Hercules: The Legendary Journeys


Porkules

The mischievous Discord (Meighan Desmond) materializes in Ares' (Kevin Smith) temple and seductively convinces him that she has yet another idea on how to rid the world of Hercules (Kevin Sorbo). Semi-amused, Ares orders her to go ahead with her plan. Meanwhile, Hercules and Iolaus (Michael Hurst) are on their way to celebrate Jason (Jeffrey Thomas) and Alcmene's (Liddy Holloway) second wedding anniversay when Hermes (Murray Keane), the somewhat scatterbrained messenger of the gods, finds them. Hermes flutters above with his winged sandals and tells them that Artemis' bow has been stolen and she has requested Hercules' help. Immediately, our heroes know just who to look for -- Autolycus (Bruce Campbell). Hermes announces that he is off to the Palladium for the mud wrestling matches and Hercules and Iolaus set out to find their thief. It doesn't take Hercules long to find Autolycus and learn that he sold the bow. Just then, Discord appears across the alley and fires an arrow at Hercules. He drops to his knees and morphs into a Pig! Stunned by his friend's transformation, Iolaus figures out that it was Discord who bought Artemis' bow from Autolycus. The three head towards Ares' temple knowing that where there is Discord, there is Ares.

Meanwhile, Ares is pleased with Discord's accomplishment, although he knows that Zeus' decree still protects Hercules. Discord proceeds to enlist the help of her sometime lover, the great hunter Colchis (Chris Graham), who is eager to track down Hercules. As Colchis assembles his best hunters, Iolaus, Autolycus and Hercules make their way through a crowded marketplace. Iolaus and Autolycus bicker as usual, and before they know it, they are surrounded by Colchis and his men. Hercules jumps out of Iolaus' arms when Colchis releases his snarling hounds and races down an alley. Iolaus and Autolycus fend off their opponents and go after Hercules, but it is too late -- he has already been captured by a butcher (Ian Watkin) who throws him into his meat wagon. They are about to run after the wagon, but Colchis and the rest of his men suddenly appear and Iolaus and Autolycus have no choice but to stay and fight.

Meanwhile, inside the meat wagon, Hercules is befriended by a female pig, Katherine. As the wagon continues to roll along, Iolaus and Autolycus manage to elude Colchis and make their way down a road following the meat wagon's tracks. Soon they come to an intersection muddled with markings. Iolaus gets the idea to use Hermes' sandals to fly over the province to look for the wagon and the two head to the Palladium where Iolaus, in a slight disguise, and Autolycus proceed to dupe Hermes and take his sandals. The two leave the Palladium as Hercules and Katherine are thrown into pens at a slaughterhouse where they meet a slew of other animals, including the parrot Fleevio. As Hercules ponders what to do, Autolycus puts on the sandals and starts flying around out of control. Just as the butcher places Hercules on the chopping block, Autolycus crashes through the roof and knocks the butcher out. When Autolycus regains his senses, Hercules rushes to free his animal friends. Iolaus and Hercules reunite and Fleevio, acting as a translator, tells Iolaus that Hercules is happy to see him and that they should head towards Alcmene's to avoid Colchis. Katherine, who is by now totally smitten with the heroic Hercules, also comes along. When they arrive, Alcmene faints when she sees that her son has been turned into a pig. By the time she comes to, Colchis has the house surrounded. Our heroes prepare to fight, but Katherine rushes out of the house before they can stop her and is captured by Colchis who is elated, thinking that he has Hercules.

At the temple, Discord is astonished and Ares is furious to find that Colchis brought back a female pig and not Hercules. Ares destroys the hunter with a fireball. As the two gods argue over what to do next, Autolycus, wearing the sandals, drops behind them to retrieve the bow. When he accidentally pushes the bow off a pedestal, Ares and Discord reel around to knock him back with an energy bolt. Suddenly, Hercules, Iolaus, Jason and Fleevio burst into the room and Fleevio sweeps up the bow from Discord and flies it over to Iolaus, who shoots Discord and turns her into a chicken. Ares scoops up Discord and the two disappear. Hercules, now transformed back into his human form, tells Iolaus and Autolycus to return the sandals to Hermes and says that he will deliver the bow back to Artemis while taking Katherine home.

Starring: Kevin Sorbo (Hercules), Michael Hurst (Iolaus)

Guest Starring: Kevin Smith (Ares), Meighan Desmond (Discord), Bruce Campbell (Autolycus), Jeffrey Thomas (Jason), Liddy Holloway (Alcmene), Chris Graham (Colchis), Murray Keane (Hermes), Ian Watkin (Butcher), Alan Farquhar (Vendor), Tim Marechal (Captain of Guards), Ralph Mauro (Quakkus), Victor Raider (Woolus), Cherry Davis (Millicent), Alexandra Tydings (Katherine)


Written by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman
Directed by Christopher Graves



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