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The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.

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    Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1 Episode 6 - As Darkness Falls
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - As Darkness Falls

    S1:E6

    Nemis the centaur crashes a wedding and kidnaps the bride, Penelope.

    Director:George Mendeluk
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  2. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1 Episode 7 - Pride Comes Before a Brawl
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Pride Comes Before a Brawl

    S1:E7

    Only a selfless act will gain the gods' pardon for condemned Iolaus.

    Director:Peter Ellis
    Writer:Steve Roberts

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  3. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1 Episode 8 - The March to Freedom
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - The March to Freedom

    S1:E8

    Hercules liberates a young woman from slavery and battles a notorious slave trader.

    Director:Harley Cokeliss
    Writers:Nora Kay Foster, Adam Armus

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  4. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1 Episode 10 - Gladiator
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Gladiator

    S1:E10

    Wicked Menas Maxius pits slaves against wild animals for his amusement.

    Director:Garth Maxwell
    Writer:John Schulian

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  5. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1 Episode 11 - The Vanishing Dead
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - The Vanishing Dead

    S1:E11

    Hercules fights Ares and his vicious dog for the souls of fallen warriors.

    Director:Bruce Campbell
    Writers:Daniel Truly, Andrew Dettmann

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  6. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 1 - The King of Thieves
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - The King of Thieves

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Doug Lefler
    Writer:Doug Lefler

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  7. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 5 Episode 18 - Love on the Rocks
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Rick Jacobson
    Writer:Kevin Maynard

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  8. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 5 Episode 21 - My Best Girl's Wedding
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - My Best Girl's Wedding

    S5:E21

    Fishermen Hercules and Iolaus 2 get second chances at the ones that got away -- Serena and the mermaid Nautica.

    Director:Andrew Merrifield
    Writer:Gerry Conway

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  9. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1 Episode 2 - Eye of the Beholder
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Eye of the Beholder

    S1:E2

    A misunderstood cyclops keeps water from frightened villagers.

    Director:John T. Kretchmer
    Writer:John Schulian

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  10. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1 Episode 4 - The Festival of Dionysus
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #10 - The Festival of Dionysus

    S1:E4

    Power-hungry Pentheus plots the assassination of his father, King Iphicles, at the festival of Dionysus.

    Director:Peter Ellis
    Writers:Christian Williams, Andrew Dettmann

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  11. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1 Episode 5 - Ares
    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Ares

    S1:E5

    Hercules faces Ares, whose boy soldiers feed the god's blood lust.

    Director:Harley Cokeliss
    Writers:Christian Williams, Steve Roberts

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  12. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 3 - What's in a Name?
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - What's in a Name?

    S2:E3

    Hercules' brother steals his identity to pursue the leader's stepdaughter.

    Director:Bruce Campbell
    Writer:Michael Marks

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  13. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 4 Episode 8 - ...And Fancy Free
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - ...And Fancy Free

    S4:E8

    Hercules two-steps his way into the Panathenaia to help a teenager fulfill her dream of winning the cutthroat dance competition.

    Director:Michael Hurst
    Writers:Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

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  14. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 4 Episode 9 - If I Had A Hammer...
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - If I Had A Hammer...

    S4:E9

    The blacksmith Atalanta forges a perfect likeness of Hercules, which raises havoc when it comes to life.

    Director:Steve Polivka
    Writer:Paul Robert Coyle

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  15. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 4 Episode 10 - Hercules on Trial
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Hercules on Trial

    S4:E10

    A court tries Hercules for the accidental death of an impersonator.

    Director:John Laing
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  16. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1 Episode 3 - The Road to Calydon
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #16 - The Road to Calydon

    S1:E3

    When a refugee takes a bejeweled chalice from a deserted temple, Hera's rage erupts.

    Director:Doug Lefler
    Writers:Christian Williams, Daniel Truly, Andrew Dettmann

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  17. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 4 - Siege at Naxos
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Siege at Naxos

    S2:E4

    Hercules and Iolaus incur the wrath of a horde of barbarians when they capture the group's leader.

    Director:Stephen L. Posey
    Writer:Darrell Fetty

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  18. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 4 Episode 13 - Armageddon Now (1)
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Armageddon Now (1)

    S4:E13

    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

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  19. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 4 Episode 14 - Armageddon Now (2)
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Armageddon Now (2)

    S4:E14

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

    Director:Mark Beesley
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1 Episode 9 - The Warrior Princess
    8.3/10(5 votes)

    #20 - The Warrior Princess

    S1:E9

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

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writer:John Schulian

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  21. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 2 - All that Glitters
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - All that Glitters

    S2:E2

    Hercules must help King Midas reclaim his realm from vicious gamblers.

    Director:Garth Maxwell
    Writer:Craig Volk

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  22. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 5 - Outcast
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Outcast

    S2:E5

    Hercules defends a young woman and her centaur husband against prejudice.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  23. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 4 Episode 6 - Two Men and a Baby
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Two Men and a Baby

    S4:E6

    Nemesis asks Hercules and Iolaus to help keep her baby away from his biological father, Ares.

    Director:Christopher Graves
    Writers:John Hudock, Kevin Sorbo

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  24. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 4 Episode 7 - Prodigal Sister
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Prodigal Sister

    S4:E7

    Outlaw Amazons blind a boy and kidnap his sister, making her one of them.

    Director:Gary Jones
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  25. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 4 Episode 12 - Men in Pink
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Men in Pink

    S4:E12

    Fugitives Salmoneus and Autolycus join widow Twanky's all-girl dance troupe

    Director:Alan J. Levi
    Writers:Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

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Best Episodes Summary

"As Darkness Falls" is the best rated episode of "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys". It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by George Mendeluk and written by Robert Bielak, it aired on 3/5/1995. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Pride Comes Before a Brawl".