Ruling From the Tomb

General Information

Episode Number: 106
Written By: Peter David
Directed By: John Copeland

Starring:
Gary Cole as Captain Matthew Gideon
Daniel Dae Kim as Lieutenant John Matheson
Carrie Dobro as Dureena Nafeel 
Peter Woodward as Galen (not seen in this episode)
David Allen Brooks  as  Maximilian Eilerson 
Marjean Holden as Dr Sarah Chambers 
Tracy Scoggins as Captain Elizabeth Lochley

Guest Starring:
Alex Mendoza as Trace Miller
Juanita Jennings as Lieutenant Carr
John Novak as Dr. Alain LeBecque

Also Starring:
Fred Estrada as Cultist #1
Mario Roberts as Passerby
Jason Rodriguez as Rivera
Harley Zubrum as Bruiser

Plot

Summary: The Excaliber is recalled to a medical conference on Mars on the Drakh plague when a doomsday cult threatens the lives of the conference attendees.

Detailed Summary: Coming soon.

Observations

Facts

• The Earth Alliance Health Organization: Plague Eradication Management Strategies Conference June 15, 2267.
• Stephen Franklins idea for conference. Franklin is stuck on Earth with the plague.
• Doomsday Cult: Sacred Omega, the most fanatical of the Doomsday cults.
• Leon Henderson first man killed. (Apparently in an area called Bradbury in Marsdome. Man was also known by Tracer Miller, who trained at one time to be a priest for the Foundationists.)
• 90% of Mars population is human.
• Areas of Marsdome: Bradbury, Zone 4
• 2000 Hours Opening Ceremonies
• 1800 Hours Lockley & Gideon have dinner
• 666 Time countdown
• Rivera was killer, former member Mars Resistance
• Andre Sabat was the assassin Henderson's real name
• Lebecque's writing was a virtual copy of those written by Joan of Arc.

Characters

Cpt Matthew Gideon

• Friend was killed in a mutiny led by a member of Sacred Omega.
• Hero: John Sheridan

  Sara Chambers

• Key note speaker for the conference

  Captain Lochley

• Assigned conference by Earth Gov at Dr. Franklins suggestion.
• Calls Gideon: Matt

   Max Eilerson

• raised on Mars but parents and tutors  tried to keep him from the general populace to prevent him from being "polluted" by criminals.

Quotables

• "Welcome to Mars. Woof. Woof."--Lt. Carr
• "Is that a concluson or a fact?"--Cpt Gideon
• "Escort. Not in need of one. Are we clear?"--Dureena
• "I helped because he was a sloppy thief and I hate to see a sloppy thief win."--Dureena
• "You know what you are?" "Ruggedly handsome?"--Cpt's Lochley & Gideon
• "Gods, I am drowning in testosterone."-Dureena
• "Well, luckily for you you're equipped with floatation devices."-Max Eilerson
• "The saint and the martyr rule from the tomb.""--Max Eilerson quoting T.S. Elliot
• "When you become obsessed with the enemy you become the enemy."--Max Eilerson

Questions

• What was the accident that turned Miller and Sabat/Lebecque away from the Foundationist Church?
• How many Doomsday cults have arisen?
• What other types of weapons does the former Mars Resistance have hidden?

Ratings

Story: 7.95
Acting: 8.00
Special F/X: 7.80

Notes: Another excellent episode. Gideon and Lockley seem to click. Whether they were fighting or getting along the chemistry between these two was excellent (obviously thanks to the actors that portray them). I enjoyed this episode immensely as it managed to involve nearly everyone at one point or another and revealed little tidbit about them and the situation Earth is in. It was also nice to see some aliens again (namely the few Minbari and  other familiar alien species walking around Mars.)

Best Actor/Actress: John Novak. Noak did an excellent job of portraying Andre Sabat/Lebecque. Marjean Holden seemed much more relaxed this time  around. Gary Cole and Tracy Scoggins also were excellent, especially when working off each other.