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The average episode rating is 7.15.
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| Episode Name | Rating | Votes | Season | Description |
| Ides of March | 9.22 | 1049 | 4 | Callisto and Caesar buddy up to plan world domination and XenaTormenting. |
| A Day In The Life | 8.97 | 2724 | 2 | What do Xena and Gabrielle do in the hours in between having their lives threatened? |
| The Quest | 8.78 | 2683 | 2 | Gabrielle has to deal with Xena's death while Xena invades Autolycus's body to restore herself to life. |
| Sacrifice II | 8.77 | 2201 | 3 | What are we gonna do tonight, Hope? "Same thing we do every night, Callisto... try to take over the world!" |
| Bitter Suite | 8.76 | 3219 | 3 | Xena sings! Xena dances! Xena on ice! (Wait, that's next season...) |
| Callisto | 8.73 | 2518 | 1 | A ghost from Xena's past exacts revenge by pretending to be Xena as she tears up the countryside. |
| When Fates Collide | 8.58 | 538 | 6 | What would have happened if Caesar and Xena had stayed allies? |
| Return of Callisto | 8.54 | 2574 | 2 | Callisto's back again, this time turning her sights on Gabrielle. |
| The Greater Good | 8.41 | 2108 | 1 | Gabrielle does her best Xena impersonation while the Warrior Princess fights poison. |
| Is There a Doctor in the House? | 8.31 | 2243 | 1 | Xena and Gabrielle try to mediate a war and play M*A*S*H. |
| Intimate Stranger | 8.17 | 2515 | 2 | You can't keep a bad woman dead. Callisto takes over Xena's body through her dreams. |
| Destiny | 8.17 | 2586 | 2 | Xena hovers near death and relives her encounter with a young Julius Caesar. |
| Endgame | 8.17 | 1016 | 4 | Gabrielle gets drafted back to queendom as the Romans squabble over Amazon territory. |
| Looking Death in the Eye | 8.16 | 748 | 5 | Joxer-of-the-future finds one of Gabrielle's scrolls about their showdown with the Gods to protect Eve. |
| Motherhood | 8.15 | 678 | 5 | The gods get Twilit. |
| Sacrifice | 8.14 | 2207 | 3 | Callisto's trying to bring Hope back around for more no-good-ness. |
| Been There, Done That | 8.11 | 4063 | 3 | The same day is repeating over and over for Xena until she can set a few things straight. |
| A Necessary Evil | 8.09 | 2594 | 2 | Gabrielle is hunted down by a crazed Amazon immortal. |
| One Against an Army | 8.09 | 3034 | 3 | Gabrielle picks an inconvenient time to get poisoned as the Persian army rides down on her and Xena. |
| The Debt II | 8.08 | 3699 | 3 | Xena and Gabrielle take care of some unfinished business in China. |
| Between the Lines | 8.06 | 1256 | 4 | Xena and Gabrielle do a little karmic lifetime-timeline tripping. |
| Hooves and Harlots | 8.05 | 2136 | 1 | Guess who's caught in the middle of a war between the Amazons and the Centaurs? |
| The Gauntlet | 8.04 | 1749 | Herc | Xena faces mutiny from her army - and gets puts through the wringer - for saving a baby. |
| Fallen Angel | 7.91 | 1327 | 5 | Well, well, you never can tell, some go to heaven, and some go to-Well, well... |
| Maternal Instincts | 7.90 | 3197 | 3 | Hope's baaaack. |
| The Debt I | 7.88 | 3742 | 3 | Post-Destiny Xena travels to China to earn that "Destroyer of Nations" merit badge. |
| Return of the Valkyrie | 7.84 | 770 | 6 | Xena seems to have forgotten a little thing like Gabrielle-on-a-slab. |
| Livia | 7.83 | 739 | 5 | Xena and Gabrielle come out of the deep freeze and go looking for lost relatives. |
| God Fearing Child | 7.83 | 993 | 5 | Xena's baby is born amongst much godly hullabaloo. |
| The Price | 7.82 | 2303 | 2 | An invasion by the Horde puts Xena at the head of an army again. |
| Ten Little Warlords | 7.80 | 2464 | 2 | Still in Callisto's body, Xena has to help Ares get back his sword to reclaim his godhood. |
| Amphipolis Under Siege | 7.79 | 928 | 5 | Athena's army attacks Xena's hometown - not a way to get on her good side. |
| Fins, Femmes, & Gems | 7.79 | 2272 | 3 | Aphrodite starts throwing those goofy spells around again to prevent Xena, Gab, and Joxer from finding a diamond. |
| The Ring | 7.78 | 804 | 6 | Xena follows Grendel. Gabrielle follows Xena. Brunnhilda and Beowulf follow Gabrielle. It's a parade! |
