#chakram

Morlais was once a humble hula-hoop performer at the traveling circus, but soon found use selling her skills in acrobatics as an assassin-for-hire as a way to make some extra gold. Old patrons at the Inn might still recognize her, but she looks quite a bit different these days.

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Morlais here is a special case for my adoption shop - she was first put up for adoption in 2022, and returned a few years ago on the condition they got to keep the original design. Since then I've been thinking about how to handle her, and I have finally re-designed her to give her a third chance at life!

She will likely (though not 100%) either be more expensive than usual or auctioned rather than simply sold, so if you're interested in her I recommend signing up for alerts on the thread and staying tuned for more information.

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Like the art? It (and the dragon that comes with it) will be up for sale soon at the Carrefour Inn!

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I recently added this rare piece to my Xena collection and I love it! I like to think it’s a mythological portal to that world still stuck in the time of ancient gods

Spin it on her finger like it’s a football.

Cut down a tree with it like it’s a buzzsaw.

Split it into two pieces and throw it like it’s kunai.

Deflect projectiles like it’s a ping pong paddle.

Change direction mid-air without altering angle.

Sometimes you wonder if she was controlling it or the thing had a mind of its own like Earp’s ‘Peacemaker’. Was it magical/supernatural or was Xena just really skilled with it? Because it doesn’t do insane shit like this for other wielders. At least we never saw that it could. Only Xena seemed to unlock its full potential.

But one would wonder whether it was really Xena at all and the chakram itself didn’t have its own awareness.

Especially the Yin-yang chakram. I swear that thing was forged by the gods because it had INSANE capabilities.

It was as if creators intended it to be its own character.

Again, it’s very much like Wynonna Earp’s ‘Peacemaker’ that possesses the ability to be conscious of its wielder and it won’t shoot for you if your intentions aren’t true.

The Chakram was very much like that. Only you do see other people wield it. And not well-intentioned people.

But only Xena herself seemed to be able to master it like it was always designed for and tailored to her use.

Going on a slightly different tangent that ties into the the magical/supernatural capabilities of the chakram.

My theory is that Gabrielle could have done the same with the Light chakram because that was the other half that was meant to join together with the Dark chakram and it’s the Yin-yang chakram that represents both of them as not only one soul but also as one intertwined physical entity. And that means there is more logic as to why Gabrielle was able to wield it at the very end of ‘A Friend In Need’. It’s that she was always the true owner and master of the Light chakram and therefore - as per the conclusion to my character study thesis - was (at that point) a complete physical warrior as well as the true hero of the TV show all along and the only reason she was in Xena’s shadow was because she put herself there as the author of ‘The Xena Scrolls’ just because she was so in love with her and never felt she matched up to her as a warrior and hero. As the Warrior Princess.

Yet she was always the one that was meant to carry on her legacy as many episodes in the show proved to us.

It makes so much sense to view the romantic fantasy of ‘Xena: Warrior Princess’ through the eyes of Gabrielle to the point where the CHAKRAM is symbolic of their soul because their soul is cosmically two half’s of a whole as the fundamental human representation of Yin-yang ☯️.

So - if anything - it wasn’t that the chakram itself was ever magical/supernatural. It was that the Yin-yang chakram merged into a whole in the same way Xena and Gabrielle merged into each other to become one.

The chakram was becoming more and more of what it was always meant to be as Xena and Gabrielle were in role-reversing and exploring more of their intertwined karma to eventually end up being a fully realized self.

And I think that’s a perfectly concise and logical way of understanding the chakram. All iterations of what it is.

It’s so powerful and insanely capable because it’s them as their true fully realized self. As their complete form.

Because that’s how I choose to interpret the end of the show. It feels empty if I don’t see it this way. It feels as if it doesn’t have the closure it needs to actually END IT.

The final shot sells it. Did Xena disappear? Or did she merge with Gabrielle through the Yin-yang chakram?

S5 Ep1:

Two seasons in a row sort of starting out with raising someone from the dead

Joxer really hasn't caught a break, his first kill and now his closest friends dying in rapid succession from each other (including his love) and Ted Raimi really has the acting skills to be emotional as hell when he gets the chance. I have gone full 180 on my feelings on Joxer by this point and in large part it's due to him.

Where's Gabrielle vs Where's Xena being the first questions

If I had a nickel for every time Gabrielle got possessed or turned into something demonic and was...honestly hot while doing it, I'd have a pretty neat sum of money to be sure

On that topic Demon Gabrielle and Demon Callisto immediately being at each other's throats immediately was hysterical

Xena became a demon and immediately put herself at the head of a coup, very iconic of her

Xena's soul has been "purified" so I wonder what that means for her back on earth, like being a warrior won't be the same at all if she's back to square one in terms of blood on her hands

Callisto got to be happy and chill for two seconds which I guess is two seconds more than she's had the rest of her life.

Gabrielle and Callisto continue to be my favourite foils on the show easily, next to Xena and Gabrielle of course theirs has been one of the best character journeys so far

Xena carried Gabrielle bridal style so I don't even mind it was to hell

Lucy was having a lot of fun as the demon I think 😅 "oh no, we're going to hell!!"

Curious to see where the season goes. The Christian mythological influences aren't the most compelling to me but I am interested in how it'll play out in Xena's world, which tends to weave in different religious influences for complexity and balance

Amarice continues to be one of the best side characters they've introduced, good dialogue specifically

The music was gorgeous in this episode in particular

S5 Ep2:

Dutch angles going haywire this episode oh boy

At least she remembers Gabrielle in her "empty" state, though I wasn't really on edge on that point. Souls intertwined after all.

Gabrielle, my dear, you have to stop upping the hotness factor every time you get a new outfit. Yes it's distracting, yes it still catches me off guard every time. Yes I have no spine, I'm aware. But seriously.

"She keeps dying before I can tell her (I love her)" awww Joxer if you weren't the side guy I'd really be rooting for you you're adorable. But then again firmly unrequited love in which the lesson is acceptance always get me, I like those.

It's a little different, but "My path is with Xena" and "I'll do whatever I can to help her" kind of reminded me of what Willow said about Tara after she lost her mind to Glory "I'm going to take care of her, even if she never - she's my girl."

Joxer talks about shooting his shot (which we know is doomed) and right after Ares shoots his shot with Xena (aka, doomed). Parallelism my great joy

"Send me a sign" Gabrielle walks into frame 👌they honestly didn't even need the dialogue bit pointing it out at the end

After 5 seasons they are still using bits of Star Wars sound effects and this makes me unreasonably happy

I'm never going to see two gods properly fight am I, the brief bit with Ares and Cal was like a taster, I want Athena or Aprhodite in the ring

Am I crazy or is the music more synth-like this episode when they're in Caleb's place

Xena slayed a god, Buffy would be proud

Yes the new chakram is pretty darn cool

It's not dynamite!