7.8/10410 votesLoading...#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
7.7/10398 votesLoading...#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
7.6/10382 votesLoading...#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
7.5/10434 votesLoading...#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
7.5/10375 votesLoading...#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
7.5/10358 votesLoading...#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
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7.4/10461 votesLoading...#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
7.4/10363 votesLoading...#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
7.4/10350 votesLoading...#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
7.4/10341 votesLoading...#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
7.3/10557 votesLoading...#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
7.3/10483 votesLoading...#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
7.3/10393 votesLoading...#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
7.3/10384 votesLoading...#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
7.3/10368 votesLoading...#15 - 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
7.3/10366 votesLoading...#16 - 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
7.3/10392 votesLoading...#17 - 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
7.3/10386 votesLoading...#18 - 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
7.2/10454 votesLoading...#19 - Gladiator
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/2/1995
Wicked Menas Maxius pits slaves against wild animals for his amusement.
Director: Garth Maxwell
Writer: John Schulian
7.2/10390 votesLoading...#20 - The Fire Down Below
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/6/1995
After Salmoneus sells off Hera's treasure, Hercules must save him from the fiery monster Pyro.
Director: Timothy Bond
Writer: N/A
7.2/10367 votesLoading...#21 - 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
7.2/10361 votesLoading...#22 - 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
7.2/10351 votesLoading...#23 - 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
7.2/10336 votesLoading...#24 - 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
7.2/10357 votesLoading...#25 - 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
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
Episodes
111
Avg. Rating
6.8
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S3
S4
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6.5
Best Episodes Summary
"Mercenary" is the best rated episode of "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys". It scored 7.8/10 based on 410 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".
