Story: The Rules of the Game
Written By: J. Michael Straczynski
Season: Crusade
The last episode of Crusade, at least in my viewing order, is an another average episode that does nothing to advance the plot, but at least it attempts character development. Excalibur’s crew is on Babylon 5 so that Gideon can try to get permission to land on a planet. Why he wants/needs to land on the planet is never really mentioned, but I guess we can all just assume it has something vaguely to do with finding a cure. The people on that planet have no interest in letting them land on the planet, and so talks are going nowhere. The point of this is really to put Gideon and Lochley in danger, so they can escape danger, get all hot and bothered and they can have sex. That is really it.
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There is also a subplot involving Max and his ex-wife, who owes money to some kind of gangster guy, and he’s cheap so he doesn’t want to pay the full amount owed, gives half…but then comes up with a clever way to stop his harassment. I kind of hate Max because his smug attitude is frustrating in every scene he is in. I know that there were moments hinting that there was more to him in earlier episodes, and this one as well…but I never warmed up to him. Just an ass.
This episode highlighted something that bugged me about Gideon this whole series, and that it that he is essentially our hero, but in his mission he will do whatever the fuck he wants to get his way, other cultures be damned. It never seems like the things he gets all pissy and self righteous about deserve to be…it’s always just “screw your personal beliefs or culture, my planet is dying!” I know it is a desperate situation, but he never seems conflicted about what an ass he is forced to be, and THAT is what bugs me about him.
So ends Crusade, a show that never got the chance to build itself up, but didn’t get off to a strong start…due to both TNT’s meddling, and (let’s be honest here) Straczynki’s rather weak scripts and characterizations.
NEXT TIME: Crusade Recap
Written By: J. Michael Straczynski
Season: Crusade
The last episode of Crusade, at least in my viewing order, is an another average episode that does nothing to advance the plot, but at least it attempts character development. Excalibur’s crew is on Babylon 5 so that Gideon can try to get permission to land on a planet. Why he wants/needs to land on the planet is never really mentioned, but I guess we can all just assume it has something vaguely to do with finding a cure. The people on that planet have no interest in letting them land on the planet, and so talks are going nowhere. The point of this is really to put Gideon and Lochley in danger, so they can escape danger, get all hot and bothered and they can have sex. That is really it.
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This episode highlighted something that bugged me about Gideon this whole series, and that it that he is essentially our hero, but in his mission he will do whatever the fuck he wants to get his way, other cultures be damned. It never seems like the things he gets all pissy and self righteous about deserve to be…it’s always just “screw your personal beliefs or culture, my planet is dying!” I know it is a desperate situation, but he never seems conflicted about what an ass he is forced to be, and THAT is what bugs me about him.
So ends Crusade, a show that never got the chance to build itself up, but didn’t get off to a strong start…due to both TNT’s meddling, and (let’s be honest here) Straczynki’s rather weak scripts and characterizations.
NEXT TIME: Crusade Recap
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