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The Worst Episodes of Crusade

Every episode of Crusade ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Crusade!

Crusade is an American spin-off TV show from J. Michael Straczynski's Babylon 5. Its plot is set in AD 2267, five years after the events of Babylon 5, and just after the movie A Call to Arms. The Drakh have released a nanovirus plague on Earth, which will destroy all life on Earth within five years if it is not stopped. To that end, the Victory class destroyer Excalibur has been sent out to look for anything that could help the search for a cure.

Genres:DramaSci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure
Network:TNT

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "Crusade" is "Patterns of the Soul", rated 6.5/10 from 190 user votes. It was directed by Tony Dow and written by Fiona Avery. "Patterns of the Soul" aired on 7/7/1999 and is rated 0.1 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "The Long Road".

  • Patterns of the Soul
    6.5/10 190 votes

    #1 - Patterns of the Soul

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/7/1999

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

    Director: Tony Dow

    Writer: Fiona Avery

  • The Long Road
    6.6/10 208 votes

    #2 - The Long Road

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/16/1999

    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

  • Ruling from the Tomb
    6.6/10 203 votes

    #3 - Ruling from the Tomb

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/14/1999

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

    Director: John Copeland

    Writer: Peter David

  • War Zone
    6.8/10 224 votes

    #4 - War Zone

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/9/1999

    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

  • The Well of Forever
    6.8/10 201 votes

    #5 - The Well of Forever

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/23/1999

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

    Director: Janet Greek

    Writer: Fiona Avery

  • The Rules of the Game
    6.8/10 191 votes

    #6 - The Rules of the Game

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/21/1999

    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. Anf goes to great lengths to collect.

    Director: Jesus Travino, Jesús Salvador Treviño

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • The Path of Sorrows
    6.9/10 207 votes

    #7 - The Path of Sorrows

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/30/1999

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

    Director: Michael Vejar

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • The Memory of War
    7.1/10 186 votes

    #8 - The Memory of War

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/11/1999

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

    Director: Tony Dow

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • The Needs of Earth
    7.2/10 190 votes

    #9 - The Needs of Earth

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 8/18/1999

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

    Director: Michael Vejar

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • Visitors from Down the Street
    7.2/10 220 votes

    #10 - Visitors from Down the Street

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/25/1999

    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

  • Appearances and Other Deceits
    7.5/10 198 votes

    #11 - Appearances and Other Deceits

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/28/1999

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

    Director: Stephen Furst

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • Racing the Night
    7.6/10 193 votes

    #12 - Racing the Night

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/4/1999

    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

  • Each Night I Dream of Home
    7.6/10 187 votes

    #13 - Each Night I Dream of Home

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/1/1999

    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. The show ends on an open ending.

    Director: Stephen Furst

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski