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b5_revisitedRecap and discussion for Crusade Episode 10 – Ruling from the Tomb
The Excalibur goes to Mars to a conference on the Plague in which Sarah Chambers is the keynote speaker. Dr. Franklin set this up. Lochley is there to head security but is arguing with Lt Carr, the head of Martian security. Gideon jumps in the middle and as she is assuring Gideon that everything is under control, a man is being murdered.
Trace Miller is piloting a shuttle with Max and Dureena down to the planet – Max is from Mars. Both men ask to escort Dureena.
While Gideon and Lochley are verbally sparring, Carr calls and reports the murder.
Sarah arrives on mars and meets a nice man named Dr. Lebecque. He speaks to her of faith. She tells him she will put her faith in science to find a cure for the plague. Carr comes for Sarah and takes her to Gideon.
The dead man has the mark of a doomsday cult, Sacred Omega, carved into his body.
Gideon says they’ve sprung up all over since the Drakh Plague was dropped. They take the dead man, Henderson, up to the ship for an autopsy. Trace recognizes him. He says he once worked for the Foundation Church and that Henderson was a healer, both a faith healer and a real doctor. Trace said he almost became a priest but he had a falling out with God. Lochley wants to know more but Trace says it doesn’t have anything to do with the case and Gideon makes her back off.
Lebecque is praying, asking if the butchery was needed and a woman’s voice talks to him. He refers to the voice is Jeanne.
Max runs into Dureena and he gets his wallet lifted. They chase the guy and Dureena has to rescue him. They go to a bar and Max gets into a tiff with another guy.
Lochley is pissed that Gideon wouldn’t let her question Trace further. Gideon says they should look into
Sacred Omega.
Lebecque is praying to Jeanne again.
Gideon asks Lochley to dinner and she says he can come to her quarters.
Max is buying drinks for the man he was arguing with and Trace tries to pick Dureena up. Max and Trace drink.
Lochley has lo mien and Gideon says she’s his new hero… she asks who was his former hero- John Sheridan. She finally tells him she was married to Sheridan.
Lebecque says the bomb they have will destroy the conference center and a mile around it. He says he is afraid of martyrdom and Jeanne tells him he must press on.
Trace gets very drunk and while Max is dancing with Dureena, he leaves and is attacked by the same man who killed Henderson. DNA says it’s the same guy.
Lebecque sets the timer on the bomb.
Max points out to them that Henderson’s killing and Trace’s attack were related so they have Tracew look at photos of the conference goers and he picks out someone else he knows. He says he was a good man and wouldn’t hurt anyone. It is Lebecque though that is an alias.
Gideon has a plan and takes the stage. He tells everyone they only have months and should go home. Jeanne tells Lebecque to let them go.
Security catches them and Gideon shoots Lebecque.
He says Jeanne d’Arc tells him what to do.
Lochley kind of invites Gideon to b5.
Max, Trace Dureena and Sarah are talking about it and Sarah says his juurnal had the words of joan of Arc in it. Max mentions Jesus coming to make peace and men fighting wars over him evewr since.
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Quotes:
Lochley: Do you believe that there is a supreme being?
Gideon: Aside from John Sheridan?
Gideon: Captain, I have five years to cure the Drakh plague. Do I believe in God? I'll get back to you on that in five years and one day.
Max Eilerson: One man's lunatic is another man's saint or holy martyr. In the words of T.S. Eliot, "Saint and martyr rule from the tomb."
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Questions:
1. Was Lochley there as a plot device to give Gideon a girlfriend?
2. Why weren’t the attendees vetted more carefully? (This was pre 9/11)
3. Is it possible that whatever drove Trace from the church radicalized Lebecque into becoming a doomsdayer?
4. What did you think of Max and Trace’s ‘testosterone fest’?
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Sources:
Lurker’s Guide to Babylon 5: http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/us/guide/506.html
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0551021/quotes/?tab=qt&ref_=tt_trv_qu
Wikiquote: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Crusade_(TV_series)#The_Path_of_Sorrows
Cap-That: http://www.cap-that.com/b5/crusade/106/
The Excalibur goes to Mars to a conference on the Plague in which Sarah Chambers is the keynote speaker. Dr. Franklin set this up. Lochley is there to head security but is arguing with Lt Carr, the head of Martian security. Gideon jumps in the middle and as she is assuring Gideon that everything is under control, a man is being murdered.
