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* Lily Lebowsky, a sweet but eccentric grief counselor (played by Kathryn Hahn)
* Lily Lebowsky, a sweet but eccentric grief counselor (played by Kathryn Hahn)
* Woodrow "Woody" Hoyt, a detective for the Boston police and Jordan's on/off love interest (played by Jerry O'Connell)
* Woodrow "Woody" Hoyt, a detective for the Boston police and Jordan's on/off love interest (played by Jerry O'Connell)
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* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Nigel. An entire episode is devoted to this. It isn't until several seasons later that the question is finally answered. Ironically, he's not.
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Nigel. An entire episode is devoted to this. It isn't until several seasons later that the question is finally answered. Ironically, he's not.
* [[And I Must Scream]]: More on the trope page.
* [[And I Must Scream]]: More on the trope page.
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* [[Impersonating an Officer]]: Jordan, in almost every episode
* [[Impersonating an Officer]]: Jordan, in almost every episode
* [[In the Blood]]
* [[In the Blood]]
* [[Its Personal]]: {{spoiler|Jordan's half-brother}}
* [[It's Personal]]: {{spoiler|Jordan's half-brother}}
* [[Jerkass]]: Detective Matt Seely
* [[Jerkass]]: Detective Matt Seely
* [[The Lab Rat]]: Nigel, Bug
* [[The Lab Rat]]: Nigel, Bug
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** And on a side note, the guy who plays Trey Sanders -- Mahershalalhashbaz Ali.
** And on a side note, the guy who plays Trey Sanders -- Mahershalalhashbaz Ali.
* [[Perky Goth]]: Lily, especially in the first couple seasons. And Nigel, a rare male example.
* [[Perky Goth]]: Lily, especially in the first couple seasons. And Nigel, a rare male example.
* [[Poorly Disguised Pilot]]: "Sunset Division", though it was never picked up
* [[Poorly-Disguised Pilot]]: "Sunset Division", though it was never picked up
* [[Put On a Bus]]: Max, several minor characters
* [[Put On a Bus]]: Max, several minor characters
* [[Regularly Scheduled Evil]]: The Blue Moon Killer.
* [[Regularly Scheduled Evil]]: The Blue Moon Killer.
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* [[Western Terrorists]]: On at least two or three different occasions.
* [[Western Terrorists]]: On at least two or three different occasions.
** Subverted in one episode, where it was just some kind of government sponsored test (which severely pissed Macy off).
** Subverted in one episode, where it was just some kind of government sponsored test (which severely pissed Macy off).
* [[Will They or Won't They]]: Jordan and Woody, as Jordan's inability to commit to a relationship is best described as "[[Homer|homeric]]". During the ''[[Las Vegas]]'' crossovers, they would frequently hook up with Danny and Sam, respectively.
* [[Will They or Won't They?]]: Jordan and Woody, as Jordan's inability to commit to a relationship is best described as "[[Homer|homeric]]". During the ''[[Las Vegas]]'' crossovers, they would frequently hook up with Danny and Sam, respectively.


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Revision as of 22:49, 8 January 2014

This show has nothing to do with traversing a country bordering Israel (although the title comes from crossing the river of the same name) or with a certain former Page Three Girl.

Instead, it is an ensemble Forensic Drama centered on the life of Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh (played by actress Jill Hennessy), a rather tempestuous medical examiner in the Massachusetts State Coroner's office. Jordan is something of a Cowboy Cop, due to the murder of her mother as well as considerable additional exposure to police files and procedures at a young age by her now-retired cop father, Max Cavanaugh. As a result, she regularly ends up trying to solve homicides and other crimes herself.


The rest of the main cast consists primarily of Jordan's coworkers at the morgue and colleagues on the Boston PD, who get roped into helping with Jordan's investigations on a surprisingly regular basis:

  • Dr. Garrett Macy, Jordan's crotchety superior (played by Miguel Ferrer)
  • Dr. Mahesh "Bug" Vijayaraghavensatyanaryanamurthy, a fellow medical examiner (played by Ravi Kapoor)
  • Nigel Townsend, the morgue's resident lab rat and hacker (played by Steve Valentine)
  • Lily Lebowsky, a sweet but eccentric grief counselor (played by Kathryn Hahn)
  • Woodrow "Woody" Hoyt, a detective for the Boston police and Jordan's on/off love interest (played by Jerry O'Connell)
Tropes used in Crossing Jordan include:
  • Ambiguously Gay: Nigel. An entire episode is devoted to this. It isn't until several seasons later that the question is finally answered. Ironically, he's not.
  • And I Must Scream: More on the trope page.
  • Ascended Extra: Steve Valentine's Nigel was just a background character for a handful of scenes in the first episodes, but the producers liked the way he demaned your attention on just those scenes, and turned him into a regular.
  • Belligerent Sexual Tension: Kate and Nigel
  • Berserk Button: Bug in an episode where a murder appeared to be racially motivated.
  • Bunny Ears Lawyer: Pretty much everyone at the morgue.

 Lily: He died because he had a big heart.

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