1.21 - Lyre, Liar

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Title Lyre Liar Episode # Season 1, Episode 21 First aired November 3, 1998 Directed by Written by Summary Eurydice agrees to marry Bacchus to save Hercules's life. Ep 3 of 4.

FoxKids Spoilers

• When a gang of Bacchae unexpectedly surround Hercules, Iolaus, Eurydice, and Orpheus in a local village marketplace, it is clear that Orpheus is still in cahoots with Bacchus. Once again, Hercules finds himself up against insurmountable odds as he tries to free Eurydice from the lies and deception thrust upon her by both Orpheus and the evil god, Bacchus.
• Eurydice (Morgan Fairhead) agrees to become Bacchus's bride if he will leave Orpheus (Kieren Hutchison) alone.

TV Guide Promo

• Hercules and Iolaus meet up with Eurydice and Orpheus but when it's discovered that Orpheus still has the lyre, Eurydice promises Bacchus that she will become his bride if he agrees to leave the others alone.

Synopsis

Title card - End credits can be found here.

Iolaus and Hercules are walking through the marketplace. Iolaus comments on how Hercules has been in a "mood" ever since Eurydice and Orpheus left. Iolaus explains to Hercules that Orpheus is her boyfriend and not him, and that at this moment they are both probably somewhere hiding from Bacchus.

Hercules is about to comment when he spots Eurydice in the marketplace. he calls to her and she comes over. They both start babbling like idiots, and Iolaus walks off to find Orpheus.

Iolaus and Orpheus return to Hercules and Eurydice, and then the 4 of them are attacked by a group of Bacchae.

Iolaus wonders how Bacchus found them. Before anyone can answer a Bacchae revels that a bundle in Orpheus' cart is the Lyre. Eurydice is upset and calls Orpheus a liar. Iolaus is confused he thought that Orpheus throw the Lyre away. Hercules realizes that is was only the case that Orpheus threw into the sea.

A fight breaks out. In the course of the fight Eurydice gets a hold of the Lyre and throws it away. Hercules goes to retrieve it. While everyone is fighting the Bacchae, Hercules grabs the Lyre and drags it back and forth over a rock, causing it to make a squealing noise. The Bacchae run off.

The gang gets together. Hercules hands Eurydice the Lyre. Orpheus and Hercules get into an argument. No one notices Eurydice storm off with the Lyre. Iolaus breaks them up and asks if they have any idea where she went. Hercules says he thinks he does.

Eurydice arrives at Bacchus' palace and returns the Lyre on condition that Bacchus leaves Orpheus, Hercules, and Iolaus alone.

Meanwhile, the guys are en-route to Bacchus' when they are attacked by vines.

Back at Bacchus': Hercules is tied up and Eurydice visits. She says she has arranged for his, as well as Orpheus and Iolaus', freedom. She then kisses him, says goodbys, and leaves.

The guys are brought before Bacchus, who announces that he is getting married. His bride is Eurydice.

Hercules will not let her do it, and attacks Bacchus, knocking over a pot and starting a fire. A major fight free-for-all breaks out. When the fight dies down, Eurydice runs into Hercules' arms. Orpheus is confused.

The four of them head out, as the place is burning down around them. Orpheus refuses to leave without the lyre. He goes back for it, and is caught by Bacchus.

Bacchus takes him outside and drops him at Hercules' feet. Hercules orders Iolaus to get Orpheus out of there. He does.

Hercules and Bacchus fight. Eurydice watches, but, when Bacchus plans a sneak attack with a vine, Eurydice pushes Hercules out of the way and is wacked by the vine and sent flying.

Bacchus stops his attack, as Hercules runs to Eurydice. They have a touching goodbye talk as Eurydice dies. Bacchus yells "Noooooo!!!!" Hercules cries. Bacchus blames Hercules for her death saying it was his fault she left him. Hercules says if he truly believes that then kill him. Bacchus will not do it. He says that Hercules' grief causes more pain then anything he could inflict. But, warns Hercules that he will be back one day for vengeance.

Characters (in order of appearance)

• Hercules
• Iolaus
• Jason
• Orpheus
• Bacchus
• Eurydice
• Teenage Fan Julia
• Bacchae Min
• Luna
• Octavia

Items

• Spanakopita
• Bacchus's Lyre
  • More items from this episode...

Mythology

• Bacchae
  

Plot Arcs

• Character Deaths
• Bacchus and Eurydice

Other Pages

• Never Say Kill

Television Tropes

• Plot Tropes:
  • And Now You Must Marry Me
  • Love Triangle

Trivia & References

Pop Culture References and Greekisms - The title "Lyre, Liar" is probably a reference to the common phrase, "Liar, liar, pants on fire", since Orpheus lied about destroying the lyre.

Pop Culture References and Greekisms - TV.com claims that the title "Lyre, Liar" is a reference to the 1997 movie Liar, Liar starring Jim Carrey. However, other than the title, there doesn't seem to be any plot similarities - in the movie, a man who lies all the time is cursed and can only tell the truth.

Continuity Warning - In the Xena episode "2.04 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", Xena says that Eurydice was killed when she got in the middle of a war between Xena's army and Bacchus's Bacchae.

Unanswered Questions - Though Bacchus vows revenge against Hercules, he is never seen menacing him again. It is likely, though, that had the series continued for another season, Bacchus would've returned.

Guides, Scripts, Transcripts, & Reviews

• Lyre, Liar 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: 1.22- Lyre, Liar

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