CBS Ghosts S2 E2-7
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wembleyI realized I have not been posting about the recent episodes of the show that has completely eaten my brain!
Spoilers for S2, episodes 2-7:
S2E02 - "Alberta's Podcast"
- It was great seeing Alberta in a different (and gorgeous) outfit! Danielle Pinnock said she learned to sing for this show! If she hasn't sung before this, that's incredible, she sounds great.
- It was also nice to see her vulnerability and to hear her talk about body image issues.
- Also, love seeing Creepy Todd again. Who is a perceptive guy! He points out how Sam "spaces out" all the time! I'd love to see more Creepy Todd.
- HETTY. AND. THE WASHING MACHINE.
Some cast members at the NYCC Ghosts panel said there would be "eyelid acting". BOY, WAS THERE!
Also omggggg Flower whispering to Hetty about masturbation techniques. Holy shit. WHERE? IS? THE? FIC?!
Also also: Trevor's face when Hetty realizes why she felt so good sitting on the washing machine. Lolomg. My Tretty feels.
Also, is Hetty so relaxed after because she had an orgasm? I (lol god) made a poll about this on Twitter a while back but I'll go ahead and ask again here (with some additional theories offered by my BFF):
Sass said ghosts can't have orgasms. But it seems like Hetty had one. The reason for this is:
A. Sass was trolling
B. Sass was telling the truth, but doesn't realize: only he cannot have orgasms
C. Sass was telling the truth, but doesn't consider masturbation/solo sex to be sex, and he's never had a partnered orgasm as a ghost
D. Relatedly: this is because Sass is really nervous while he has sex and isn't able to get his partner off so then he can't get off
(A lot of shade thrown at Sass here but it's all affectionate and we adore him.)
E. Only women ghosts can have orgasms
S2E03 - "Jay's Friends"
- This is one of my favorites to date, which is apparently a minority opinion right now? I saw a fair amount of dislike of the cult plot, feeling it all just moved too quickly. But I really like that the show tackled the very currently relevant wellness-to-MLM-to-cult pipeline.
- "Welcome to another day in hell, bitch." PLEASE BRING BACK DARK PETE.
- They really are giving Hetty an arc this season. A horny arc. The washing machine last episode, then "touch those toes" and mentioning the stable boy, which then pops up again next episode.
- All the Trevor moments make me so happy but what else is new, lol.
- There is so much Fridge Horror & Sadness when it comes to Flower. She didn't even know being in a cult was bad, lolsob. I love Trevor genuinely wanting to help her.
S2E04 - "The Tree"
- HETTY. AND TREVOR. WATCHING A MOVIE OR SHOW. ABOUT STABLEBOYS. TOGETHER. My Tretty feeeeeels!
- Trevor! And Thor! Sitting next to each other! And looking at each other! Trevor trying to give him dating advice! My Thorkowitz feeeeeels!
- I'm saying this as someone that thinks climate change is a dire, extinction-level threat: this was kinda heavy-handed, lol? I kinda wondered if they were getting Bill Gates money or something for hitting the theme this hard in both their A and B stories? But you know what, good for them.
- I have wronged Thor. I've called him dumb! But he isn't! He understands climate change AND the Industrial Revolution! Those are very complex concepts! Thor is not dumb!
- Although, Trevor, no, nature will not heal if all the humans die and also kill off tons of other species, it will just be an entirely different ecosystem, but LOL it is a pretty good joke, to have Thor decide, no, they should ramp up climate change and kill all humans.
- Sass confirming that he watched his people get pushed out over the decades and centuries is heart-breaking.
- Dallas Goldtooth! Peacock, if you're willing to sell Girls5eva to Netflix, why not Rutherford Falls? And the Saved by the Bell reboot while you're at it?
- Lol oh god, Sam accidentally Karen-ing. Lol god the second hand embarrassment.
- LESBIANS! Punkie Johnson!
S2E05 - "Halloween 2: The Ghost of Hetty's Past"
- Poor Molly! She did not consent to that relationship! Also, she died really young! How? (Syphilis? Lol I love how delighted she was that she gave it to Elias.)
- Hetty was extra mean in this one but I can't say it's not in character. Also, Elias clearly has a type. Hetty, you and Molly should hook up to spite Elias.
