#cbs ghosts review ramble

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Mystery Science Theater 3000 (making it cool to talk over the movie since 1988)

[All images are owned by Factory. Seeing as you got your material from public domain, I hope you would find it hypocritical to sue]

(Thanks to jumpsuitjoel)

I’m going to apologize ahead of time. The start of this review is gonna seem a bit dry and rambling, but I promise there’s a point.

In the days before cable, there were two types of stations on TVs:

Channels 2-13 (for whatever reason, there was no Channel 1) were VHF (or “Very High Frequency”) stations and had better reception on these things called “antennas” that were either large enough to need to be mounted to the top of houses or small enough to be on top of the TV (the good old-fashioned “rabbit ears”) These were usually the stations that were the local affiliates for the major networks (at the time those were ABC, NBC, PBS, and CBS) due to the signal being more expensive to maintain.

Channels 14 and up (83 until the 80s, then it was cut back to 69) were UHF (or “Ultra-High Frequency”) were cheaper to operate but often were difficult to receive depending on where the antenna was located, what was around it and its alignment (you either had to adjust the rabbit ears or install a device that would rotate the antenna on your house) The majority of these were unaffiliated (or “independent”) stations that mostly aired reruns and local-interest programming (like sporting events involving the Home Team) When cable took over and every production company wanted their own network (Fox, UPN, WB, CW, etc.), most of these were gobbled up as affiliates.

You may be asking what the history of broadcast TV has to do with Mystery Science Theater 3000 (or “MST3K”) Trust me, I’m getting to that.

One of the mainstays of independent stations is the afternoon movies. Most stations on weekends from noon until prime time would have a steady stream of older movies. They tended to have the same hundred or so movies on rotation (did you miss The Ghost and Mr. Chicken on the afternoon movie? No sweat, it’ll be back in about 3 months!) The reason the movies were older was they were cheaper to purchase. In fact, some were so old they were in the public domain and could be bought by the station for next to nothing!

Now, a lot of these movies were, shall we say, less than fresh if Rotten Tomatoes had existed when they came out (why do you think they were so cheap?) Which brings us to our review.

A comedian named Joel Hodgson approached an independent station in Minneapolis about a way to “spice up” the stinkers the station had acquired: he and his friends would crack jokes at the movie. The backstory was that he’s forced to watch them after being imprisoned on a spacecraft known as the Satellite of Love. The show was enough of a hit that the idea was bought by the Comedy Channel (later Comedy Central)

The premise stayed pretty much the same, but Joel was an employee of a company known as the Gizmonics Institute.

His supervisor Dr. Clayton Forrester and his minion assistant who went by the name “TV’s Frank” were the ones who kidnapped Joel and shipped him off to the Satellite of Love. The plan was that they would see how long it would take a steady diet of bad movies to drive Joel insane.

Joel might’ve succumbed to madness had he not scavenged parts of the satellites to build robotic companions (though given their personalities, it may have already been too late for poor Joel)

Tom Servo is one of the bots that Joel watches the films with along with...

...Crow T. Robot.

Gypsy controls the major functions of the Satellite of Love. Since that takes up much of her processing power, she can sometimes seem a bit slow-witted.

Cambot is the primary means of communication between Forrester and the Satellite of Love.

After 6 seasons (including Minnesota), Joel decided to leave the show. However, Dr. Forrester needed a new guinea pig for their experiment so...

(Thanks to Xander Lars Knight)

Other than the change in guinea pigs, nothing much changed.

Two seasons later, TV’s Frank was killed off leaving Dr. Forrester alone in his lab, so he brought in...

...his mother Pearl. This lasted one season before Comedy Central cancelled the show. However, the show got life as a feature film (so...a movie about guys talking over a movie?) before being picked up by the Sci-Fi Network (what is now known as SyFy)

Due to lack of funding. Dr. Forrester cut his losses (literally; he sent the Satellite of Love into deep space!), but 500 years in the future, a cyrogenically frozen Pearl (don’t ask) is thawed and she drags the Satellite of Love back to Earth to continue the experiment (and Mike hasn’t aged much in the meantime) until the series was finally ended with season 10 (until it was revived on Netflix in 2017 with a new guinea pig named Jonah. I haven’t seen the new series but I can’t imagine the format has changed much)

These days, Foundry (the production company that owns MST3K has started a streaming service where you can watch the first 10 seasons for free.

As always, if you would like to see any episodes reviewed (how exactly would I do that? I mean, the cast is already telling better jokes than I could...), let me know.

And now for the sign off...

(Thanks to DovahBudgie100)

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CBS Ghosts Review Ramble

Season One, Episode Seventeen: Attic Girl

Spoilers below the cut. 

Starting off in 1987. What year did Arrow-Guy die? Before or after or the same? 

Also stereotypical creepy setting despite it being the Woodstone Mansion.

Huh, I know there are a lot of myths/legends which are essentially “if you do anything more than lightly kiss as a teenager, you die,” but there is one specific one I’m thinking of. Where the guy gets out of the car while the chick is like “no” and she hears trees scraping the roof and she eventually gets out and the “Tree” scraping the roof was her murdered boyfriend’s feet all this time. Or she tries to get out only for her dead body to fall down from the roof. Cause that latter one makes so much sense. 

I know it said chainsaw killer but that’s what I thought of. Also damn, the casting credits really spoiled that, huh? 

