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The Best Episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

Every episode of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys!

The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.
Genres:Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Syndication

Best Episodes Summary

"Mercenary" is the best rated episode of "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys". It scored 7.8/10 based on 409 votes. Directed by Michael Hurst and written by Robert Bielak, it aired on 10/7/1996. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Faith".

  • Mercenary
    7.8/10409 votes
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    #1 - Mercenary

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/1996

    A storm at sea maroons Hercules on an island where he deals with pirates, sand monsters and a wanted killer he is transporting to Sparta.

    Director: Michael Hurst

    Writer: Robert Bielak

  • Faith
    7.7/10394 votes
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    #2 - Faith

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/1998

    Hercules and Iolaus' attempt to save Sumeria from the wrath of evil deities leads to disastrous consequences.

    Director: Michael Hurst

    Writer: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman

  • Descent
    7.6/10380 votes
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    #3 - Descent

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/1998

    Hercules, overcome by grief at Iolaus' death, travels to the underworld in hopes of getting him back.

    Director: Richard Compton

    Writer: Lisa Klink

  • The King of Thieves
    7.5/10432 votes
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    #4 - The King of Thieves

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/1995

    Iolaus faces execution for a robbery committed by Autolycus, king of thieves.

    Director: Doug Lefler

    Writer: Doug Lefler

  • Armageddon Now (1)
    7.5/10374 votes
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    #5 - Armageddon Now (1)

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 2/21/1998

    Callisto joins forces with Gabrielle's evil daughter, Hope, in an effort to go back in time and prevent the birth of Hercules by killing his mother.

    Director: Mark Beesley

    Writer: Paul Robert Coyle

  • Revelations
    7.5/10357 votes
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    #6 - Revelations

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/22/1999

    The real Iolaus returns to warn Hercules of the end of the world.

    Director: Bruce Campbell

    Writer: George Strayton, Tom O’Neill

  • Unchained Heart
    7.4/10459 votes
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    #7 - Unchained Heart

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/21/1995

    Xena's former lieutenant, Darphus, rises from the dead to carry out Ares' evil plan.

    Director: Bruce Seth Green

    Writer: John Schulian

  • Web of Desire
    7.4/10361 votes
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    #8 - Web of Desire

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/1997

    Hercules and Iolaus team up with a woman pirate to battle a queen who is now part arachnid.

    Director: Michael Levine

    Writer: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman

  • Darkness Rising
    7.4/10348 votes
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    #9 - Darkness Rising

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/1998

    In Sumeria, Hercules finds a new evil in the guise of a friend.

    Director: Chris Long

    Writer: Lisa Klink

  • Be Deviled
    7.4/10340 votes
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    #10 - Be Deviled

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1999

    Hercules must fight for his life when a demonic Serena look-a-like plots to capture his soul.

    Director: Mark Beesley

    Writer: Paul Robert Coyle

  • The Warrior Princess
    7.3/10555 votes
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    #11 - The Warrior Princess

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/26/1995

    Princess Xena uses Iolaus to lure Hercules into a death trap.

    Director: Bruce Seth Green

    Writer: John Schulian

  • The Gauntlet
    7.3/10481 votes
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    #12 - The Gauntlet

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/14/1995

    After Darphus mutinies, warrior princess Xena joins Hercules to take back her troops.

    Director: Jack Perez

    Writer: Robert Bielak

  • The Other Side
    7.3/10392 votes
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    #13 - The Other Side

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/1995

    Hercules descends to Hades to rescue Persephone and sees his late wife.

    Director: George Mendeluk

    Writer: Robert Bielak

  • The Wedding of Alcmene
    7.3/10383 votes
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    #14 - The Wedding of Alcmene

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/29/1996

    The wedding of Hercules' mother to the legendary Greek hero Jason is threatened by another of Hera's plots to kill Hercules.

    Director: Timothy Bond

    Writer: John Schulian

  • Surprise
    7.3/10364 votes
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    #15 - Surprise

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/27/1997

    Callisto drops in on Hercules' surprise birthday party, bent on a mission of immortality.

    Director: Oley Sassone

    Writer: Alex Kurtzman

  • Judgment Day (3)
    7.3/10390 votes
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    #16 - Judgment Day (3)

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/17/1997

    Waking from a nightmare, Hercules finds Serena dead and himself accused of murder.

    Director: Gus Trikonis

    Writer: Robert Bielak

  • Armageddon Now (2)
    7.3/10385 votes
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    #17 - Armageddon Now (2)

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/28/1998

    Hercules is trapped in the nether world with his evil double, while Iolaus tries to prevent Callisto from killing Alcmene.

    Director: Mark Beesley

    Writer: N/A

  • King for a Day
    7.2/10366 votes
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    #18 - King for a Day

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/18/1996

    Royal look-alike Iolaus stands in for Orestes at his coronation and wedding to prevent usurper Minos from taking the throne.

    Director: Anson Williams

    Writer: Patricia Manney

  • Love Takes a Holiday
    7.2/10367 votes
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    #19 - Love Takes a Holiday

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/1996

    Iagos hatches a scheme to gain the Shield of Perseus from Hephaestus by taking advantage of his lovelorn boss's loneliness.

    Director: Charlie Haskell

    Writer: Gene O'Neill, Noreen Tobin

  • When a Man Loves a Woman (2)
    7.2/10358 votes
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    #20 - When a Man Loves a Woman (2)

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/1997

    Hercules gives up his godly powers to wed Serena, the Golden Hind.

    Director: Charlie Haskell

    Writer: Noreen Tobin, Gene O'Neill

  • The End of the Beginning
    7.2/10350 votes
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    #21 - The End of the Beginning

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/21/1997

    The Chronos Stone takes Hercules five years into the past, where he meets Serena, the Golden Hind, once again.

    Director: James Whitmore Jr.

    Writer: Paul Robert Coyle

  • Reunions
    7.2/10334 votes
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    #22 - Reunions

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/23/1998

    Hercules battles the gods to return Alcmene's soul to the Elysian Fields.

    Director: Charles Siebert

    Writer: Jerry Patrick Brown, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman

  • Resurrection
    7.2/10355 votes
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    #23 - Resurrection

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/1998

    As Hercules comes to terms with his friends' death, he battles a demi-god.

    Director: Philip Sgriccia

    Writer: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman

  • Render Unto Caesar
    7.2/10350 votes
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    #24 - Render Unto Caesar

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/1998

    Caesar prepares to attack Eire; Hercules helps a demigoddess embrace her new identity: Justice.

    Director: John Laing

    Writer: Gene O'Neill, Noreen Tobin

  • Darkness Visible
    7.2/10338 votes
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    #25 - Darkness Visible

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/1999

    Hercules and Iolaus are summoned by an old friend, Vlad, to fight vampires.

    Director: Philip Sgriccia

    Writer: Phyllis Strong