Faith
Descent
Resurrection
Genies, Grecians and Geeks, Oh My!
Render Unto Caesar
Norse by Norsevest
Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bridge
Darkness Rising
For Those of You Just Joining Us
Let there Be Light
Redemption
Sky High
Stranger and Stranger
Just Passing Through
Greece is Burning
We'll Always Have Cyprus...
The Academy
Love on the Rocks
Once Upon A Future King
Fade Out
My Best Girl's Wedding
Revelations
Guest Stars: Gina Torres, Ross Duncan, Tony Todd
Written By: Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci
Directed By: Michael Hurst
King Gilgamesh surveys the destruction of his city in Sumeria. People flee from fireballs flying through the air. He saves a girl from a falling statue and gives her to one of his men and tells him to take her to the castle where she will have some shelter. He addresses his assembled people. Their gods have turned against them. A man fears because Gilgamesh' father is the king of their gods and if he has turned from his son then there is no hope. Gilgamesh tells him not to worry he has send for a man in a far off land who does not fear the gods.
Hercules climbs out of a well with a small boy on his back. He has just rescued the boy. He and Iolaus walk away from the scene discussing Hercules' new theory that the world is round. Iolaus is not buying it because that would mean that people are upside down. Hercules is still working on the falling off part.
Three men approach them. They are from Sumeria and explain that their gods have turned against them and they need Hercules' help. Iolaus is surprised to discover that there are other gods out there. Hercules takes the revelation in stride saying that they would be glad to help, they need to broaden their horizons. Lightning and thunder crash.
Iolaus pulls Hercules to the side of the road and expresses his concerns about going on this trip. They don't know anything about these other gods. They have problems of their own in Greece. Hercules points out that they have to help people in need. Iolaus decides that they might as well get all the gods mad at them. Hercules puts his arm around Iolaus' shoulders and leads him back to the others telling him that any job worth doing is worth doing well. They need a ship. Hercules knows where to find one.
They arrive on the dock just in time to see a deal going slightly bad for Nebula. She has a couple of barrels of electric eels and the buyer wants more than the eels. So she throws the eel at him and fights the rest. Hercules and Iolaus decide that she doesn't need them and sit down to watch. She eventually tells them they could help and Hercules jumps up on a barrel and lifts Iolaus and Nebula up as he kicks over the barrel of eels and electrocutes the men.
The Sumerian emissaries walk up and announce that their king will be pleased to know that his sister is safe. They never thought they would see their princess again. Nebula doesn't want to go back to Sumeria. There, the women have to be pretty and quiet and Gilgamesh is only her half brother. Hercules persuades her with more talk of how the people need them and she agrees.
Iolaus asks if she's ok with this as they are about to set sail. She explains to him that in Sumeria she may be a princess but here on her own ship she is a queen with the power to go anywhere she desires. She calls him Goldilocks and he explains to her that his name is "Iolaus". She thinks he's cute when he's angry. He tells her that he understands her better than she thinks, that she doesn't like to be tied down. She grabs him with her leg and pulls him close and tells him that she never said she didn't like to be tied down. He giggles and pulls away.
Nebula arm wrestles one of the men below decks the men bet on the winner. The head Sumerian emissary, Imara is appalled that his royalty would act in this manner. She tells her men to help their guests relax. Hercules and Iolaus sit off to the side discussing what a handful Nebula is and why her crew puts up with her. Hercules tells Iolaus that he likes her. Iolaus tells him that he's crazy. Nebula is stubborn, single-minded, hot headed. Hercules tells him that's enough talk about him and he knows him.
Nebula defeats her drunken crewman and eventually the crew go to sleep scattered around the room. Iolaus in a hammock and Hercules on the floor. Hercules has a dream filled with images of flames and a wrapped body on a pyre and a figure in white robes walking away. The figure turns and it is Hercules. His other self tells him he's having doubts about what he's doing. The pyre burst into flames. Hercules admits he doesn't know if it's his place to get involved with these other gods and he hopes that he's doing the right thing. He other self asks him if he's prepared to fail. That evil is everywhere and cannot be defeated. It's even inside him. He lists the names of the people who have paid the price for his fighting evil. How can he save the world when he can't even save the people he loves. He holds up a twisted dagger before an eclipse. Hercules asks who he is and the other self replies that he is the darkness that Hercules holds. Hercules holds the top of the blade and the other pulls it down cutting Hercules' palm. Hercules jerks awake to see a shooting star through the grate over the hold. He wipes his hand over his face to find that there is blood on his hand.
They sight land the next morning. Iolaus asks Hercules what's the matter. He think Hercules looks like he's seen a ghost. Hercules replies that he had a nightmare and woke up with this. He shows him the hand. Nebula informs them that the ride ends here. they ask if she won't change her mind. She replies that you can't go home again.
Imara presents Hercules and Iolaus to Gilgamesh who's tending wounded. He greets them. Their food and water supplies are running short. Hercules asks why their gods have done this. Gilgamesh explains that their kingdom was attacked by an arm of pagans and many of their temples were destroyed. He led an army against them and when he returned he found his family dead. He fought for the gods and they did nothing to protect his family. He lost faith and now his people are paying the price. Hercules tells him that there must be a way to stop this. Gilgamesh says that there is.
He turns and finds Nebula standing there. They hug. She is sorry about his family. He replies that she is his family now. He shows them tablets that tell their history. When the Sumerians arrived in this land it was a desert and the gods restored the land surviving on nectar for seven days. If they can get some of that nectar they can restore the land. Gilgamesh wants Hercules to help him get the chalice with the nectar. Only a person with the blood of a god can survive the trials to reach it. Hercules is ready to go.
Gilgamesh and Nebula talk. He feels it's his fault that she left. She realizes that she should have been there for him. Iolaus admits to Hercules that he was right about Nebula. She's not bad. He wishes Iolaus luck. The two head off for the pyramid. They cross a desert.
As they rest Gilgamesh asks about the Greek gods. Hercules replies that he doesn't really think that they are too different from the Sumerian ones. Hercules has spent his life trying to fix the problems they create. Gilgamesh has been his life looking to his gods for guidance. Hercules tells him that he's lost family, too and as long as he has faith in people he can't give up his faith either.
Nebula and Iolaus tend the wounded. The news comes that the aqueduct has been damaged and they have been cut off. Nebula steps up to go take a look at what needs to be done. Imara reminds her that she is in Sumeria now and it would be improper for her to do a man's work. She is appalled that the men in the room won't step forward even in a crisis to work with a woman, Iolaus tries to defend her and she cuts him off telling him that she doesn't need his chivalry. She leaves. Iolaus follows.
Hercules and Gilgamesh arrive at the pyramid and enter it. They are faced with a shaft going up. The hieroglyphics on the wall say they must walk in the footsteps of another. The floor shifts beneath them and begins to rock. they get back to back which allows them to put their feet on opposite walls and walk up it while the floor falls away.
Iolaus chases Nebula who is outraged that people are dying and they still won't accept her help. Iolaus tells her that if she leaves now nothing ever will change. She left because she refused to fight a losing battle and Iolaus points out that she fights it everywhere but here. She wants to know who is he that he can talk to her that way. He tells her that he's someone who cares about her. She turns away. He continues telling her that if she leaves now she will regret it for the rest of her life. She turns back asking what she's supposed to do. He says for her to show them what she's shown him that she won't take orders from anyone but herself.
She turns to the crowd and whistles to get their attention. (This act tries to deafen Iolaus who covers his ears.) She has interrupted Imara praying to their gods for help and he's a little upset about that. He thinks that her behavior will upset the gods even more. She tells him that the gods are not going to help them. She tells the men in the area that she is assuming her brother's power in his absence as of now and they can stand there waiting for a miracle or they can fix this thing. Iolaus tells them he's thirsty and follows her, other men do as well.
Hercules and Gilgamesh arrive at the top to find another pit. The wall says that only a blind man can see his way through the eye. A cyclone rises from the bottom of the pit. Hercules tells him to jump. they have to find the eye of the whirlwind. They have to have blind faith and Hercules jumps. Gilgamesh follows. they are slowly lowered to an opening in the wall.
Work begins on the aqueducts. They repair the break and water is restored. She calls him Iolaus and thanks him. He wants to know what she's done with the real Nebula but he likes her like this. He makes her blush. They kiss.
Back at the castle they stand on a balcony. Nebula in a white robe and Iolaus vestless. for the first time she feels like she has a place here again. Iolaus wants to know why she looks so sad. She know that sooner or later he will go back to Greece and she might miss him. He wasn't expecting to hear that but he's glad she said it. She won't ask him to stay, she knows that he and Hercules have a destiny that's very different from hers. She knows that if he gave that up he'd always wonder if it was a mistake. He agrees and sighs. But if he leaves he'll always ask himself the same thing.
They reach the chalice. Gilgamesh tells Hercules to step forward and when he does Gilgamesh whacks him on the head with his helmet and as Hercules crumples to the floor in pain, Gilgamesh proceed to the chalice. He drinks then, destroys the chalice starting a circle of fire. He turns and says there is none left for the gods and soon the world will see the arrival of Dahak. His eyes turn solid black. He explains to Hercules that they are in the middle of a war. The Sumerian gods have been fighting Dahak above and the fall out is what has destroyed his lands. When he lost his family, he turned to Dahak. Hercules would like to meet him. Gilgamesh tells him that he already has, Dahak is the darkness that is closest to his heart. Without the nectar the gods won't be strong enough to stop Dahak's arrival. Now, all they need is the sacrifice of a warrior heart. He tells Hercules that he is blinded by his goodness. Gilgamesh vanishes and Hercules has to escape the flames.
Gilgamesh returns alone. Iolaus demands to know where Hercules is. Dahak replies that the one god has been good to him. He zaps Iolaus with a blue flame that leaves him paralyzed. Nebula wants to know what's happened to Gilgamesh. He appreciates her fire and spirit.
Hercules escapes the pyramid at a run.
Nebula has been tied down to an alter. A processional arrives with Imara carrying a dagger. Gilgamesh is calls on Dahak. He plans to offer Nebula's warrior heart to him. Hercules arrives near the castle and sees an eclipse. Nebula tells him that her soul will always belong to her. Hercules arrives and a fight breaks out between Hercules and Gilgamesh. Iolaus breaks free and fights the rest of Gilgamesh's men. Iolaus kills Imara and cuts Nebula free. She tells him she loves him as she wraps up in a piece of cloth just as Hercules lands hard on the altar. They run out of the way. Gilgamesh pounds on Hercules. Gilgamesh levitates the dagger and throws it at Nebula. Hercules calls a warning and Iolaus screams no! and jumps in front of her and takes the dagger in the chest. Nebula screams his name and runs to him.
Hercules attacks Gilgamesh and throws him into the flames. he runs to Iolaus. Hercules cradles him in his arms and tells him to hang on. Iolaus says he can't. Hercules says sure he can. Iolaus smiles at him with bloody teeth and says, "Hercules" and dies. Hercules shakes him and tells him, "not to give up on me." He yells, "Come on, don't you give up on me." He pulls his head to his chest.
Hercules stands next to a torch at a lakeside and Nebula walks up. She tells him that she's heard stories of sailor's who are lost at sea and see lights from the northern skies. They say the lights are really spirits that have come to light their way. She never believed that story until now. Hercules can't believe he's gone. She tells him it's not his fault. He stopped Gilgamesh and the people are safe. Hercules thinks that it should have been him. She tells him Iolaus loved him so much that he wouldn't have wanted that. Hercules says, "I know. He was my hero." He turns to look at Nebula and walks off into the desert.
Disclaimer: In order to protect the environment and for the benefit of all mankind, Imara's Beard was recycled and restored immediately upon completion of production of this motion picture.
Guest Stars: Gina Torres, Antonio Te Maioha
Written By: Lisa Klink
Directed By: Richard Compton
Iolaus is lying under a sheet on with is head uncovered. The medallion is broken around his neck. Hercules is lying sprawled on the floor. He prays to the gods of Sumeria because he doesn't know what else to do. He relives the moments leaving up to Iolaus' death. He rises and walks to Iolaus' body. He doesn't have the words to tell them what Iolaus meant to him. He asks them to look into his heart. He puts oil on Iolaus' forehead. Again he relives part of the fight when Iolaus was rescuing Nebula and Gilgamesh threw the dagger. Hercules asks for their help. He needs Iolaus back. He relives the final moments. He tells them Iolaus dies fighting for them. He wants them to show him that they have more compassion than the gods he knows. They don't seem to be listening.
two men come in and tell Hercules that they must prepare Iolaus' body for burial. Hercules won't let them touch him and shoves the man away. Nebula runs in. She tells them to leave. She tells Hercules that it's been three days. He should eat something, get some sleep. He tells her not until this is finished. If the gods won't listen to him, he'll go to them. She tells him that she thinks about him all the time, too but Hercules can't just walk into the underworld and take him back from the dead. Hercules tells her to watch him.
Hercules wants her to tell him how to get to the underworld. She refuses, he's not thinking straight. He insists that he is. She tells him this isn't what Iolaus would have wanted. He doesn't want Hercules to throw his life away. If Hercules goes she will go with him. Nebula thinks that Hercules needs a babysitter. He's not thrilled at the prospect. She tells him that the entrance to the underworld is at the mouth of the Euphrates in the darkest part of the jungle. She tells him Iolaus is gone and they have to accept that. He doesn't' know if he can.
