The season goes out on somewhat of a whimper with this cost-cutting show, heavily made up with clips from past episodes.
The plot involves Hercules and Iolaus wandering around dark cave sets looking for the damsel in distress, which recounting some of their past adventures to timid writer Parenthesis, who has insisted on coming along.
I would have much preferred to have seen the season go out with the impressive 'The Wedding of Alcmene' than this cheap offering.
I did find it rather pointless that a number of the clips were taken from the five Hercules television movies, which had already been showcased as clips in the fifth movie, 'Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur', when and by the production of this story there was a much wider range of episodes to select clips from.
That said, I did find this episode marginally more watchable than the dull 'Xena: Warrior Princess' clip show 'Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards'. Marginally.
Thankfully, from the next season, clip shows from both 'Hercules: The Legendary Journeys' and 'Xena: Warrior Princess' would start to set them against more novel backdrops, to make them slightly more palatable at least.moreless
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Episode Summary
No one ever came out of the Cave of Echoes. But Hercules and Iolaus were determined to rescue young Melina, who had disappeared inside the cave. Parenthesis, a young writer whom they had recently befriended, joined them in the rescue effort. At first eager, Parenthesis became more and more frightened by the bloodcurdling roars from deep within the cave. But he overcame his fear when Hercules sent him down into the pit to save the girl. Fortunately, there was no monster - only a tree root and a kitten - but the adventure was enough to fortify Parenthesis, who walked off arm-in-arm with Melina.moreless
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Kevin Sorbo
Hercules
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Michael Hurst O.N.Z.M.
Iolaus
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Mark Perry (II)
Elopius
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ADD NOTES- Executive Producer Robert Tapert has said that he considers this to be one of the weakest episodes of the show's run, and that it let the series down. Edit
- This episode includes clips from the Hercules movies "Hercules and the Amazon Women", "Hercules and the Lost Kingdom", and "Hercules and the Circle of Fire". It also includes clips from season one episodes "The Wrong Path", "As Darkness Falls", "Pride Come Before a Brawl", and "Unchained Heart". And it includes clips from the second season episodes "The King of Thieves", "The Other Side", "The Mother of All Monsters", "What's in a Name?", "Siege at Naxos", "Cast a Giant Shadow", and "Protean Challenge". Edit
- This episode is a "clip show", meaning that it reuses footage from previously aired episodes and uses a new narrative to connect them, creating a new story. This practice is used on many tv shows as a money/time saving device. It's also what is referred to as a "bottle show", which means they filmed it in about half the number of days as a regular episode. Edit
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ADD QUOTES- Hercules: Parenthesis, you're worrying too much about this size thing. Parenthesis: Guys, I've been bitten by dogs, and believe me, the length of their teeth was directly proportional to the depth of my pain! Edit
- Parenthesis: (after hearing about Hercules' battle with the Hydra) You know, I should really write something about that. Something that captures the emotional dissonance that pervades these creatures' psyches. Something that explores the existential force that carries Hercules and you through these challenges. Iolaus: What is he talking about? Hercules: I have no idea. Edit
- Elopius: I didn't think you'd come for Melina if you knew the whole truth. Iolaus: Wait a minute, this is Hercules and Iolaus- Monsters R Us! Edit
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ADD ALLUSIONS- Iolaus: (when Hercules knocks his using string to leave a trail) Wait a second, Hercules, this is a great idea! I mean, this is going to save our lives. Remember Theseus? The hero Theseus took a ball of string with him into the labyrinth to help him find his way back out after he killed the Minotaur. Edit
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