Melinda encounters the ghost of a boy sitting along a railroad track. The boy, who died under very tragic circumstances, is desperately looking to be reunited with his parents. What's really worth noting about this episode is, while GHOST WHISPERER is never going to have the punch of a big-budget, no-holds-barred flick like A STIR OF ECHOES or even THE SIXTH SENSE, this early episode movingly deals in a child's death, and it's a real heart tugger. Even with the usual happy-sappy ending. The kid actor is pretty impressive. It's this kind of episode that put GHOST WHISPERER on the map, even if the show never turns out to be a killer in the ratings. I feel the same way about HOUSE, M.D.
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A Daring Chance
juanruiz-656797 January 2019
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You have to give credit to the producer and the writers for centering the first post-pilot episode on a child. Can you find a very young actor to carry the plot? In this case the answer is yes. They obviously learned from this, as child-ghosts make up a large number of them, including the series finale.
Of course, this was meant to be a tear-jerker. The little boy, naïve and not aware he was dead. And the doubters who seem to appear in every episode, which is only resolved in the last 10 minutes. Even Melinda's mother in law, whose overbearing attitude is stressed, enjoys redemption in the last scene.
Of course, this was meant to be a tear-jerker. The little boy, naïve and not aware he was dead. And the doubters who seem to appear in every episode, which is only resolved in the last 10 minutes. Even Melinda's mother in law, whose overbearing attitude is stressed, enjoys redemption in the last scene.
Brilliant review ever
jw-0634314 May 2023
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The ghosts whisperer Kenny was one of the saddest episodes i have ever seen of the ghost whisperer! Belive me it takes a lot for a growing man to cry. I was in tears it really touched my heart. My opinion The best ever episode yet it is outstanding deserves many awards you must watch..The actors who played all parts were so awesome. The accident wasn't mums fault.she told Kenny too run.kenny wanted his spider.kenny got back into the car his mum turns around with horror. The train smashed into the car.kennys mum had already told Kenny if your ever lost Kenny you must stand in a place were I can find you Kenny waited at the railway track waiting for mum he didn't understand he was ghost.
Helping to Cross to the Other Side
claudio_carvalho11 November 2007
Melinda sees the son of an acquaintance playing with a boy called Kenny near to a railroad crossing and she discovers that the Kenny is a ghost. With the support of her partner in their antique business Andrea Moreno and her husband Jim, Melinda contacts Kenny's family, avoids another tragedy and resolving their issues, helping Kenny to cross to the other side.
"The Crossing" is another good and sensitive episode of "Ghost Whisperer". The lovely Jennifer Love Hewitt is amazingly perfect for this role, and the story is also beautiful. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "The Crossing"
"The Crossing" is another good and sensitive episode of "Ghost Whisperer". The lovely Jennifer Love Hewitt is amazingly perfect for this role, and the story is also beautiful. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "The Crossing"
Good performances in tale of psychic who helps people "cross over"...
Doylenf14 September 2009
A newlywed young woman (JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT) helps a little boy (JOSEPH CASTANON) whom she spots at the scene of a railroad accident. Turns out she's talking to a dead boy who was told to wait for his mother if anything ever happened to him. She shows her maternal instinct by taking him with her as she prepares to meet his parents and explain that the boy needs their permission to enter the other side.
The boy is played with such complete naturalism by Castanon that it's no wonder he's an award-winning child actor. In fact, it's his performance that makes the story work. David CONRAD is fine as Jennifer's understanding hubby.
Other performances are on target, the technical aspects of the production are of good quality, and the story moves toward its happy ending after a few little twists and turns. Nicely done.
The boy is played with such complete naturalism by Castanon that it's no wonder he's an award-winning child actor. In fact, it's his performance that makes the story work. David CONRAD is fine as Jennifer's understanding hubby.
Other performances are on target, the technical aspects of the production are of good quality, and the story moves toward its happy ending after a few little twists and turns. Nicely done.
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