1.15 - Ares on Trial

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Title Ares on Trial Episode # Season 1, Episode 15 First aired October 9, 1998 Directed by Charlie Haskell Written by John Loy Summary Iolaus and Jason think that Herc is dead. Hercules is forced to defend Ares in front of an Olympian Tribunal.

FoxKids Spoilers

• Hercules must defend Ares in a trial to determine whether or not Ares has broken Zeus' protection order and attempted to destroy him. It's a difficult case where what you see isn't necessarily what you get, proving once again that anything can happen in a world of gods vs. mortals.
• Ares (Kevin Smith) goes on trial before the gods after he, yet again, attempts to murder Hercules. In a surprising development, Ares asks that Hercules defend him before the court.

TV Guide Promo

• After Ares attempts to kill Hercules yet again, he is put on trial by the Gods for violating Zeus's order of protection. Ares proceeds to claim he is innocent and asks Hercules to defend him, baffling Hercules, who reluctantly decides to defend Ares.

Synopsis

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Characters (in order of appearance)

• Hercules
• Jason
• Iolaus
• Ares
• Olympian Goddess 01
• Olympian Goddess 02
• Olympian God 03
• Olympian Goddess 04
• Strife
• Discord
• Olympian Goddess 05
• Olympian God 06
• Olympian God 07
• Olympian Goddess 08
• Olympian God 09
• Olympian Goddess 10
• Olympian God 11
• Apollo
• Athena
• Hephaestus
• Cheiron

Characters (mention only)

• Zeus

Places

• The Pond
• Mount Olympus
• Tartarus - (mention only)
• Cheiron's Academy

Items

• Olympian Judge's Chair
• Olympian Defendant's Chair
• Olympian Scroll
  • More items from this episode...

Mythology

Centaurs

Plot Arcs

• Rain, Rain, Go Away...
• Cheiron's Advice
• Character Deaths

Trivia & References

Pop Culture References and Greekisms - Jason remarks, "You gotta crack a scroll every now and then if you wanna graduate, my friend." This is a greekified version of the slang "crack a book", meaning '"Fig. to open a book to study" - [Free Dictionary].

Pop Culture References and Greekisms - Ares's comment "Goodnight, John-Boy!" is a reference to the television show "The Waltons".

New Guy - This episode is the first time Apollo and Athena are introduced.

Aired Out Of Order - Hephaestus appears in this episode, although he won't be officially "introduced" to Hercules until 1.16 - Down and Out in Academy Hills.

Unanswered Questions - What was Ares really doing while Strife was beating up Hercules and Discord was watching? Herc appears to be left alone in the courtroom - how did he get back to the Academy?

Guides, Scripts, Transcripts, & Reviews

• Discussion Page - Discussions, Opinions, and Random Thoughts about the episode.
• Ares on Trial Shooting Draft
• Ares on Trial Transcript
• Ares on Trial 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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