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* BrokenPedestal: Hera reforming in the end hits Ares hard, as he feels he lost a personal hero.
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* ChildrenAreInnocent: According to Zeus, Cronus exploited this when creating the Abyss of Tartarus. Anyone with the power of the god would also need the innocence of a child to actually open it up. Evander, while not above typical childish pranks, is a generally pure-hearted kid and thus fulfills that purpose.
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* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: During their brief retirement, Hercules and Iolaus whistle the show's theme song before sitting down.
* DotingGrandparent: Zeus concedes that he reacts to Evander's pranks with amusement rather than discipline. Hercules notes that grandparents are supposed to be that way.
* DotingGrandparent: Zeus concedes that he reacts to Evander's pranks with amusement rather than discipline. Hercules notes that grandparents are supposed to be that way.
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* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder:
** As Hercules is taking Zeus to task for taking Evander away from Nemesis.
--->'''Zeus:''' You think it was easy for me?\\
'''Hercules:''' Yes, I do! Things are ''always'' easy for you! You just don't care about the consequences!
** Ares is displeased over Hera reforming her ways and getting back together with Zeus.
--->'''Ares:''' ARE THERE NO MORE HEROES?!\\
'''Hercules:''' [[SarcasmMode Hey, you got us.]]\\
''[Hercules and Iolaus sarcastically give him a thumbs up]''
* SkywardScream: When Ares vents his frustration over Hera performing a HeelFaceTurn.
** As Hercules is taking Zeus to task for taking Evander away from Nemesis.
--->'''Zeus:''' You think it was easy for me?\\
'''Hercules:''' Yes, I do! Things are ''always'' easy for you! You just don't care about the consequences!
** Ares is displeased over Hera reforming her ways and getting back together with Zeus.
--->'''Ares:''' ARE THERE NO MORE HEROES?!\\
'''Hercules:''' [[SarcasmMode Hey, you got us.]]\\
''[Hercules and Iolaus sarcastically give him a thumbs up]''
* SkywardScream: When Ares vents his frustration over Hera performing a HeelFaceTurn.
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* VomitDiscretionShot: Ares throws up in response to his RhetoricalQuestionBlunder. We don't see it, but Hercules and Iolaus do, and they look quite displeased by it.
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* WitchWithACapitalB: How Hercules refers to Hera, while denouncing Zeus for releasing her from the Abyss of Tartarus.
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* TemptingFate: After Hercules manages to best Atlas by making her trip and fall, Iolaus quips that this was rather anti-climactic. Cue the arrival of a restored Hera.
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* TemptingFate: After Hercules manages to best Atlas by making her him trip and fall, Iolaus quips that this was rather anti-climactic. Cue the arrival of a restored Hera.
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* CallBack: Two to "Reunions":
** Hera had claimed to Hercules that she sincerely loved Zeus and was only driven over the edge by his repeated affairs. Hercules was dubious at the time, but this episode proves she was telling the truth.
** Hera was last seen being trapped in the Abyss of Tartarus by Hercules. Hera recalls how Hercules had the power of a full god the last time they tangled and says he won't be so lucky this time.
* DeathIsCheap: Evander is killed after getting hit by rocks. Hercules urges Hera to revive him, and she gets help from Zeus to do so.
* EndOfSeriesAwareness:
** Evander finds a dead bird and doesn't understand why it won't wake up. Zeus tells him that all things have beginnings, so it's only fair that they have endings, too. Evander asks if things could just start over again, reflecting how that's what happened when the show went into reruns.
** While facing two of the Tians, Hercules quips that he's done "after this one" (though in the last scene he decides against officially retiring because he's yet to find a place he'd actually want to stop his travels at).
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Seeing Hera turn Zeus to stone and threaten reprisals, Ares sincerely remarks, "Oh, I love you, Mom."
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** After getting her memories back and reverting to her evil ways, Hera continues to care for Evander, due to him rescuing her from the Abyss of Tartarus and not being a disappointing relative.
** Subverted by Ares, who cuts deals with the Titans to take out the other Olympians while sparing him.
--->'''Atlas:''' You'd sell out your own family?\\
'''Ares:''' Heh, in a heartbeat, big guy.\\
'''Atlas:''' I always did like you.
* FriendshipMoment: After Hercules decides against retiring and opts to just keep on walking.
-->'''Hercules:''' Care to join me?\\
'''Iolaus:''' Frankly, Hercules, I wouldn't have it any other way.
** Hera had claimed to Hercules that she sincerely loved Zeus and was only driven over the edge by his repeated affairs. Hercules was dubious at the time, but this episode proves she was telling the truth.
** Hera was last seen being trapped in the Abyss of Tartarus by Hercules. Hera recalls how Hercules had the power of a full god the last time they tangled and says he won't be so lucky this time.
* DeathIsCheap: Evander is killed after getting hit by rocks. Hercules urges Hera to revive him, and she gets help from Zeus to do so.
