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• The reveal in "Surprise," where Hercules demonstrates he anticipated Callisto's treachery and will be able to escape the labyrinth without her aid.
  "That leads right back to the entrance. Surprise!"
• Hercules shaking off his Heroic BSOD in "Resurrection" - allowing him to face Morrigan in a rematch and win.
• Iolaus 2 taking a level in badass in "Love on the Rocks," in which he overcomes several mooks alone to rescue his girlfriend Nautica.
• Salmoneus in "Eye of the Beholder," his very first episode. Hercules and the Cyclops are battling Hera's forces to defend a village. The villagers, however, refuse to help Hercules because they deem the Cyclops a freak. The salesman doesn't stand for that.
  Salmoneus: It would be better to die with him than to stay here with eunuchs like you.
• Xena surviving the gauntlet.
• In "Judgment Day," a Brought Down to Normal Hercules attacks Strife for murdering Serena and still kicks his ass. Strife only turns the tables when Ares reminds him that he's a god and to use his powers, but it doesn't take long for Zeus to make things fair. Cue an epic thrashing.
  Hercules: Strife, I'm back. (POW)
• Hercules punches Sovereign in "Stranger in a Strange World".