlkim25774 жыл бұрын
Haha .. So much for turning a new leaf
@davidcici11Evolution4 жыл бұрын
Xena is so OP
@lizardmilk3 жыл бұрын
Xena, Air Bender.
@corinocconnor13584 жыл бұрын
hehe don't you people know there is a reason why they shes called the warrior princess her bloodline xenas father is lord Ares the god of war later in the series Ares admits this xena was bred for one reason to be the daughter of war xena is a Amazonian with her father's bloodline she should be the Amazon queen its her birth right
@Mo-pv5cx4 жыл бұрын
False
@solidsnakemgs21804 жыл бұрын
Avatar Xena
@saidjuventus Жыл бұрын
💣💣
@iammm663 жыл бұрын
willing - desiring - hating 癡 貪 嗔?
@errolthomas94264 жыл бұрын
What's the name of this episode? And what season is it from?
I love Xena but I hate that sound she makes when she fights If anyone agrees with me Give me hell yeah
@victoriameier62564 жыл бұрын
MinTien is an awful actor
@andhisband3 жыл бұрын
I don't think so. The actor has a thick Aussie (or Kiwi, I don't remember) accent. It was a real challenge for him to subdue that and try to sound Chinese. You can tell by the way he over-articulates his words.
@MD-jw6lj4 жыл бұрын
Lol he's such a bad actor😩
@adambischoff1284 жыл бұрын
Yeah 😂
@icekokoro27084 жыл бұрын
M D lol should’ve seen him when he played the younger version of Lothor on Power Rangers Ninja Storm.