The Best Episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess Season 6

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.5/10(542 votes)

   #1 - Coming Home

   S6:E110/2/2000

   Ares needs Xena's help to restore his godly powers, but he gets more than he bargained for when the Furies attempt to drive him crazy with illusions.

   Director:Mark Beesley

   Writer:Melissa Good

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   Director:Mark Beesley

   Writer:Melissa Good
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   7.7/10(585 votes)

   #2 - The Haunting of Amphipolis

   S6:E210/9/2000

   On her trip home to Amphipolis, Xena finds the town possessed and sinister powers from Hell awaiting her, Gabrielle and Eve.

   Director:Garth Maxwell

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Garth Maxwell

   Writer:Unknown
3. 

   7.6/10(584 votes)

   #3 - Heart of Darkness

   S6:E310/16/2000

   Xena must devise a plan to avoid inheriting the kingdom of Hell, and it won't be easy with her heart turning cold and an angel named Lucifer ambitiously trying to force her to descend to her throne.

   Director:Mark Beesley

   Writer:Emily Skopov

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   Director:Mark Beesley

   Writer:Emily Skopov
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   7.7/10(581 votes)

   #4 - Who's Gurkhan?

   S6:E410/23/2000

   Gabrielle sets out on a rescue mission to North Africa with the gang in tow, when she discovers her neice has been kidnapped by an elusive warlord named Gurkhan.

   Director:Michael Hurst

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Michael Hurst

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.2/10(503 votes)

   #5 - Legacy

   S6:E510/30/2000

   Xena and Gabrielle try to help two warring African tribes unite against their Roman enemies and Gabrielle must live with herself when she accidently takes the life of an unarmed young man.

   Director:Chris Martin-Jones

   Writer:Melissa Good

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   Director:Chris Martin-Jones

   Writer:Melissa Good
6. 

   7.2/10(516 votes)

   #6 - The Abyss

   S6:E611/6/2000

   When searching for Virgil, Xena and Gabrielle are confronted by cannibals and they must stay alive in order to rescue Virgil before he becomes their next meal.

   Director:Rick Jacobson

   Writer:James Kahn

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   Director:Rick Jacobson

   Writer:James Kahn
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7. 

   7.2/10(536 votes)

   #7 - The Rheingold (1)

   S6:E711/13/2000

   When Xena journeys to Norse to stop a vicious beast she created, Gabrielle soon follows and learns of Xena's past as a valkeryie and the crimes she committed after she made the Rheingold into a powerful ring.

   Director:John Fawcett

   Writer:R.J. Stewart

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   Director:John Fawcett

   Writer:R.J. Stewart
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   7.2/10(529 votes)

   #8 - The Ring (2)

   S6:E811/20/2000

   Gabrielle, Brunnhilda and Beowulf find Xena alive after the Grindl's attack. When they arrive to the mine where the Grindl is hidden, Xena reveals the monster was once the valkyrie Grinhilda, who put the Rheingold Ring on her finger as a desperate attempt to stop Xena's reign of terror.

   Director:Rick Jacobson

   Writer:Joel Metzger

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   Director:Rick Jacobson

   Writer:Joel Metzger
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   7.2/10(538 votes)

   #9 - Return of the Valkyrie (3)

   S6:E911/27/2000

   Xena has amnesia and believes herself to be Hrothgar's bride, Wealthea but she must regain her memory in order to save Gabrielle from eternal sleep.

   Director:John Fawcett

   Writer:Emily Skopov

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   Director:John Fawcett

   Writer:Emily Skopov
10. 

    8.0/10(551 votes)

    #10 - Old Ares Had a Farm

    S6:E101/15/2001

    Xena disguises a mortal Ares as a farmer in the middle of nowhere in order to hide him from warlords seeking revenge.

    Director:Charles Siebert

    Writer:R.J. Stewart

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    Director:Charles Siebert

    Writer:R.J. Stewart
11. 

    7.0/10(491 votes)

    #11 - Dangerous Prey

    S6:E111/22/2001

    Xena becomes the ultimate prey for a deranged hunter, Prince Morloch, bent on hunting down Amazons for sport.

    Director:Renée O'Connor

    Writer:Joel Metzger

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    Director:Renée O'Connor

    Writer:Joel Metzger
12. 

    7.5/10(544 votes)

    #12 - The God You Know

    S6:E121/29/2001

    Michael, the Arch-Angel, orders Xena to hunt down the Roman emperor, Caligula, who has stolen Aphrodite's godhood and kill him before he can do anymore harm.

