Bishop73

2nd Apr 2023

Ghosts (US) (2021)

Correction: Except that Jay can't see ghosts and Sam can, so there's no plot hole.

Bishop73

16th Mar 2023

Ghosts (US) (2021)

Correction: This isn't a mistake. Some ghosts generally do not like how it feels when people walk through them. And they also affect people who do walk through them, such as Flower making people high. The ghosts intentionally avoid people walking through them, unless they're being devilish like Hetty's husband Elias.

Bishop73

28th Dec 2022

Ghosts (US) (2021)

The Baby Bjorn - S2-E6

Revealing mistake: Hetty's reflection is in the octagonal mirror, Issac's reflection is caught in the window he is standing next to and Thorfinn's reflection is in the dressing mirror he passes.

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Suggested correction: Where was it established that the ghosts' reflections aren't visible?

Bishop73

It doesn't make sense that the ghosts would have reflections or even cast shadows for that matter, it indicates they have a physical body to block or reflect light which we know isn't the case.

I'd argue if we the audience can see the ghosts, there's no reason why we can't also see their reflections. Other people can't see the ghosts or the reflections. It's suspension of disbelief or a visual narrative tool of sorts. It's different from vampires, say, which generally aren't meant to have reflections at all.

That makes a valid point but based on the "mistake" that started this, I can see why that person thinks reflections are out of context with every other ghost movie out there, like in Beetlejuice where Gena Davis moves the horse in the mirror and she isn't visible. It wouldn't be as good a scene if she was reflected in the mirror too.

Light reflecting off objects is exactly why things are visible. So how can Sam can see them if they're not reflecting light off their bodies? They also can't interact with their environment, so it doesn't make sense that only Sam can hear them because that means they're vibrating the physical air around them. It doesn't make sense that they can walk through walls but sit in chairs.

Bishop73

The whole plot of the show is that only Sam can see/hear them because she had the near death experience. From what you are saying about air vibrations, Jay should be able to at least hear the ghosts but since he can't, its implied they are invisible to, and unheard by, living people. They are manifestations of energy, hence why some can pass their powers onto living people or turn on/off lights, and energy is invisible to the naked eye.

I understand the plot. My point was nothing makes sense if you use physics as we know it, so the mistake isn't valid. Because being "manifestations of energy" doesn't explain how Sam can see and hear them (not the why) or most anything else they do. But since it's a fantasy with its own made up rules, there's nothing to prevent the ghosts from having reflections, no matter what you want to assume they are.

Bishop73

I don't know how many people are in on this, but I'm loving this debate! I do agree though that the ghosts should not have reflections, they're supposed to be invisible unless you have the gift like the lady does.

18th Jul 2022

Ghosts (US) (2021)

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Suggested correction: When was it established that the ghosts' reflections aren't seen?

Bishop73

21st Dec 2022

Ghosts (US) (2021)

Correction: You should watch the show more to understand what happened. Flower closed The Vault door. The Vault was made of material that ghosts can not go through, which is how Elias was trapped in there as a ghost. Ghosts basically bounce off The Vault material, so the door closed when it was pushed.

Bishop73

9th Jun 2022

Ghosts (US) (2021)

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Suggested correction: It is established that the ghosts have watched television, listened to the radio, smelled pizza/pepperoni, etc. It's not impossible that Pete saw Ghost on TV.

While they do watch television now, it's unlikely that Sophie watched "Ghost" and that Pete saw it alone. The reply from others was "you know we don't know what that is" and he said "oh, right the movie thing." Which was a call back to earlier when Trevor was trying to explain who Tara Reid was and the older ghosts had a hard time knowing or remembering what a movie was.

Bishop73

24th May 2022

Ghosts (US) (2021)

Correction: Alberta wasn't asking for Sam to keep looking for evidence she was murdered, she wanted Sam to keep working on solving her murder. They knew she was murdered, but they didn't know who did it.

Bishop73

15th May 2022

Ghosts (US) (2021)

Show generally

Corrected entry: It's established the ghosts can pass through walls, doors, etc. but Hetty's husband's ghost was trapped in a vault for 130 years until the door was finally opened.

Correction: That's not a plot hole, it's literally the plot. They specifically mention the material The Vault is made from is impenetrable to ghosts. They even say, "I love it when the mythology gets expanded."

Bishop73

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