Armageddon now thoughts

Posted by Ok_Word_2861@reddit | xena | View on Reddit | 6 comments

I just watched Armageddon Now parts I and II and really enjoyed it, especially part II where we can see evil Xena the Conqueror give orders to break Gabrielle's legs. I just wanted to share some thoughts:

I think it would have been interesting if when Iolaus steals the Kronos' stone instead of going back in time to save Hercules' mother, Iolaus had gone back in time to save Callisto. Iolaus got to meet young Callisto when she was still innocent, and he sort of saved her, but that reality got erased when he saved Herc's mom. However, if he had saved young Callisto as well as her parents, she might had never become the psychotic killer as we know. Iolaus would had saved not only Hercules and Callisto but several other innocents that she killed in her path of vengeance against Xena. This would have been more meaningful to me than just having Iolaus accidentally meeting young Callisto.
Do you think Xena the Conqueror would have killed Caesar and conquered the Roman empire?

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theseedbeader@reddit

Gosh, I always found it heart wrenching that Callisto still ended up fulfilling her dark destiny. It would have been a cool way to save her soul, and Solan too, but I suppose it would have caused some huge plot problems.

Xena the Conqueror seemed so damn cool to me, I even have an action figure of that version of her.

I like how they toy with time travel here, and never use it for any of the other catastrophes that follow in the Xenaverse or Hercuverse

jdpm1991@reddit

this episode was the best use of Callisto as a Goddess the Xenaverse ever produced

Icy-Sir-8414@reddit

I loved and enjoyed the character Callisto

IseQween@reddit

If he'd saved young Callisto, Xena wouldn't have had such perfect nemesis, which produced some of the best XWP eps.

Ok_Word_2861@reddit (OP)

Yes, I 100% agree with you! I love Callisto. I think Hudson is absolutely fantastic playing her. But we the audience would have still met her and remember all the history of her and Xena. However, Xena's memories of her would be no more.

Overall_Sandwich_671@reddit

Ares said Xena had already conquered the Roman Empire, as well as the far east and Gaul.

I assume she caught Caesar and gave him the same treatment he gave her on the beach, unless she kept him alive and imprisoned so he could witness her invading the world he wanted to conquer.