Dinner Party - S1-E4
Revealing mistake: Issac is reflected in the cabinet door when Sam is asking for the ghost's help.
Suggested correction: When was it established that the ghosts' reflections aren't seen?
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.
Suggested correction: Where was it established that the ghosts' reflections aren't visible?
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.
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.
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.
