The Best Episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   6.9/10(606 votes)

   #1 - The Wrong Path

   S1:E11/29/1995

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

   Director:Doug Lefler

   Writers:John Schulian, Christian Williams

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Doug Lefler

   Writers:John Schulian, Christian Williams
2. 

   6.9/10(519 votes)

   #2 - Eye of the Beholder

   S1:E22/5/1995

   A misunderstood cyclops keeps water from frightened villagers.

   Director:John T. Kretchmer

   Writer:John Schulian

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:John T. Kretchmer

   Writer:John Schulian
3. 

   6.8/10(505 votes)

   #3 - The Road to Calydon

   S1:E32/12/1995

   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

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Doug Lefler

   Writers:Christian Williams, Daniel Truly, Andrew Dettmann
4. 

   6.7/10(489 votes)

   #4 - The Festival of Dionysus

   S1:E42/19/1995

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

   Director:Peter Ellis

   Writers:Christian Williams, Andrew Dettmann

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Peter Ellis

   Writers:Christian Williams, Andrew Dettmann
5. 

   7.0/10(513 votes)

   #5 - Ares

   S1:E52/26/1995

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

   Director:Harley Cokeliss

   Writers:Christian Williams, Steve Roberts

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Harley Cokeliss

   Writers:Christian Williams, Steve Roberts
6. 

   6.9/10(467 votes)

   #6 - As Darkness Falls

   S1:E63/5/1995

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

   Director:George Mendeluk

   Writer:Robert Bielak

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:George Mendeluk

   Writer:Robert Bielak
TRENDING NOW
The 20 BEST Episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
READ
7. 

   7.0/10(458 votes)

   #7 - Pride Comes Before a Brawl

   S1:E73/12/1995

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

   Director:Peter Ellis

   Writer:Steve Roberts

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Peter Ellis

   Writer:Steve Roberts
8. 

   6.8/10(463 votes)

   #8 - The March to Freedom

   S1:E83/19/1995

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

   Director:Harley Cokeliss

   Writers:Nora Kay Foster, Adam Armus

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Harley Cokeliss

   Writers:Nora Kay Foster, Adam Armus
9. 

   7.4/10(585 votes)

   #9 - The Warrior Princess

   S1:E93/26/1995

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

   Director:Bruce Seth Green

   Writer:John Schulian

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Bruce Seth Green

   Writer:John Schulian
10. 

    7.2/10(472 votes)

    #10 - Gladiator

    S1:E104/2/1995

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

    Director:Garth Maxwell

    Writer:John Schulian

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Garth Maxwell

    Writer:John Schulian
11. 

    6.7/10(443 votes)

    #11 - The Vanishing Dead

    S1:E115/7/1995

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

    Director:Bruce Campbell

    Writers:Daniel Truly, Andrew Dettmann

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Bruce Campbell

    Writers:Daniel Truly, Andrew Dettmann
12. 

    7.4/10(506 votes)

    #12 - The Gauntlet

    S1:E125/14/1995

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

    Director:Jack Perez

    Writer:Robert Bielak

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Jack Perez

    Writer:Robert Bielak
13. 

    7.5/10(485 votes)

    #13 - Unchained Heart

    S1:E135/21/1995

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

    Director:Bruce Seth Green

    Writer:John Schulian

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Bruce Seth Green

    Writer:John Schulian