Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (Season 5)

Faith (Episode 1)

Writer: Alex Kurtzman

Air date: 1998-10-03

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules and Iolaus' attempt to save Sumeria from the wrath of evil deities leads to disastrous consequences.

Descent (Episode 2)

Writer: Lisa Klink

Air date: 1998-10-10

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules, overcome by grief at Iolaus' death, travels to the underworld in hopes of getting him back.

Resurrection (Episode 3)

Writer: Alex Kurtzman

Air date: 1998-10-17

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: As Hercules comes to terms with his friends' death, he battles a demi-god.

Genies and Grecians and Geeks, Oh My (Episode 4)

Writer: Paul Robert Coyle

Air date: 1998-10-24

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Autolycus and Salmoneus steal a magic lamp which has a beautiful and vain genie.

Render Unto Caesar (Episode 5)

Writer: Noreen Tobin

Air date: 1998-10-31

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Caesar prepares to attack Eire; Hercules helps a demigoddess embrace her new identity: Justice.

Norse by Norsevest (Episode 6)

Air date: 1998-11-07

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules embarks on an odyssey to save the Norse god Balder from an evil prophecy.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bridge (Episode 7)

Writer: Gerry Conway

Air date: 1998-11-14

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules and the Norse god Thor work together to prevent the end of all things.

Darkness Rising (Episode 8)

Writer: Lisa Klink

Air date: 1998-11-21

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: In Sumeria, Hercules finds a new evil in the guise of a friend.

For Those of You Just Joining Us (Episode 9)

Writer: Alex Kurtzman

Air date: 1999-01-09

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: The writers retreat to a camp, and Kevin Sorbo must rescue them from a would-be murderer without revealing his true identity as Hercules.

Let There Be Light (Episode 10)

Writer: Noreen Tobin

Air date: 1999-01-16

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules, Morrigan and Nebula return to Corinth to confront the evil Dahak, who has possessed Iolaus' body.

Redemption (Episode 11)

Writer: Lisa Klink

Air date: 1999-01-23

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules attempts an exorcism to save Iolaus' soul from the demon Dahak.

Sky High (Episode 12)

Writer: Paul Robert Coyle

Air date: 1999-01-30

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules, with the help of the Amazon Ephiny, the Centaur Nagus and a youth marked for murder, must stop a volcano from destroying the people of Mount Pelion.

Stranger and Stranger (Episode 13)

Air date: 1999-02-06

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules travels to the parallel Netherworld to rescue the gods of Olympus before both worlds are destroyed.

Just Passing Through (Episode 14)

Writer: Noreen Tobin

Air date: 1999-02-13

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules reminisces about a typical day filled with desperate villagers and derring-do with his late friend, Iolaus.

Greece Is Burning (Episode 15)

Writer: Andrew Landis

Air date: 1999-02-20

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Evil designer Onea and the fashion police connive to keep Herc's former dance partner, Althea, from staging a show.

We'll Always Have Cyprus (Episode 16)

Air date: 1999-02-27

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Morrigan joins Hercules on his mission to save the Oracle of Cyprus from predictions of her own death.

The Academy (Episode 17)

Writer: Paul Robert Coyle

Air date: 1999-03-27

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules, Jason and Iolaus 2 return to Cheiron's academy to stop a band of renegade cadets from taking over the school.

Love on the Rocks (Episode 18) 10.0

Writer: Kevin Maynard

Air date: 1999-04-24

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: An unsuspecting Iolaus 2 falls in love with Triton's daughter, unaware she is really a mermaid in human form.

Once Upon a Future King (Episode 19)

Writer: Noreen Tobin

Air date: 1999-05-01

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Young Merlin enlists Hercules to save Britain from a cruel and calculating tyrant -- Arthur of Camelot.

Fade Out (Episode 20)

Writer: Gerry Conway

Air date: 1999-05-08

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: A curse cooked up by Discord, Deimos and Ares has Hercules fading fast.

My Best Girl's Wedding (Episode 21) 10.0

Writer: Gerry Conway

Air date: 1999-05-15

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Fishermen Hercules and Iolaus 2 get second chances at the ones that got away -- Serena and the mermaid Nautica.

Revelations (Episode 22)

Writer: Tom O’Neill

Air date: 1999-05-22

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: The real Iolaus returns to warn Hercules of the end of the world.