I love this episode because it shows another side to Socrates Poole. You meet his sister and find out that they were dirt poor growing up. They mother was instruct mental in them both becoming lawyers. She use to read to them the classics as children. In this episode Socrates’ sister has fallen in love through letters with a criminal. She breaks him out of prison and escapes with him only to find out that he has used her. He breaks her heart and leaves her on the road. Brisco goes after her and the criminal. Socrates gets a wagon and horse to go after her but he can not leave the comforts of home during his case. Now that the conflict is set up, we get our usually entertaining aspects of the show. As usual, Brisco gets tied up with the girl and they are about to die. The cliff hanger is great because it has so many elements of science. They are tied up with leather than has been wet and with the heat of the sun is tightening. The leather has been rugged to a gun pointed at them. When the leather gets tight enough the gun goes off. Not to worry Brisco finds a way out of it. What show is without a crazy invention from our professor? He has invented a driving suit. One of the criminals goes driving for US treasurer plates. In the end the criminals are caught. The US Treasurer thinks that Socrates' sister has master minded the recovery of the plates. Brisco makes sure the girl goes free. The episode has all the classic elements of a western action, science fiction, melodrama and humor. Oh, of course Briso gets to kiss a pretty girl. And by the way, Scorates' nick name is bunny.

This is an interesting show in that it combines elements for a western, melodrama, science friction, and humor. The characters are wonderfully three dimensional. They have faults, weakness, with strengths. The show has wonderful cliff hangers with clever writing to resolve the cliff hanger. The pilot is an excellent example of the show. Brisco County Junior enters the picture because his father has been killed. His father was a law man and Brisco does not want to revenge his father's death, he wants to complete his father's task. You meet a young man that is full of determination and conviction. Schooled as a lawyer from Harvard, he is back to being a cowboy because it suits him better. He is a paradox which makes him entertaining. The writers enjoy this type of character with many sides. Socrates Poole in the pilot appears to be a two dimensional character. Wait as the series progresses, you will see his character develop and see the many sides of him. There is the funniest cliff hanger when Brisco is having an old fashion gunfight with one of John Bly's gang. As they take their positions for the gunfight. Three other men of Bly's gang aim their guns at Brisco. It looks for sure like there is no way for our hero to live through this situation. As the guns are about to fire, Brisco hits the ground and they all shoot each other. You can not stop laughing at the brilliant writing to allow our hero to survive. Look in each episode and you will find all the elements you see in the pilot. It is science friction with the orb and its magic. There are crazy inventions from the crazy professor that save the day. It reminds you of back to the future. It has western action with horses, shoot outs, and gun fights. There is melodrama with our hero always getting tied up and in a jam. He always seems to find a damsel to save. He almost gets run over by trains. He is almost hung. The melodrama includes the humors lines. It is an outstanding show that only lasted one session.

This is a classical for "Tru Calling." It has a wonderful mixture of a serious A plot with a humors B Plot. The episode starts with the return of Tru's ex-boyfriend. Tru has left him early in the season because he was cheating on her. In the morning Tru gets a call from Mark saying that he wants her back in his life. He lets her know he is sorry for what he has done to her. He arranges to "bump" into her at a store and gets himself invited to the party she is having that evening. At her party, Mark wants to talk with her on the roof. She makes it clear that it is over between them. The next morning Tru wakes up and find Mark dead on her bed. Mark says those magic words, "Help me." The day re-winds. Tru's team turns into action trying to discover how Mark died. Tru is wondering if she may have killed him. The re-wind as usually helps Harrison with his relationship with Lindsay. Harrison is able to correct his errors and scores good points with Lindsay. Re-wind days always seem to go badly Luc and Tru. This re-wind is no different. Tru decides to lie to Luc about what is happening. The makes the two of them drift further away from each other. He is growing impatient with her moods and disappearances. In the end, Mark is saved. Harrison has gotten closer to Lindsay. Tru's personal life has suffered because of her calling. There are also some great humourous moments in this episode. The B plot with Harrison trying to re-do the day the right way this time. Davis helping Tru and finding out she had a party without inviting him. The classic elements of this series are in this episode. The show is a great blend of humour and drama.

Everything is in play for this episode. Tru has her team and they work like a well oiled machine. They are in the middle of a Shakespeare play. They have what first appears to be an easy case save Romeo and Juliet. Well, after much investigation Tru learns that the plot changes to let's save two strangers. They looked like Romeo and Juliet but there were not in love or even liked each other. There was a drag race. The rider in each car is from the competing team. Okay, save the strangers but with more investigation the plot thickens again. Romeo was dating a girl that was in love with Juliet. Let's save Juliet for her Juliet. More twists and turns than a Shakespeare comedy or will it be a tragedy. The well oiled machine does come through in the end and save Romeo who has no Juliet and save both Juliets. Now if you understand that, you do not need to see the episode. Otherwise, enjoy it because it was entertaining and Tru calling at its best.

In this episode Tru is asked for help by a medical student that appears to have taken an overdose. The problem with the episode is that it is the same story at "Flatliners" and only has an hour to tell the story and include the Tru Calling aspects to the story. If the episode had not followed the plot line for a story, I would have said it was well written and the characters developed and grew in this episode. I liked the film and can not help but compare it to this episode. The important development in this episode is that Davis lets Tru know that he knows that she re-winds days. He calls it a calling.