Virtual season is underway, and from now on we'll be dropping spoilers of upcoming episodes. Sharon used to do it for us with the original series and some of us can't imagine a season of Xena - be it real or virtual - without a spoiler page. Check back often for new spoilers.

7.1 Honor Bound (Part I) to air 9/24/01

Official Tag Line: Gabrielle haunted by guilt induced nightmares of
Xena's death is visited by an old friend who offers both comfort and
hope for the future.

Story by MacavityCat, Talice and Guilda
Teleplay by MacavityCat and Talice
Directed by Zoe Langosy

7.2 Honor Bound (Part II) to air 10/1/01

Official Tag Line: Gabrielle follows the advice of a wise old man and
finds herself honor bound to return to Japa to right a wrong.

Story by MacavityCat, Talice, Magenta and Guilda
Teleplay by MacavityCat and Talice
Directed by Zoe Langosy

7.3 Strange Tidings to air 10/8/01

Official Tag Line: Gabrielle, plagued by nightmares that have spilled
into her waking hours in the form of hallucinations, learns that she
is being tested for an incredible mission.

Written by Joseph
Directed by Slash

7.4 Arabian Nights to air 10/15/01

Official Tag Line: In order to save the lives of countless women in the region of Makkah, Gabrielle must resort to a talent she hasn't used in years. The art of story telling. But it is not her talent that saves her life or those of the kingdom, it is the love from another person that proves to triumph.

Written by Hadley Langosy and Heather Creely
Directed by Laura

7.5 The Game to air 10/22/01

Official Tag Line: A pantheon of a long forgotten ancient gods seeks to regain control of the world by destroying the gods of Egypt, and in order to do so,  both Gabrielle and Xena are cast into a bitter game of good vs evil, as  their pawns.

Written by Magenta
Directed by Sall

7.6 And Egypt Shall Rise to air 10/29/01

Official Tag Line: In Egypt, Xena and Gabrielle meet a young scribe who wishes to accurately record history, and in so doing, manages to show Xena and Gabrielle some interesting sights.

Story by Hadley Langosy and bezalel.
Teleplay by Hadley Langosy
Directed by Nando

7.7 The Laurel Tree to air 11/5/01

Official Tag Line: Xena and Gabrielle on their return to Greece, find they are being taunted by an old nemesis that refuses to be content with the destinies of all involved, including herself.

Written by Karen Lines.
Directed by Rich

7.8 Flowers, Feathers, and Family to air 11/12/01

Official Tag Line: On their return to Greece, Xena and Gabrielle decide to pay a visit to Virgil to see how he and his mother, Meg, are fairing. It’s obvious to Gabrielle that Meg is still in a state of denial and with the hopes of cheering her, they are told the story of Meg’s marriage to Joxer and the problems that ensued when Jace decided to run the show.

Written by Heather Creely and Hadley Langosy.
Directed by Hadley Langosy and Ryan Keane

7.9 The Battle of Amphipolis to air 11/19/01

Official Tag Line: Returning home for the first winter solstice since Mephistopholes destroyed her village, Xena is somewhat apprehensive. When a warlord decides to lay siege to Amphipolis, the memories of her beginnings as a warlord are rekindled.

Written by Hamutal.
Directed by Rich

7.10 A Nation Under Siege to air 1/14/02

Official Tag Line: For nearly 25 years a bitter king has waged war on the dwindling Amazon Nation for an act of murder which took the life of his first born son. Gabrielle, sensing things are not quite right with her sisters, expresses her concerns to Xena and goes off to investigate telling Xena she'll be back. She returns to her Amazon tribe to find a badly beaten Varia, still contemptuous of the battling bard's decision to be with Xena instead of leading her people.

Written by: Melissa West.
Illustrated by: Nando

7.11: A Day In The Camp to air 1/21/02

Official Tag Line: Mel and Janice find themselves undercover in Nazi Germany with a dual mission: Retrieve the translation from the "Book of Ptah" for the Allied forces and help a disgruntled German agent flee the ravages of war. But when Mel is taken prisoner, Janice has to find a way to save her and a 'million' Jewish hostages.

Written by: CNWinters.
Illustrated by: Gina of earth-spirits.com and Rich.

7.12: Lights, Camera, ACTION! to air 1/28/02

Official Tag Line: The original Powers That Be and the Virtual Season 7 Powers That Be, are trying to get financial backing in the hopes of making a Xena Movie to appease the fans. During the post-production of the movie, being directed by Renee O'Connor-Muir, backers and other members of the original television series and SUSA are being killed off one by one, leaving Rob Tapert as the prime suspect!

