"Tru Calling" Putting Out Fires (2003)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Thomas J. Wright

Writers:

Jon Harmon Feldman (creator)
Chris Brancato (teleplay)

TV Series:

"Tru Calling" (2003)

Original Air Date:

6 November 2003 (Season 1, Episode 2)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Adventure | Thriller | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A young fire fighter who has died after trying to save a child asks Tru to help him. While she investigates about the fire's cause...

Plot Keywords:

Morgue | Dead | Re Live | 2000s | College

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 31

1:00 PM

SYFY

Putting Out Fires

#1.2

Cast

Eliza Dushku	...	Tru Davies
Shawn Reaves	...	Harrison Davies
Zach Galifianakis	...	Davis
A.J. Cook	...	Lindsay Walker
Jessica Collins	...	Meredith Davies
Benjamín Benítez	...	Gardez (as Benjamin Benitez)
Kristoffer Polaha	...	Mark Evans
Michael Trucco	...	Nick Kelly
Halie Zastre	...	Samantha
Jillian Fargey	...	Diane
Reece Thompson	...	Kevin
Reg Tupper	...	Neil Ford
Missy Peregrym	...	Gina
Dee Jay Jackson	...	Fire Captain
Jennifer Chung	...	Shopper (as Jennifer Marie Chung)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

"Oh That Gus!"

Quotes:

Tru: No fires here today.
Nick Kelly: Well, not in the building anyway.

Tru falls for a fireman.

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

This series is still finding its feet. Is Tru there to save her family or will she get more involved with the people she needs to save? In this episode a fireman and a little girl are brought to the morgue after perishing in an apartment blaze. Suddenly Tru is propelled back to the morning and she must find a way to prevent the tragedy. Her investigation leads her to the superintendent who has a criminal record for fraud.

When she tracks down Nick Kelly she falls hard for him and her efforts become personal. Unfortunately Tru also discovers her live in boyfriend, Mark Evans, is cheating on her.

It feels like the writers are throwing out various story lines to see what works. The one where the hero is always unlucky in love doesn't do it for me. However, this is a reasonably good episode and I didn't see the plot twist until the end.