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The Furies
In the third-season opener, Ares enlists the Furies in his war with Xena, and the curse-enforcing goddesses oblige him by making her crazy.

Been There, Done That
Shades of Bill Murray in "Groundhog Day"; Xena, Gabrielle and Joxer get mixed up with two feuding families on a day that repeats itself over and over again.

The Dirty Half Dozen
Xena rounds up a gang of cutthroats to battle the warlord Agathon, a protege of Ares who possesses weapons made of a super-hard metal.

The Deliverer
Xena, Gabrielle and the first priest of a monotheistic cult head for Britannia to battle their common enemy Caesar -- who promptly captures Gabrielle.

Gabrielle's Hope
Gabrielle gives birth to the 'Daughter of Darkness.' The warrior's fiery encounter with Dahak, the 'Force of Darkness', left her more than shaken - it left her naseous. Before long three evil Banshees materialize, worshipping Gabrielle and calling her 'The Source'. Both she and Xena suspect something strange is going on, and sure enough, Gabrielle's belly begins to grow at a rapid rate. The birth of a beautiful baby girl soon follows, and Gabrielle names her Hope, hoping for the best. But when Xena looks at the child all she sees is despair - which doesn't bode well for the friendship of the two warriors.

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The Debt
As Xena and Gabrielle travel toward the Eastern kingdom of Chin, Xena recalls a kidnapping episode from her dark past involving two rival Chin clans. Part 1 of 2.

The Debt II
Conclusion. Flashbacks recall Xena's transformaton from evil to good. But in the present, the "Green Dragon" has captured Xena, and is breathing fire at her.

The King of Assassins
Gabrielle, Joxer and Autolycus sneak into a palace to thwart an assassination attempt by Joxer's evil lookalike brother, Jett. The intended victim: Cleopatra.

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Warrior...Priestess...Tramp
A pious Xena lookalike named Leah is in danger, and Xena and Gabrielle want to protect her, but complicating matters is Meg, another Xena lookalike who is anything but pious.

The Quill is Mightier...
Aphrodite casts an odd spell on Gabrielle: everything she writes comes to pass. Of course, what Gabrielle writes isn't always precisely what she means.

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Maternal Instincts
Xena and Gabrielle meet with their respective offspring, Solan and Hope. But the reunions are hardly happy, thanks to Callisto.

The Bitter Suite
The conflict between Xena and Gabrielle comes to a head in this lavish musical-fantasy episode set in a tarot-card dreamworld called Illusia. Why a musical? "It allowed us to express emotions that were best said in this way," co-executive producer Rob Tapert says. And those emotions are raw: in last week's episode, Gabrielle's evil daughter Hope killed Xena's son Solan, and Xena blames Gabrielle. "Xena really wants to kill Gabrielle," Tapert notes. Their parallel, phantasmagorical journeys dominate the storyline, which won't die completely as long as Hope is alive. (She'll turn up soon on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.) (Episodes entitled: Armageddon Now 1 & 2)

One Against an Army
Xena must hold off an entire Persian army single-handed---and also tend to Gabrielle, who's been struck by a poison arrow.

Forgiven
A teen with a bad attitude picks a fight with Gabrielle, then tells Xena that she wants to be her new partner. Gabrielle's incensed, but Xena sees something in her. And as it happens, she can be helpful: she knows who stole a missing urn that Xena and Gabrielle are after.

King Con
Poor Joxer is conned out of gambling winnings, then is almost killed by the gambling-den owner's henchmen. So Xena decides it's payback time.

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When in Rome...
Xena and Gab battle the ruthless Caesar to rescue the mighty Gaul warrior, Vercinix.

Forget Me Not
Haunted by images of the past, Gab goes to the Temple of Mnemosyne to forget her painful memories.

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Fins, Femmes, and Gems
Aphrodite's spell makes Joxer an ape man, makes Gabrielle vain, and precoccupies Xena with fishing.
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Aphrodite steals the "mystic diamond" that keeps the North Star lit, then casts spells on Xena, Gabrielle and Joxer to keep them from retrieving it. Featuring - Maecenus: Lawrence Makoare. Young Xena: Renee Schuda.

Tsunami
A monstrous tidal waves engulfs a ship with Xena, Gabrielle and Autolycus aboard.
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Xena, Gabrielle and Autolycus find themselves aboard a ship capsized by a tidal wave. They do find an air pocket, but so does a cutthroat (Todd Rippon), who thwarts them at every turn. Featuring - Thadeus: Stephen Tozer. Petrodes: Toby Fisher. Soraya: Angela Dotchin. Captain: Stephen Hall.

Vanishing Act
Autolycus helps Xena and Gabrielle retrieve the golden statue of Pax.
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Autolycus's reputation as "King of Thieves" is at stake when a 20-foot statue turns up missing---and he didn't steal it. So he vows to steal it back.

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Sacrifice (Part 1)
Xena and Gabrielle vainly struggle to stop evil Hope's re-emergence from her cocoon.
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Callisto (Hudson Leick) returns to resurrect Gabrielle's evil daughter Hope and build an army to conquer the world.
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Xena saves Gabrielle's friend Seraphin (Jodie Rimmer) from being sacrificed, then learns that she's willing to die -- so that Gabrielle's evil daughter Hope can be reborn. Part 1 of 2. Featuring - Werfner: Stephen Ure. Callisto: Hudson Leick. Ares: Kevin Smith. Lachesis: Micaela Daniel.

Sacrifice (Part 2)
Gabrielle's evil daughter Hope (Renee O'Connor) takes the form of her mother and joins forces with Ares (Kevin Smith) to create a race of superbeings; Xena (Lucy Lawless) is forced to team up with Callisto (Hudson Leick).
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The third seasons ends with Xena and Gabrielle in a tense struggle to destroy Hope. Gabrielle had poisoned her evil daughter earlier this season, after Hope murdered Xena's son Solon. But Hope, the result of Gabrielle's unwitting union with the satanic deity Dahak, is as resourceful as she is wicked. In the last episode, Hope emerged from a cocoon---fully grown and looking exactly like her mother (Renee O'Connor plays both roles). Hope's mission: to clear the way for Dahak's dominion over both Olympus and the world. But Xena's on a mission of her own to kill Hope. And this time, Gabrielle has no mixed feelings---Hope must die.