She brings Hercules some food and finds that he's gone out the window and left without her.
Hercules is wearing Iolaus' medallion. Hercules finds a woman cooking at a fire and she asks him to join her. She asks him why a stranger is out here. He tells her that she'd think he was crazy if he told her. She replies that he is at the beginning of an extraordinary quest and there is doubt in his heart. That doesn't make him crazy. He asks if this is the standard fortune teller routine or if she's been sent by the gods. She is their servant as he is. Hercules doesn't eat her food. She has a brand on her palm. She tries to touch Hercules and he doesn't let her. She tells him not to listen to anyone who tells him not to go on. Only weak men fear the consequences of their actions. She says his eyes have not yet grown accustomed to darkness but they will. Then, she vanishes in a flash.
Hercules continues to find Nebula nearby. He doesn't' want her here. He thinks he can protect her by sending her back. She is trying to protect him and she is really tired of him acting like he's the only one who's lost something. Hercules gets angry and asks her what she's lost, a repeat performance of her one night stand? She punches him. She tells him she may not have known him as long but she loved him, too. He's the only man that she ever did love and he gave his life for her. Hercules can't say she didn't lose something. Hercules admits he shouldn't have said it. Hercules tells her he knew Iolaus his whole life and he saw the way they looked at each other. He cared for her a great deal. Hercules doesn't know why he said what he said. He apologizes.
Nebula says it's a long hike up the river and she's brought a crew and some supplies. She figures it's about three days. He tells her to go on and he'll catch up. Hercules doesn't know what's happening to him.
They travel the river in small row boats. Hercules and Nebula are together in one. She figures two more days on the river then they have to walk through uncharted territory. A man tells them that they have only legend to go on from there to reach the temple of Dumuzi. He is the gatekeeper to the underworld. Hercules hopes he's feeling cooperative.
They see a figure standing on the shore. They stop. It is a statue. The eyes of the statue have been desecrated and it means they risk their souls if they travel further. Hercules asks about a mark on the statue's chest. It matches the mark branded on the woman's hand. Hercules is told she was sent by the gods to warn him. She appears only to the damned. The gods don't want them to go on. Hercules picks up the statue and throws it. He tells them anyone who wants to leave can go. Where he comes from you make your own destiny. Nebula agrees to stay. The others will stay as well to protect their queen even if she is following a damned soul. Hercules tells him he's damned if he doesn't go.
They camp for the night. Hercules sits off by himself. One of Nebula's men tells her he's a little disappointed in the legendary Hercules. He thought he would be a little more inspiring. Hercules tells him that he came looking for a cheap thrill. He's not here to entertain him. Danaeus walks off. Nebula calls after him but doesn't follow.
That night Danaeus goes missing. They find a piece of his shirt. They go looking for him. Hercules finds him. He's been stabbed and stuck to a tree. He is all white and nasty looking. Nebula's man what to go back before Hercules dooms them all. He accuses Hercules of gladly leading them all to their deaths in his crazy quest to save his dead friend. Hercules tells him Iolaus' isn't dead until he says so. He grabs the guy around the neck. Nebula stops him and goes after Hercules who's stalked off into the trees. She finds him splashing water on his face. She asks him what's going on. Hercules doesn't know. All he feels is rage. It's more than grief but he doesn't know what it is. She tells him he's Hercules and reminds him that means he's at his best when things are at their worst. He gives people hope when they don't have any. He's going to be find because he always is. He nods and goes to bury Danaeus.
He digs the hole and stops to get a drink. A hand comes up out of the ground. He recognizes it as Iolaus' hand. He pulls him up. It is Iolaus but his all white and pasty like the other guy. He says, "I knew you'd come and get me buddy." Hercules says, "I couldn't give up on you." Iolaus says in a weird voice, "You should have." Hercules wakes up on the ground. It was a dream.
They continue on the river. It gets foggy. They see a wrecked ship and bodies in the water, white pasty bodies. They stop to investigate the wreck. They don't' know what the men were fighting. They all look like Danaeus. Nebula guesses giant bat. Hercules gives her a look. The bodies start twitching and come to life. The zombies attack and they fight their way out of the ship.
They don't die. Hercules gets oil on his sword and lights it on fire. Then, finally that destroys them. He throws the sword to Nebula. In the process of the fight Nebula is scratched by one of them on her arm. It draws blood. It was Danaeus. He asks her to kill him and she does. Hercules gets another sword for himself. They get out of the ship as Hercules finishes up. The oil is leaking everywhere. He turns and lights the oil and the whole ship goes up. The explosion throws Hercules clear.
They continue on foot. Nebula's men tell her that they would rather live with the shame of desertion than to stay with her. She agrees and sends them all back. She is bandaging her arm. They urge her to return with them. They don't want to lose another leader. She assures them they won't.
She and Hercules travel on. She tells Hercules that Danaeus seemed to be resisting something. Hercules tells that it must be the gatekeeper to the underworld stopping their souls from crossing over. She wonders why. She drops her pack and seems weak. Hercules helps her over to a rock to rest. He wants to look at her arm. He unwraps the bandage and sees that it's turning white and pasty like the zombies. He tells her she's not going to die. That's what she's afraid of. She wants him to promise he will kill her before she becomes like Danaeus and the others. He says it won't come to that. He turns back to her from getting the water skin and find she's got a dagger to her breast. He finally promises. They continue.
She stops. She can hear a sound, like a horn. She grabs her head and screams. Hercules catches her. She hears him calling her. they end up on a platform with that symbol on the top. Hercules opens it and uses a vine to descend into the opening.
The place appears empty. Hercules investigates. Nebula drops into the chamber with a growl and attacks Hercules. She wants him to kill her or she will kill him. Hercules tells her that Dumuzi is making her do this and she should fight him. They fight. He refuses to kill her and ties her up on the alter instead.
Hercules continues into the temple. He finds a portal thing (looks like that liquid stuff on Stargate) He tries putting his hand through. Then all of him. A voice tells him he can't sneak up on a mirror because his reflection always stares back at him. There are more of these strange mirrors here. Dumuzi appears in the mirrors and tells Hercules he's been listening to his own lies for too long. Hercules says Dumuzi has something that belongs to him. Dumuzi guesses a soul and wants to know why he should give it up. Hercules says he will kill him if he doesn't. Dumuzi blames him for the destruction of the other gods. He let Gilgamesh have the chalice which was their only sustenance. His defeat of Dahak came at a high price. Dumuzi had no choice but to find another source of sustenance. So, he began feeding on human souls. The other gods are dead because of Hercules. Hercules doesn't care. Dumuzi tells Hercules that he killed Iolaus. It was Iolaus' loyalty that killed him. Loyalty to Hercules. Dumuzi tells him he allowed Iolaus to be sacrificed in his name and that makes Hercules no different than the gods who play with mortal lives. Iolaus dies fighting for what he believed in but it was Hercules who taught him to believe in it.
Hercules jumps through the mirror and fights Dumuzi. Dumuzi tells him that his rage betrays him. Hercules has become everything he despises. Dumuzi thinks Hercules' soul will sustain him for eternity. Hercules demand Iolaus' soul back. Dumuzi tells him that Iolaus crossed over before he began collecting souls and he is lost to him forever. Hercules throws him across the room and screams "Iolaus". It causes all the mirrors to shatter and Dumuzi is caught in the middle. Hercules watches as the lost souls are freed and destroy Dumuzi.
Hercules sits on the floor and cries.
Back at Nebula's castle. Hercules stands next to Iolaus' body. He's been wrapped up like a mummy. Nebula comes in. Hercules asks how she's feeling. She says she's better and asks about him. When does he start back to Greece. He says he's not going. There's nothing there for him. She tells him he can't let this destroy him. He tells her Iolaus is dead and he killed him. She tries to console him but he won't let her. He tells her he is damned and so are all the people he loves. He gives her Iolaus' medallion and tells her he's going to learn from his mistakes and disappear. She tells him to take her ship. It's time for her to stay put and be serious about this queen thing. He tells her it suits her. She expects her ship back someday. He nods and turns to leave. she calls him back to tell him that regardless of what he thinks of himself, he did save her life and all those souls found peace because of him and that's worth something. He walks out.
Disclaimer: No Zombies were chomping at the bit during the production of this motion picture.
Guest Stars: Tamara Gorski, Nicko Vella, Stuart Devenie, Alistair Browning
Written By: Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman
Directed By: Philip Sgriccia
A woman wearing a white robe with a staff sings in Gaelic. Other dressed like her gather. An older man with a hood comes up to the well they are gathering at and tells them a hero comes from the seas.
Hercules is on the ship and there is a storm. He climbs up to the crow's nest. He leans against the top of the mast and yells at the storm. He tells it that he doesn't care anymore and they can destroy the world if they want. A wave nearly over takes the ship from the side and Hercules is thrown from the crow's nest. He lands on the deck below. He remembers Iolaus' head being wrapped in the bandages and he yells. "It should have been me!" The ship rolls over.
Hercules crawls up the beach and lies down. Then, he realizes there are people standing on the hillside. They bless his salvation and come forward. He rises to meet them. They welcome him to Eire. He tells them they don't want to be his friend. Bronagh invites him to come with them and rest. He'll need his strength. He tells them his strength is useless. They have been expecting him. He is the chosen one.
Bronagh tells Hercules that they are the defenders of the druid order and Hercules is the champion they have been waiting for. Hercules laughs and tells them he landed there by accident. They don't believe in accidents and the druid priests have called him there to lead them to freedom. He bows before Hercules and tells him he is all they have left. Hercules makes him stand and tells them there is nothing he can do. The druid asks to at least be heard out.
A woman, Morrigan, stands atop a waterfall and releases a raven. It chases a man in a kilt. The woman has solid black eyes. She sees through the bird's eyes. She leaps off the waterfall and into the water. she rises and runs at amazing speeds across the water in chase. She catches him and asks him where to find the druids. Now her eyes are green. She wants the druids dead because they don't want the people thinking that these false idols the druids worship are worthy of it. He is not afraid to die. She kills him brutally.
Hercules is taken to meet Mabon who is the leader of the druids. Mabom is a child. He tells Hercules that his heart beats reluctantly but it beats. He tells him that the knowledge of all things comes to those who open their hearts. The druids brought him here because their way of life is in danger. They draw their power from mankind and that people should honor one another. When the gods saw the people embracing the druid way of life they brought Morrigan, to hunt the druids down. The few who survived her attacks were left to practice their faith in secret. He tells Hercules that he is out of balance but he must not deny his nature. Hercules tells him that he's been fighting the gods his whole life and if he really cares about the Celts he'll tell them to follow Morrigan so they will have a chance to live their lives. Mabon replies that a life without freedom is no life and Hercules knows that in his heart. Hercules tells him that he can't help them and walks out.
Morrigan prays to Kernunnos who appears before her and tells her that Hercules has come to lead the Celts against them. She plans to give him the welcome he deserves.
Her bird finds Hercules in the Celt village. She appears and he tells her he wants no part of any of this. He is nobody's champion. But the people think he is so she plans to make an example of him. He leaves. She chases him down and punches him. He has a hard time following her with her speed. She throws him into a haystack. He is no match for her speed in his current condition. She speaks to the people and tells them the war will end when they tell her where the druids are. She knocks Hercules out and leaves.
Mabon meets with the other druids and their protectors. They are concerned that Hercules didn't even put up a fight. If Morrigan defeated the chosen one what chance do they have. Mabon tells them to keep up their faith and pray for the chosen one. Mabon approaches the well and prays.
The druids gather and bring energy from the land and trees. Mabon is told by the older leader that the flame of justice will go out forever if the chosen one does not take his rightful place. They must honor his decision if the chosen one decides to leave them. He is not one of them. The old man will die soon and the younger man is to take his place.
Hercules comes to. He has been dressed in Celtic clothes. Mabon tells him that his clothes are being mended. Hercules doesn't want the help. Mabon offers him a glass of something and tells him to drink. Hercules doesn't take it. Mabon tells him that doubt and rage posses him but that from the conflict will come growth. Mabon tells him that he is punishing himself for his friend's death and that is why he cannot defeat Morrigan. He champions mankind with all it's flaws and he cannot forgive himself. He doesn't know who he is anymore. Hercules lies back down and tells Mabon that it doesn't matter who his is. Mabon offers to help him find his path if he will stay. Hercules says that for first time in his life he doesn't know what to do. Hercules wishes he could stop fighting all the gods. Mabon tells him that fighting the gods is who he is. Hercules wishes he could just be mortal. Mabon replies that the gods are a part of him and when is runs from them, he runs from himself.
A Celt comes to Morrigan and asks for his family to be spared and he tells her that they are hiding one of the druid priests. She tells him to go and take his family.
Hercules tells Mabon that their land is beautiful. Mabon tells him that he must stop thinking of himself as separate from the land or he will never find illumination. The power comes from the land and you cannot receive illumination unless you earn it. Morrigan's powers have been reinforced by the gods, they do not come from the land. Once Hercules receives illumination he will hear the song of faith again.
