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The Best Episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 3 Episode 1 - Mercenary
    8.0/10(429 votes)

    #1 - Mercenary

    S3:E1

    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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  2. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 5 Episode 1 - Faith
    7.8/10(416 votes)

    #2 - Faith

    S5:E1

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

    Director:Michael Hurst
    Writers:Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

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  3. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 4 Episode 13 - Armageddon Now (1)
    7.7/10(391 votes)

    #3 - Armageddon Now (1)

    S4:E13

    Callisto joins forces with Gabrielle's evil daughter, Hope, in an effort to go back in time and prevent the birth of Hercules by killing his mother.

    Director:Mark Beesley
    Writer:Paul Robert Coyle

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  4. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 5 Episode 2 - Descent
    7.7/10(395 votes)

    #4 - Descent

    S5:E2

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

    Director:Richard Compton
    Writer:Lisa Klink

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  5. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 1 - The King of Thieves
    7.6/10(454 votes)

    #5 - The King of Thieves

    S2:E1

    Iolaus faces execution for a robbery committed by Autolycus, king of thieves.

    Director:Doug Lefler
    Writer:Doug Lefler

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  6. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 5 Episode 8 - Darkness Rising
    7.6/10(366 votes)

    #6 - Darkness Rising

    S5:E8

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

    Director:Chris Long
    Writer:Lisa Klink

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  7. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 5 Episode 22 - Revelations
    7.6/10(371 votes)

    #7 - Revelations

    S5:E22

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

    Director:Bruce Campbell
    Writers:Tom O’Neill, George Strayton

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  8. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1 Episode 13 - Unchained Heart
    7.5/10(485 votes)

    #8 - Unchained Heart

    S1:E13

    Xena's former lieutenant, Darphus, rises from the dead to carry out Ares' evil plan.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writer:John Schulian

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  9. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 3 Episode 12 - Surprise
    7.5/10(378 votes)

    #9 - Surprise

    S3:E12

    Callisto drops in on Hercules' surprise birthday party, bent on a mission of immortality.

    Director:Oley Sassone
    Writer:Alex Kurtzman

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  10. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 4 Episode 4 - Web of Desire
    7.5/10(381 votes)

    #10 - Web of Desire

    S4:E4

    Hercules and Iolaus team up with a woman pirate to battle a queen who is now part arachnid.

    Director:Michael Levine
    Writers:Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

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  11. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 6 Episode 1 - Be Deviled
    7.5/10(353 votes)

    #11 - Be Deviled

    S6:E1

    Hercules must fight for his life when a demonic Serena look-a-like plots to capture his soul.

    Director:Mark Beesley
    Writer:Paul Robert Coyle

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  12. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1 Episode 9 - The Warrior Princess
    7.4/10(585 votes)

    #12 - The Warrior Princess

    S1:E9

    Princess Xena uses Iolaus to lure Hercules into a death trap.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writer:John Schulian

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  13. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 1 Episode 12 - The Gauntlet
    7.4/10(506 votes)

    #13 - The Gauntlet

    S1:E12

    After Darphus mutinies, warrior princess Xena joins Hercules to take back her troops.

    Director:Jack Perez
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  14. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 8 - The Other Side
    7.4/10(410 votes)

    #14 - The Other Side

    S2:E8

    Hercules descends to Hades to rescue Persephone and sees his late wife.

    Director:George Mendeluk
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  15. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 21 - The Wedding of Alcmene
    7.4/10(397 votes)

    #15 - The Wedding of Alcmene

    S2:E21

    The wedding of Hercules' mother to the legendary Greek hero Jason is threatened by another of Hera's plots to kill Hercules.

    Director:Timothy Bond
    Writer:John Schulian

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  16. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 3 Episode 3 - Love Takes a Holiday
    7.4/10(381 votes)

    #16 - Love Takes a Holiday

    S3:E3

    Iagos hatches a scheme to gain the Shield of Perseus from Hephaestus by taking advantage of his lovelorn boss's loneliness.

    Director:Charlie Haskell
    Writers:Noreen Tobin, Gene O'Neill

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  17. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 3 Episode 15 - Judgment Day (3)
    7.4/10(407 votes)

    #17 - Judgment Day (3)

    S3:E15

    Waking from a nightmare, Hercules finds Serena dead and himself accused of murder.

    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  18. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 4 Episode 14 - Armageddon Now (2)
    7.4/10(402 votes)

    #18 - Armageddon Now (2)

    S4:E14

    Hercules is trapped in the nether world with his evil double, while Iolaus tries to prevent Callisto from killing Alcmene.

    Director:Mark Beesley
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 9 - The Fire Down Below
    7.3/10(403 votes)

    #19 - The Fire Down Below

    S2:E9

    After Salmoneus sells off Hera's treasure, Hercules must save him from the fiery monster Pyro.

    Director:Timothy Bond
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 2 Episode 19 - King for a Day
    7.3/10(381 votes)

    #20 - King for a Day

    S2:E19

    Royal look-alike Iolaus stands in for Orestes at his coronation and wedding to prevent usurper Minos from taking the throne.

    Director:Anson Williams
    Writer:Patricia Manney

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  21. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 3 Episode 13 - Encounter (1)
    7.3/10(371 votes)

    #21 - Encounter (1)

    S3:E13

    Ares' murder plot backfires when the Golden Hind falls for Hercules.

    Director:Charlie Haskell
    Writer:Jerry Patrick Brown

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  22. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 3 Episode 14 - When a Man Loves a Woman (2)
    7.3/10(374 votes)

    #22 - When a Man Loves a Woman (2)

    S3:E14

    Hercules gives up his godly powers to wed Serena, the Golden Hind.

    Director:Charlie Haskell
    Writers:Noreen Tobin, Gene O'Neill

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  23. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 3 Episode 19 - The End of the Beginning
    7.3/10(365 votes)

    #23 - The End of the Beginning

    S3:E19

    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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  24. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 4 Episode 22 - Reunions
    7.3/10(350 votes)

    #24 - Reunions

    S4:E22

    Hercules battles the gods to return Alcmene's soul to the Elysian Fields.

    Director:Charles Siebert
    Writers:Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jerry Patrick Brown

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  25. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 5 Episode 3 - Resurrection
    7.3/10(374 votes)

    #25 - Resurrection

    S5:E3

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

    Director:Philip Sgriccia
    Writers:Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

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Best Episodes Summary

"Mercenary" is the best rated episode of "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys". It scored 8/10 based on 429 votes. Directed by Michael Hurst and written by Robert Bielak, it aired on 10/7/1996. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Faith".