1. Sins of the Past 

After vowing to change her evil ways, Xena decides to head back to her village, but first she must face off against an immoral warlord who's determined to keep her on the wrong side of the law.

First Aired: September 4th 1995

2. Chariots of War 

After being befriended by a peace-loving homesteader named Darius (Nick Kokotakis), Xena takes on a blood thirsty warlord and his son, who have mercilessly pillaged Darius's community.

3. Dreamworker 

Xena enters a mystical realm known as the Dreamscape to save Gabrielle, who has been taken there and forced to complete a series of daunting tasks that will make her worthy of becoming the bride of the dream god, Morpheus.

First Aired: September 18th 1995

4. Cradle of Hope 

Xena and Gabrielle set out to find the parents of an abandoned baby, and discover that the infants's been marked for death due to a prophecy declaring him a future threat to a local king.

First Aired: September 25th 1995

5. The Path Not Taken 

Xena faces ghosts from the past when she visits one of her old haunts and ingratiates herself with murderous former "colleagues" in order to locate a kidnapped princess who is being hidden there.

First Aired: October 2nd 1995

6. The Reckoning 

When villagers declare war on an innocent Xena for killing four of their neighbors, she's forced to consider an offer made her by Ares, the god of war, that would give her the power to rule the world.

First Aired: October 16th 1995

7. The Titans 

The stage is set for a clash of the Titans when Gabrielle inadvertently releases three of the giant deities from a centuries-long entombment and one of them proceeds to terrorize a village -- against the wishes of the other two.

First Aired: October 30th 1995

8. Prometheus 

Upon realizing that Prometheus has been captured and chained by the gods - thus causing great harm to mankind - Xena sets out to find the one sword that will free him, and is joined in her quest by Hercules.

First Aired: November 6th 1995

9. Death in Chains 

Hades, god of the underworld, asks Xena to undertake the daunting task of freeing his sister -- the embodiment of death -- from the clutches of a greedy king who's captured her.

First Aired: November 13th 1995

10. Hooves and Harlots 

Xena has a tall order to fill trying to prevent a war between the Amazons and the Centaurs and Gabrielle finds herself with some pretty big shoes to fill when she's chosen to replace an Amazon princess who died in her arms.

First Aired: November 20th 1995

11. The Black Wolf 

Xena fights her way into a dungeon (on purpose) in order to rescue the freedom-fighting daughter of an old friend.

First Aired: January 8th 1996

12. Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts 

At the behest of Helen of Troy, Xena goes to the embattled city to help end a 10-year war with the Greeks. But while trying to rein in the hostilities, she discovers a Trojan horse who's working with the enemy.

First Aired: January 15th 1996

13. Athens City Academy For the Performing Bards 

Gabrielle forsakes a new homeric odyssey with Xena in order to audition for the Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards at their annual storytelling competition.

First Aired: January 22nd 1996

14. A Fistful of Dinars 

Xena is drawn into a treacherous treasure hunt that forces her to team up with a desperate assassin and a ruthless warlord -- who happens to be her former fiance.

First Aired: January 29th 1996

15. Warrior...Princess 

The Warrior Princess learns that life as a blue blood can be a royal pain in the neck when she stands in for a lookalike princess whose life has been threatened by assassins.

16. Mortal Beloved 

A visit from the ghost of her beloved Marcus prompts Xena to travel to the Underworld -- where a madman has stolen Hades' Helmet of Invisibility.

First Aired: February 12th 1996

17. The Royal Couple of Thieves 

Xena's asked to steal back a pilfered chest containing the world's most powerful weapon, so she enlists the help of Autolycus, the self-proclaimed King of Thieves.

First Aired: February 19th 1996

18. The Prodigal 

Gabrielle returns to her home town, only to find it under attack by a greedy warlord, and under the protection of a faded warrior, who's lost his self-confidence.

First Aired: March 4th 1996

19. Altared States 

Xena and Gabrielle agree to hide a 12-year-old boy who has run away from home after learning from his mother he was to be sacrificed in the name of a new "Supreme Deity."

First Aired: April 22nd 1996

20. Ties That Bind 

Xena saves a mysterious warrior who later professes to be her estranged father. But the reunion is anything but happy, as a suspicious Xena tries to find out if the man's claims are true.

First Aired: April 29th 1996

21. The Greater Good 

When Xena is incapacitated and left near death after being struck by a poisoned dart, Gabrielle is forced to impersonate the Warrior Princess in order to protect a group of innocent villagers.

First Aired: May 6th 1996

22. Callisto 

Xena is once again reminded of the sins of her past when a malicious female warrior, whose family was killed by Xena's former army, exacts her revenge on the Warrior Princess by impersonating her.

First Aired: May 13th 1996

23. Death Mask 

After being reunited with her estranged older brother, Toris, Xena decides to join him in his plans to kill the raider who destroyed their village years before.

First Aired: June 3rd 1996

24. Is There a Doctor in the House? 

Caught in the middle of a fierce war, Xena and Gabrielle aid the wounded inhabitants of a healing temple, then try to mediate talks between the warring factions.

First Aired: July 29th 1996