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"Xena: Warrior Princess - Season Two" DVD Review

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The Bottom Line

Although some episodes didn't draw me in completely, I had a lot of fun watching "Xena: Warrior Princess - Season Two" on DVD.

Pros

  • Mixes myth-inspired stories with action adventure
  • Lucy Lawless is well-cast as Xena
  • DVDs have commentaries on selected episodes

Cons

  • Some episodes didn’t draw me in completely
  • Can be over-the-top and self-consciously campy
  • Show's mythic world is often not made believable

Description

  • DVDs (7) of second season of "Xena: Warrior Princess - Season Two"
  • Release date for DVDs: September 2, 2003
  • Good to excellent picture quality (occasional brief graininess)
  • Excellent sound quality

Guide Review - "Xena: Warrior Princess - Season Two" DVD Review

I was entertained by the interesting mix of myth-inspired stories and fast-moving action adventure in "Xena: Warrior Princess - Season Two." I think that the show’s greatest asset is Lucy Lawless, whose charisma, strong-willed persona, and sex appeal gives her character more credibility than seems to be in the scripts themselves. Some episodes of "Xena: Warrior Princess" didn't draw me in completely, perhaps because the show is so often over-the-top and self-consciously campy that it's hard for me to be pulled into its fantasy world. That being said, though, I had a lot of fun watching season two on DVD, and I imagine fans of this series will enjoy the DVDs even more than I did.
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