Hetty hoping to possess someone again. 

“You actually booked a guest?!” Hetty giving off a surprise pikachu face here. I don’t even like Pokemon, I just like that meme. 

“You get to use that like two more times,” - Sam. Sorry, Sam. But when you ask your spouse to literally commit corpserobbing, that spouse gets to use that an infinite amount of times. Especially if they did it. 

Also I love how all the other ghosts are like “fair” when Jay responds as to why he gets the nicer chore. 

Here’s Stephanie. I can’t remember if I posted on tumblr or just said it in discord but I did say that if the show went with the expected ghost for Stephanie to have a crush on (Trevor), I would laugh. So *laughing*. 

Sam is like “WHY YOU NEVER TELL ME THERE WAS A GHOST IN AN ATTIC?!” but trying to be polite. This is twice now that the main ghosts haven’t told Sam about the other ghosts. I don’t want to make that two-nickel meme but just know that’s what I’m picturing. Feel free to make the meme yourself. 

Trevor’s face when Hetty goes “and Trevor has a crush on her” 

Okay so I’m assuming the Sam-Stephanie conflict comes from Stephanie’s  - omg I want to shorten her name so badly - crush on Trevor. And also, just letting you know I wrote Sam-Steph before realizing I had no idea if Stephanie was right (listen I was not kidding when I said I was awful with names) and that was not a good combo. 

 “I AM A GOD” - Alberta. Also love the fact that it is Alberta who is heard. Also does this still count as a new power? I feel like it doesn’t count as a new power because Alberta’s power has always been related to her voice. I don’t think it counts as a new power. It’s too similar.  

“Yes, I went down a rabbithole,” - Jay. Mood. Rabbitholes are sneaky. 

“Oh, a ghost Prom cause that doesn’t sound like the title to a horror movie,” - Jay. He’s killing (pffft accident, I swear) it this episode. Damn it google docs, I DON’T NEED THE FUCKING IN. Maybe I should just risk tumblr and its poor saves again. 

Lol Isaac getting Alberta to ask how Hamilton died. Apparently multiple times. 

Hetty is 100% down to be Isaac’s wingEwardian. I hope she actually is Edwardian and I did not fuck that up.WingVictorian just sounds weird. 

Ooof. No. 

I like how the other ghosts were drawing a hard line at no mean pranks (too bad they had no context so it comes across cruel anyway). Also love the fact that Pete (hey I got it!) is nowhere to be seen. 

And he is so confused. Also love how the other ghosts are immediately wtf? And are like “Stephanie no” once they have the context and immediately go to Sam to apologize. 

Lol at Trevor admitting he hadn’t gotten it. 

“Trying to defend you Sam, not making it easy,” - Pete. 

OMG, omg. I just realized Sam’s reaction to Trevor’s dating profile in Jay’s Sister is a lot better (worse?) with this context.  

Good try, ghosts. Kinda making it sound like you planned the whole thing out here. All you did was call Stephanie on her bluff about the “no one allowed at prom” thing. 

Alberta lol. 

“How are we even related?” - Hetty. :D

“Sucked off at prom? I suppose anything’s possible,” - Hetty. I’m laughing. My humour died at twelve and is now a ghost. I’m laughing. 

AWW JAY WENT AND FOUND A CORSAGE AND DRESSED UP TO SURPRISE SAM!

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so i wrote a watch-through/review of the first episode of CBS Ghosts a little while ago but have been avoiding posting it because I feel like I'll get hate for saying that there were some bits I really liked and some I really didn't and people will accuse me of being negative or for simping over anything Idiots related or something

But I like writing watch throughs, like you can go back through my blog and find how much fun I have just rambling about shows but I just feel like people will be mean :(

But i really want to talk to people about it and share some opinions, I just don't want people hating me?? Do I post it or just forget?? /gen

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Review Ramble! 

Season two! Woo!

Spoilers for CBS Ghosts season two, episode one.

So it starts off recapping season one. Frankly I can’t be bothered to recap so you all are going to have to figure it out or just watch the show. 

Jay is hoping his bump on the head means he can also see ghosts. 

Well damn it. It was a cruel tease. Jay is hugging some random Living. Also he called everyone by name except Trevor who is stuck with No Pants lol. 

Random Living is a delivery guy. 

“Damn it,” - Jay. Appropriate, very appropriate. Poor guy just wants to see and interact with the ghosts! You know what? No one was using their powers so I’m holding on to my theory that Jay can see the ghosts but only when they use their power. 

Cue opening credits - WHY IS THERE A SWORD/KNIFE/DAGGER ON THE DESK NOW? WHICH GHOST DOES THAT REPRESENT? 

We’re not counting the guests from season one finale because they both left the B&B and left a scathing one-star review on yelp. Do people still use yelp? Did people actually use yelp? 

Nigel is at the manor, watching some show with Isaac, Hetty, Thor & Sas. He’s rather uncomfortable. 

Sas is the one encouraging direct communication. Guess the incoming B&B guests are intriguing enough. 

So the doorbell rings. 

Pete finds the guests suspicious and is going all detective on their asses. 

Meanwhile in the Shed, Isaac is attempting to persuade Nigel to come up to the manor.  Apparently there is Ant Drama in the shed. 

