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Renee O`Connor again gets to play second(actually third) fiddle while Lucy is away, although she has a few funny moments. Her attempt at a chakram toss is painfully amusing. Cleopatra is nicely sexy, Gina Torres coming out best of the guest stars. Her keen interest in Xena when they meet at the end of the episode, adding an intriguing little twist.
Special mention for the really poor camera work in the final fight - Ted`s double playing Jett is so very, very clearly NOT Ted! You see him quite clearly. Was that Bruce Campbell or the cameraman or the editor to blame?
Writers Adam Armus and Nora Kay Foster have been responsible for a few duffers in their time like For Him the Bell Tolls and Chariots of War, although I did enjoy Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and the Xena Scrolls. Clearly popular with the producers, but I don`t think their episodes register that highly as fan favourites. In this turbulent third series, this episode stood out as the poorest so far by some way for me.
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