.... Milligan" <davideml@bellsouth.net> wrote in news:byIch.20399$T6.12316@bignews5.bellsouth.net: 2-09 A Solstice Carol First air date Dec 9, 1996. [chakramed] Things to pick at- Watching the feathers flying around during .... I would give it a 5, but in the Winter Solstice spirit, I'll bump it up to a 6 out of 10....

2-09 A Solstice Carol First air date Dec 9, 1996.... moths for celebrating the Winter Solstice. He then asks his scribe...be arrested for celebrating the solstice. Xena back flips to the...people and let them celebrate Solstice, He says no and calls...walk. Xena gives Gabrielle a solstice present. It is the lamb...bag of goodies, the Christmas carol, the original Scrooge, the 'ghosts...

...that Silvas didn't recognise Xena when she was portraying Lachesis. Pity she let the accent slip when King Silvas was about to leave the orphanage. If I was King Silvas, the kids singing the solstice song would have me commiting mass murder, let alone evicting orphans. :-) One thing I spotted that I found funny - the shape of the chakam tree decoration looked like the symbol for anarchy....

I did get a laugh when Gab was hula hoooping, so I added some for that. OK, you're right - that was kinda cute. That'll bump me up to a 2.5!

... did the first two or three times I saw it. I would give it a 5, but in the Winter Solstice spirit, I'll bump it up to a 6 out of 10. I have always hated this ...my undivided attention, I was able to tolerate it better than I expected. I'll be generous and give it a 2 just because of the last line where Xena tells Gabrielle that she is a gift to her. Really looking ...

... the first two or three times I saw it. I would give it a 5, but in the Winter Solstice spirit, I'll bump it up to a 6 out of 10. I have always hated this episode and... undivided attention, I was able to tolerate it better than I expected. I'll be generous and give it a 2 just because of the last line where Xena tells Gabrielle that she is a gift to her. Really looking forward ...

Bleh! I didn't much care for this one either, for pretty much all the reasons you've already stated. They tried to hit too many Christmas stories and missed out on telling a story of their own. I liked the interactions between Xena and Gabrielle. And I liked the Chakram jokes. That's pretty much it. 5/10 from me.