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* BrokenAesop: all over the place, but not as many as you would think considering the nature of this show.
** Despite espousing (repeatedly) that everyone should be themselves and beauty is on the inside, Hercules only has love affairs with beautiful women. To his credit, Herc only goes for people he falls in love with (and has rejected the likes of King Thespian's Daughters). Still, it's all off-putting compared to the moral of "Protean Challenge" or such.
** There were a number of episodes where the moral was essentially "war bad" or "murder bad", but fundamentally both Hercules and Iaolus make their living as warriors, and they essentially never actually check a given monster to see if it's sentient before ganking it.
** It helps that, as a camp comedy show, when one writer contradicted another it was usually lampshaded, and there are a number of episodes specifically pointing out the failure of other episodes, such as the introduction of Typhon and the explicit acknowledgement that Echidna's hatred of Hercules is pretty much entirely justified, since he murdered all of her children before the beginning of the series. There is also some evidence that the changes are actual personal growth (he stops hiring on to wars as the first three seasons progress) rather than hypocrisy.
** Despite espousing (repeatedly) that everyone should be themselves and beauty is on the inside, Hercules only has love affairs with beautiful women. To his credit, Herc only goes for people he falls in love with (and has rejected the likes of King Thespian's Daughters). Still, it's all off-putting compared to the moral of "Protean Challenge" or such.
** There were a number of episodes where the moral was essentially "war bad" or "murder bad", but fundamentally both Hercules and Iaolus make their living as warriors, and they essentially never actually check a given monster to see if it's sentient before ganking it.
** It helps that, as a camp comedy show, when one writer contradicted another it was usually lampshaded, and there are a number of episodes specifically pointing out the failure of other episodes, such as the introduction of Typhon and the explicit acknowledgement that Echidna's hatred of Hercules is pretty much entirely justified, since he murdered all of her children before the beginning of the series. There is also some evidence that the changes are actual personal growth (he stops hiring on to wars as the first three seasons progress) rather than hypocrisy.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Hercules with Serena (when you find out that he regularly gets a free pas to the other side (courtesy of Hades) to visit Deinara and the kids, and that his relationship with them was, at the time he fell in love with Serena, more of a long-distance one that actually accepting that his family is dead and moving on. Hence, when he tells Deinara that he's fallen in love with someone else and that he's getting married - after knowing her for ''one'' measly episode - she is completely and utterly devastated and has no idea how she is going to break it to the kids that their father is essentially "leaving them." The entire thing really makes Hercules morality and behaviour look incredibly self-centered and hypocritical, never more so than that he ''still tells other people that his family is dead and he understands what they are going through when they have lost a loved one, milking it for sympathy.''
** He's able to visit, but not actually be part of the afterlife without dying, and his presence literally spoils his family's paradise, to the extent that Hades has to mind-wipe them to make them happy again after each visit. There's a reason he only visits the underworld infrequently, nephew of the boss or not. This also explains why he still finds his family's death a source of frustration and pain.
** He's able to visit, but not actually be part of the afterlife without dying, and his presence literally spoils his family's paradise, to the extent that Hades has to mind-wipe them to make them happy again after each visit. There's a reason he only visits the underworld infrequently, nephew of the boss or not. This also explains why he still finds his family's death a source of frustration and pain.
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** [[NamesToRunAwayFrom Mayhem]] from season 4’s "Prodigal Sister" is the leader of a renegade band of Amazons that routinely terrorizes the countryside in Greece and massacres entire villages, except for the little girls she turns into her weapons. Most Amazons who did raids would go for minimal loss of life, and are appalled by Mayhem's actions. She personally [WouldHurtAChild blinds Ruun]], (just after killing his parents and kidnapping his sister who she turns into a mindless killing machine) who's only five years old. Fast forward years later, when most of the renegade Amazons have rejoined the Amazonian Nation, Mayhem still leads raids which RapePillageAndBurn entire villages for fun. When confronted by Hercules, she laughs off that her actions will lead to an Amazon Civil War which will be crushed by the outside world. And finally, when confronted on what she did to Ruun and his sister Siri after she is beaten by Hercules she flat out says [[ItsAllABoutMe "So what, I turned her into the greatest Amazonian Warrior!"]]