Mabon wants Hercules to catch a nearby white horse. He has to move at the speed of the animal and think like the animal. He heads out chasing the horse. He finally takes a different route and talks his way to the horse. The only way to think like an animal is not think at all. After telling Mabon the lesson he has learned he asks Mabon if he's supposed to become one with the shrubbery. Mabon points out that his humor is returning.
Morrigan tries to drown Bronagh in the well where Mabon lives. But they won't betray him. She refuses to kill him because it would please him to be with his sister. She sends her raven to find Mabon and Hercules.
Mabon tells Hercules that his true strength comes from his heart. Hercules says that Iolaus told him that once. Mabon says his friend knew him well and that he needs to listen to his heart again. He should slow it so that it can sustain him when he needs it most. even under the water. Hercules jumps into the lake and Mabon turns the surface to ice so that Hercules cannot come out.
Hercules panics at first then floats through the water. We hear his heart slow, then he imagines he's on shore again. The ice recedes and he surfaces. He has never felt outside of himself before. Mabon tells him that it is only with heart that we can truly see. Hercules tells Mabon that he appreciates everything that he's doing for him but he doesn't think that he can be the man Mabon needs. When Iolaus died, part of him died with him. Mabon tells him that grief is not a weakness. It takes strength to mourn. Mabon sends Hercules into the cave and he will not ask anything else of him. Hercules asks what is in the cave and Mabon tells him nothing but what he takes with him.
Hercules enters. The raven is there watching. Hercules hears whistling and finds Iolaus tending a fire. He moves to sit with him. Iolaus greets him and asks him if he got lost. Hercules guesses so. Iolaus says that 's a first and asks if he has caught anything. Hercules doesn't understand. Iolaus explains, he lights a fire and Hercules catches a fish. Iolaus tells him that he got tired of waiting and caught Mr. Rabbit. Hercules is surprised that Iolaus is cooking. Iolaus never cooks. They argue. Hercules says alright there was once over a tavern maid. Iolaus lit her dress on fire and Hercules threw her in the river. Iolaus says they should eat. Hercules says this isn't right, Iolaus is dead. Iolaus was hoping that he wouldn't notice. Hercules says this isn't real. Iolaus says that it is a matter of perspective. Just because he's dead, doesn't mean he won't be with him. Hercules reminds him that it was Hercules' fault. Iolaus tells him the things they did together really meant something. When he died he was doing what he loved most. He was by Hercules' side and fighting the good fight. If he had to do it again, he wouldn't change a thing.
Mabon waits outside. Morrigan arrives. Mabon tells her that she's not who she thinks she is. She will be made to answer for her crimes. He ignores her weapon. She wants him to lead her to the druids or she will kill everyone on the island.
Hercules emerges from the cave and Morrigan's men laugh at him. Hercules laughs, too and then beats them up. (young Herc barn fighting music, guess that means we've been reborn anew) Hercules asks one of her men where they are. They don't know.
Mabon tells Morrigan that the gods will never win the people's devotion through fear. She has already lost. Her gods offer order, his druids offer teachings. He tells her that mankind's duty is not to serve the gods. Mabon hums and opens that doorway to where the druids are hiding.
Hercules runs through the woods and finds the horse again and remembers to follow his instincts.
The old druid is dying. She picks up the sword his holds and stabs him with it. She is engulfed in white light and the man dies. They then chant and circle Morrigan. She is now a druid and in charge of protecting human virtue. When she killed the druid, she takes his place. They each represent a virtue. She has become the guardian of justice. She says there will be no justice. Hercules stops her from killing the rest of them. They fight. This time Hercules holds his own against her. She throws her knife at him. He catches it easily and throws it against a stone breaking it. They continue to fight. She tries to strangle him. The druid woman who sang earlier, sings again. He hears Mabon's voice telling him that when he illumination he will hear Faith singing again. He stops fighting Morrigan and listens. Then he breaks free and tells her that he is the chosen one. He can move as fast as her now. He throws her in the well. She climbs out and plows into a stone which nearly falls on her unconscious body. Hercules stops it and pushes it back up. Mabon tells Hercules that if Morrigan dies the spirit of justice will die with her. Hercules picks her up and carries her to the woods. The druids tell Hercules that he has made it safe for them to return to the world again. Mabon thinks she's well-suited for her new job. She took the justice from the land and now she can return it. Hercules doesn't think she will. Mabon tells him with his help anything is possible. Hercules doesn't do babysitting. Mabon tells him that the he has lost and suffered but the light inside him burns brighter than a thousand suns and he will succeed, he always does. Hercules thanks him. Mabon returns the thanks. The druids disappear.
Disclaimer: No magic munchkins preaching the virtues of Ancient Celtic Philosophy were harmed during the production of this motion picture.
Guest Stars: Robert Trebor, Hilary McMillan, Bruce Campbell
Written By: Paul Robert Coyle
Directed By: John Cameron
A Sultan is collecting artifacts from Greece to take home. Salmoneus represents a group of artists and sells a collection of their Hercules pictures to him. (Same art from "If I Had A Hammer"). The Sultan gives Salmoneus a choice between payment in money or selecting something from his antiquities.
Autolycus is in the middle of breaking into the very same place.
Salmoneus can take as much from the antiquity room as he can carry before the time runs out. The Sultan thinks he's a greedy fool. No one ever takes the gold. Salmoneus happily snaps up the gold until he sees a beautiful blue lamp. Autolycus hears Salmoneus drop the gold items as he climbs into the chamber. Autolycus tries to grab the lamp, Salmoneus tries to stop him. When they move the lamp the floor drops out and They both hang from the rope and end up rolling on the floor fighting over the lamp.
Autolycus pops the cork on the lamp with both of them touching it and a genie comes out and tells them that their wish in her command but they have to share their three wishes. Autolycus and Salmoneus continue to argue over the wishes so she gives them each one wish and they must share the third. They agree. The Sultan sends his men in to remove the body. Autolycus throws his grappling hook and Salmoneus jumps on his back and they both escape out the roof with the genie following. The Sultan wants their heads for stealing his lamp.
Autolycus thinks this is too easy. He'd rather steal his wealth. Salmoneus doesn't care he just needs the money. He's had a few deals go bad on him lately and he's concerned that he might have lost his touch.
Falafel offers them a chance to try his new drink, coffee. Autolycus seems to like it but Salmoneus makes a face. They spy the genie and head after her.
She decides they need to set some ground rules. All wishes must be for personal edification, no selfless acts of altruism. There goes Autolycus' plan for world peace. They decide to confer before making decisions. Autolycus thinks there is a catch to this. The Sultan's guards show up and they run. The genie warns them that if they lose the lamp, no wishes. Autolycus fights with the guards while Salmoneus runs with the lamp.
Salmoneus tries to make his wish and Autolycus stops him. The genie is bored and so gives them a freebie and pops them all to somewhere else away from the Sultan's guards. Autolycus wishes for invisibility. Salmoneus wishes for self-improvement, more in touch with his inner child and also tougher, he can't decide. He wishes there were a way he could get more done. She tells them their wishes will have come true by the time they wake up tomorrow. She tells them to start thinking about wish number three.
Autolycus checks them into an inn for the night under assumed names and the only room they had left was the bridal suite. Salmoneus decides they will flip a coin over who gets the giant bed. Salmoneus loses and he decides that he gets the extra blanket and the lamp.
The next morning, Autolycus wakes up to find Salmoneus sleeping on either side of him and at the foot of the bed. There are three of them. Salmoneus wakes up and sees the other two of him. Autolycus wonders about his invisibility and runs to the mirror. He can't see himself in the mirror but Salmoneus can still see him.
One of the Salmoneus' is the whiny, sensitive, child-like him and the other is the tough, athletic him. Autolycus heads out to the Sultan's treasure trove, to steal him blind and leaves Salmoneus to take care of the lamp.
Autolycus has fun playing with the Sultan while he threatens his guards with what will happen if they don't get his lamp back. They leave and the genie pops in to watch the wisher's dream come true. Autolycus discovers that if he's invisible, he can't touch anything, so he can't steal anything. He asked for invisibility, not intangibility. She says the request was subject to interpretation. He also didn't say anything about being uninvisible. He has to warn Salmoneus about the guards and discovers that he can walk through walls.
Touch Sal wants to go out and find some action. Autolycus warns him about the guards just as they burst in. Tough Sal gets caught. The real Salmoneus leaves with Autolycus and they realize that they have to go back for the lamp.
Falafel's coffee shop is going well. Whimpy Sal is there and he's crying that he wants him mommy. Falafel gives him some coffee. This Sal likes it and wants more. Falafel tell shim he'll have to pay or trade for more. He has the lamp.
Tough Sal is brought before the Sultan who wants to know where the lamp is. Sal wants to know what it's worth to him as he knows where it is genie and all. The Sultan didn't know about the genie. Sal offers to squeal for gold. He tells him it was in the room at the inn and he leaves happily. The Sultan orders his guard after him.
The Real Salmoneus and Autolycus can't find the lamp in their room and think the Sultan's men got it. They hear the guards trying to get in and realize they don't have it. Autolycus is still invisible so they don't see him as they tear the room apart.
Whimpy Salmoneus is happily drinking his coffee and is grabbed by the Sultan's guards. The Sultan orders his tongue be cut out for lying to him. So, Sal tells them he gave it to the bean man.
Falafel is using a blue lamp to serve coffee. The guards grab the lamp and take it. Only it was the wrong lamp. The guards return the lamp and he rubs it and commands the genie to appear but nothing happens. Sal can't explain it. He is ordered to summon the genie or die. The Sultan realizes it's the wrong lamp and orders Sal to the shopping block.
The guards return to Falafel's and hunt for the lamp. The genie appears and Autolycus tries to charm her. He tries to charm her into making him tangible but she doesn't buy it. Three women in towels come up and slap Salmoneus. He yells that it wasn't him and tries to explain while the Tough Sal watches. The guards see the Real Salmoneus and grab him.
Autolycus runs into Tough Sal and Whiny Sal shows up. Tough Sal slaps him.
This lamp doesn't work either. He orders the lamp returned to the treasure room and Salmoneus have something lower than his tongue cut off. Yikes!
Autolycus and the two Salmoneus' and the genie arrive. Tough Sal fights the guards because Autolycus can't touch anybody. The Real Salmoneus steps on his guard and shoves him and gets Whimpy Sal to untie him. Autolycus pretends to be a fly bothering the Sultan. He talks to the Sultan and makes him paranoid. They all get away. The genie really likes Tough Sal.
Salmoneus and Autolycus both regret their wishes. They agree to work together to get the lamp back. They try to break back into the treasure trove again. Whimpy Sal is afraid of the height climbing the rope. They all make it. Autolycus instructs Real Salmoneus in how to get the lamp without setting off the trap door.
The Sultan invites another man to take what he can carry in the time allowed from the room. They have to hurry. They get the lamp but the Sultan hears and sends his men in. They all hide in the room. Whimpy Sal throws balls in their path and trips them. They escape with the lamp. They rub it and the genie appears. They wish for giving up their last wish. Autolycus explains that the wishes are really curses and they don't want any more misery. She accepts and then informs them that now that their three wishes are complete their souls are all hers. It was in the fine print that they didn't want to read. If they don't exercise all wishes they forfeit the whole thing and the other two Sals disappear and Auto becomes visible and the genie takes them inside the lamp. There are a bunch of other guys in there as well.
She heads back outside to find another victim or two before calling it quits for a few centuries. The lamp is returned to the treasure trove.
Autolycus and Salmoneus and the others rock the lamp and get it to turn over. It trips the trap door and rolls to one side. When it falls they all return to normal size. The genie shows up and so does the Sultan. A fight breaks out. Autolycus backs the Sultan up and he trips over the lamp on the floor and falls into the pit. The guards leave.
Autolycus admits that breaking out was his idea, Salmoneus takes the blame as well. The genie is upset that they all want to leave her and cries. Autolycus thinks that she's just lonely. The men think that she's selfish. They confer and offer the genie a deal. She tricked them out of their third wish so they offer to ban together and wish her out of the genie business and throw in a few extras if she would grant them a final wish. She agrees. The men thank them. Autolycus vows to never wish for anything he hasn't' honestly earned or stolen. Salmoneus agrees, one of him was enough to go around.
The genie is happily in her bottle with a whole gang of doubles of herself.
Autolycus and Salmoneus part ways.
Disclaimer: No cool, blue bongs that resemble Aladdin's lamp were harmed during the production of this motion picture.
Guest Stars: Tamara Gorski, Karl Urban, Nicko Vella, Stuart Devenie
Written By: Gene O'Neill and Noreen Tobin
Directed By: John Laing
Hercules watches Morrigan sleep and wonders if Mabon was right about her. The Celts arrive at the cottage. They've come to execute Morrigan. Hercules explains that she is one of the druids now. Bronagh reminds Hercules that she works for Kernunnos and another man reveals that there is an armada about a day off the coast. They believe Kernunnos and Morrigan are responsible for it. He describes the warships as having 4 symbols on the sails. Hercules draws the Roman letters representing Julius Caesar in the dirt and the man identifies them. Caesar is coming.
Hercules returns to the cottage to find Mabon inside. Mabon tells he's doing a good job caring for her. Hercules still thinks that she cant' be reformed. Mabon tells Hercules that he will help Morrigan embrace her mortal heart. Mabon explains that her powers come from the blood that she gets from Kernunnos. This blood clouds her mind and Kernunnos will not let go of her easily. Hercules still cannot see the good inside her.
