The Best Episodes of Crusade

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   7.6/10(210 votes)

   #1 - Racing the Night

   S1:E98/4/1999

   Gideon and crew find themselves trapped by an alien civilization using sinister methods to seek a cure for the same Drakh virus that attacked Earth.

   Director:Michael Vejar

   Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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   Director:Michael Vejar

   Writer:J. Michael Straczynski
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   7.6/10(204 votes)

   #2 - Each Night I Dream of Home

   S1:E139/1/1999

   In an attempt to understand the nature of the Drakh virus better, the Excalibur is sent back to Earth's orbit for a top-secret special pick up. Familiar face returns. Final, open-ended, episode.

   Director:Stephen Furst

   Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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   Director:Stephen Furst

   Writer:J. Michael Straczynski
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   7.5/10(213 votes)

   #3 - Appearances and Other Deceits

   S1:E87/28/1999

   Gideon must outwit an alien consciousness that takes over the Excalibur's crew.

   Director:Stephen Furst

   Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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   Director:Stephen Furst

   Writer:J. Michael Straczynski
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   7.3/10(236 votes)

   #4 - Visitors from Down the Street

   S1:E128/25/1999

   Two persecuted alien investigators (based on FBI agents Mulder and Scully from X-Files) believe that Earth is covertly invading them.

   Director:Jerry Apoian

   Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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   Director:Jerry Apoian

   Writer:J. Michael Straczynski
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   7.2/10(201 votes)

   #5 - The Memory of War

   S1:E108/11/1999

   Galen warns Gideon not to explore a planet where the inhabitants were suddenly eradicated.

   Director:Tony Dow

   Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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   Director:Tony Dow

   Writer:J. Michael Straczynski
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   7.1/10(207 votes)

   #6 - The Needs of Earth

   S1:E118/18/1999

   Gideon conducts an illegal raid to free a fugitive with information that could save Earth.

   Director:Michael Vejar

   Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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   Director:Michael Vejar

   Writer:J. Michael Straczynski
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   7.0/10(225 votes)

   #7 - The Path of Sorrows

   S1:E46/30/1999

   A mysterious sphere prompts Gideon and the others to relive traumatic moments from their past.

   Director:Michael Vejar

   Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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   Director:Michael Vejar

   Writer:J. Michael Straczynski
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   6.9/10(206 votes)

   #8 - The Rules of the Game

   S1:E77/21/1999

   The Excalibur goes to Babylon 5 so that Gideon can meet with an ambassador for permission to go to a planet that might have technology that can help Earth. But the ambassador refuses and Gideon is not going to accept it. And Ellerson runs into his ex-wife, who is in trouble with a loan shark. When he pays him off, he feels she owes him more. And goes to great lengths to collect.

   Directors:Jesús Salvador Treviño, Jesus Travino

   Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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   Directors:Jesús Salvador Treviño, Jesus Travino

   Writer:J. Michael Straczynski
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   6.8/10(239 votes)

   #9 - War Zone

   S1:E16/9/1999

   Capt. Matthew Gideon assembles the crew that will be with him on the experimental starship Excalibur. Their mission: explore the reaches of space to find a cure for the deadly Drakh virus that will overrun Earth in five years.

   Director:Janet Greek

   Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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   Director:Janet Greek

   Writer:J. Michael Straczynski
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    6.8/10(217 votes)

    #10 - The Well of Forever

    S1:E36/23/1999

    Galen persuades Gideon to seek a mystical crossroads. An investigator probes Matheson's mind.

    Director:Janet Greek

    Writer:Fiona Avery

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    Director:Janet Greek

    Writer:Fiona Avery
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    6.7/10(221 votes)

    #11 - The Long Road

    S1:E26/16/1999

    Gideon mediates between Earth miners and the residents of a planet containing a virus-fighting mineral--and a fire-breathing dragon.

    Director:Michael Vejar

    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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    Director:Michael Vejar

    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski
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    6.6/10(205 votes)

    #12 - Patterns of the Soul

    S1:E57/7/1999

    Gideon must deport a colony of renegade humans. Dureena finds a lost tribe of her people.

    Director:Tony Dow

    Writer:Fiona Avery

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    Director:Tony Dow

    Writer:Fiona Avery
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    6.6/10(218 votes)

    #13 - Ruling from the Tomb

    S1:E67/14/1999

    Gideon and Lochley must prevent a doomsday cult from killing everyone at a virus conference on Mars.

    Director:John Copeland

    Writer:Peter David

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    Director:John Copeland

    Writer:Peter David