The Deliverer (20 Oct. 1997)

Xena travels to Britannia to assist her former ally Boadicea in her rebellion against Caesar. Gabrielle travels with her and makes a new friend, Khrafstar, who tells her about his one god. ... See full summary »

Director:

Oley Sassone

Writers:

John Schulian (creator), Steven L. Sears,

Stars:

Lucy Lawless, Renée O'Connor, Kevin Smith

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Lucy Lawless	...	Xena
Renée O'Connor	...	Gabrielle
Kevin Smith	...	Ares, God of War
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Catherine Boniface	...	Meridian
Marton Csokas	...	Khrafstar
Meighan Desmond	...	Discord
Daniel Martin	...	Soldier
Anthony Ray Parker	...	Deliverer
Karl Urban	...	Caesar
Jennifer Ward-Lealand	...	Boadicea

Storyline

Xena travels to Britannia to assist her former ally Boadicea in her rebellion against Caesar. Gabrielle travels with her and makes a new friend, Khrafstar, who tells her about his one god. However, Gabrielle doesn't know that this journey will change her life forever.

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Plot Keywords:

demon rape

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 October 1997 (USA)

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Trivia

The "new" Xena kills less often than then "old" Xena, but still quite often. In this episode, in the first fight against the Romans, Xena kills one of them by slicing his gut. It is not 100% confirmed that falling into the flames is the end of the Deliverer, but since he is never seen again, it is most probable that Xena managed to kill him. The "new" Xena's body-count after this episode is 77. Also, this episode marks an irreversible turn for Gabrielle: she kills for the first time, stabbing Meridian. Gabrielle's body-count after this episode is 1.

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Goofs

Xena must have been a truly remarkable person for not only was she present at the Trojan war, as we have seen in a past episode, but she also had the honor of knowing Julius Caesar. Considering that the Trojan war is historically placed at about 1194 BC-1184 BC and the aforementioned historical figure from about 100 BC - 30 BC for Xena to have survived over 1000 years is utterly amazing! Talk about your well kept woman!

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Quotes

Xena: You half-witted toady to a third-rate god!

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Crazy Credits

Gabrielle was slightly well-done during the production of this motion picture. However, the producers would like to recommend a zesty barbecue sauce to bring out the full flavor of the episode.

User Reviews

My thoughts on Xena: Warrior Princess The Deliverer

I thought that this episode stood out because it cemented Renee O'Connors role in the show. This episode stands out for two reasons. #1 Xena's focus on getting even with Caesar and #2 It was the first time that Gabrielle would kill someone. The episode starts out with Ares testing out some new weapons that he made along with Discord appearing. Gabrielle liking a new person who Xena believes to be an ally to help her against Caesar in this episode but in reality is Dahak's deliverer who tricks Gabrielle into killing someone for the first time so she can become his sacrifice to bring Dahak the ultimate evil god into the world.