Top 60 Best Episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess
These would be my picks for the best episodes of Xena, in terms of writing, storyline, well-established characters and plot devices, and proper usage of moral complexity.
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- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.7 (551)TV EpisodeDirectorGarth MaxwellStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorAdrienne WilkinsonXena arrives home in Amphipolis with Gabrielle and Eve, only to find her home town deserted...and haunted.There's a few reasons why this episode is so awesome. Firstly, it features a very magnificent villain in inception and design: Mephistopheles, the blue/green-skinned king of hell. As if having the demonic appearance and wonderful skin tone, design, mannerism, and actually vile tactics weren't enough, Mephistopheles goes to the depths of possessing Gabrielle and being a psychotic monster just to invoke Xena to battle him in Hell's domain. The entire Hell arc was extremely awesome in its conception, but this episode was a killer kick for Horror genre fans as well as fans of villains. For one, the fight against Mephistopheles was very well-orchestrated. He manages to kick Xena full throttle in the back, sending her sprawling, whilst using his double-edged trident-like spear weapon. And is ever-successful at saying some of the most brilliant lines: "I thought you were the God-killer, Xena! How were the mighty Olympians so easily taken!?" And, anyone who destroys the demonic king of hell must take his throne, a task Xena doesn't want to undertake. But when being forced into a position between choosing that and allowing the king of hell to be made flesh and cause havoc on Earth's plains, Xena must challenge him to the death. The atmosphere is also very unique; there's corpses and skeletons everywhere; lots of blood and lots of ghastly hallucinations to go along with the fear factor of the episode; the house they enter is completely a fear-inducing joint, with numerous demonic and ghostly incarnations. Firstly, the episode gets bonus points for featuring an adult-oriented atmosphere; Eve must spill the blood of Eli in order to allow Mephistopheles to walk the Earth and be made flesh. Once this happens, Mephistopheles comes out from hell in a demonic storm of chaotic viciousness; his veins pulsating and the blood rushing though his pores, including his brutish eyes, which are also filled with a brimstone of vile hate. This scene is on par with the evil villain power-up scenes seen only in anime legends like Dragon Ball Z. This results in Mephistopheles fighting Xena, who is forced into slaying him, piercing his stomach and stating "So be it," choosing to take him out and become the king of hell rather than allow him to reign hell on earth. This, coupled with the overall battle mechanisms and the evil schemes of Mephistopheles make this episode a very memorable and great one not only from a horror fan's perspective, but also that of a fighting-character lover.
- DirectorMark BeesleyStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorAdrienne WilkinsonAn archangel called Lucifer is sent to Earth to force Xena to go to Hell as the new Queen and thus close the portal to Hell before evil takes control of the people, but the Warrior Princess decides to trick him to take her place.This episode is the follow-up to the Hell arc, which was previously featured in the Haunting of Amphipolis. As a sub-string connective plot point episode, this one also rocked hard. It portrayed the deadly and dark emotions lurking inside mortals when they are engrossed by the darkness in their hearts. First off, after Xena has slain Mephistopheles (my favorite villain in the entire series), she ends up being forced into taking his throne by the Archangels who were sent to enforce this agenda. To this end, they are unsuccessful to do so because Xena is smart enough to trick them in her own game. She lures the archangel Lucifer with her own evil intentions, forcing him to commit the seven deadly sins and pretty much making him the new Devil. Of course, Xena has that wonderful statement in the end to boot: "That's what makes us human, Lucifer. But in you, an Archangel, to succumb to such temptation, that's what makes you a monster." And then, we see the wonderful effects of Lucifer's transformation into the red-skinned horned devil. Of course, he is then kicked down to hell, where he is now Mephistopheles' replacement as the king of hell. The whole concept of Xena killing the devil Mephistopheles and then tricking Lucifer into committing the biblical seven deadly sins and having him succumb to the bowels of hell make this episode a very awesome one as well. When it comes to the overall moral value as well as the initial creative writing for characters like Mephistopheles and Lucifer, these episodes shine all the way through with their proper usage of brilliantly designed villains.
