at any given moment, and where The CW’sran for 15 seasons, it’s a rare thing to find a show that’s optimistic about death—or anything that might come after it. Even NBC’s, one of the best series in recent memory about the hard work of faith and belief, also featured literal demons, thorny questions of moral philosophy, and the uncomfortable idea that any sort of afterlife necessarily becomes a kind of hell on a long enough timeline.feels like such a necessary breath of fresh air.
In the most basic sense, the series follows young marrieds Samantha and Jay , who inherit a Victorian-era estate in upstate New York upon the death of her aunt. While visiting it, Sam falls down a flight of stairs and when she wakes up after a three-week coma, she suddenly finds herself with the ability to see the spirits of those who have died on the property.
The eponymous ghosts include Thorfinn , a Viking struck by lightning; Sasappis , a storyteller from the Lenape nation; Isaac , a Revolutionary War officer who knew Alexander Hamilton; Hetty , Sam’s ancestor and the original inhabitant of the house; Alberta a Jazz Age singer; hippie Flower , Boy Scout leader Pete ; and Wall Street bro Trevor , who, for reasons the show reveals later, isAs Sam and Jay work to turn the house into a bed and breakfast, they—and we—get to know their new supernatural...
Issac, for example, is not only coming to terms with the sexual orientation that would have seen him shunned while he was alive, but realizing that he has feelings for Nigel, the British officer he shot during the Revolutionary War. Gilded Age-era Hetty is slowly embracing more modern ideas of feminism and equality, of the sort that would have likely seen her at least divorced, if not outright committed to an asylum during her lifetime as a “hysteria” patient.
In a television era that tends to favor dark, edgy programming with no easy answers to the problems our world faces, there’s something to be said for the warm and sunny optimism of Ghosts and other comedies of its ilk After all, one of the first steps toward creating real change is simply believing that it’s possible. AndLacy Baugher Milas is the Books Editor at Paste Magazine, but loves nerding out about all sorts of pop culture.
rebeccawisocky LacyMB GhostsCBS Hoping for additional cast members. Love that you are dealing with true life dilemmas, across the decades. It would be kind of cool if maybe Jay bumped his head, and could see the Ghosts, at least temporarily…
rebeccawisocky LacyMB GhostsCBS Death is something we all face, many people fear the unknown. Never occurred to me about a person being stuck where they died. How y’all keeps a straight face when you say the line “sucked off“ ?!? Excellent cast & show.
LacyMB GhostsCBS What a lovely write up of a real gem of a show!
LacyMB GhostsCBS Lacy!! 🙌
LacyMB GhostsCBS Great article. Totally spot on. I love this show, probably for all the reasons you articulated... as well as the amazing cast and their ability to make me laugh every week no matter what I'm going through. GhostsCBS grateful 🥰👻
LacyMB GhostsCBS That is true!
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LacyMB GhostsCBS knew most of this..love the show
LacyMB GhostsCBS What a wonderful article!! You hit it exactly. GhostsCBS is the sweet, funny breath of fresh air we all need at this point. And it has a surprising depth to it. Definitely more than 'just' a comedy. It's become my favourite show, and I don't say that lightly.
LacyMB GhostsCBS ❤️❤️
LacyMB GhostsCBS Thank you for the write-up, LacyMB!
LacyMB GhostsCBS Ohhhh she nailed it!!! ❤️ I look forward to my ghost friends AND Sam & Jay every week!
LacyMB GhostsCBS Huzzah!
LacyMB GhostsCBS What a wonderful article 😍😍😍. You are so right about Jay - it’s lovely that he embraces the ghosts, and that they embrace him. Ghosts did not fall into the cliche trap of making him the heavy, the character who is grounded in “reality”. I love this show so much...
LacyMB GhostsCBS I just love this show so much!!!! It’s my favorite 😍
LacyMB GhostsCBS Are these times uncertain or trying? I’ve heard both.
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