| Eve | 7.77 | 703 | 5 | Eve goes on an Eli-followers slaughter spree to rebel against Mom. Kids. |
| Sins of the Past | 7.76 | 2094 | 1 | The first Xena episode; Xena meets Gabrielle and tries going home again. |
| To Helicon and Back | 7.74 | 557 | 6 | Gabrielle takes on some queenly duties when the Amazons need to launch D-day. |
| Comedy of Eros | 7.70 | 2459 | 2 | Cupid's arrows fly everywhere, and everybody's in love with somebody unexpected. |
| Remember Nothing | 7.64 | 2124 | 2 | History is erased when Xena makes a deal with the fates, but now she has to deal with the changes. |
| Chakram | 7.60 | 1273 | 5 | When one loses a chakram, where does one get another? |
| The Quill is Mightier | 7.58 | 3286 | 3 | Reality according to Gabrielle! Aphrodite lets whatever Gabrielle writes in her scroll become real. |
| Girls Just Wanna Have Fun | 7.57 | 2476 | 2 | Bloody vampires - the Bacchae - run amok on Xena and Gabrielle. |
| The Rheingold | 7.57 | 832 | 6 | Xena and Gabrielle head up Norse to help out a legendary warrior named Odin. |
| Old Ares Had a Farm | 7.55 | 680 | 6 | Ares has to go undercover as a farmer... with a couple of bodacious farmhands helping him hide. |
| Who's Gurkhan | 7.54 | 912 | 6 | Gabrielle learns that her family's past 25 years hasn't been much better than Xena's... and she wants to do something about it. |
| The Royal Couple of Thieves | 7.54 | 2187 | 1 | Autolycus, the King of Thieves, joins Xena to get back a superweapon. |
| Devi | 7.53 | 1277 | 4 | Gabrielle becomes a good-luck charm in India. |
| Seeds of Faith | 7.52 | 1036 | 5 | Who's da daddy? |
| Blind Faith | 7.51 | 2357 | 2 | Xena won't let a little problem like lack of sight stand in her way when Gabrielle is kidnapped! |
| Friend in Need 1 | 7.48 | 434 | 6 | Xena and Gabrielle head to Japan to help yet another mysterious person from Xena's past. |
| Many Happy Returns | 7.48 | 435 | 6 | Xena and Gabrielle rescue a virgin and get Aphrodite to help them teach her a little about life. |
| You Are There | 7.47 | 583 | 6 | Xena and Gabrielle are stalked by a pesky tabloid reporter. |
| A Good Day | 7.47 | 2036 | 4 | Xena and Gabrielle stride right in the middle of Caesar and Pompey's war. |
| Lost Mariner | 7.45 | 2371 | 2 | Xena and Gabrielle end up on a cursed ship. As if Gab's seasickness wasn't enough for her to worry about. |
| Warrior... Princess... Tramp | 7.43 | 2509 | 2 | Xena's protecting her princess friend again, with a third lookalike after her. |
| A Family Affair | 7.42 | 2192 | 4 | Gabrielle's back, and she has a spiny friend. |
| Unchained Heart | 7.39 | 1677 | Herc | Xena and Hercules get up close and personal to defeat Xena's old lieutenant, who's now Ares' undead minion with the puppy from hell. |
| The Warrior Princess | 7.38 | 1756 | Herc | Xena shows up as a baddie who tumbles with Iolaus for a chance to do some damage to Hercules. |
| The Xena Scrolls | 7.38 | 2579 | 2 | In 1942, a brave archeologist and her visitor dig up scrolls about a legendary hero named Xena. But this time, the tall one with dark hair is the sidekick. |
| Crusader | 7.33 | 1835 | 4 | A do-gooder meets up with Xena and Gabrielle - and rubs Xena the wrong way. Go figure. |
| Friend in Need 2 | 7.31 | 444 | 6 | Series finale: Xena and Gabrielle fight an army of 20,000 samurai in Japan. |
| Heart of Darkness | 7.30 | 929 | 6 | Xena has to politely turn down the crown for ruling Hell. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | 7.29 | 778 | 5 | Xena does a little masquerading as the Queen of de Nile. |
| The Abyss | 7.28 | 840 | 6 | Cannibals invite Xena, Gabrielle, and Virgil to dinner. |
| Dreamworker | 7.28 | 1941 | 1 | Gabrielle is kidnapped by Morpheus to be his bride. Xena has a few objections. |
| Altared States | 7.27 | 1987 | 1 | Xena tries to save a boy from being sacrificed by his father while Gabrielle trips out on some bad bread. |
| The Way | 7.26 | 1176 | 4 | Xena and Gabrielle mix it up with the Indian gods (as if the Greek ones weren't enough trouble). |
| Forget Me Not | 7.26 | 2590 | 3 | Gabrielle ponders a chance to wipe out memories of some questionable decisions she's made this season. |
