So [if] you say that we're together, it's kind of the end of it, isn't it? Would they hold hands? Get into big PDAs? I dunno, I guess that's in the hands of the creatives. They never were in the closet. Ren and I'll be playing like, we'll be in a fruit stall or something.
We'll be in the background in some bit part. We'll be the old lesbians in the corner. The aunties. How often do you both hear about Xena and Gabrielle? Are they a part of your daily life?
They're like, "I didn't want to fangirl or I didn't want to fanboy you, but I loved your show. It's amazing to me how they're all around. But they're peers, so it's not the first thing they show when we meet. Some countries. Filipinos can pick me out if I'm lying under a sofa in a bloody train station.
New Yorkers. Like, certain regions, depending on if they grew up with you. Like in Italy or something those young thirty-somethings are gobsmacked that you're walking past them on the street. And I say young, meaning for me, in their twenties. They're young. O'CONNOR: Oh yes, [young girls] that just feel so appreciative of the feminist aspect that the characters represented and that to me is always a joy, having these girls come out and [say], "You influenced who I am today, and thank you for that.
I can't say how much I really enjoyed not only just working with Lucy, but spending some time with her. Not enough time. But it's always profound and funny and it's like a benchmark in my life, when I get to spend some time with her. But I think people think that actresses don't get on or you're snarky or something but good people hold on to one another. So yeah, we've got a lot of good people from that show.
Because Renee has gotten better and better. Stage work, I've always in the back of my mind wondering if Lucy would be available.
So this one really the first time it worked out and I'm hoping it's not the last. What a joy to have him available and willing to come and play my brother. It was written to be my father.
When we couldn't find the exact right person to play my father, it was [executive producer] Claire Tonkin who said, "What if it's your brother? With a father, your relationship's kind of done and dusted by the time you're eight. It's all unpacking that. But with a brother, it goes on and on and on. How does being back in her hometown of Auckland affect Alexa's investigative prowess?
The main problem is getting around the road cones, of course, those are the main obstacles to justice in [roadwork-heavy] Auckland. It's the same show in a fresh environment. So if you've got Ebony [Vagulans] playing [Alexa's partner-in-crime-solving] Madison and you've got great guest stars and we've got a couple of new male coleads in Joe Naufahu [ Game of Thrones ] and Rawiri Jobe [ The Dead Lands ], then you've got a family.
It's just so much fun. The team really managed to kick it into high gear and make Auckland look like a bloody star. Which she is. I saw a few faces that I recognize from the Xena days. But I was really curious to see how it would change in Auckland. And I agree with what Lucy said: even the times when we were filming, the city looked so lush and shiny. It looks like any international city that you could visit and have multiple shopping experiences, tourism experiences.
It's changed quite a bit Well, actually, it's not the crime, it's the justice that I like. Because, actually, the experience of real crime, if I go watch it in a courthouse or whatever, and what we depict on TV, could not be further apart.
One's entertaining and one is just tragic and banal and ugly, brutish, and stupid. Usually, it's stupid — murder is so stupid. Whereas on our TV show, you're rewarded for watching the justice unfold because [the murderer] is so smart and they were given everything in life and they still did something awful and they deserve to get slapped for it. And we're doing it in a beautiful setting with good-looking people and a little pseudo-family that you like.
And you get to have some armchair tourism. So it's this lovely little jewel box of an experience. Whereas, real crime is just one big [ makes honking noises ] To wrap up, what do you think Xena and Gabrielle fans will get from seeing you two together in this episode?
Mr Urban was apparently hedging his bets by playing not one, not even two, but four different characters over Xena's six seasons, including the scantily-clad Cupid and the villainous Julius Caesar. He needn't have worried, shortly thereafter scoring the role of Eomer in Lord of the Rings , and going on to appear in Almost Human and the underrated Dredd.
