Unhappy Medium (9 Nov. 2007)

Melinda goes head to head with a so-called sensitive she's sure is a fake, but has to work with him when the ghost she's seeing leads her to the family he's conning.

Director:

Fred Toye

Writers:

John Gray (creator), Breen Frazier

Stars:

Jennifer Love Hewitt, David Conrad, Jay Mohr

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Melinda Gordon
David Conrad	...	Jim Clancy
Jay Mohr	...	Professor Rick Payne (credit only)
Camryn Manheim	...	Delia Banks
Orlando Jones	...	Casey Edgars
Elisabeth Moss	...	Nikki Drake
Mary-Margaret Humes	...	Susan Drake
Robert Buckley	...	Brandon Bishop
Austin Highsmith	...	Sydney Drake
Eitan Loewenstein	...	Fan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Will Cary Glieberman	...	Will

Storyline

At self-proclaimed medium Casey Edgars' show, Nelinda's skeptic grandma is impressed to the point of doubting, while she, volunteered against her will, is turned off by the presence of a shady ghost she presumes associates with Casey. At Jim's suggestion, Melinda passes from warning the wealthy Drake against presumed fraud Casey as consultant in the search for missing Sidney to teaming up with him. They find her corpse, the ghost's true nature and purpose beyond solving who did it and how.

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Plot Keywords:

addiction | therapy | handcuffs | medium | cold turkey | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

141 N Grand Ave, Pasadena, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sander/Moses Productions, CBS Paramount Network Television, ABC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 50 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character name, Casey Edgars, is a reference to the famous American psychic Edgar Cayce (1877-1945).

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Soundtracks

"World on Fire"
(uncredited)
Performed by Sarah McLachlan

User Reviews

Creaky

A young woman goes missing, and Melinda gets dragged into helping the family search for her, not knowing initially if she is alive or dead. The guy who used to do those memorable Seven-Up commercials years ago, Orlando Something, plays a fake medium who also is working with the family, and with whom Melinda does not get along one bit. One thing she knows for sure about this guy: he is being haunted by an angry ghost in a red parka. The episode suffered from slow pacing and way too many commercial breaks that dispelled any sense of suspense. The solution is a happy-sappy tear-jerker, of course. For the guys: Melinda's nightgown threatens to slip off at one point.