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The Worst Episodes of Crusade

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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...
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  • Patterns of the Soul
    6.5/10(195)
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    #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

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  • The Long Road
    6.6/10(214)
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    #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

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  • Ruling from the Tomb
    6.6/10(208)
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    #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

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  • The Well of Forever
    6.7/10(207)
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    #4 - 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

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  • War Zone
    6.8/10(230)
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    #5 - 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

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  • The Rules of the Game
    6.8/10(197)
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    #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

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  • The Path of Sorrows
    6.9/10(214)
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    #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

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  • The Memory of War
    7.1/10(192)
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    #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

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  • The Needs of Earth
    7.2/10(197)
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    #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

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  • Visitors from Down the Street
    7.3/10(226)
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    #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

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  • Appearances and Other Deceits
    7.5/10(203)
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    #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

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  • Racing the Night
    7.6/10(200)
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    #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

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  • Each Night I Dream of Home
    7.6/10(194)
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    #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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Patterns of the Soul" is the worst rated episode of "Crusade". It scored 6.5/10 based on 195 votes. Directed by Tony Dow and written by Fiona Avery, it aired on 7/7/1999. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Long Road".