Hercules has vanished
after learning the nature of the final labor assigned to him; Robert and Jimmy
search the city for him without success. Then they wonder if he would have gone
back to the Extra Points Bar where he wore out his welcome and they arrive
there just as Herc throws another bouncer through the window. They sit with him
and he explains that he murdered his wife and children while drunk. An angry
Gordon Allworth arrives and berates Hercules for walking out; he confesses Herc
was his hero but has now learned what a drunken cowardly blowhard he really is.
Gordon goads Hercules into trying to defeat Eurystheus by confronting his
victims because that’s the only thing to make Herc a hero in Gordon’s eyes. And
Herc responds…by admitting that Gordon is right and admiring his courage. Herc
heads back to the studio and Gordon faints….
Hercules and Jimmy go to
a restaurant in Little Italy which is actually the gateway to the land of the
dead, presided over by Hades, resembling the Godfather. Herc asks permission to
enter his realm; Hades grants it, adding that in the future he may ask Hercules
for a favor (like the Godfather)….
1 12th Labor: Hercules, accompanied by
Gordon, Robert, and Jimmy, enter the underworld, ferried by Charon—whom Robert
has managed to insult. The arrive at the gates of Hades and Hercules knocks;
Cerberus comes out barking and Herc punches its lights out. The group is
surrounded by guards who hold them as Megara and the children approach. She
wonders if Hercules’ happy and carefree persona is but a mask to hide his
sorrow. Megara does not require an answer, his tears are enough. She grants her
forgiveness and gives him the flower from her hair. As they leave, the three TV
men are crying but Herc insists that Megara’s words were just a misguided
theory and he smashes Jimmy’s camera….
Hera takes a call from
Hades, reporting the outcome; she is surprised at Megara’s reaction even though
she didn’t know Hera was behind the murders. She walks out on Eurystheus and
Achelous, leaving them to face Herc’s reactions to her miscalculation. Herc
arrives and battles the two villains, who, rushing to kill Hercules, end up
piercing one another with their weapons…and then a sword mounted on the wall
falls, decapitating Eurystheus once more….
Later, all concerned are
holding a party at the Extra Points Bar where Tiberius Stone expresses
disappointment that the completed Hercules reality show wasn’t what he wanted
but he is satisfied with the ratings. Captain America asks for all the stuff
collected by Hercules to be returned. Wolverine tries to pick up the lady
manager but she reveals she is dating Hercules, who had someplace he had to be…
…which we see is in
Greece, tearfully placing the flower on Megara’s grave….