S04E07 - "The Polygraph Possession" (Thor tries to take a lie detector test meant for a living guest. Chaos ensues.)
The season’s B-plot—Sam’s estranged, high-maintenance mother showing up to "help" run the inn—is a swing and a miss. While Betsy Sodaro gives it her manic all, the character feels like a retread of every "annoying relative" trope. It pulls focus from the ghosts for two episodes and resolves too neatly. We come for the spectral shenanigans, not the family therapy. ghosts s04 wma
The living half of the WMA, , are at their best here. Rose McIver continues to master the art of the split-second reaction (listening to four ghosts argue at once while a guest asks for a towel). But the real MVP is Utkarsh Ambudkar’s Jay . After years of being the "guy who can’t see the ghosts," the writers finally weaponize his frustration in hilarious ways—his attempts to bond with the ghosts via a Ouija board (which they break immediately) is an instant classic. S04E07 - "The Polygraph Possession" (Thor tries to
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Ghosts Season 4 knows exactly what its audience wants: quick gags, surprising heart, and the unique joy of watching the WMA fumble through the supernatural. It doesn't reinvent the haunted wheel, but it polishes it until you can see your own grinning reflection. If you loved the first three seasons, this is comfort food with a few new spices. Just skip the mother-in-law episodes on rewatch. It pulls focus from the ghosts for two
The ghosts may be stuck in purgatory, but Ghosts the show is very much alive.