Ok I'm back, finally got to watch the Ghosts finale & took some time to articulate my thoughts.
I totally understand why it was divisive, but honestly for me it was just the issue every sitcom finale has where they have the baggage of multiple seasons weighing on them and needing to be wrapped up in one episode. Any sitcom finale that wants to end-end has to decide whether to do a "very special episode" vibe where it's completely different in structure to a typical episode, or keep the structure of a typical episode and wrap up quickly in the way that every episode of a sitcom usually ends quickly. The Ghosts finale chose to do the latter, and given the 30 minute runtime, they just didn't have the time to really sit with everything that happened. A longer ep, or one that didn't follow their usual structure likely would have helped to make it all feel smoother / land better, but that would have required it to be something different than any other episode of Ghosts. What we got, then, was something with the structure of a typical episode but the emotional baggage of a finale, meaning things are inevitably just less funny and much higher stakes than usual because you don't have the expectation that everything will be back to normal next episode.
But I'm not at all disappointed by Alison and Mike leaving, and had basically expected it as the ending since I started watching the show-- I think the ghosts choosing to let them go (and especially to let Mike and Mia go, since Mike has never been able to see them and Mia won't very soon), was great and showed the growth they've all had over the last 5 seasons.
And while I was briefly worried about it, I think they'll have a great time in the hotel! The show has portrayed boredom as the biggest issue every ghost has had with their afterlife, and a difficulty with change as being the biggest point of growth for basically all of them. The hotel certainly solves the boredom issue, and the realization that this change could be good shows how much they've grown.
This finale for me was not at all a destruction of the found family they've cultivated. The ghosts are a family to each other now in a way they weren't emotionally able to be before Alison opened them up to it. And now Alison and Mike come back every year to be with them because they choose to, because they love them, not out of obligation. Because they're all still family, even if they don't literally live together anymore.
One of my favourite things about Ghosts is how it portrays the weird messy difficult parts of life as just as important to being human as the nice parts. And I think this finale did exactly that.
So all this to say, while I don't think the execution of it worked for me, I do think Alison and Mike taking the hotel deal at the ghosts' suggestion was the right ending for a beautiful five seasons of television. ❤️
I only just joined this fandom in November of this year but god I love this show and can't wait to keep obsessing over it. I hope you will all stick around and continue to write fic and make edits and play in the space for a long time :)
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Salutations, friend! This is the headmate roundup?? Based on the poll from a while back, y’all wanted the whole gang. I wasn’t able to get everyone to write their own intros, but I think we got most of us to cooperate lmao.
Everyone is under the cut bc there’s a lot of us dweebs lmaoooo
Dee
Hello! I am Di’kut, or Dee. I’m the host of our traumagenic system, uhhh.. system name pending. I kinda set this up as simply as possible so it wouldn’t take too long for everyone to fill out haha. Nice to meet you!! I am…
20 years old
They/she
Lesbian?? Sapphic?? Idk I like women but specifically anime men are hot, too
Current song stuck in head: The Red Means I Love You
Favorite Food: pastaaaaaa
Favorite drink: chocolate milk
Other: I am super spacey. Help 😭😭😭
Dezmond
Hi. I’m Dez. Uh. God I have not fronted in quite a while. This is a trifling matter. I do not have a proper age. I am tall despite this pathetic small body. I hail from England. He/him. I am bisexual. I haven’t listened to music in a long time. I don’t really have a favorite consumable item. I’m going back to my cave now. Farewell.
Aaron
Hello, there. My name is Aaron, and I am an “introject” sourced from Criminal Minds. Please note: I am not like the actor who portrays me. Let’s see…
My age is around thirty-seven.
I go by he/him pronouns. I am cis male.
I am bisexual.
I am in a relationship with my fellow headmates, Spencer and Reginald.
I am not too tech-savvy. Forgive me for any mistakes.
Margaret
Helloooooo!! My name is Margaret! The spelling may change randomly 😭😭😭😭 You may also call me Maggie! I am British like Dezmond. 😊😊 Pleased to meet you all!!
I am around my early to mid twenties!!
She/her please!!
I am a lesbian :)
Current song… well, I don’t have one stuck in my head at the current moment! However, I do like I Like Me Better by Lauv!
Favorite food: Pringles original!
Favorite drink: water is just fine for me :)
Spencer
Hi! My name is Spencer, and I am an introject based off of Criminal Minds’ Spencer Reid. I enjoy a good puzzle.
27
He/him transmasc
Gay (Happy Pride Month, by the way!)