Trace Miller is piloting a shuttle with Max and Dureena down to the planet – Max is from Mars. Both men ask to escort Dureena.
While Gideon and Lochley are verbally sparring, Carr calls and reports the murder.
Sarah arrives on mars and meets a nice man named Dr. Lebecque. He speaks to her of faith. She tells him she will put her faith in science to find a cure for the plague. Carr comes for Sarah and takes her to Gideon.
The dead man has the mark of a doomsday cult, Sacred Omega, carved into his body.
Gideon says they’ve sprung up all over since the Drakh Plague was dropped. They take the dead man, Henderson, up to the ship for an autopsy. Trace recognizes him. He says he once worked for the Foundation Church and that Henderson was a healer, both a faith healer and a real doctor. Trace said he almost became a priest but he had a falling out with God. Lochley wants to know more but Trace says it doesn’t have anything to do with the case and Gideon makes her back off.
Lebecque is praying, asking if the butchery was needed and a woman’s voice talks to him. He refers to the voice is Jeanne.
Max runs into Dureena and he gets his wallet lifted. They chase the guy and Dureena has to rescue him. They go to a bar and Max gets into a tiff with another guy.
Lochley is pissed that Gideon wouldn’t let her question Trace further. Gideon says they should look into
Sacred Omega.
Lebecque is praying to Jeanne again.
Gideon asks Lochley to dinner and she says he can come to her quarters.
Max is buying drinks for the man he was arguing with and Trace tries to pick Dureena up. Max and Trace drink.
Lochley has lo mien and Gideon says she’s his new hero… she asks who was his former hero- John Sheridan. She finally tells him she was married to Sheridan.
Lebecque says the bomb they have will destroy the conference center and a mile around it. He says he is afraid of martyrdom and Jeanne tells him he must press on.
Trace gets very drunk and while Max is dancing with Dureena, he leaves and is attacked by the same man who killed Henderson. DNA says it’s the same guy.
Lebecque sets the timer on the bomb.
Max points out to them that Henderson’s killing and Trace’s attack were related so they have Tracew look at photos of the conference goers and he picks out someone else he knows. He says he was a good man and wouldn’t hurt anyone. It is Lebecque though that is an alias.
Gideon has a plan and takes the stage. He tells everyone they only have months and should go home. Jeanne tells Lebecque to let them go.
Security catches them and Gideon shoots Lebecque.
He says Jeanne d’Arc tells him what to do.
Lochley kind of invites Gideon to b5.
Max, Trace Dureena and Sarah are talking about it and Sarah says his juurnal had the words of joan of Arc in it. Max mentions Jesus coming to make peace and men fighting wars over him evewr since.
*
Quotes:
Lochley: Do you believe that there is a supreme being?
Gideon: Aside from John Sheridan?
Gideon: Captain, I have five years to cure the Drakh plague. Do I believe in God? I'll get back to you on that in five years and one day.
Max Eilerson: One man's lunatic is another man's saint or holy martyr. In the words of T.S. Eliot, "Saint and martyr rule from the tomb."
*
Questions:
1. Was Lochley there as a plot device to give Gideon a girlfriend?
2. Why weren’t the attendees vetted more carefully? (This was pre 9/11)
3. Is it possible that whatever drove Trace from the church radicalized Lebecque into becoming a doomsdayer?
4. What did you think of Max and Trace’s ‘testosterone fest’?
*
Sources:
Lurker’s Guide to Babylon 5: http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/us/guide/506.html
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0551021/quotes/?tab=qt&ref_=tt_trv_qu
Wikiquote: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Crusade_(TV_series)#The_Path_of_Sorrows
Cap-That: http://www.cap-that.com/b5/crusade/106/
