Season One

Sins of the Past

Xena, the Warrior Princess, sets off for her home village of Amphipolis to make amends for her evil past. On the way, however, she must stop the warlord Draco from terrorizing the village of Potidea, where a young woman named Gabrielle yearns for a life beyond that of a simple villager's wife.
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Chariots of War

When Xena's wounded while defending a village from the son of a ruthless warlord, she's taken in by a handsome widower and his three children to recuperate, and finds herself pondering family life. Meanwhile, Gabrielle befriends the warlord's son, who doesn't care to follow in his father's footsteps.
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Dreamworker

Manus, a high priest, kidnaps Gabrielle with the intent of making her the bride of Morpheus, god of dreams, but first, he must get her to kill. In order to reach Gabrielle in time, Xena must enter a dream state and face her past, including her evil self.
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Cradle of Hope

After an oracle predicts a baby will one day occupy King Gregor's throne, he assumes the baby will grow to usurp him, and sets out to find the infant. However, Xena must convince the king that there's another interpretation to the prophecy, all while protecting Pandora and her legendary box.
DISCLAIMER: No babies were harmed during the production of this motion picture.
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The Path Not Taken

After Princess Jana is kidnapped, her fiancé is blamed, and war threatens to ensue. In order to rescue the princess and stop a war, Xena goes undercover at one of her old haunts, and while there, runs into an old flame.
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The Reckoning

Xena's framed by a mysterious, hooded stranger for the murders of innocent villagers, and put on trial by the friends and family of the victims. While Gabrielle tries to mount a defense, Xena's visited by Ares, god of war, and tempted with an offer to rule the world for the good of mankind.
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The Titans

When Gabrielle inadvertantly releases three Titans, they assume she's a goddess. However, when they learn she isn't, they begin terrorizing a nearby village, and try to force her to release more of their kind.
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Prometheus

When the Titan Prometheus is chained to a boulder by Hera, mankind begins to lose the gifts he gave them, including fire and the ability to heal. Xena and Gabrielle team up with Hercules and Iolaus to free Prometheus, but unfortunately, the one to free him will most likely die in the process.
DISCLAIMER: Iolaus was harmed during the production of this motion picture. However, the Green Egg Men went on to live long and prosperous lives.
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Death in Chains

When King Sisyphus captures Celesta, goddess of death, and separates her from her candle, mankind is unable to die, even from mortal wounds. To set things right, Xena races to free Celesta before her candle extinguishes itself, all while contending with Toxeus, a warlord bent on wiping out Death.
DISCLAIMER: No Jumbo Sized Cocktail Rats were harmed during the production of this motion picture.
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Hooves and Harlots

Xena and Gabrielle find themselves in the middle of a war between the Amazons and the Centaurs when an Amazon princess is killed, and the Centaurs are blamed. While Xena sets out to prove a third party is involved, Gabrielle finds herself being made into an Amazon princess after inheriting the dead Amazon's right of caste.
DISCLAIMER: No Males, Centaurs, or Amazons were harmed during the production of this motion picture.
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The Black Wolf

When Xena learns that an old friend, Flora, is imprisoned with a group of freedom-fighting rebels known as the Black Wolves, Xena infiltrates the prison to free Flora, and uncover who the Black Wolves' mysterious leader is.
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Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts

Xena and Gabrielle are summoned to Troy by Xena's old friend Helen, who wants Xena to put a stop to the Trojan War. While Xena works on doing just that, Gabrielle runs into Perdicas, her would-be fiancé from Potidea, and the two reminisce.
DISCLAIMER: No Oversized Polynesian-Style Bamboo Horses were harmed during the production of this motion picture. However, many wicker lawn chairs gave their lives.
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Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards

Gabrielle leaves Xena to audition for a spot in the Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards, and ends up competing against other talented writers, including Euripides and Orion, a.k.a. Homer, the "blind" poet.
DISCLAIMER: The producers would like to acknowledge and pay tribute to Stanley Kubrick, Kirk Douglas, and all those who were involved with the making of the film classic Spartacus. Additional thanks to Steve Reeves.
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A Fistful of Dinars

