Time Magazine
9 July 2001

'Xena' fans protest series finale

 

IT'S NOT LIKE SHE WAS THE "PACIFIST" PRINCESS

It was an inglorious way for a princess--warrior or otherwise--to end her reign, but if nothing else, the series Xena: Warrior Princess seemed to come to a definitive conclusion. After six seasons, the show's final episode saw Xena, played by LUCY LAWLESS, being riddled with arrows and decapitated. Her corpse was later hanged from a tree and cremated. On the plus side, she did vanquish some evil spirits. But that wasn't enough to pacify fans of the show. An angry rabble has taken to the Internet, complaining on fan sites of the violent nature of Xena's death and the fact that it seems to preclude the possibility of future Xena Christmas reunion specials. Xena producer (and Lawless's real-life husband) Rob Tapert said Xena's death was true to the ethos of the show and hinted that resurrection is not impossible. "This is about the fifth time that Xena has died in the series," he said, "so I'm not worried about the franchise ending."

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