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The Best Episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 3

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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.
Episodes
22
Avg. Rating
6.8
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.8
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  • Mercenary
    7.8/10(411)
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    #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

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  • Love Takes a Holiday
    7.3/10(370)
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    #2 - 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

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  • Surprise
    7.3/10(368)
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    #3 - 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

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  • Judgment Day (3)
    7.3/10(393)
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    #4 - 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

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  • When a Man Loves a Woman (2)
    7.2/10(362)
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    #5 - 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

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  • The End of the Beginning
    7.2/10(352)
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    #6 - 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

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  • The Green-Eyed Monster
    7.1/10(366)
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    #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

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  • Encounter (1)
    7.1/10(360)
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    #8 - 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

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  • War Bride
    6.9/10(348)
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    #9 - 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

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  • A Rock and a Hard Place
    6.9/10(360)
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    #10 - 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

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  • Doomsday
    6.8/10(367)
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    #11 - 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

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  • Not Fade Away
    6.8/10(366)
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    #12 - 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

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  • Long Live the King
    6.8/10(344)
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    #13 - 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

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  • The Lost City
    6.8/10(339)
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    #14 - 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

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  • Atlantis
    6.8/10(355)
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    #15 - 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

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  • Prince Hercules
    6.7/10(351)
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    #16 - 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

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  • A Star to Guide Them
    6.7/10(354)
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    #17 - 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

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  • The Lady and the Dragon
    6.4/10(345)
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    #18 - 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

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  • Monster Child in the Promised Land
    6.3/10(354)
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    #19 - 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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  • Reign of Terror
    6.3/10(343)
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    #20 - 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

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  • Mummy Dearest
    6.2/10(356)
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    #21 - 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

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  • Les Contemptibles
    5.5/10(365)
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    #22 - 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

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Mercenary" is the best rated episode of "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" season 3. It scored 7.8/10 based on 411 votes. Directed by Michael Hurst and written by Robert Bielak, it aired on 10/7/1996. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Love Takes a Holiday".