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The Best Episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1

Every episode of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1

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

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  1. Background image for Unchained Heart
    7.4/10(471 votes)

    #1 - Unchained Heart

    S1:E13

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

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  2. Background image for The Warrior Princess
    7.3/10(569 votes)

    #2 - The Warrior Princess

    S1:E9

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

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  3. Background image for The Gauntlet
    7.3/10(493 votes)

    #3 - The Gauntlet

    S1:E12

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

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    Director:Jack Perez
  4. Background image for Gladiator
    7.2/10(461 votes)

    #4 - Gladiator

    S1:E10

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

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  5. Background image for Ares
    6.9/10(496 votes)

    #5 - Ares

    S1:E5

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

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    6.9/10(445 votes)

    #6 - Pride Comes Before a Brawl

    S1:E7

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

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    Director:Peter Ellis
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  8. Background image for The Wrong Path
    6.8/10(588 votes)

    #7 - The Wrong Path

    S1:E1

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

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  9. Background image for Eye of the Beholder
    6.8/10(507 votes)

    #8 - Eye of the Beholder

    S1:E2

    A misunderstood cyclops keeps water from frightened villagers.

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  10. Background image for As Darkness Falls
    6.8/10(456 votes)

    #9 - As Darkness Falls

    S1:E6

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

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  11. Background image for The Road to Calydon
    6.7/10(490 votes)

    #10 - The Road to Calydon

    S1:E3

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

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  12. Background image for The March to Freedom
    6.7/10(451 votes)

    #11 - The March to Freedom

    S1:E8

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

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  13. Background image for The Festival of Dionysus
    6.6/10(475 votes)

    #12 - The Festival of Dionysus

    S1:E4

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

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  14. Background image for The Vanishing Dead
    6.6/10(433 votes)

    #13 - The Vanishing Dead

    S1:E11

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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Unchained Heart" is the best rated episode of "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 471 votes. Directed by Bruce Seth Green and written by John Schulian, it aired on 5/21/1995. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Warrior Princess".