A Necessary Evil

Xena, Gabrielle and the Amazons are set to put recent events behind them, just as Velasca returns. She eats Ambrosia and becomes a goddess – immediately using her powers to wreak havoc and vowing to kill Gabrielle. To even the odds, Xena decides to free the now-immortal Callisto, who wants the Ambrosia for herself. Trusting or even putting up with Callisto is hardly easy, as is fending off an increasingly powerful Velasca.

Summary
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Disclaimer

 * No disclaimer for this episode.

Background Information

 * Xena was injured early on as a precaution, as Lucy Lawless was still recovering from the pelvis injury she suffered from during a Tonight Show appearance.
 * Callisto was resurrected, gained immortality, acquired the scar on her face and was trapped by Hercules in the Labyrinths of the Gods during "Surprise", which premiered a couple of weeks earlier.
 * The establishing shot of the Labyrinths of the Gods was taken from "Surprise".
 * Callisto eventually escapes the lava in "Maternal Instincts". Velasca, however, is never seen again. Later in "You Are There", Charon lists her as among those Xena sent to the Underworld (though how that happened is never revealed).

Guest Stars

 * Melinda Clarke as Velasca
 * Hudson Leick as Callisto

Other Cast

 * Danielle Cormack as Ephiny
 * Jodie Dorday as Solari
 * Mark Webley as Guard #1