Xena and Gabrielle team up with Petracles, a manipulating warlord, and Thersites, a bloodthirsty assassin, to find the lost Sumerian Treasure. Complicating things is Xena's history with Petracles, particularly their engagement, and that Petracles is now flirting with Gabrielle, claiming to be a changed man.
DISCLAIMER: No Ambrosia was Spilled, Spoiled, or in any way harmed during the production of this motion picture. (Thanks to the indefinite shelf life of marshmallows.)
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Warrior...Princess

Xena meets a lookalike named Princess Diana, and must switch places with her in order to keep her safe from would-be assassins who oppose Diana's arranged marriage to Prince Mineus as it would mean the end of slavery in Mineus's kingdom. Meanwhile, an undercover Xena plays matchmaker between Diana and Prince Mineus's brother Philemon.
DISCLAIMER: Neither Xena nor her remarkably coincidental identical twin, Diana, were harmed during the production of this motion picture.
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Mortal Beloved

When a deceased serial killer named Atyminius mixes up the Underworld and escapes to Earth with Hades's Helmet of Invisibility, Marcus returns to help Xena stop Atyminius, retrieve Hades's helmet, and set things right in the Underworld.
DISCLAIMER: No Winged Harpies were harmed or sent to a fiery grave during the production of this motion picture.
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The Royal Couple of Thieves

When a powerful weapon is stolen from some of Xena's friends, Xena recruits Autolycus, the self-proclaimed King of Thieves, to help her steal it back. The two end up undercover at an auction for the weapon, with Autolycus playing the part of an infamous assassin named Sinteres and Xena pretending to be his concubine assistant.
DISCLAIMER: No Ancient and Inflexible Rules governing moral behavior were harmed during the production of this motion picture.
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The Prodigal

When Gabrielle inexplicably freezes during an ambush, she loses her confidence and decides to return home to Potidea. However, she finds the village is the target of a feared warlord, and that the villagers have hired Meleager the Mighty, a drunk warrior-for-hire, to protect them.
DISCLAIMER: Meleager the Mighty, the generally Tipsy and Carousing Warrior-For-Hire, was not harmed during the production of this motion picture.
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Altared States

Xena tries to keep a boy, Icus, safe from his father, whose "one true god" demands he sacrifice Icus to prove his faith. Making matters worse is Icus's jealous older brother Mael.
DISCLAIMER: No Unabating or Severely Punishing Deities were harmed during the production of this motion picture.
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Ties That Bind

While rescuing a group of girls from a warlord, Xena runs into a warrior claiming to be her estranged father. Meanwhile, Ares plots to trick Xena into taking over his army.
DISCLAIMER: No Fathers, Spiritual or Biological, were harmed during the production of this motion picture.
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The Greater Good

When Xena falls ill as the result of a poisoned dart, it's up to Gabrielle to impersonate the Warrior Princess and save a village from a warlord named Talmadeus. Meanwhile, Xena and Gabrielle run into Salmoneus, who's going by the alias Lord Seltzer.
DISCLAIMER: Excessive belching can cause brain damage and social ostracism. Kids, please don't give in to peer pressure. Play it Safe.
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Callisto

A blonde warrior named Callisto is impersonating Xena, trying to resurrect her evil reputation. When Xena learns of this, she goes to confront Callisto, only to find she and Callisto have a past: Callisto was one of evil Xena's victims. Meanwhile, Xena and Gabrielle meet a warrior wannabe named Joxer.
DISCLAIMER: Joxer's nose was not harmed during the production of this motion picture. However, his crossbow was severely damaged.
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Death Mask

Xena and Gabrielle run into Xena's older brother, Toris, only to find he's infiltrated the ranks of Cortese, the warlord who attacked their village long ago and led Xena down the path of evil.
DISCLAIMER: No messenger doves were harmed during the production of this motion picture. However, several are reportedly missing in action and search-and-rescue efforts are under way.
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Is There a Doctor in the House?

While caught in a civil war between the Mitoans and Thessalians, Xena and Gabrielle come across a very-pregnant Ephiny, and the three take refuge in a nearby healing temple.
DISCLAIMER: Being that war is hell, lots of people were harmed during the production of this motion picture (but since television is a dramatic medium of make believe, all casualties removed their prosthetic make-up and went home unscathed).
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