A Solstice Carol (S02E09)

Certainly, of course, even Xena needed an adaptation of Charles Dickens and offered up his "A Christmas Carol" as A Solstice Carol. In the second season, the concept of solitary episodes still prevailed, so it was not a problem to introduce occasional horror episodes (replacing vampires with maenads), a parody of Indiana Jones, a parody of the Miss Universe pageant, something classic from biblical times (the story of David and Goliath from the 1st Book of Samuel), or conversely, classical antiquity (Homer's Odyssey). And so, a Christmas episode set during Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem also had to be included. Xena and Gabby are classically in a good mood, planning gifts, and doing good deeds... There is also a reference to Hercules: The Legendary Journeys in the form of an action figure. The wooden sheep that Gabrielle receives from Xena plays a certain role in the episodes Gabrielle's Hope and Maternal Instincts. The parallel Christmas episode from the series Hercules is A Star to Guide Them. (01/05/2024)