Definitely, “Xena: Warrior Princess” was a mega icon of television, whose legacy has been honored on several occasions on the small screen and even in the movies, thanks to his recent and ‘inadvertent cameo’ in “Doctor Strange in the multiverse of madness.” Premiered in 1995, the series starred the actress Lucy lawlesswho was accompanied in the cast by Renee O’Connor in the role of the remembered Gabrielle.
Now positioned as a cult production, due to its great fan base and its fantastic story, this successful title closed its plot in June 2001, with a chapter that tore the hearts of thousands of viewers, in addition to becoming a bittersweet farewell for the public.
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What is the ending of “Xena: Warrior Princess”?
The story of “Xena: Warrior Princess” ended with the episode “A friend in need”, translated into Spanish as “A friend in trouble”. In this narrative an event that occurred thousands of years ago and of which the audience was not aware until that moment (this was part of the controversy) was introduced.
Xena had befriended a young woman named Akemi, who had killed her father and then asked our leading warrior to do the same to her. Little time passed before the villagers found out about her and went to attack her.
Driven by rage, the warrior princess burned the place down and 40,000 people died that day. Afterwards, Akemi’s father became the fearsome and ruthless Lord Yodoshiwho began to be known as ‘The Soul Eater’.
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A sacrifice that killed the fans
to end with yodoshi, it was necessary for someone immortal to face him. However, Xena decided to do it on her own (very heroic, that’s why we love her), although after a wave of arrows and in a fast and shocking way for the faithful fans of fiction, the character of Lucy lawless he was beheaded in the blink of an eye.
At this point, his soul was able to return to battle and to face his enemy and free the 40 thousand souls. Gabrielle attempted to bring her back from the dead, but Xena understood that this sacrifice needed to be kept as such.so that she reconciles with her dark past and those she saved can rest in peace.
With all this, many believe that the abrupt and unforeseen death of our heroine was not the best decision to put an end to a story that, despite the years, had an important development for its characters and a narrative that managed to establish itself so strongly. in the hearts of viewers. Even so, it is impossible for this ‘impasse’ to take away the iconic status of such a memorable production.
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