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** [[NamesToRunAwayFrom Mayhem]] from season 4’s "Prodigal Sister" is the leader of a renegade band of Amazons that routinely terrorizes the countryside in Greece and massacres entire villages, except for the little girls she turns into her weapons. Most Amazons who did raids would go for minimal loss of life, and are appalled by Mayhem's actions. She personally [WouldHurtAChild [[WouldHurtAChild blinds Ruun]], (just after killing his parents and kidnapping his sister who she turns into a mindless killing machine) who's only five years old. Fast forward years later, when most of the renegade Amazons have rejoined the Amazonian Nation, Mayhem still leads raids which RapePillageAndBurn entire villages for fun. When confronted by Hercules, she laughs off that her actions will lead to an Amazon Civil War which will be crushed by the outside world. And finally, when confronted on what she did to Ruun and his sister Siri after she is beaten by Hercules she flat out says [[ItsAllABoutMe [[ItsAllAboutMe "So what, I turned her into the greatest Amazonian Warrior!"]]
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** Darphus is the former second in command of Xena before her HeelFaceTurn. Darphus earns Xena's disfavor by sacking innocent villages and slaughtering women and children [[ForTheEvulz for fun.]] When Xena objects, Darphus stages a [[TheStarscream coup on her]] after trying to force her to murder a baby. When Xena survives the gauntlet to leave the army, Darphus tries to have her killed anyways. After being killed by Xena, Darphus is [[BackFromTheDead revived by Ares]] and carries on a brutal campaign of slaughter where he also has care of Ares' monstrous pet. Darphus feeds innocent victims to said monster and shows no hesitation in killing his own men as well just for displeasing him.
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** Darphus from season one's "The Gauntlet" and "Unchained Heart" (as well as an AlternateContinuity in Part 2 of season 4's "Armageddon Now) is the former [[TheDragon second in command command]] of Xena before her HeelFaceTurn. Darphus earns Xena's disfavor [[EvenEvilHasStandards disfavor]] by sacking innocent villages and slaughtering women and children [[ForTheEvulz for fun.]] When Xena objects, Darphus stages a [[TheStarscream coup on her]] after trying to force her to murder a baby. When Xena survives the gauntlet to leave the army, Darphus tries to have her killed anyways. After being killed by Xena, Darphus is [[BackFromTheDead revived by Ares]] and carries on a brutal campaign of slaughter where he also has care of Ares' monstrous pet. Darphus feeds innocent victims to said monster and shows no hesitation in killing his own men as well just for displeasing him.
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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: After [[spoiler: Iolaus' death]], a distraught Hercules states that [[spoiler: Iolaus]] was ''his'' hero.
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** [[NamesToRunAwayFrom Mayhem]] from season 4’s ''Prodigal Sister'' is the leader of a renegade band of Amazons that routinely terrorizes the countryside in Greece and massacres entire villages, except for the little girls she turns into her weapons. Most Amazons who did raids would go for minimal loss of life, and are appalled by Mayhem's actions. She personally [WouldHurtAChild blinds Ruun]], (just after killing his parents and kidnapping his sister who she turns into a mindless killing machine) who's only five years old. Fast forward years later, when most of the renegade Amazons have rejoined the Amazonian Nation, Mayhem still leads raids which RapePillageAndBurn entire villages for fun. When confronted by Hercules, she laughs off that her actions will lead to an Amazon Civil War which will be crushed by the outside world. And finally, when confronted on what she did to Ruun and his sister Siri after she is beaten by Hercules she flat out says [[ItsAllABoutMe "So what, I turned her into the greatest Amazonian Warrior!"]]
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** [[NamesToRunAwayFrom Mayhem]] from season 4’s ''Prodigal Sister'' "Prodigal Sister" is the leader of a renegade band of Amazons that routinely terrorizes the countryside in Greece and massacres entire villages, except for the little girls she turns into her weapons. Most Amazons who did raids would go for minimal loss of life, and are appalled by Mayhem's actions. She personally [WouldHurtAChild blinds Ruun]], (just after killing his parents and kidnapping his sister who she turns into a mindless killing machine) who's only five years old. Fast forward years later, when most of the renegade Amazons have rejoined the Amazonian Nation, Mayhem still leads raids which RapePillageAndBurn entire villages for fun. When confronted by Hercules, she laughs off that her actions will lead to an Amazon Civil War which will be crushed by the outside world. And finally, when confronted on what she did to Ruun and his sister Siri after she is beaten by Hercules she flat out says [[ItsAllABoutMe "So what, I turned her into the greatest Amazonian Warrior!"]]
