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<!-- TITLE Ruling From the Tomb -->
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<h2><a name="OV">Overview</a></h2>
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<blockquote><cite>
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Gideon and Lochley clash on Mars as a group of religious zealots threatens
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a conference on the plague.
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</cite>
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</blockquote>
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<pre>
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Production number: 111
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Original air date: July 14, 1999
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00061QJSK/thelurkersguidet">DVD release date</a>: December 7, 2004
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Written by Peter David
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Directed by John Copeland
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</pre>
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<p>
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<hr size=3>
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<h2><a name="BP">Plot Points</a></h2>
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<ul>
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<li>@@@932974890 Since the plague hit Earth, a number of doomsday cults
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have appeared on Earth. One of the most extreme, Sacred Omega,
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is willing to kill to prevent a cure from being found, since it
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believes the plague is God's punishment for mankind's corruption.
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<li>@@@932974890 Trace Miller
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(<a href="501.html">"War Zone"</a>)
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was once studying to be a Foundationist priest. He witnessed
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something horrible, which shattered his faith and caused him to
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drop out of his training.
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<li>@@@932974890 Max grew up on Mars. He spent most of his childhood
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studying, but occasionally was able to slip away and venture into
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the seedier sections of town.
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</ul>
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<h2><a name="UQ">Unanswered Questions</a></h2>
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<ul>
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<li>@@@932974890 What did Trace see?
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</ul>
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<h2><a name="AN">Analysis</a></h2>
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<ul>
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<li>@@@932974890 Dureena said she gave a guy a chance once. What were
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the circumstances, and what happened?
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<li>@@@932974890 Franklin is still on Earth, according to Lochley.
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Assuming he still holds his post as head of the Earth's xenobiological
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research program
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(<a href="100.html">"The Ragged Edge"</a>)
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he is presumably playing a key role in Earth-based research to find
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a cure.
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</ul>
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<h2><a name="NO">Notes</a></h2>
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<ul>
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<li>@@@932974890 Max is an expert dancer.
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<li>@@@932974890 When Trace is interrogated after being attacked, a sign
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on the wall can be seen; it reads "Phobos." That was the name of the
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bar where Sheridan was captured in
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<a href="083.html">"The Face of the Enemy."</a>
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On the other hand, it may be a common name for Martian bars, since
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Phobos is one of Mars' moons.
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<li>@@@933008963 The streets mentioned in the episode are all named
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after well-known pieces of Mars fiction. Bradbury Street is a
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reference to Ray Bradbury, author of "The Martian Chronicles."
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Burroughs Street refers to Edgar Rice Burroughs, who wrote a series
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of stories about Mars featuring a character named John Carter, for
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whom Carter Street is named. This isn't the first reference to
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John Carter in the B5 universe; a John Carter is referred to as one
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of the first Martian colonists in
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<a href="028.html">"A Spider in the Web."</a>
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<li>@@@933014242 Another Bradbury reference: Max was drinking "dandelion
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wine" at the bar. "Dandelion Wine" is the name of a 1957 novel by
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Bradbury.
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<li>@@@932976890 Text of the conference banner:
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<blockquote>
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EARTH ALLIANCE HEALTH ORGANIZATION<br>
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Plague Eradication<br>
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Management Strategies<br>
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Mars Conference<br>
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June 15, 2267
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</blockquote>
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<li>@@@933009543 The bomb timer stops on 18. In Hebrew, 18 is spelled
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out as "chai," which means "life."
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</ul>
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<h2><a name="JS">jms speaks</a></h2>
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<ul>
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<li>@@@932974890 <em>Gideon can be seen to wear a ring in this
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episode. What's it for?</em><br>
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It's his Earthforce Academy graduation ring.
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<li>@@@932974890 <em>When Chambers is waiting to be met by Gideon,
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it looks like there are people holding signs reading "Copeland"
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and "Straczynski". True?</em><br>
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Yes on the first, no on the second.
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</ul>
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