THE RULES OF THE GAME
Crusade, Episode 1x07 Production number: 112 First aired: 21 July 1999
Production Credits
Written By: J. Michael Straczynski Directed By: Jesus Trevino Executive Producer: Douglas Netter & J. Michael Straczynski Producer: John Copeland Production Designer: John Iacovelli Director of Photography: Frederick V. Murphy II Editor: Jeff Hodge, Michael B. Hoggan & Skip Robinson Music By: Evan H. Chen
Episode Chronology
Story Date: Late July, 2267
Chronological Order
Preceded by: The Well of Forever
Followed by: To the Ends of The Earth
Broadcast Order
Preceded by: Ruling from the Tomb
Followed by: Appearances and Other Deceits
Episode Gallery

The Rules of the Game 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

Contents 1 Starring 1.1 Regular Cast 1.2 Guest Starring 1.3 Co-Starring 2 Summary 3 Episode Chronology 3.1 Revised Broadcast Order 4 DVD Release 5 External Links

StarringEdit

Regular CastEdit

• 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

Guest StarringEdit

• Tim Choate as Polix
• Timothy Landfield as Lorkan #3
• Sal Landi as Rolf Muller
• Jamie Rose as Cynthia Allen
• Joel Swetow as Ris

Co-StarringEdit

• Jonathan Chapman as Brakiri Ambassador
• Carl Reggiardo as Drazi Vendor
• Kathe Weeks as Diane

SummaryEdit

Lorka VII may hold medical secrets useful to Earth, if Gideon can gain access. He comes to Babylon 5 to negotiate landing rights and runs headlong into the self-righteous Lorkans' claim that Earthlings will taint their world.

Episode ChronologyEdit

13 episodes of crusade were produced before TNT cancelled 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 OrderEdit

Using the Revised Broadcast Order The Rules of the Game is episode 11 of 13.

Preceded by:	Crusade episodes		Followed by:
"Ruling from the Tomb"		"War Zone"

DVD ReleaseEdit

This Episode along with the other 12 from the series have been released on DVD with some limited Special Features. For more information see:

• Crusade DVD

External LinksEdit

• The Rules of the Game at the Internet Movie Database
• Episode guide page for The Rules of the Game 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

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"