Current Song: What You Are in the Dark by Trails
Favorite Food: Bananas
Favorite Drink: Those Cirkul Strawberry flavor things you flavor water with
I am in a relationship with Aaron and Reginald!
Tara
Hey, there. I’m Tara, and I’m also a Criminal Minds introject. I don’t front often, but I do like to read.
30s
She/her
Bisexual
Current song: none
Favorite food: spaghetti
Favorite drink: none
Reginald
Hello. I’m Reginald, or Reggie. I am the combination of two introjects who manifested into one unit. I am in a relationship with my dear Spencer and Aaron. It is nice to meet you all, but I’m afraid I dislike fronting. It will likely be a while until I return. Please have a good day.
BIRCH
HEYYYYYY!!!!! IM BIRCH!!! Nice to make yalls acquaintance! I go by she/her usually but I hardly understand myself half the time so feel free to refer to me however???? LMAO
Noel
Heyyy. My name is Noel as you’ve just read. I’m kinda the big sibling round these parts. Fancy meeting you here.
I don’t really have an age. I guess I kinda look like I’m in my late teens, early twenties? Adult ish I suppose. =w=
I go by whatever pronouns. I’m the kinda person that sorta looks female enough but not quite one y’know? Pieck Finger from AOT is my viiiibe. Love her.
No clue on my orientation tbh. I’m here and I’m queer.
Current song: I’m dying in your arms tonight~
Favorite food: gummy bears ✨✨
Favorite drink: strawberry milk 👍
I existed long before we ever watched AOT, but maybe gonna feel cute and restructure my entire existence around Pieck. Feeling a little raggedy girly pop like that 🫣
Anya
Tried getting Anya to type her’s out, but it was so unnatural KSKDDDJ So, hello, it’s me, Dee. Anya is an introject from Spy x Family. She’s the little, so she probably won’t be on much! She loves Nutella, she wanted you all to know that.
Deziray
It’s Dee again!! Deziray is an odd case. We know almost nothing about them. They’re kinda spooky?? 💀💀💀 They probably won’t ever come on, either.
Justice 😎😎😎
Heyyy wassup girlies and gays? My name is Justice, and I’m from Helltaker. I like to chill and have a good time~
I’m pretty old ig? Lol
She/her
Lesbian
Current song: Eye of the Tiger 🐯✨✨
Favorite food: pancakes, or waffles!
Favorite drink: extremely sweetened coffee. Mostly creamer t b h.
Guzma
ITS YA BOI GUZMA!!! HAHAHAAA! WHATS UUUUUUUP
Im from Pokémon. I’ve probably kicked your ass once or twice heh
I’m like 26 prolly
He/him but not cis I ain’t default
Uh. People are hot ig idk what am I gay
GlitchXCity’s entire discography is A tier stuff my dudes.
I ain’t no goofy goober who has a favorite food what am I gay
K I like smoothies tho they chill
Muichiro
Hi. I’m Mui. I’m from Demon Slayer, and this last episode that came out was very embarrassing. They did not need to expose my paper airplanes like that.
I’m a bit older than my source. I’m actually like 18-20, at least it feels like it. Maybe.
He/him please. Maybe they/them?
I don’t know my orientation.
Can You Feel My Heaaaart *angsty noisessss*
I do enjoy like.. those Lunchables? With the extremely processed ham and crackers? Those are the shit.
Choccy milk is very good. It’s the ol reliable of this system I think haha
I want a cat. I’ll name it Kyo. Short for Kyojuro. Cats are like the owls of mammals, right?
Dixie
Hey, it’s Dee again! Dixie asked me to fill her’s out for her!
18 or 24 specifically.
She/her
Panromantic asexual
Current Song stuck in her head: Summertime Sadness
Favorite Food: cheese pizza
Favorite Drink: coffee with moderate vanilla creamer
Sunny
Um yea hi. So I’m Sunny from OMORI. Kind depressin innit
Uh I’m 16 so don’t be weird
He/him
Straight as far as I know
Current song is the White Space theme which should be obvious
I like ramen
I also like choccy milk
Please don’t ask me about Basil we do not like Basil in this house.
Mari
Good evening, my lovelies~! I’m Mari, from OMORI! Nice to meet all of you!
I am 19~
She/her but he/him on full moons~ haha jk just he/him on occasion~
I am straight!
Never Wanted to Dance~
Cotton candy if that counts~!
Jumping on the chocolate milk bandwagon~!
^w^
Aaaaaalrighty! That’s all of us! Sorta?? Thank you for reading, and there’s the “rest” of us who may or may not exist…
Aaravos
Eren
Mikasa
Kobeni
Ena
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