The British soldier that is Nigel’s ex (I’m not even going to try and remember his name, he’s Ex-Boy from now on) is still in the shed. Isaac is uncomfortable. 

Also cut to both Ex-Boy and the other one (Music Boy?) watching Nisaac. Oh, good for Isaac, he went direct and asked. 

Yeah, it’s two seasons in and I’m still horrible with names. 

It’s about Thor. Poor Thor. Although I’d probably be just as uncomfortable with Thor as Nigel IRL but I’m watching tv so who cares. 

Isaac mentions he will ask Thor to tone it down which isn’t going to end well, I can tell. 

Ooh, Ex-Boy is smarting at this scene. Considering the Drama he caused in the season one finale, is he going to cause more Drama? 

“And see what they’re doing,” - Trevor

“They’re like sixty,” - Sas 

Don’t age-and-kink-shame Sas. 

Alberta brings up the possibility of spying on the guests to ensure a good review and not for the ghosts' entertainment (but probably mostly for the ghosts’ entertainment). Jay is against this idea.  Sam pretends to agree but then goes to Alberta’s plan. 

Oh return of the Basement Ghost that pretended to be Pete’s GF that one time. She’s come up to say Thor is in the basement and ruining the mood. 

Lol “British Boy Toy” from Basement-Ghost. Excellent. Can she stay upstairs? 

Ooh, Sas is demanding Isaac to apologize for Does Oskar-the-Squirrel have BFF competition? 

Isaac is refusing because the thing with Nigel is new.

Well, Hetty at least thanked Basement Ghost. Progress for Hetty!

Meanwhile with Spying, Jay ended up putting it together. 

So the show the other ghosts are watching brings up loyalty to friends. Sas and Hetty are pretty much passive-aggressively guilt-tripping Isaac. 

You know what, the conflict wasn’t as bad as I thought it’d be. 

Omg Thor likes watching ants as well. These boys are bonding. YAY BONDING!

And I forgot about the Complaining Guests. Oops. 

“Tom and Debbie suck,” - Jay who said it so passionately. Also Alberta agrees and we all know Alberta is always right. 

Oh Trevor has rushed in to say they don’t like Sam’s perfume (and he doesn’t agree with them). Backstory for perfume: Sam’s mum gave it to her before she passed and there’s only a little amount left so Sam uses it sparingly. 

Jay was already upset at the constant negativity to Sam but now he’s mad. 

Jay is marching out. What is he going to do? 

“And her voice is mellifluous,” - Jay. Did he finish a crossword puzzle again?

The guests have got to be wondering how Jay and Sam know about their complaints. 

Oooooooooh, it turns out the guests thought the yelp reviews were anonymous. Omg the other review that Jay-and-Sam read was the wife’s sister’s place. Omg. 

Okay, the guests left five-star reviews and claimed that their yelp account was hacked. Jay asks if this will be the last time Sam uses the ghosts behind his back - so is that going to be an oncoming plot thread? Who knows? 

Now excuse me, I’m off to read that fic of Nigel and Thor watching ants.

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I just realised I forgot to do an overall season review rambles for CBS Ghosts. 

🤦‍♀️ Oh no.

Guess I have no choice but to rewatch the entire season now.

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Well here goes. Final episode of season one. If it wasn’t for the fact that I know it’s been renewed for a second season, I would be sobbing right now. That’s not an internet exaggeration - any emotion beyond “fine” sends me to tears. It’s actually quite annoying. 

Spoilers for Cbs Ghosts Season One Episode Eighteen - Farnsby & B

Isaac’s “it was fine” about Hamilton . The way he says it. 

Jay’s into pickleball lately. 

“I mean it’s not going to be a pleasant few days but we literally can’t die so there’ that,” Trevor - finding the silver lining 

I saw the trailer for this “Norse curse” scene and so I’m just going to copy and paste what I said in the discord. Also I wrote it right before I saw Alberta go off as well. 

“I love how some ghosts are skeptic. Like you're ghosts, you walk through walls and chairs but can sleep and sit on chairs. You saw someone say "screw you" to the universe and (go down) get dragged down. But a curse? A curse is too far? That's too much? C'mon Sas and Trevor, be better. At least Trevor adds a "Right?" to his end. Good Trevor.  I'm with Alberta here. C'mon ghosts.

[12:09]

I went through the rant before I watched Alberta go on her rant. I am very proud.”

Me and Alberta are on the same level. And that is a high I will never stop riding. 

Trevor putting his hands up as Alberta finishes ranting. 

Also Alberta’s face as Thor explains his curse before all this. 

Brief appearance of Nancy - 

“So…Have there been any updates on the Nigel front?” - Hetty. Hetty is us. She legit did a little hop. 

“Please tell me you’re not quoting Hamilton, and incorrectly I might add,” - Isaac. Even his grudge against Hamilton can not prevent him from correcting incorrect-musical-quotes. Also I only know Hamilton-the-musical through tumblr osmosis so if you’re looking for anything deeper, I am sorry. You’re not getting it. 

Conclusion of the Hetty and Isaac scene - Isaac is going to tell Nigel how he feels. Based on the first that this is less than five minutes in, I’m assuming it doesn’t go well. 

 “They’re sociopaths,” Trevor says while grinning

But also who books a B&B and then just randomly cancels the day they’re supposed to appear? Omg don’t tell me Jay & Sam didn’t do a late cancellation fee. C’mon you two. Have some business sense please. It’s really hard to cheer for you. 