    Director:Garth Maxwell

    Writer:Emily Skopov

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    Director:Garth Maxwell

    Writer:Emily Skopov
13. 

    7.7/10(576 votes)

    #13 - You Are There

    S6:E132/5/2001

    A tabloid reporter tries to get the scoop on Xena and her motivation for her quest to obtain the legendary golden apples from Valhalla.

    Director:John Laing

    Writer:Chris Black

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    Director:John Laing

    Writer:Chris Black
14. 

    7.3/10(525 votes)

    #14 - Path of Vengeance

    S6:E142/12/2001

    When Eve returns to make amends for her past, she is captured by the Amazons and sentenced to execution unless Xena and Gabrielle can save her.

    Director:Chris Martin-Jones

    Writer:Joel Metzger

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    Director:Chris Martin-Jones

    Writer:Joel Metzger
15. 

    7.7/10(526 votes)

    #15 - To Helicon and Back

    S6:E152/23/2001

    Gabrielle leads the Amazons on a rescue mission to Helicon to save Queen Varia from the vengeful half-god son of Artemis, who's bent on destroying every Amazon.

    Director:Michael Hurst

    Writers:Vanessa Place, Liz Friedman

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    Director:Michael Hurst

    Writers:Vanessa Place, Liz Friedman
16. 

    6.0/10(536 votes)

    #16 - Send in the Clones

    S6:E163/4/2001

    In modern-day New York City, a mysterious woman and three fans of Xena use hair samples to create clones of Xena and Gabrielle, who face a familiar enemy from their past.

    Director:Charlie Haskell

    Writer:Paul Robert Coyle

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    Director:Charlie Haskell

    Writer:Paul Robert Coyle
17. 

    6.9/10(482 votes)

    #17 - Last of the Centaurs

    S6:E174/30/2001

    Xena and Gabrielle become embroiled in a conflict between centaurs and Lord Belach, whose daughter has run off with one of the hoofed creatures. Xena has conflicted emotions, however, as Belach is the son of her past lover Borias and the centaur, Xenan, is the son of the deceased Ephiny.

    Director:Garth Maxwell

    Writer:Joel Metzger

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    Director:Garth Maxwell

    Writer:Joel Metzger
18. 

    8.0/10(627 votes)

    #18 - When Fates Collide

    S6:E185/11/2001

    After escaping from Hades and capturing the Fates, Caesar changes the Threads of Fate in order to change his destiny. He makes Xena his empress and rules the world by her side. Gabrielle is a talented playwright and Alti is the High Priestess of Rome, and she wants all the power for herself and will stop at nothing to get it.

    Director:John Fawcett

    Writer:Katherine Fugate

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    Director:John Fawcett

    Writer:Katherine Fugate
19. 

    7.4/10(543 votes)

    #19 - Many Happy Returns

    S6:E195/14/2001

    While on their way to deliver Hermes' helmet to Thebes, Xena and Gabrielle save a young virgin from being sacrificed by a group of religious zealots.

    Director:Mark Beesley

    Writers:Vanessa Place, Liz Friedman

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    Director:Mark Beesley

    Writers:Vanessa Place, Liz Friedman
20. 

    6.5/10(504 votes)

    #20 - Soul Possession

    S6:E206/4/2001

    The discovery of an ancient scroll that indicates Xena married Ares leads to a highly charged press briefing attended by the modern-day reincarnations of Xena, Ares, Gabrielle and Joxer.

    Director:Josh Becker

    Writer:Melissa Blake

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    Director:Josh Becker

    Writer:Melissa Blake
21. 

    7.6/10(562 votes)

    #21 - A Friend in Need (1)

    S6:E216/11/2001

    In Part 1 of a two-part series finale, Xena learns that an army led by a samurai ghost is threatening the Japanese city of Higuchi. She also discovers that because of her past actions with Borias, she is responsible for the warrior's rise to power. Accompanied by Gabrielle, Xena sets out to save the city and make amends for her past.

    Director:Robert Tapert

    Writer:Unknown

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22. 

    7.7/10(620 votes)

    #22 - A Friend in Need (2)

    S6:E226/18/2001

    Conclusion of the series finale: Xena and Gabrielle face their greatest threat when they head into battle against the evil samurai ghost Yodoshi and his army of 20,000 elite warriors.

    Director:Robert Tapert

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Robert Tapert

    Writer:Unknown