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** [[NamesToRunAwayFrom Mayhem]] from season 4’s ''ProdigalSister'' is the leader of a renegade band of Amazons that routinely terrorizes the countryside in Greece and massacres entire villages, except for the little girls she turns into her weapons. Most Amazons who did raids would go for minimal loss of life, and are appalled by Mayhem's actions. She personally [WouldHurtAChild blinds Ruun]], (just after killing his parents and kidnapping his sister who she turns into a mindless killing machine) who's only five years old. Fast forward years later, when most of the renegade Amazons have rejoined the Amazonian Nation, Mayhem still leads raids which RapePillageAndBurn entire villages for fun. When confronted by Hercules, she laughs off that her actions will lead to an Amazon Civil War which will be crushed by the outside world. And finally, when confronted on what she did to Ruun and his sister Siri after she is beaten by Hercules she flat out says [[ItsAllABoutMe "So what, I turned her into the greatest Amazonian Warrior!"]]
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** [[NamesToRunAwayFrom Mayhem]] from season 4’s ''ProdigalSister'' ''Prodigal Sister'' is the leader of a renegade band of Amazons that routinely terrorizes the countryside in Greece and massacres entire villages, except for the little girls she turns into her weapons. Most Amazons who did raids would go for minimal loss of life, and are appalled by Mayhem's actions. She personally [WouldHurtAChild blinds Ruun]], (just after killing his parents and kidnapping his sister who she turns into a mindless killing machine) who's only five years old. Fast forward years later, when most of the renegade Amazons have rejoined the Amazonian Nation, Mayhem still leads raids which RapePillageAndBurn entire villages for fun. When confronted by Hercules, she laughs off that her actions will lead to an Amazon Civil War which will be crushed by the outside world. And finally, when confronted on what she did to Ruun and his sister Siri after she is beaten by Hercules she flat out says [[ItsAllABoutMe "So what, I turned her into the greatest Amazonian Warrior!"]]
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* CompleteMonster: Darphus is the former second in command of Xena before her HeelFaceTurn. Darphus earns Xena's disfavor by sacking innocent villages and slaughtering women and children [[ForTheEvulz for fun.]] When Xena objects, Darphus stages a [[TheStarscream coup on her]] after trying to force her to murder a baby. When Xena survives the gauntlet to leave the army, Darphus tries to have her killed anyways. After being killed by Xena, Darphus is [[BackFromTheDead revived by Ares]] and carries on a brutal campaign of slaughter where he also has care of Ares' monstrous pet. Darphus feeds innocent victims to said monster and shows no hesitation in killing his own men as well just for displeasing him.
** The Sovereign. He initially comes across as a LargeHam. While he certainly is, he's also a [[SmarterThanYouLook surprisingly intelligent]] tyrant that would gladly kill for nothing more than sheer amusement. His goal in "Stranger In A Strange World" was to takeover the world and slaughter everyone but his selected followers.
** The Sovereign. He initially comes across as a LargeHam. While he certainly is, he's also a [[SmarterThanYouLook surprisingly intelligent]] tyrant that would gladly kill for nothing more than sheer amusement. His goal in "Stranger In A Strange World" was to takeover the world and slaughter everyone but his selected followers.
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**Darphus is the former second in command of Xena before her HeelFaceTurn. Darphus earns Xena's disfavor by sacking innocent villages and slaughtering women and children [[ForTheEvulz for fun.]] When Xena objects, Darphus stages a [[TheStarscream coup on her]] after trying to force her to murder a baby. When Xena survives the gauntlet to leave the army, Darphus tries to have her killed anyways. After being killed by Xena, Darphus is [[BackFromTheDead revived by Ares]] and carries on a brutal campaign of slaughter where he also has care of Ares' monstrous pet. Darphus feeds innocent victims to said monster and shows no hesitation in killing his own men as well just for displeasing him.
** The Sovereign. He initially comes across as **[[NamesToRunAwayFrom Mayhem]] from season 4’s ''ProdigalSister'' is the leader of a LargeHam. While he certainly is, he's also a [[SmarterThanYouLook surprisingly intelligent]] tyrant renegade band of Amazons that routinely terrorizes the countryside in Greece and massacres entire villages, except for the little girls she turns into her weapons. Most Amazons who did raids would gladly kill go for nothing more than sheer amusement. His goal in "Stranger In A Strange World" was to takeover minimal loss of life, and are appalled by Mayhem's actions. She personally [WouldHurtAChild blinds Ruun]], (just after killing his parents and kidnapping his sister who she turns into a mindless killing machine) who's only five years old. Fast forward years later, when most of the world renegade Amazons have rejoined the Amazonian Nation, Mayhem still leads raids which RapePillageAndBurn entire villages for fun. When confronted by Hercules, she laughs off that her actions will lead to an Amazon Civil War which will be crushed by the outside world. And finally, when confronted on what she did to Ruun and slaughter everyone but his selected followers.sister Siri after she is beaten by Hercules she flat out says [[ItsAllABoutMe "So what, I turned her into the greatest Amazonian Warrior!"]]
