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The Xena Trilogy of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

The Warrior Princess:
Aired: March 13, 1995

The warrior woman Xena wishes to secure complete control of the region of Arcadia, and decides that Hercules must die to make that happen. So she poses as a maiden in distress to lure lolaus away and trick him into turning on Hercules.
The Gauntlet:
Aired: May 1, 1995

For protecting a helpless infant, Xena is betrayed by her army and forced into a gauntlet where she is ruthlessly beaten. After dueling Hercules, Xena teams up with him to stop her former army and slay Darphus. However Darphus gains a powerful ally in death.
Unchained Heart:
Aired: May 8, 1995

Xena's former lieutenant, Darphus, rises from the dead to carry out Ares' evil plan. While working together to stop the marauding Darphus, Hercules and the warrior princess Xena take their personal relationship to a new level.

Xena returns to her home village of Amphipolis in the hopes of atoning for past sins when she saves the small village of Potidaea from being raided by the warlord Draco. Her actions catch the attention of a young girl named Gabrielle, who follows Xena in the hopes of finding a life of adventure as Xena's sidekick.

Xena is shot by an arrow defending a small, peaceful settlement from a ruthless warlord and his son. While she recuperates in the care of a local family, Gabrielle is left to fend for herself against cutthroats and thieves in a tavern, while awaiting Xena's return.

When Gabrielle is kidnapped by Manus, the High Priest of the dream god Morpheus, Xena learns that the only way she can rescue Gabrielle is to enter the realm of the dreamscape, and face the demons of her past.

Xena and Gabrielle go undercover after learning that a ransom has been put out on an infant who was prophesied to one day take the throne of a powerful king.

Two young lovers are attacked by the minions of an arms dealer looking to make a fat profit by starting a war. The young woman, a princess, is taken captive, so it's up to Xena to rescue her by pretending to still be a money hungry warlord. But her acting ability is pushed to the limits when she discovers an old lover working for the arms dealer.

Xena is mistaken for the killer who attacked and murdered a group of townspeople and is put on trial, causing Ares, the god of war to be delighted at the success of his plan.

When Gabrielle accidentally releases three Titans from centuries of captivity, she tricks them into believing that she's a goddess. However the evil titan, Hyperion, exposes her and plans to use her to release hundreds of dormant titans. Xena must protect Gabrielle, while trying to band a village together to save the human race from being obliderated by the inevitable war between the gods and the titans. Meanwhile, Gabrielle finds time for love.

When the gods capture Prometheus, mankind begins to lose the gifts he gave them: fire and the ability to heal themselves. It's up to Xena, Gabrielle, Hercules and Iolaus to try to free Prometheus from his chains but whoever is the one who frees him, may end up dead.

Xena must free Hade's sister, Celesta, Death herself, from King Sisyphus who wants to cheat death by holding her hostage, thus prolonging his life. Meanwhile, Gabrielle meets a young boy with a kind heart but a sorrowful secret. As more people suffer from not being able to die, time is running out.

When Xena and Gabrielle encounter the Amazons, Gabrielle tries to save an Amazon from what appears to be an attack by Centaurs. While Gabrielle finds herself becoming an Amazon princess, Xena is certain that the centaurs are not guilty of the fatal attack and tries to root out the true culprit before the Amazons and the Centaurs declare war on each other.

A village is being overtaxed by King Xerxes when the "Black Wolf" comes and gives them their money back. Xerxes arrests sympathizers to the Black Wolf. Xena comes to town and runs into an old friend, vowing to save her daughter from the dungeons. Xena then strikes a deal with Xerxes to find the true Black Wolf.

Xena has been asked for help by Helen of Troy, also known as the woman who launched a thousand ships. Upon reaching Troy Xena and Gabrielle find a few surprises, including a man Gabrielle was to be betrothed from her past. The next surprise being of what Helen asks of Xena, and Xena smells a rat in Troy. Soon Battle ensues and things become clear.

Gabrielle wants to enter the Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards, but finds that it is not quite what she thought it would be. She helps another aspiring bard discover his true storytelling talent.

After running into an old friend, Xena learns that several different assassins are on a mission for four clues that lead to finding the lost treasure of the Sumerians. Not so much worried about the treasure itself, Xena knows that something more special lies where the treasure does, and with this you can find a special food of the Gods. Xena must prevent anyone from eating it, and on her journey she must confront a past lover and uncomfortably ask for his help.

The daughter of King Lias, Diana, is the target of assassins. Fortunately, Xena looks almost exactly like her. So, Xena goes undercover to force the assassins out of hiding and capture them.

When her dead love Marcus, asks Xena to help save good souls, she travels to the underworld to set things right. There she finds things are backwards and someone has taken the one thing that helps Hades rule the underworld. This particular man also happens to be one of the most wicked man to ever have died, who also plans to take over more than the underworld.

Xena enlists the help of Autolycus, the King of Thieves, in order to steal a treasure chest from a warlord and return it to its rightful owners - unless Autolycus has something to say about that.

After freezing in the face of danger, a confused Gabrielle returns home to Potidaea, where she receives a not-so-warm welcome from the people, who have hired a so-called warrior to save them from a warlord.

A young boy is hunted by his father and brother. They want to sacrifice him to their god, because their "faith" demands it. It's up to Xena and a drugged Gabrielle to save him.

As the God of War, Ares, schemes to make Xena lead his army, the Warrior Princess meets a man claiming to be her long-lost father.

Xena helps Salmoneus, aka Lord Seltzer, when a warlord wants him dead. However, when a mysterious warrior woman shoots Xena with a poison arrow, Xena is dying and Gabrielle is forced to pose as Xena to clear everything up.

The female warrior Callisto, tries to turn the world against Xena by committing acts of terrorism in her name, while Xena struggles to reclaim her true identity and discover why this angry young woman is doing this.

After learning a raiding party's leader was responsible for the destruction of their home Amphipolis years ago, Xena and her brother set out to put him out of business for good.