Xena: Warrior Princess (TV Series)

The God You Know (2001)

Renée O'Connor: Gabrielle

Quotes 

• Gabrielle : [Villagers lie dead in a field. Xena and Gabrielle walk through them]  Xena, what kind of animal would do this?

  Xena : [Michael appears. Xena suddenly draws her sword on him]  What do you *want*, Michael?

  Archangel Michael : I sense hostility. I want you to know I'm all right with that.

  Xena : Well, that is big of you, considering last time you saw me, you tried to have me cast down into *Hell*...

  Archangel Michael : Desperate times warrant desperate measures.

  [pause] 

  Archangel Michael : As you see, some new desperate times have arrived.

  Xena : [referring to the dead innocent villagers]  Who *did* this?

  Archangel Michael : Caligula.

  [pause] 

  Archangel Michael : You know his reputation.

  Xena : He's a psycho, a sex addict and a murderer; your run-of-the-mill Roman emperor...

  Gabrielle : And he thinks he's a God.

  Archangel Michael : No, he *is* a God.

  Xena : He's immortal? But how did that happen?

  Archangel Michael : I don't know. What's important is that the God of Eli gave you the power to kill Gods. You're the only one who can stop Caligula. He killed Tiberius in order to gain power - murdered every last member of his family. He's slain anybody who won't swear allegiance to his Cult of Blood. He wants to write his name into the history books as one of the Great Gods of the Pantheon. And he'll destroy anyone who won't submit to him.

  Xena : Including angels, no doubt.

  Archangel Michael : [smirks]  And, uh, the followers of Eli.

  Xena : [pause]  If anything's happened to Eve, Michael...

  Archangel Michael : Not yet, but your daughter has the courage of her convictions. She's gone to confront Caligula's persecution.

  Gabrielle : Eve's in Rome?

  Xena : [aggressively]  If I find out that you're behind *any* of this, Michael, I swear, I...

  Archangel Michael : As you well know, Xena, your daughter obeys a higher power than me.

  Xena : Michael, don't forget; if I can kill Gods... I can kill angels, too!

• Aphrodite : Why are you doing this to me? What do you want?

  Gabrielle : I want my friend back!

  Aphrodite : I've never seen you before today. I could turn you into a mosquito, you know?

  Gabrielle : You could have done that hours ago, but you didn't. You know why? Because you do know me. You don't want to hurt me.

  Aphrodite : Well if we're such good friends, then how come I don't recognize you

  Gabrielle : Because you're giving up your identity to some *maniac* whom you claim to love!

  [Michael suddenly appears above Aphrodite raising a sword above her head]