* EndOfSeriesAwareness:
** Evander finds a dead bird and doesn't understand why it won't wake up. Zeus tells him that all things have beginnings, so it's only fair that they have endings, too. Evander asks if things could just start over again, reflecting how that's what happened when the show went into reruns.
** While facing two of the Tians, Hercules quips that he's done "after this one" (though in the last scene he decides against officially retiring because he's yet to find a place he'd actually want to stop his travels at).
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Seeing Hera turn Zeus to stone and threaten reprisals, Ares sincerely remarks, "Oh, I love you, Mom."
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** After getting her memories back and reverting to her evil ways, Hera continues to care for Evander, due to him rescuing her from the Abyss of Tartarus and not being a disappointing relative.
** Subverted by Ares, who cuts deals with the Titans to take out the other Olympians while sparing him.
--->'''Atlas:''' You'd sell out your own family?\\
'''Ares:''' Heh, in a heartbeat, big guy.\\
'''Atlas:''' I always did like you.
* FriendshipMoment: After Hercules decides against retiring and opts to just keep on walking.
-->'''Hercules:''' Care to join me?\\
'''Iolaus:''' Frankly, Hercules, I wouldn't have it any other way.
* ItsWhatIDo: When Iolaus asks if he ever would hang up his gauntlets and settle down, Hercules admits he's always thought about doing it but never found a place he'd want to stop his travels at. He says that may change one day, but for now, he's gonna keep on walking.
-->'''Hercules:''' This is my life. It's what I do best.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: The Abyss of Tartarus affected Hera's memory, so she doesn't recognize Zeus, Hercules, or anyone else. Ares ultimately restores her memory with weave that he borrowed from the Fates.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: "After this one, I'm done."
* MoralityPet: Evander to Hera. She is so devastated by his (temporary) death that she atones.
* NoodleIncident: According to Ares, Zeus personally battled Atlas ([[Recap/XenaS01E07TheTitans once]] described as the mightiest of all Titans) during the war and imprisoned him in the ice.
* OffScreenMomentOfAwesome: Zeus saving Nemesis from one of Evander's nightmares.
* ParentsAsPeople: Hercules doesn't understand how he keeps getting manipulated by Zeus, questioning why he would want to believe in someone he doesn't even acknowledge as his father anymore. Iolaus gives him advice about how it took him years to see past his father's reputation as a great general and accept that he was an imperfect being in an imperfect world.
-->'''Hercules:''' Are-are you defending Zeus?! Because I-I can't just look at him as some lonely old man who's tryin' to make amends with his wife, Iolaus.\\
'''Iolaus:''' But that's what he is, Hercules. He is lonely.
* PowerIncontinence: Evander handles his power well for the most part, but he can't control it when he sleeps. One night, his nightmare came to life; if Zeus hadn't stepped in, Nemesis would've been killed.
-->'''Hercules:''' This is my life. It's what I do best.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: The Abyss of Tartarus affected Hera's memory, so she doesn't recognize Zeus, Hercules, or anyone else. Ares ultimately restores her memory with weave that he borrowed from the Fates.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: "After this one, I'm done."
* MoralityPet: Evander to Hera. She is so devastated by his (temporary) death that she atones.
* NoodleIncident: According to Ares, Zeus personally battled Atlas ([[Recap/XenaS01E07TheTitans once]] described as the mightiest of all Titans) during the war and imprisoned him in the ice.
* OffScreenMomentOfAwesome: Zeus saving Nemesis from one of Evander's nightmares.
* ParentsAsPeople: Hercules doesn't understand how he keeps getting manipulated by Zeus, questioning why he would want to believe in someone he doesn't even acknowledge as his father anymore. Iolaus gives him advice about how it took him years to see past his father's reputation as a great general and accept that he was an imperfect being in an imperfect world.
-->'''Hercules:''' Are-are you defending Zeus?! Because I-I can't just look at him as some lonely old man who's tryin' to make amends with his wife, Iolaus.\\
'''Iolaus:''' But that's what he is, Hercules. He is lonely.
* PowerIncontinence: Evander handles his power well for the most part, but he can't control it when he sleeps. One night, his nightmare came to life; if Zeus hadn't stepped in, Nemesis would've been killed.
* TemptingFate: After Hercules manages to best Atlas by making her trip and fall, Iolaus quips that this was rather anti-climactic. Cue the arrival of a restored Hera.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Without her memories, Hera is a polite and nurturing figure. Zeus recalls how she was quite the maternal type when Aphrodite was born.
* VillainHasAPoint: Even Ares questions why Hercules keeps giving Zeus second chances.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Without her memories, Hera is a polite and nurturing figure. Zeus recalls how she was quite the maternal type when Aphrodite was born.
* VillainHasAPoint: Even Ares questions why Hercules keeps giving Zeus second chances.