| The Reckoning | 7.22 | 1856 | 1 | A village wants to exact some justice on Xena for one of the few crimes she didn't commit. |
| Path of Vengeance | 7.22 | 557 | 6 | Eve gives herself up to not-so-tender Amazon care, especially since Varia is getting justice advice from Ares. |
| Warrior... Princess | 7.21 | 2378 | 1 | Xena trades places with a lookalike princess to protect her from assassins. |
| Paradise Found | 7.17 | 1292 | 4 | A strange place offers peace and fulfillment to Gabrielle and dark nasties to Xena. |
| Eternal Bonds | 7.10 | 958 | 5 | Storms! Angry priests and their armies! Poisoned Joxer! Ares in hormone overdrive! NOT a good week for the gals. |
| Legacy | 7.09 | 862 | 6 | Xena and Gabrielle team up with some desert nomads - until Gabrielle gets on their bad side. |
| Prometheus | 7.04 | 2042 | 1 | Hercules and Xena team up to free Prometheus. |
| Locked Up & Tied Down | 7.03 | 1869 | 4 | Xena is sentenced to life imprisonment for a past crime. |
| Adventures in the Sin Trade 2 | 7.02 | 2258 | 4 | Xena faces the anti-Yoda, Alti, with the help of the Thunderdome Amazons. |
| Here She Comes… Miss Amphipolis | 7.01 | 2554 | 2 | Xena enters a beauty pageant for... er... what was that excuse again? |
| Warrior... Priestess... Tramp | 7.00 | 3303 | 3 | Another Xena lookalike's in peril! But don't worry, Meg is there to help! (koff koff) |
| Deja Vu All Over Again | 6.98 | 926 | 4 | A modern-day Xena fan thinks she's today's reincarnation of Xena. Who blabbed? |
| Coming Home | 6.97 | 988 | 6 | Ares is bummed about being mortal. Widdums. |
| The Deliverer | 6.96 | 3680 | 3 | The Celtic warrior woman Boadicea gets some Warrior Princess help to fight against Caesar. |
| In Sickness and in Hell | 6.96 | 2163 | 4 | How do Xena and Gabrielle do battle against head lice and fungus? |
| Ties That Bind | 6.95 | 1917 | 1 | Is he or isn't he Xena's father? |
| Past Imperfect | 6.94 | 1409 | 4 | Somebody decides the best way to flatter Xena is to imitate her old warlord tactics. |
| The God You Know | 6.92 | 594 | 6 | Xena takes on the naughty Caligula. |
| Soul Possession | 6.92 | 373 | 6 | Modern day fans and Xena reincarnations must figure out how the heck Gabrielle survived that lava pit. |
| When in Rome... | 6.91 | 2569 | 3 | Xena wants to save a Gaul warrior, but Caesar, Julius Caesar has pulled the bad penny act again. |
| Them Bones, Them Bones | 6.88 | 1163 | 5 | Alti decides that a Warrior Princess baby is the perfect target for more evil-doing. |
| Mortal Beloved | 6.87 | 2015 | 1 | Hades' helmet is stolen, and Xena's lover is brought back from the dead to help her retrieve it. |
| A Fistful of Dinars | 6.86 | 1955 | 1 | Xena, a former flame, an assassin, and babe-in-the-woods Gabrielle hunt for treasure. |
| The Furies | 6.85 | 3872 | 3 | Ares sics the Furies after Xena to take care of some family matters. |
| Orphan of War | 6.84 | 2219 | 2 | Xena comes to the aid of the band of centaurs who are caring for a special package of hers. |
| Gabrielle's Hope | 6.84 | 3841 | 3 | Gabrielle faces motherhood in a most unpleasant way. |
| Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire | 6.84 | 1040 | 5 | The whole crew walks into musical-land and settles a dispute with a battle of the bands. |
| Adventures in the Sin Trade | 6.84 | 2346 | 4 | Xena without Gabrielle? Nahhh, the Warrior Princess ain't gonna take that sittin' down. |
| Death in Chains | 6.77 | 1927 | 1 | Xena has to free Death so that people can die. |
| Dangerous Prey | 6.74 | 595 | 6 | Xena season! Wabbit season! Xena season! Wabbit season! |
| If the Shoe Fits | 6.74 | 1324 | 4 | Cinderella gets the Xena (and Gabrielle, and Aphrodite, and Joxer) treatment. |
| Succession | 6.64 | 1186 | 5 | A young upstart thinks that the Destroyer of Nations title is now up for grabs. |
| The Haunting of Amphipolis | 6.61 | 958 | 6 | Xena and Gabrielle return to Amphipolis to find the hometown a little worse for wear. |
| The Convert | 6.57 | 1019 | 4 | Najara is back, and whispering fanatical nothings to Gabrielle again. |
| Takes One to Know One | 6.57 | 986 | 4 | Agatha Christie gets pre-Mycenean as Xena and Gabrielle solve a barroom murder. |
| Vanishing Act | 6.57 | 2108 | 3 | Xena and Gabrielle help Autolycus steal back his "King of Thieves" title. |
| Animal Attraction | 6.51 | 1204 | 5 | The Warrior Princess finds out that she's in a family way while the gang visits a XenaVerse Old West town. |
| Chariots of War | 6.49 | 1909 | 1 | Xena plays homebody in a village threatened by a warlord's son that Gab is sweet on. |
| Last of the Centaurs | 6.49 | 467 | 6 | A warlord is hunting down the centaurs. Xena and Gabrielle don't care for that. |
| Tsunami | 6.48 | 2188 | 3 | Bad luck with ships continues: Xena, Gab, and Autolycus are trapped underwater in a capsized ship. |
| Kindred Spirits | 6.44 | 777 | 5 | Joxer manages to cheese off the Amazons so much they want to kill him - gee, who woulda thunk it? |
| The Path Not Taken | 6.39 | 1984 | 1 | Xena goes undercover among old warlord friends to rescue a kidnapped princess. |
| The Prodigal | 6.39 | 1826 | 1 | Gabrielle ditches for home, but finds it threatened by a warlord. |
| Death Mask | 6.39 | 1819 | 1 | Xena and her brother meet up with the warlord who attacked Amphipolis. |
| The Black Wolf | 6.35 | 1774 | 1 | Xena engineers a dungeonbreak for a friend's rebel daughter. |
| For Him the Bell Tolls | 6.32 | 2581 | 2 | Aphrodite turns Joxer into super-studmuffin. |
| Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards | 6.26 | 1912 | 1 | Gabrielle leaves Xena behind to apply to bard university. |
| Send in the Clones | 6.22 | 480 | 6 | Xena and Gabrielle are cloned in modern day and must face the still-kicking Alti and, even more scarily, XWP fans. |
| A Tale of Two Muses | 6.20 | 1951 | 4 | A town that has outlawed dancing gets the Footloose treatment from Xena and Gab. |
| A Solstice Carol | 6.20 | 2419 | 2 | A scrooge of a king gets some lessons in solstice cheer from Xena and Gabrielle. |
| Cradle of Hope | 6.18 | 2183 | 1 | Xena and Gabrielle rescue a baby marked by prophecy. |
| Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts | 6.17 | 2104 | 1 | Xena and Gabrielle help Helen of Troy in the war against the Greeks. |
| The Dirty Half Dozen | 6.15 | 3613 | 3 | Xena assembles a pre-Mycenean A-Team to take on Ares's new favorite warlord. |
| Punch Lines | 6.05 | 1007 | 5 | The god of despair turns Gabrielle and Argo into mini-thems. |
| King of Assassins | 6.02 | 3548 | 3 | Joxer, Autolycus, and Gabrielle team up to protect Cleopatra from an assassin - Joxer's brother. |
| Ulysses | 5.97 | 2347 | 2 | Xena and Gabrielle hit the high seas with Ulysses. |
| Forgiven | 5.94 | 2873 | 3 | An irritating brunette decides that she's got the stuff to replace Gabrielle. |
| Daughter of Pomira | 5.92 | 1330 | 4 | Xena and Gabrielle try to recover a Greek girl who has grown up with the Horde. |
| Little Problems | 5.88 | 1103 | 5 | Aphrodite puts Xena into the body of a little girl. |
| Purity | 5.84 | 1135 | 5 | Xena and Gabrielle head back to Chin to deal with more kids of Lao Ma's. |
| The Play's the Thing | 5.79 | 1116 | 4 | Gabrielle tries to write a play, with a little encouragement from a con woman. |
| The Execution | 5.77 | 2214 | 2 | Meleager the Mighty returns, under a death sentence. Gab and Xena debate the merits of that. |
| The Titans | 5.66 | 2220 | 1 | Gabrielle sets loose a group of Titans and suffers delusions of grandeur. |
| Back in the Bottle | 5.65 | 1050 | 5 | The kindler and gentler Destroyer of Nations squares off against the dumber and meaner Ghenghis Khan. |
| Lifeblood | 5.55 | 782 | 5 | Xena and Gabrielle have to stop the Amazons from going to war. |
| Giant Killer | 5.52 | 2242 | 2 | Xena and Gabrielle have to help the Israelites defeat Xena's old friend, Goliath. |
| King Con | 5.41 | 2641 | 3 | Xena joins two con men to take a pre-Mycenean Las Vegas casino by storm. |
| Key to the Kingdom | 5.29 | 1400 | 4 | Meg, Autolycus, and Joxer get into the baby-smuggling business. |
| Married with Fishsticks | 4.42 | 936 | 5 | Gabrielle gets konked on the head and thinks she's a mermaid married to Joxer. |
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