"Tru Calling" 'Twas the Night Before Christmas... Again (2005)

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Director:

Jesús Salvador Treviño

Writers:

Jon Harmon Feldman (creator)
Zack Estrin (written by)

TV Series:

"Tru Calling" (2003)

Original Air Date:

27 June 2005 (Season 2, Episode 6)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Adventure | Thriller | Sci-Fi

Plot:

It's Christmas Eve and a woman who's been dead for months asks Tru for help at the university. Since the woman can't be saved from death, Jack and Tru forget their rivalry and collaborate to find out what she wants from her.

Plot Keywords:

Christmas Eve | Party | Drinking | Father Son Relationship | Morgue

Cast

Eliza Dushku	...	Tru Davies
Zach Galifianakis	...	Davis
Shawn Reaves	...	Harrison Davies
Jason Priestley	...	Jack Harper
Cotter Smith	...	Richard Davies
Liz Vassey	...	Dr. Carrie Allen
Eric Christian Olsen	...	Jensen Ritchie
Lizzy Caplan	...	Avery Bishop
Parry Shen	...	Tyler Li
Michael Reilly Burke	...	Russell Marks
Sue Cremin	...	Vanessa Marks
Maria Marlow	...	Anne Moore
Chantal Conlin	...	Cambria Moore
Adrian Holmes	...	Victor
Terry-Dayne Marshall	...	Kid #1

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

"Oh That Gus!"

Trivia:

This episode was only shown in New Zealand, Canada, Germany, Sweden and Portugal. Elsewhere, this final episode of the series can only be seen in the Season 2 DVD set.

Quotes:

Jack Harper: [Jack excuses himself when Tru gets to the body that's been dead for six months... ] For the record, she was dead when I got here.
Tru: Duly noted. Now, get out.
Jack Harper: Already on my way.

And so it ends.

After 27 episodes "Tru Calling" just fizzles out. Its a pity because the series was showing real potential. There were a number of problems. Mostly that the creators just didn't know what it was all about. It could have been a mystery because Tru's mother was murdered. Then it became science fiction with Tru being a time traveler. In the end it was a battle between good and evil with "unlucky in love" Tru being the good guy.

Basically the writers tried too hard.

In the final episode a Godiva asks for Tru's help. Unfortunately the corpse has been dead for six months. When Jack turns up the two enemies become allies as they race to solve a six month old murder before someone makes a terrible mistake.

The rewind also saves the day for Harrison who follows his dad to a flat where he is meeting with none other than ... Jack Harper. Because Jack has a memory of the day he is able to warn his colleague and continue the deception.

In the end a truce is called as Christmas eve is celebrated by all.