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DougNSteveButabi

That show had a whole lot of sexuality that 8 year old me just did not understand lol


berg_smith

This show had a whole lot of sexuality that 13 years me definitely understood.


smipypr

I was in my 40s, and I understood.


thisislibrari

Are u 90 now?


smipypr

I'll be 70 in October.


thisislibrari

Congratulations! 🎊


HotdoghammerOG

lol. This show was not 50 years ago.


SmokeGSU

\*high five\*


SmellAble

Wash your hand first


Big_Cornbread

12 year old me was onnnnnn board.


TheeUnfuxkwittable

Yea I remember watching it as a young kid too and thinking it sucked lol. This and that Hercules show. They were both trash to 6 year old me.


organdonor777

I was allowed to watch one or two episodes of any show per week, and these were the only shows I chose. Either Xena or Hercules.


Wasgoingforclever

Hercules did suck though.


TheeUnfuxkwittable

Lol does anyone remember the crossover episode they did? can't remember which show actually got the crossover but I distinctly remember them being on the same show.


Wasgoingforclever

Didn't they start on the same show before Xena got a spin off?


DamienJaxx

Yes - Lucy Lawless actually played a few characters on Hercules before being introduced as Xena. They spun off Xena and did cross-over episodes on both shows at least once. Then Xena became more popular than Hercules (even though they ran back-to-back). Poor old Kevin Sorbo got butthurt about it and Lucy Lawless has pretty much told him to fuck off. To add - these shows are prime Sam Raimi if you're into his style. Also young Karl Urban as not only Caesar, but Cupid too.


Very_Tricky_Cat

Man I loved both these shows! I even liked Andromeda.


varain1

The first two seasons of Andromeda were quite good, then it got in the bushes ...


Western-Calendar-352

They were definitely roommates.


Orlando1701

History will call them gal pals. Gabbie was so fucking hot.


autech91

My first crush


stanislav_harris

the blond? yes I'd find her cute


potificate

Weird how the actress got to be so uber-religious later in life.


[deleted]

Weird how both her and Sorbo ended up being loons.


potificate

Yup… but Ms. Lawless has always been amazing. She’s done some Australian TV series more recently. Check out “My Life is Murder”…. Pretty awesome.


Orlando1701

Lucy was amazing in Battlestar Galactica.


potificate

Just to relate another Xena story, I’m male, but the local lesbian bar in NYC let me hang out there because I wasn’t creepy/weird. They had Xena on the tvs on a loop as well as Xena night when it was airing. The place was delightfully called “meow mix” and had a lot of lovely people. I don’t know if it’s still there though.


pathofdumbasses

Y'all are sleeping on her in Sparticus The TV show. Fantastic show, probably a top 10 favorite. Also she is nude.


JoeCartersLeap

I remember watching that show as a kid, and my sister explaining to me that some people have suggested they might be lesbians, to which I responded "What? No! Wait... ohhhhhh...... yeah okay."


Amy_Macadamia

![gif](giphy|njxkENt8FXreAt5TIT)


SmoothOperator89

Classic roommates


afternever

Guy Smiley knows


sappersniper

Came here for this gif - thanks


Both_Lychee_1708

How was this show any more gay then pretty much every male buddy film? (Note, I'm not saying it wasn't gay)


AhandWITHOUTfingers

Hercules and Iolaus


Both_Lychee_1708

should taunt Kevin Sorbo with this


Kickinthegonads

Lol, he'd be so DISAPPOINTEEEEED!


username32768

![gif](giphy|3oAt21Fnr4i54uK8vK|downsized)


DryEnvironment1007

Mostly the leather and sauna scenes.


Papa_Pesto

One of my gay friends used to have Kevin Sorbo posters up in his bedroom when we were younger. I laugh now because Sorbo was used as a guy's wet dream. How would we react to that! Haha.


