Are Xena and Gabrielle lovers?
Will they finally consummate what a number of critics have called the “longest run of lesbian undertones to have ever hit the syndicated airwaves”? Is there really a passionate connection between these two characters, one that simply cannot be defined in the span of six full seasons? According to actress Renee O’Connor who plays Gabrielle, “They are soul mates.” This critic couldn’t agree more. The duo share a love that goes beyond the confines of gender. In my opinion, they are not necessarily gay in this lifetime (they could be, but it’s never clearly stated one way or the other), but they are indeed in love. Now I realize that a number of gay fans will want to obliterate me for this but, I just feel that Xena and Gabrielle are something that goes well past the confines of gender or sexual preference… it’s much deeper… period. But that is the true beauty of this series. One must drawn one’s own conclusions about the relationship. To merely say that the show is “groundbreaking” an
