Dreamworker

• Gabrielle buys a 'breast dagger' and with new found confidence walks around with her chest thrust out.
  • "What's the matter with you?" asks Xena. "What do you mean?" "I don't know, you just seem...bigger." "Oh, no I'm not. Just this mountain air. I feel motivated." "You didn't find a sorcerer to enhance your motives, did you?" "No. Will you get over it?"
  • Xena confiscates the dagger. "I'll keep this for the time being." "Ha! It's not like your breasts aren't dangerous enough! That's a joke. You can laugh."

The no-holds-barred review: This episode is fairly straightforward. The only scene i would like to expand upon is when Xena and Gabrielle meet in the dreamscape. Xena says "My dreamscape passage and your dream must be overlapping." Gabrielle says "Nice outfit." Now one cannot underestimate the power of nonsequiturs. Why would she say this? My guess (my wish?) is that Gabrielle is trying to alter the dream. She is not quite convinced that Xena is real. Or she wants to use this time in the dreamscape judiciously. She just wants to forget about the terrifying predicament she has been placed in. Time for a little relaxation...
Two interesting things to note in this episode: Xena is wearing an oriental outfit, and her hair is also done in that style while she is in the dreamscape. This foreshadows The Debt I & II, which do not happen for another 2 seasons! Also, Gabrielle reveals that when she was born, she had 6 toes on her right foot. But one has been removed.