Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

Season 5

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Hercules is half-man, half-god and a hero of fantastic strength. After his malevolent stepmother, Hera, kills his wife and children, he wanders about Earth with mortal best friend Iolaus, fighting evil and trying to overcome his loss.

22 Episodes

  • Faith
    E1
    FaithHercules and Iolaus travel to Sumeria to aid a king persecuted by the gods, in company with Nebula who turns out to be a wandering Sumerian princess. King Gilgamesh, half-god like Hercules, needs the help of someone else with the blood of a god to reach a chalice in which flows nectar that will revive the land.
  • Descent
    E2
    DescentGrieving over the loss of Iolaus, Hercules vows to persuade the Sumerian gods to bring him back from their underworld. Reluctantly accompanied by Nebula, he sets off on his quest, but many things stand in their way.
  • Resurrection
    E3
    ResurrectionHercules, having lost his confidence, is washed up on the island of Eire, where Druids claim he is their "Chosen One," brought to them to deal with an evil demigod who is out to destroy them with the help of the horned god Cernunnos.
  • Genies and Grecians and Geeks, Oh My
    E4
    Genies and Grecians and Geeks, Oh MySalmoneus and Autolycus wind up in possession of a sultan's lamp and release a genie who grants them three wishes. But they soon learn to be careful what they wish for. Meanwhile, the sultan wants his lamp back.
  • Render Unto Caesar
    E5
    Render Unto CaesarWhile Hercules tries to help Morrigan to leave her bloodthirsty life and accept to become a Druid, a Roman army led by Julius Caesar arrives to the coasts of Eire. Hercules prepares the Celt defense, while he discovers he's got a lot in common with Morrigan.
  • Norse by Norsevest
    E6
    Norse by NorsevestHercules leaves Eire to travel to Scandinavia, where the god Balder needs his help: he's dreamed he's going to die. Hercules is impressed to meet a god who worries about the mortals and agrees to help him, but danger for Balder arrives in an unexpected way.
  • Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bridge
    E7
    Somewhere Over the Rainbow BridgeHercules and the Norse god Thor work together to prevent the end of all things.
  • Darkness Rising
    E8
    Darkness RisingHercules is enjoying life in Eire, where he is getting close to Morrigan. But visions of Nebula in danger lead him and Morrigan back to Sumeria, where they find Nebula on the brink of insanity after visions of the dead Iolaus.
  • For Those of You Just Joining Us
    E9
    For Those of You Just Joining UsStudio head B.S. Hollingsfoffer orders the producers and writers to come up with better stories for the series, so they head off to a corporate retreat camp, but once there, someone keeps trying to kill them.
  • Let There Be Light
    E10
    Let There Be LightHercules returns to Greece with Morrigan and Nebula in pursuit of Dahak who, in Iolaus' body, has convinced the locals he is their savior and Hercules is out to destroy them. Herc must find a way to separate Dahak from Iolaus.
  • Redemption
    E11
    RedemptionHercules and Zarathustra must exorcise Dahak from Iolaus' body to prevent Dahak taking over the world. Meanwhile, Morrigan and Nebula have to prevent Dahak's followers from killing a now-vulnerable Ares, and Dahak shows Hercules how he tempted Iolaus to bring him into the world.
  • Sky High
    E12
    Sky HighHercules, with Amazon Ephiny, recruits a rag-tag band, including a murderer, in a mission to use explosive crystals to blow a hole in the side of a volcano and stop lava from destroying a town in its path.
  • Stranger and Stranger
    E13
    Stranger and StrangerWhen Hercules jumps through a reopened portal to the alternate world, he hopes to find the Olympian gods and bring them back to Greece. Instead, he finds Clown-Iolaus alive and a sadistic and deadly "Empress" in charge. Hercules impersonates the Sovereign to figure out what has happened and set it right.
  • Just Passing Through
    E14
    Just Passing ThroughHercules reminisces about a typical day filled with desperate villagers and derring-do with his late friend, Iolaus.
  • Greece Is Burning
    E15
    Greece Is BurningThe characters from "...And Fancy Free" reappear as Althea wants to be a fashion designer but Oena and her lover Count von Verminhaven make fun of Althea and her designs. Hercules encourages Althea and her friends to put on their own fashion show, but Oena and Verminhaven will stop the show by any means possible.
  • We'll Always Have Cyprus
    E16
    We'll Always Have CyprusMorrigan returns and joins Hercules on his mission to save the Oracle of Cyprus from a wronged soul who has returned from the grave to destroy her. As they travel, Hercules learns why Morrigan suddenly left him.
  • The Academy
    E17
    The AcademyHercules and Jason return to their old academy with Iolaus II, where they find the place in chaos as a group of renegade cadets are taking over the running of the school. Meanwhile, Jason finds he has a daughter he never knew existed.
  • Love on the Rocks
    E18
    Love on the RocksWith Hercules away on a mission, Iolaus II admits to Aphrodite that he longs to experience love. Meanwhile, Discord turns Nautica the mermaid into a beautiful woman, and soon Nautica and Iolaus fall in love.
  • Once Upon a Future King
    E19
    Once Upon a Future KingIn 500 A.D., Merlin sends tyrannical Arthur of Camelot back to Hercules' time for the half-god to set him straight. Younger Merlin leads Herc to Britannia to team up with Morrigan and stop Arthur and his sorceress accomplice.
  • Fade Out
    E20
    Fade OutA scheme by Ares, Discord and Ares' new lackey Deimos has cursed a whole village into starting to fade out of existence. When Hercules breaks the stone that has caused the curse, he starts to fade away.
  • My Best Girl's Wedding
    E21
    My Best Girl's WeddingIolaus II is shocked to learn that Nautica is being forced into marrying a goon. Hercules runs into his former wife Serena. With Aphrodite's help, the two learn that the goon had stolen the trident which belongs to Nautica's father Triton.
  • Revelations
    E22
    RevelationsThe real Iolaus returns to warn Hercules of the end of the world.

Cast of Season 5

  • Kevin SorboHercules
  • Michael HurstIolaus
  • Sam RaimiProducer
  • Christian WilliamsProducer
  • John SchulianProducer

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