**Darphus is the former second in command of Xena before her HeelFaceTurn. Darphus earns Xena's disfavor by sacking innocent villages and slaughtering women and children [[ForTheEvulz for fun.]] When Xena objects, Darphus stages a [[TheStarscream coup on her]] after trying to force her to murder a baby. When Xena survives the gauntlet to leave the army, Darphus tries to have her killed anyways. After being killed by Xena, Darphus is [[BackFromTheDead revived by Ares]] and carries on a brutal campaign of slaughter where he also has care of Ares' monstrous pet. Darphus feeds innocent victims to said monster and shows no hesitation in killing his own men as well just for displeasing him.
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--> '''Nebula''': Quite a firm handshake between you two.
--> '''Iolaus''': Yeah, so?
--> '''Nebula''': So I think it's great.
--> '''Iolaus''': Well I'm glad you approve.
--> '''Nebula''': Yeah. So, how long you two've been together?
--> '''Iolaus''': We've been ''partners'' since we were kids.
--> '''Nebula''': oh, "partners."
* MemeticMutation: A clip of the Sovereign [[{{Narm}} Narm-tastically]] shouting "DISAPPOINTED!!" has achieved some popularity, particularly among ProtonJon's fanbase.
--> '''Iolaus''': Yeah, so?
--> '''Nebula''': So I think it's great.
--> '''Iolaus''': Well I'm glad you approve.
--> '''Nebula''': Yeah. So, how long you two've been together?
--> '''Iolaus''': We've been ''partners'' since we were kids.
--> '''Nebula''': oh, "partners."
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** Xena, who got popular enough to her own spinoff series that actually surpassed this on in popularity.
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* CompleteMonster: Dahak. Just one example (of many) is what he tells Zarathustra:
-->"And if it's any consolation, when ''I'' killed your family, I didn't give them a chance to scream."
** Hera. The way she casually murders Hercules' family and then laughs about it leaves no room for doubt.
-->"And if it's any consolation, when ''I'' killed your family, I didn't give them a chance to scream."
** Hera. The way she casually murders Hercules' family and then laughs about it leaves no room for doubt.
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* CompleteMonster: Dahak. Just one example (of many) Darphus is what he tells Zarathustra:
-->"And if it's any consolation, when ''I''the former second in command of Xena before her HeelFaceTurn. Darphus earns Xena's disfavor by sacking innocent villages and slaughtering women and children [[ForTheEvulz for fun.]] When Xena objects, Darphus stages a [[TheStarscream coup on her]] after trying to force her to murder a baby. When Xena survives the gauntlet to leave the army, Darphus tries to have her killed your family, I didn't give them a chance to scream."
** Hera. The way she casually murders Hercules' familyanyways. After being killed by Xena, Darphus is [[BackFromTheDead revived by Ares]] and then laughs about it leaves carries on a brutal campaign of slaughter where he also has care of Ares' monstrous pet. Darphus feeds innocent victims to said monster and shows no room hesitation in killing his own men as well just for doubt.displeasing him.
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** Hera. The way she casually murders Hercules' family
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** I don't think it would be a problem afterwords. It would take all the gods including Hera to confidently overthrow Zeus. She was one of the most powerful so without her they did not have the raw power. Her getting thrown into Tartarus would have scared the others into falling back in line. Finally, the gods quarrel with each other as Zeus. Without a strong leader to unite them they could not get their act together to do anything to Hera.
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** Hercules and Iolas are pretty damn prominent in the HoYay department ''without'' the fanfic. For example, every time Iolas dies, Hercules is at first grief-stricken (insert BigNo) and then he immediately goes to whatever Underworld is nearest to get him back. Iolas' death in season 5 puts him in the biggest HeroicBSOD ''ever'', with him not eating, sleeping or shaving for 3 days, and then him getting angry at the fact that Nebula and Iolas were together and that ''her'' grief isn't as great as his, and then, after failing to get him back from the Underworld, he ''gives up helping people entirely'' and takes Nebula's ship for a suicide run into a storm screaming "I don't care anymore!" The fact that Iolas' death is more damaging and painful for Herc than the deaths of both Serena and ''his own family'', moving him to nigh suicidal depression and making him say that he never wants to go back to Greece again is pretty damn suspicious.
*** And then, when [[spoiler:Daehak]] traps Iolas inside his own dead body and won't let him move on, he comes to try to seduce him into opening his heart to him. First he tries the form of Iolas' father to try to make Iolas think he is in the Elesian fields. And then he tries a number of forms to appeal to him. First he tries Nebula with "is this what you want, lover?" And then tries ''Hercules'', which he stays in. The entire sequence is so full of subtext that even writers of ''Xena'' would be applauding. YMMV whether you consider Hercules going ''inside Iolas'' [[spoiler:when he's trying to exorcise Daehak]] means anything.
