Mortal Beloved


SYNOPSIS:

The ghost of Xena's beloved Marcus appears one night to tell her that the Underworld is in chaos. The dead madman Atyminius has usurped Hades' power by stealing the Helmet of Invisibility and the shades of the wicked roam freely while the innocent dead suffer. Xena promises to set things right, but it's difficult to fight what she cannot see. She travels to the Underworld where she and Marcus learn that they can kill Atyminius because he will become mortal when he returns to the land of the living. Reluctantly, Hades grants Marcus 48 hours of mortality from Tartarus to help capture Atyminius, which also gives him a chance to share his true feelings with Xena. Gabrielle, Xena and Marcus manage to defeat the wily madman, and although Xena must once again depart from Marcus, she convinces a grateful Hades to allow him to enter the Elysian Fields.


DISCLAIMER:

No Winged Harpies were harmed or sent to a fiery grave during the production of this motion picture.


PRODUCTION:

PROD #
        76919
SEASON/EP
        1-16
WRITER
        R.J. Stewart
DIRECTOR
        Garth Maxwell
1ST US AIR
        2/12/96


CREDITS:

Starring
        LUCY LAWLESS
Also Starring
        RENEE O'CONNOR
Guest Stars
        BOBBY HOSEA
        PAUL WILLIS

Music by
        JOSEPH LO DUCA
Developed by
        R.J. STEWART
Co-Producer
        LIZ FRIEDMAN
Produced by
        ERIC GRUENDEMANN
Supervising Producer
        STEVEN L. SEARS
Co-Executive Producer
        R.J. STEWART
Executive Producer
        SAM RAIMI
Executive Producer
        ROBERT TAPERT

Created by
        JOHN SCHULIAN
        ROBERT TAPERT
Written by
        R.J. STEWART
Directed by
        GARTH MAXWELL
Coordinating Producer
        BERNADETTE JOYCE
Line Producer
        CHLOE SMITH

Co-Starring
        Hades
                ERIK THOMSON
        Charon
                MICHAEL HURST
        Toxeus
                CHRIS GRAHAM
        Traveler
                JOHN PALMER
        Young Woman
                MICHELLE ARMSTRONG
        Bride's Father
                GEOFF CLENDON
        Bride
                CHANTELLE BROWNLEE