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The Best Episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 1 - The King of Thieves
    7.6/10(372 votes)

    S2:E1

    Iolaus faces execution for a robbery committed by Autolycus, king of thieves.

    Director:Doug Lefler
    Writer:Doug Lefler

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  2. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 8 - The Other Side
    7.4/10(325 votes)

    S2:E8

    Hercules descends to Hades to rescue Persephone and sees his late wife.

    Director:George Mendeluk
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  3. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 21 - The Wedding of Alcmene
    7.4/10(301 votes)

    S2:E21

    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

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  4. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 19 - King for a Day
    7.3/10(293 votes)

    S2:E19

    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

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  5. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 9 - The Fire Down Below
    7.2/10(312 votes)

    S2:E9

    After Salmoneus sells off Hera's treasure, Hercules must save him from the fiery monster Pyro.

    Director:Timothy Bond
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 20 - Protean Challenge
    7.2/10(285 votes)

    S2:E20

    A friend of Hercules and Iolaus is accused of theft when an angry god distorts reality by making people appear to have performed acts they didn't.

    Director:Oley Sassone
    Writer:Brian Herskowitz

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  7. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 7 - The Mother of All Monsters
    7.1/10(320 votes)

    S2:E7

    Hercules' mother is a pawn in a deadly plot for revenge by Echidna, whose monster children Hercules has slain.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writer:John Schulian

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  8. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 17 - The Apple
    7.1/10(321 votes)

    S2:E17

    Iolaus is used as a pawn by the scheming love goddess Aphrodite to prevent a marriage between the children of two feuding kings.

    Director:Kevin Sorbo
    Writer:Steven Baum

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  9. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 4 - Siege at Naxos
    7.0/10(324 votes)

    S2:E4

    Hercules and Iolaus incur the wrath of a horde of barbarians when they capture the group's leader.

    Director:Stephen L. Posey
    Writer:Darrell Fetty

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  10. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 10 - Cast a Giant Shadow
    7.0/10(305 votes)

    S2:E10

    Maceus plans to avenge his brother's death by luring Hercules into battle with the monster Echidna.

    Director:John T. Kretchmer
    Writer:John Schulian

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  11. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 14 - Once a Hero
    7.0/10(294 votes)

    S2:E14

    Hercules and Iolaus help Jason and the Argonauts recover the Golden Fleece.

    Director:Robert Tapert
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 3 - What's in a Name?
    6.9/10(327 votes)

    S2:E3

    Hercules' brother steals his identity to pursue the leader's stepdaughter.

    Director:Bruce Campbell
    Writer:Michael Marks

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  13. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 13 - The Enforcer
    6.9/10(311 votes)

    S2:E13

    Hercules' good time at a harvest festival is interrupted by the arrival of an assassin sent by his vindictive stepmother.

    Director:T.J. Scott
    Writer:Nelson Costello

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  14. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 16 - Let the Games Begin
    6.9/10(298 votes)

    S2:E16

    Hercules promotes peace by organizing an athletic competition between the warring Spartans and Eleans, thus creating the Olympic Games.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Schulian

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  15. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 23 - Centaur Mentor Journey
    6.9/10(279 votes)

    S2:E23

    The centaurs' struggle for equal rights threatens to turn violent.

    Director:Stephen L. Posey
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  16. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 5 - Outcast
    6.8/10(327 votes)

    S2:E5

    Hercules defends a young woman and her centaur husband against prejudice.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  17. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 12 - The Sword of Veracity
    6.8/10(297 votes)

    S2:E12

    To save a friend from execution, Hercules must retrieve a sword that renders people incapable of lying.

    Director:Garth Maxwell
    Writer:Steven Baum

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  18. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 11 - Highway to Hades
    6.7/10(293 votes)

    S2:E11

    Hercules must capture King Sisyphus and return him to the Underworld.

    Director:T.J. Scott
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  19. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 2 - All that Glitters
    6.5/10(322 votes)

    S2:E2

    Hercules must help King Midas reclaim his realm from vicious gamblers.

    Director:Garth Maxwell
    Writer:Craig Volk

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  20. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 15 - Heedless Hearts
    6.5/10(286 votes)

    S2:E15

    Hercules falls in love while helping a woman and her band of rebels defeat a tyrannical king.

    Director:Peter Ellis
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  21. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 18 - Promises
    6.5/10(286 votes)

    S2:E18

    Hercules and Iolaus get caught in the middle of a love triangle when they volunteer to help a king.

    Director:Stewart Main
    Writer:Michael Marks

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  22. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 6 - Under the Broken Sky
    6.3/10(304 votes)

    S2:E6

    Hercules battles a town run by bandits in order to help a farmer reunite with his estranged wife.

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writer:John Schulian

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  23. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 22 - The Power
    6.3/10(284 votes)

    S2:E22

    Hercules intervenes when a young man with divine powers is manipulated by a relative into using his gift for villainous purposes.

    Director:Charlie Haskell
    Writer:Nelson Costello

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  24. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 24 - The Cave of Echoes
    5.8/10(282 votes)

    S2:E24

    A timid young writer descends into the fearsome Cave of Echoes with Hercules and Iolaus to rescue a fair maiden.

    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writers:John Schulian, Robert Bielak

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The King of Thieves" is the best rated episode of "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" season 2. It scored 7.6/10 based on 372 votes. Directed by Doug Lefler and written by Doug Lefler, it aired on 9/4/1995. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Other Side".