Ruling from the Tomb is an episode from the TV Series Crusade which is a spin off from Babylon 5.
- "Who Are You? Matthew Gideon, Captain. Attached to the Earth Alliance Starship Excalibur. What do you want? To find a cure to the Drakh plague before it wipes out all life on earth. Where Are You Going? Anywhere I Have To. Who do you serve and who do you trust? Who do you serve and who do you trust?"
- – Galen Questioning Captain Gideon
Starring
Regular Cast
- Gary Cole as Captain Matthew Gideon
- Tracy Scoggins as Captain Elizabeth Lochley
- Daniel Dae Kim as Lieutenant John Matheson
- David Allen Brooks as Max Eilerson
- Peter Woodward as Galen
- Marjean Holden as Dr. Sarah Chambers
- Carrie Dobro as Dureena Nafeel
Special Guest Star
Guest Starring
- Juanita Jennings as Lieutenant Carr
- John Novak as Dr. Alain Lebecque
Co-Starring
- Fred Estrada as Cultist #1
- Mario Roberts as Passerby
- Jason Rodriguez as Marco Rivera
- Harley Zumbrum as Bruiser
Summary
The threat of plague that hangs over Earth is God's will to the Sacred Omega doomsday cult. The Omegans try to speed up judgment day by planting a bomb at an antiplague action conference.
Episode Chronology
13 episodes of crusade were produced before TNT canceled the series. According to posts by J. Michael Straczynski, which are archived on jmsnews.com, TNT broadcast the episodes out of the intended sequence. The order of the episodes was then revised when they were re-broadcasted on the Sci-Fi channel; the Sci-Fi channel actually contacted Straczynski and asked which order he would prefer the episodes were broadcast. A third order was formally endorsed by Straczynski as the "true" chronological sequence of events for the filmed episode, as it appeared in The Official Babylon 5 Chronology (published in the pages of The Official Babylon 5 Magazine in 1999-2000). This particular ordering supersedes Straczynski's own "preferred" sequence from a strictly chronological and causal standpoint. The original broadcast order as set by TNT was used for the DVD releases.
Revised Broadcast Order
Using the Revised Broadcast Order Ruling from the Tomb is episode 10 of 13.
| Preceded by: | Crusade episodes | Followed by: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Path of Sorrows" | "The Rules of the Game" | ||
DVD Release
This Episode along with the other 12 from the series have been released on DVD with some limited Special Features. For more information see:
External Links
- Ruling from the Tomb at the Internet Movie Database
- Episode guide page for Ruling from the Tomb at the Lurker's Guide
| Babylon 5 franchise |
| Babylon 5 & Crusade Episodes by Season |
| Signs and Portents • The Coming of Shadows • Point of No Return • No Surrender, No Retreat • Wheel of Fire • Crusade: Season 1 • Unfilmed Episodes |
| Movies |
| The Gathering • In the Beginning • Thirdspace • River of Souls • A Call to Arms • The Legend of the Rangers • Voices in the Dark • The Road Home |
| Printed Media |
| Novels • Comic Books • Short Stories • Reference books • Magazines |
| Other Media |
| DVD Releases • VHS Home Video • The Official Guide to Babylon 5 • Babylon 5: Into the Fire |
| Crusade |
| Aired Episodes: |
| "<<< A Call to Arms" • "War Zone" • "The Long Road" • "The Well of Forever" • "The Path of Sorrows" • "Patterns of the Soul" • "Ruling from the Tomb" • "The Rules of the Game" • "Appearances and Other Deceits" • "Racing the Night" • "The Memory of War" • "The Needs of Earth" • "Visitors from Down the Street" • "Each Night I Dream of Home" |
| Scripted/Unfilmed Episodes: |
| "To the Ends of The Earth" • "Value Judgements" • "End of the Line" |