The Best Episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Season 3

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(329 votes)

   #1 - Mercenary

   S3:E110/7/1996

   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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   Director:Michael Hurst

   Writer:Robert Bielak
2. 

   6.9/10(276 votes)

   #2 - Doomsday

   S3:E210/14/1996

   Hercules intervenes when he discovers that his friend, the inventor Daedalus, is creating weapons of mass destruction for an evil king.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Unknown

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3. 

   7.4/10(290 votes)

   #3 - Love Takes a Holiday

   S3:E310/21/1996

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

   Director:Charlie Haskell

   Writers:Noreen Tobin, Gene O'Neill

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   Director:Charlie Haskell

   Writers:Noreen Tobin, Gene O'Neill
4. 

   6.3/10(277 votes)

   #4 - Mummy Dearest

   S3:E410/21/1996

   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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   Director:Anson Williams

   Writer:Melissa Rosenberg
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   6.9/10(290 votes)

   #5 - Not Fade Away

   S3:E510/28/1996

   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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   Director:T.J. Scott

   Writer:John Schulian
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   6.4/10(270 votes)

   #6 - Monster Child in the Promised Land

   S3:E611/4/1996

   Hercules helps the monster Echidna and the giant Typhon find their kidnapped child.

   Director:John T. Kretchmer

   Writer:John Schulian

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   Director:John T. Kretchmer

   Writer:John Schulian
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7. 

   7.2/10(289 votes)

   #7 - The Green-Eyed Monster

   S3:E711/11/1996

   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:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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   6.8/10(270 votes)

   #8 - Prince Hercules

   S3:E811/25/1996

   Queen Parnassa strikes Hercules with amnesia so he will believe she is his mother and agree to lead her army.

   Director:Charles Siebert

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Charles Siebert

   Writer:Unknown
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   6.8/10(273 votes)

   #9 - A Star to Guide Them

   S3:E912/9/1996

   Iolaus' dream directs him and Hercules northward on a mission of mercy.

   Director:Michael Levine

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Michael Levine

   Writer:Unknown
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    6.5/10(266 votes)

    #10 - The Lady and the Dragon

    S3:E101/13/1997

    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

    Writers:Eric Estrin, Michael Berlin

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    Director:Oley Sassone

    Writers:Eric Estrin, Michael Berlin
11. 

    6.9/10(262 votes)

    #11 - Long Live the King

    S3:E111/20/1997

    Iolaus assumes the identity of murdered Orestes to continue the king's quest for peace.

    Director:Timothy Bond

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Timothy Bond

    Writer:Unknown
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    7.5/10(291 votes)

    #12 - Surprise

    S3:E121/27/1997

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

    Director:Oley Sassone

    Writer:Alex Kurtzman

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    Director:Oley Sassone

    Writer:Alex Kurtzman
13. 

    7.3/10(282 votes)

    #13 - Encounter (1)

    S3:E132/3/1997

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

    Director:Charlie Haskell

    Writer:Jerry Patrick Brown

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    Director:Charlie Haskell

    Writer:Jerry Patrick Brown
14. 

    7.3/10(285 votes)

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

    S3:E142/10/1997

    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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    Director:Charlie Haskell

    Writers:Noreen Tobin, Gene O'Neill
15. 

    7.4/10(320 votes)

    #15 - Judgment Day (3)

    S3:E152/17/1997

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

    Director:Gus Trikonis

    Writer:Robert Bielak

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    Director:Gus Trikonis

    Writer:Robert Bielak
16. 

    6.8/10(258 votes)

    #16 - The Lost City

    S3:E162/24/1997

    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:Unknown

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    Director:Charlie Haskell

    Writer:Unknown
17. 

    5.5/10(288 votes)

    #17 - Les Contemptibles

    S3:E174/7/1997

    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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    Director:Charlie Haskell

    Writer:Brian Herskowitz
18. 

    6.4/10(266 votes)

    #18 - Reign of Terror

    S3:E184/14/1997

    Mad King Augeus, thinking he is Zeus, becomes Hera's evil puppet.

    Director:Rodney Charters

    Writer:John Kirk

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    Director:Rodney Charters

    Writer:John Kirk
19. 

    7.2/10(277 votes)

    #19 - The End of the Beginning

    S3:E194/21/1997

    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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    Director:James Whitmore Jr.

    Writer:Paul Robert Coyle
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    7.0/10(265 votes)

    #20 - War Bride

    S3:E204/28/1997

    A peace treaty unravels when the daughter of a dying king fails to preserve it.

    Director:Kevin Sorbo

    Writers:Nora Kay Foster, Adam Armus

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    Director:Kevin Sorbo

    Writers:Nora Kay Foster, Adam Armus
21. 

    6.9/10(273 votes)

    #21 - A Rock and a Hard Place

    S3:E215/5/1997

    A murder suspect escapes and flees into an old mine; Hercules is trapped in a cave-in.

    Director:Robert Trebor

    Writers:Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

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    Director:Robert Trebor

    Writers:Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
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    6.9/10(274 votes)

    #22 - Atlantis

    S3:E225/12/1997

    Hercules and Cassandra try to warn Atlantis of imminent doom.

    Director:Gus Trikonis

    Writers:Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

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    Director:Gus Trikonis

    Writers:Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci