I'm attempting to put together a "10 best episodes of Hercules" list for a friend who wants to know what the hub-bub is but not watch the whole series, so this is very helpful!
My favorite episode is Just Passing Through. I got into the show long after it ended, so I knew going in Iolaus was dead in season 5, so it didn't upset me so much. This episode has a treasure-trove of Hercules-Iolaus moments (snark, teasing, competition, nagging, watching each other bathe naked), but all through a filter of Hercules's grief. It's impossible for me to watch this episode and not see that Hercules is trying so hard to make Jester!Iolaus into his friend. I mean, it starts out with Jester!Iolaus stating quite clearly that he wants to make his own way (even pointing out that it's unsettling to be around a guy that looks like the Sovereign) and Hercules pretty much flat out refusing to let him. Sure, you can leave, just let me tell you a pointless story first... Right. Because it's going to make Jester!Iolaus less uncomfortable if you go on and on about how perfect Iolaus was and how much you miss him.
So yes. I love that episode.
I also have an unreasoning love of the first movie. There are so so many things wrong with it that it just has to be right.
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Date: 2006-08-24 03:14 pm (UTC)My favorite episode is Just Passing Through. I got into the show long after it ended, so I knew going in Iolaus was dead in season 5, so it didn't upset me so much. This episode has a treasure-trove of Hercules-Iolaus moments (snark, teasing, competition, nagging, watching each other bathe naked), but all through a filter of Hercules's grief. It's impossible for me to watch this episode and not see that Hercules is trying so hard to make Jester!Iolaus into his friend. I mean, it starts out with Jester!Iolaus stating quite clearly that he wants to make his own way (even pointing out that it's unsettling to be around a guy that looks like the Sovereign) and Hercules pretty much flat out refusing to let him. Sure, you can leave, just let me tell you a pointless story first... Right. Because it's going to make Jester!Iolaus less uncomfortable if you go on and on about how perfect Iolaus was and how much you miss him.
So yes. I love that episode.
I also have an unreasoning love of the first movie. There are so so many things wrong with it that it just has to be right.