“Holy Toledo, you can see me?” Ghost in Farnsby house.

Jenkins is such a troll. Sorry show, I saw the trailers where Nigel is very clearly still here. 

“No the only thing you’re an expert at is giving people cholera!” - Nancy. 

“I’m gonna jump on the skeptic’s side here,” - Sass…

YOU’RE A FUCKING GHOST 

Chandelier falls 

“Of course anything’s possible,” - Sass. 

There is a way to break the curse - involves boiling stuff in cauldron. 

Thor is hesitant to say what ingredients are because it will but considering he’s a viking. 

It’s gonna be something commonplace now. Please be cod, please be cod! Come on cod! I will rate this show as perfect if one of the ingredients is cod.  So sugar and cinnamon. Oh, well no perfection for show I guess. Cowards. 

Lol Alberta as Thor joked about waiting fifty years. 

Omg Alberta asking if the cruse-break will stop bad things from happening or will undo the bad things that have happened because Sam-falling-down-stairs might be a result of the curse. 

Isaac giving a sweet heartfelt possible-goodbye to Sam and then ending with a  “please finish my autobiography, you have really dropped the ball on that,” 

And a lineup of ghosts-goodbyes. No way Sam is going through with breaking the curse now. 

“Yeah, I couldn’t hear anything they were saying, but your face says it all,” - Jay when Sam said she couldn’t go through it.  

Lol Jay was playing pickleball simulator. 

Nigel just stormed through the door. 

“Not sure what is happening but I am here for the drama” - Sass whispering to Alberta

“Oh, I’m right there with you, Sass,” - Alberta

Nigel thinks Isaac and Thor were a thing. Jenkins is a troll.

Oh, Nigel and Jenkins had a fling 150 years ago. Alberta’s face as she leans in slightly. 

Aww Isaac turned to Hetty as Nigel was leaving and Hetty’s little encouraging nod. 

Also Jay must be so confused while this is all going down. 

Yay, Isaac you did it!

And Sam and Jay fall through the floor.

Well, I don’t like the fact that Nigel seems to have just...disappeared after that. I’m going to assume that was filming restriction. 

Well, season one is over. Jay and Sam have decided to just live with the curse. Isaac told Nigel how he felt. And Jay and Sam fell through a floor.

Sam starts with falling and ends with falling. Full circle Sam. 

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CBS Ghosts Review/Ramble time!

My rambling will probably be a bit different here. I’m on the last day of a wash-out so many trips to the toilet and sort of low on sleep due to this. While I usually write as a I watch (pausing so I don’t miss anything), I may put it more in a “review” section where I write afterwards. 

Or a mixture of both. 

I don’t know. Guess we’ll see, huh? 

Swearing. 

Spoilers for CBS Ghosts Season One; Episode Sixteen: Trevor’s Pants

Initial thoughts based on summary: 

Yay more Trevor!

No, not more Flower.

I may just ignore that subplot. Sorry, Thor. 

But also “former friend?” 

It could be just that Trevor’s dead and a ghost but I’m watching that. 

FLASHBACK FLASHBACK!

The show is saying Pinkus way too much so he’s gotta be the former friend.

Also I need you all to know that for my past review/rambles - I have been living on the edge and typing it up on tumblr as I go. I have decided not to live on the edge anymore and transferred to typing up on googledocs. 

“I would argue a lead pipe beats that but I get your point,” Alberta. 

Okay. Ideal episode: Alberta and Trevor. Since this is a Trevor-focused episode, he gets to be the subplot in Alberta’s episode. 

Oh, okay. It’s Ari. But also the Ari’d thing just reminds me of this Horrible Histories Sketch sooo there you go. 

Also Plinkus’s name was said way too much to not be important. You better have lost your fucking pants, Plinkus. Don’t be responsible for Trevor dying. Be responsible for his no-pants situation. 

I love how Sam just completely forgets that she’s the only one who can see ghosts. And she interacts with the ghosts often enough that it’s believable. 

Omg, Alberta’s face as Sam tries to recover from her slip-up. 

“You’ve never asked him about this?” - Isaac to Sam. 

Lol, she never asked because she was unsure of etiquette which fair. 

Also that close-up of Sass shaking his head. He knows Trevor be lying. And we all know Sass spills someone’s secret within like five seconds of being bored. 

“It’s hard to say, I knew a lot of Trevors,” - Ari. The optimism in me wants that to be because Ari’s dealing with a bit of guilt over Trevor’s death. It is a very small part. The rest is of course. 

Ouch, poor Trevor. 

“Surely he must remember the night that you died,” - Isaac. 

Okay, I wish I knew/could screenshot but right after Trevor says “We were here to celebrate Pinkus’s promotion,” he is exuding I-am-a puppy vibes. 

Lol, Ari went with the “quick phone” call excuse. So either he is feeling very guilty or he’s like “how the fuck does this random chick I’ve never met know I killed a guy?!’. 

Sass’s face at Isaac when he mentions Hamilton. You know what? I changed my ideal episode - it’s the same but with close-ups of Sass’s reactions to everything that’s going on.  

“Is this a sex-thing?” - Sass. 

“Am I willing to go with the flow? No.” Hetty and she said it so disgusted too like she could not believe they would even need to ask that. 

