- 7.8/10410 votes7.8/10(410)
#1 - Mercenary
Season 3 Episode 1
Aired 10/7/1996
A storm at sea maroons Hercules on an island where he deals with pirates, sand monsters and a wanted killer he is transporting to Sparta.
Director: Michael Hurst
Writer: Robert Bielak
- 6.8/10366 votes6.8/10(366)
#2 - Doomsday
Season 3 Episode 2
Aired 10/14/1996
Hercules intervenes when he discovers that his friend, the inventor Daedalus, is creating weapons of mass destruction for an evil king.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10368 votes7.3/10(368)
#3 - Love Takes a Holiday
Season 3 Episode 3
Aired 10/21/1996
Iagos hatches a scheme to gain the Shield of Perseus from Hephaestus by taking advantage of his lovelorn boss's loneliness.
Director: Charlie Haskell
Writer: Noreen Tobin, Gene O'Neill
- 6.2/10354 votes6.2/10(354)
#4 - Mummy Dearest
Season 3 Episode 4
Aired 10/21/1996
Hercules helps an Egyptian princess retrieve the stolen mummy of a king, which has come to life and is bent on killing.
Director: Anson Williams
Writer: Melissa Rosenberg
- 6.8/10364 votes6.8/10(364)
#5 - Not Fade Away
Season 3 Episode 5
Aired 10/28/1996
Iolaus will forever remain in the afterlife unless Hercules makes good on his deal with the god of the underworld to destroy Hera's latest assassin.
Director: T.J. Scott
Writer: John Schulian
- 6.3/10352 votes6.3/10(352)
#6 - Monster Child in the Promised Land
Season 3 Episode 6
Aired 11/4/1996
Hercules helps the monster Echidna and the giant Typhon find their kidnapped child.
Director: John T. Kretchmer
Writer: John Schulian
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- 7.1/10364 votes7.1/10(364)
#7 - The Green-Eyed Monster
Season 3 Episode 7
Aired 11/11/1996
Hercules and Cupid get caught in the middle of a plot by jealous Aphrodite to marry off a mortal female whose beauty is drawing attention away from her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/10348 votes6.7/10(348)
#8 - Prince Hercules
Season 3 Episode 8
Aired 11/25/1996
Queen Parnassa strikes Hercules with amnesia so he will believe she is his mother and agree to lead her army.
Director: Charles Siebert
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/10352 votes6.7/10(352)
#9 - A Star to Guide Them
Season 3 Episode 9
Aired 12/9/1996
Iolaus' dream directs him and Hercules northward on a mission of mercy.
Director: Michael Levine
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/10343 votes6.4/10(343)
#10 - The Lady and the Dragon
Season 3 Episode 10
Aired 1/13/1997
A young dragon starts killing warriors and destroying villages at the same time a warlord returns from exile seeking revenge on his enemies.
Director: Oley Sassone
Writer: Eric Estrin, Michael Berlin
- 6.8/10342 votes6.8/10(342)
#11 - Long Live the King
Season 3 Episode 11
Aired 1/20/1997
Iolaus assumes the identity of murdered Orestes to continue the king's quest for peace.
Director: Timothy Bond
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10366 votes7.3/10(366)
#12 - Surprise
Season 3 Episode 12
Aired 1/27/1997
Callisto drops in on Hercules' surprise birthday party, bent on a mission of immortality.
Director: Oley Sassone
Writer: Alex Kurtzman
- 7.1/10359 votes7.1/10(359)
#13 - Encounter (1)
Season 3 Episode 13
Aired 2/3/1997
Ares' murder plot backfires when the Golden Hind falls for Hercules.
Director: Charlie Haskell
Writer: Jerry Patrick Brown
- 7.2/10361 votes7.2/10(361)
#14 - When a Man Loves a Woman (2)
Season 3 Episode 14
Aired 2/10/1997
Hercules gives up his godly powers to wed Serena, the Golden Hind.
Director: Charlie Haskell
Writer: Noreen Tobin, Gene O'Neill
- 7.3/10392 votes7.3/10(392)
#15 - Judgment Day (3)
Season 3 Episode 15
Aired 2/17/1997
Waking from a nightmare, Hercules finds Serena dead and himself accused of murder.
Director: Gus Trikonis
Writer: Robert Bielak
- 6.7/10338 votes6.7/10(338)
#16 - The Lost City
Season 3 Episode 16
Aired 2/24/1997
Iolaus' search for his missing cousin Regina takes him to a commune where everyone has been brainwashed by a seemingly benevolent leader.
Director: Charlie Haskell
Writer: N/A
- 5.5/10364 votes5.5/10(364)
#17 - Les Contemptibles
Season 3 Episode 17
Aired 4/7/1997
Brave Marie de Valle inspires thieves, who bear uncanny resemblances to Hercules, Iolaus and Salmoneus, to fight for the French Revolution.
Director: Charlie Haskell
Writer: Brian Herskowitz
- 6.3/10342 votes6.3/10(342)
#18 - Reign of Terror
Season 3 Episode 18
Aired 4/14/1997
Mad King Augeus, thinking he is Zeus, becomes Hera's evil puppet.
Director: Rodney Charters
Writer: John Kirk
- 7.2/10351 votes7.2/10(351)
#19 - The End of the Beginning
Season 3 Episode 19
Aired 4/21/1997
The Chronos Stone takes Hercules five years into the past, where he meets Serena, the Golden Hind, once again.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Paul Robert Coyle
- 6.9/10346 votes6.9/10(346)
#20 - War Bride
Season 3 Episode 20
Aired 4/28/1997
A peace treaty unravels when the daughter of a dying king fails to preserve it.
Director: Kevin Sorbo
Writer: Nora Kay Foster, Adam Armus
- 6.9/10358 votes6.9/10(358)
#21 - A Rock and a Hard Place
Season 3 Episode 21
Aired 5/5/1997
A murder suspect escapes and flees into an old mine; Hercules is trapped in a cave-in.
Director: Robert Trebor
Writer: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
- 6.8/10354 votes6.8/10(354)
#22 - Atlantis
Season 3 Episode 22
Aired 5/12/1997
Hercules and Cassandra try to warn Atlantis of imminent doom.
Director: Gus Trikonis
Writer: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
The Best Episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 3
Every episode of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 3!
The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.
Genres:Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Syndication
Episodes
22
Avg. Rating
6.8
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.8
6.8
7.3
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Mercenary" is the best rated episode of "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" season 3. It scored 7.8/10 based on 410 votes. Directed by Michael Hurst and written by Robert Bielak, it aired on 10/7/1996. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Doomsday".