- DirectorMichael HurstStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorAdrienne WilkinsonGabrielles comes home to Potedaia, where she meets her sister Lila. There, Lila tells her that a man called Gurkhan kidnapped her daughter, Sarah, and eventually killed her parents and her husband. Looking for revenge, Gabrielle decides to Gurkhan's palace in the walled city of Moghador, in Northern Africa, with Xena, Eve and Virgil.Hands down one of the best episodes in the series run, not only for the storyline, dancing scenarios, and musical atmosphere, but also for the presence of the evil yet enjoyable Gurkhan. So basically, Gabrielle wants vengeance against Gurkhan and goes undercover to try and get to him. The best thing about this episode is the overall music selection as well as the matching of the bgm with the scenery. Particularly Gabrielle's belly-dancing sequence. It is phenomenal in terms of music choice; which in my opinion, is the absolute best musical piece in this entire series run. Of course, Gurkhan is later found out in his harem and Gabrielle wants to slice off his head but doesn't; instead, she covers his head and allows Gurkhan's own executioners to behead him. There is tremendous moral value and savage sexual drive while torture and sadistic pleasure go into play. The episode rolls through as an overall very serious one as well as extremely memorable due to Gurkhan's fate. The episode, as well as the character of Gurkhan, remain my second-favorite plot-line and character in the series. Coincidentally, the episode came only right after the brilliantly orchestrated Hell arc.
- DirectorJohn LaingStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorKarl UrbanWhen Julius Caesar captures Vercinix, Xena captures Crassus to trade for him. But Crassus plays with Gabrielle's head during the trip, leading her to doubt Xena's motives and judgment.By far my favorite episode in the third season. The character of Crassus was extremely well-played as an overall role in this episode. Crassus is captured by Xena and Gabrielle, who must save this guy named Vercinix. They do so, but must switch Crassus with Vercinix, who happens to be in Rome's jail cell. Caesar has promised a beheading and when Crassus is brought forth rather than Vercinix, he is confused, but must sacrifice his loyalty to Crassus because the crowd of the coliseum wants blood. Crassus screams for his life as he is beheaded. So basically, Gabrielle walks away as she plays a part in Crassus' murder. The overall terror and savage execution make this one a masterpiece episode. The character of Crassus stood out not only as a brilliant plot device but also as a great villain with an excellent death scene.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.7 (573)TV EpisodeDirectorRob TapertStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorMichelle AngWhen Xena dies in order to fight Yodoshi as a ghost, Gabrielle starts a dangerous journey to retrieve her friend's body and put her ashes into the Fountain of Strength, which will bring her back from the dead.This episode was one of my favorite endings; I loved to see Xena meet this unforgettable and tragic end and sacrifice herself for the thousands of lives that she had taken earlier in her life. But that was merely the moral aspect of the episode's greatness. What of the awesomeness of Yodoshi and his "Dragonball-esque" battle against Xena; that was quite memorable. I loved the fight scene as well as the villain Yodoshi. There was great impression placed on Xena's final battle; but the best part was the ever-so-eloquent slicing beheading of Yodoshi in one swift strike, allowing his head to roll on the ground as Xena turned away from her fallen opponent in anime-style awesomeness, not looking back at the grisly visage of her final foe. This was by far one of my favorite death scenes in the series as well, for being such an honorable battle in essence and conception. Also, I loved Xena's decision in the end to stay dead even though Gabrielle could have barely managed to revive her. All their journeys and decisions led to this fateful moment; the moment that Xena decides to perish and allow her vanquished souls to be freed from eternal torment in purgatory. And so, Gabrielle is seen on the boat all alone in the end, riding away into the sunset; but she keeps Xena's presence in her heart, which makes the episode's already great presence even more awesome. Personally, I prefer when episodes are of this tragic caliber to the light-hearted or goofy overtone. With full sincerity, if it were not for serious drama and tragedy befalling everyone, then the series would not have been as good as it was. This episode is a fine example of why the series was so great. It is because of these losses and sadness that envelops the show that makes it so special. If something were to last forever, then it wouldn't be as good. So I am one of the fans who loved this bitter and savage ending to this great story.
