Marcus quotes from Xena: Warrior Princess

Xena

Tell me truth, Marcus. You were put with the wicked when you died, didn't you?

Marcus

Well, like your friend says, hard to make up for a lifetime of evil with single good deed in the end.

Xena

So if we succeed in putting things right, you will spend the rest of eternity in Tartarus with the very people you are about to betray. Why are you doing this, Marcus?

Marcus

Xena, I died doing a selfless act. You taught me how sweet that could be. I knew you'd do the same thing if you were in my place.

Marcus

What? (Xena staring at him)

Xena

You lost some weight.

Marcus

It gets hot down here.

Marcus

I want to be awake for every moment of life I have left to me. You know you don't realize the kinds of things you take for granted until you don't have them anymore. Like the evening air. It just settles on you like a cool blanket. And the sky. There's nothing like it on the other side. You know what I missed the most? (kisses her hand)

Xena

Ahh... Would that be me?

Marcus

Yes, that would be you. There is something I wanted to say to you.... My death was not your fault. Things had to play out the way they did.

Xena

Sometimes, I think if I had said things a little differently, then maybe you'd have come around before it was too late.

Marcus

No. Xena,it was a miracle you got to me at all.See, I was convinced I could never change. But your words finally found their way to my heart.You did everything right...Don't be so hard on yourself. And, don't give up on love...

Xena

You heard those thoughts, too?... It hurt too much I guess. I started wondering if it was ever worth it to care that much.

Marcus

Oh, but it is. One thing that I've learned, is that love is the strongest power in the universe. Stronger than evil... it's even stonger than death. My feelings for you were the only thing that kept me going down there in Tartarus. It was like I was carrying my own Elysian fields around inside of me.

Xena

There is something I've been wanting to say to you, too.

Marcus

What?

Xena

I love you. (they kiss)

Marcus

This helmet (Hades') kept Atyminius mortal. He could still appear in the flesh, but wearing it from time to time kept him alive.

Xena

What's your point?

Marcus

If it worked for him it could work for me... We could live our lives together. Without the helmet, the wicked don't have power over Hades... It's what I want, but that's the problem, isn't it?

Xena

What do you mean?

Marcus

You taught me that life and death are not about what I want. It's about what's right...

Marcus

Xena... Let's get it over with. (While they kiss, Xena stabs him in the heart)

Xena

He could have kept the helmet and live out his life. You know that... You see everything. He was tempted, but in the end he did the right thing. Look into his heart...