After the five television movies which acted as a prequel to the Hercules television series, I'm now writing a little about the first episode of the series. "The Wrong Path" was first broadcast on 29th January 1995, two months after "Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur". It's not just a different format, 45 instead of 90 minutes. It's a new direction for the character, beginning with a tragedy.
Hercules returns home after a night out with his friend Iolaus. When he walks into his bedroom he witnesses his wife Deianeira being burnt to a crisp by a fireball.
He hurries into his children's bedroom, just in time to see them being killed by a second fireball. He hears Hera's laughter echoing from the sky.
Hercules's grief quickly turns to revenge. He tells Iolaus that he no longer wants to help people in need. His sole purpose in life is now to destroy all of Hera's temples, beginning with the largest. He refuses a request to aid the people of Ister whose men are being turned to stone by a seductive She-Demon.
But fate plays a role. In the second temple he destroys he rescues a slave girl who's about to be sacrificed. She says she's from Ister, so he escorts her home, and defeats the She-Demon.
Hercules despises Hera, but he realises that living for revenge alone is a wrong path. He decides to dedicate himself to helping others, even more than he did before. Without his family, his house is no longer a home, so he sets it on fire and becomes a wanderer. This is where his Legendary Journeys begin.
Interestingly, the title screen calls the series "Hercules". I'm curious when the series was renamed "Hercules the Legendary Journeys". I'll check later today when I have time.
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