- DirectorJosh BeckerStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorJeremy RobertsXena and Gabrielle join two men of doubtful reputation (including Xena's ex-fiancé) in order to find the Treasure of the Sumerians and prevent the wrong hands from getting the most valuable part of it: Ambrosia, the food of the gods, which grants immortality.This is my favorite episode in the first season. It features a handful of very awesome characters; particularly Thersites. He's an assassin with a thirst for money and riches so he goes through any means to get it; be it murder or mayhem. Well, he ends up joining with Xena and Gabrielle temporarily just so they can acquire the ambrosia, this mystical and mythical fruit that's supposed to be able to make mortals into gods. Then there's this other fellow, Petracles, whom is not originally trusted by Xena and ends up being a more honorable warrior. Of course, Thersites ends up going his way to acquire the ambrosia, and ends up slaying Petracles in the process in the end. He himself is slain by Xena and there's a grand directing perspective here from the upper angle portraying their bodies; all for the ambrosia, which Xena tosses away, disposing of it. There is great morality and mortality found in this episode, and there overall emphasis on the characters of Thersites and Petracles was very well orchestrated. Personally, I found Thersites to be the best character in the first season as a stand-alone plot device. His movement was fluid and his actions defined him. There was a solid usage of philosophical connotations as well; the story telling viewers that chasing something can get you killed; and greed being a strong detrimental factor. There's also other nice ways that these messages have been incorporated throughout the episode, but the best is the fact that the characters go on a journey, some are killed in the process, whilst others learn from the error of their ways. This teaches that not all fates are intertwined and there's great misfortune to befall those who defy common logic. The story is not the only thing that shines as the directing here was phenomenal; a gorgeous job indeed.
- DirectorKen GirottiStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTimothy OmundsonWhen Caesar, advised by Callisto, fixes a price for Xena's head, the Warrior Princess believes it's finally the time to kill him - even if that may lead her and Gabrielle to the death by crucifixion she saw in Alti's vision.
- DirectorJohn FawcettStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiJulius Caesar escapes from the Underworld and changes the loom of the Fates, so he changes destiny. He now is married with Xena and rule powerful Roman Empire, Gabrielle is a successful theatre writer who misses a more interesting life and Joxer is a Roman soldier.
- DirectorOley SassoneStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorKevin SmithXena travels to Britannia to assist her former ally Boadicea in her rebellion against Caesar. Gabrielle travels with her and makes a new friend, Khrafstar, who tells her about his one god. However, Gabrielle doesn't know that this journey will change her life forever.
- DirectorRob TapertStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorEbonie SmithXena is seriously hurt in Cirra's ruins by a huge log and she enters into a coma. While Gabrielle carries her to a doctor in order to try to save her life, she remembers how ten winters ago she met Julius Caesar and became the Destroyer of Nations.
- DirectorGarth MaxwellStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorAdrienne WilkinsonArchangel Michael asks Xena and Gabrielle to kill Caligula, Emperor of Rome turned into a god, who is pursuing Eve and the other Elijans. When Xena arrives to Rome, Ares prevent her from killing Caligula, because that would mean Aphrodite's death.
- DirectorOley SassoneStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorJacqueline KimAfter being betrayed by Gabrielle, Xena is carried to the Green Dragon's prison, where she'll wait her execution. There she continues remembering the days she spent with Lao Ma, and the chance she gave her to change her life.
- DirectorOley SassoneStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorJacqueline KimXena is asked to come to the far kingdom of Chin to kill a person. She decides to do it, although Gabrielle doesn't understand why Xena is going to give up the last years she has dedicated to the Greater Good and become a murderer again. While they're travelling, Xena tells Gabrielle a story of her past which would explain what she is going to do.