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'''Hercules''': Good point.point.
* WomanScorned: After getting her memories back, Hera returns to her old ways. She turns Zeus to stone and then goes after Hercules. His attempt to talk her down by saying that Zeus loves her goes poorly.
-->'''Hera:''' I vowed to reclaim my dignity, Hercules, the day you were born. And unlike ''some'' people, I keep my promises!
* XanatosSpeedChess: Ares immediately seeks to use the freed Titans as a way to become the last Olympian standing.
* YoureNotMyFather: Hercules hasn't bothered to keep in touch with Zeus and admits he's stopped seeing him as his father. Even Zeus admits that Hercules wasn't really wrong to give up on him. Talking to Iolaus about it, however, gets Hercules to reconsider this.
* WomanScorned: After getting her memories back, Hera returns to her old ways. She turns Zeus to stone and then goes after Hercules. His attempt to talk her down by saying that Zeus loves her goes poorly.
-->'''Hera:''' I vowed to reclaim my dignity, Hercules, the day you were born. And unlike ''some'' people, I keep my promises!
* XanatosSpeedChess: Ares immediately seeks to use the freed Titans as a way to become the last Olympian standing.
* YoureNotMyFather: Hercules hasn't bothered to keep in touch with Zeus and admits he's stopped seeing him as his father. Even Zeus admits that Hercules wasn't really wrong to give up on him. Talking to Iolaus about it, however, gets Hercules to reconsider this.
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Zeus uses the powers of Evander to free Hera from Tarturus. When a pair of Titans escape with her and Ares finds a way to spin the situation to his advantage, Hercules and Iolaus must embark on a final adventure to save the world.
!!Tropes
* TenMinuteRetirement: PlayedForLaughs. Iolaus holds Hercules to his promise to retire after this adventure. It lasts less than a minute before they give up on it.
* AndTheAdventureContinues: With the day saved once again and retirement not their thing, Hercules and Iolaus head off to find more people to help.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Hercules makes a snarky remark to the camera after giving Iolaus some motivation to save the day.
* GrandFinale: The last episode of the series and marketed as such.
* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Iolaus feels this way about Herc's hypothesis that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
* RefuseToRescueTheDisliked: Iolaus briefly feels this way and wonders why they should stop the destruction of Mt. Olympus after all the crap the gods have given them over the years. Hercules pragmatically points out that if Mt. Olympus were to crash into the Earth, the devastation would be enough to kill all life on the planet.
* WeWillMeetAgain: Defied and parodied. Ares tries to pull this, but Herc and Iolaus have heard it so many times, they keep cutting him off by throwing back all the times he's used it before at him.
-->'''Ares''': Mark my words -\\
'''Hercules''': (imitating Ares) You'll pay for this, Hercules!\\
(Ares turns to Iolaus, tries to speak)\\
'''Iolaus''': (imitating Ares) We'll meet again, little brother!\\
(Ares turns to Hercules)\\
'''Hercules''': (imitating Ares) You're on my list, Hercules! (in his normal voice to Iolaus) Did we forget anything?\\
(Iolaus shrugs. Ares walks off sadly.)\\
'''Hercules''': I think we hurt his feelings.\\
'''Iolaus''': Huh. Does it matter?\\
'''Hercules''': Good point.
!!Tropes
* TenMinuteRetirement: PlayedForLaughs. Iolaus holds Hercules to his promise to retire after this adventure. It lasts less than a minute before they give up on it.
* AndTheAdventureContinues: With the day saved once again and retirement not their thing, Hercules and Iolaus head off to find more people to help.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Hercules makes a snarky remark to the camera after giving Iolaus some motivation to save the day.
* GrandFinale: The last episode of the series and marketed as such.
* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Iolaus feels this way about Herc's hypothesis that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
* RefuseToRescueTheDisliked: Iolaus briefly feels this way and wonders why they should stop the destruction of Mt. Olympus after all the crap the gods have given them over the years. Hercules pragmatically points out that if Mt. Olympus were to crash into the Earth, the devastation would be enough to kill all life on the planet.
* WeWillMeetAgain: Defied and parodied. Ares tries to pull this, but Herc and Iolaus have heard it so many times, they keep cutting him off by throwing back all the times he's used it before at him.
-->'''Ares''': Mark my words -\\
'''Hercules''': (imitating Ares) You'll pay for this, Hercules!\\
(Ares turns to Iolaus, tries to speak)\\
'''Iolaus''': (imitating Ares) We'll meet again, little brother!\\
(Ares turns to Hercules)\\
'''Hercules''': (imitating Ares) You're on my list, Hercules! (in his normal voice to Iolaus) Did we forget anything?\\
(Iolaus shrugs. Ares walks off sadly.)\\
'''Hercules''': I think we hurt his feelings.\\
'''Iolaus''': Huh. Does it matter?\\
'''Hercules''': Good point.
