6.8/10577 votes#1 - The Wrong Path
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/29/1995
Hercules drops his vengeful quest in order to aid a village enthralled by a snake-woman.
Director: Doug Lefler
Writer: John Schulian, Christian Williams
6.7/10499 votes#2 - Eye of the Beholder
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/5/1995
A misunderstood cyclops keeps water from frightened villagers.
Director: John T. Kretchmer
Writer: John Schulian
6.7/10482 votes#3 - The Road to Calydon
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/12/1995
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
6.6/10465 votes#4 - The Festival of Dionysus
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/19/1995
Power-hungry Pentheus plots the assassination of his father, King Iphicles, at the festival of Dionysus.
Director: Peter Ellis
Writer: Christian Williams, Andrew Dettmann
6.9/10486 votes#5 - Ares
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/26/1995
Hercules faces Ares, whose boy soldiers feed the god's blood lust.
Director: Harley Cokeliss
Writer: Christian Williams, Steve Roberts
6.8/10449 votes#6 - As Darkness Falls
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/5/1995
Nemis the centaur crashes a wedding and kidnaps the bride, Penelope.
Director: George Mendeluk
Writer: Robert Bielak
6.9/10438 votes#7 - Pride Comes Before a Brawl
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/12/1995
Only a selfless act will gain the gods' pardon for condemned Iolaus.
Director: Peter Ellis
Writer: Steve Roberts
6.7/10444 votes#8 - The March to Freedom
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/19/1995
Hercules liberates a young woman from slavery and battles a notorious slave trader.
Director: Harley Cokeliss
Writer: Nora Kay Foster, Adam Armus
7.3/10555 votes#9 - 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
7.1/10453 votes#10 - 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
6.6/10425 votes#11 - The Vanishing Dead
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/7/1995
Hercules fights Ares and his vicious dog for the souls of fallen warriors.
Director: Bruce Campbell
Writer: Andrew Dettmann, Daniel Truly
7.3/10481 votes#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
7.4/10459 votes#13 - 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
The Best Episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1
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The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.
Genres:Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Syndication
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Wrong Path" is the best rated episode of "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 577 votes. Directed by Doug Lefler and written by John Schulian, Christian Williams, it aired on 1/29/1995. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Eye of the Beholder".