Ghost Whisperer – S2E15 – Mean Ghost
Your typical mean cheerleader turned ghost. This was actually a fairly interesting ghost story. It is definitely an episodic piece, but still a good episode in its own right. My only complaint was that I wished there had been more Jim. He was in there for support in a couple of scenes, but not as much as I’d have liked.
I thought it was a little bit cruel for the writers to have all of the high schoolers hate listening to Melinda’s career day speech. I feel like promoting herself as a shop owner rather than an antiques dealer would have made it more teen-friendly, but I suppose the whole point was to place her in the position of outcast. It works for the episode, but I didn’t like it.
We learn more about Melinda’s past. High schoolers can be so cruel, especially when someone appears to be the least bit different. Popularity comes from being as normal as possible, when the fact of the matter is that no one is normal. I can see where Melinda’s gift would have been even more of a burden in a situation where you are essentially trapped in a building for 8 hours with a crowd of people whom you cannot escape from. It’s hard enough for her to talk to ghosts privately when she can make an excuse to leave, but that luxury doesn’t exist in high school when you are not really even allowed to get away from people. At least you weren’t at my high school.
Witchcraft. That’s a whole new way to deal with mean girls. It’s interesting the way the show is taking a no holds barred approach to the supernatural world this season. They are including more than just the idea of seeing ghosts. They are exploring many different elements of supernatural phenomena. Of course, it is not really evil witchcraft that is causing problems for the cheerleaders, but it is definitely a good point for Melinda to say “who am I to doubt it” when it comes to supernatural, or magical, possibilities.
At the end, the mean girl gets redemption, and the coach gets to hear that her brother loves her, and that he was able to cross over. I actually really liked the ending of this episode. It was sort of Bring It On-esque mixed in with some Mean Girls. All the girls learn their lesson at the end, and they’re all friends again. Okay, when you word it like that, it sounds cheesy, but it really wasn’t that bad. It was clever to have Tyese get closure by having Madi and Rana finally meet in the boiler room the way she had intended before she died. It is that whole “everything comes full circle” idea, and in the case of this story, it works really well.
Overall, this was a decent episode. I loved seeing Billy Aaron Brown from 8 Simple Rules. One question though, has Romano just disappeared? Apparently. You’d think he’d be doing something to keep Melinda’s attention, and keep her freaked out. We still haven’t been seeing any more of those signs of death he promised. Hopefully they will start making an appearance soon.
Best Moment:
-Ending scene in the boiler room
Best Quote:
Melinda: I'm sorry... they're just so cavalier. They have no idea how much pain they inflict, you know, when you're already at your most vulnerable in life.
Jim: You know I wish I'd known you back then, I'd kicked some ass and taken names.
Melinda: You would have, wouldn't you?
Your typical mean cheerleader turned ghost. This was actually a fairly interesting ghost story. It is definitely an episodic piece, but still a good episode in its own right. My only complaint was that I wished there had been more Jim. He was in there for support in a couple of scenes, but not as much as I’d have liked.
I thought it was a little bit cruel for the writers to have all of the high schoolers hate listening to Melinda’s career day speech. I feel like promoting herself as a shop owner rather than an antiques dealer would have made it more teen-friendly, but I suppose the whole point was to place her in the position of outcast. It works for the episode, but I didn’t like it.
We learn more about Melinda’s past. High schoolers can be so cruel, especially when someone appears to be the least bit different. Popularity comes from being as normal as possible, when the fact of the matter is that no one is normal. I can see where Melinda’s gift would have been even more of a burden in a situation where you are essentially trapped in a building for 8 hours with a crowd of people whom you cannot escape from. It’s hard enough for her to talk to ghosts privately when she can make an excuse to leave, but that luxury doesn’t exist in high school when you are not really even allowed to get away from people. At least you weren’t at my high school.
Witchcraft. That’s a whole new way to deal with mean girls. It’s interesting the way the show is taking a no holds barred approach to the supernatural world this season. They are including more than just the idea of seeing ghosts. They are exploring many different elements of supernatural phenomena. Of course, it is not really evil witchcraft that is causing problems for the cheerleaders, but it is definitely a good point for Melinda to say “who am I to doubt it” when it comes to supernatural, or magical, possibilities.
At the end, the mean girl gets redemption, and the coach gets to hear that her brother loves her, and that he was able to cross over. I actually really liked the ending of this episode. It was sort of Bring It On-esque mixed in with some Mean Girls. All the girls learn their lesson at the end, and they’re all friends again. Okay, when you word it like that, it sounds cheesy, but it really wasn’t that bad. It was clever to have Tyese get closure by having Madi and Rana finally meet in the boiler room the way she had intended before she died. It is that whole “everything comes full circle” idea, and in the case of this story, it works really well.
Overall, this was a decent episode. I loved seeing Billy Aaron Brown from 8 Simple Rules. One question though, has Romano just disappeared? Apparently. You’d think he’d be doing something to keep Melinda’s attention, and keep her freaked out. We still haven’t been seeing any more of those signs of death he promised. Hopefully they will start making an appearance soon.
Best Moment:
-Ending scene in the boiler room
Best Quote:
Melinda: I'm sorry... they're just so cavalier. They have no idea how much pain they inflict, you know, when you're already at your most vulnerable in life.
Jim: You know I wish I'd known you back then, I'd kicked some ass and taken names.
Melinda: You would have, wouldn't you?