Xena (& Gabrielle) The Warrior Princess (with Sara Century)

Video Episode 5A Queer Retrospective of Xena The Warrior Princess (& Gabrielle)Ringing in September with the long awaited Xenasode! I'm joined by returning guest Best Issue Ever's Sara Century! This SUPERSIZED episode features discussion of:A brief history of lesbianism on televisionA queer history of 90s television Birth of the slashficXena as a queer historical textWhy Lucy Lawless & Renee O'Conner will always be gay famousWhy Xena did it firstLeather & LesbiansButch queers existWHOOSHRevengenceWorst Ex GirlfriendRural QueersCallisto, ally?Syndication, serialisation, long form storytelling, spin offs. Sam RaimiR.J. StewartRob TapertLiz FriedmanBruce Campbell!Karl Urban!Hercules The Legendary Journeys and Kevin Sorbo (flop)Elizabeth TaylorLord of the RingsWire-FuBuffy the Vampire SlayerMy Name is Earl (?)Context, subtext and subtext in context"Subtext" queersThe glee effect FRIENDSEmbracing the 'problematic'PacifismSara and Khaliden's Top 4 'Xena the Warrior Princess' episodes for newcomers!Support REFERENTIAL on Patreon!+ Check out the official unofficial part 1of this crossover on Best Issue Ever where I talk to Sara about my favourite lesbian couple in comics Find Sara at www.saracentury.com and support Sara Century and Alex Segura's comic The Forgotten Five!Original podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith. Follow Khaliden @alsopurp everywhereSubscribe to Best Issue Ever everywhere you get your pods!Follow @saracentury on instagram!Video Production by Victor Alexander (@Ugly_knees on insta and @clevvergirl on Tiktok)Subscribe to our Youtube Page!https://youtube.com/@referentialpodMore at www.alsopurple.comThank you Layla for the help with this edit!___________Thank you for listening! Don’t forget to leave a 5 star rating and review to help people find the podcast!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy