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Jun 11, 2001 · A Friend in Need Part I: Directed by Rob Tapert. With Lucy Lawless, Renée O'Connor, Michelle Ang, Mac Jeffrey Ong. A dead woman from Xena's past sends a monk to ask the warrior princess for help.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Rob Tapert
- 2001-06-11
Xena: Warrior Princess - A Friend in Need (The Director's Cut): With Lucy Lawless, Renée O'Connor, Marton Csokas, Michelle Ang. A director's cut version of the final two episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess.
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- 2002-03-26
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Main Cast
1. Lucy Lawless as Xena 2. Renee O'Connor as Gabrielle
Guest Stars
1. Michelle Ang as Akemi 2. Mac Jeffery Ong as Kenji 3. Adrian Brown as Yodoshi 4. Yvonne Tan as Ayako 5. Shiori Terada as Miyuki 6. Venant Wong as Morimoto 7. Gary Young as Saburo 8. Travor Sai-Louie as Kao
Co-Starring
1. Ric Chan as Master Swordsman 2. Gregor Mclennan as Captain 3. Kazuhiro Muroyama as Harukata
Teaser
Xena buries her old breastplate. She listens and hears the sounds of horses and soldiers walking. Gabrielle listens as well from afar. She tells Kenjiit is too quiet. She remembers Xena's voice saying I love you. She yells for Xena and starts running. Xena marches onto the battlefield and begins slashing her way through the army of Samurai warriors. But then archers raise their bows and start firing at Xena. Xena manages to catch two arrows, but is hit with the third arrow in her right should...
Act One
Gabrielle runs through the battlefield screaming Xena's name. She finds the chakram, sitting in a river of blood. Xena emerges from battle in the spirit world, where she and Akemiembrace in an emotional reunion. Akemi tells Xena she is so happy to see her that no poetry can express her feelings. Xena tells Akemi she's been in the underworld before: this feels very different. Akemi says it is an illusion, projected by Yodoshi. Akemi explains that like herself, Xena is now under Yodoshi's contr...
Act Two
Though obviously distraught, Gabrielle is determined to bring Xena back and Xena reassures her that they've done it before. Gabrielle convinces Harukata to reveal exactly what she must do to return Xena to this realm. Harukata tells her that she has until the second sunset to complete the ritual high at Mt. Fuji. Morimoto is hot on her trail as Gabrielle scales the mountain to complete her mission. Meanwhile, back at the teahouse, Xena executes her plan to trap Yodoshi using Kenji as bait. Ju...
Behind the Scenes
1. R.J. Stewart's final episode as showrunner. 2. Shooting Dates:March 28, 2001 - April 12, 2001 (12 day shoot). 3. This episode was one of seventeen that fans selected to be featured on the Xena: Warrior Princess: 10th Anniversary Collection, as well as is subsequently considered one of the greatest episodes in Xena: Warrior Princesshistory. 4. Joseph LoDucawas nominated for the 2002 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)" for this episode. 5. The ac...
Key Events
1. This is the last episode of Xena: Warrior Princess. 2. Xena buries her armor, like she did in the very first episode Sins of the Past. 3. Gabrielle successfully throws the Chakramfor the first time in this episode. 4. This is the third time we see someone besides Xena successfully catch the Chakram. The first "two" are Callisto and her reincarnation Livia, in "Callisto" and "Eve" respectively. 5. This is the only episode of Xena not to feature the opening credits. Instead, the "Xena: Warri...
Goofs
1. In the scene in the Teahouse, Akemiseemed to be struggling for breath whilst under water: but she is already dead, meaning she cannot die again. 2. In the scene where Xena and Gabrielle reunite at the teahouse, she isn't able to grab her chakram, meaning that she shouldn't be able to hug Gabrielle either. 3. When Akemi is trying to stop Yodoshi in the Fountain, his exclamation of "my own daughter!" makes little sense, since it was Akemi who killed him in the first place. 4. When Gabrielle...
This episode was one of seventeen that fans selected to be featured on the Xena: Warrior Princess: 10th Anniversary Collection and is subsequently considered one of the greatest episodes in Xena: Warrior Princess history.
A Friend in Need: The Director's Cut is an alternate cut of the final two episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess, "A Friend in Need Part I" and "A Friend in Need Part II". It was released on DVD in 2002.
Feb 21, 2021 · The popular fantasy television show Xena: Warrior Princess concluded in 2001 with a controversial finale. The two-part episode titled "A Friend in Need" saw the show end with a storyline that largely angered fans.
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Jun 18, 2001 · With Lucy Lawless, Renée O'Connor, Michelle Ang, Mac Jeffrey Ong. When Xena dies in order to fight Yodoshi as a ghost, Gabrielle starts a dangerous journey to retrieve her friend's body and put her ashes into the Fountain of Strength, which will bring her back from the dead.