“Yeah, this is a sex-thing, I’m out.” - Sass. Good boundaries, Sass.

Also I noticed Trevor was not one of the interviewees. You’ve moved down on my list, Thor.  

OMG, Trevor actually doesn’t know. He doesn’t know. 

“Oh, come on. That was gasp-worthy. There’s something wrong with you people,” - Isaac. 

Isaac is right. Sass put a lot into that moment and he should have received multiple gasps. Trevor can be excused from the gasping since it’s about him. But c’mon, Isaac really out being the only one appreciating Sass by gasping. 

“Something happened and I never told you because I know how much you love your bros,” - Sass. 

Oh no. I’m going to fucking cry. 

“I know the story of how you really lost your pants,” - Sass. 

Lol Isaac gasping twice to get everyone else to gasp. I’m with Isaac here. Worst audience. Except for Isaac obviously. Trevor still excused. If it’s about the person, they can be excused from gasping. 

OMG Trevor actually gave his pants and boxers to someone! I know I accidentally spoiled myself and someone told me my theory (hi you!) was right (in regards to Trevor’s pants) but…I still wasn’t expecting it. 

My theories are never true. Wrong detail is that I thought it was a random stranger but hell, I’ll take it. 

“And are you sure Trevor didn’t like put hot sauce in the man’s pants to burn the guy’s weaner?” Geez Alberta but also fucking laughing. 

Sam “I was just walking BY THE LAKE”. They dumped his body in the lake, poor Trevor.  Also I know someone in the discord said/thought that Trevor’s friends were and you were right. I’m sorry  I can’t remember your name but shout out to you. 

The Alberta, Isaac, Sass, Hetty and Sam team-up to get revenge on Ari while still holding to Trevor’s wish is amazing. 

“Trevor, you thought you did not have bros, but you are mistaken.” - Hetty. 

“You have bros. And we are they. Enjoy” - Isaac. 

Lol Jay is very confused when Sam starts chanting chug but joins in regardless. I love Jay. 

The group-hug. You have bros, Trevor. 

Also I need a follow-up with Pinkus. 

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Okay, onto CBS Ghosts S1E15 - Thorapy. The plot synopsis has got me both excited and scared. As always, Spoilers under the cut.  Also swearing.  

“ When Sam and Jay have the ghosts bunk together to free up rooms for guests at the B&B, they learn that Thorfinn has been having night terrors, which inspires Sam to enlist a therapist to help him. Also, Isaac makes a big, personal revelation after he's compelled to seduce his new roommate, Hetty.” This is the fucking synopsis. Emphasis mine. 

I’m excited about Sam enlisting a therapist and how - unless there’s a therapist ghost somewhere on the property. But Isaac, sweetie, no. 

Watching now:

- Hetty is sort of clutching/holding onto Trevor. Just more evidence that Hetty is touchy-feely in the same way Trevor is. I don’t know if I actually posted that thought on tumblr before. 

- “Now those waffles smell like deception *breathes in waffles* mmm and vanilla...nice touch” I love Alberta.

- Alberta and Hippie-Chick are rooming together. 

- Lol Hetty trying to get out of sharing with a “well there’s an uneven amount of men and women”. Nice try, Hetty but Sam ain’t biting. 

- Psh Trevor “just bunk with Isaac”. 

- “The Victorian age had themselves some blind spots,” - Alberta. I love her. And Martino’s face. This is amazing. 

- Sass knows Thor has night-terrors, doesn’t he? 

- Nigel! Also omg, Nigel is walking Isaac to his room. That’s so adorable. 

- IT’S DAILY! THEY DO DAILY WALKS TOGETHER! 

- Aww, Nigel is inviting Isaac to bunk with him in the shed. 

- “my cot while flimsy can support two person of technical weightlessness” - Nigel. Damn. He’s being too forward for Isaac, isn’t he? 

- Also Isaac’s face at Nigel’s “my cot”. 

- Okay but where are the other two British ghosts would be in this arrangement? Psh, are they getting kick out of the shed? Ghosts-sock rule. 

- Isaac has panicked and oh fuck, Nigel’s face as Isaac disappears through the door. 

- “I would pop back together but it’s not pleasant,” - Trevor. Thor has 100% split Trevor in two with his axe. 

- Sass knew because they shared a wigwam. Poor Thor. Chances are it’s been more than 500 years for Thor.

- Okay, so Living!Therapist it is. 

- Thor watches Frasier. 

- Isaac is still panicking. 

- Alberta’s facial expressions as she watches Isaac panicking and is confused.  

- Listen, I’m watching on Paramountplus so I can’t screenshot so you just got to trust me that Alberta’s face is fantastic as Isaac is hurtling towards “you should chisme* about the Hetty-and-Isaac situation”. 

*I know there is an English term but I’m blanking. This is what I get for not choosing One language to (re)learn. No, I got to learn all of them at the same time. 

- “Are people wondering that?” - Isaac still panicking and lol Alberta’s face continues to delight. 

- I need you all to know that this scene is so cringy for me to watch that I am heavily debating just pausing and doing the dishes right now. 

- Also pretty sure the only reason I haven’t is because of Alberta’s expressions.

- “WHY THE HELL NOT? I am so sorry for my outburst. How’s your day?” - Isaac. OMG, Isaac. 

