1.25 - Herc's Nemesis

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Title Herc's Nemesis Episode # Season 1, Episode 25 First aired November 10, 1998 Directed by Charlie Haskell Written by Jim Fisher & Jim Staahl Summary Herc has to stop Nemesis from carrying out an unjust punishment.

FoxKids Spoilers

• Following orders from Hera, Nemesis (assassin to the gods) appears in Kora's to execute Rowab--a man accused of stealing oil from Hera's temple to save his dying child. Hercules thwarts her efforts, and convinces Nemesis that she shouldn't blindly kill mortals based on orders from an evil, jealous god. Because of his good deed, he finds himself the target of Hera's rage at the hands of Nemesis' replacement killer, Stregna.
• After Hercules talks Hera's assassin, Nemesis (Charmaine Guest), into sparing the life of an innocent mortal, Hera sends a killer after the two of them.

TV Guide Promo

• Hercules meets Nemesis, the assassin of the Gods, and talks her out of blindly killing a mortal just because Hera tells her to. The two then fall victim to Hera who sends a replacement killer after both of them.

Synopsis

Title card - End credits can be found here.

A thug steals the sandals from Hermes while he is asleep in one of Hera's temples.

Hera sends Nemesis, goddess of Justice, to retrieve them. Nemesis does and returns them to Hera. Hera reminds Nemesis that this job is her punishment for joining her father and siding with the Titans in the war against Zeus. Hera then tells her she has another job for her.

Meanwhile at Kora's, the guys are hanging out when a constable escorts a man in chains into the tavern. The man stole some oil from one of Hera's temples. The man and the constable sit down at a nearby table. A gust of wind apparently blows in. Everyone looks to the doorway but no one except Hercules, sees the woman, Nemesis, standing there. Jason and Iolaus think Hercules is losing it when he insists a beautiful woman is standing in the doorway.

Nemesis aims an arrow at the thief and Hercules intercepts it. Kora tosses Hercules and the guys out because she thinks they are playing games. Outside Nemesis appears again and asks how Hercules can see her. Only gods can see her. Hercules tells her who he is. Jason and Iolaus think Hercules is crazy. They keep insisting no-one is there.

Nemesis tells Hercules to "stay out of it" and leaves. Hercules tells the guys he is going after her. They guys follow.

Hercules catches up and tries to talk to her. He tells her the gods do not always do the right thing. Nemesis says that Hera has ordered her to kill him if he interferes. Jason and Iolaus catch up. And here Hercules talking to thin air. Jason and Iolaus catch Hercules' response to Nemesis' threat. They say that obviously Hera never warned her about Zeus' protection order. Nemesis asks what they mean. Hercules explains.

When Nemesis misses the thief on purpose, Hera sends another archer, Stregna, after them. Hera gives Stregna an arrow dipped in hind's blood to use against Nemesis.

Stregna finds Hercules and Nemesis together. Hercules questions how Stregna plans to kill Nemesis when she is immortal. Nemesis replies that the arrow is probably dipped in hind's blood.

Hercules helps Nemesis defeat Stregna. In the course of the fight, Hercules cuts off Stregna's whip-like pony tail, and breaks the poisoned arrow.

Hercules and Nemesis say goodbye. Nemesis kisses him on the cheek.

Characters (in order of appearance)

• Mavorb
• Thief 03
• Thief Marcel
• Nemesis
• Hera
• Jason
• Iolaus
• Hercules
• Kora
• Constable Tarsus
• Rowab
• Cadet Argyros
• Stregna

Characters (mention only)

• Hermes
• Nemesis's Father
• The Titans
• Zeus
• Rowab's child

Places

• Thieves' Camp
• Hera's Temple - (mention only)
• Hera's Altar
• Mount Olympus - (mention only)
• Kora's Inn
• Thebes - (mention only)
• Path to Thebes
• Corinth - (mention only)
• Woods

Items

• Winged Shoes
• Hind's Blood
• Jason's Sword
  • More items from this episode...

Plot Arcs

• Zeus's Protection Order on Herc

Other Pages

• Remember that time when...
• Never Say Kill
• Very Punny

Television Tropes

• To Be Added

Trivia & References

New Guy - Nemesis and Stregna are introduced for the first time.

Continuity Warning - Hercules and Nemesis seem to meet each other for the first time in this episode. But in HtLJ "1.07 - Pride Comes Before a Brawl", it's revealed that Hercules kissed Nemesis for the first time when he was ten years old.

Continuity Warning - When Jason introduces himself, Constable Tarsus bows and says "The young prince!" But shouldn't Tarsus remember what Jason looks like from when they met at Cheiron's Academy in 1.02 - Between Friends?

Bechdel Test - This episode passes twice: Nemesis and Hera briefly speak about Nemesis's talents before the conversation goes to her father, and Hera and Stregna talk about Nemesis.

Unanswered Questions - After Hercules cuts Stregna's hair, she swears "You've won this time. But my hair will come back... and so will I." But she's never seen or heard from again. What happened to her and her vengeance?

Guides, Scripts, Transcripts, & Reviews

• Herc's Nemesis Transcript (Dialogue Only)
• Whoosh.org's transcript.
• Whoosh.org's Episode Guide
• IMDB's Episode Guide
• TV.com's Episode Guide
• ShareTV's Episode Guide
• Watch the full episode online at Hulu.com.
• Ty's Reviews: 1.25- Herc's Nemesis

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