- Wow, Elias' corpse really is just sitting there. His death is also some intense Fridge Horror (TVTropes sucks hard for a great many reasons but I have to admit this term is useful). Suffocating to death, becoming a ghost, and then being alone for like a century. Yet he walks out totally sane and fine! Very confused by this. Is he just that much of a narcissist? Does he love being alone? Am I overthinking a network sitcom? Yes. Yes, I am.
- I love the lightning that only the ghosts can see and all the ghosts freaking out while, back in Living Vision, everything is calm and boring. They haven't really played with that dichotomy since the pilot and I hope they do it more, it was one of the cleverest things the BBC show did in their pilot.
- Poor Jay. Will he ever get friends?
S2E06 - "The Baby Bjorn"
- This is me overthinking a network sitcom again, but I have to admit, the A plot of this bummed me out. Like, there's a lot of sadness and horror lurking around the edges of this show all about dead people that the show just kind of has to breeze past for it to a) remain a sitcom and b) to offer just enough bite for it not to be totally cloying since it's a very cuddly and warm show, but in this one, for whatever reason, I was unable to ignore that:
1. Thor left for the New World, got abandoned by his shipmates, wandered alone for Odin-knows-how-long and died tragically young
2. Then his son grows up and has a family of his own, which is lovely, but he then decides to search for his father, ALSO dying tragically young in the process
3. Which means Thor's wife lost both her husband AND her son
4. AND Thor and Bjorn can't even talk face to face at the property line, they have to yell across this big span, and if Sass' tree hadn't gotten chopped down (which was sad for Sass!), they wouldn't even be able to do that!
And I'm not sure if the Farnsbys were established as living two doors down last season, and if they weren't, that means the writers created that complication! Which, okay, I get it, I'm not crazy, a dad and his son reuniting and having a heartfelt conversation is sweet but it's not funny. Even leaving in the conflict about Danish intermarriage, that's dramatic, not funny. Them having to shout their tender feelings? Funny. So I get it! But it's so mean! I think, because this show is so intensely sweet, like the polar opposite of an It's Always Sunny or a South Park, the little less-than-sweet moments stand out more to me, maybe. Or maybe because I'm just super overinvested in all the characters, beyond what's really the intention for a sitcom.
So anyway, I'm kind of bummed about this new canon because, like... poor Thor! And Bjorn! And Mrs. Thor! And Bjorn's family! Geez!
- That said, this episode had my favorite B and C plots of the whole season thus far. FARNSBYS FINALLY CONFIRMED AS SWINGERS. (Eagle-eyed viewers (not me, people on Twitter) pointed out their framed picture of an upside-down pineapple back in S1. What a great little detail.) Omg Jay. Mrs. Farnsby, stop kinkshaming your son! Although, tbf, no mom wants to see her son bone down. Although, lady, you're a ghost, just walk through a wall to another part of the house, it's huge!
Also, this means Mr. Farnsby lost his mom tragically young as well. GHOSTS, WHY DO YOU HURT ME?!
- Honestly, Sam and Jay, maybe just try it.
- Lolololol "toy room". I love that this show stays this CBS-inappropriate.
- The Trevor B-plot. Oh my God. Evil Trevor is everything I didn't know I needed. The look in his eyes when he says he's going to subject them to endless reruns of The Cutting Edge. It's the same look in his eyes when he takes the pills in "Trevor's Pants". He looks absolutely deranged. I love it.
- And I love Hetty completely intellectually domming him by tricking him.he likes it I also fell for it, 100%.
- I'm confused by the backrub economy. Does anyone cash them in? Ever? Is that what the massage train (which Nancy is right, should be a circle!) is about?
- When I first heard the spoilers that Trevor was going to invent a ghost economy, I thought this was going to be a satire of crypto, but I'm pleased with what we got.
- More Evil Trevor, more Dark/Emo Pete. I need it.
- So... Trevor actually... was good at his job? Maybe?
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S2E07 - "Dumb Deaths"
- Oh, Flower.
- POOR PETE.
- Matthew Baynton! Being amazing!
- The first time around, I was really confused about how Young Carol grew up to be Older Carol but on a second viewing, it kind of sounds like she was trying to do a similar voice as Older Carol.
- Pete's such a good guy. <3333
- Love the Nigel and Isaac subplot! And, predictably, I love Trevor asking if they made up.
