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  • Syndicated
  • Sep 4, 1995
  • Syndicated
  • Sep 4, 1995

Summary DEVELOPMENT: The series is a spin-off of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Xena first appeared in 3 Hercules episodes during the shows first season, The Warrior Princess, The Gauntlet and Unchained Heart, sometimes labled "The Xena Trilogy". In the first episode, Xena is an outlaw, but in the third, she joins Hercules to defeat Dar...

Created By: John Schulian, Rob Tapert

  • Syndicated
  • Sep 4, 1995
  • Syndicated
  • Sep 4, 1995
Xena: Warrior Princess
Season 1
6 Seasons
Season Premiere: Sep 4, 1995
Metascore Available after 4 critic reviews
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 26 User Ratings
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Summary DEVELOPMENT: The series is a spin-off of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Xena first appeared in 3 Hercules episodes during the shows first season, The Warrior Princess, The Gauntlet and Unchained Heart, sometimes labled "The Xena Trilogy". In the first episode, Xena is an outlaw, but in the third, she joins Hercules to defeat Dar...

Created By: John Schulian, Rob Tapert

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Episode 1 • Sep 4, 1995 • 45 m
Sins of the Past
Xena, 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.
Episode 2 • Sep 11, 1995 • 45 m
Chariots of War
Xena 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.
Episode 3 • Sep 18, 1995 • 45 m
Dreamworker
Gabrielle 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.
Episode 4 • Sep 25, 1995 • 45 m
Cradle of Hope
King 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.
Episode 5 • Oct 2, 1995 • 45 m
The Path Not Taken
Xena 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.
Episode 6 • Oct 16, 1995 • 45 m
The Reckoning
Xena is set up by a mysterious man to look like she has slaughtered villagers, who want swift revenge even though their headman insists on a fair trial.
Episode 7 • Oct 30, 1995 • 45 m
The Titans
Xena and Gabrielle happen upon a cave where villagers are trying to recite an ancient script to awaken the Titans. Gabrielle intervenes, correcting the pronunciation and successfully awakening 3 of them.
Episode 8 • Nov 6, 1995 • 45 m
Prometheus
Xena and Hercules join forces to free Prometheus, however his reprieve comes with a price.
Episode 9 • Nov 13, 1995 • 45 m
Death in Chains
When 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.
Episode 10 • Nov 20, 1995 • 45 m
Hooves and Harlots
Someone is trying to start a war between the Amazons and the centaurs, which Xena tries to prevent after a dying Amazon princess leaves Gabrielle her right of caste.
Episode 11 • Jan 9, 1996 • 45 m
The Black Wolf
King Xerxes arrests a group of villagers, demanding they surrender the mysterious "Black Wolf" and followers. Xena arranges to be arrested to help them escape.
Episode 12 • Jan 15, 1996 • 45 m
Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts
Xena 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.
Episode 13 • Jan 22, 1996 • 44 m
Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards
Gabrielle auditions to attend the Athens City Academy to train as a bard -- but others trying for the few open spots include Homer and Euripides.
Episode 14 • Jan 29, 1996 • 45 m
A Fistful of Dinars
Episode 15 • Feb 5, 1996 • 45 m
Warrior... Princess
Someone 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.
Episode 16 • Feb 12, 1996 • 45 m
Mortal Beloved
Episode 17 • Feb 19, 1996 • 45 m
The Royal Couple of Thieves
Xena drafts Autolycus to steal back the property of some friends of hers, which turns out to be the Ark of the Covenant.
Episode 18 • Mar 4, 1996 • 45 m
The Prodigal
Gabrielle takes on the role of leader when she returns home and finds her village ill-prepared to defend itself from a band of marauders.
Episode 19 • Apr 2, 1996 • 44 m
Altared States
Xena rescues a young boy on the run from his father, who wants to sacrifice him.
Episode 20 • Apr 29, 1996 • 45 m
Ties That Bind
An old warrior claiming to be Xena's father complicates her rescue of a group of slaves.
Episode 21 • May 6, 1996 • 45 m
The Greater Good
Xena 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.
Episode 22 • May 13, 1996 • 45 m
Callisto
Episode 23 • Jun 3, 1996 • 44 m
Death Mask
Xena finally confronts Cortese, the warlord who burned her village and turned her into a warrior.
Episode 24 • Jul 29, 1996 • 44 m
Is There a Doctor in the House?
When Xena and Gabrielle take a wounded and pregnant Ephiny to a healing temple in the middle of a civil war, Xena must take over as healer when the priests would rather pray than act.
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Jun 11, 2013
If I were a 10-year-old, I'd bite anyone who tried to keep me away from an episode of Xena. For non-10-year-olds, though, the dialogue in Xena is a stitch.
By Ken Tucker FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 26 User Ratings
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23 Ratings
8% Mixed
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4% Negative
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