"Fi, do you have any explosives?" / "I'll pretend you didn't ask that."

Before I get to the Burn Notice commentary, I watched the Xena episode "Return of the Valkyrie," which is part three of a trilogy I haven't seen the other parts of. (I...saw a photo of a particular moment and wanted to see the whole thing, okay? I REGRET NOTHING.) I...when exactly did Xena and Gabrielle wind up in Denmark with Beowulf and Hrothgar and Wiglaf? What? Wow, the show really did get weird after I stopped watching in S4 or whenever it was. Although the episode itself, for all that it's odd, isn't bad in its campy way. It's kind of nifty to see Xena in anything other than her skimpy battle armor (though apparently kissing Sleeping Beauty Gabrielle awake magically makes the white Viking dress disappear, to be replaced by said armor? Okay, why not?). Also in the costuming department, I'm quite fond of the Valkyries' helmets. I definitely liked Gabrielle as basically the mental!Peter to Xena's brainwashed!Olivia. And, you know, Xena and Gabby as ~soulmates~ who will ~love each other until the end of time~ is never a bad thing on a campy series like this.

(Oh, man. This show just camps out at the center of the id vortex, doesn't it?)

Also, the disclaimer is hilarious: "Any similarity between our story and the classic children's fairy tale is purely coincidental." Heh. Riiiiiight.

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Anyway, Burn Notice. Spoilers through 2x12.

( 'Revenge is a waste of time.' / 'So is watching television and eating candy, but you do it because it feels good.' )