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* AdultFear:
** Iolaus is thrown for a loop by seeing a former lover is now married, while he's still single. This ends up making him even more susceptible to Xena's con.
** When trying to convince Hercules to not give up, Petrakis takes him to the grave of his only son.
--->'''Petrakis:''' The most painful thing a parent can do is bury a child.
** Iolaus is thrown for a loop by seeing a former lover is now married, while he's still single. This ends up making him even more susceptible to Xena's con.
** When trying to convince Hercules to not give up, Petrakis takes him to the grave of his only son.
--->'''Petrakis:''' The most painful thing a parent can do is bury a child.
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** Iolaus is thrown for a loop by seeing a former lover is now married, while he's still single. This ends up making him even more susceptible to Xena's con.
** When trying to convince Hercules to not give up, Petrakis takes him to the grave of his only son.
--->'''Petrakis:''' The most painful thing a parent can do is bury a child.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Mentioned; when trying to convince Hercules to not give up, Petrakis takes him to the grave of his only son.
--->'''Petrakis:''' The most painful thing a parent can do is bury a child.
--->'''Petrakis:''' The most painful thing a parent can do is bury a child.
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* LateArrivalSpoiler: Xena's a villain out to kill Hercules. Try to contain your shock.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Xena is almost a completely different character than she will later be established in her own show. Her history as an evil warlord will be well known in her own show but here she’s trying to make a name for herself by killing Hercules whose never heard of her. Xena would also be known as a great leader with a mighty army but here she has to resort to her sexuality to recruit men who follow her at the prospect of sleeping with her. Jarringly Xena doesn’t even bother to fight Hercules, instead sending her army after him as she escapes. Thankfully her next appearance will be closer to how fans of her show will recognize her.
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'''Xena:''' Ha! You haven't heard the last of me, Hercules!
* WhamEpisode: Xena makes her debut.
* WhamEpisode: Xena makes her debut.
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'''Xena:''' Ha! You haven't heard the last of me, Hercules!
* WhamEpisode: Xena makes her debut.Hercules!.
* WhamEpisode: Xena makes her debut.
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->Written by John Schulian
->Directed by Bruce Seth Green
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!!This episode provides examples of:
* AdultFear:
** Iolaus is thrown for a loop by seeing a former lover is now married, while he's still single. This ends up making him even more susceptible to Xena's con.
** When trying to convince Hercules to not give up, Petrakis takes him to the grave of his only son.
--->'''Petrakis:''' The most painful thing a parent can do is bury a child.
* AesopAmnesia: Iolaus just learned a lesson in "[[Recap/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneysS1E7PrideComesBeforeABrawl Pride Comes Before a Brawl]]" about the dangers of pride and anger clouding his better judgment.
* BaitTheDog: We first see Xena, as she's meekly getting some water and being surrounded by violent thugs. Then she clobbers them before revealing she's their boss and is out to kill Hercules.
* BittersweetEnding: Hercules and Iolaus repair their friendship, but they have a new enemy out there promising to return.
* CallBack: "She's a monster, just like [[Recap/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneysS0E1HerculesAndTheAmazonWomen the Hydra]], and [[Recap/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneysS0E4HerculesInTheUnderworld the Nemean Lion]], and [[Recap/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneysS1E3TheRoadToCalydon the Stymphalian Bird]]. You didn't walk away from fighting them, Hercules, and you can't walk away from fighting her."
* {{Demonization}}: Xena claims she is readying an army to stand against a vicious warlord named Petrakis. The guy is actually a simple, old farmer, but Xena uses his name as a private joke. For an added gut punch, she previously manipulated Petrakis's only son into doing her bidding and got the guy killed.
* DidntSeeThatComing: Xena gets the fight between Hercules and Iolaus that she wanted, but she's stunned that Iolaus tossed the guy a sword first to make it fair.
* EasilyCondemned: It takes surprisingly little for Xena to convince Iolaus that his best friend in all the world is against him and killed one of her men in cold blood.
* EasilyForgiven: Well, what did you expect from Hercules? When it's all over, he picks up with Iolaus like nothing happened.