Hercules pours a cup of tea for Morrigan. She wakes and throws the wet cloth from her head at him. He gives her the tea and she throws that, too. She wants to know if he's preparing her for her execution. He tells her that he's trying to protect her. She doesn't buy it and tries to get up. He shoves her back down on the pallet and slaps the cloth back on her forehead. He tells her that she hates herself as much as the Celts. She admits that her mortal half makes her weak like it does Hercules. He reminds her that she's the one in bed. She tells him not to make the mistake of thinking there's a little good in everyone cause the reverse is true. There's a little evil in everyone. He tells her to get some rest and opens the door to leave. She tells him that she won't be there when he gets back. He says she will and leaves. She falls back into the bed.
Hercules arrives at the local tavern to find that there is a full blown brawl in progress. The Celts are arguing over which of them they are willing to follow. Hercules and Bronagh wade in and break it up. Hercules tells them if they don't join forces they will never defeat Caesar. Connor suggests buying off Caesar. Hercules tells him that it won't matter, Caesar will just take their gold and defeat them anyway. The Celts walk out.
Caesar has sent some of his troops ashore and plans to surround the southern end of the island with his ships. Connor arrives with the gold. Connor asks what it will take to get Caesar to leave. Caesar wants unconditional surrender and every person on the island swears their allegiance to Rome. Connor offers him the gold. Caesar tells him that he will save lives if he can persuade his people to submit because he plans to take the island with or without their help. Caesar offers Connor 3 more chests like the one Connor brought to ease his conscious. Connor's conscious is eased with 10 chests. Caesar has a message for him to deliver.
Morrigan ransacks the cottage to find a bowl and she calls upon Kernunnos to give her blood. He knocks her of her feet and appears. He wants to make sure that her new job hasn't affected her work for him. Kernunnos tells her to contact Caesar and offer her services to him against the Celts. He warns her against letting her emotions lead her astray.
Morrigan finds Hercules on the beach where he's putting sharp points on some logs with an ax. She'd help but she's too weak without her dose of blood. She's going through withdrawal from the blood. Hercules tells her that she'll never find her real strength until she breaks free of Kernunnos.
Hercules sees Connor's body washed up on the beach. Caesar's forces have attacked the village and burned it. Morrigan sees a man holding his dead child in his arms and it seems to affect her. Hercules tells her to stay there on the edge of town, the Celts don't need to see her. She agrees.
Hercules tells them they don't have time to bury the dead. They can run or stand and fight. He won't tell them what to do but he'll help which ever way they decide. They decide to fight. Hercules starts giving orders and organizing them. He tells Niles to hide their supplies in the sacked village. Caesar won't look where he's already been. He asks for 20 swimmers to go to the beach and more men to begin digging tunnels. Morrigan unsteadily walks away.
Caesar gives orders as well after hearing the reports of the sacking. His scribe comments that this may be the shortest conquest in the history of Rome. Caesar reminds him that there is always one unpredictable variable.
The swimmers have taken the sharpened logs and stand them up on the bottom so that they tear into the hulls of the Roman ships. Caesar's ship is hit first. He orders the fleet stopped.
Hercules reminds the Celts that this means that Caesar will just land elsewhere. The Celts see Morrigan. Hercules stops them from hurting her. She has a fever and after threatening the Celts, passes out. Hercules catches her and tells the Celts they have other worries right now and she's his responsibility. They agree to leave her alone for the moment.
Hercules takes her back to his cottage and puts her to bed. He gives her water when she wakes and tells her her fever broke. She accepts the drink. She remarks that people will think they re in love. He doubts it. He promised Mabon he'd take care of her. She think she's just a debt he owes the druids. He saw her face in the village when she saw the people with the bodies of their children. She denies it. He notes that she's not shaking anymore and without the blood she's more human than she wants to admit.
Caesar examines Celtic prisoners and orders that they be put to work on repairing the ships. Morrigan arrives and fights with Caesar's men. Caesar greets her and she tells him she doesn't remember inviting him to her island. She offers him some information that Hercules is the leader he's seeking. Caesar's heard the legends about him. She also tells him that Hercules has the Celts digging tunnels outside Innisfree. He wants to know the reason for her generosity. She says it's between her and Hercules and leaves.
The Roman's march into a tunnel. One of them notices some liquid on the ground. It's oil but he doesn't have time to sound the alarm before an arrow lights it on fire and the Romans are trapped inside. The Celts with Hercules swing out of the trees and take care of the rest of the men.
Morrigan again asks for blood and this time Kurnunnos obliges her. Hercules knocks it out of her hand. He knew he could count on her to betray them. She is angry because he used her to trick Caesar. He tells her she can't run away from herself. The pain she's inflicted on the world has affected her and her life is about to change. He tells her that Kernunnos is using her. She says that she used him. Hercules realizes that she and Kernunnos are lovers. She says that was long ago but that she has to obey him. Hercules says he doesn't have to.
Hercules goes to visit Kernunnos. He tells him that he's here to see to it that he doesn't hurt Morrigan anymore. Kernunnos introduces Hercules to Brigid, their daughter, and the reason Morrigan can't break free of him.
Hercules joins Morrigan by a lake. He understands now. She asks if Brigid is alright. He says yes. Kernunnos has kept Brigid from her mother for a long time. She feels like she's woken up from a bad dream into a worse one. She agrees Kernunnos is using her, but if she defies him, he'll hurt Brigid. Hercules tells her that she has a choice. The druids gave her a gift that she has to learn how to use. He offers to help. She refuses, saying she has to do it alone. He wishes her luck.
Caesar isn't thrilled to learn that they have lost an entire battalion. The other two legions captured over 300 Celts. Caesar orders half to be released after they cut off their right arms.
Morrigan goes to Kernunnos. She finds Brigid there. The child doesn't remember her mother. Morrigan signs to her. Brigid remembers and runs to her. Kurnunnos appears and offer her blood. She refuses and says she only wants her daughter. He offers Brigid the blood and Morrigan knocks it away. She offers to leave Eire and then there will be no justice. She wants to take Brigid with her. He wants things back the way they were but she has to start drinking again. He gives her some time to think about it and leaves with Brigid.
A centurion reports that the campfires in the valley have been reduced by half. Releasing the maimed Celts has caused desertion among the Celts remaining to fight.
Hercules grabs Morrigan in the forest and tells her to whisper. They lie in the forest. Hercules tells her she's not alone. She notices there are fewer fires. Hercules says that's to make Caesar think they have had deserters. She tells him "we" are outnumbered 5 to 1. He comments on the "we". She nods at the change in her. She tells him she won't get Brigid back without a fight. He tells her his offer still stands. She was hoping he'd say that. Now, she thinks there is good and evil in everyone, it's just a matter of which side you choose to nurture. Spears begin to fly. The men by the fires are already dead.
The Romans are ordered into the forest but when they cross the battlefield they realize it's a trap. The Celts jump out of holes in the ground and charge in from the forest and attack. Morrigan fights with them. Hercules is still using his new found speed. Morrigan also finds she has certain strengths. She sees Kernunnos on the top of a cliff with Brigid and begins climbing the cliff.
Caesar decides to return to his ship.
Morrigan tells Kurnunnos that she's taking her daughter with her. Kurnunnos throws them both over the cliff. Morrigan catches a vine but Brigid continues to fall. Hercules catches her at the bottom and passes her off to Bronagh. Hercules runs up the hill and fights with Kurnunnos. Morrigan tries to climb back up to the top. She hollars for Hercules to help as the vine breaks. He throws another vine down to her and ties it off at the top. Morrigan arrives at the top to find Kurnunnos at Hercules' feet. Kurnunnos offers Hercules Morrigan's job. He is impressed with Hercules' rage. Hercules is about to kill him with an ax. Morrigan stops him and asks if this is what he really wants, to kill in cold blood. Hercules tells Kurnunnos he's lucky she's here. She asks about Brigid and Hercules assures her she's safe. Kurnunnos runs for it and Morrigan grabs an ax and throws it striking Kurnunnos in the heart. Hercules tells her justice has been served. Mabon appears and tells Morrigan that she truly is one of them now. She promises not to let them down.
Caesar takes the scribe's account and tears it up, throwing it overboard. He tells the scribe that he will begin again and this time write that the Roman legions never landed on the isle of Eire. The scribe asks if the people of Rome deserve the truth. Caesar tells him that the people of Rome need to know that there no enemy they cannot conquer. The scribe tells him it's a lie. Caesar has him thrown overboard.
The Celts celebrate. They give Hercules the clothes of a Celtic leader. Hercules joins Morrigan farther up the beach watching Brigid play in the sand. She's missed a lot of her life. Hercules tells her that she can make up for lost time. Morrigan is concerned about Brigid knowing about all the terrible things she's done. Hercules tells Morrigan that she can't change the past but she can make this land a safe place for her daughter to grow up in. He believes in her. Brigid brings over a shell to show Morrigan and they hug.
Disclaimer: No scribes intent on writing the truth and nothing but the truth were harmed during the production of this motion picture.
Guest Stars: Ben Reed, Tamara Gorski, Ian Hughes, Rupert Cocks, Peter McCauley
Teleplay by: Gerry Conway
Story by: Paul Robert Coyle
Directed by: John Laing
Hercules is running through snow covered woods. He runs to a house and opens the doors. There is a man inside with long, straight, blond hair. His back is to Hercules. Hercules says "Iolaus" and dives at him as a dagger flies through the air. He deflects the dagger and the man turns. It is not Iolaus but someone else asking Hercules for help. Hercules asks who he is. They both turn as an axe flies toward them. They both wake from the dream screaming.
Hercules lies back and Mabon asks his if it was a bad dream. Hercules asks if Druids ever knock. Hercules tells Mabon about the dream. Mabon informs him that it wasn't just a dream but a vision who what might happen. Hercules has to go and help. Mabon is concerned about him leaving Morrigan. Hercules looks in on her sleeping in another cottage with her daughter. He prepares to leave and tells Mabon to assure her he will return. Mabon reminds him that when he leaves this land his gift of speed will not go with him. Hercules says he'll get by. Mabon also reminds him that the man he goes to save is not Iolaus. Hercules knows this but he can't let him die anyway. He leaves assuring Mabon that he'll be back.
Someone paints a series of pictures of Hercules traveling in the boat. (It looks like the same boat he came in with the eye painted on the bow. Didn't that boat crash in the storm and will the resurrected boat survive to be given back to Nebula?)
The illustrator is an old woman who tells a younger, blond man (Loki) that he comes, riding his destiny. Loki asks about his brother and if Hercules' coming will affect his fate. The woman tells him that the future is closed to man and gods alike and so it must remain.
Hercules arrives on shore in his row boat and wonders why he's chasing dreams. He hears a woman screaming and realizes nothing changes anywhere. He runs off after the scream.
A woman is held in a rack and two drunks are throwing axes at her. Hercules arrive in time to stop them from accidentally hurting her and lets the two drunks knock themselves out. He releases the girl and she kicks him for knocking out her brother and father. Another man comes up and warns Hercules about interfering and slams his hammer on the floor, knocking Hercules out of the building (the same one from Hercules' dream) through the roof.
Thor runs outside and is astounded to find Hercules alive and asks if he is the spore of the Frost Giants. They argue. The long haired, blond from the vision arrives and breaks them up reminding Thor that their father doesn't want him fighting with mortals anymore. The new man is Balder and he also remembers Hercules from their shared dream.
Balder tells Thor to leave Hercules alone as he is here to help him. Thor is not convinced and tells the Greek to go home. He warns his brother against going to outsiders for help. He leaves in the clap of one of his thunderbolts.
Hercules and Balder walk into the village and discuss their dream. Balder says why he needs Hercules to help him is a question for the Norns. The illustrator of the book inwhich all things are recorded. The woman Hercules saved was accused of stealing someone else's husband. Her family was trying to prove her innocence by chopping off her pigtails. It is a Viking tradition. There are people fighting all around them. Hercules wonders if maybe he should just go back to Eire.
They are approached by the other blond man who introduces himself as Loki. Loki tells them the mortals are praying to Balder again. They want him to heal someone. Loki and Hercules follow to watch as Balder heals him. Hercules comments that he hasn't' met many gods who cared that much for mortals. Loki says that he is one in a million. Loki goes on to say that their father, Odin, and Thor live only for war and if not for Balder, this land would have been destroyed long ago. Balder is the only hope the norsemen have. Loki comments that it's too bad about the prophecy of the Norns. They have to play their parts as written in the book. Hercules believes that we write our own parts. Loki wonders if Hercules is here to remake Balder's fate. Loki leaves after transforming into a wolf.
Balder rejoins Hercules and shows him a page from the book of fate and it shows Balder's funeral pyre. Balder says that in these lands even gods can die and that makes them more human than the gods Hercules knows.
Loki goes to an ice cave and tells an unseen someone that Hercules has arrived and all goes as planned. Loki enters the cave and is stopped by a dark skeletal hand that gives him a dart with the being's blood dripped on the end of it. Loki is to use it to kill a god. Loki smiles.