*** Afterwards, when Herc takes Iolas' double to Iolas' grave (yeah, bringing Iolas' double back from another universe in order to partner up with him doesn't look suspicious...), Iolas' double says "I'll leave you to spend some time alone with him" and Herc says "I've had hundreds of those." However you interpret that, it at the very least means he has come back to Iolas' grave a ridiculous number of times.
** Even in the earlier, campy series, there are constant references to how close they are. They are always "partners", each "part of each other", and even at one point when Iolas goes off for a quick one-night stand with a sex friend of his, Aphrodite quips "what, you and Herc don't do that for each other?" with both of them just smiling knowingly. Even Iolas' long list of short one-night-stands with women but never any real relationships looks suspicious (and Hercules has no casual sex whatsoever, and no real relationships until ''after'' Iolas is dead and he's grieved).
*** And then, when [[spoiler:Daehak]] traps Iolas inside his own dead body and won't let him move on, he comes to try to seduce him into opening his heart to him. First he tries the form of Iolas' father to try to make Iolas think he is in the Elesian fields. And then he tries a number of forms to appeal to him. First he tries Nebula with "is this what you want, lover?" And then tries ''Hercules'', which he stays in. The entire sequence is so full of subtext that even writers of ''Xena'' would be applauding. YMMV whether you consider Hercules going ''inside Iolas'' [[spoiler:when he's trying to exorcise Daehak]] means anything.
*** Afterwards, when Herc takes Iolas' double to Iolas' grave (yeah, bringing Iolas' double back from another universe in order to partner up with him doesn't look suspicious...), Iolas' double says "I'll leave you to spend some time alone with him" and Herc says "I've had hundreds of those." However you interpret that, it at the very least means he has come back to Iolas' grave a ridiculous number of times.
** Even in the earlier, campy series, there are constant references to how close they are. They are always "partners", each "part of each other", and even at one point when Iolas goes off for a quick one-night stand with a sex friend of his, Aphrodite quips "what, you and Herc don't do that for each other?" with both of them just smiling knowingly. Even Iolas' long list of short one-night-stands with women but never any real relationships looks suspicious (and Hercules has no casual sex whatsoever, and no real relationships until ''after'' Iolas is dead and he's grieved).
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** Hercules and Iolas Iolaus are pretty damn prominent in the HoYay department ''without'' the fanfic. For example, every time Iolas Iolaus dies, Hercules is at first grief-stricken (insert BigNo) and then he immediately goes to whatever Underworld is nearest to get him back. Iolas' Iolaus' death in season 5 puts him in the biggest HeroicBSOD ''ever'', with him not eating, sleeping or shaving for 3 days, and then him getting angry at the fact that Nebula and Iolas Iolaus were together and that ''her'' grief isn't as great as his, and then, after failing to get him back from the Underworld, he ''gives up helping people entirely'' and takes Nebula's ship for a suicide run into a storm screaming "I don't care anymore!" The fact that Iolas' Iolaus' death is more damaging and painful for Herc than the deaths of both Serena and ''his own family'', moving him to nigh suicidal depression and making him say that he never wants to go back to Greece again is pretty damn suspicious.
*** And then, when[[spoiler:Daehak]] [[spoiler:Dahak]] traps Iolas Iolaus inside his own dead body and won't let him move on, he comes to try to seduce him into opening his heart to him. First he tries the form of Iolas' Iolaus' father to try to make Iolas Iolaus think he is in the Elesian fields. And then he tries a number of forms to appeal to him. First he tries Nebula with "is this what you want, lover?" And then tries ''Hercules'', which he stays in. The entire sequence is so full of subtext that even writers of ''Xena'' would be applauding. YMMV whether you consider Hercules going ''inside Iolas'' Iolaus'' [[spoiler:when he's trying to exorcise Daehak]] Dahak]] means anything.
*** Afterwards, when Herc takesIolas' Iolaus' double to Iolas' Iolaus' grave (yeah, bringing Iolas' Iolaus' double back from another universe in order to partner up with him doesn't look suspicious...), Iolas' Iolaus' double says "I'll leave you to spend some time alone with him" and Herc says "I've had hundreds of those." However you interpret that, it at the very least means he has come back to Iolas' Iolaus' grave a ridiculous number of times.