* FriendshipMoment:
** Hercules assuring Iolaus that he'll be there for him if needed.
** How Hercules and Iolaus end their fight, though Xena ruins the mood by ordering the men to attack both heroes.
** Hercules forgiving Iolaus without a second thought.
* HeroKiller: Xena's ultimate goal is to enhance her reputation by killing Hercules. Petrakis reasons that no one will dare stand against her, if she manages such a feat.
* IWarnedYou: Averted. Iolaus expects a lecture for all this, but Hercules won't bother and just forgives him outright. Iolaus suggests he at least lecture him about his taste in women.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: Xena's a villain out to kill Hercules. Try to contain your shock.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Iolaus after realizing he was duped by Xena.
* NoodleIncident: Hercules slaying the Nemean Lion was first referenced in the ''Underworld'' TV-Movie. He remarks to a villager that building the wall around Alcmene's home is a tougher challenge, as he's getting more blisters that way.
* OneManArmy: Hercules ends up pummeling much of Xena's army by himself. The sight of it convinces Xena to order a retreat.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: Xena plays on this to manipulate Iolaus.
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: Reportedly, Creator/KevinSorbo didn't care for this episode because of how easily Xena was able to turn Iolaus against his lifelong friend.
* RousingSpeech: At his son's grave, Petrakis urges Hercules to not let Iolaus fall victim to Xena or let her run rampant.
* RunningGag: Hercules has taken to building a wall around Alcmene's house and insists on it being done right. His difficulty finding the time to actually finish it will be infrequently referenced well-into Season 4.
* SlashedThroat: Xena uses her chakram to dispose of Estragon this way for surrendering to Hercules and pleading for mercy.
* TemptingFate: Iolaus is despondent over seeing a former lover is now married, but Hercules assures him that there are plenty of fish in the sea and that the perfect woman for him is out there. Cut to Xena and her big reveal.
* UnwittingPawn:
** Xena schemes to work Iolaus up into attacking Hercules. She expects Hercules to easily kill him and be so distraught about killing his best friend that she'll be able to take his head.
** Once she's gotten her hooks in Iolaus and gets him to go to her camp in the Arcadian Highlands, Xena sends one of her men to attack Hercules. She knows the guy will die trying, as the real purpose is to goad Hercules into going after her.
** According to Petrakis, his son fell into a similar trap and died fighting a Spartan warrior on Xena's orders.
* VillainExitStageLeft: As her army starts getting walloped, Xena orders a retreat. Hercules ends up saving Iolaus from an attack rather than stopping her from escaping.
* WeWillMeetAgain: As Xena and her army flee.
-->'''Hercules:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Aren't you even gonna say goodbye?!]]\\
'''Xena:''' Ha! You haven't heard the last of me, Hercules!
* WhamEpisode: Xena makes her debut.
* WhamLine: "If you can't learn to fight better than that, then you're never gonna defeat Hercules. And I want him dead."
* WrongGenreSavvy: Hercules is initially suspicious of Xena, but only out of concern that she might have a jealous husband that'll vent any frustrations on his buddy.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Xena got Estragon to attack Hercules, while she watched. After Hercules wins the fight, Estragon surrenders and begs to be spared, which Xena kills him for.
->Directed by Bruce Seth Green
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!!This episode provides examples of:
* AdultFear:
** Iolaus is thrown for a loop by seeing a former lover is now married, while he's still single. This ends up making him even more susceptible to Xena's con.
** When trying to convince Hercules to not give up, Petrakis takes him to the grave of his only son.
--->'''Petrakis:''' The most painful thing a parent can do is bury a child.
* AesopAmnesia: Iolaus just learned a lesson in "[[Recap/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneysS1E7PrideComesBeforeABrawl Pride Comes Before a Brawl]]" about the dangers of pride and anger clouding his better judgment.
* BaitTheDog: We first see Xena, as she's meekly getting some water and being surrounded by violent thugs. Then she clobbers them before revealing she's their boss and is out to kill Hercules.
* BittersweetEnding: Hercules and Iolaus repair their friendship, but they have a new enemy out there promising to return.
