Season II
22 episodes, 1996-97

Orphan Of War (9/30/96) Writer: Steven L. Sears Director: Charles Siebert Xena is reunited with the young son whom she left nine years earlier when she and Gabrielle join forces with the Centaurs to battle the evil warlord, Dagnine. Remember Nothing (10/7/96) Writers: Steven L. Sears & Chris Manheim Director: Anson Williams The Three Fates offer Xena the opportunity to erase her past -- including her younger brother's (Lyceus) untimely death -- but only if she vows to never shed blood in anger again. Giant Killer (10/14/96) Writer: Terence Winter Director: Gary Jones Xena must face her old friend Goliath in battle when she's pitted against him in a battle between the Israelites and the Philistines. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (10/21/96) Writers: Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster Director: TJ Scott Xena and Gabrielle join forces with Joxer and Orpheus to defeat the evil god Bacchus, who is transforming innocent girls into deadly monsters. Return of Callisto (10/28/96) Writer: R.J. Stewart Director: T.J. Scott Gabrielle's consumed by hatred and a desire for vengeance after an escaped Callisto murders her beloved, Perdicas, in an attempt to punish Xena. Warrior...Princess...Tramp (11/04/96) Writer: R.J. Stewart Director: Josh Becker Xena must foil an attempt to dethrone her friend and look alike, Princess Diana, by the unscrupulous trollup Meg, who bears a startling resemblance to them both. Intimate Stranger (11/11/96) Writer: Steven L. Sears Director: Gary Jones Xena's life takes a nightmarish turn when Callisto escapes from the Underworld by infiltrating her dreams and the two women warriors battle once more, this time disguised as each other. Ten Little Warlords (11/18/96) Writer: Paul Robert Coyle Director: Charles Siebert Still trapped in the body of her arch enemy Callisto, Xena finds herself in the midst of a deadly competition among warlords for the vacant seat of Ares, the newly-deposed god of war. A Solstice Carol (12/9/96) Writer: Chris Manheim Director: John T. Kretchmer Xena and Gabrielle stage an elaborate ruse to force cold-hearted King Silvus from closing an orphanage on the eve of Winter Solstice. The Xena Scrolls (1/13/97) Writer: Robert Sidney Mellette Director: Charlie Haskell When the Xena Scrolls are unearthed in 1940 by Dr. Janice Covington and Melinda Pappas, descendants of Xena and Gabrielle, they get a little help from Xena in preventing Ares escape from an ancient tomb. Here She Comes... Miss Amphipolis (1/20/97) Writer: Chris Manheim Director: Marina Sargenti Xena poses as a beauty contestant in Salmoneus' Miss Known World Pageant to prevent a war. Destiny (1/27/97) Writer: Robert Tapert Director: Robert Tapert A nearly fatal wound causes a delirious Xena to have a flash back to the time she first met Hulius Caesar and the experiences she had that transformed her into a ruthless warrior. The Quest (2/3/97) Writers: Chris Manheim, Steven L. Sears & R. J. Stewart Director: Michael Levine The evil Velaska attempts to thwart Gabrielle and Autolycus' quest to return Xena's spirit to her body in the land of the living. A Necessary Evil (2/10/97) Writer: Paul Robert Coyle Director: Mark Beesley When Velasca becomes a god and targets Gabrielle, Xena and Gabrielle enlist the aid of the immortal Callisto to stop her. A Day in the Life (2/17/97) Writer: R.J. Stewart Director: Michael Hurst Xena and Gabrielle battle the world's largest giant and a ruthless warlord, all in one day. For Him the Bell Tolls (2/24/97) Writers: Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster Director: Josh Becker Gabrielle must intervene when Aphrodite turns Joxer into a dashing war hero tasked with stealing a princess's heart away from her betrothed. The Execution (4/07/97) Writer: Paul Robert Coyle Director: Garth Maxwell Gabrielle is torn between her troubled hero Meleager, who's accused of a murder she's certain he didn't commit, and Xena, who's not so sure. Blind Faith (4/14/97) Writers: Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster Director: Josh Becker When Gabrielle is kidnapped by the young warrior Palaemon, Xena risks losing her sight forever in order to save her friend. Ulysses(4/21/97) Writer: R. J. Stewart Director: Michael Levine Xena and Gabrielle brave Poseidon and the Sirens when they attempt to help the good king Ulysses regain his island kingdom. The Price (4/28/97) Writer: Steven L. Sears Director: Oley Sassone Xena risks everything she's working for since giving up her warlord ways in attempting to stop a slaughtering force known only as the Horde. Xena reverts to her old ways to whip a dispirited Athenian army into shape to take on a horrific foe known as the Horde. But her ruthlessness appalls Gabrielle. The Lost Mariner (5/05/97) Writer: Steven L. Sears Director: Garth Maxwell When Gabrielle is trapped on the cursed vessel of the lost mariner Cecrops, Xena must find a way to break the curse while battling the god Poseidon and a band of pirates. Comedy of Eros (5/12/97) Writer: Chris Manheim Director: Charles Siebert The warlord Draco is threatening to sell some temple maidens into slavery, but the real problem occurs when cupid's mischievous baby Bliss starts to play with his father's arrows. Xena falls for Draco, who is smitten by Gabrielle, who only has eyes for Joxer.