Top 50 Worst Episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess
These are likely my least favorite episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess. In accordance, they are comprised of the rather random and idiotic episodes that seem like filler and/or are comedic in their initial premise. My least favorites are the ones that are quite boring, followed by the attempts at comedy. In retrospect, my list of favorite episodes is a contrast as it is solely comprised of episodes that are deep in morality and have a slew of perplexed and complex villains.
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- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.0 (561)TV EpisodeDirectorT.J. ScottStarsLucy LawlessMarton CsokasClaire StansfieldXena, anxious to know Gabrielle is safe in a good afterlife, seeks her in the Amazon Land of the Dead. In flashback, Xena learns to walk in the Land of the Dead from the shamaness Alti while pregnant with Borias' child.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated6.9 (543)TV EpisodeDirectorT.J. ScottStarsLucy LawlessMarton CsokasClaire StansfieldXena and her allies must learn the new Holy Word in order to defeat Alti and release the Amazon dead to cross over to their Land of the Dead.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated6.6 (481)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn FawcettStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorClaire StansfieldXena's nightmares about her upcoming baby lead herself, Gabrielle and Amarice to the lands of the Northern Amazons, where they'll have to face Alti once again.
- DirectorJohn FawcettStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorBrittney PowellA Norse man called Beowulf shows Xena a strange padlock which reminds her of her past in the Norselands. The next morning, Xena's gone: she's travelling with Beowulf to mend some actions from her past, and Gabrielle decides to follow them. She finally reaches the Norselands, where she meets a woman called Brunnhilda who tells her about Xena's past as an evil valkyrie and her relationship with Odin, and how he told her where the powerful Rheingold was kept.
- DirectorRick JacobsonStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorBrittney PowellGabrielle, Brunnhilda and Beowulf find Xena alive after the Grindl's attack. When they arrive to the mine where the Grindl is hidden, Xena reveals the monster was once the valkyrie Grinhilda, who put the Rheingold Ring on her finger as a desperate attempt to stop Xena's reign of terror.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.1 (499)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn FawcettStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorBrittney PowellOne year after the fight in the swamp against Odin and the Valkyries, Beowulf and his sidekick, Wiglaf, visit King Hrothgar of Denmark the day of his wedding. Beowulf gets shocked when he discovers the bride is Xena, who's lost her memory and everyone calls Wealthea. After the wedding, Beowulf persuades Xena about who she is and what she has to do: come back to the swamp to awake Gabrielle - if Grinhilda doesn't kill them before.
- DirectorJohn T. KretchmerStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorJoe BerrymanOver one holiday night, Xena and Gabrielle stage mini-dramas in King Silvus' bedroom to get him to change his bitter ways.
- DirectorJosh BeckerStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiAphrodite sends her pet thugs with a stolen diamond to her temple at Parnassus, and distracts the pursuers -- Xena, Gabrielle, and Joxer -- with a potion that makes them obsess about whatever they were thinking when they smell it.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.2 (526)TV EpisodeDirectorJosh BeckerStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiBoth Xena and Gabrielle suffer from disgusting diseases when they have to protect a village from an army of Scythians.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.5 (548)TV EpisodeDirectorAndrew MerrifieldStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiWhen a miffed Aphrodite casts a charm on Gabrielle's scroll so that anything she writes comes true, she is delighted at the chance to do good -- and astonished when her acts leads to unintended consequences.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated5.4 (523)TV EpisodeDirectorPaul GrinderStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiWhen she's into a fight between Aphrodite and Discord, Gabrielle falls into the sea and when she wakes up, she's a siren named Crustacea, and she's married to a Joxer look-alike called Hagar.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.2 (515)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert GintyStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiSomeone is trying to harm the Hestian high priestess Leah, who happens to be yet another Xena look-alike, and substitutes Meg for the priestess. Xena takes over to figure out the puzzle and save Leah.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.5 (571)TV EpisodeDirectorJosh BeckerStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiXena comes back to help Princess Diana once more. She takes the place of Diana, but there's an unexpected problem: another Xena look-alike, a tramp called Meg, is already trying to supplant the princess.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.5 (625)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael LevineStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorIain ReaSomeone is trying to kill Princess Diana, so Xena has to protect her. Since Xena and Diana are physically identical, they exchange their roles so Xena can discover who's the killer.