- Also I am going to have to do the dishes now since I was not expecting that shout so accidental trigger of Auditory SPD. I’m going to need to pause for a bit if I want to continue watching and paying attention. 

- For you, it’s been no time at all. For me, it’s been an hour. Back to this ramble-review thingy. 

- Okay, so Sam is “translating” Thor’s dream to the therapist who is unaware. 

- THOR KILLED HIS BEST FRIEND! HOLY FUCK! 

- And he has left the room. 

- “feel free not to take so many long pauses” - Damn it, Therapist. You were doing so well. 

- Oh no, back to Isaac plot. 

- Oh no. 

- Hetty is now also panicking. Isaac is trying to pretend he ain’t panicking. 

- He’s failing. 

- Isaac, no. Stop it. 

- Fake-sleeping is much better option, Isaac. Good for you. 

- “Ok, Therapy has made it so much worst” - Trevor. Love him.

- “Sam, you have fully broken that man! I may be dead but I still need my beauty sleep,” - Alberta. Love her. 

- Lol both Alberta and Trevor are like “y’know, it’s quieter in here? I’m sleeping in this room now. :) night :),”.

- Martino is the only who even asks.  

- “We’re not leaving until Thor stops screaming,” - Trevor.

- Y’know, it’s kinda horrifying that apparently the ghosts need to sleep. It doesn’t seem to be out of boredom either. 

- Sam, you little shit (affectionate), you’re the only one that won’t be affected by Thor’s axe and still won’t wake him up.

- “I will take the bullet” - Trevor. Wakes up Thor and gets his hand chopped off. It does grow back immediately but oof.   

- “Do it again. That was wild!” - Alberta immediately afterwards. I really do love her. 

- Also, aren’t you supposed to not wake someone who is having a night-terror up? I’m pretty sure I heard you’re not meant to wake them up. But any answer I’m finding is in regards to sleep-paralysis which is a different thing, isn’t it? 

- Lol Alberta’s face when Trevor looks back at her. She’s like “oops but I don’t regret asking,”. 

Fair warning: I may end up shipping Alberta/Trevor for two reasons. 1. My upcoming reading mood is romance and all my romance books are packed away and 2. I love these characters. Top Two. 

- “Thor does not deserve to move on,” and (while asleep before) “hell too good for Thor” - Thor. Okay, I’m sure if you murdered your best friend, that’s probably going to be your thought process...

So why am I thinking this is leading to cannibalism? 

- “Oh, damn it, Thor, you ate your friend’s heart?” - Alberta. Love how she is saying this. And Martino is like three seconds away from throwing up. 

- “Oskar is squirrel,” Oh. 

...I feel kinda disappointed now. 

Also everyone’s faces especially Trevor and Alberta’s at realising Oskar was a squirrel all along. 

- “Pretty sure i say this in beginning,” - Thor. 

- “Ah, no, you definitely did not,” - Alberta. 

- “Also, dude, it’s like, it was a squirrel. Your friends left a human being.” - Trevor. 

-  Trevor hugging Thor :D

- OMG IS ISAAC GOING TO COME OUT TO HETTY?!

- “Oh wow. It feels like there’s an actual lump in my throat,” - Isaac. 

- ISAAC CAME OUT TO HETTY!! 

- SHE JUST HUGGED HIM! 

- “What you have been the past two centuries is my dear friend. And that could never be a lie,” - Hetty. 

- Also Hetty asking if he thinks he’s ready to tell Nigel.

- And as much as I’m onboard the IsaacxNigel ship, I’m so glad they let Isaac be “I’m so not ready” (actual Isaac quote) about the possibility of him telling Nigel. I feel like a lot of the coming-out plots have them go from “being out to no one not even myself” to “out and proud” as soon as they tell One person. 

- I’m so glad Hetty is the one that Isaac came out too. Everyone else knew and he needed a genuine reaction. And if it was someone else, it wouldn’t have been genuine. 

 - “Oh, come on now, we have so little!” - Alberta. I love her. 

- End scene, Alberta is trying to see if she can have a NSFW dream more often by asking Sam to ask the therapist. And Thor busted into session “I’ll be quick” “oh fine”. 

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Cbs ghosts - Episode 13 - The Vault

Spoilers

...Why don’t they try walking through the wall instead of the door?

Guess I’m never going to get that answer.

Good for you, Alberta. 

Oh geez, appropriate reaction to all the ghosts when Hetty’s husband went down in red light. Trevor’s screams and jump as Hetty did a “was that me” test. Should have worn a better tie, Trevor. 

That was mean. 

Also love Sasappis not loving this development. It is horrifying.  

Jay is right, too soon, Hetty, too soon. 

Hmm, what if it is Hetty’s power but she has to genuinely mean it? 

Oh, I would not want to be a ghost in this universe. 

Also yay, I calculated the day and time a new episode will be for me and it works quite well. Finally, a US show I like that doesn’t make me choose between sleep and watching. 

Overall season opinion: 

Pat-Expy is slowly (very slowly) growing on me. He still gets called Pat-Expy because I’m not going to be able to remember everyone’s names. He gets better (more distinct) from the D&D episode. So there’s that.

Where did the headless greaser go? I want to know how someone who looks fairly modern got beheaded. 

The first two episodes (and Pat-Expy’s death episode) are pretty much a copy-cat of the original but after that it does its own thing. 

