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The Best Episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 5

Every episode of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 5!

The Best Episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 5

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

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  1. 7.6/10(403 votes)

    #1 - Faith

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    S5:E1

    Hercules and Iolaus' attempt to save Sumeria from the wrath of evil deities leads to disastrous consequences.

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  2. 7.6/10(386 votes)

    #2 - Descent

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    S5:E2

    Hercules, overcome by grief at Iolaus' death, travels to the underworld in hopes of getting him back.

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  3. 7.5/10(363 votes)

    #3 - Revelations

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    S5:E22

    The real Iolaus returns to warn Hercules of the end of the world.

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  4. 7.4/10(353 votes)

    #4 - Darkness Rising

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    S5:E8

    In Sumeria, Hercules finds a new evil in the guise of a friend.

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    Director:Chris Long
    Writer:Lisa Klink
  5. 7.2/10(362 votes)

    #5 - Resurrection

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    S5:E3

    As Hercules comes to terms with his friends' death, he battles a demi-god.

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  6. 7.2/10(358 votes)

    #6 - Render Unto Caesar

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    S5:E5

    Caesar prepares to attack Eire; Hercules helps a demigoddess embrace her new identity: Justice.

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  8. 7.1/10(347 votes)

    #7 - Let There Be Light

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    S5:E10

    Hercules, Morrigan and Nebula return to Corinth to confront the evil Dahak, who has possessed Iolaus' body.

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  9. 7.1/10(353 votes)

    #8 - Redemption

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    S5:E11

    Hercules attempts an exorcism to save Iolaus' soul from the demon Dahak.

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    Writer:Lisa Klink
  10. 6.8/10(333 votes)

    #9 - Once Upon a Future King

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    S5:E19

    Young Merlin enlists Hercules to save Britain from a cruel and calculating tyrant -- Arthur of Camelot.

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  11. 6.8/10(332 votes)

    #10 - My Best Girl's Wedding

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    S5:E21

    Fishermen Hercules and Iolaus 2 get second chances at the ones that got away -- Serena and the mermaid Nautica.

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  12. 6.7/10(321 votes)

    #11 - Fade Out

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    S5:E20

    A curse cooked up by Discord, Deimos and Ares has Hercules fading fast.

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  13. 6.6/10(331 votes)

    #12 - We'll Always Have Cyprus

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    S5:E16

    Morrigan joins Hercules on his mission to save the Oracle of Cyprus from predictions of her own death.

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    Director:Garth Maxwell
    Writer:N/A
  14. 6.6/10(332 votes)

    #13 - Love on the Rocks

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    S5:E18

    An unsuspecting Iolaus 2 falls in love with Triton's daughter, unaware she is really a mermaid in human form.

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  15. 6.5/10(368 votes)

    #14 - For Those of You Just Joining Us

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    S5:E9

    The writers retreat to a camp, and Kevin Sorbo must rescue them from a would-be murderer without revealing his true identity as Hercules.

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  16. 6.5/10(330 votes)

    #15 - Sky High

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    S5:E12

    Hercules, with the help of the Amazon Ephiny, the Centaur Nagus and a youth marked for murder, must stop a volcano from destroying the people of Mount Pelion.

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  17. 6.4/10(354 votes)

    #16 - Norse by Norsevest

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    S5:E6

    Hercules embarks on an odyssey to save the Norse god Balder from an evil prophecy.

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    Director:John Laing
    Writer:N/A
  18. 6.4/10(345 votes)

    #17 - The Academy

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    S5:E17

    Hercules, Jason and Iolaus 2 return to Cheiron's academy to stop a band of renegade cadets from taking over the school.

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  19. 6.3/10(333 votes)

    #18 - Just Passing Through

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    S5:E14

    Hercules reminisces about a typical day filled with desperate villagers and derring-do with his late friend, Iolaus.

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  20. 6.2/10(345 votes)

    #19 - Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bridge

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    S5:E7

    Hercules and the Norse god Thor work together to prevent the end of all things.

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  21. 6.2/10(338 votes)

    #20 - Stranger and Stranger

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    S5:E13

    Hercules travels to the parallel Netherworld to rescue the gods of Olympus before both worlds are destroyed.

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    Writer:N/A
  22. 6.1/10(347 votes)

    #21 - Genies and Grecians and Geeks, Oh My

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    S5:E4

    Autolycus and Salmoneus steal a magic lamp which has a beautiful and vain genie.

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  23. 5.9/10(329 votes)

    #22 - Greece Is Burning

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    S5:E15

    Evil designer Onea and the fashion police connive to keep Herc's former dance partner, Althea, from staging a show.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Faith" is the best rated episode of "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" season 5. It scored 7.6/10 based on 403 votes. Directed by Michael Hurst and written by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, it aired on 10/3/1998. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Descent".