The essential episodes of Tru Calling

Watch these 15 in order and you've got Tru Calling — each pick states its reason.

  1. 01

    S01E01 · Pilot · October 30, 2003 · 1h

    Pilot8.8

    In the series pilot, Tru seeks to reverse the dire fates awaiting her younger brother, a compulsive gambler; and a woman entangled in messy romances.

  2. 02

    S01E02 · Top rated · November 6, 2003 · 1h

    Putting Out Fires7.8

    A blaze of suspicious origin in an apartment building alerts Tru to the plight of a daring fireman, braving flames to save residents. Also, Tru learns of her lover's deceit and dalliance with one of his students.

  3. 03

    S01E04 · Top rated · November 20, 2003 · 1h

    Past Tense7.7

    The simultaneous murders of five college buddies who attended a bachelor party stymie Tru, who seeks to unravel the mystery by posing as a bartender at the shindig.

  4. 04

    S01E05 · Top rated · December 4, 2003 · 1h

    Haunted8.5

    Flatliners embattle Tru, who stumbles upon bizarre afterlife experiments conducted by a clique of med students that includes a vulnerable young woman with a troubled past who's in grave danger.

  5. 05

    S01E06 · Top rated · December 11, 2003 · 1h

    Star Crossed7.7

    Mysteries surrounding emotionally conflicted teens preoccupy Tru, who poses as a high-school student to unravel events that led to a tragic car crash. Elsewhere, Harrison intervenes in Lindsay's disastrous date with her boss.

  6. 06

    S01E07 · Top rated · December 18, 2003 · 1h

    Morning After7.7

    Murder awaits Tru's ex-lover, whose destined slaying she investigates with the help of Davis, now a believer in her supernatural gift. Trouble is, evidence points to Tru as the killer.

  7. 07

    S01E13 · Top rated · March 18, 2004 · 1h

    Drop Dead Gorgeous8.3

    Beauty-pageant intrigue envelops Tru, who's posing as a contestant to foil a murder plot that's linked to a blackmail scheme. Meanwhile, a reporter probes Tru's ties to crime scenes.

  8. 08

    S01E15 · Top rated · April 1, 2004 · 1h

    The Getaway8.0

    A dogged reporter vexes Tru, who later seeks to undo the journalist's murder in a botched robbery that yields surprises. So, too, does the new morgue assistant, who bonds with Harrison at the race track.

  9. 09

    S01E18 · Top rated · April 22, 2004 · 1h

    Rear Window8.0

    Identity theft sires intrigue in a "Rear Window"-style scenario linked to Tru's apartment view, from which she sees a woman imperiled by a man who's later murdered. Meanwhile, light is shed on Jack's secret past.

  10. 10

    S01E19 · Top rated · April 29, 2004 · 1h

    D.O.A.8.0

    The plight of a heart-attack victim and his tangled relationships set the stage for Tru's "redo" day, during which she discovers startling revelations concerning her mysterious associate.

  11. 11

    S01E20 · Season 1 peak · April 29, 2004 · 1h

    Two Weddings and a Funeral9.3

    A battle of wills pits Tru against Jack, who tells her to "stop messing with fate"---a warning that haunts her involvement in the destinies of her brother and a former lover.

  12. 12

    S02E01 · Season 2 peak · March 31, 2005 · 1h

    Perfect Storm9.0

    Engulfed in a furious squall, a harbor-patrol officer's fate hinges on Tru's guile and her clash of wills with the evil Jack Harper. Harper's now in league with Tru's father, a devilish lawyer manipulating Harrison.

  13. 13

    S02E02 · Top rated · March 31, 2005 · 1h

    Grace8.0

    Police suspect Tru of murder on a complexly plotted "redo" day that involves a duplicitous psychiatrist and an ingenious scheme hatched by Tru's dad and her nemesis, Jack.

  14. 14

    S02E04 · Top rated · April 14, 2005 · 1h

    Last Good Day8.3

    A cry for help rattles Jack, who struggles with his role in the fate of a suicidal loner he's grown fond of, on a complex day that also pits him against Tru and her conspiratorial father.

  15. 15

    S02E06 · Series finale · 1h

    'Twas the Night Before Christmas... Again8.3

    A mystery binds combatants Tru and Jack, uneasy partners in a help call centering on a homicide that goes back some six months and involves an adulterer. Another storyline reveals the darker side of Tru's dad.

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