- Sam does a great job playing Flower. Lololol, "it was politics, Jay."
Spoilers for S2, episodes 2-7:
S2E02 - "Alberta's Podcast"
- It was great seeing Alberta in a different (and gorgeous) outfit! Danielle Pinnock said she learned to sing for this show! If she hasn't sung before this, that's incredible, she sounds great.
- It was also nice to see her vulnerability and to hear her talk about body image issues.
- Also, love seeing Creepy Todd again. Who is a perceptive guy! He points out how Sam "spaces out" all the time! I'd love to see more Creepy Todd.
- HETTY. AND. THE WASHING MACHINE.
Some cast members at the NYCC Ghosts panel said there would be "eyelid acting". BOY, WAS THERE!
Also omggggg Flower whispering to Hetty about masturbation techniques. Holy shit. WHERE? IS? THE? FIC?!
Also also: Trevor's face when Hetty realizes why she felt so good sitting on the washing machine. Lolomg. My Tretty feels.
Also, is Hetty so relaxed after because she had an orgasm? I (lol god) made a poll about this on Twitter a while back but I'll go ahead and ask again here (with some additional theories offered by my BFF):
Sass said ghosts can't have orgasms. But it seems like Hetty had one. The reason for this is:
A. Sass was trolling
B. Sass was telling the truth, but doesn't realize: only he cannot have orgasms
C. Sass was telling the truth, but doesn't consider masturbation/solo sex to be sex, and he's never had a partnered orgasm as a ghost
D. Relatedly: this is because Sass is really nervous while he has sex and isn't able to get his partner off so then he can't get off
(A lot of shade thrown at Sass here but it's all affectionate and we adore him.)
E. Only women ghosts can have orgasms
S2E03 - "Jay's Friends"
- This is one of my favorites to date, which is apparently a minority opinion right now? I saw a fair amount of dislike of the cult plot, feeling it all just moved too quickly. But I really like that the show tackled the very currently relevant wellness-to-MLM-to-cult pipeline.
- "Welcome to another day in hell, bitch." PLEASE BRING BACK DARK PETE.
- They really are giving Hetty an arc this season. A horny arc. The washing machine last episode, then "touch those toes" and mentioning the stable boy, which then pops up again next episode.
- All the Trevor moments make me so happy but what else is new, lol.
- There is so much Fridge Horror & Sadness when it comes to Flower. She didn't even know being in a cult was bad, lolsob. I love Trevor genuinely wanting to help her.
S2E04 - "The Tree"
- HETTY. AND TREVOR. WATCHING A MOVIE OR SHOW. ABOUT STABLEBOYS. TOGETHER. My Tretty feeeeeels!
- Trevor! And Thor! Sitting next to each other! And looking at each other! Trevor trying to give him dating advice! My Thorkowitz feeeeeels!
- I'm saying this as someone that thinks climate change is a dire, extinction-level threat: this was kinda heavy-handed, lol? I kinda wondered if they were getting Bill Gates money or something for hitting the theme this hard in both their A and B stories? But you know what, good for them.
- I have wronged Thor. I've called him dumb! But he isn't! He understands climate change AND the Industrial Revolution! Those are very complex concepts! Thor is not dumb!
- Although, Trevor, no, nature will not heal if all the humans die and also kill off tons of other species, it will just be an entirely different ecosystem, but LOL it is a pretty good joke, to have Thor decide, no, they should ramp up climate change and kill all humans.
- Sass confirming that he watched his people get pushed out over the decades and centuries is heart-breaking.
- Dallas Goldtooth! Peacock, if you're willing to sell Girls5eva to Netflix, why not Rutherford Falls? And the Saved by the Bell reboot while you're at it?
- Lol oh god, Sam accidentally Karen-ing. Lol god the second hand embarrassment.
- LESBIANS! Punkie Johnson!
S2E05 - "Halloween 2: The Ghost of Hetty's Past"
- Poor Molly! She did not consent to that relationship! Also, she died really young! How? (Syphilis? Lol I love how delighted she was that she gave it to Elias.)
- Hetty was extra mean in this one but I can't say it's not in character. Also, Elias clearly has a type. Hetty, you and Molly should hook up to spite Elias.