- DirectorOley SassoneStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiXena and Gabrielle face their anger and deceptions in an odd in-between world, guided by Solan, Xena's son. This is the first musical episode of Xena: Warrior Princess to feature its own original soundtrack.
- DirectorRick JacobsonStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiA disturbing vision draws Xena, Gabrielle and Joxer back to the city of Chin, where the power-hungry warlord Khan has joined forces with the evil spirits of Pao Ssu and her brother, Ming T'ien.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.7 (492)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael HurstStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTsianina JoelsonVaria is kidnapped by Belerophon, the son of Artemis, and Gabrielle leads the Amazons to his fortress in Helicon to rescue the Queen.
- DirectorRick JacobsonStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiWhen the Olympians gods discover that Livia is Eve, they again fear the Twilight prophecy. Athena sends the Furies to a special mission: they must turn Gabrielle mad until she kills Eve. However, when Eve is initiated in the Way of Love, Xena is given the power to kill gods.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.6 (520)TV EpisodeDirectorRob TapertStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorMichelle AngA dead woman from Xena's past sends a monk to ask the warrior princess for help. Xena and Gabrielle travel to the far land of Japa, which Xena visited a long time ago, to face an evil spirit and his army.
- DirectorJohn FawcettStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiXena and Gabrielle's souls reach Heaven, but they have to face their old enemy, Callisto, who is now a demon and kidnaps Gabrielle and carries her to Hell. In the Earth, Joxer, Amarice and Eli decide to recover Xena and Gabrielle's bodies from the crosses where they died.
- DirectorJohn LaingStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorBruce CampbellGabrielle discovers Autolycus is embarking in a ship of slaves and she and Xena find themselves travelling with him. But everything changes when a giant wave provoked by the eruption of Mount Etna makes the ship sink and they must find a way to get out the ship and survive.
- DirectorGarth MaxwellStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorJennifer SkyEphiny, Queen of the Amazons, dies in a battle against the Romans, killed by Caesar's right hand, Brutus. Gabrielle must return as the new Queen to the Amazon territory, where she has to decide whether she forgives Brutus or not. However, Brutus is not the only menace: Pompey is also planning to attack them.
- DirectorGarth MaxwellStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTim ThomersonWhen Meleager, the hero who once saved Gabrielle's village, is condemned for murder, Gabrielle and Xena have only one turn of the sand dial to produce evidence that he is innocent.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated8.2 (590)TV EpisodeDirectorPaul LynchStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorDouglas KamoWhen the Persian army lands, intending to capture Greece, they expect easy pickings -- but Xena and an injured Gabrielle are in their way.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.5 (501)TV EpisodeDirectorRick JacobsonStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorKatrina BrowneXena is condemned to spend the rest of her life in Shark Island Prison for the murder of a woman called Thalassa when she was the Destroyer of Nations. She agrees to serve the sentences and starts her hard, new life, but Gabrielle knows the situation is unfair and decides to travel to Shark Island disguised as a healer.
- DirectorPaul LynchStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorKathryn MorrisXena finds a heavy rival in her love to Gabrielle: the leader of a fundamentalist religion who seduces the blonde bard.
- DirectorAndrew MerrifieldStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiJoxer kills for the first time, and Najara is back. The fanatic crusader claims she's changed and has forsaken violence. Xena refuses to believe her, but Gabrielle considers it's possible after Najara says she changed after meeting Eli.
- DirectorCharles SiebertAndrew MerrifieldStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorPeter FeeneyGabrielle is haunted by having killed, and told by banshees that she is carrying the "Child of Darkness."
- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.8 (634)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn CameronStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorBruce CampbellXena drafts Autolycus to steal back the property of some friends of hers, which turns out to be the Ark of the Covenant.