- DirectorRick JacobsonStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorClaire StansfieldXena and Gabrielle save a woman in India from dying in the fire pit where her husband's corpse is being burnt. She sends them to the future, where Xena is a pacifist and Gabrielle a male warrior, to fight Alti's reincarnation.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.1 (575)TV EpisodeDirectorMarina SargentiStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorKaren DiorA fragile peace may be derailed by behind-the-scenes mayhem at a beauty pageant, in which the rulers of all three former enemies have entered their girlfriends as contestants.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated6.8 (613)TV EpisodeDirectorT.J. ScottStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorGalyn GörgXena and Gabrielle arrive to Troy during the Trojan War when the warrior princess is required by an old friend, Helen. While Xena tries to win the war, Gabrielle meets Perdicas, her ex-fiancé, who's working now as a mercenary for Troy.
- DirectorAllison Liddi-BrownStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorAlexandra TydingsIn a classic case of miscommunication, the goddess Aphrodite attempts to switch Xena's body with that of a dying young girl. But it's not exactly what the warrior princess had in mind.
- DirectorMichael HurstStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorMurray KeaneHow do they use the bathroom? How do they make decisions? How do they cook an eel when their frying pan is broken? and is there a romantic relationship between Xena and Gabrielle?. All is revealed in a day in the life of Xena and Gabrielle, as Xena and Gabrielle battles a warlord and his army who plan to loot a village and save another village from being destroyed by a giant.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated8.2 (652)TV EpisodeDirectorAndrew MerrifieldStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiXena lives again and again the same day, until she finds the way to stop a carnage. It seems that Gabrielle leaves some strange love marks on Xena's neck. The main characters die a few times: Xena once, Gabrielle a pair of times, Joxer at least thrice (once by Xena's Chakram).
- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.7 (564)TV EpisodeDirectorCharles SiebertStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiSomeone has made Ares mortal by stealing his sword, which leaves him incapable of putting Xena back in her own body and removes his control over the anger of peaceful people.
- DirectorRick JacobsonStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorWilliam Gregory LeeWhile fighting a tribe of scary cannibals, Xena and Gabrielle declare finally in plain words their love for each other, as "soul mates".
- DirectorMichael HurstStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorSelma BlairUpon arriving in the Amazon village, Xena and Gabrielle suddenly face the prospect of war and decide to delay their original plans of making baby Eve an Amazonian princess.
- DirectorChris Martin-JonesStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTsianina JoelsonEve comes to the Amazon lands, where she's captured and judged by the Queens. While Gabrielle joins her sister to try and save Eve, Xena discovers Varia has made a mistake once again by allying herself with Ares.
- DirectorAndrew MerrifieldStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiIn an effort to break through her writer's block, Gabrielle recounts an eventful day to Aphrodite in which she and Xena's horse, Argo, were miniaturized by Lachrymose, the god of despair.
- DirectorRenée O'ConnorStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTsianina JoelsonA prince named Morloch is hunting the Amazons as if they were animals. When he kills Marga, Xena must teach Varia what she needs to know to succeed the Queen. Gabrielle stays at the Amazon village, and Xena and Varia, who refuses the Warrior Princess' help, go their way to kill Morloch.
- DirectorMark BeesleyStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiJoxer is wounded by followers of the Olympian gods set on killing Eve to stop the Twilight. While Gabrielle and Joxer go to find the antidote Xena looks for a way to stop the armies of the deities.
- DirectorJosh BeckerStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiIn the modern day, a scroll is found in the Ionian Sea which depicts the events that happened between Xena's return from Siberia and reuniting with Gabrielle in Potedia.
- DirectorCharles SiebertStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiThe baby of Cupid & Psyche, on the loose with Daddy's love-causing bow, complicates Xena's attempt to stop Draco from attacking a temple of Hestian virgins.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated6.8 (504)TV EpisodeDirectorJosh BeckerStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiCinderella's fairy tale can be more complicated when Xena, Gabrielle, Joxer and mostly Aphrodite are involved in it. Add a bunch of evil warlords and a bit of madness.
