"Tru Calling" The Longest Day (2004)

Director:

David Grossman

Writers:

Jon Harmon Feldman (creator)
Chad Hodge (teleplay)

TV Series:

"Tru Calling" (2003)

Original Air Date:

5 February 2004 (Season 1, Episode 11)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Adventure | Thriller | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Tru lives her more exhausting experience when every time the day repeats, a different person dies and asks her for help again. She must discover the true reason she was required the first time to finally see a different day. |

Plot Keywords:

Morgue | Dead | Re Live | 2000s | College

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)
Matthew Bomer	...	Luc Johnston
Alec Newman	...	Michael Mancuso
Jaren Brandt Bartlett	...	Skateboarder (as Jaren Brandt-Bartlett)
Paulo Ribeiro	...	Clerk
Fred Ewanuick	...	Brian
Michael Rogers	...	Man in Blue
Lorena Gale	...	Front desk Nurse
Eileen Pedde	...	Patricia Norris
Jennifer Spence	...	Stephanie Brandis

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

"Oh That Gus!"

Quotes:

[last lines]
Tru Davies: So, you were right. Someone was supposed to die.
Davis: Well, he just had to die differently so someone else could live.
Tru Davies: I should have been able to save them both.
Davis: You can change events, but you - you can't change fate, Tru.
Tru Davies: I can do things that probably no one else can. Sometimes, even that doesn't feel like enough.
Davis: Sometimes, it isn't.

The craziest episode yet!

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

The "Tru Calling" writers continue to find new ways to explore their basic concept. This time, they ask: what would happen if someone died on a "do-over" day and ALSO asked for Tru's help? And what if in the third version of the same day another person died and ALSO asked for Tru's help? And what if in the fourth version....The already obvious similarities to "Groundhog Day" are stronger than ever here: Tru is literally trapped in the same day, and has to figure out what she has to do to escape the loop. There is no mystery this time; we know from the beginning what led to the original death. But every time Tru tries to change things, there are side effects that lead to other unfortunate events. I was impressed by the attention to detail in "The Longest Day", from the throwaway bit with the garbage can to the whole business with Davis' sandwich. It's a creative, thought-provoking, funny and touching episode. *** out of 4.