The Best Episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1

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

Director: Bruce Seth Green

Writer: John Schulian

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

Director: Bruce Seth Green

Writer: John Schulian

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

Director: Jack Perez

Writer: Robert Bielak

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

Director: Garth Maxwell

Writer: John Schulian

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

Director: Harley Cokeliss

Writer: Christian Williams, Steve Roberts

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

Director: Peter Ellis

Writer: Steve Roberts

Hercules drops his vengeful quest in order to aid a village enthralled by a snake-woman.

Director: Doug Lefler

Writer: John Schulian, Christian Williams

A misunderstood cyclops keeps water from frightened villagers.

Director: John T. Kretchmer

Writer: John Schulian

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

Director: George Mendeluk

Writer: Robert Bielak

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

Director: Doug Lefler

Writer: Christian Williams, Andrew Dettmann, Daniel Truly

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

Director: Harley Cokeliss

Writer: Nora Kay Foster, Adam Armus

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

Director: Peter Ellis

Writer: Christian Williams, Andrew Dettmann

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

Director: Bruce Campbell

Writer: Andrew Dettmann, Daniel Truly