Hercules: The Legendary Journeys: Season 2 [DVD]

1 The King of Thieves--Iolaus is sentenced to death for stealing. Hercules needs to find the real thief, Autolycus.2 All that Glitters--King Midas has turned his kingdom into a gambling/pleasure palace after several years of drought/crop failure causing all the people to remain poor.3 What's in a Name--Hercules' half mortal brother (Iphicles) uses his name.4 Siege at Naxos--Hercules and Iolaus must return Goth to Athens for trial.5 Outcast--Lyla is married to Deric a centaur. She is murdered by the Creatons, who believe in purity of lineage. Deric goes on a murderous revenge rampage and Hercules must stop him.6 Under the Broken Sky--Salmoneus takes over his brother-in-laws pleasure palace. Hercules reunites Lucina (a veil dancer) with her husband, Atticus, who is pursued by Pilate, an evil man.7 The Mother of all Monsters--Echidna, the mother of all monsters, wants to kill Hercules, who killed all of her children. She uses Demetrius to woo Alcmene (Hercules's mother) so she can watch Hercules dies.8 The Other Side--Hades falls in love with and kidnaps Persephone. Hercules is reunited with his deceased wife and children.9 The Fire Down Below--Salmoneus is tricked into stealing Hera's hidden treasure. Nemesis returns to kill Salmoneus for his thievery.10 Cast a Giant Shadow--Typhon (a giant), Echidna's husband, is set free by Hercules. Merkus seeks revenge on Hercules for killing his brother Demetrius.11 Highway to Hades--Hades wants King Sisyphus returned to Hades. A widow, Daphne, is separated from her husband Timuron on her wedding night. King Sisyphus wants to replace his current wife who is barren with Daphne as she can have children.12 The Sword of Veracity--Amphion (a warrior who fought in the Macedonian wars with Hercules and Iolaus) is accused of murdering a wife and husband. Hercules needs to find the Sword of Veracity to prove his innocence.13 The Enforcer--Nemesis is made mortal because she changed her policy and will only kill those who deserve to die. Hera wants Nemesis to kill Hercules. She won't do it, so Hera sends an Enforcer.14 Once a Hero--Jason of the Argonauts (a war hero who fought with Hercules and Iolaus) is now king of Corinth who has lost his way to drink. They go into battle to bring back the Golden Fleece. Castor is his personal "demon" who stole the Fleece and claims the throne as his own.15 Heedless Hearts--Rheanna needs help to overthrow King Malcious. Hercules falls in love with Rheanna whose husband isn't really dead.16 Let the Games Begin-- Hercules organizes the world's first Olympiad. Atalanta (the former blacksmith) takes care of her nephew, a Spartan, Damen.17 The Apple (Kevin Sorbo's directorial debut)--Aphrodite gives Iolaus a gold apple that makes women love him. Hercules brokers a treaty between Syros and Delos.18 Promises--Ramina, who is being forced to marry King Boraeus', is kidnapped. Ramina loves the rebel Tarlus who is in hiding to avoid being caught and executed.19 King for a Day--Iolaus replaces his cousin Orestes, who looks exactly like him, who was poisoned the night before his coronation.20 Protean Challenge--Proteous, the god who can change shapes, causes problems in a town.21 The Wedding of Alcmene--Alcmene and Jason are getting married. A lot of old friends attend the wedding.22 The Power--Aphrodite's son, Deon, exhibits special powers and his uncle tries to exploit him.23 Centaur Mentor Journey--Ceridian, Hercules' mentor, is dying. Hercules tries to prevent war between humans and centaurs.24 Cave of Echoes--Hercules and Iolaus go into the Cave of Echoes to rescue a girl. They take along Parenthesis, a writer, who reviews their past exploits.

It's aimed at the younger set, but it has great messages without being preachy. Great way to relax and escape.

After receiving Hercules Season One - with Kevin Sorbo as the star, I knew I just had to start buying each season for my DVD collection. Hercules was a program we all looked forward to watching on Saturday afternoons, and we never missed one episode. Right after was Xena Warrior Princess, so for two hours, it was heros and mytholoical monsters and a lot of fun, especially when they made references to modern day things... here's an example: everyone know the 1969 song WAR by Edwin Starr - Hercules, while speaking to his friend Yolis (after helping a king win somekind of war), says to him - "War, huh" - then Yolis goes on to say "Yeah - what is it good for", with Hercules finishing off the line of that song "Absolutely nothing." That is what made the series so much fun to watch. I wanted to start adding the Hercules TV series to my DVD collection, so once again turned to Amazon.com and ordered Season Two for a great sales price. I plan on purchasing the other seasons as well, but will wait until they go on sale on Amazon. Don't hesitate to make this series part of your collection. This was fun entertainment back then and still holds true to form now, and is nothing like the "throw-away" TV shows we laughingly call entertainment these days.