- DirectorGarth MaxwellStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTimothy OmundsonAres decides he must stop Eli from spreading his message of love and peace when he convinces a group of villagers they don't need the gods anymore.
- DirectorGarth MaxwellStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorBobby HoseaXena's dead love Marcus appears on Earth to tell her the underworld has been taken over by mad Atyminius, who has confined the good souls to Tartarus and given evil the run of the Elysian Fields. But if Xena succeeds in getting Hade's Helmet of Invisibility back, Marcus will be punished in Tartarus forever.
- DirectorJohn FawcettStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTimothy OmundsonXena loses her arms, just to gain four of them, fighting a Hindi demon, having god Krishna as an ally. Gabrielle, instead, embraces the non-violent way.
- DirectorMark BeesleyStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiWith Gabrielle and Joxer in tow, Xena returns to the town of Chin to wrestle Lao Ma's book of power from the hands of an evil-minded twin.
- DirectorMichael HurstStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorManu BennettA snake hidden in a scroll kills Cleopatra in Egypt, so Xena disguises as the Queen and Gabrielle as her servant to save Egypt from the Romans, who are divided among the followers of Brutus, Marc Antony and Octavius (Caesar's adopted son). While they look for Cleopatra's killer, something unexpected happens: Xena falls in love with Antony.
- DirectorMark BeesleyStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorAmy MorrisonXena and Gabrielle travel to the centaurs' lands to celebrate a treaty and visit Solan. However, Hope's back, now as a young girl, and she frees Callisto from the lava pit.
- DirectorPatrick R. NorrisStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorBeth AllenXena and Gabrielle have to rescue the daughter of one of Xena's former men, who was kidnapped and has lived most of her life with the Horde.
- DirectorGarth MaxwellStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorMonroe ReimersXena and Gabrielle arrive to India, where they meet a mysterious man, Eli, and Gabrielle finds out she has healing powers.
- DirectorCharlie HaskellStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiTortured by the things she has done and suffered in the last months, Gabrielle decides to come to the temple of Mnemosine, the Goddess of Memory, where she could forgive all these memories. However, it has a price: she would also have to renounce to good memories - including Xena.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated6.9 (451)TV EpisodeDirectorGarth MaxwellStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorMarton CsokasXena and Gabrielle must save a young centaur from the clutches of Lord Belach.
- DirectorJohn LaingStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorMichael HurstA modern day reporter arrives in the Norse country to find the truth behind Xena's recent arrival, and also to discover if she really is a hero or a villain.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.3 (510)TV EpisodeDirectorRick JacobsonStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorKevin SmithAres steals the secret of the powerful Hephaestus' metal and gives it to a proud warlord, Agathon. Xena decides to recruit four assassins she trained, now about to be executed, who will have the second chance to start a new life, the same that she had.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.4 (586)TV EpisodeDirectorT.J. ScottStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiXena, Gabrielle and Joxer face the evil god Bacchus, who turns innocent girls into bloody wild women called the Bacchae. While Bacchus tries to turn Xena and Gabrielle into Bacchae, they will have the help of Orpheus, who has lost his body and is a speaking head.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.4 (565)TV EpisodeDirectorJosh BeckerStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiIn order to avoid a marriage between a prince and a princess who have been united by her son Cupid, the selfish Aphrodite casts a spell on Joxer that makes him turn into a brave and attractive man, who women find irresistible, whenever he hears a bell tolling.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.3 (507)TV EpisodeDirectorBruce CampbellStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiJoxer's identical brother Jett, a cold-blooded assassin, is planning to assassinate Cleopatra, but Gabrielle, Autolycus, and Joxer intend to stop him.
- DirectorStewart MainStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorJoseph KellXena finally confronts Cortese, the warlord who burned her village and turned her into a warrior.
