Fate
The plan for Crusade would have seen a story arc, similar to that of Babylon 5, begin approximately halfway through the first season. Three episodes had been fully scripted and were ready for shooting when the series was cancelled. Two of these (To the Ends of the Earth and End of the Line) were planned to focus on Gideon and his search for the truth regarding the loss of the Cerberus. The episode End of the Line was intended as the season one finale, and would have ended on a cliffhanger with Gideon shot by a sniper before he can expose a conspiracy that the government of Earth has continued experimenting with Shadow technology in contravention of various laws passed after the overthrow of President Clark in 2261. JMS revealed in the audio commentary to Racing the Night that after being shot Gideon would have actually died "for a time" but would have ultimately been revived because his consciousness had merged with the Apocalypse Box.
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Famous quotes containing the word fate:
“Oh, how sweet it is to pity the fate of an enemy who can no longer threaten us!”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“Fate forces its way to the powerful and violent. With subservient obedience it will assume for years dependency on one individual: Caesar, Alexander, Napoleon, because it loves the elemental human being who grows to resemble it, the intangible element. Sometimes, and these are the most astonishing moments in world history, the thread of fate falls into the hands of a complete nobody but only for a twitching minute.”
—Stefan Zweig (18811942)
“I’d like to get away from earth awhile
And then come back to it and begin over.
May no fate willfully misunderstand me
And half grant what I wish and snatch me away
Not to return. Earth’s the right place for love:
I don’t know where it’s likely to go better.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)