** Even in the earlier, campy series, there are constant references to how close they are. They are always "partners", each "part of each other", and even at one point whenIolas Iolaus goes off for a quick one-night stand with a sex friend of his, Aphrodite quips "what, you and Herc don't do that for each other?" with both of them just smiling knowingly. Even Iolas' Iolaus' long list of short one-night-stands with women but never any real relationships looks suspicious (and Hercules has no casual sex whatsoever, and no real relationships until ''after'' Iolas Iolaus is dead and he's grieved).
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** Even in the earlier, campy series, there are constant references to how close they are. They are always "partners", each "part of each other", and even at one point when
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The reason Zeus is blamed by Hercules is because he isn\'t reining in the likes of Hera and Ares despite being \"king of the gods.\" Hercules also only wanted to distance himself from his father *after* Hera murdered his family while Zeus was having an affair.
* HarsherInHindsight: In the ''Amazon Women'' TV-Movie, while talking about Iolaus' impending wedding, Hercules off-handedly brags that he might get a wife or two himself one day. His two marriages ended very badly, and he did not take any of that well.
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** As far as Hercules is concerned, Zeus arguably has two of these - 1) for not stopping what happened to Herc's family (he was having an affair at the time), and later 2) for not stopping Serena from being killed.
*** The fact that Hercules' whole ethos on life is that he is independent of Zeus and doesn't want his help makes him hypocritical for assigning blame to Zeus for ''both'' those things. It also basically means that he expects special treatment different from mortals. UnfortunateImplications are all over this.
*** The fact that Hercules' whole ethos on life is that he is independent of Zeus and doesn't want his help makes him hypocritical for assigning blame to Zeus for ''both'' those things. It also basically means that he expects special treatment different from mortals. UnfortunateImplications are all over this.
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** As far as Hercules is concerned, Zeus arguably has two of these - 1) for not stopping what happened to Herc's family (he was having an affair at the time), and later 2) for not stopping Serena from being killed.
*** The fact that Hercules' whole ethoskilled. Both cases involved members of Zeus' pantheon waging a war on life is that he is independent of Hercules and Zeus and doesn't want his help makes him hypocritical for assigning blame to Zeus for ''both'' those things. It also basically means that he expects special treatment different from mortals. UnfortunateImplications are all over this.not keeping them in line despite opposing what they do.
*** The fact that Hercules' whole ethos
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** Even in the earlier, campy series, there are constant references to how close they are. They are always "partners", each "part of each other", and even at one point when Iolas goes off for a quick one-night stand with a sex friend of his, Aphrodite quips "what, you and Herc don't do that for each other?" with both of them just smiling knowingly. Even Iolas' long list of short one-night-stands with women but never any real relationships looks suspicious (and Hercules has no casual sex whatsoever, and no relationships until ''after'' Iolas is dead and he's grieved).
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** Even in the earlier, campy series, there are constant references to how close they are. They are always "partners", each "part of each other", and even at one point when Iolas goes off for a quick one-night stand with a sex friend of his, Aphrodite quips "what, you and Herc don't do that for each other?" with both of them just smiling knowingly. Even Iolas' long list of short one-night-stands with women but never any real relationships looks suspicious (and Hercules has no casual sex whatsoever, and no real relationships until ''after'' Iolas is dead and he's grieved). grieved).
*** Then there's this in season 4:
--> '''Nebula''': Quite a firm handshake between you two.
--> '''Iolaus''': Yeah, so?
--> '''Nebula''': So I think it's great.
--> '''Iolaus''': Well I'm glad you approve.
--> '''Nebula''': Yeah. So, how long you two've been together?
--> '''Iolaus''': We've been ''partners'' since we were kids.
--> '''Nebula''': oh, "partners."
*** Then there's this in season 4:
--> '''Nebula''': Quite a firm handshake between you two.
--> '''Iolaus''': Yeah, so?
--> '''Nebula''': So I think it's great.
--> '''Iolaus''': Well I'm glad you approve.
--> '''Nebula''': Yeah. So, how long you two've been together?
--> '''Iolaus''': We've been ''partners'' since we were kids.
--> '''Nebula''': oh, "partners."
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** In "Two Men And A Baby," Discord places Iolaus and Nemesis in a trap to fall their deaths. It starts out as a SadisticChoice for Hercules, but he manages to pull off [[TakingAThirdOption a third option]] to save both his heroic sidekick and LoveInterest. Sounds like [[Film/SpiderMan another production]] that SamRaimi would be involved with.
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** In "Two Men And A Baby," Discord places Iolaus and Nemesis in a trap to fall their deaths. It starts out as a SadisticChoice for Hercules, but he manages to pull off [[TakingAThirdOption a third option]] to save both his heroic sidekick and LoveInterest. Sounds like [[Film/SpiderMan another production]] that SamRaimi Creator/SamRaimi would be involved with.
