Xena: Warrior Princess

10 Best Episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess - Season 3

Xena is an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent. Accompanied her comrade-in-arms Gabrielle, the campy couple use their formidable fighting skills to help those who are unable to defend themselves.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 02, 2023.

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Xena: Warrior Princess - S3E16

#15 - When in Rome... (Season 3 - Episode 16)

It's all about power, when Xena must deal with Caesar and the politics of Rome by trading a Roman aristocrat for the leader of the Gauls, whom Xena wants freed but first she must try not to kill the hated Caesar.

The episode was rated 7.58 from 33 votes.

Xena: Warrior Princess - S3E1

#14 - The Furies (Season 3 - Episode 1)

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At Ares's request, Xena is judged by the Furies for not avenging the murder of her father and is punished by persecution and madness, leaving Gabrielle to try and solve the problem and reverse Xena's insanity.

The episode was rated 7.64 from 44 votes.

Xena: Warrior Princess - S3E18

#13 - Fins, Femmes and Gems (Season 3 - Episode 18)

While trying to recover the North Star that Aphrodite has stolen, Xena becomes obsessed with fish, Gabrielle with her own reflection and Joxer with being an apeman, all thanks to Aphrodite's distracting obsession spells.

The episode was rated 7.71 from 35 votes.

Xena: Warrior Princess - S3E21

#12 - Sacrifice (1) (Season 3 - Episode 21)

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Xena and Gabrielle must stop Gabrielle's friend, Seraphin, from sacrificing herself to bring back a goddess, but they also have to contend with Ares and Callisto, who are helping Hope be reborn.

The episode was rated 7.75 from 32 votes.

Xena: Warrior Princess - S3E4

#11 - The Deliverer (Season 3 - Episode 4)

When Xena travels to Brittania to help stop Caesar's invasion, Gabrielle is tricked into losing her blood innocence, by taking the life of an innocent, which binds her to the evil ""one god"" Dahuk.

The episode was rated 7.94 from 36 votes.

Xena: Warrior Princess - S3E17

#10 - Forget Me Not (Season 3 - Episode 17)

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Tortured by her memories of Hope and past misdeeds, Gabrielle visits the temple of Mnemosyne, goddess of memory, and must travel through her past in an effort to live with her memories or erase them forever. Meanwhile, Joxer must protect Gabrielle's body while her mind is away.

The episode was rated 7.97 from 34 votes.

Xena: Warrior Princess - S3E6

#9 - The Debt (1) (Season 3 - Episode 6)

When Xena is summoned to the distant kingdom of Chin to kill the Green Dragon, a task she left undone years before, she tells Gabrielle about her past in Chin in an attempt to justify why she must commit murder.

The episode was rated 7.97 from 34 votes.

Xena: Warrior Princess - S3E11

#8 - Maternal Instincts (Season 3 - Episode 11)

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Maternial instincts are in the air when Gabrielle encounters her evil daughter Hope, who has freed Callisto in order to kill Xena's son, Solan and plans on severing the friendship of Xena and Gabrielle forever.

The episode was rated 8.03 from 35 votes.

Xena: Warrior Princess - S3E12

#7 - The Bitter Suite (Season 3 - Episode 12)

After trying to kill one another, grief-stricken Xena and Gabrielle awake in a strange land called Illusia, filled with familiar faces, where they must face the pain and anger caused by the deaths of their children and forgive one another in order to live.

The episode was rated 8.13 from 39 votes.

Xena: Warrior Princess - S3E9

#6 - Warrior...Priestess...Tramp (Season 3 - Episode 9)

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When Xena and Gabrielle meet yet another Xena-lookalike, a virgin priestess named Leah, they have to figure out who's plotting against Leah and keep Meg and Joxer safe at the same time.

The episode was rated 8.13 from 30 votes.

Xena: Warrior Princess - S3E2

#5 - Been There, Done That (Season 3 - Episode 2)

The day goes from bad to worse when Joxer is killed, but when the day begins again...and again...Xena realizes she's the only one who knows what's happening and remembers the previous days, she has a second chance to change things.

The episode was rated 8.22 from 45 votes.

Xena: Warrior Princess - S3E13

#4 - One Against an Army (Season 3 - Episode 13)

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Xena, alone, must battle the ruthless Persian army and stop them from plundering Greece, as well as save a poisoned Gabrielle who is slowly dying.

The episode was rated 8.32 from 34 votes.

Xena: Warrior Princess - S3E22

#3 - Sacrifice (2) (Season 3 - Episode 22)

When Gabrielle's evil daughter, Hope, takes the form of her mother and joins forces with Ares to create a race of superbeings, Xena and Gabrielle must stop her reign of terror.

The episode was rated 8.38 from 34 votes.

Xena: Warrior Princess - S3E10

#2 - The Quill Is Mightier... (Season 3 - Episode 10)

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Jealous of Xena's legendary deeds, Aphrodite puts a spell on Gabrielle's scroll, causing everything written on it to magically become real.

The episode was rated 8.43 from 35 votes.

Xena: Warrior Princess - S3E7

#1 - The Debt (2) (Season 3 - Episode 7)

After Gabrielle's betrayal of Xena's murderous intentions, Xena is imprisoned by the Green Dragon and sentenced to die, and she reminisces about Lao Mao's teachings and the debt owed to her.

The episode was rated 8.51 from 37 votes.

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