A Ouija Board regarding the first episode of the second season of “Ghost Hunters,” the show that purports to bring us into the thrilling world of paranormal investigations.
Mme. Blahblatsky and the Talking Mongoose try to argue the finer points of whether the Myrtles Plantation show was good television or not. They fail.
TM: Oof.
MB: Yeah.
TM: You want to talk about those ghosts dashing across the thermal imaging camera?
MB: Eh. Who cares?
TM: So. How about the new office, huh? Although I had gotten rather fond of that trailer.
MB: It’s not that I don’t know full well that the subject of ghosts is inherently boring once you get past the superficial strangeness. But does this have to be made so painfully obvious on these shows? I mean – why not throw us scraps like the silly back stories of Chloe and her severed ear instead of making us listen to Grant and Jason jaw about how Brian is going to screw up next? What have we ever done to them that we have to watch the van get work benches installed? I liked being able to see the Myrtles at last, but did they have to make it so goddamn dull?
TM: There are people out there who get all exercised over the fact that they think Grant faked the moving lamp, you know.
MB: Pft. TAPS and Pilgrim even made that boring. A lamp moved for over four minutes on camera and they made it look like nothing. If you’re going to create a hoax, you should at least have the decency to throw in some drama.
TM: Yeah, well – I told you this whole thing was a bad idea. But now we can’t stop watching because we’re invested in finding out how awful it can get.
MB: Awesomely awful.
TM: Yeah.
MB: Well, that’s something.
TM: There’s always something. Like “me and Grant.”
MB: “Me and Grant” are always good for some ghastly dumb thing.
TM: You want me to do the next episode?
MB: Please.
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Ouija Board rating: NON and NON
Favorite Bits
Mme Blahblatsky:
Line: “I’ve given you more than enough lean way.” (Jason, to Brian)
Moment: The shadow on the porch. Ghost or not.
The Talking Mongoose:
Line: “As TAPS moves ahead, will Brian be left behind?” (the narrator)
Moment: Steve getting mad at Brian for looking at laundry steam with the thermal imaging camera.
Tags: Brian Harnois, ghost hunters, ghosts, Grant Wilson, Jason Hawes, moving lamp, paranormal investigations, reality shows, Steve Gonsalves, TAPS, the Myrtles Plantation, thermal imaging camera
