"Hello!" is the second episode of Season 1 in the American sitcom Ghosts. It premiered the same day as the first episode on October 7, 2021.
Synopsis[]
When Sam thinks she's crazy because she continues to see the ghosts of Woodstone Manor, she tries to ignore them, making them even more determined to get her to acknowledge they're real.
Plot[]
Pete goes to confirm Sam's newfound ability to see them when he surprises her in the bathroom one morning. Isaac suggests to his ghostly companions that they take advantage of Sam's ability to see them by scaring her into leaving. Flower, the ghost of a hippie from the 60's (who was killed by a bear) is against it, and Pete suggests that rather than scaring or killing Sam, they befriend her and convince her to not go ahead with the hotel project. Meanwhile, Sam rushes to find Jay and informs him of the existence of ghosts. However, Jay convinces Sam that the ghosts are most likely to be a side-effect of her induced coma and unhelpfully suggests that she ignores them. He encourages Sam to go and rest while he tries to do a bit of DIY on the house himself.
Jay heads into Hetty's room where he damages the wall with a drill, creating a hole. Hetty is aghast by his carelessness and is irritated by Flower's presence (her room is next door to Flower's). At the same time, Isaac and the ghosts decide to harrass Sam in order for her to acknowledge them. This gradually drives Sam insane to the point where she mistakes an electrician for one of the ghosts. Thorfinn becomes engrossed in a documentary about Vikings on TV, while Isaac enlists Trevor's help to search up Alexander Hamilton and himself using Jay's laptop. Still wanting to believe that the ghosts are side-effects of her coma, Sam searches up 'psychotic break', before rushing down to the basement where Jay is trying to fix the boiler. She meets the ghosts of cholera victims. Sam forces Jay to take her to the hospital, but not before ordering him to turn the red valve as per the orders of the ghosts.
At the hospital, Sam learns that from her near-death experience, she now has the ability to see the dead after she unwittingly consults with Doctor Fred, the ghost of a doctor who saw a similar case 85 years before. Back at Woodstone Manor, the ghost of a Native American Sasappis feels bad for driving Sam insane. Isaac on the other-hand is devastated to have found out that his life has been crammed into a footnote. On the way back to the estate, Sam tells Jay that the "ghosts" are not side-effects of her induced coma, they're the real thing. Arriving home, Jay reassures Sam of his love for her but is interrupted by Pete. This prompts Sam to retaliate by confronting the ghosts and admitting that she can see and hear them. After making it clear that she had her husband cannot leave (due to going bankrupt if they pull out of the project), she agrees to grant each of the ghosts' requests in order for them to co-exist peacefully. She then takes Jay down to the basement where they manage to fix the boiler with the help of the cholera ghosts. This is just enough for Jay to realize that ghosts exist. The episode ends with Jay covering up the hole in the wall in Hetty's bedroom with the portrait of her ex-husband, and Sam is drafting up Isaac's bio as per his request.
Quotes[]
- All: (repeatedly) Hello.
- Isaac: Okay, I need you to look up "Alexander Hamilton" on this.
- Isaac: Ah, yes, Beatrice. She was a handsome woman. We slept in separate bedrooms, to keep the flame of our passion burning bright. Now, let's talk military service. I was a beloved commander, though I was known for riding my men hard.
- [final lines]
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Rose McIver as Samantha Arondekar
- Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay Arondekar
- Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac
- Danielle Pinnock as Alberta
- Richie Moriarty as Pete
- Asher Grodman as Trevor
- Sheila Carrasco as Flower
- Devan Chandler Long as Thorfinn
- Rebecca Wisocky as Hetty
- Román Zaragoza as Sasappis
Co-starring[]
- Marcel Jeannin as Doctor Fred
- Dominic Di Rosa as TV Installer Steve
- Elizabeth Eveillard as Doctor Studebaker
- Cody Crain as Cholera Victim Cody
- Nigel Downer as Cholera Victim Nigel
- Stuart Fink as Cholera Victim Stuart
- Arthur Holden as Cholera Victim Creepy Dirk
- Cat Lemieux as Cholera Victim Catherine
Historical notes[]
- Sasappis mentions Isaac dying of dysentery two weeks after the Colonial Army's abandonment of Fort Ticonderoga on July 5, 1777, placing his death date on or around July 19, 1777.
- Hetty calls Flower a "Bohemian". Like 1960s hippies, 19th century Bohemians rejected luxuries, social norms, and traditional arts.
Trivia[]
- Rose McIver's character mistakes the ghosts for zombies. A ghost replies "Zombies? Zombies aren't real." Rose McIver played a zombie detective in the show iZombie from 2015 to 2019.
- Alberta thinks that her death was mysterious.
- Isaac isn't aware how famous Alexander Hamilton has become yet until now, then can't get over it.
- Sas remembers when Elias sat for his portrait and then slept with the painter.
- Flower has a room next to Hetty.
- Thor scares Flower but she kind of likes it.
- Pete was married for sixteen years.
- Flower was at Woodstock and a huge Dead Head.
- Hetty doesn't like Alberta's hat
- Steve fixes the cable and gets a sports package.
- Trevor has a crush on Sam.
- The cholera ghosts have an extensive knowledge of the plumbing just like the Plague ghosts.
- The upstairs ghosts are afraid to go downstairs.
- This episode confirms that Sam can see ghosts everywhere and not just the mansion.
- Doctor Fred says that the last time a living (that he knows) could see a ghost was about 85 years ago. He also died when he was about 50.
- Alberta calls Isaac "soldier boy" in this episode.
- Trevor makes fun of Isaac's university.
- When Sam asks what's it going to take to leave her alone this is what they say:
- Thor: Wants to watch a Viking documentary on TV once a day.
- Trevor: For Sam to leave Jay, kill herself, and then get with him but keep it casual.
- Isaac: Wants Sam to write his biography and get it turned into an award-winning Broadway musical. Sam finds this one the most interesting.
- Alberta: Invite the descendants of the 10 most likely suspects to a dinner party, find out who killed her, and exact revenge.
- Flower: World peace and end bear attacks.
- Hetty: Take down the picture of Elias Woodstone and fix the wall in her bedroom.
- Sasappis: Return the entire Hudson Valley region to his people; barring that keep the radio on in the afternoons.
- Pete: Say hi and welcome.
- The calibration on the hot water heater has been off the last 40 years.
- This is the first mention of Isaac's wife Beatrice.
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