ATHENS CITY ACADEMY OF THE PERFORMING BARDS

Clipisode! Gabrielle learns of a bard competition and heads off for the Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards. She sneaks her housing letter in with the others and begins to prove her skills. We see clips from Xena as well as older gladiator movies! One contestant's father is out to sort of expel Gabrielle. His son Orion is having trouble storytelling due to his father's bad advice. But Gabrielle helps him. And the guys band together to keep her in the competition. Orion (whom we learn is the Homer) finally stands up to his father. Despite winning, Gabrielle decides not to stay and joins Xena to live the stories.