Written by: Richard B. Kloosterboer.
Illustrated by: Sharon H. "Scully" and sisterinarms

7.13: Maids, Mazes and Minotaurs to air 2/4/02

Official Tag Line: When Xena eavesdrops on a conversation in a tavern, she discovers that raiders have kidnapped some of her fellow villagers from Amphipolis. Learning they are to be sacrificed to the fabled Minotaur, Xena and Gabrielle travel to Crete. They plan to face the fearsome beast and save the victims from becoming the monster's next meal.

Written by: Andreya.
Illustrated by: Slash

7.14: Love Potion Number IX to air 2/11/02

Official Tag Line: It's Love vs. War as Xena, Gabrielle and Virgil find themselves mixed up in a mad love triangle involving a prince, a princess and the God of War! Ares has some unwitting help from his sister as he strives to upset the peaceful relations between two kingdoms by stealing the affections of the prince's wife.

Story by: Melissa West and Extra
Teleplay by: Melissa West and Hadley Langosy
Illustrated by: Gem

7.15: Another Day, Another Warlord to air 2/18/02

Official Tag Line: While traveling through the kingdom of an old friend, Xena and Gabrielle encounter another power hungry warlord. Using a variety of unconventional weapons and strategy, Xena and Gabrielle help foil Ares' plan of inciting a war, and aid the king and his army as they battle the warlord's troops. A surprise is in store for Gabrielle when she is introduced to the king.

Written by: 'Bardy' Pearl D. Anderson
Illustrated by: Sall and Trish

7.16: All Roads Lead to Rome to air 2/25/02

Official Tag Line: After another prophetic dream, Xena and Gabrielle travel to Rome to save a kidnapped Eve from Nero's deadly plans. While in Rome, Xena and Gabrielle practice a dangerous deception that lands Xena in the arena facing an opponent who was once a dear friend in a duel to the death.

Written by: Joseph
Illustrated by: Alexandros and Sharon "Scully"

7.17: We Who Are About to Die to air 3/04/02

Official Tag Line: With Xena imprisoned, and things not going according to plan, Gabrielle and Eve find themselves pitted against one another in the Coliseum, in which two may enter, but only one can leave.

Written by: Joseph
Illustrated by: Gina of earth-spirits.com, Rich, Jen Tucker and Vio

7.18: Truth or Dare to air 03/11/02

Official Tag Line: Reading from one of her scrolls, Gabrielle recollects the day she realized she didn't know Xena as well as she thought. Complicate her despair with the fact that a mysterious rider charges into the village seeking the Warrior Princess and you have an account of a past event that brings Princess Diana into the picture.

Written by: Hamutal
Illustrated by: Rich

7.19: Go West Young Warrior to air 03/18/02

Official Tag Line: Xena and Gabrielle are summoned by King Gabriel to help find a new trade route to the East by traveling west. Plagued by disease and storms for most of the journey, they finally spot land but not before their ship runs aground off a reef along the coast and they must swim to shore in waters inhabited by sea-devils.

Written by: CNWinters
Illustrated by: Gina of earth-spirits.com and Rich

7.20: Go West Young Warrior Part II to air 04/29/02
All New Episode

Official Tag Line: Rescued on the shores of a strange new world by a tribe of women warriors, Xena and Gabrielle are drawn into a war to save those who rescued them.

Written by: CNWinters
Illustrated by: Gina of earth-spirits and Rich
Special Guest Illustrator: Nando

7.21: Mayan Madness to air 05/06/02
All New Episode

Official Tag Line: Prankster gods of Central America join forces with a bored Ares in trying to separate the bond between Xena
and Gabrielle, hampering their rescue of young boys forcefully taken to play in the deadly Mayan/Olmec game of pok-ta-pok.

Written by: Richard B. Kloosterboer and Heather Creely
Illustrated by: Nando
Special Guest Illustrators: Gina of earth-spirits.com and Rich

7.22: War Cries 
All New Episode 
Official Tag Line: News of an imminent war between the Chibcha and the new amazons resounds throughout the jungles via drums and Xena and Gabrielle return to aid the amazons against their enemies, until they learn the truth about Queen Guil and the Chibcha feud. 

Written by: Hadley, Heather, Guilda, Talice & MacavityCat 
Based on a Screenplay by: CNWinters & Rich 

Illustrated by: Gina of earth-spirits.com
Special Guest Illustrator: Trish