A Friend in Need: Part 2 (18 Jun. 2001)

When Xena dies in order to fight Yodoshi as a ghost, Gabrielle starts a dangerous journey to retrieve her friend's body and put her ashes into the Fountain of Strength, which will bring her back from the dead.

Director:

Robert G. Tapert

Writers:

John Schulian (creator), R.J. Stewart (developed by),

Stars:

Lucy Lawless, Renée O'Connor, Michelle Ang

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Lucy Lawless	...	Xena
Renée O'Connor	...	Gabrielle
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michelle Ang	...	Akemi
Adrian Brown	...	Yodoshi
Marton Csokas	...	Borias
Kazuhiro Muroyama	...	Harukata
Mac Jeffrey Ong	...	Kenji
Shiori Terada	...	Miyuki

Storyline

When Xena dies in order to fight Yodoshi as a ghost, Gabrielle starts a dangerous journey to retrieve her friend's body and put her ashes into the Fountain of Strength, which will bring her back from the dead.

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Plot Keywords:

Soul Mate

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 June 2001 (USA)

Company Credits

Did You Know?

Quotes

Xena: If there is a reason for our travels together it's because I had to learn from you enough to know the final, the good, the right thing to do. I can't come back. I can't.
Gabrielle: I love you, Xena. How am I supposed to go on without you?
Xena: I'll always be with you, Gabrielle. Always.

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Crazy Credits

Xena was permanently harmed in the making of this motion picture, but kept her spirits up.

User Reviews

Lovely Ending, it keeps the show's premise in mind, but maintains the emphasis of the reality of fate and tragedy

This episode was one of my favorite endings; I loved to see Xena meet this unforgettable and tragic end and sacrifice herself for the thousands of lives that she had taken earlier in her life. But that was merely the moral aspect of the episode's greatness. What of the awesomeness of Yodoshi and his "Dragonball-esque" battle against Xena; that was quite memorable. I loved the fight scene as well as the villain Yodoshi. There was great impression placed on Xena's final battle; but the best part was the ever-so-eloquent slicing beheading of Yodoshi in one swift strike, allowing his head to roll on the ground as Xena turned away from her fallen opponent in anime-style awesomeness, not looking back at the grisly visage of her final foe. This was by far one of my favorite death scenes in the series as well, for being such an honorable battle in essence and conception. Also, I loved Xena's decision in the end to stay dead even though Gabrielle could have barely managed to revive her. All their journeys and decisions led to this fateful moment; the moment that Xena decides to perish and allow her vanquished souls to be freed from eternal torment in purgatory. And so, Gabrielle is seen on the boat all alone in the end, riding away into the sunset; but she keeps Xena's presence in her heart, which makes the episode's already great presence even more awesome. Personally, I prefer when episodes are of this tragic caliber to the light-hearted or goofy overtone. With full sincerity, if it were not for serious drama and tragedy befalling everyone, then the series would not have been as good as it was. This episode is a fine example of why the series was so great. It is because of these losses and sadness that envelops the show that makes it so special. If something were to last forever, then it wouldn't be as good. So I am one of the fans who loved this bitter and savage ending to this great story.