- Wow, Elias' corpse really is just sitting there. His death is also some intense Fridge Horror (TVTropes sucks hard for a great many reasons but I have to admit this term is useful). Suffocating to death, becoming a ghost, and then being alone for like a century. Yet he walks out totally sane and fine! Very confused by this. Is he just that much of a narcissist? Does he love being alone? Am I overthinking a network sitcom? Yes. Yes, I am.
- I love the lightning that only the ghosts can see and all the ghosts freaking out while, back in Living Vision, everything is calm and boring. They haven't really played with that dichotomy since the pilot and I hope they do it more, it was one of the cleverest things the BBC show did in their pilot.
- Poor Jay. Will he ever get friends?
S2E06 - "The Baby Bjorn"
- This is me overthinking a network sitcom again, but I have to admit, the A plot of this bummed me out. Like, there's a lot of sadness and horror lurking around the edges of this show all about dead people that the show just kind of has to breeze past for it to a) remain a sitcom and b) to offer just enough bite for it not to be totally cloying since it's a very cuddly and warm show, but in this one, for whatever reason, I was unable to ignore that:
1. Thor left for the New World, got abandoned by his shipmates, wandered alone for Odin-knows-how-long and died tragically young
2. Then his son grows up and has a family of his own, which is lovely, but he then decides to search for his father, ALSO dying tragically young in the process
3. Which means Thor's wife lost both her husband AND her son
4. AND Thor and Bjorn can't even talk face to face at the property line, they have to yell across this big span, and if Sass' tree hadn't gotten chopped down (which was sad for Sass!), they wouldn't even be able to do that!
And I'm not sure if the Farnsbys were established as living two doors down last season, and if they weren't, that means the writers created that complication! Which, okay, I get it, I'm not crazy, a dad and his son reuniting and having a heartfelt conversation is sweet but it's not funny. Even leaving in the conflict about Danish intermarriage, that's dramatic, not funny. Them having to shout their tender feelings? Funny. So I get it! But it's so mean! I think, because this show is so intensely sweet, like the polar opposite of an It's Always Sunny or a South Park, the little less-than-sweet moments stand out more to me, maybe. Or maybe because I'm just super overinvested in all the characters, beyond what's really the intention for a sitcom.
So anyway, I'm kind of bummed about this new canon because, like... poor Thor! And Bjorn! And Mrs. Thor! And Bjorn's family! Geez!
- That said, this episode had my favorite B and C plots of the whole season thus far. FARNSBYS FINALLY CONFIRMED AS SWINGERS. (Eagle-eyed viewers (not me, people on Twitter) pointed out their framed picture of an upside-down pineapple back in S1. What a great little detail.) Omg Jay. Mrs. Farnsby, stop kinkshaming your son! Although, tbf, no mom wants to see her son bone down. Although, lady, you're a ghost, just walk through a wall to another part of the house, it's huge!
Also, this means Mr. Farnsby lost his mom tragically young as well. GHOSTS, WHY DO YOU HURT ME?!
- Honestly, Sam and Jay, maybe just try it.
- Lolololol "toy room". I love that this show stays this CBS-inappropriate.
- The Trevor B-plot. Oh my God. Evil Trevor is everything I didn't know I needed. The look in his eyes when he says he's going to subject them to endless reruns of The Cutting Edge. It's the same look in his eyes when he takes the pills in "Trevor's Pants". He looks absolutely deranged. I love it.
- And I love Hetty completely intellectually domming him by tricking him.
- I'm confused by the backrub economy. Does anyone cash them in? Ever? Is that what the massage train (which Nancy is right, should be a circle!) is about?
- When I first heard the spoilers that Trevor was going to invent a ghost economy, I thought this was going to be a satire of crypto, but I'm pleased with what we got.
- More Evil Trevor, more Dark/Emo Pete. I need it.
- So... Trevor actually... was good at his job? Maybe?
-
S2E07 - "Dumb Deaths"
- Oh, Flower.
- POOR PETE.
- Matthew Baynton! Being amazing!
- The first time around, I was really confused about how Young Carol grew up to be Older Carol but on a second viewing, it kind of sounds like she was trying to do a similar voice as Older Carol.
- Pete's such a good guy. <3333
- Love the Nigel and Isaac subplot! And, predictably, I love Trevor asking if they made up.
- Sam does a great job playing Flower. Lololol, "it was politics, Jay."