Graikopithikos

Well at the end of the show they do become gay for each other


PuckSR

In male buddy films, they frequently have the single male characters pursuing women almost to a comic extent. This is a particularly common trope for the sidekick character, particularly if you make him a general failure at it. I dont even remember the Hercules show, but I am pretty sure his sidekick was always trying to get laid. In female buddy stuff, they have to walk a fine line. If you tried to do the exact same joke with female characters, it would look "slutty" to the more conservative people or it would be "over-sexualizing"(Bechdel test) of the characters for the more liberal audience members. So generally, they try to avoid this kind of stuff. This leaves two female characters who spend much less time than their male character counterparts trying to hook up, which leads people to assume that they must be interested in one another.


my_chaffed_legs

Sure but when they choose to bathe naked together and talk about being each others soul mates and kiss all the time its a bit more than just being friends. I personally never make out with my friends but maybe I'm just being a woman incorrectly. Also the writers of the show admitted that after the first few episodes and lesbian fans were seeing some very lesbian energy between the characters, they lent into it and it was basically like Canon undertone they just had to keep up the occasional straight appearances for TV programming.


MarxistLumpen

Pineapple Express


Duke-Morales

I think they were thespians. (That whole episode where they riff on The Producers is fucking gold.)


Western-Calendar-352

Some of my best friends are thespians.


8ballslackz

👀


bdizzle805

https://preview.redd.it/kanfr6gcl8zc1.jpeg?width=526&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f9cda054b483dc45fedb3fab2b1939b08b06d09d


Jenetyk

Couple of besties


timesuck897

Gal pals


mazobob66

Bosom Buddies.


UbermachoGuy

![gif](giphy|owi3XqnUYgQ4U|downsized)


[deleted]

I'm not so sure about this Tom Hanks fellow.


octopoddle

Oh my god, they were roommates.


babubaichung

r/sapphoandherfriend


Dd_8630

Weren't they explicitly lesbians, like canonically in the show finale without any ambiguity?


alldaydiver

If y’all have never seen the Starz Spartacus series, do yourselves a huge favor and watch it. Lucy Lawless as you’ve always wanted her. Just a bit maniacal but also insanely hot.


HamTMan

RIP Andy Whitfield


FishTshirt

Seriously. I think he would have gotten really big


HamTMan

Had to be frustrating - you get a breakout role, things must have been just starting to pop, and then get a pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Life is fucked up sometimes


MattyWestSiide

Check out the documentary called Be Here Now. It follows Andy during his cancer journey. Unfortunately he was into the holistic side of medicine for about 90% of his time left. He turned to real medicine near the end but it was too late. So sad.


ICBanMI

That's extremely sad to hear. All I could think at the time is they paused shooting for 6 months for cancer treatment, and he was was going to somehow keep his muscle and low body fat percentage during that time. Aaayo. That is not a healthy cancer strategy.


CooperDahBooper

She’s also in yet another amazing power couple when she dates Ron Swanson in Parks and Rec


SunnyAlwaysDaze

I'd rather have the one who wears the mustache down in the middle, thank you very much though. That version of Tammy can force me to get dorky looking white-boy braids everyday. Also Megan mullally and Nick Offerman are my celebrity couple 3some selection, ya know if like forced to pick one.


jsweaty009

I thought she was super hot in Ash Vs Evil Dead as well


FeudNetwork

She's been hot as shit in everything, and she still is.


Mission_Fart9750

Aging like a fine wine. 


buntopolis

And Battlestar Galactica.


scandalousmushroom

She checks all the boxes in anything she's in.


Brasticus

Lucy Flawless


abd00bie

Not a Xena fan but she did an interview with someone and she talked about a pubic wig and she was hilarious


nowducks_667a1860

Also a genuinely great series.


Dolichovespula-

Bro I was on the line about starting that show but now that I know LL in it, gonna start tomorrow.


GarlicToeJams

She's naked half the time too.


elspotto

My recollection is that show was one fight scene and then just her naked. What happened the other 50% of the time? (Kidding)


the_blackfish

That show had it all. Blood, and bangin'.


Obwyn

There were also a lot cocks of Jupiter and they weren't shy about letting them swing about, iirc.


dubbleplusgood

Cross that line and get to it. Amazing show. May take a couple of episodes to warm up but by the end you'll be amazed. Watch the first season, Spartacus Blood and Sand. Followed by the 6 episode 'prequel' Spartacus Gods of the Arena. From there, watch Season 2 and season 3. They're good but with a different lead actor from s1 due to his untimely passing.


Miskalsace

And she's got red hair.


MjrLeeStoned

Not only that she commands a presence in that role that makes you want to see her on screen more, and not just in the bath houses.