- DirectorMichael LevineStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorMary Elizabeth McGlynnKing Gregor has ordered the capture of a new born infant foretold to take his throne, but Xena and Gabrielle find the baby first; the mysterious Pandora and her box joins the confusion keeping hope safe.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated6.9 (484)TV EpisodeDirectorChris GravesStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiGabrielle is persuaded by a tricky producer, Zehra, to direct a theatre play. While she's helped by Joxer and tries to get a high quality play, she doesn't know Zehra has invested money from dangerous warlords, and if the play fails (as Zehra wishes), her life will be in danger.
- DirectorMark BeesleyStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorAlexandra TydingsHappy birthday again, Gabrielle! This time the girls fall victims of their reciprocal practical jokes, but with the help of Aphrodite and a lovely poem by Sappho the couple will make peace and will fly to the sunset.
- DirectorMario DiLeoStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorRobert TreborKing Xerxes arrests a group of villagers, demanding they surrender the mysterious "Black Wolf" and followers. Xena arranges to be arrested to help them escape.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated7.5 (505)TV EpisodeDirectorChris GravesStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiHappy birthday, Gabrielle! But the party is ruined when the gang has to solve a Clue puzzle about the killing of a bounty hunter.
- DirectorJosh BeckerStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiJoxer must be judged for being a peeping tom, but a wrestling round with Xena will save his life. Gabrielle thinks about her role of Queen of Amazons.
- DirectorHarley CokelissStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorNick KokotakisXena is wounded defending a group of farmers and taken into Darius' home to recover. Gabrielle, waiting for her, is rescued by the son of the warlord terrorizing the farmers.
- DirectorBruce Seth GreenStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorNathaniel LeesGabrielle is kidnapped to become the bride of Morpheus, the god of dream, so Xena has to go through her Dreamscape Passage to save her friend.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated6.3 (503)TV EpisodeDirectorRenée O'ConnorStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiIn modern-day America, a woman named Annie believes she was Xena, warrior princess, in a past life. Her husband, Harry, scoffs, but they both get a surprise when they visit a new age practitioner who takes them through their former lives.
- DirectorGarth MaxwellStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorShiri ApplebyWhen the Urn of Apollo is stolen from his temple, Xena and Gabrielle go after it, with the dubious help of Tara, a gang girl who wants to replace Gabrielle as Xena's sidekick.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated6.6 (487)TV EpisodeDirectorBruce CampbellStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiFor years, Autolycus has dreamt of stealing the legendary Crown of Athena, but knows it cannot be possessed without a special "key". When Joxer turns up with Meg the tramp, a Xena lookalike, it looks as if Autolycus may be able to achieve his ambition after all.
- DirectorCharlie HaskellStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorClaire StansfieldThe nth reincarnation of Alti clones Xena and Gabrielle to make havoc in present World, helped by a trio of nerds with strangely known faces.
- DirectorRick JacobsonStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiWhile staying in the town of Spamona with Gabrielle, Amarice, Joxer and his friend Arman, Xena begins to show signs that she could be pregnant.
- DirectorGary JonesStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorRobert TreborXena gets poisoned, and Gabrielle must take her place in fighting a warlord and protecting a village and the merchant Salmoneus, a.k.a. Lord Seltzer.
- DirectorDoug LeflerStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorJay Laga'aiaXena, formerly a ruthless warlord, appears on the scene to prove she has changed her ways. While fighting to protect the innocent she rescues a young aspiring bard, Gabrielle, who becomes her traveling companion.
- DirectorGarth MaxwellStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorMarton CsokasXena has to face a copycat of her former cruel warlord self, while remembering the last days of her former lover, Borias.
- 1995–200145mNot Rated6.7 (517)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael HurstStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorShiri ApplebyIn a village where dance is forbidden, Xena, Gabrielle and Autolycus bring back the joy of life.
- DirectorDoug LeflerStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiAfter coming back to life, Xena forgets her life as a warrior. Meanwhile, Ares and another god of war, Kal, try to get a new chakram, the Chakram of Light, which has the power to kill gods, but can only be taken by an absolutely pure soul.
- DirectorAnson WilliamsStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorAaron DevittWhen Xena protects the temple of the Fates, they grant her wish that she had never followed the sword, but only if she never draws blood in anger. As she sees her loved ones tormented by warlords she eliminated in her original life, her temptation to fight for right increases. Will she be able to resist ... and should she?
- DirectorStephen L. PoseyStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorBobby HoseaXena must rescue a princess from a greedy arms dealer before war between two kingdoms erupt; she also reunites with a former flame who knows her secret.