Episode
Xena: Warrior Princess: Death in Chains
Overview
Xena must free Hade's sister, Celesta, Death Herself, from King Sisyphus who wants to cheat death by holding her hostage, thus prolonging his life.
Details
- Series
- Xena: Warrior Princess
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1995-11-13
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Death in Chains is Episode 9 in Season 1 of Xena: Warrior Princess. It aired on 1995-11-13. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 8: Prometheus
When the gods capture Prometheus, mankind begins to lose the gifts he gave them: fire and the ability to heal themselves. It's up to Xena, Gabrielle, Hercules and Iolaus to try to free Prometheus from his chains but whoever is the one who frees him, may end up dead.
Episode 10: Hooves & Harlots
When Xena and Gabrielle encounter the Amazons, Gabrielle tries to save an Amazon and unwittingly finds herself an Amazon princess.
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Episode 7: The Titans
Gabrielle fools around with an ancient scroll and releases three Titans from centuries of captivity. Once again, Xena must save a village from destruction. Gabrielle also finds time for love.
Episode 11: The Black Wolf
Xena infiltrates a band of rebels led by the Black Wolf and helps them defend themselves against Xerxes the warlord.
Episode 6: The Reckoning
Xena is mistaken for the killer who attacked and murdered a group of townspeople and is put on trial, causing Ares, the god of war, to be delighted at the success of his plan.
Episode 12: Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts
Helen of Troy summons Xena and asks her to help end the war between the Greeks and the Trojans, that began over her.
Episode 5: The Path Not Taken
In order to stop a war Xena must save a princess that has been taken from her home. The kidnapping could lead to a war. Xena realizes that a weapons dealer is the one that has caused everything. When she tracks the dealer, she meets her old love Marcus, but she is not sure how she feels about him.
Episode 13: Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards
Gabrielle wants to enter the Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards, but finds that it is not quite what she thought it would be. She helps another aspiring bard discover his true storytelling talent.
Episode 4: Cradle of Hope
Xena employs stealthy maneuvers to protect an infant who an oracle claims will one day usurp the King's throne. Meanwhile, Xena must also make sure that Pandora, the granddaughter of the legendary original, is able to reset the lock on her precious box.
Episode 14: A Fistful of Dinars
Xena searches for Ambrosia, a substance capable of turning someone into a god. She hopes to find it before someone who is unworthy to be a god does.
Episode 3: Dreamworker
When Gabrielle is kidnapped by a mystic, Xena enters an altered state of consciousness and must face ghosts from her past in order to rescue her friend.
Episode 15: Warrior... Princess
The daughter of King Lias, Diana, is the target of assassins. Fortunately, Xena looks almost exactly like her. So, Xena goes undercover to force the assassins out of hiding and capture them.