Female Heroes On TV
During the time the showed aired, there weren’t many female leads playing on television. The studio that created Xena was hesitant to make a spin-off with a female lead but went ahead anyway. They were concerned since they didn’t think female heroes would do too well on TV.
Female Heroes On TV
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When the show launched, many female fans got excited about this female lead, calling Lucy Lawless a feminist icon. Lawless wasn’t such a fan, as she claimed it felt reductive to be so iconized and reduced to just a few words.
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