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- Anno: 1995
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After I stop laughing I think I will be able to do this commentary. I have not laughed this much in a long time. When I first read about the show, I was worried about it because one of my favorite episodes (if not the only favorite) of the third season is "The Bitter Suite". After such a great show I thought it would be hard to outdo it. I was wrong, I was so wrong.This musical was just so well done. I have to applaud once again the writers of the show. Using a musical as a medium to send many messages about life and about tolerance to the audience in a very light, entertaining way was a very brilliant move on their part.
As I sit here writing, I am still chuckling at some of the musical numbers. When Xena breaks into the song about the war I could not believe it, but when they went into the rendition of "Bye, Bye Birdie", I almost fell on the floor laughing. I was waiting for them to go into a rendition from West Side Story, Carousel, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, Grease. Then when Jace came out in that outfit and started to sing, I just could not stop laughing. The finale was just too good to be true. The rendition of "People Want To Be Free" with the whole cast (except Draco, of course) was in tune with a Vegas Show. Watching Gabrielle, Xena and Joxer let loose was something beyond what I would have ever imagined or dreamed. The final credits were completely unexpected, but definitely worthwhile. It was the perfect ending to a very entertaining show.
We, the audience, needed something like this after some very stressful and emotion-packed episodes. The need to be able to take a break, relax and enjoy some good, clean fun is necessary and this show gave us that. I for one am thankful.
I was very worried that because they have done so well during this season, they might do something to turn the tide on the show, but was I wrong! This show was just marvelous.
The acting could not have been better. That includes the leads and the visiting stars. It was just a perfect selection to have Draco be the villain in this show. Following his appearance in Comedy of Eros, I had missed him. He was the first major warlord Xena encountered and defeated on her path toward redemption. He was there midway in her life as a reminder (in a comedic way) that the past never goes away. Who better than Draco to step in and say I'm still here.
Well guys, with your indulgence I'm going to step on my soapbox for a few lines. What I'm going to say is my personal opinion and by no means reflects the opinion of "Whoosh". (Yeah, I know, I'm getting good at this disclaimer thing). For me, one of the most important messages or points that the show wanted to send was the fact that a child needs to be loved. It is true in a perfect world that for a child to have a father and a mother is wonderful. But many times, the family unit is made up of a mother, an aunt, a grandmother, a grandfather, a friend or anyone who cares enough to love and care for the child. As long as the child who is about to enter the world is loved and wanted, the composition of the family unit is irrelevant.
Many times society pushes the mother to marry the father of the child because it is the "right thing" to do. But those two people, in many cases, are not ready for that type of responsibility, or are not in love or are not strong enough to work every day to make the relationship work. They find themselves tied down "because of the child". By doing that, they are not happy and the child, in the long run, is the one who ends up paying the consequences for unhappy parents.
Xena's mother wanted Xena to have a husband because "all children need a father". By the end of the episode, she understood that having a father or a mother is not the essential thing for a child, but that the child is loved. As Xena said, she has Gabrielle, Joxer and her mother and her child will have all the love it needs.
Another thing this episode presented the audience is the idea of acceptance. We must learn to accept people for who they are and not be judgmental. (Like I have always said, when did God die and leave some particular group in charge) We all march to our own drum and that is what makes life so great and beautiful. If we were all the same, what a boring life this would be. Now back to our original program.
All in all, I found the show very entertaining, funny and, over all, very well done. The performances were right on the mark. I even enjoyed the fight between Xena and Draco on the shoulders and heads of the spectators. This was a great reminder of that very first fight between them and once again Xena got the upper hand.
Enjoyed the different versions of the show's theme and, over all, I really got a kick out of the credits and LL in her gogo dancer outfit in all her pregnant splendor. That takes a lot of courage and it also shows that LL is a very down to earth person with a great sense of humor.
So as I finish writing this commentary, I will, for the fourth time, take another look at the show and enjoy the fact that the people who made it meant to entertain us. They did a great job at it.