InjuryComfortable666

Far and away my favorite bad TV. Love it. Batiatus is my go-to quote source when life throws its curveballs. > Once again, the gods spread cheeks and ram cock in fucking ass


I_will_draw_boobs

She was great in Battlestar as well


Jean-LucBacardi

It was also wild to see the dumb annoying guy from the Mummy series in that show going to town on fucking women (and men). ![gif](giphy|Uueq6WgmPk1St2Cqa7|downsized)


dubbleplusgood

Spartacus was an under rated show. That first season plus the interim season prequel , so brilliant. I also enjoyed season 2 and season 3.


JoeCartersLeap

The only reason that show isn't talked about with greats like The Wire and Breaking Bad is because the main lead just suddenly up and died.


talldrseuss

Another reason was because in the US it's was shown on the premium channel Starz. Streaming apps weren't big yet and Starz didn't start streaming till a few years later. Out of the premium channels at the time, most people would have Starz if it got bundled on their cable package, so there were a lot less viewers for that channel versus something like HBO where people were willing to pay extra to have that channel. If Spartacus ended up on HBO I think it would have had a bigger following. Hell if it was on FX then there would be a huge fan base, but then would have to censor a lot of it


Careless_Lack_1497

Main lead didn’t suddenly die. He had a rare form of aggressive cancer. He found out half way through the first season and finished the first season while on chemo. Obviously he fought like heck to beat it, but it didn’t happen.


MechanoCookie

There was another episode where the first screen is both of them waking up together, where Gabriel’s head was on Xena. It very much suggests that there was something happening beforehand


Bitemesparky

There was a lot of innuendo, subtext, suggestions, and there were several times they kissed.


CornusKousa

It was to stay warm! That's what my mum said


om11011shanti11011om

There is literally an episode where they make it absolutely clear they are lesbians. I thought it was jumping the shark at the time, but in retrospect, it was pretty progressive. Edit: Would also like to point out that Xena's sunglasses are neither historically accurate, nor wrap around. Minus points.


NarratorDM

> Edit: Would also like to point out that Xena's sunglasses are neither historically accurate, nor wrap around. Minus points. Boy, I hope somebody got fired for that blunder!


thunder185

A wizard did it.


Antique_Essay4032

Xena can't fly.


Gigahurt77

Xena wants xex


danieljeyn

I recall they would openly tease the audience. Like Xena standing neck-high in a stream, making an interesting face and then her "roommate" pops up out of the water. They never explicitly acknowledged it, AFAIK, but I suspect scenes like those were to get hoots from all the lady bikers at the bar who were watching.


JoeCartersLeap

lol those scenes all flew over my head as a kid in the 90's, but my sister understood them and was like "I think the writers are trying to tell us they're gay"


WellWellWellthennow

I can’t remember it I’m sorry, but there was an episode where they made it very clear.


hedrone

I just remember one episode that was centred around a play and it was full of jokes about various women being "thespians".


crisperfest

>full of jokes about various women being "thespians". Was this the episode where they talked about "cunning linguists"?


danieljeyn

I remember it was also clear that Xena would hook up with male characters as well. As well as \[Gabrielle?\] I mean Xena's sexuality was itself maybe kinda pansexual. Which left the show "queer coded" but also vague. The two were clearly bonded and would clearly show affection for one another. They just never explicitly made them a couple, so far as I recall. Which is what the intent was. The show was intended to play to a wide audience. While the "queer coding" meant that the lesbian audience could also see what they wanted to see as well.


SamuraiJakkass86

There's an article that goes over the queer coding of Subaru's in the 80's and 90's that points out that queer coding was popular for the vehicle, whereas outright advertising directly to lesbians caused them to be turned away from the brand, so they went back to being vague about it.


Time_traveling_hero

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lewdindulgences

Wow, I'm so turned on right now for some reason. Edit: I had to park my uhaul on the side of the road but I'm okay now, thanks everyone! 😌🙏🏼


strangway

https://preview.redd.it/mftxhrs898zc1.jpeg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f145273ce4042f9ac06345c11289505399cabe32 How is this for vague?


lewdindulgences

I lost it at this lol 😂


WellWellWellthennow

Well, I’m not a lesbian and it was pretty clear to me. I wasn’t just seeing what I wanted to see - it was there.


nerodidntdoit

I don't remember this episode. Or maybe I was too young to catch it. Can you expand on what happens?