Hercules goes to the tavern looking for a place to stay for the night. It's a pretty wild place. One of the men explains to Hercules that Odin reserves a high spot in Valhalla for those who prove their strength in things like head butting contests. The young lady sees Hercules and tells everyone that he's the man who almost didn't let her restore her reputation. She has short pig tails now. Hercules explains that he was trying to save her live. She insists that he sullied her reputation and wants satisfaction. She wants the man who won the head butting contest to butt Hercules. He tries and Hercules steps out of the way. The guy knocks himself out hitting a column.
Hercules tells them that if their god, Odin, honors head butting, then he's an idiot and encourages them to think for themselves. Hercules leaves.
Odin, is not happy about Hercules calling him an idiot. Balder tries to explain that Hercules doesn't know about their customs. Loki agrees. Thor offers to kill Hercules. Balder defends him as that one who may be able to save him. Odin's wife arrives and also pleads for Odin to spare Hercules for the sake of their son. Odin agrees that no one will harm Hercules. Thor is mad about it. Loki goes to talk to him. To allay his wife's concerns for her youngest son, Odin promises to make a new law that no weapon either mortal or god made will be used to harm Balder. Loki overhears. and looks into the cauldron showing Hercules walking across a snow covered field.
Hercules enters an apparently abandoned house. There are cobwebs hanging around. No one is there, so Hercules takes off his heavy coat and decides that is home for the night. He tries to start a fire but the wood is too wet to spark. As he walks away a fire springs into existence and a pot appears over the fire along with bread and water on the table. Balder arrives and comments that Hercules looked hungry. The pot contains boiled wolf. Hercules tells him he had that for lunch and maybe he'll just have some bread.
Balder hopes that Hercules won't judge the Vikings by Greek standards. Hercules admits that trials by ax and head butting contests are not things he admires. Balder is trying to civilize them but it is slow progress. Hercules asks about Thor. Balder says he rages against the night, the endless abyss they live with on the edge of the northern world. Hercules spits out the drink. Balder says it is fermented hog's milk.
Loki visits with Thor and assures him that Odin really doesn't love Balder best. Loki tells Thor about their fathers orders that no thing can harm Balder. But Balder will never believe it unless someone can prove it to him.
Hercules wakes to find the page from the book of fate on the floor beside him and the old Norn drawing more pictures in the book on the other side of the room. Hercules compares the page with those in the book and realizes that it is the same work. The woman says she paints what she sees. She paints a picture of Balder being killed. Hercules asks where and runs out after him to the place the Norn tells him, where trees meet sea.
Hercules runs down the path, back to the house just as he did in the dream. Balder is there. Hercules stops the dagger. Balder tells him it's alright. A bunch of Vikings appear and throw weapons at him. Hercules tries to stop them all but some get through and just disintegrate when they touch Balder including Thor's hammer. Thor has set up this little demonstration to prove to Balder that he doesn't need Hercules. Balder thinks the dreams are empty fantasies. Hercules shows him the page and Balder tears it up. He wants Hercules to try and kill him. Hercules thinks it's ridiculous. A little girl hands him a dart and Hercules takes it saying if Balder insists. He'll try it with a dart. Hercules pricks Balder in the palm of his hand with the dart. The wound immediately begins to spread and he falls to the ground and dies in Thor's arms. Thor tells Hercules that he killed Balder.
Hercules realizes they were tricked by the little girl but Thor is too angry to listen and attacks Hercules. They fight. Loki arrives and encases Hercules in stone to protect him so that he may pay the proper price at the proper time. Thor takes Balder's body back to Odin. Loki chuckles and approaches the stone, telling Hercules he isn't done with him yet. Loki again transforms into the little girl.
Balder is placed on his funeral pyre. Odin has trouble speaking his feelings. Loki speaks of Balder as his inspiration. They light the pyre.
The woman Hercules tried to save from the Trial by Ax comes looking for him. Hercules breaks out of the stone and helps her up off the floor. She's been trying to think for herself like he'd said. She's not going to let anyone chop her hair again. The next time someone says she stole their man, she's going to knock her head off. Hercules picks up the torn pages of the prophecy and asks her if she knows any legends about where their gods live. She tells him they live in Asguard and you get there by dying in battle. She asks why he wants to go there. He liked Balder because he really cared about human kind and because Loki used him to kill Balder and he's a little upset about that. She suggests he try the rainbow bridge between Midguard and Asguard. He tells her to keep thinking for herself. She tells him that the gods say they cannot change fate and the best thing they can do is face it with honor. Hercules tells her that the gods don't know what they are talking about. she asks him if he's married and he says yes.
The family leaves the burning pyre. Odin says something about the beginning of the long night and wants to see Thor in his chambers after he takes his wife to her room. Loki puts a hand on Thor's shoulder and tells him that it's not his fault. It was Hercules.
Hercules climbs well up into the mountain and finds a rainbow and a narrow bridge. He starts across it. Thor's hammer narrowly misses him and then hits him in the back, almost knocking Hercules from the bridge. They fight. Hercules tells him that Loki killed his brother and they both fall from the bridge. Hercules asks if they can't just talk about this. Thor still tries to kill him and they fight some more.
Odin comes looking for Thor and Loki tells him not to be angry. Odin grabs Loki and says he knew what was at stake. Loki replies that Thor knows nothing but vengeance and his hammer. Odin asks if Thor is winning and watches the fight in the cauldron. Loki tells him that he had the advantage of surprise but that rage is a poor tactician. Then, he smiles and walks away. Hercules taunts him into throwing his hammer with all his might and it disappears in a cliffside. They continue to fight until Hercules knocks Thor out. He picks him up and starts back for Asguard.
Loki again visits the ice cave. He tells his leader that all is as planned. Balder is dead and Hercules is where they want him. Loki asks about their deal. The unseen being says he never betrays an ally unless absolutely necessary and Loki remains under his protection. Loki is pleased with this.
Hercules arrive with Thor. He asks about Loki and is told that Loki is not there. Hercules puts Thor down and asks the man in the cloak where Odin is as he has something to tell him about his sons. Odin throws off the cloak, says he has no sons and calls Thor a betrayer and tells him he has doomed them all. He raises Thor up and throws him out of the window and collapses in his throne. Odin calls up the book of fate and tells Hercules to look at it. Odin tells him that three tragedies would befall them before the final war of the gods. The first was Balder's death. The second was Thor's defeat at the hands of a half-mortal. Now they wait for the third tragedy to befall them before the end. Hercules asks about after the war. Odin says there is no after.
Disclaimer: No ram, stag or any other horned species was sacrificed for Thor's behest during the production of this motion picture. We swear it.
Guest Stars: Ben Reed, Ian Hughes, Rupert Cocks, Peter McCauley
Written By: Gerry Conway
Directed By: Michael Hurst
Loki has a mask forged for his father as a gift of his affection. Odin tells Hercules that before they came to this land it was ruled by the Frost Giants and before them there was ice. After Ragnarok, the ice will return. Odin wonders if humanity will survive without the gods. Thor is living in exile for disobedience, Balder is dead and Loki is a coward because he is not there to face their fate. Hercules tells Odin that Loki arranged for Balder's murder and Thor's exile. Odin is not surprised.
Odin tells him that there is a third prophecy that must occur before Ragnarock can begin. It is a riddle that goes, "When the light dies, then will Ragnarock begin."
Hercules tells him if they can stop this third tragedy, they can stop Ragnarock. Odin tells him that it is impossible, it is their fate. Hercules believes we make our own fate and walks away.
Hercules goes outside, back to the bridge. Odin's wife follows him. Friga asks Hercules to go find Thor and bring him home to them. Odin needs him but won't allow himself to show weakness by admitting it.
Thor lies chained to the ice and begging for the wolves to come and take him. Hercules releases his manacles. Thor is astounded because Odin made the chains and no god can release them. Hercules informs him that a half-god from Greece can. He tells Thor that his father wants him home. Thor says he has no home. Hercules calls him a coward and Thor bristles at that. Hercules tells him to stop whining. Thor attacks him and Hercules steps out of the way, saying that there are other ways than to surrender to fate. He can still save his brother's dream of the gods protecting humanity. If the gods die so does his dream. Thor tells him nobody can stop Ragnarock. Then, Hercules says he must be "nobody."
Hercules walks on and finds the Norn camp with the book of fate. He sees a black wolf (Loki) run away with the mask. The Norn stands atop the cliff and says that Loki runs to meet his destiny. She also tells him that they cannot know what fate hasn't written yet. Hercules holds the book of fate over the fire and threatens to burn it if she doesn't' tell him what the riddle means. She asks him what he sees in the future. He opens the book and looks.
Odin's army gathers. The Norn appears behind him and tells him that Hercules seeks the answer to the ancient riddle. He thinks that knowledge will give him power over destiny. She hands him the mask and tells him that the answers are inside if he has the power to see. The old woman becomes Loki as Odin raises the mask.
Friga hears him scream and runs to him. Loki is laughing. There is blood all over Odin's face. Loki vanishes.
Hercules sees Odin and realizes this is the third tragedy. Friga asks about Thor. Hercules tells her that he blames himself for Balder's death. She tells Hercules that the gods are like humans, they doubt and long to be loved. It is a weakness and a strength.
Loki rants and raves outside the ice cave. The voice asks if he will be ready when the time comes. Loki says yes and pulls out a horn made from one of the Frost Giants' skulls. When he blows the horn, it will mean the end of Asguard. He blows and the ground shakes. He asks again if he will be alright and all that is left will be his. The voice assures him that as long as he is under it's protection, he will not be harmed. Loki is doing this for revenge and power but he wonders why the other is doing this. Loki enters the mouth of the cave and the being grabs him and tells him that he owes Loki no answers. He is a tool and nothing more.
Thor is still sulking. Hercules punches him out and carries him to the village which has been destroyed. The Vikings are in the tavern. They are afraid that the gods have abandoned them. Thor was supposed to protect them. The Vikings feel that there is nothing left to do but die and they might as well do that drunk. Thor appears to them and they reject him. Thor moves to leave and Hercules tells him that these people have no hope because they believed the lie that the gods would protect them. Thor says he is their protector. Hercules tells him to tell them that. The horn sounds. Thor says they are too late. The end has begun.
Hercules and Thor go back to where Thor's hammer is and Hercules pounds into the rock and they pull it out. They are about to use the hammer to travel back to Asguard when Loki appears to them and taunts them. Thor vows to kill him when this is over. Loki gives him a page from the Norn book of fate. The Viking feast hall is burning.
Thor can save his family in Asguard or the Vikings he claims to protect.
Hercules tells him to go to Asguard and he will save the Vikings. Thor bangs his hammer and sends Hercules to Asguard saying his place is with his people.
Hercules appears on the bridge.
Thor arrives at the Viking hall and breaks in the doors. He holds up the ceiling beams as they Vikings escape. The Hilda, girl Hercules saved, is trapped and can't get out.
Hercules finds Friga nearly frozen in the castle. Odin calls for her. Hercules tells him, she can't answer. He asks about Thor. Hercules tells him Thor stayed behind to save the people. He is relieved to hear that his son finally listened to him. He told him to always stand with the strong. He asks Hercules to take him to Friga. He asks Hercules to find him a sword. He takes it and tell Hercules to tell Thor that a father was never prouder of a son. He sends Hercules away with the sword and dies with Friga.
Hercules arrives at the Feast Hall and saves Hilda again. He gets her out and turns back to help Thor out. He finds another dart sticking from Thor's neck. Loki has been at it again. He pulls it out. Thor tells him it wasn't a lie, these people are under his protection. He tells Hercules that he tried to save his life but he has saved his heart. Thor dies. The Norn appears holding up the book showing the dying Thor. Loki's wolf howls nearby.
Hercules tends to the wounded. He asks Hilda if she's doing ok. She wonders how they will survive without the gods. What will happen to them. He tells her that people don't need gods to live. She disagrees. they need something to believe in that's bigger to get them through the winter.
Hercules pulls out the page from the Book of Fate and remember that the Norn told him that every picture tells a story. He uses a drop of spilled Norn paint on the floor to do something to the picture.
Hercules finds the Norn and tells her that it's time for the truth. He realizes that the two pictures, Balder's and Thor's were not painted by the Norn. The Norn only paints what she sees in the present and these two pictures were of the future. He realizes that Loki painted the pictures himself. He watches the Norn paint in the book. A picture of Hercules watching the Norn paint. Loki painted what he wanted to see and the paint made it happen. She says that fate is what we make it.
Loki sits in the castle and laughs. Hercules asks him what he wins. Loki will be master of Earth. Hercules holds up the paint and says not for long. Hercules threatens to paint him away. Loki attacks Hercules. the paint flies away. Loki becomes a wolf Hercules chases him. Loki runs to the cave and the being is gone. He grabs his stolen Norn paint and Hercules takes it away. Loki realizes that Hercules never had the real paint. It was a rouse to get Loki to lead him here. Hercules walks away and Loki grabs the horn and blows it causing an earthquake in the cave. The ice begins to fall. Loki knocks the paint from Hercules' hand and they both dive for it. Hercules prevents Loki from reaching it and they fight. Eventually Hercules throws Loki into the ice and it collapses upon him.
