6-03 Heart of Darkness

First airing was on Oct. 16, 2000.

The episode starts out with scenes of Xena defeating Mephistopheles in the previous
episode.

Archangels Michael and Raphael are looking down from heaven at the open portal to hell
with its green light and steam. Michael says Xena will never go to hell voluntarily. Raphael says
they have to do something, they can't leave the portal to hell open with evil coming out.

Another archangel tells them he will throw Xena into the portal, assuring his accent to
seraphim. Michael tells him Xena can kill angels, but to proceed. And he tells Raphael he may be
the right one for the job.

Eve and Gabrielle are next to the portal and Eve says a great evil is coming. The
archangel appears and says he's there to send Xena to hell, and Eve deserves a quick goodbye. They
run to find Xena.

Some woman named Aliyah is with Argo, irritating Xena. She says she wants to restore the
tavern. Gabrielle and Eve run up and tell Xena there is a problem. Then the archangel appears and
says he's going to send Xena to hell. They fight. Xena finally defeats him but just before she
kills him, she asks his name so Gabrielle can record his name for posterity. He say his name is
Lucifer.