Changes: End of the Line

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The End of the Line is the intended first season finale from the TV Series Crusade, which is a spin off from Babylon 5. However, due to the cancellation of Crusade early in its first season this episode was never filmed. J. Michael Straczynski released the script to this episode shortly after the cancellation of the series.

"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

Guest Starring[]

Jensen
Major Lee

Co-Starring[]

Pilot #1
Man #1
Man #2

Summary[]

Gideon discovers that the ship which destroyed the Cerberus came from a secret Earthforce base. However, now we realize that Earth's work with Shadow technology is far more advanced than previously believed. The research was obviously well under way even before President Santiago's assassination. There is a widespread conspiracy in the Earthforce surrounding the use of technology that has been forbidden by the Interstellar Alliance. Major Lee mentions that the Earth Alliance maintains a half dozen secret research bases, but it isn't clear how many of them are researching Shadow technology. They have also managed to keep it secret through many years and at least three administrations. Finally, from the end of this story, it is obvious that they are willing to go to great lengths to keep Captain Gideon from revealing their secret.

External Links[]

"The End of the Line" review at worldsofjms.com

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"

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-'''The End of the Line''' is the intended first season finale from the TV Series Crusade which is a spin off from Babylon 5. However, due to the Cancellation of Crusade early in its first season this episode was never filmed. J Michael Straczynski released the script to this episode shortly after the cancellation of the series.
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+'''The End of the Line''' is the intended first season finale from the TV Series [[Crusade|''Crusade'']]'','' which is a spin off from ''[[Babylon 5 (TV series)|Babylon 5]]''. However, due to the cancellation of ''Crusade'' early in its first season this episode was never filmed. [[J. Michael Straczynski]] released the script to this episode shortly after the cancellation of the series.
 {{quote|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}}
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 ==Starring==
 ===Regular Cast===
-* Gary Cole as '''[[Crusade#Cast|Captain Matthew Gideon]]'''
+* [[Gary Cole]] as '''[[Matthew Gideon|Captain Matthew Gideon]]'''
-* Tracy Scoggins as '''[[Crusade#Cast|Captain Elizabeth Lochley]]'''
+* [[Tracy Scoggins]] as '''[[Elizabeth Lochley|Captain Elizabeth Lochley]]'''
-* Daniel Dae Kim as '''[[Crusade#Cast|Lieutenant John Matheson]]'''
+* [[Daniel Dae Kim]] as '''[[John Matheson|Lieutenant John Matheson]]'''
-* David Allen Brooks as '''[[Crusade#Cast|Max Eilerson]]'''
+* [[David Allen Brooks]] as '''[[Max Eilerson]]'''
-* Peter Woodward as '''[[Crusade#Cast|Galen]]'''
+* [[Peter Woodward]] as '''[[Galen]]'''
-* Marjean Holden as '''[[Crusade#Cast|Dr. Sarah Chambers]]'''
+* [[Marjean Holden]] as '''[[Sarah Chambers|Dr. Sarah Chambers]]'''
-* Carrie Dobro as '''[[Crusade#Cast|Dureena Nafeel]]'''
+* [[Carrie Dobro]] as '''[[Dureena Nafeel]]'''
+===Guest Starring===
+* [[Jensen]]
+* [[Major]] [[Lee (Major)|Lee]]
+===Co-Starring===
+* Pilot #1
+* Man #1
+* Man #2
 ==Summary==
-Gideon discovers that the ship that destroyed the Cerberus came from a secret EarthForce base. However, now we realize that Earth's work with Shadow technology is far more advanced than previously believed. The research was obviously well under way even before President Santiago's assassination.
+[[Gideon]] discovers that the ship which destroyed the [[EAS Cerberus|''Cerberus'']] came from a secret [[Earthforce]] base. However, now we realize that Earth's work with [[Shadow]] [[Shadow technology|technology]] is far more advanced than previously believed. The research was obviously well under way even before [[President of the Earth Alliance|President]] [[Luis Santiago|Santiago]]'s assassination. There is a widespread conspiracy in the Earthforce surrounding the use of technology that has been forbidden by the [[Interstellar Alliance]]. Major [[Lee]] mentions that the [[Earth Alliance]] maintains a half dozen secret research bases, but it isn't clear how many of them are researching Shadow technology. They have also managed to keep it secret through many years and at least three administrations. Finally, from the end of this story, it is obvious that they are willing to go to great lengths to keep Captain Gideon from revealing their secret.
-There is a widespread conspiracy in the EarthForce surrounding the use of technology that has been forbidden by the Interstellar Alliance. Major Lee mentions that the Earth Alliance maintains a half dozen secret research bases, but it isn't clear how many of them are researching Shadow technology. They have also managed to keep it secret through many years and at least three administrations. Finally, from the end of this story, it is obvious that they are willing to go to great lengths to keep Captain Gideon from revealing their secret.
 ==External Links==
 *[http://worldsofjms.com/crusade/reviews/script3.htm "The End of the Line" review at worldsofjms.com]
+{{Series}}
+{{Season C}}
 [[Category:Crusade episodes]]
+[[Category:Unfilmed Crusade episodes]]