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Life Blood
Production number: V0924
Guest Stars:
Danielle Cormack (Samsara)
Kate Elliot (Yakut)
Claudia Black (Karina)
Shelley Edwards (Cyane)
Renee Kelly (?)
Selma Blair (Utma/Cyane)
Karl Urban (Kor)
Monica Mcswain (Olan)
Credits:
Story by Rob Tapert and RJ Stewat
Teleplay by RJ Stewart and George Strayton and Tom O'Neill
Directed by Paul Grinder (non-Amazon High parts) and Michael Hurst (Amazon High parts)
First line:
Gabrielle's Narration: "It was the birth of the Amazon nation-- and of their legendary warrior, Samsara-- whose lust for blood perverted their history-- for eons. Then Xena, brought her daughter, Eve, to receive the Amazon right of caste. This is the story of Eve's initiation-- and of the Amazon rebirth."
Last line:
Gabrielle's Narration: "And so the Amazon legacy, to temper might with mercy, was restored-- thanks to the innocence of a child-- and the wisdom of Xena."
Disclaimer:
*Warning: The Surgeon General cautions practicing Weird and Grotesque Amazon rituals may be hazardous to your health.
Things to look out for:
- Watch Eve when Gabrielle and Xena learn about Amarice's fate. Eve plucks up one of Gab's sais, drops it in a classic baby game of "I throw it, you bring it," and gives a hilarious laugh.
-HOW funny is it that Karl Urban, who so recently tacked our gals onto crosses as Caesar, was getting a death march with a crossbeam a la crucifixion BC? Since this was done for an entirely different show, I guess it wasn't intentional, but it was sure amusing to watch. Paybacks are a b*tch!
- AMAZON means *moon-maiden* - nothing to do with cutting off the breast - some misogynist guy made that up. hence Gab Dancing in the Moonlight! For more information go to
- The names of certain characters from the Amazon High story have significant meaning. Danielle Cormack's character, the warrior Samsara, is named from the Hindu concept of the cycle of continuous rebirth which every Hindu hopes to escape one day. The name and title Utma is also a clever play on the word Atma, in Hinduism the Sanskrit word for 'soul', probably because the Utma girl Cyane was associated with the creation of the first Amazons. The dagger of Utma could also be seen as a 'soul dagger' which shows the history of others.
In the final scene of eve's baptism see how the little one drops her sock into the water as the camera starts to fade into black and Lucy picks the sock up in her hand.