My Friends,I'm not much into shows like this one in most cases. However, after purchasing and viewing seasons 1 & 3, I had to buy season 2. This series is action packed, and, if you just happen to like Greek mythology, then, this would be a treat for you. I like the Greek myths that is why i bought seasons 1 & 3 and gave this series a chance. The series mentions most if not all the greek gods. Like Zeus The all powerful King of The Gods (Hrcules' Father) his step mother Harra, The evil queen of the gods, his half brother Aries,he's the God of War, and many more, you will also meet Hercules Mortal mother. Harra hates Hercules because he is a constant reminder of Zeus's affair with Hercules's mother. I rate this series a 10 out of [email protected]

I've always loved Hercules one of the best shows that has ever come on TV. Hate it ended.

Great show Kevin Sorbo as Hercules, I loved it, watched it on cable. Good price good quality, fast shipping.

I think Amazon combines reviews for different editions of the same title.This review is for the 5-disk version. It is by Deluxe Digital Video, the same company that makes the Murder, She Wrote and Rockford Files sets. Although I have looked for it repeatedly, because they are recorded at 4-hour format, I have never noticed any video degredation in those sets.The same cannot be said for Hercules. The video quality is terrible!One of the things about Hercules is that it is a visual delight, the scenery, the costumes, the good-looking men and women, the computer generated special effects. The video on the 5-disk version is horribly overcompressed, full of rectangular, blocky artifacts that greatly detract from the pleasure of the viewing.I paid $35 each for seasons 3 and 4 several years ago. The 7-disk version is now only $5 more than the 5-disk version. It's worth at least twice as much. In addition to the video quality, the 7-disk version also has extras. The 5-disk version has none. Even though I already bought the 5-disk version, I just bought the 7-disk version.Do yourself a favor and don't bother with the 5-disk version.

The second season of the adventures of everyone's favourite half-god continues in much the same vein and at the same pace as the previous one, with Hercules and Iolaus battling gods, monsters and the occasional warlord in their usual, lighthearted way.It's also nice to see some (albeit heavily amended) original stories from ancient Greek myth popping up, in episodes such as 'The Apple' and 'The Other Side', as well as some storylines of what would have happened after the original myth ended, like in 'All That Glitters', where we see how King Midas ended up, and 'Once A Hero' with a reunion of the Argonauts as they reprise their quest for the Golden Fleece. And between battles, Hercules also finds the time to invent things like surfing and the Olympian Games.This season tends to be slighly "lighter" than the first one, going easy on the gore and the dark themes, and providing more broad entertainment for the whole family. Of course, there are still some major ethical lessons to learn, such as tolerance, honesty, trust, and letting go.Favourite episodes in this season include: 'Mother Of All Monsters', in which Echidna tries to avenge the deaths of her monster children by Hercules' hands, and Hercules is for once the vulnerable one, and 'The Other Side', a particularly poignant episode in which Hercules has to rescue Persephone from the Underworld and is reunited with his late wife and children. Episodes 'The Apple' and especially 'King For A Day' are very special in a way that their star is not Hercules, but Iolaus. Michael Hurst proves here that his 'sidekick' character is capable of carrying an entire episode, which is pretty amazing for a show only in its second season.The only real drawback about the season 2 episodes is the season finale, 'Cave Of Echoes', in which the series producers apparently ran out of money and in which we have to watch Hercules and Iolaus walking through a cave for almost the entire 45 minutes as they flash back to all the things they did this and last season, which gets quite boring though the actors clearly try to make the most of it.More regular characters to the Hercules/Xena universe are introduced in this season, beginning with fan favourite Autolycus (the immensely funny and charming Bruce Campbell) in the season opening 'The King of Thieves'. Who we also meet for the first time are the inventor of fastfood drive-by, Falafel, and Hercules and Iolaus' good friend Jason, leader of the Argonauts. Lucy Lawless gets to reprise her role as Lyla the centaur's wife in 'Outcast' (Salmoneus and Hercules make an amusing comment of how she reminds them of someone they know), and Liddy Holloway appears as the third and final Alcmene. We also see more of the gods: Hades, Demeter, Persephone, Artemis, Athena, and of course everyone's favouite goddess Aphrodite, portrayed delightfully by Alexandra Tydings.Another couple of fan favourites, the late, great Kevin Smith and the lovely Joel Tobeck, make their debuts to the series as Hercules' mortal half-brother Iphicles and King Beraus, respectively. Their better known characters Ares and Strife do not appear until next season, though.The extras in this set are what almost made me rate this 4 instead of 5 stars, because the commentaries are rather thin on the ground, not as amusing or informative as the previous ones, and there was no Michael Hurst! However, the extra 'surprise' disc made up for that with a long interview with series Daddy Rob Tapert, and a 30-minute blooper reel of the entire series! This was great.Perhaps not as good as Season 1, Season 2 still contains more than enough fun stuff to keep you entertained for hours on end. Any Herc fan should definitely add it to their collection!

Enjoyed it!

I owned series one and when i found series two just had to get ive loved the show ever since i first saw it. It has everything you could possibly want. Comody, Humour, Adventure, Action, Mythology everything. The actings is fabulous and so are the plot lines and absolute must for anybody who just wants to sit down for and hour and enjoy good fun tv.

dont you just love kevin

Great series