Love Sam interacting with ghosts outside the house. 

Show does over-explain a bit - like they don’t trust the audience. Which tbf to the show, I think US shows have a tendency to do that anyway. 

Characters are definitely less morally-dubious than their BBC counterparts. 

Will continue watching. Probably will continue posting these commentaries as well.

Also are US shows legally obligated to do the whole “lie to spouse about enjoying their hobby” plotline they did in the D&D episode? Cause I feel like that’s a theme with US shows. It could be the US shows I watch but it’s a real annoying plotline.

Alberta, Thor & Trevor - My top characters. I love them.  They share first place in rank tier. Even if Trevor has the worst taste in ties. The man doesn’t have to worry about going down to Hades, Hades probably think wearing the tie for an eternity is enough of a hell already. 

....Also what is on that freaking tie? I probably dislike that tie more than Pat-Expy. 

Hetty and Isaac could easily a share spot in second/third place depending on where I would place Sasappis. I think I need more Sasappis-focused episodes to know that. I like him so far but haven’t gotten to know him enough to confidently place him in 2nd or 3rd favourite character. 

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Cbs Ghosts - Episode 12 - Jay’s Sister

Spoilers

Dating app profile is going to be Trevor, right? He seems like the only ghost who would do the dating app thing. 

Huh, kinda surprised the show followed on with Nancy here. Good for the show. 

Yay, Thor again. 

Jay’s reaction to seeing Trevor’s dating profile pic and his continuation + Sam and his sister’s non-reaction. I’m saying Jay’s bi and Sam and his sister already know. 

Also this isn’t going to end well. Trevor used the kitchen ipad. Jay’s sister is going to think her brother and SIL catfished her. Oh no. 

“I love my sister but she’s very thirsty and could follow him. I saw that jawline, it’s like granite” - Jay is bi and no on can convince me otherwise. 

Oh no, sister is looking Trevor up. She’s going to find out he dead. Oh no, Jay-and-Sam don’t deserve this incoming storm. 

Okay, I love that the sister is not taking this front but she’s going to (understandably) get pissed off at the wrong people. 

Oh no, no. 

GET TREVOR TO PUSH SOMETHING OFF THE TABLE GUYS! SOMETHING!

Okay, good for the sister for standing up for herself but this is awful. Please show, let her know there are ghosts. 

YES! SHOW IS LETTING JAY’S SISTER KNOW ABOUT GHOSTS!

Okay, after proving ghosts are real, nice.

Last episode next, I think. Unless the season is still going? I’m not sure. 

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CBS GHOSTS EPISODE 14 - GHOSTWRITER. We have a focus on Sasappis this episode yay. 

Spoilers under the cut. 

Note: Pete’s last name is Martino and I will be using that to refer to him because I will remember Martino a lot better than his first name. It’s been fourteen episodes and I still have to double-check. 

- Jay and Martino have some sort of handshake (celebratory?) over basketball and now I just imagine Sam having to organise that. 

- Sam’s getting better at translating. Good for you, Sam. Good for you. 

- Sam and Sasappis bonding over being writers

- Flashback - 1513. Yay, I have a date. Sasappi’s father said he wanted to be a storyteller which I think is an interesting diversion from most “don’t be creative” fiction parents. 

- “From the perspective of a tree” - Sasappis. 

- Sam maybed Sasappis even though she was there for the whole Hetty explaining “maybe” means “no but trying to be gentle” to Thor. Sam, Sasappis was there.  

- Isaac does not want to be watching basketball haha. 

- Gotta laugh at Sam “well tree is too familiar” when she came up with “make our home your home”. 

- Trevor accidentally deleted the B&B website. They actually went as far to get him to delete it from the trash. Shows usually don’t do that. 

- I don’t know why I’m surprised Sam thought cutting back on $2 cloud-storage was the best way to cut back. This is the woman who thought they should fix a decorative-only thing before the roof. 

“I wish I was wearing underwear” - Trevor. 

“We all do, Trevor” - Hetty. 

Okay but the ghosts all being excited when Sasappis agrees to tell stories. Also Jay staying even though he would have no idea what’s going on. 

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Cbs Ghosts - Episode 11 

Spoilers ahead

Again, more hate on Trevor’s tie. It really bothers me. 

Again, where is Thor? Don’t tell me they got rid of Thor and left Pat-Expy?

Ouch. Sam got into a fight with her mother before her mum died. That sucks. And now Sam’s going to the place where she died to see if she became a ghost. 

Also love Jay keeps calling Pat-Expy Arrow-Guy. 

Oh, well, I hope it’s an unrequited crash. Don’t think I will like Pat-Expy and Alberta together.  

Oh no, Sasappis is the gossip. 

Jay does crosswords and his mum is alive. Sorry, Sam but finishing a crossword in ink is definitely a call-your-mum situation if you have a good relationship. 

These two have grown on me.

Oh, yay, Thor’s back! Okay, this episode is better already. 

Oh no, Jay, you know ghosts are haunting your place. Also who puts the remote away in a drawer? Is that a US-thing or giving-Jay-a-quirk thing? 

Sasappis didn’t last long with keeping the gossip to himself. 

Hmm, Pat-Expy is pretending he was talking about a woman in the Cholera-Pit cause Alberta was definitely going to turn him down. 