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** In "Porkules," [[BruceCampbell Autolycus]] argues with a talkative, intelligent parrot. Became kind of a staple of [[Series/JackOfAllTrades another series]] starring Campbell.
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** In "Porkules," [[BruceCampbell [[Creator/BruceCampbell Autolycus]] argues with a talkative, intelligent parrot. Became kind of a staple of [[Series/JackOfAllTrades another series]] starring Campbell.
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*** And then, when [[spoiler:Daehak]] traps Iolas inside his own dead body and won't let him move on, he comes to try to seduce him into opening his heart to him. First he tries the form of Iolas' father to try to make Iolas think he is in the Elesian fields. And then he tries a number of forms to appeal to him. First he tries Nebula with "is this what you want, lover?" And then tries ''Hercules'', which he stays in.
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*** And then, when [[spoiler:Daehak]] traps Iolas inside his own dead body and won't let him move on, he comes to try to seduce him into opening his heart to him. First he tries the form of Iolas' father to try to make Iolas think he is in the Elesian fields. And then he tries a number of forms to appeal to him. First he tries Nebula with "is this what you want, lover?" And then tries ''Hercules'', which he stays in. The entire sequence is so full of subtext that even writers of ''Xena'' would be applauding. YMMV whether you consider Hercules going ''inside Iolas'' [[spoiler:when he's trying to exorcise Daehak]] means anything.
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** Hercules and Iolas are pretty damn prominent in the HoYay department ''without'' the fanfic. For example, every time Iolas dies, Hercules is at first grief-stricken (insert BigNo) and then he immediately goes to whatever Underworld is nearest to get him back. Iolas' death in season 5 puts him in the biggest HeroicBSOD ''ever'', with him not eating, sleeping or shaving for 3 days, and then him getting angry at the fact that Nebula and Iolas were together and that ''her'' grief isn't as great as his, and then, after failing to get him back from the Underworld, he ''gives up helping people entirely'' and takes Nebula's ship for a suicide run into a storm screaming "I don't care anymore!" The fact that Iolas' death is more damaging and painful for Herc than the deaths of both Serena and ''his own family'', moving him to nigh suicidal depression and making him say that he never wants to go back to Greece again is pretty damn suspicious.
*** And then, when [[spoiler:Daehak]] traps Iolas inside his own dead body and won't let him move on, he comes to try to seduce him into opening his heart to him. First he tries the form of Iolas' father to try to make Iolas think he is in the Elesian fields. And then he tries a number of forms to appeal to him. First he tries Nebula with "is this what you want, lover?" And then tries ''Hercules'', which he stays in.
*** Afterwards, when Herc takes Iolas' double to Iolas' grave (yeah, bringing Iolas' double back from another universe in order to partner up with him doesn't look suspicious...), Iolas' double says "I'll leave you to spend some time alone with him" and Herc says "I've had hundreds of those." However you interpret that, it at the very least means he has come back to Iolas' grave a ridiculous number of times.
** Even in the earlier, campy series, there are constant references to how close they are. They are always "partners", each "part of each other", and even at one point when Iolas goes off for a quick one-night stand with a sex friend of his, Aphrodite quips "what, you and Herc don't do that for each other?" with both of them just smiling knowingly. Even Iolas' long list of short one-night-stands with women but never any real relationships looks suspicious (and Hercules has no casual sex whatsoever, and no relationships until ''after'' Iolas is dead and he's grieved).
*** And then, when [[spoiler:Daehak]] traps Iolas inside his own dead body and won't let him move on, he comes to try to seduce him into opening his heart to him. First he tries the form of Iolas' father to try to make Iolas think he is in the Elesian fields. And then he tries a number of forms to appeal to him. First he tries Nebula with "is this what you want, lover?" And then tries ''Hercules'', which he stays in.
*** Afterwards, when Herc takes Iolas' double to Iolas' grave (yeah, bringing Iolas' double back from another universe in order to partner up with him doesn't look suspicious...), Iolas' double says "I'll leave you to spend some time alone with him" and Herc says "I've had hundreds of those." However you interpret that, it at the very least means he has come back to Iolas' grave a ridiculous number of times.
** Even in the earlier, campy series, there are constant references to how close they are. They are always "partners", each "part of each other", and even at one point when Iolas goes off for a quick one-night stand with a sex friend of his, Aphrodite quips "what, you and Herc don't do that for each other?" with both of them just smiling knowingly. Even Iolas' long list of short one-night-stands with women but never any real relationships looks suspicious (and Hercules has no casual sex whatsoever, and no relationships until ''after'' Iolas is dead and he's grieved).
