It is just a tv show
but saying goodbye still hurts.
So I have finished Xena and I haven't been able to cry about it yet. I knew that Xena' s death was coming because I spoiled myself on it before I even started watching the show because, honestly, I didn't think I would make it six minutes into the first episode let alone six seasons.
A few tears have leaked out, but I haven't been able to have that good cry that sort of puts everything in perspective. The problem is, from the very beginning, I saw the show through Gabrielle's eyes and since she was my favorite character, the ending of her living the rest of her life without Xena just breaks me. When Gabrielle said that 'Xena is her life,' I believed her; and while sure my girl suffered from hero worship, I never felt like her proclamations of love were whimsical yearnings or melodramatic.
I mean, Gabrielle is more Nikita than Nikita, but from the very first episode, I loved her. I enjoyed her evolution from S1 to S6 even though there were times I wished that she had never gotten wrapped up in Xena's life. She had such an amazing character arc, but her love, loyalty to Xena never changed.
I plan to do a post hitting the highlights/low lights of the show; but right now, I'm just amazed that while the finale just breaks me, I can't be angry with it or disappointed .
So I have finished Xena and I haven't been able to cry about it yet. I knew that Xena' s death was coming because I spoiled myself on it before I even started watching the show because, honestly, I didn't think I would make it six minutes into the first episode let alone six seasons.
A few tears have leaked out, but I haven't been able to have that good cry that sort of puts everything in perspective. The problem is, from the very beginning, I saw the show through Gabrielle's eyes and since she was my favorite character, the ending of her living the rest of her life without Xena just breaks me. When Gabrielle said that 'Xena is her life,' I believed her; and while sure my girl suffered from hero worship, I never felt like her proclamations of love were whimsical yearnings or melodramatic.
I mean, Gabrielle is more Nikita than Nikita, but from the very first episode, I loved her. I enjoyed her evolution from S1 to S6 even though there were times I wished that she had never gotten wrapped up in Xena's life. She had such an amazing character arc, but her love, loyalty to Xena never changed.
I plan to do a post hitting the highlights/low lights of the show; but right now, I'm just amazed that while the finale just breaks me, I can't be angry with it or disappointed .