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Sins of the Past: Directed by Doug Lefler. With Lucy Lawless, Renée O'Connor, Jay Laga'aia, Darien Takle. Xena, formerly a ruthless warlord, appears on the scene to prove she has changed her ways.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Doug Lefler
- 1995-09-04
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Xena saves a village from a warlord, Draco, as well as attracts the attention of a villager, Gabrielle. Xena decides to go home and visit her mother, Cyrene, only to discover that she is not welcome and that she was followed by a persistent Gabrielle. A friendship develops, as Xena must defend her village from an attacking Draco.
Main Cast
1. Lucy Lawless as Xena 2. Renee O'Connor as Gabrielle
Guest Stars
1. Jay Laga'aia as Draco 2. Darien Takle as Cyrene 3. Stephen Hall as Hector 4. Linda Jones as Hecuba 5. Willa O'Neill as Lila 6. Geoff Snell as Herodotus 7. Anton Bentley as Perdicas 8. David Perrett as Gar 9. Patrick Wilson as Cyclops 10. Roydon Muir as Kastor 11. Huntly Eliott as First Citizen 12. Winston Harris as Boy
Teaser
Xena is riding on her horse Argo, through a destroyed village while she remembers her dark past. She remembers that she killed lots of people there, A noise brings Xena out of her dark past memories and suddenly a boy appears asking for food. Unaware who she really is, he tells her that a person called "Xena" has killed his parents. Xena is hit by guilt and gives him some food, before riding on. Xena, now deep into the forest, is looking on a recently dug trench in the ground. She is about to...
Act One
Though the villagers are grateful, they are also fearful of her reputation and ask her to leave right away. All, that is, except a spirited young woman named Gabrielle who -- bored with life in the village and the prospect of a loveless marriage -- pleads with the warrior princess to take her along on her journey. Xena refuses, insisting she travels alone. giving Gabrielle a warning to not think about following her. Xena leaves alone on horseback, bound for her home in Amphipolis. That night,...
Act Two
The Cyclops takes a swing at Xena with a huge club, but she easily dodges it. We learn she had blinded him so he would cut down on eating people, and the Cyclops is still not coping well with it. Evading him, she continues on her journey through fierce rainstorms and across rushing rivers. Back at Draco’s camp. Gar reports to Draco that Xena was spotted riding toward the Strymon Pass. Draco orders Hector to take two men and cut through the pass. He plans to march right into Amphipolis and tor...
Behind the Scenes
1. in a 2005 interview with Steve Searsmentioned "we decided that Gabrielle was around seventeen and that Xena was in her early twenties" in response to "How old was Xena and Gabrielle in Sins of the Past?" 2. R.J. Stewart's first episode as showrunner, a position he held for every episode of Xena except for a thirteen episode stretch in the fifth season ("Them Bones, Them Bones" through "Kindred Spirits"). He would later act as showrunner of Cleopatra 2525for executive producer Rob Tapert. 3...
From the Original Script
1. The campfire scene was originally longer in length but cut out. It has Xena at her campfire lamenting the loss of her cook, the only reference to her missing her old life with her army. They had Gabrielle convince Xena to bring her along because she can cook, but they rewrote the ending. They wanted to end with the two characters building a personal connection, rather than make it a joke. 2. In the original draft for the pilot episode, Xena's mother, Cyrene, was a lot colder to Xena and th...
Key Events
1. This episode marks the first appearance of Gabrielle's "farmgirl" outfit. She will wear this until "Hooves and Harlots", 10 episodes later. 2. This episode marks the first appearance of Xena's default outfit, of which she will wear almost exclusively until "The Ides of March". It will later return (with a more waxed finish) in "Amphipolis Under Siege" and become her permanent costume once again from "Looking Death in the Eye" onwards. This outfit similar to her costume in the Xena trilogy...
"You've got to take me with you, teach me everything you know.""Hey, I just saved your life." "You know, where I'm headed, there'll be trouble." "I know." "Then why would you want to go into that with me?" "That's what friends do. They stand by each other when there's trouble." 1. –Xena and Gabrielle "Lila, I'm going to join up with Xena." "Oh, you...
Though she has lost her hunger for power and destruction, Xena cannot stand by when a group of warriors under the command of Hector, a vicious lieutenant of the cruel warlord Draco, threatens to slaughter the peasants of a small village. Xena single-handedly drives off the brutal attackers...
Sins of the Past. Xena (Lucy Lawless) atones for her evil past by defending her home village from the marauding warlord Draco (Jay Laga'aia). With Renee O'Connor. Aired: 09/04/1995.
Sins of the Past. Xena (Lucy Lawless) atones for her evil past by defending her home village from the marauding warlord Draco (Jay Laga'aia). With Renee O'Connor.
Sep 4, 1995 · Sins of the Past. Available on Prime Video. S1 E1: Xena journeys homeward determined to make amends for the sins of her past, but her efforts to begin a new life are challenged by the vengeful warlord Draco.
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