| "'Twas the Night Before Christmas... Again" | |
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| Series Tru Calling Season 2, Episode 6 | |
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| Air date | November 5th, 2005 |
| Writers | Zack Estrin |
| Director | Jesús Salvador Treviño |
| Producers | Marty Adelstein; Robert Doherty; Doris Egan; Jane Espenson; Zack Estrin; Jon Harmon Feldman; Kathy Gilroy-Sereda; Richard Hatem; Michael Katleman; Neal Moritz; Dawn Parouse; Scott Shepherd; Agatha Warren |
| Starring | Eliza Dushku; Zach Galifianakis; Shawn Reaves; Jason Priestley |
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"'Twas the Night Before Christmas... Again" is the sixth episode of season two of the paranormal investigation series Tru Calling and the twenty-sixth and final episode of the series overall. It was directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño with a script written by Zack Estrin. It first aired on the FOX Network on Saturday, November 5th, 2005.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Eliza Dushku | Tru Davies |
| Zach Galifianakis | Davis |
| Shawn Reaves | Harrison Davies |
| Jason Priestley | Jack Harper |
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Cotter Smith | Richard Davies |
| Liz Vassey | Doctor 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 |
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Adrian Holmes | Victor |
| Terry-Dayne Marshall | Kid #1 |
| Nicole Muñoz | Little girl |
| Debbie Brown | Allison Moore |
| Beverley Elliott | Soloist |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This episode is included on disc two of the Tru Calling: The Complete Second Season DVD collection and disc eight of the Tru Calling: The Complete Series collection.
- Production code number: 2AHP06.
- Final episode of the series; final appearance of all characters.
- FOX cancelled Tru Calling without airing it's final episode. The episode was eventually aired later in the year on the Sci-Fi Channel on November 5th, 2005.
- This is the second episode of Tru Calling directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño. He previously directed the season 1 episode, "Daddy's Girl".
- This is the fifth episode of Tru Calling written by Zack Estrin. He previously worked on the episode, "D.O.A.".
Allusions[]
- The title to this episode is taken from the 1823 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, more commonly known as The Night Before Christmas. The first line in the poem is the same as the first part of the title to this episode, "'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house; Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse".
Quotes[]
- Tru Davies: Davis, can I ask you a kind of personal question?
- Davis: Yeah. Go ahead.
- Tru Davies: Um, after your wife... died... how long was it before you, you know...
- Davis: Started dating? Uh... four years.
- Tru Davies: Oh.
- Davis: But that had more to do with social deficiencies than anything else.
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- Jack Harper I don't even get a Thanks? I was brilliant back there.
- Tru Davies: Does the fourth horseman at the Apocalypse need a pat on the back?
- Jack Harper: Whatever. The fact that I'm still here means that you need me and that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
- Tru Davies: Be careful. You wouldn't want the ice around your heart to melt.
....
- Tru Davies: Thanks for your help, Jack.
- Jack Harper: That's it?
- Tru Davies: I needed a place to start. Now I've got one. It's nothing personal. (she starts to walk away) Actually, it's completely personal.
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- Jack Harper: We don't get to decide who lives and who dies, who's guilty and who's not. That's not the way it works. It's out of our hands.
See also[]
External Links[]
- "'Twas the Night Before Christmas... Again" at IMDB
- "'Twas the Night Before Christmas... Again" at the TV IV
- "'Twas the Night Before Christmas... Again" at TV.com guide
- "'Twas the Night Before Christmas... Again" at TV Rage.com