Oh yay, Sam’s mom is a ghost so she gets to talk to her. 

Hahah Nancy. Loving her.  

Trevor’s tie is awful. The worst part is I don’t know what those are or what pattern it is but it’s just awful. 

Hahah, Sam’s using “sucked off” as a term now. Poor Jay, so many people are going to get the wrong impression of him. 

Aww, Sam and her mom gets closure. And her mom gets sucked off.

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CBS Ghosts Episode 10 - Possession

Glad I gave this show a try. I think it’s settled into being its own show now. 

Poor Isaac, he’s trying to be all dramatic and no one is getting it. 

Appreciating the actor for Mike-Expy right now . Okay, “she’s in Jay” is probably going to make me remember his name. I have the humour of a 12-year-old apparently. 

Hello Sasappis. 

Oh, that’s interesting. Hippie-Chick gets people high if she walks through them. 

Again, no Thor. :( 

Ooh, Hetty’s driving. So there’s no way this show is going to let Hetty drive off so she’s not going be to able to leave, right? Once she gets to the property. So either, forceful exorcism by property line or something else. 

Okay, forceful exorcism by property line. 

This was an enjoyable episode. I’m just generally not a big fan of possession while some Major Event Needed is happening. Also no Thor in this episode. 

I did enjoy Jay-as-Hetty walking into doors/walls cause she was used to going through them. That’s a nice touch. 

Next episode is called “Sam’s Mom” - so onto episode 11, I go. 

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Woo, Alberta-focused episode now. CBS Ghosts - Episode 9. Spoilers. Also if Trevor appears at any point, probably tie-hate too. 

Some kids can see ghosts. Okay. Also haha at Isaac being called a pirate. 

Okay, so in this show, sometimes a kid’s imaginary friend is actually a ghost. Nice little detail there. 

Yay, Thor is back. Unknown Landship has been spotted after Alison-Expy’s walk. 

Pat-Expy is colour-blind and lost several games of Risk because of it apparently.

Yeah - Alberta’s Fan is going to be one of Those People. Don’t expect a good review, guys. 

Soo Thor used to be Fanny-Expy’s imaginary friend right? That’s why we’re leading with this sort of thing.  

I don’t know how it happened but Isaac has grown on me. Probably started around (parapharasing) “if you don’t gasp at that, guess you’re not a gasper than”. Also he’s right. Something is off about Todd.

Alberta’s and Trevor’s reaction to Todd’s “personal Alberta collection” is on point.   

“Don’t make me hate my own face!” - Alberta, best line.

Also Trevor is very physically affectionate, isn’t he? 

Isaac is just loving being proven right here. 

Okay, yeah, I probably shouldn’t be surprised that Trevor the pantless-guy is physically affectionate. Don’t know why I was surprised there. 

Aww Thor, singing lullabies. And yep, Fanny-Expy used to see him when she was a kid. 

Yes, Alberta, get all excited about the views and nice comments.  Trevor is just grinning behind the couch and he could easily just duck that tie out of view. Glad he’s happy for Alberta but c’mon dude, that tie is ugly. Also what is it? 

 Back to Alberta, you were right! Yay! And look at all the views you’re getting. I love her. 

Also title of the next episode is Possession which is interesting. 

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Onto CBS Ghosts episode 8. With the exception of Pat-Expy, enjoying it so far. Spoilers ahead. Also, again, hating on Trevor’s tie. 

Bit rude of Mike-Expy’s friends. 

Considering the music - Isaac and the british soldier totally had an affair, right? 

Oooh, Alison-Expy is trying to set-up Isaac and British Soldier so the secret is going to be something entirely different, right? Nice try, though Alison-Expy, 10/10 support. 

Damn it Alison-Expy. Just when I start getting to like you a little more, you do this shit. Are US shows just like legally obligated to have this stupid “lie to spouse” plots? I don’t even like DnD but c’mon Alison-Expy. 

Also it would explain so much about US shows if they were legally obligated to have this stupid plotline. 

Right so doesn’t seem like Isaac and British Soldier had an affair. 

Ooh, poor british soldier. Thinking he would get a love confession and it’s really a “I accidentally murdered you” confession.  

Oh yay, more Trevor. I was just going to complain there wasn’t enough of him in this episode. Okay, got a closer-shot of his tie and it somehow looks worse than i thought. 

Also where the fuck is Thor? 

Isaac yes! Ask British Soldier out. Also pssh at Alberta’s and Sassapis‘s faces as Isaac is taking the plunge.  

Seriously, wtf is Trevor’s tie? 

There are way too many characters for me to remember their names. 

Poor Mike-Expy. It would be creepy to get out of the shower and see letters appearing on the steamed-up mirror. 

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CBS Ghosts episode 7 thoughts. Swearing ahead. Spoilers. 

Psshh, Flowers is the people she despises. 

Also yes, Isaac, gasp away you dramatic bitch. Alberta and Alison-Expy need to get on your level. 

Alison-Expy, she robbed a freaking bank. That’s not a mistake. Flowers is right, she’s a fraud. This may be a little too personal for me. Sorry, robbing a bank isn’t a victimless crime.

Nah, she be a fraud. A fraud that maybe regrets it. But a fraud. 

And we find out that the ghosts can’t orgasm. That is awful. Stuck in one place with the clothes you die in and you can’t even have an orgasm.