Episode 7
Intimate Stranger
Written by: Steven L. Sears
Directed by: Gary Jones
Edited by: Jim Prior

Regular Cast
Lucy Lawless as Xena/Callisto
Renee O'Connor as Gabrielle

Guest Cast:
Ted Raimi as Joxer
Hudson Leick as Callisto/Xena
Kevin Smith as Ares
David Te Rare as Theodorus
Erik Thomson as Hades
Darien Takle as Cyrene
Lee Jane Foreman as Arleia
Michael Cooper as Gressius

Synopsis:
Callisto uses Xena's guilt about her death against her and manages to steal Xena's body so that Xena is trapped in Tartarus whilst the unsuspecting Gabrielle is now travelling with Callisto in Xena's body. Xena asks Hades to give her a chance to recover her body and, when that request is granted, she returns to the world to seek out Callisto. Meanwhile, Callisto attacks Argo and then captures the villagers from Amphipolis, intending to watch them burn in revenge for her own family's death. Xena manages to catch up with her, however, and stops her. She sends Callisto back to Tartarus and then forces her to face those she has murdered. This gives Xena the chance to escape but when she returns to the world, she finds she is still trapped in Callisto's body.

Episode 8
Ten Little Warlords
Written by: Paul Robert Coyle
Directed by: Charles Siebert
Edited by: Jim Prior

Regular Cast
Lucy Lawless as Xena
Renee O'Connor as Gabrielle

Guest Cast:
Ted Raimi as Joxer
Hudson Leick as Xena
Kevin Smith as Ares
Charles Siebert as Sisyphus
Chris Ryan as Virilius
Bruce Hopkins as Tegason
Marcel Kalma as Sadus
Jason Kennedy as Carus
John Smith as Boat Captain
Patricia Donovan as Old Woman
Tony Ward as Fishmonger

Synopsis:
Ares' sword has been stolen which means he has lost his power. Everyone is acting uncharacteristically angry, including Gabrielle. Xena agrees to help him get his godhood back and, still in Callisto's body, she sets out to find out who stole Ares' sword.

Joxer turns up with a scroll meant for Callisto, inviting her to a competition where the ten fiercest and bravest warriors will fight to become the new god of war. Xena and Ares steal a second scroll (for Ares) and then turn up together for the competition. They soon discover that Sisyphus is responsible for the hoax and that he made a deal with Hades, whereby he will become the new god of war if he can send the ten best warriors to Hades' realm. Xena manages to find Ares' sword and return it to him, whereupon Sisyphus is sent back to the Underworld, Gabrielle stops being angry and Xena's body is returned to her.

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