* CallBack: "She's a monster, just like [[Recap/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneysS0E1HerculesAndTheAmazonWomen the Hydra]], and [[Recap/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneysS0E4HerculesInTheUnderworld the Nemean Lion]], and [[Recap/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneysS1E3TheRoadToCalydon the Stymphalian Bird]]. You didn't walk away from fighting them, Hercules, and you can't walk away from fighting her."
* {{Demonization}}: Xena claims she is readying an army to stand against a vicious warlord named Petrakis. The guy is actually a simple, old farmer, but Xena uses his name as a private joke. For an added gut punch, she previously manipulated Petrakis's only son into doing her bidding and got the guy killed.
* DidntSeeThatComing: Xena gets the fight between Hercules and Iolaus that she wanted, but she's stunned that Iolaus tossed the guy a sword first to make it fair.
* EasilyCondemned: It takes surprisingly little for Xena to convince Iolaus that his best friend in all the world is against him and killed one of her men in cold blood.
* EasilyForgiven: Well, what did you expect from Hercules? When it's all over, he picks up with Iolaus like nothing happened.
* FriendshipMoment:
** Hercules assuring Iolaus that he'll be there for him if needed.
** How Hercules and Iolaus end their fight, though Xena ruins the mood by ordering the men to attack both heroes.
** Hercules forgiving Iolaus without a second thought.
* HeroKiller: Xena's ultimate goal is to enhance her reputation by killing Hercules. Petrakis reasons that no one will dare stand against her, if she manages such a feat.
* IWarnedYou: Averted. Iolaus expects a lecture for all this, but Hercules won't bother and just forgives him outright. Iolaus suggests he at least lecture him about his taste in women.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: Xena's a villain out to kill Hercules. Try to contain your shock.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Iolaus after realizing he was duped by Xena.
* NoodleIncident: Hercules slaying the Nemean Lion was first referenced in the ''Underworld'' TV-Movie. He remarks to a villager that building the wall around Alcmene's home is a tougher challenge, as he's getting more blisters that way.
* OneManArmy: Hercules ends up pummeling much of Xena's army by himself. The sight of it convinces Xena to order a retreat.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: Xena plays on this to manipulate Iolaus.
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: Reportedly, Creator/KevinSorbo didn't care for this episode because of how easily Xena was able to turn Iolaus against his lifelong friend.
* RousingSpeech: At his son's grave, Petrakis urges Hercules to not let Iolaus fall victim to Xena or let her run rampant.
* RunningGag: Hercules has taken to building a wall around Alcmene's house and insists on it being done right. His difficulty finding the time to actually finish it will be infrequently referenced well-into Season 4.
* SlashedThroat: Xena uses her chakram to dispose of Estragon this way for surrendering to Hercules and pleading for mercy.
* TemptingFate: Iolaus is despondent over seeing a former lover is now married, but Hercules assures him that there are plenty of fish in the sea and that the perfect woman for him is out there. Cut to Xena and her big reveal.
* UnwittingPawn:
** Xena schemes to work Iolaus up into attacking Hercules. She expects Hercules to easily kill him and be so distraught about killing his best friend that she'll be able to take his head.
** Once she's gotten her hooks in Iolaus and gets him to go to her camp in the Arcadian Highlands, Xena sends one of her men to attack Hercules. She knows the guy will die trying, as the real purpose is to goad Hercules into going after her.
** According to Petrakis, his son fell into a similar trap and died fighting a Spartan warrior on Xena's orders.
* VillainExitStageLeft: As her army starts getting walloped, Xena orders a retreat. Hercules ends up saving Iolaus from an attack rather than stopping her from escaping.
* WeWillMeetAgain: As Xena and her army flee.
-->'''Hercules:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Aren't you even gonna say goodbye?!]]\\
'''Xena:''' Ha! You haven't heard the last of me, Hercules!
* WhamEpisode: Xena makes her debut.
* WhamLine: "If you can't learn to fight better than that, then you're never gonna defeat Hercules. And I want him dead."
* WrongGenreSavvy: Hercules is initially suspicious of Xena, but only out of concern that she might have a jealous husband that'll vent any frustrations on his buddy.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Xena got Estragon to attack Hercules, while she watched. After Hercules wins the fight, Estragon surrenders and begs to be spared, which Xena kills him for.
