Alexandra Tydings Archive

  • Hera plays up to Augeas's delusion that he is Zeus by giving him a taste of godly power, which he can keep if he kills Hercules.

    Reign of Terror

    Hera plays up to Augeas's delusion that he is Zeus by giving him a taste of godly power, which he can keep if he kills Hercules.

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  • Hercules and Cupid get caught in the middle of a plot by jealous Aphrodite to marry off a mortal female whose beauty is drawing attention away from her.

    The Green-Eyed Monster

    Hercules and Cupid get caught in the middle of a plot by jealous Aphrodite to marry off a mortal female whose beauty is drawing attention away from her.

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  • Aphrodite decides it's time for a career change; a plot is afoot to kidnap Iolaus' grandmother.

    Love Takes a Holiday

    Aphrodite decides it's time for a career change; a plot is afoot to kidnap Iolaus' grandmother.

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  • Aphrodite acts more like the goddess of war than of love when she casts a spell that makes Iolaus the apple of a princess's eye.

    The Apple

    Aphrodite acts more like the goddess of war than of love when she casts a spell that makes Iolaus the apple of a princess's eye.

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  • While travelling to return the Helmet of Hermes to the King of Thebes, Xena and Gabrielle rescue Genia, a virgin who is about to be sacrificed willingly by religious zealots in exchange for protection from a warlord. Xena and Gabrielle think that introducing Genia to Aphrodite would convince her that throwing away her life for a god is a bad idea but it backfires on them.

    Many Happy Returns

    While travelling to return the Helmet of Hermes to the King of Thebes, Xena and Gabrielle rescue Genia, a virgin who is about to be sacrificed willingly by religious zealots in exchange for protection from a warlord. Xena and Gabrielle think that introducing Genia to Aphrodite would convince her that throwing away her life for a god is a bad idea but it backfires on them.

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  • A tabloid reporter tries to get the scoop on Xena and her motivation for her quest to obtain the legendary golden apples from Valhalla.

    You Are There

    A tabloid reporter tries to get the scoop on Xena and her motivation for her quest to obtain the legendary golden apples from Valhalla.

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  • Michael, the Arch-Angel, orders Xena to hunt down the Roman emperor, Caligula, who has stolen Aphrodite’s godhood and kill him before he can do anymore harm.

    The God You Know

    Michael, the Arch-Angel, orders Xena to hunt down the Roman emperor, Caligula, who has stolen Aphrodite’s godhood and kill him before he can do anymore harm.

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  • Xena faces the gods of Olympus in a battle to the death when she acquires some new powers. Meanwhile, Gabrielle and Eve, are fighting battles of their own.

    Motherhood

    Xena faces the gods of Olympus in a battle to the death when she acquires some new powers. Meanwhile, Gabrielle and Eve, are fighting battles of their own.

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  • When Gabrielle hits her head and falls into the ocean, she gets amnesia and a merman tries to convince her that she’s his wife and mother to his fishy offspring.

    Married With Fishsticks

    When Gabrielle hits her head and falls into the ocean, she gets amnesia and a merman tries to convince her that she’s his wife and mother to his fishy offspring.

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  • Suffering from writers’s block, Gabrielle tells Aphrodite about her day in which a depressed god shrunk her and Argo and how she attempted to correct the situation before a very moody Xena catches on. Meanwhile, Xena tries to control her hormone-induced temper but to no avail.

    Punch Lines

    Suffering from writers’s block, Gabrielle tells Aphrodite about her day in which a depressed god shrunk her and Argo and how she attempted to correct the situation before a very moody Xena catches on. Meanwhile, Xena tries to control her hormone-induced temper but to no avail.

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  • Thanks to Aphrodite, Xena is trapped in the body of a little girl and must help the child deal with the grief over her mother’s death, while Gabrielle and Aphrodite separate the two before sunset as well as keep Xena’s body safe from the bad guys.

    Little Problems

    Thanks to Aphrodite, Xena is trapped in the body of a little girl and must help the child deal with the grief over her mother’s death, while Gabrielle and Aphrodite separate the two before sunset as well as keep Xena’s body safe from the bad guys.

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  • While journeying to reunite little princess Alecia with her father and the stepmother she dislikes, Xena, Gabrielle, Joxer and Aphrodite take turns regaling the child with fairy tales with familiar faces.

    If the Shoe Fits

    While journeying to reunite little princess Alecia with her father and the stepmother she dislikes, Xena, Gabrielle, Joxer and Aphrodite take turns regaling the child with fairy tales with familiar faces.

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  • While trying to recover the North Star that Aphrodite has stolen, Xena becomes obsessed with fish, Gabrielle with her own reflection and Joxer with being an apeman, all thanks to Aphrodite’s distracting obsession spells.

    Fins, Femmes, and Gems

    While trying to recover the North Star that Aphrodite has stolen, Xena becomes obsessed with fish, Gabrielle with her own reflection and Joxer with being an apeman, all thanks to Aphrodite’s distracting obsession spells.

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  • Jealous of Xena’s legendary deeds, Aphrodite puts a spell on Gabrielle’s scroll, causing everything written on it to magically become real.

    The Quill Is Mightier

    Jealous of Xena’s legendary deeds, Aphrodite puts a spell on Gabrielle’s scroll, causing everything written on it to magically become real.

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  • With Xena away on a mission, Gabrielle must contend with Aphrodite, who’s interfering in one of Cupid’s lovespells that will unite two kingdoms and who’s put a spell on Joxer, who behaves like a real hero whenver a bell rings.

    For Him the Bell Tolls

    With Xena away on a mission, Gabrielle must contend with Aphrodite, who’s interfering in one of Cupid’s lovespells that will unite two kingdoms and who’s put a spell on Joxer, who behaves like a real hero whenver a bell rings.

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