Season 1

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  7.5/101,019 votes

  Sins of the Past

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/1995

  Xena battles an evil warlord, a vengeful Cyclops and harsh weather during her journey home to Amphipolis, where she's joined by a young woman named Gabrielle, who's a resourceful young protege.

  Director: Doug Lefler

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.0/10818 votes

  Chariots of War

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/11/1995

  Xena defends a town against a band of thugs led by a father and son duo, and when she is wounded, Gabrielle is left worrying for the warrior princess.

  Director: Harley Cokeliss

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.3/10778 votes

  Dreamworker

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/1995

  When Gabrielle is kidnapped by a mystic, Xena enters an altered state of consciousness and must face ghosts from her past in order to rescue her friend.

  Director: Bruce Seth Green

  Writer: Steven L. Sears

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  7.0/10734 votes

  Cradle of Hope

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/25/1995

  Xena employs stealthy maneuvers to protect an infant who an oracle claims will one day usurp the King's throne. Meanwhile, Xena must also make sure that Pandora, the granddaughter of the legendary original, is able to reset the lock on her precious box.

  Director: Michael Levine

  Writer: Terence Winter

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  7.0/10713 votes

  The Path Not Taken

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/2/1995

  In order to stop a war Xena must save a princess that has been taken from her home. The kidnapping could lead to a war. Xena realizes that a weapons dealer is the one that has caused everything. When she tracks the dealer, she meets her old love Marcus, but she is not sure how she feels about him.

  Director: Stephen L. Posey

  Writer: Julie Sherman

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  7.4/10712 votes

  The Reckoning

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/1995

  Xena is mistaken for the killer who attacked and murdered a group of townspeople and is put on trial, causing Ares, the god of war, to be delighted at the success of his plan.

  Director: Charles Siebert

  Writer: Peter Allan Fields

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  7.1/10687 votes

  The Titans

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1995

  Gabrielle fools around with an ancient scroll and releases three Titans from centuries of captivity. Once again, Xena must save a village from destruction. Gabrielle also finds time for love.

  Director: Eric Brevig

  Writer: R.J. Stewart

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  7.5/10739 votes

  Prometheus

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1995

  When the gods capture Prometheus, mankind begins to lose the gifts he gave them: fire and the ability to heal themselves. It's up to Xena, Gabrielle, Hercules and Iolaus to try to free Prometheus from his chains but whoever is the one who frees him, may end up dead.

  Director: Stephen L. Posey

  Writer: R.J. Stewart

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  7.4/10685 votes

  Death in Chains

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1995

  Xena must free Hade's sister, Celesta, Death Herself, from King Sisyphus who wants to cheat death by holding her hostage, thus prolonging his life.

  Director: Charles Siebert

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.7/10715 votes

  Hooves & Harlots

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1995

  When Xena and Gabrielle encounter the Amazons, Gabrielle tries to save an Amazon and unwittingly finds herself an Amazon princess.

  Director: Jace Alexander

  Writer: Steven L. Sears

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  7.0/10663 votes

  The Black Wolf

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/1996

  Xena infiltrates a band of rebels led by the Black Wolf and helps them defend themselves against Xerxes the warlord.

  Director: Mario DiLeo

  Writer: Alan Jay Glueckman

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  6.8/10657 votes

  Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/1996

  Helen of Troy summons Xena and asks her to help end the war between the Greeks and the Trojans, that began over her.

  Director: T.J. Scott

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.4/10662 votes

  Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards

  Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/22/1996

  Gabrielle wants to enter the Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards, but finds that it is not quite what she thought it would be. She helps another aspiring bard discover his true storytelling talent.

  Director: Jace Alexander

  Writer: Steven L. Sears, R.J. Stewart

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  7.3/10659 votes

  A Fistful of Dinars

  Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/29/1996

  Xena searches for Ambrosia, a substance capable of turning someone into a god. She hopes to find it before someone who is unworthy to be a god does.

  Director: Josh Becker

  Writer: Steven L. Sears, R.J. Stewart

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  7.5/10672 votes

  Warrior... Princess

  Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/5/1996

  The daughter of King Lias, Diana, is the target of assassins. Fortunately, Xena looks almost exactly like her. So, Xena goes undercover to force the assassins out of hiding and capture them.

  Director: Michael Levine

  Writer: Brenda Lilly

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  7.3/10642 votes

  Mortal Beloved

  Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/12/1996

  When her dead love Marcus, asks Xena to help save good souls, she travels to the underworld to set things right.

  Director: Garth Maxwell

  Writer: R.J. Stewart

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  7.8/10685 votes

  The Royal Couple of Thieves

  Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/19/1996

  Xena enlists the help of Autolycus, the King of Thieves, in order to steal a treasure chest from a warlord and return it to its rightful owners - unless Autolycus has something to say about that.

  Director: John Cameron

  Writer: Steven L. Sears

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  7.1/10622 votes

  The Prodigal

  Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/4/1996

  After freezing in the face of danger, a confused Gabrielle returns home to Potidaea, where she receives a not-so-warm welcome from the people, who have hired a so-called warrior to save them from a warlord.

  Director: John T. Kretchmer

  Writer: Chris Manheim

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  7.1/10650 votes

  Altared States

  Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/22/1996

  A young boy is hunted by his father and brother. They want to sacrifice him to their god, because their "faith" demands it. It's up to Xena and a drugged Gabrielle to save him.

  Director: Michael Levine

  Writer: Chris Manheim

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  7.2/10631 votes

  Ties That Bind

  Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/1996

  As the god of war, Ares, schemes to make Xena lead his army, the warrior princess meets a man claiming to be her long-lost father.

  Director: Charles Siebert

  Writer: Adam Armus, Nora Kay Foster

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  7.7/10659 votes

  The Greater Good

  Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/1996

  Xena helps Salmoneus, aka Lord Seltzer, when a warlord wants him dead, due to a bad transaction. Meanwhile, a mysterious blond woman is stalking Xena.

  Director: Gary Jones

  Writer: Steven L. Sears

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  8.2/10781 votes

  Callisto

  Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/1996

  The female warrior Callisto, tries to turn the world against Xena by committing acts of terrorism in her name, while Xena struggles to reclaim her true identity and discover why this angry young woman is doing this.

  Director: T.J. Scott

  Writer: R.J. Stewart

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  6.9/10604 votes

  Death Mask

  Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 6/3/1996

  After learning a raiding party's leader was responsible for the destruction in their village, Xena and her brother set out to destroy him.

  Director: Stewart Main

  Writer: Peter Allan Fields

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  7.6/10668 votes

  Is There a Doctor in the House?

  Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 7/29/1996

  Xena attempts to stop a war between two brothers, while Gabrielle tends to a pregnant Amazon sister, who is carrying the child of a centaur.

  Director: T.J. Scott

  Writer: Patricia Manney