Elizabeth Pendergrast Movies
- 2000
Kevin Sorbo makes a guest appearance in his familiar role as legendary muscleman Hercules. Teaming up with old friends Xena (Lucy Lawless) and Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor), Hercules tries to prevent Zeus (Charles Keating) from killing Xena's unborn child -- a move borne of Zeus' fear that the baby will fulfill the prophecy that the Olympian gods will be destroyed by "a child not begotten of man." Meanwhile, Xena heads down to the Underworld in search of the Helmet of Invisibility -- and in the course of her nether travels, she is reunited with her deceased son, Solan (Nicko Vella). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor, (more)
- 1998
In part one of Xena: Warrior Princess' third-season finale, Xena (Lucy Lawless) and Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) try to prevent Gabby's friend Seraphim (Jodie Rimmer) from sacrificing her life to revive a so-called goddess. Even worse: that "goddess" is none other than Gabrielle's evil daughter, Hope, killed by Xena in an earlier episode. All this intrigue has been cooked up by two other enemies from Xena's past: Ares (Kevin Smith) and Callisto (Hudson Leick). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor, (more)
- 1998
In the concluding episode of Xena: Warrior Princess' third-season finale, Gabrielle's evil-incarnate daughter, Hope, has been reborn -- in the form of Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) herself. Hope then conspires with Ares (Kevin Smith) to create a race of superbeings to take over the world. It is up to Xena and the real Gabrielle to destroy Hope -- but will Gabrielle be destroyed in the process? This is the first of several Xena season-ending cliffhangers. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Renee O'Connor, Hudson Leick, (more)
- 1997
In the conclusion of a three-part story, Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) has given up his super-strength so he can marry Serena (Sam Jenkins), a demigod who has likewise relinquished her immortality. Meanwhile, war god Ares (Kevin Smith) and his nephew, Strife (Joel Tobeck), step up their efforts to destroy Hercules -- beginning with the murder of Serena. Accused of the crime, Hercules is targeted by a lynch mob. Will his loyal friends (including Xena the Warrior Princess Lucy Lawless) be able to rescue Hercules in time -- and will he ever regain his godlike strength? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kevin Sorbo, Michael Hurst, (more)
- 1996
Out of gratitude for saving their temple, the Three Fates offer Xena (Lucy Lawless) anything she wants. She asks that the Fates alter history so that her brother Lyceas will not be killed -- and that she will never become the evil Warrior Princess she once was. The wish is granted, with one condition: Should Xena kill anyone in her "new life," all things will return to what they were before. But what of Xena's friend and traveling companion Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor), who has likewise been altered in this Alternate Reality? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor, (more)
- 1995
The title character in this episode is Echidna (Bridget Hoffman), who swears vengeance against Hercules (Kevin Sorbo), the man responsible for slaying many of her progeny. Echidna hatches an evil scheme to destroy both Hercules and his mortal mother, Alcmene (Liddy Holloway), using Alcmene's present suitor Demetrius (Martin Kove) as her agent of destruction. The climax finds Hercules deep inside the cave of Echidna, battling several malevolent forces to save both Alcmene and himself. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kevin Sorbo, Michael Hurst, (more)