Hercules demands that everything that happened because Loki tricked fate be changed back. The Norn says it's not for her to do. Hercules holds the paint and says, "Of course not, we make our own fate." He goes to the book of fate and changes the first picture of Balder's death. time changes. and it all disappears back to Hercules taking the girl's dart. He throws it at the girl and tells Balder that Loki just tried to kill him. The girl becomes Loki. Loki tries to run and grabs Hilda. Thor is about to throw his hammer. Balder stops him and tells him that he is Hilda' protector and if he doesn't think of her first what sort of protector is he. Thor puts down the hammer and Loci releases Hilda. Balder thanks him for saving him and asks how he knew they'd find the Norn's paints in that ice cave. Hercules tells him he saw it in a dream and not to forget his dreams. He tells Thor that he has potential as a god and he was wrong about him. They shake hands and Thor tells him to remember he can always break Hercules in half. They leave with a blow of Thor's hammer. The Norn tells Hercules goodbye as well. Hercules heads back to his boat.
Disclaimer: No Frost Giants were thawed during the production of this motion picture.
#V0331 (15 November 1998)
Guest Stars: Gina Torres, Tamara Gorski
Written By: Lisa Klink
Directed by: Chris Long
Hercules travels back to Ireland to find Morrigan beating up the villagers for stealing things. Hercules and Morrigan take a walk. She has found her true calling in life as the guardian of Justice. She thanks Hercules for helping her. Hercules decides to go back to Greece. Morrigan invites Hercules to stay with her.
Morrigan admits that she has feelings for Hercules. Hercules explains that even though he does have feelings for her he can't take the risk of her getting hurt. She asks him to stay a few more days. He agrees they survey the damage that Caesar left.
Hercules stops Bronagh from hurting her and they talk him into ending his hatred for her. He makes a start. They help rebuild the village. By the end of the day Bronagh has forgiven Morrigan for killing his sister.
Hercules talks to Mabon about enjoying rebuilding the village and not making war. Mabon wonders if Morrigan may hold the answers for him. Hercules misses having a family. Mabon brings to his attention that Morrigan is also a half god (Her mother took her from her mortal father.) and maybe they can help each other.
Morrigan encourages Hercules to leave the past in the past and go on with his life. Storm clouds brew off the coast. They get caught in the rain and take refuge in a cave. Morrigan is going to miss the harvest ceremony with the Druids due to the rain. They continue the earlier conversation. Hercules admits that he saw the goodness in her even though she did evil things and it's like the darkness inside him. Hercules chickens out and decides they should go to sleep.
Hercules dreams and sees Nebula's bed on fire. bodies lying around and a figure dressed in black. He wakes feeling they have to go. The entrance to the cave is gone. He breaks through the rock wall and runs to the druids to find them all dead. Mabon is not quite dead and calls him over. Mabon tells him that he saw what happened because of illumination. He can see the possible future but we make our own destiny. An evil has entered the world. Hercules knows it's Dahak. Mabon asks Hercules not to leave him. He is afraid. Hercules holds him as he dies.
Morrigan wants to know how they will kill Dahak. He explains that the last time he fought Dahak, his best friend died. Morrigan says that they both have good reason to kill Dahak. Hercules tells her that this can't be about revenge. Hercules thinks they have to find out how he got here and send him back.
He remembers the vision of Nebula's bed on fire. He's going back to Sumeria and Morrigan is going with him. She tells Brigid goodbye and leaves her with Bronagh.
They travel to Sumeria. On the voyage, Morrigan doesn't think that she can continue without Mabon. Hercules believes that she continue if she believes in herself and she should stop blaming herself for surviving. She asks Hercules how he can stand the grief. She points out that being with Hercules that night saved her life and didn't end it. They kiss.
They arrive and are greeted by Aginor who tells Hercules that Nebula is sorry she couldn't greet him herself. He says she is busy with being a ruler. He glances at a doorway and Hercules doesn't feel right about all this. He asks about the door and goes in to find Nebula sitting in what is obviously a padded cell with while pillows all around her.
She's been having visions and talking to hallucinations. She ordered Iolaus' body preserved so that Hercules could take him home to Greece. She knew he would return. It all began just after Hercules left. Aginor felt she had set her own bed on fire. She has withdrawn and not spoken in days. Hercules goes in to speak with her.
Hercules tells her that he didn't trust her when they first met and that Iolaus saw something more in her from the beginning. She stops him speaking about Iolaus. She's surprised that he's there and he holds her as she cries. She tells him what happened after he left.
She put Iolaus in the tomb and became queen. She felt very alone the more that people tended to her. she thought a lot about Iolaus and dreamed of him every night. She felt exhausted and began to see things. She saw Iolaus standing around the castle and leading her through walls. She felt it was a fantasy and a diversion. She began to doubt her sanity.
She decided that she should put an end to the fantasies. She tells Iolaus that it has to stop. He understands the difficulties of living in reality and he can give her freedom from it. He becomes a little violent about it. she doesn't want to argue with a dream. He mutates for a moment into something else and sets her bed on fire.
Aginor thinks she's imagining it all. Hercules doesn't think so. He leaves Morrigan and Aginor not to let anyone into the room. He has to go check the tombs. He opens the coffin and it's empty, of course.
Dahak wearing Iolaus' body is standing behind Hercules wearing black robes. He says, "Boo."
Hercules tells Dahak that he's not staying. Dahak cried that he came all the way back from the dead to see him. Hercules tells him that he may have Iolaus' body but he's not Iolaus.
Dahak does a bit from the exorcist, a little transformation, a little speaking backwards. Hercules tried to punch him and he poofs to another part of the room. More exorcist stuff, spinning his head around.
He tells Hercules as story about a broken hero wandering the world grieving for a lost friend. He thought he'd stopped Dahak but Dahak had everything he needed when Iolaus sacrificed his heart.
Hercules says that Iolaus would never turn himself over to Dahak. Dahak replies that he'd be surprised what death will do to a man. Hercules does not plan to let him walk out in Iolaus' body. Dahak insists that he is Iolaus and he's going to bring freedom to the world starting with those he loves.
Nebula tells him, he's not real. Hercules runs in and breaks through the door. He throws Dahak through the wall and tells Nebula she's not crazy as he pulls her through the door. He tells everyone to get out of the castle. Dahak appears and starts throwing all sorts of sharp objects at them. Hercules covers for them and Dahak taunts him about this being his fight only. He uses Hercules own voice.
Hercules punches him and picks him up by the neck and throttles him. He tells Iolaus if he's in there to fight. He starts coughing and spluttering. He transforms into Iolaus' old clothes. Hercules drops him and he becomes Dahak again. Dahak says he knew that Hercules couldn't kill him and now he's heading for Greece. He vanishes into the floor.
Hercules goes outside where Morrigan and Nebula are waiting for him. They all pledge to stop Dahak together or die trying. Nebula will let Aginor take care of things for awhile.
Disclaimer: Iolaus nearly lost his head during the production of this motion picture.
#V0334 (3 January 1999)
Guest Starring: Robert Trebor, Tamara Gorski, Kevin Smith, Lisa Chappell, Hudson Leick, Renee O'Connor, Bruce Campbell
Written By: Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci
Directed By: Bruce Campbell
We begin with scenes from "One Fowl Day" of the giant chicken chasing everyone out of the circus tent. The video is stopped and B.S. quizzes Tapert about the quality of the show when Hercules has to fight a giant chicken. Tapert replies that he's never cared about quality. B.S. wants to see more action and romance and Salmoneus and he wants the scripts on his desk by the end of the week. He gets thrown out of B.S.' office and declares a state of emergency.
Kevin Sorbo is driving his car in California , whistling the Hercules theme when Ares appears in it holding a Hercules action figure which he bites the head off of. Ares asks for an autograph, Kevin tell shim to write to the studio and they'd be happy to send him one. Ares calls the show Baywatch B.C. (you're telling me that Ares lives in the 20th century and he's still wearing the same old clothes, I bet he stinks!) Ares wants merchandising rights for the weekly slander his has to put up with. Kevin calls him a whiner and pushes him out of the car in traffic.
Jerry and Paul arrive at the studio. Paul is panicked over a phone call telling him to pack his bags. Tapert arrives and tells them that they all have to learn to work together and they are all going on a corporate retreat at Camp Wannachuck.
They are greeted by Sunny Day (Renee) the Camp Counselor. They will be combining modern corporate techniques with ancient Navajo rituals. They stop Jerry from killing Tapert when Sunny wants them to repeat after her and Jerry doesn't.
They start with a trust exercise where Tapert is standing on a table and the rest of them have to catch him. They let him fall, of course, Paul goes through his wallet while he's stunned. Tapert wakes with a brilliant idea about how to start the season by killing Iolaus permanently by means of spontaneous combustion. Then, we get to watch while they comically blow him up, have him ate by a monster, and drop an Acme weight on him. Paul's not sure this is a good idea.
Kevin shows up with his bag and apologizes for being late. Paul runs to him and sobs that they are going to kill Iolaus. Kevin says, "But Iolaus lived to be 100 years old." Then he tells them that if they are going to kill Iolaus again, they should let him die like the hero he was. Clips from Faith as Kevin narrates but he's just an actor. When he's finished, they are all crying, even Jerry.
As they walk into lunch, Tapert asks Kevin if he's like to wrestle Xena on pay per view and Paul propositions Melissa. Lunch is prepared by Norma Bates (Tamara Gorski)
Kevin says he's so hungry he could eat a hydra and bangs the table which breaks in half. He apologizes and Sunny congratulates him for taking responsibility for his actions.
Then they all end up in the sweat lodge together. Liz is still fully clothed in her business suit. Paul has a problem with closed spaces. Jerry thinks it's pretty gross seeing Paul in his "skivvies". Melissa suggests a show about Hercules' spiritual side. Kevin explains Herc's situation to them. Clips from "Resurrection".
Tapert declares Kevin to be brilliant and then tells Jerry and Paul they are not doing their job. Kevin has to keep Jerry from killing Tapert again.
Liz thinks that Hercules should go to Ireland. They think they want to do a war story. Kevin thinks it should be more than that and explains. Clips from "Render Under Caesar".
Someone drops the cross bar into place on the door and locks them inside. Kevin can't let them know that he's really Hercules but he has to save them. So, he distracts them and pushes the door open.
They all sit around the fire that evening, lost in their own thoughts. Sunny brings them some smores (for the non-americans, smores are melted marshmallows and Hershey's Chocolate bars between graham crackers, a traditional camping treat for the kids.) Tapert says they can't have their reward until they plan the rest of the season. They all look at Kevin. Clips from "Norse by Norsevest" and "Somewhere over the Rainbow Bridge"
Kevin asks them what the one thing that Hercules fears the most is? They don't have a clue. Kevin explains that it's losing the people he cares about. Clips from "Darkness Rising".
Tapert declares that they have enough material to get started and they can all go home but Sunny has other plans and pulls a gun on them as it thunders and lightnings. She forces them all into an old mine. This all gives Kevin the idea to have Iolaus betray Herc. More clips from "Darkness Rising".
Kevin offers himself to Sunny if she will spare the others. Norma enters the mine and distracts everyone enough that Kevin grabs Sunny, the gun goes off and the bullet breaks a beam which threatens to bring the roof down on them. Kevin holds it up until he can brace it with another beam. Kevin reveals that Sunny is really B.S. He suspected something amiss at lunch when he smelled poison in the food and broke the table then he heard Sunny singing in a tenor voice and Norma handed him a note in the sweat lodge.
Norma then reveals that she is really studio security. They ask B.S why he did it and Ares appears to them all and explains that they have the world convinced that good always wins and he doesn't like that. Kevin tells him he'll never succeed because there's a little bit of Hercules in everyone just waiting to come out. Ares had promised B.S. his own network. B.S. says that where there's television there will always be B.S. Kevin agrees.
Melissa is concerned that the god of war is real. Paul figures out that if Ares is real then Hercules must be real as well. They all look at Kevin who tells them he's just an actor.
Disclaimer: Due to circumstances beyond our control some staff members were ridiculed, laughed at and generally made fools of during the production of this motion picture.
V0713 (10 January 1999)
Guest Staring: Gina Torres, Tamara Gorski, Jeffrey Thomas, George Henare
Written By: Gene O'Neill and Noreen Tobin
Directed By: Robert Radler
A man comes into the crypt where Iolaus' body was and touches the vault. He sees a vision of Dahak floating above it and then vanishing inside it. The vault jumps around and opens. The wrappings unwind from the head and Iolaus' eyes open as solid black irises. The man says, "It has returned." and leaves the room.
Morrigan fails to catch a fish and gets frustrated. Hercules (back in his old clothes) locks the ship's wheel. Hercules gives her another pole and helps her fish. Hercules is afraid that Dahak may already have control of Greece by the time they arrive and that this may not be the right time for them to try and be together. She agrees that there are more important things to do before they decide it they are really in love. They kiss. Nebula walks by interrupting them. Hercules asks if she slept well. She hasn't. Morrigan wonders if Nebula will ever be back to her old self since Dahak drove her mad. Hercules says he would still trust her with his life.
They arrive in Greece to find everything appearing well. A girl tells them that the Olympian Gods abandoned them until one of their own sons returned to deliver them. They are afraid of Hercules. Dahak shows up now wearing white robes and holding a child proclaiming that he will save them from Hercules.
