From: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org (chakram-refugees-digest) To: chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Subject: chakram-refugees-digest V8 #46 Reply-To: chakram-refugees@smoe.org Sender: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk chakram-refugees-digest Wednesday, October 14 2009 Volume 08 : Number 046 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [chakram-refugees] Crusader ["Cheryl Ande" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:36:08 -0400 From: "Cheryl Ande" Subject: [chakram-refugees] Crusader I agree with cr that Kathryn Morris didn't impress me as fighter and I found it hard to believe that she could beat up Xena but what I did like about her performance was her ability to push Xena's buttons. Najara was able to play on everyone's insecurities - for Gabrielle she was Xena without the darkness and for Xena she offered a way to avoid Xena's greatest fear that she would be the cause of Gabrielle's death. I also thought the psychology was pretty good - - delusional people function really well until the delusion is exposed then they lose control of reality. That is what happens to Najara when Xena exposes her to Gabrielle as a murderer. She can't bear the reality that she is not the hero she sees herself as so she resorts to violence not to defend the innocent but simply to get what she wants - Gabrielle. I did like the episode although I do think Gabby should have known by now to be of strangers who spout platitudes about love and peace and carry big swords. CherylA ========================================================= This has been a message to the chakram-refugees list. To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe chakram-refugees" in the message body. Contact meth@smoe.org with any questions or problems. ========================================================= ------------------------------ End of chakram-refugees-digest V8 #46 *************************************