Hercules: The Legendary Journeys : As Darkness Falls (1995)
Directed by George Mendeluk
Genres - Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
Sub-Genres - Mythological Fantasy, Prime-Time Drama [TV] |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - New Zealand, United States |
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Nemis the Centaur (Cliff Curtis) is given the opportunity to avenge the death of his twin brother at the hands of Hercules (Kevin Sorbo)--who is at this moment en route to a wedding in the town of Nespa. Since Nemis also covets the bride Penelope (Jacqueline Collin), he looks forward not only to killing Hercules but claiming Penelope for himself. Upon his arrival, Hercules agrees to take on Nemis and his friends in a "friendly" game of combat--only to be rendered blind by the duplicitous Lyla, the girlfriend of one of Nemis's Centaur cronies. Lucy Lawless, later cast as warrior princess Xena, is seen as Lyla. This episode of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys contained the first of the series' semi-satirical disclaimers ("No Centaurs were harmed during the production of this picture").