1.20 - Fame

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Title Fame Episode # Season 1, Episode 20 First aired October 31, 1998 Directed by Chris Graves Written by Bob Forward Summary Orpheus keeps working for Bacchus. Herc destroys Bacchus. Ep 2 of 4.

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• Reformed cult member, Orpheus, and his girlfriend, Eurydice, return to Kora's to perform a concert in front of a sold-out crowd. As Orpheus plays the lyre, the crowd of teens slowly transforms into deadly, fang-bearing Bacchai. Hercules realizes that Orpheus has struck a dangerous deal with Bacchus that threatens anyone who hears the music that comes from the lyre.
• Orpheus (Kieren Hutchison) gains his and Eurydice's freedom from Bacchus, but at a deadly price.

TV Guide Promo

• Orpheus and Eurydice, both reformed from their days as followers of Bacchus perform at Kora's in front of a sold out crowd. But unbeknowst to Eurydice, Orpheus has struck a deadly deal with Bacchus freeing him and Eurydice if he helps recruit new Bacchae.

Synopsis

      Iolaus rushes into the Academy Gymnasium, looking for Hercules, who is practicing drills with another cadet. They chat while Hercules tosses a medicine ball back and forth, and Iolaus tells him that Orpheus is going to be playing at Kora's Inn that evening. Iolaus invites him to go but Hercules is reluctant, referencing Bacchus's efforts to lure them into his "sick little cult." Iolaus finally uses reverse psychology, pretending to give up while mentioning Eurydice, and Hercules reveals that he's going to go after all, but bluffs "I'm only going to keep you outta trouble."

      Later that evening, night has fallen but Kora's Inn is brightly lit with roaring fires. Advertisements for Orpheus's band are pasted all over the walls, and there's a constant stream of people heading inside the Inn. A line quickly forms at the entrance, guarded by Roadie who is standing next to a full-length mirror. The surface of the mirror ripples as Bacchus's voice says "Do not let these two enter," and Roadie puts up a hand to stop Hercules and Iolaus from entering the Inn. Iolaus tries to leverage his way in by saying that they're "friends of the band", but Roadie tells them to take a hike and pushes them back into the line of people that formed. Hercules is about to retreat when Eurydice appears, greeting them happily. She hangs backstage passes around their necks, and when Roadie objects, she tells him that they are "honored guests". She leads them into the club despite Roadie's glaring, telling them that Orpheus's music is going to be "the most incredible thing you've ever experienced." After they pass, Bacchus's face appears in the mirror again, foreshadowing their doom, "Incredible, yes. And maybe the last."

Characters (in order of appearance)

• Iolaus
• Hercules
• Roadie
• Bacchus
• Eurydice
• Teenage Fan Victoria
• Orpheus
• Cheiron
• Dryad

Characters (mention only)

• Jason
• Lilith

Places

• Cheiron's Academy
• Academy Gymnasium
• Kora's Inn
• Bacchus's Cavern
• Weapon Storage Cubby
• Dryad Desert

Items

• Backstage Passes
• Modern Disco Ball
• Bacchus's Lyre
• Dryad Bones
  • More items from this episode...

Mythology

• Bacchae
  
• Centaurs
  
• Dryad

Plot Arcs

• AKAs
• Cheiron's Advice

Other Pages

• Never Say Kill

Television Tropes

• Plot Tropes:
  • Love Triangle

Quotes

Iolaus: So, are you gonna come along to the biggest event ever, or are you gonna stay here doing Hercules things?

Iolaus: Okay, so the, uh... thigh bone's connected to the, uh...

Hercules: Yeah, the hip bone.
Iolaus: Yeah, and the hip bone's connected to the...

Hercules: Uh... whatever. Let's call the whole thing off, huh?

Hercules: Ladies and gentlemen! I don't mean to alarm you, but there are Bacchae in the building.

Eurydice: Sometimes, following your destiny involves great sacrifice.

Trivia & References

Nod to X:WP - In X:WP "2.04 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" Xena also goes hunting Dryad bones to defeat Bacchus.

Déjà Vu - The Dryads burrowing through the sand is recycled footage from H:TLJ "3.01 - Mercenary", only in that story, it was sand rays burrowing beneath their feet.

Continuity Warning - During Orpheus's concert, a very modern-looking disco ball hangs from the ceiling. This is in extreme contrast to the more "Greekified" disco ball that is hung during 1.29 - Sisters.

Pop Culture References and Greekisms - While picking up the Dryad bones, Hercules and Iolaus mention that the thigh bone's connected to the hip bone. This is a reference to the song "Dem Dry Bones".

Pop Culture References and Greekisms - While picking up the Dryad bones, Hercules says "Let's call the whole thing off." This is a reference to the song "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off".

Unanswered Questions - If the bite takes effect when the sun goes down, and Orpheus's concert was after sunset, does that mean that anyone bitten at the concert would have a full day before they're turned? What was Eurydice's life like before being turned into a Bacchae, and where is her family? Does she try to contact her old life after being freed from Bacchus's cult?

Guides, Scripts, Transcripts, & Reviews

• Discussion Page - Discussions, Opinions, and Random Thoughts about the episode.
• Fame Transcript
• Fame 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: 1.20- Fame

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