The ghosts may be stuck in purgatory, but Ghosts the show is very much alive.
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. ghosts s04 wma
S04E07 - "The Polygraph Possession" (Thor tries to take a lie detector test meant for a living guest. Chaos ensues.) The ghosts may be stuck in purgatory, but
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. But the real MVP is Utkarsh Ambudkar’s Jay
Season 4’s greatest strength is its refusal to let the ghosts become one-note jokes. This season gives surprising depth to the "background" WMA members. finally gets a multi-episode arc involving a lost love from his Lenape tribe, delivering emotional weight without sacrificing his signature deadpan sass. Isaac , fresh off his revolutionary war book drama, pivots into wonderfully petty territory over a basement ghost’s stamp collection.