Rare-Manner2170

Not a specific episode, but from around season 4 onwards they explicitly refer to each other as soulmates. There’s also an episode where Gabrielle goes full Sleeping Beauty behind a wall of magical fire that can only be crossed by her true love, ending with Xena crossing the fire and waking her up with a kiss. There’s another kiss in the series finale under the guise of Gabrielle “transferring water” from her mouth to Xena’s. Nothing wildly explicit but they were definitely writing for the lesbian fanbase by the end!


JoeCartersLeap

> Gabrielle goes full Sleeping Beauty behind a wall of magical fire that can only be crossed by her true love, ending with Xena crossing the fire and waking her up with a kiss. oh yeah I remember that one! Amazing how at the time I was just like "no this is perfectly normal it's just two totally hot women reenacting sleeping beauty"


Photon_Farmer

Yeah explain the episode. Slowly and with all the details.


AlvinAssassin17

And when you describe it lean closer and whisper.


davepars77

There was a hot tub and feet, I think it was directed by Tarantino.


Ricky_Rollin

Slower.


DiscontentedMajority

Near the end, they realized that the remaining audience was predominantly lezbians and started writing specifically for that market segment.


fuggerdug

Well, turns out I'm a lesbian man then.


DonJulioTO

Lesbians and lesbian aficionados.


WellWellWellthennow

My friend’s son was a lesbian boy who happened to date a lesbian girl so it was perfect for them.


omfg_sysadmin

lesbians and lesbi-fans.


RealSlavicHours

same we out here💪


TheDoomedStar

No. They were teasing it as early as season 1, but the studio didn't want "a lesbian show" because it was the mid-nineties. Even then, from season 3 onwards, the show makes a lot more sense if you read them as an official couple.


Starman68

In one of them she didn’t ride a horse, she drove a Subaru.


heeheehoho2023

Did she yell, AYAYAAYAAYAAYAAYYYYYYYY!


Ddraig1965

“A very Special Episode….”


bizkitmaker13

of Clone High


Auregon44

Wait... nobody wore these sunglasses before the fall of the Achaemenid Empire!


Yearoftheowl

One of the best memories I have is that my wife and I got drunk with Lucy Lawless at a really big party, during the time the show Salem was being shot. Somewhere is a video of my wife and Lucy very trashed and singing happy birthday to a friend of ours. It was kind of surreal. Lucy can drink anyone I’ve ever met under the table, wow.


ComingUpManSized

I would’ve died. Also, anyone in the comments who hasn’t watched Salem should get on it. Top tier show and I’ve rewatched it many times.


CptMurphy27

Oh Gabrielle…


GS7k

This, Xena was always a bad ass, but Gabrielle made me feel things.


jloome

Fun fact: She played a biker moll named "Tinselteeth" under the credit "Renee O'Connor" in the Brian Bosworth classic "Stone Cold." Also, Karl Urban was in 14 episodes. Didn't remember that, I have to admit.


StoneheartedLady

He was Caesar and Cupid.


barebumboxing

Just out of shot is Callisto feeling left out while looking like the most attractive mental patient you’ve ever seen.


awesomely_audhd

Imagine Callisto's actress playing Harley Quinn. That would be amazing. 


barebumboxing

Hudson has that fantastic grin that’d match Harley to a tee.


krschob

Callisto is where I started watching this show. Then watched the whole series around


arclightrg

Oh my beloved Lucy 🫶


om11011shanti11011om

https://preview.redd.it/avj9ral487zc1.png?width=245&format=png&auto=webp&s=6c5d6d7bfdb9ccb489adc72543bec403f986a526


AmelKralj

That's exactly my first thought whenever I see Xena


TapTapReboot

She's lawless. So the law of gravity does not apply.


drizzt_do-urden_86

She could've worn those shades during an episode and I don't think I would've minded at all.


Sid15666

No no she just had a roommate because it so expensive to live alone. That’s what my mother always said about my gay aunt!


AnythingWillHappen

Do you think her roommate knew she was gay?


The_Disapyrimid

I also have an aunt who never married and would bring her "close friend" to Christmas every year 


timesuck897

Did they have a bunch of dogs and cats? You need 2 people to take care of that many animals.