Hercules tells the people that he's lying. Dahak says if they will just accept him into their hearts that he can help them and save them. Hercules appeals to his mother's best friend, Livia, and she denies him. Saying that she's glad Alcmene isn't here to see what he's become. They believe that Hercules has returned to destroy Greece. Dahak asks him to leave these people to worship in peace. Hercules turns around telling him it's only round one and they leave.
They go up into the forest where Hercules and Iolaus played when they were kids and discuss what they should do. Morrigan tells Hercules that he may have to forget the past in order to deal with the situation. Nebula takes exception to her use of the name Iolaus. They argue. Nebula defends Iolaus' soul and is convinced that Dahak can't be in control of it. Hercules breaks it up and tells Nebula that they have to be prepared to face the possibility that Iolaus may not be the person they knew anymore. Nebula asks him if he really thinks he can kill Iolaus if it comes to that. Hercules doesn't know but they may have to. Hercules tells them to see if they can find out what the price is that the people are having to pay for all their prosperity. While he goes to see an old friend.
He goes to Jason who tells him he's not welcome here. Iolaus has already turned him against Hercules. Jason goes in the barn and accuses him of abandoning his own people and it's driven him insane. Hercules says if he's insane why hasn't he just broken the barn door in, instead of trying to reason with him. Jason finally comes out and looks him over.
Dahak's men are burning the literature. A villager tries to stop them. Nebula and Morrigan arrive and they fight. They speak to the villager but he is killed before he can tell them where Dahak's stronghold is.
Jason explained that Iolaus had told them all that Hercules had vowed to destroy the Olympians and he had not choice but to eat ambrosia to stop him. Jason apologizes for doubting Hercules. Hercules accepts and says the garden looks good. Jason replies that Alcmene has taught him well. Hercules asks where Iphicles is. Jason says that he left Corinth on a diplomatic mission before any of this happened. Hercules has to go do something about someone who looks like Iolaus.
The old temples are being converted to serve Dahak. Hercules goes in and topples the alter over. Dahak arrives. Hercules wants to know what Dahak has done with the Olympians. Dahak says that they left before he got there but that he will find them. Dahak has trouble believing that Hercules doesn't want to destroy them. Hercules says if he really was Iolaus he'd know that he only wanted them to stop meddling with people's lives. Dahak wants a return to the days before the Olympian gods. He pins Hercules to the wall with a beam of fire. Hercules appeals to Iolaus if he's in there to fight Dahak. Dahak falls writhing to the floor and for a moment it seems Iolaus has gained control. He tells Hercules that it hurts and he can't hold him back much longer. He begs Hercules to kill him while he can. Hercules picks up a sword from the wall and screams "No" but he can't do it. It's too simple. It's still Dahak. Hercules wonders why he keeps asking him to kill him. Dahak wants him to kill him because he'll get something out of it. Hercules isn't going to comply and give Dahak what he wants. Dahak vanishes.
Hercules decides to go find the Titans and speak to them. Morrigan and Nebula will go to Jason and try to find the stronghold. They will meet back at Jason's tonight.
Hercules finds one of the titans in a volcano and she's not thrilled to hear that Dahak is back. Dahak tried to take the world from them before and after defeating him they were too weak to defend themselves from the Olympian gods. She tells Hercules that he must retrieve the Stone of Creation and if it is held before Dahak at the sunrise it will harness a pure and perfect light and Dahak will be powerless long enough for Hercules to send him back to his realm.
Hercules, now back outside, senses the man from the beginning of the episode and grabs him. The man tells him he is Zarathustra who was the first follower of Dahak 1,000 years ago. He says that Hercules alone has the power to destroy the world or save it.
Nebula goes into a temple and Dahak comes. He asks what she's praying for. His soul. Dahak apologizes for the way he treated her in Sumeria. she doesn't know which part of him is sorry. The Iolaus she knew cared about other people more than himself. If he's still the Iolaus that she fell in love with he should leave Greece now before anyone else gets hurt. He promises that in his new world there will be no suffering but first he must destroy the old world. She wants no part of that and moves to leave. He stops her and tells her that they belong together, their love is eternal.
Zarathustra tells Hercules that the impulse to create and destroy is in all things. Dahak is the destructive impulse and when he entered the world it put things out of balance. Dahak wants Hercules to destroy him. Zarathustra explains that's because he holds an innocent soul within his grasp. If Hercules sends Dahak back to his realm, he condemns Iolaus to the same fate. Hercules has a perfect union of man and god within him and that makes him a target for darkness. If he cannot save Iolaus' soul from Dahak, he will shift the balance of power into chaos forever which is what Dahak wants.
Jason and Morrigan are splitting wood. Jason tells her he won't doubt Hercules again. Two of Dahak's men come to take them to a sermon in their honor. They decline and a fight starts. More of Dahak's men arrive and Nebula cracks Morrigan over the head. She's sold them out.
Hercules realizes that he cannot kill Dahak without sending the world into chaos and if he doesn't kill him, he will continue to gain followers and strength. Hercules refuses to give up on mankind. He won't allow Dahak to decide man's destiny. Hercules suggests that if Dahak is like a disease then there has to be a cure. If they can separate Iolaus' soul from Dahak then they can kill Dahak and Iolaus can rest in peace. Zarathustra witnessed one centuries ago and he doesn't' care to repeat the experience. They could destroy Iolaus' soul in the attempt and Dahak would still have the world. Hercules plans on using the crystal to make Dahak powerless long enough to perform the exorcism.
Jason and Morrigan are imprisoned in the stronghold. Morrigan bends two of the cell bars and they turn into snakes which become handcuffs. Dahak comes. He wants Jason to join him but Jason's not having it. Dahak intends to leave him there the rest of his life. Morrigan is taken from the cell. Morrigan tells her that she knew she'd betray them.
Hercules explains that Nemecene said the light would weaken Dahak until the light fades. Hercules realizes that Zarathustra was once where Iolaus is now. He explains that Dahak rewards every primal urge without any moral concerns and he once wanted to help Dahak spread that to the world but something he cannot explain stopped him. Hercules wonders if it was the creative impulse that gave him the power to resist Dahak then. Dahak destroyed his family and cursed him with immortality so he had to live with denying Dahak forever. He is hoping that if they can defeat Dahak his immortality will end and his family will forgive him. Hercules assures him that they will succeed.
Hercules and Zarathustra enter a cave and see the crystal on the other side of a pit with poles sticking up.
Jason pretends to have hung himself and one of the other prisoners calls the guards. Jason knocks them out and escapes releasing the other prisoners.
Hercules steps out onto the pole tops and crosses the abyss. He takes the crystal and the cavern begins to crumble. Zarathustra falls but his clothes catch on a rock. The poles all fall and Zarathustra throws Hercules his staff. Hercules pole-vaults over the abyss and saves Zarathustra and then escape.
Dahak leads his sermon about the only crime being not to do what you want like a stereotypical southern holy roller complete with choir.
Hercules and Zarathustra pick up Jason and they go to the stronghold. Dawn approaches.
Dahak brings out Morrigan, he intends to kill her and that the sight of her dead body might be enough to get him to kill him. Nebula wants to be the one to kill her. Instead she breaks her bonds. Hercules arrives. They have to fight their way through the followers.
Dahak lifts Nebula by her chin and accuses her of betraying him. She replies that they are even now. Dahak throws Morrigan against the wall. The sun rises. Hercules throws Zarathustra the crystal. He puts it in the top of his staff. Dahak throws Nebula into the choir. The staff melts under Dahak's flame. The crystal skids across the floor. Hercules and Dahak exchange glances and both dive for it.
Morrigan tells Nebula she had her going and it was a good performance. Nebula thanks her and they continue to fight the followers with Jason.
Dahak gets the crystal but Hercules forces the crystal into the beam of light from the window. Dahak drops it and is thrown back to the alter. Hercules puts the crystal into the staff again and Dahak is chained to the alter by the beam. Dahak is weakened by still conscious. They have until sunset before he regains his strength. Hercules orders the exorcism to begin.
Disclaimer: No Cast-Iron Snakes were harmed during the production of this motion picture.
V0714 (17 January 1999)
Guest Staring: Gina Torres, Tamara Gorski, Jeffrey Thomas, George Henare, Kevin Smith
Written By: Lisa Klink
Directed By: Bruce Campbell
They discuss who's going to do the exorcism. Meanwhile Dahak tricks Jason into believing that there's something wrong with his hand. He runs to one side slicing at it with a knife. Hercules stops him and tells him to block Dahak out of his mind. Hercules sends Jason out where he'll be safe. Jason wants to stay. He doesn't want Hercules to go through with this alone. Hercules tells him it's best for him if he knows Jason is safe.
They get started. They set burning pots around and paint symbols on the walls to make the body uncomfortable for the demon. Dahak informs Zarathustra that he's as much a part of the world as the light is.
Dahak tells his followers to find the god that once joined him and kill him. Nebula is all for letting Ares take his chances. Hercules disagrees if Dahak wants Ares dead there must be a reason and Dahak's presence has left all the gods weakened and vulnerable. If Dahak can kill Ares it will make him strong enough to break his bonds and they will have lost their chance.
Hercules sends Morrigan and Nebula to go save Ares. Zarathustra warns Hercules that Dahak will say and do anything to break them down. They both feel that the light is their ally. Hercules decided that he needs to remind Iolaus what their trust and friendship meant to him, then they might have a chance.
Hercules tears opens the white robe and looks at the scar where Gilgamesh stabbed him. Zarathustra instructs him to make a mark over the heart. Hercules starts to and Dahak taunts him begging him to stop and Hercules walks away. Zarathustra tells him that the body is dead. It's just a vessel for the spirit within. He asks Hercules which is more important to him preserving the body or saving the soul. Hercules returns and finishes what he started.
Nebula and Morrigan go to Ares' temple. He shoots arrows at them and tries but fails to throw a fireball at them. He jumps off the beam he's sitting on and hurts his ankle. He pushes a statue over on them. They evade it and he hobbles away. They chase him.
Hercules and Zarathustra make some "holy" water in the light and dab it on the forehead. It makes lightning. Dahak taunts Zarathustra with descriptions of how Dahak killed his family and how he wasn't worthy of them. Zarathustra grabs the knife and Hercules stops him from doing anything with it. Zarathustra steps outside.
Zarathustra sees a vision of his son and runs to it. Dahak is controlling the image. He makes the vision scratch Zarathustra and throw him back into the temple. He floats Zarathustra on the ceiling and spins him around. Hercules threatens Dahak with the knife which is what Dahak wants. Hercules throws the knife away. Dahak is weakened by the act and Zarathustra falls. Hercules goes to him and Zarathustra is free and finally dies. The body immediately turns to dust.
Hercules turns around and Dahak is sitting up on the alter. He says that he gave Zarathustra immortality and it was his to take away. Hercules tells Dahak that Zarathustra considered his immortality a curse and so releasing him from it was an act of mercy so Hercules must be getting through to Iolaus. Dahak disagrees, Zarathustra was the only one who knew how to perform the ritual and now it's just the two of them.
Ares comes up behind the two women and asks why Hercules would want to help him. Morrigan explains that if Dahak steals all his power that wouldn't be good for any of them. Dahak's followers break into the temple. They fight them off and make a run for it through a secret door. Area is offended that Dahak didn't come after him personally. Morrigan explains that Hercules has him restrained. Ares wants to take the opportunity to kill Dahak but Nebula informs him that this is Hercules' only chance to save Iolaus and that's what he's going to do and she may have agreed to protect Ares but she'll kick his butt if he steps out of line. Ares tells Morrigan that Hercules' compassion for Iolaus is his fatal weakness and that Dahak will take advantage of it. Nebula tells him they have to find somewhere safe, then they can argue about it.
Dahak tells Hercules it's all hopeless. Either way, Dahak will will. Hercules tells him he's forgetting about Iolaus who can still fight him. Dahak informs Hercules that Iolaus invited Dahak into his heart. Hercules disputes that. If they were one Dahak wouldn't refer to Iolaus as "he".
Hercules wants to know how Dahak seduced his friend. Hercules doesn't believe him. So, Dahak shows him. We flash back to the death scene and then a tunnel with interspersed flashbacks to Iolaus' life. Then Iolaus is in a garden (feels like a dark garden) where Skouros meets him and tells him that he's really proud of him. Iolaus says that this can't be the Eleysian Fields because he wasn't in Greece when he died. Skouros says that he didn't want to frighten him. Iolaus realizes that this isn't his father. Skouros transforms into Nebula, then Hercules. Iolaus calls him Dahak and tells him that Hercules will come for him. Dahak says that he will try. Iolaus says that his life just can't be over. Dahak says it doesn't have to be, he can restore everything Iolaus has lost and more. Iolaus would rather die than bring Dahak back into the world. Iolaus was fighting for the chance to make the world a better place. Dahak asks if he did. Dahak points out that really that's Hercules' destiny and he was just along for the ride. Iolaus says that teaming up with Hercules was the best thing he ever did and that without Hercules he would have been...the line is left unfinished. Dahak says it's to late to do anything about it and Iolaus will be remembered as the man who lived in the shadow of a greater hero if he's remembered at all.