The rest is Star Trek history. Although the role of Xena's daughter Eve is probably still Adrienne's career highlight, she has kept busy. Well, that last one wasn't massive but still. He also dated Eva Green for three years from She has had roles in The Cult , Rake , and Underbelly.
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Karl Urban might not actually be Julius Caesar, but it turns out that he and Caesar share an unstoppable work ethic. Alexandra Tydings' Aphrodite has a longer character arc on Hercules, but the 11 episodes of Xena in which she appears are still plenty significant. Aphrodite is something of a valley girl in Xena , often used for comic relief and light-hearted looks into the politics of Mount Olympus.
Her arc turns horrifying, however, when her brother Ares dies and she undergoes a psychotic break. This results in the total loss of love in the world, as this emotion cannot exist without the balance provided by war.
Naturally, Xena comes to the rescue by resurrecting Aphrodite and Ares, and thus restoring world order. As a screen actor, Alexandra Tydings has been fairly quiet since Xena completed its run. She has had small roles on the television show Sheena, modern classic The Wire in , and a handful of other shows and TV movies.
From to , she starred in a number of episodes of the documentary series From the Mouth of Babes, in which she discusses her time on Xena. Her most exciting work since Xena has actually been behind the camera, where she's worked as an independent writer, director, and producer on a variety of projects.
The Trial of Hanna Porn , her look at the struggle for reproductive rights, won the Best of Fringe award at the Charm City Fringe Festival, while Rainbow Bridge , a short film covering similar themes, was successfully Kickstarted in Many strange characters populate Xena's five seasons, but Eve has to be one of the weirdest of them all.
Played by Adrienne Wilkinson, Eve is Xena's daughter, conceived immaculately to serve as Callisto's reincarnation after she becomes an angel.
Yes, really. Eve is prophesied to be the "bringer of Twilight," who will end the reign of the Olympian gods. She later becomes a missionary of Eli, the Xenaverse's loose take on Jesus Christ , and sets sail to the land of Chin to spread his gospel. Actor Adrienne Wilkinson has kept extremely busy since her 11 episodes as Eve on Xena.
She's also had small roles in movies including action caper Raze, and more recently appeared in the horror flick Dreamcatcher. Wilkinson also wrote, directed, and co-produced the documentary series From the Mouth of Babes , in which she interviews many of her Xena co-stars. Xena and Borias go back to Xena's days as a bloodthirsty tyrant — in fact, that's what he liked best about her. Borias and Xena were partners in literal crime as well as lovers, and have a son, Solan, between them.
Despite this significant history, Borias appears in only 11 episodes of the show, and is ultimately killed during the Battle of Corinth. The majority of Borias' screen time takes place in the land of Chin, the Xenaverse's version of China, and many of his episodes use Asian influences in both costume and set design.
Since his turn as Xena's paramour, Martin Csokas has been booked up. But it's his movie career that has really taken off since his stint on Xena. More recently, he booked a role alongside Eva Green and Himesh Patel in the action-adventure miniseries The Luminaries. As ruler of the Amazons, Danielle Cormack's Ephiny is yet another fierce and powerful woman of the Xenaverse.
While she starts out on rocky ground with both Xena and Gabrielle, over the course of their shared arc, the women eventually become staunch allies. Ephiny marries the centaur Phantes, and names her child Xenan after Xena, who performs an emergency c-section during Ephiny's childbirth.
Ephiny is tragically killed in battle protecting her Amazonian tribe, and avenged by Gabrielle. Danielle Cormack has added an impressive number of New Zealand and Australian television credits to her name since appearing on Xena. A master escape artist, Autolycus is characterized by a list of standout skills and personality traits that include his deep sense of justice, excellent disguises, and campy flair. He only figures in eight episodes, though he has a longer arc on Hercules , but boy does he make those eight episodes count.
Not only is Autolycus an important ally to Xena and Gabrielle, he brings a wonderful, banter-heavy comedy to the show that fans still relish years after the series' end.
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