Been There, Done That 

Xena lives again and again the same day, until she finds the way to stop a carnage. It seems that Gabrielle leaves some strange love marks on Xena's neck. The main characters die a few ... See full summary »

Director:

Andrew Merrifield

Writers:

R.J. Stewart (developed by), John Schulian (created by)

Stars:

Lucy Lawless, Renée O'Connor, Ted Raimi

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Lucy Lawless	...	Xena
Renée O'Connor	...	Gabrielle (as Renee O'Connor)
Ted Raimi	...	Joxer
Joseph Murray	...	Neron
Deverik Williams	...	Tybelus
Rebekah Davies	...	Hermia
John McKee	...	Lord Menos
Norman Fairley	...	Lord Lycost
Marek Sumich	...	Edos (as Marek Summich)
Norman Forsey	...	Casca
Rodney Cook	...	Man #1 (as Rodney Cooke)
Campbell Rousselle	...	Man #2
Alastair Duncan	...	Perion (as Neill Duncan)
John Glass	...	Tius
Mary Woodward	...	Altara

Storyline

Xena lives again and again the same day, until she finds the way to stop a carnage. It seems that Gabrielle leaves some strange love marks on Xena's neck. The main characters die a few times: Xena once, Gabrielle a pair of times, Joxer at least thrice (once by Xena's Chakram).

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Plot Keywords:

time loop | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 1997 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New Zealand

Company Credits

Production Co:

Renaissance Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

[All trivia items for this title are spoilers.]

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Goofs

(Around 10 minutes) Xena is holding her sword at shoulder height as she starts to say 'Now go home, all of you' but the sword is at waist height when she finishes the sentence.

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Quotes

Joxer: [repeated lines and actions throughout episode]
[Joxer opens barn door]
Joxer: Rise and shine everyone!
[comes in barn]
Joxer: Rise and shine!
Gabrielle: [Gabrielle emerges from a stack of hay] I'll rise, but I refuse to shine!
Joxer: Well, I got us breakfast.
[Joxer takes an egg from his helmet he's holding]
Joxer: Goose eggs!

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Crazy Credits

The rooster was not harmed during the production of this motion picture, although his feathers were severely ruffled. However, a little gel and mousse straightened out the mess.

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Connections

Spoofs Groundhog Day (1993)

User Reviews

One of the best Hours of Television

Within minutes of this episode's start, I'm not too proud to admit I was fighting back tears at a shocking turn of events. But just as I was in the midst of refusing to believe that what I saw really happened, a huge plot twist teased that it might not have. And THEN the opening credits started.

Yes, this episode takes the motif of "Groundhog Day," but it handles the story so well, it shows that - if done right - you can apply the idea of a repeating day to various situations and make it work. In this case, by the time "Been There, Done That" ends, I had laughed, cried, laughed harder, and wanted to watch it all over again.

If there is any flaw that can be found with this episode, it's that in order to receive the true emotional impact of some of the scenes, you would need to have seen at least one previous episode to get an understanding of the characters and their relationships with one another. But that is minuscule, as most of the episode is played for laughs, and little to no knowledge of the characters are needed for the jokes to hit their mark.

You don't need to be a fantasy fan to appreciate good storytelling and funny jokes. That's why I tell anyone who has an opportunity to check out this great episode.