Renee’s on her lunch break when I call her down in New Zealand and the first question on my list concerned the maggots in the food during the opening scenes of “The Haunting Of Amphipolis.”

Lucy gave a whispered “hello” when I answered the phone. She had just put Julius down for a nap and was tiptoeing out of the room.

Paul Simpson and Ruth Thomas catch up with actor William Gregory Lee, whose recurring role as Joxer’s son Virgil in Xena’s fifth and sixth seasons endeared him to Xena fans the world over.

A staff writer for just one series of Xena: Warrior Princess, Emily Skopov has nevertheless made a significant impression on the Xenaverse with such outstanding season six shows as Heart of Darkness and The God You Know.

Heart of Darkness, the third episode of Xena's sixth season to kick off Stateside, sees Xena and Gabrielle facing off against the archangel Lucifer.

The sixth season of Xena: Warrior Princess continues apace, with shooting on the fourth episode of the season, Legacy, wrapping as this issue went to press.