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Toby and Brooke discuss Disney's 1997 masterpiece Hercules.  Where to begin?  This film is full of iconic stuff.  We talk about Hades (James Woods), a Disney villain that's entertaining, hilarious, cruel, yet strangely sympathetic.  We also touch on Zeus (Rip Torn), who while benevolent, is rather flawed as the chief god of Olympus.  Who can forget the Muses, who take this good story and make it exceptionally phenomenal with their unmatched musical exposition?  On a more serious note, we address the layered characters of Meg (Susan Egan) and Phil (Danny DeVito), the difference between a "father" and a "dad", and the powerful message central to the journey of Hercules (Tate Donovan):  What does it really mean to be a hero?