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Ghost Whisperer

Pater Familias

Season 3, Episode 18, Aired 5/16/08

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Melinda discovers the truth about her family's past through a series of bodily possessions.

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Jennifer Love Hewitt

Melinda Gordon
David Conrad

Jim Clancy
Camryn Manheim

Delia Banks

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An over rated episode of ghost whisperer.

5.5

"Mediocre"

By whatsawhizzer, Jul 12, 2009 Report Abuse

I found this episode of ghost whisperer to be a bit overrated. I found the majority of the season 3 to be slightly better than season 2, but this last episode was so full of plot holes that it really made no since. So many questions were brought up, and the simple truth was this was probably sloppy writing. For example, the "fake" dad approached her prior to JLH finding the underground city, so how did that occur when it was his out of body experiences. Second, why did he go to JLH and help her several times, just to turn around and try to kill her after wondering why her "half brother" was so eager to off her. Then the question of why he took off and started another family after going to all that effort of wrongfully imprisoning, hiring an assassin, and murdering her lover so he can have her. Why does the brother have that ability when he has no genetic attachment to the "ghost whisperer" line? What was the planned between the brother and the dad, and what did that have anything to do with her at all? What was the point of any of this, since it seemed so irrelevant from important things, like all the other stories that never got resolved, such as the brimmed hat man, the underground city of lost souls, and the brother's dead collecting. Well, I guess as long as there is drama people will love the show, but personally I would like a coherent story that actually ends some of the story threads it starts up eventually. Hopefully, the show will go back to its' roots and the season 1 greatness it originally possessed.moreless

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I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens in Season 4.

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By peejaygee, Jul 25, 2008 Report Abuse

At first me and the missus thought it might be the professor too. After re-watching it, if it is based on continuity it is Jim's (Melinda's Husband) shadow that is missing, but he can't be dead as the professor wouldn't have known there were 6 of them there if he was. So, if the professor is the one, his shadow should be missing. Again, looking back before it is mentioned, you can see them all having a conversation as Melinda and her Mum approach to head off for the ships. We don't think Jim is a Ghost, we think there might be something more to this, like a 'Shadow stealer'. Maybe when her Dad (the pretend one) died in the fall, we didn't see him 'going to the light' so maybe he has something to do with it.moreless

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When dealing with a young boy's ghost, Melinda ends up discovering the real truth about her family...

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By Liliums, Jul 13, 2008 Report Abuse

This episode was over the top. From the beginning to the end, I was surprised. I mean, who could have guessed that Tom Gordon's is not Melinda's father?! It was a great season finale, with lots of twists and turns during the episode. And Jim, he really revealed himself when he was talking to Tom Gordon, I never saw him act like that.

And I really enjoyed the way they ended it, with the missing shadow. I'm going to bet that Payne is dead, but they have been surprising me so much lately, that I cannot be one hundred percent sure..moreless

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Poor Prof. Payne he is dead what next, but they need to make it more interesting,

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By zakp1, Jun 20, 2008 Report Abuse

wow amazing episode i love the show but have longer story lines that intertwine with each other which are related to this big mystery guy down under and what are they preparing for love love love the show i just don't like how they start of with the mystery at the beginning of the show and they leave it until 3 episodes are left to get things interesting, but still an amazing episode, i am i'm really interested to see about the town under, come we need more about that mysteries guy and how is she going to save all of the ghosts, i would love her to get everyone crossed over but we'll seemoreless

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Who saw that coming. It was the best seasn finalie yet, but now Melinda is less a brother and less a shadow(Confussed on that one )

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By shanna13, Jun 19, 2008 Report Abuse

The episode was great. One of the best episodes yet and definetly the best season finale. I knew her mother's secret was big but not that big. When it came out you had to think so hard and only smile as it was being revealed. Melinda only wanted to have a relation ship with her father adn the whole episode tried to protect him. And they never explained her "Brother" to us . i guess they are no longer related (GOOD). The end was the best part (no joke intended). She finds out the truth and calls for her father'shelp and the best line is when Melinda's -father says "I'm not your father" while he is choking her. Then the beaauty is when she says"I was'nt talking to you" and her father comes to the rescue. Then at the very end someone's shadow is aparently missing althugh i did't notice and what exactly does that mean. I GUESS WELL SEE!moreless

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- Beth, while admitting the truth to Melinda about her life, she states that she never told her husband about being able to see ghosts. But later, she informs Melinda that when her biological father was arrested, and she went to Tom Gordon for help, she said she had to prove that she could see ghosts by telling him about the one in his office. Then, after we find out that Tom is not Melinda's father, and we find out that Mr. Eastman is, he makes a comment to Beth about not being very fond of seeing ghosts. Therefore, she had to have told Melinda's father about seeing ghosts. Edit
- Featured Music: It's Amazing by Jem Life is Beautiful by Vega4 Edit
- The five shadows are in front of Melinda and her friends, but the sunlight is shining from the right when the camera is on them. Edit
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- Anne Archer (Beth) received the "And" credit. Edit
- After this episode, John Gray left the show. He's only going to be a consultant from now on. Edit
- Cristoph Sanders had no lines. Edit
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- Tom Gordon: Jim Clancy, I've heard so much about you, it's as if I knew you. Jim: You don't know me, Tom. You know nothing about me. Edit
- Jim: That would have been pretty impressive had it been bourbon! Edit
- Beth: I don't blame you for hating me. Melinda: Mom, I could never hate you, your busy fighting you're own battles. Beth: You always believed in him, I just didn't see how I could take that away from you. Melinda: Mom I'm relieved. My father didn't abandoned me, at least not by choice. And to know that he would have wanted me if he could have made all the difference. Somewhere deep down inside I felt like I was disposable, now I don't. (Ghost of Paul Eastman appears) Paul: Never fond of seeing ghost were you? Beth: I'll make an exception today. How can you ever forgive me? Paul: I was so full of rage at you and him, I just wanted you all to feel as much pain as I did. That all went away with just one word. Melinda: What? Paul: (Looking at Melinda) Dad. When my daughter called for me, when he needed me, all the furry just went away and just wanted to save her. Beth: If i could do this all over again Paul: I wouldn't change a thing. Look at what we created. She is the reason we came together, nothing else matters, nothing. (Paul sees 'the light') Melinda: The light? Paul: It's getting brighter. Melinda: But there's so much I need to know. Paul: No there isn't. You're loved, that is all that is everything. And so am I. (Paul walks into the light) Edit
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