Hercules tells Dahak he sold Iolaus a lie. Dahak disagrees, he didn't have to sell anything. The doubts were already in his own heart. Dahak tells Hercules that he used Iolaus as a traveling companion on the road to his own destiny. Hercules laughs and tells Dahak that he doesn't know Iolaus very well. He's too selfish to understand. Iolaus reminded Hercules what they were fighting for through his courage and strength. Hercules doesn't know what Iolaus' life would have been like with him but he does know that he couldn't have survived without Iolaus.
Dahak writhes on the table and the symbol on his chest opens up and a ghostly hand appears through it. Iolaus' voice calls for Hercules to help him get out of there. Hercules tries to reach the hand but a stone from the wall hits him and knocks him out of the way. He's too late and Dahak's control reasserts itself. The hole closes with Iolaus saying that Hercules is fading. Hercules tells Dahak he cant' hide behind Iolaus forever. Dahak says he only needs until sunset.
Dahak's followers continue the search. Ares, Nebula and Morrigan hide behind a waterfall. Ares tries to convince Nebula that Iolaus isn't as important as the rest of the world. Morrigan does agree that they made a pact to stop Dahak no matter what happened. Nebula informs Ares that, "as God of War he should know that the greatest victories are won on the edge of defeat." Nebula agrees they will go talk to Hercules about it but the decision is his.
Dahak continues to tell Hercules how he won over Iolaus. Iolaus tells Dahak, still in the guise of Hercules, that he had a good life and has no regrets. Dahak tells him that he always wanted to settle down and have a family. Share his adventures with his son. Iolaus informs him that of course he has some regrets but being Hercules' friend was not one of them. Dahak says he didn't mean to offend him. Iolaus had a lot to be proud of, he fought alongside Hercules without the extra strength making him braver than Hercules. Iolaus tells him to get away. Dahak tells him to imagine what he could have done if he had the strength of a 1,000 gods. Dahak shows him a man in the real world about to fall into an abyss. Dahak says that Iolaus can save him. Dahak says it's a "trial run with no strings attached" just try out the power. Iolaus puts the rope back together and saves the man. Dahak then tells Iolaus that the man is a killer and shows him the family the man will kill and tells Iolaus that he can save them. Iolaus lets the man drop. Dahak congratulates him on committing murder of an innocent man who had not yet committed murder.
Hercules tells Dahak he used Iolaus' good intentions. Dahak tells him Iolaus chose his own path.
Ares, Nebula and Morrigan try to figure out how to get into the temple. Ares steals a robe and pretends to be Dahak and points out Nebula and Morrigan to them. They run for it and lead the followers away.
The sun is setting. Hercules tells Dahak that as long as there is an impulse to create, people will take the path to nurturing and good thing and he will keep his optimism. Dahak says then, he will keep Iolaus.
And we're back to the seduction. Dahak asks Iolaus if the gods deserve their power over people any more than anyone does deserves it. Iolaus agrees they don't deserve it. Dahak mentions the plague that Hera sent to Mycena and how Iolaus tried to help and still people died and wouldn't Iolaus have stopped her if he'd had the power. Yes he would have. That is what Dahak's offering him the chance to do.
Hercules disagrees, "one person can make a difference to the world and to me." He is talking to Iolaus who again begins to fight.
Back to the seduction. Iolaus tells Dahak that all he wants is for Iolaus to bring him back into the world. Dahak admits that and says what they do in the world will be up to Iolaus. Dahak will be his servant. Iolaus will be the one in control. All he has to do is take Dahak's hand.
The symbol opens again. The hand emerges. Hercules urges him on.
Back to the seduction as Iolaus takes his hand.
Ares bursts into the room and Dahak takes control again. Ares says it's his turn now. Hercules runs to stop him and throws him against the wall. Dahak strangles him from afar. Nebula and Morrigan run in with the followers not far behind them. Hercules jumps into the opening in the body and finds a cave like place with a tunnel on one end.
Iolaus is there asking why it took him so long. Dahak is there as well in the form of a monster. Hercules and Iolaus fight it.
Nebula and Morrigan fight off the followers at the door. Dahak is still trying to strangle Ares.
Dahak pushes Hercules and Iolaus to the edge of a precipice and they use Themopoly to lift Dahak and throw him over the edge into the flaming lava pit below.
The body stops writhing. The followers leave. Ares rises and his power is restored and leaves.
In the cave Iolaus can no longer feel Dahak. He tells Hercules, "You never gave up on me." Hercules tells him he's the best friend he ever had. Iolaus says he betrayed Hercules and everyone who ever had faith in him. He hopes Hercules can forgive him. Hercules already has.
A light appears and Zarathustra floats above. He tells Iolaus that temptation comes to everyone sooner or later and even though he was led astray he has always been a servant of the light and he has earned his place in it. Zarathustra holds out his hand to Iolaus. He has come to take Iolaus home. Iolaus doesn't know what to say. Hercules says "let's not say anything except see ya around." Iolaus says he'll see Hercules around. They hug. Hercules is crying. Iolaus smiles at him and steps into the light. Zarathustra tells Hercules he was right the impulse to create does have a name. Iolaus waves. They vanish together. Hercules says, "Goodbye Iolaus."
Hercules wakes at the end of the alter with Morrigan and Nebula. Nebula asks if he's alright and he says yes, he's fine.
Disclaimer: Finally, the demon Dahak was destroyed during the production of this motion picture.
V0718 (24 January 1999)
Guest Stars: Danielle Cormack, Jonathon Roberts, James Gaylyn,
Written by: Paul Robert Coyle
Directed by: John Laing
Hercules enters a village and calls for the locals to gather their families and move to higher ground. Ephiny is there as well. She's heard about Iolaus and offers her condolences. Hercules thanks her. They are at Mount Pellion which is about to erupt. Hercules figures they have a day maybe two. There are a lot of injured villagers that can't be moved because of the earthquakes. Hercules has an idea about calming the volcano. Ephiny meets him at the sea where he's collected a bunch of crystals from Atlantis. The crystals are unstable and explode easily. He plans to blow a hole in the far side of the volcano so that when it erupts, the lava will drain out the other side into the sea.
Ephiny's son is with a bunch of centaurs on a ritual in the woods and she can't evacuate him. They have 3 carts loaded with the explosives and ask for 4 volunteers to take the other 2 carts. They get 3. The town is preparing to hang a man who is accused of killing the son of a centaur and many refuse to leave until he hangs. Hercules offers to let the condemned man go with them to the volcano. He accepts.
Nagus, the centaur father, is upset about them letting the murderer go.
They set out and are immediately facing obstacles in their path, rocks and steam vents. Ephiny's partner is injured by a steam vent and one of the wagon's horse spooks, The driver doesn't jump in time and the wagon blows.
Ephiny's horse has a stone in it's shoe and she has to delay. Hercules moves ahead. Nixus is a farmer and Ephiny sends him home to be with his family. He has no business with them. Ephiny is now traveling alone.
Nagus stops a villager from killing Ephiny with his crossbow. He wants Kurth dead, not the amazon.
Hercules' wagon looses a wheel as Ephiny pulls up. They prepare to move the crystals to Ephiny's wagon. The villagers shoot arrows at Hercules' wagon as the murder escapes. Ephiny goes to stop them as Hercules protects the wagon. Ephiny's horse was shot with an arrow. Ephiny fights the villagers.
Kurth falls from the horse and Nagus finds him. Ephiny saves Kurth from Nagus. Hercules has tended the horse but it can't pull the wagon.
Hercules goes to find Nagus to ask him to help. Nagus wasn't too happy about his son hanging around with those thugs from the village. Nagus agrees and pulls the wagon.
The village thugs decide to run from the volcano and their leader wants to continue to harass the wagon. The rest of the group runs.
Hercules and his crew have to cross a rickety rope bridge. Hercules decides they will carry the crystals over and Nagus will follow with the wagon. There's another earthquake but everything's ok.
The village leader cuts one of the ropes holding the bridge and makes it even more unstable. They drop a few crystals. Nagus takes care of the villager as the other three make it across. Ephiny stumbles on a rotten board and hurt her leg. Hercules goes back to help Nagus. They lose the wagon. Hercules asks Nagus to stay with Ephiny. Ephiny objects, Nagus offers to carry the crystals. Hercules and Kurth go to make a harness for him.
Nagus didn't realize who Ephiny is. They talk about losing the ones you love. She tells him what Hercules has lost, his family to Hera, his best friend to Dahak and reminds him that not everyone is what they seem. She wishes him luck.
The men set out. Kurth tells Nagus that he regrets what happened to his son. Kurth offers to do whatever he has to to make amends. Nagus tells him to go to Tartarus. They survive several tremors.
They set the crystals in place. Hercules is afraid that they have lost too many crystals. He sends Nagus back to get Ephiny. Hercules plans to throw the crystals into the volcano. Nagus won't let him do it. The world needs Hercules. Kurth takes the crystals to the top while Hercules and Nagus are arguing.
Kurth makes it to the top and jumps in with them. Hercules makes a staff for Ephiny. Her son is back from the hunt and is well. She leaves. Hercules and Nagus talk about Kurth. Nagus feels responsible for Kurth's death but he's learned from it.
Disclaimer: Ephiny's leg was not hurt in the production of this motion picture. However, the writers sincerely apologize to Amazons everywhere for excluding her from the big finale.
V0716 (31 January 1999)
Guest Stars: Gina Torres, Kevin Smith,
Teleplay by: Gerry Conway
Story: By: Paul Robert Coyle
Directed By: Bruce Campbell
Hercules narrates a recap of events in Stranger in a Strange World reiterating the business about dying in one means dying in both and trapping the Sovereign between worlds.
A cyclone appears to open the portal and suck a man through. Hercules and a villager discuss the current weather situation. Hercules thinks he knows where the Olympian gods fled to. He tells the villager to get everyone away while he does something really stupid. Hercules jumps through the portal. He finds the Sovereign on the other side, apparently unconscious from hitting this head when he came through the portal. The Jester Iolaus is there as well. He is afraid of Hercules and remembers that Hercules filled him full for dreams about being a hero and then sent him to a world he didn't want to return to. He indicates that there's someone in charge even worse than the sovereign.
Hercules asks how the mirror Iolaus he isn't dead then decides that it must be because they are in the netherworld of the mirror universe. He asks the Jester Iolaus how he got here and is shown a portal. But he didn't show it to the Sovereign.
Ares follows Hercules through the portal planning to stop him from destroying Ares' plan which presumably is to have our world all to himself.
Hercules and Jester Iolaus arrive back in the mirror universe, Iolaus hurts himself and the people laugh at him. Hercules asks why he lets people laugh at him. Iolaus replies that he's not Hercules' partner even though he looks like him and he doesn't want to hear about him. Hercules replies that he remembers that the Jester wanted to come back, that he wanted to be a hero and if so then now is his chance to prove it. Hercules explains that his gods came to the Jester's universe and if he doesn't bring them back soon, both worlds will rip apart. He hints that he'd like Jester Iolaus to be his guide. Iolaus agrees only if they can split up and go their separate ways after Hercules finds his gods.
The Empress (Nebula) is holding court. Falafel is hosting a Wheel of Mis-fortune like game show inwhich the contestants are the villagers who got sucked into the portal from Herc's universe. The wheel is the means to choose the victim's execution.
Hercules and Iolaus watch from above. Iolaus asks about Nebula in Hercules' universe. Hercules says that she's one of his closest friends.
The Sovereign comes to and finds Ares holding the Hind's blood pendant. Ares pours blood on a dagger, they fight and Ares stabs the Sovereign after telling him that Ares already has a partner in Empress Nebula.
Hercules leans against a wall, he feels the Sovereign's death but he doesn't die. Iolaus leads him to the Sovereign's bedchamber and Hercules changes into the Sovereigns clothes so he can try and get the truth out of Nebula.
Ares, God of Love arrives. This Ares tells Hercules that Ares, God of War has arrived. Ares, God of Love offers to help but he's not a fighter.
The games continue at Nebula's court. She's upset because she thought that taking over the known world would make her popular but nobody likes her. she pitches a temper tantrum about it. Hercules arrives as the Sovereign. Nebula is happy to see him and upset that he has been gone so long. Falafel offers to make his favorite dish, Hercules agrees and Falafel declare him an impostor because he lied about the favorite food. Hercules laughs and throws him out a window to prove that he is the Sovereign. Iolaus is outside with a wheelbarrow of hay to catch Falafel with. The act convinces Nebula. Hercules confronts Nebula about her new partner. Ares wanted her to see to it that his fellow gods never left their hiding in the mirror universe so that he could be top god in their absence. she trapped them in the Labyrinth of Eternal Memory. He orders the Empress locked in his bedchambers.
Ares arrives in through the portal from the netherworld. He still has the Hind's blood dagger.
Hercules and Iolaus arrive at the Labyrinth. Iolaus explains that Zeus went insane building it for the Sovereign when he was a baby. The Jester is afraid and Hercules tells him that he's been a bug help but he understands if he doesn't want to go on. The Jester comments that the other Iolaus wouldn't have hesitated. Hercules didn't think he wanted to hear about the other Iolaus and tells him that making different choices in his life didn't make them wrong decisions.
A monster shows up. Hercules fights it and they move on.
The Empress tells Ares that their deal is finished. She's waiting for Hercules. He asks her why she doesn't like him. She replies that it's because he reminds her of the god of love. Ares tells her that in his universe, she's