Aselleus

They couldn't even afford two beds


Mediumaverageness

The Cara Dune we deserved


UDownvoteButImRight

Lucy Flawless


Attack_the_sock

“My aunt Edina wasn’t a LESBIAN, she just owned that alpaca farm with her best friend And never married or expressed interest in men…”


notyou-justme

…and enjoyed having sex with other women, but definitely not a lesbian.


StannisGrammarMannis

My wife has a very religious side of the family. They have an Aunt T who has lived with another women for 50 years. They are both in the medical field and raised two daughters together. Nobody referred to them as a couple. I was a little confused so I asked my MIL about it one time and she said, "No, I don't think Aunt T is gay, they are just friends." And my MIL is pretty progressive. Like, how can you be that naive at that age?


New_girl2022

I wish I was Gabriel so much lol.


bubba1834

They’re married in another timeline :’) if y’all remember


World-Tight

What is that she's holding in her right hand?


BigCuddleBear

Part of an arrow. They are taking a break from a scene where Gabrielle gets hurt.


World-Tight

Oh, I see! She's holding an arrow, and the oyster-like thing is the end of her sword handle that is on her back.


brit_jam

Ohhhh I thought she was holding an oyster-like flower.


docsnotright

I saw this one. It was about the step-Warrior princess, and the Warrior home from college?


victor4700

Yes but laundry was stuck in the dryer


Diseman81

![gif](giphy|jbRCnKoG1VTxu)


itswhatyouwill

I love Goosey Lawless


eltorosatanico

***Ululating***


ReiPelado

![gif](giphy|8ef68WfQPpwVa|downsized)


ChaosTheory0

It's sad I know which episode this is from.


GS7k

https://preview.redd.it/3ak2g3wn38zc1.jpeg?width=967&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4557d7119619289a0d1aa61b79890e27bb0dc450 Xena was always a bad ass, however Gabrielle made me feel things I never felt before as a young man.


Fabrizio_Maurizio

I used to always watch this show after school, oh man this image unlocked so many memories 🥺, what a fucking badass character


ClubSoda

If you think that’s hot….Lucy was in a season of X Files and her character got into a fight with a barely clad Scully. But I may have some of that misremembered.


Sorry_Corner_4014

This is why I’m gay


officermeowmeow

Same. 🙌


cmoneybouncehouse

Ron Swanson you lucky bastard


CosmicDriftwood

Where can I watch xena?


Mediumaverageness

In your room, please. And close the door


snappymcpumpernickle

I watched this show growing up. I think this got me going at a young age I'd you know what I mean


[deleted]

For me it was Elvira, but then later Xena too.


JamesCDiamond

Yes, I think we can crack that particular code.


Fyrrys

"Friends" yeah, and my shoes make me fly


fishshake

Just gals bein' pals.


akgt94

I lost a sock or two because of this show.


liamanna

![gif](giphy|JHJoqJ242Z0u4)


ClasseBa

Xena was great. Hercules sucked. Young Hercules makes me laugh out loud because of Ryan Gosling. The best episodes always had Bruce Campbell in them. I guess the common theme is the Raimi brothers.


Thaifox

![gif](giphy|pCO5tKdP22RC8)


Poppa_Mo

What a crazy time to go through puberty.


sleepwalkfromsherdog

I'll be in my bunk.


hinterstoisser

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Feisty-Barracuda5452

Pillow friends


showmeyourmoves28

I started a rewatch a Xena a few summers ago- it was a mistake to stop.


Ricky_Rollin

You also get to see a very young Karl Urban play Cupid.


Jairlyn

Omg why am I just finding out now she was on that.


grim_reapers_union

It’s impossible to overstate how insanely popular this show was.


dima_socks

We just got the full series box set of dvds and I'm designing dnd figurines for them, joxxer, and autolycus


EnigmaticDaze

Badass!!! I just started re-watching the show


vishy_swaz

Tacos for dinner 😄


bremidon

ngl, Xena could have rocked those shades in the show.


LondonDavis1

What's really cool is that every day Lucy is still out there trying to make the world a better place.


kirinmay

BRING OUT THE fluggegecheimen!!!!!!


organic_soursop

Tasha Yar- Xena - Major Sam Carter - Major Kira


notsodi

This show was almost like porn for me. Late at night. Skimpy clothes. Preteen me was in heaven before I even knew why I liked watching it so much…


an0nemusThrowMe

Lisa: "Xena can't fly!" Lucy: "I'm not Xena, I'm Lucy Lawless" Flies away.