1.27 - Mommy Dearests

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Title Mommy Dearests Episode # Season 1, Episode 27 First aired November 12, 1998 Directed by Charlie Haskell Written by Brian Herskowitz Summary Lucius tries the time-honored villain tradition of attacking Hercules' family and friends.

FoxKids Spoilers

• Lucius sets Alcmene's village ablaze to torment Hercules and then lures him ot Corinth where, in Lucius' mind, Hercules can finally be destroyed. Using Jason as the bargaining chip, Lucius negotiates for Hercules to surrender his own life for the life of his friend.
• Lucius (Craig Parker) thinks that he can get to Hercules by setting Alcmene's village on fire and going after Jason.

TV Guide Promo

• In attempting to destroy Hercules by killing everyone he cares about, Lucius sets Alcmene's village on fire and then goes after Jason and it's up to Hercules to stop his half-brother.

Synopsis

To Be Added

Characters (in order of appearance)

• Hercules
• Iolaus
• Jason
• Lilith
• Thug 03
• Emissary
• Elderly Woman
• Little Girl
• Lucius
• Iambe
• Ophistus
• Alcmene

Items

• Goat Stew

Other Pages

• Background Funny Business

Trivia & References

Unanswered Questions - Why did Lucius even bother making the flashy, impossibly non-lethal set-up for killing Pollux? Couldn't he have just tied him to a stake like Hercules?

Unanswered Questions - If Lucius was so bent on destroying all of the children of Zeus, what happened to him so that he could not be a prime villain in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys? Better yet, where was he the rest of the season when he promised that it "wasn't over"?

Guides, Scripts, Transcripts, & Reviews

• Mommy Dearests Transcript
• Mommy Dearests 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.

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