- DirectorCharles SiebertStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorDavid TaylorXena and Gabrielle travel to the centaur lands to help them against Dagnine, a man who once fought at Xena's side when she was evil. Dagnine wants the powerful Ixion stone, who was hidden by Borias, Xena's former and now deceased lover. Xena meets there a young boy called Solan who lives with the centaurs, and she tells Gabrielle he's actually her son.
- DirectorMark BeesleyStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorAdrienne WilkinsonXena, Gabrielle and Eve arrive to the Amazon lands, where they meet the new Queen, Marga, and discover the tribe is fighting Ares, because he wants the ambrosia he thinks they keep hidden, and that would turn him into a god again. In addition, Ares is being tortured by the Furies, who want him to kill Xena to avenge the death of the Olympian Gods.
- DirectorAndrew MerrifieldStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorJon BrazierWhen an enormous statue commemorating Peace is stolen from a seaside village, Autolycus fears the loss of his title of King of Thieves and recruits Xena to help him steal it back.
- DirectorRob TapertStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorJeremy RobertsXena and Gabrielle fall down a hole and discover a seemingly pleasant peaceful world. But all is not as it seems as Gabrielle starts to find inner peace with the help of resident guru, Aidan, and Xena feels a darkness overtaking her.
- DirectorJanet GreekStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiJoxer's wins at a gambling palace set him up for a con and then a beating. Xena drafts the con artists to avenge the beating, with their less-than-wholehearted cooperation.
- DirectorMark BeesleyStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiLivia refuses to accept she's Eve, the daughter of Xena, and keeps killing the followers of Eli even in a more cruel way to please Ares and become the Empress of Rome.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated8.0 (493)TV EpisodeDirectorGarth MaxwellStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiOld Joxer tells his children the story of the last adventure of Xena and Gabrielle, when they tried to trick the gods in order to stop them from attacking them and their beloved ones.
- DirectorMichael LevineStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorDavid AckroydXena rescues a young boy on the run from his father, who wants to sacrifice him.
- DirectorRick JacobsonStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiXena and Gabrielle awaken in the ice tomb where Ares put their bodies when he thought were dead. They find out that those events happened 25 years before and Eve has grown up as a Roman, Livia, who is now a bloodthirsty warrior who is trying to eliminate Eli's cult.
- DirectorCharles SiebertStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTom AtkinsAn old warrior claiming to be Xena's father complicates her rescue of a group of slaves.
- DirectorRick JacobsonStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorJenya LanoFused together into a single body by the ruthless Ares, Xena and Gabrielle are forced to battle the female warrior Mavican -- to the death.
- DirectorCharles SiebertStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorKate HodgeWhen ailing King Sisyphus is visited by Celesta, Goddess of death, he holds her captive. Unable to hold her death candle, it quickly begins to melt away, and all of mankind is unable to die - even when fatally wounded. It is up to Xena and Gabrielle, with the help of a new friend, to rescue Celesta before the candle burns out.
- DirectorRick JacobsonStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorKarl UrbanThe never ending war between Caesar and Pompey comes to a stalemate when Xena intervenes to save a Greek village.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated6.6 (553)TV EpisodeDirectorMark BeesleyStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiXena and Gabrielle organize a musical contest in Melodia, musical capital of Greece, to decide who gets Terpsichore's Lyre. Xena has to face her mother, Cyrene, who's looking for a father for her still unborn grandchild; Gabrielle has to face Draco, who's still in love with her; and Joxer has to face his brother Jace, because their relation isn't really close. This is the second musical episode of Xena: Warrior Princess to feature its own soundtrack.
- DirectorGarth MaxwellStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorGeorge HenareAfter a shipwreck, Gabrielle is rescued by the cursed ship of Cecrops, where she will have to stay until she dies -- unless Xena can break the curse.
- DirectorMichael LevineStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorJohn D'AquinoXena and Gabrielle help Ulysses, King of Ithaca, to face all the forces of Poseidon, God of the Sea, so he can go back to home after the Trojan War. During the journey, Xena and Ulysses start falling in love.