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Eve: "I give unto Caesar all that is Caesar's, but I bring also the message of Eli, the only true path to redemption." Caligula: "Oh, you are so earnest. This is going to be fun." Eve: "Let go of lust and violence. Open your heart to truth and hope." Caligula: "Lust and violence or truth and hope. Hm … I think I'll stick to the status quo." … [pulls out a dagger to kill Eve]

Xena: [sarcastic] … "Oh, fabulous." Eve: "What?!" Xena: "Caligula, what on earth do you think you are doing?" Eve: "I don't need you to interfere with my miss--" … [Xena cold cocks her]

Xena: "Granted she's a bit irritating, but why here and now?"
Caligula: "Well … the demon with wings said that if I spilt her blood it would ensure my legacy as the greatest of all gods."
Xena: "The demon with wings."

Xena: "My dear … why here and now, when there is neither sport nor glory in it?"
Caligula: "Glory?"
Xena: "For your cult of blood. Why this could be a missed opportunity. Every cult needs followers. If you were to, for example, exterminate the Messenger of Eli in front of the masses, why …"
Caligula: "Yes! That would make them take notice."
Xena: [applauding] … "Superb."
Caligula: "I am, aren't I?"

Xena: "Why do you prefer Aphrodite to me?"
Caligula: "It's not that I prefer her, my sweet. It's just that I need one final thing from her."
Xena: "What's that?"
Caligula: "A final kiss goodbye."

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Gabrielle: "Come on." 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 you claim to love."

[Michael appears and takes a swing at the girls.]

Xena: "Michael! … You tried to get Caligula to kill Eve so you could force my hand. Now, you go after my girlfriends. That's not gonna happen. Bring it on!"

[Xena gets the upper hand (of course), throws Michael into the bath pool and puts the pinch on him.]

Xena: "Okay, Michael, you know the drill. You get thirty seconds." Gabrielle: "Xena, stop it!" Xena: "Ten … Nine …"

Michael: "I was trying to kill Aphrodite, not Gabrielle, because Caligula is threatening to become Eli's major foe, and we can't allow the madman to become a full god, which will surely happen if he kisses Aphrodite one more time. And, the only way I can do that is by killing Aphrodite."
Xena: "I got one more question for you … what happens to angels when they die?" … [pushes Michael's head under water]
Gabrielle: "Xena, stop it!"

[A bright light from the heavens engulfs Xena. Michael frees himself, laughs manically and returns to Heaven.]

Xena: "It's gone! They've taken it away from me." Gabrielle: "What? What is it?" Xena: "The power to kill gods, Gabrielle, it's gone."

Caligula: [comes into the room while Xena and Gabrielle are distracted] … "I've been looking for you, Aphrodite." … [kisses her one final time]

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