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*TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: A late episode has Zeus raise Hercules to full godhood after [[spoiler: the death of his mother]]. When Hercules finally confronts him over some odd behavior Zeus admits that he did this because [[spoiler: he wanted Hercules to protect him from the other gods]]. After Hera is banished to Tartarus this plot point is never brought up again and we never see much to suggest that the [[spoiler: other gods are considering getting rid of him]].
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* AlasPoorVillain: When Strife is killed by Callisto in "Armageddon Now," ''Ares'' is visibly upset:
-->"He wasn't so bad. He-he tried real hard. He was just no good at his job." ''(to Callisto)'' "You didn't have to do this!"
-->"He wasn't so bad. He-he tried real hard. He was just no good at his job." ''(to Callisto)'' "You didn't have to do this!"
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* HilariousInHindsight: In "Les Contemptibles," Michael Hurst's French character suggests calling their LaResistance group "[[PowerRangers the Powerful Rangers]]." When ''Power Rangers'' production was moved down to New Zealand, a number of local ''Hercules''/''Xena'' actors obtained various roles, including Michael "[[PowerRangersNinjaStorm Vexacus]]" Hurst himself.
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* HilariousInHindsight: In "Les Contemptibles," Michael Hurst's French character suggests calling their LaResistance group "[[PowerRangers "[[Franchise/PowerRangers the Powerful Rangers]]." When ''Power Rangers'' production was moved down to New Zealand, a number of local ''Hercules''/''Xena'' actors obtained various roles, including Michael "[[PowerRangersNinjaStorm "[[Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm Vexacus]]" Hurst himself.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Hercules' daughter Ilia grew up to be [[PowerRangersRPM Ranger Operator Series Yellow]].
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Hercules' daughter Ilia grew up to be [[PowerRangersRPM [[Series/PowerRangersRPM Ranger Operator Series Yellow]].
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Hercules often chastises people for their sacrifices and blind worship, telling them that the Olympians don't care about their suffering and won't help them regardless of what they do. He's usually right in that regard, but sometimes he's faced with everyday, good people that aren't lucky enough to be half-god. From ''Circle of Fire'':
-->"It's easy for you to go around disrespecting the gods! There'll always be a place at the table for you up on Mount Olympus, but we're at the gods' mercy! Our faith, our sacrifices is all that stand between us and death!"
-->"It's easy for you to go around disrespecting the gods! There'll always be a place at the table for you up on Mount Olympus, but we're at the gods' mercy! Our faith, our sacrifices is all that stand between us and death!"
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* LargeHam: Being a fairly campy show, most of the characters fit the bill now and then, but Salmoneus ''runs'' on this trope.
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* SmallNameBigEgo: In-universe example with Autolycus, who prides himself on being the King of Thieves. Course, some important people don't seem to know his reputation.
-->'''Autolycus:''' Ah, then you've heard of me.
-->'''Hercules:''' Not until today.
-->'''Autolycus:''' Ah, then you've heard of me.
-->'''Hercules:''' Not until today.
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** In "Two Men And A Baby," Discord places Iolaus and Nemesis in a trap to fall their deaths. It starts out as a SadisticChoice for Hercules, but he manages to pull off [[TakingAThirdOption a third option]] to save both his heroic sidekick and LoveInterest. Sounds like [[Film/SpiderMan another production]] that SamRaimi would be involved with.
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* AlasPoorVillain: When Strife is killed by Callisto in "Armageddon Now," ''Ares'' is visibly upset:
-->"He wasn't so bad. He-he tried real hard. He was just no good at his job." ''(to Callisto)'' "You didn't have to do this!"
-->"He wasn't so bad. He-he tried real hard. He was just no good at his job." ''(to Callisto)'' "You didn't have to do this!"
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** The Sovereign. He initially comes across as a LargeHam. While he certainly is, he's also a [[SmarterThanYouLook surprisingly intelligent]] tyrant that would gladly kill for nothing more than sheer amusement. His goal in "Stranger In A Strange World" was to takeover the world and slaughter everyone but his selected followers.
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* GrowingTheBeard: The fifth season brought a more serialized (and at points, darker) approach to storytelling than previously, as well as giving the main cast members wider acting opportunities. The season also benefited from Kevin Sorbo having fully recovered from medical problems that prompted lessened roles the previous season. Both Sorbo and Hurst have spoken highly of Season 5, citing the energy that Kurtzman and Orci brought in as showrunners.
