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The Best Episodes Directed By Rick Jacobson

Every TV Episode Directed by Rick Jacobson Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Love on the Rocks

    S5:E18

    An unsuspecting Iolaus 2 falls in love with Triton's daughter, unaware she is really a mermaid in human form.

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  2. 9.2/10(6 votes)

    #2 - While I Breathe, I Trust the Cross

    S2:E8

    The death of the Knights Templar Order is imminent as Landry and his Templar brothers are sentenced to burn at the stake.

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  3. 9.0/10(5 votes)

    #3 - God's Executioners

    S2:E1

    Banished from the Knights Templar after the discovery of his affair with Queen Joan, Landry must work to redeem himself under the watchful eye of a mysterious veteran of the Crusades. King Philip formulates a plan to take action against the Templars, while dealing with the return of his erratic, eldest son, Prince Louis.

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  4. 8.9/10(42 votes)

    #4 - Victory

    S3:E10

    Spartacus and his outnumbered rebels make one last attempt to win freedom in an epic final battle against the Romans.

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  5. 8.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Motherhood

    S5:E22

    Xena faces the gods of Olympus in a battle to the death when she acquires some new powers. Meanwhile, Gabrielle and Eve, are fighting battles of their own.

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    Director:Rick Jacobson
    Writer:N/A
  6. 8.3/10(39 votes)

    #6 - Home Again

    S2:E9

    Ash, distraught about losing Pablo is determined to bring him back! Ruby and Kelly tag along to make sure Young Ash never sees the Necronomicon. But the butterfly effect they create is something no one can believe!

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  7. 8.3/10(21 votes)

    #7 - The Mettle of Man

    S3:E10

    Elk Grove undergoes a major battle that takes place on the streets, Ash rides high in a military tank, speeding across shaky, post-apocalyptic Elk Grove. Ash fights the biggest battle of them all - a sixty foot tall Kandarian demon.

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    Director:Rick Jacobson
    Writer:N/A
  8. 8.1/10(29 votes)

    #8 - Libertus

    S2:E5

    In an ironic twist of fate, a gladiator from the house of Batiatus will stand in the way of Spartacus trying to free Crixus from Roman captivity. Ilithyia's scheming puts her marriage to Glaber at risk.

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  9. 8.1/10(49 votes)

    #9 - The Dark One

    S1:E10

    A last ditch effort to rid the world of Evil could leave Ash a changed man, as well as changing mankind forever.

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  10. 8.1/10(29 votes)

    #10 - Judgement Day

    S3:E9

    Pablo's role as Brujo Especiale has him straddle the worlds of good and evil to keep the rift open for Ash to save Brandy and Kelly, but they run into a snag; Ruby and Kaya faceoff with The Dark One.

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  11. 8.0/10(33 votes)

    #11 - Delicate Things

    S1:E6

    Lies, distrust and duplicity plague the house of Batiatus and impact the hopes of both Barca and Spartacus, who have benefited from good fortune and envision a future away from the grounds. Barca expects to buy his and his male lover's way out, while Spartacus anticipates his promised reunion with his enslaved wife, part of his reward for a monumental victory in the arena. But just in case things go wrong, Spartacus dreams and schemes an escape plan.

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  12. 8.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - The Dirty Half Dozen

    S3:E3

    Xena, Gabrielle and four warriors go up against Ares and his new army who possess armor and weapons forged by the god, Hephaestus, which cannot be harmed by any mortal weapons.

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  13. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Locked Up and Tied Down

    S4:E7

    When Xena allows herself to be tried and convicted of the murder of an innocent woman, who she left to die in the past, Gabrielle struggles to uncover the truth and free Xena from Shark Island Prison.

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    Director:Rick Jacobson
    Writer:N/A
  14. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Between the Lines

    S4:E15

    An Indiana ritual sends Xena's soul into the karmic future for an encounter with the reincarnation of the evil shamoness Alti.

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  15. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Succession

    S5:E3

    Ares decides to pit Mavican, Xena, and Gabrielle in a fight to the death in an unkown arena. One catch, Xena and Gabrielle share one body and Mavican is determined to fill-out her destiny of the one who kills Xena.

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  16. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Back in the Bottle

    S5:E7

    After a vision Xena, Gabrielle, and Joxer return to Chin, where they are reunited with Kao Syn. Where they must defeat the warlord Khan, who has joined forces with the evil spirits of Pao Tsu and Ming Ten, aka The Green Dragon, and knows the recipe of the deadly black powder.

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    Director:Rick Jacobson
    Writer:N/A
  17. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The Ring (2)

    S6:E8

    Gabrielle, Brunnhilda and Beowulf find Xena alive after the Grindl's attack. When they arrive to the mine where the Grindl is hidden, Xena reveals the monster was once the valkyrie Grinhilda, who put the Rheingold Ring on her finger as a desperate attempt to stop Xena's reign of terror.

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  18. 7.9/10(44 votes)

    #18 - Home

    S2:E1

    Ash, Pablo and Kelly, summoned back to Ash's hometown by Ruby, form an unusual alliance. Once there, Ash's father and the local pub dwellers give the returning son a chilly reception.

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  19. 7.8/10(38 votes)

    #19 - Second Coming

    S2:E10

    Ash, Ruby and Kelly battle the past to secure a future where Pablo is alive and the world is safe from evil, but the family from hell has other plans.

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  20. 7.5/10(52 votes)

    #20 - Sacramentum Gladiatorum

    S1:E2

    Enslaved in gladiatorial school, the newly christened Spartacus must try to suppress his desire for vengeance when his new master promises to reunite him with his wife.

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  21. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Sacrifice (2)

    S3:E22

    When Gabrielle's evil daughter, Hope, takes the form of her mother and joins forces with Ares to create a race of superbeings, Xena and Gabrielle must stop her reign of terror.

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  22. 7.5/10(116 votes)

    #22 - The Red Serpent

    S1:E1

    The Romans, in an effort to protect their homeland, seek the help of Thracian warrior Spartacus and his team of fighters. After a violent incident, Spartacus must enter the gladiator ring to face his punishment from the Romans.

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  23. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #23 - A Good Day

    S4:E5

    Teaming with Greek Soldiers, Xena plots against Caesar and Pompey, whose war between one another has spilled over from Rome to Greece, and Xena plans to send them both back to where they came from.

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  24. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Animal Attraction

    S5:E4

    While getting a little rest and relaxation in Spamona, Gabrielle tries to train her new horse, Amarice makes a love connection with Joxer's friend, Arman, Joxer pines for Gabrielle, and Xena helps an old frien with a warlord problem, while exhibiting signs of pregnancy.

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  25. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Livia

    S5:E20

    Twenty-five years have passed when Xena and Gabrielle finally awake from their icy sleep, and they set out to find Xena's daughter, Eve, only to discover the world is not the same and neither is Eve. She's now known as Livia, the Bitch of Rome, a bloodthirsty warrior with Ares as her mentor and lover.

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Rick Jacobson Ratings Summary

"Love on the Rocks" is the best rated episode directed by Rick Jacobson. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Kevin Maynard. It aired on 4/24/1999 and is rated 0.8 points higher than their second-best episode, "While I Breathe, I Trust the Cross".