Ghosts Season 2 Episode 15 Review: A Date to Remember

A perfect date? More like a perfect episode of Ghosts.

Ghosts Season 2 Episode 15, “A Date to Remember,” cultivates seasons of dedicated storytelling and ensemble chemistry to pull off a date night we won’t soon forget.

The result is a heartbreaker homerun, gushing with gutting romantic confessions, perfect comedic pairings, and pipping hot drama.

“A Date to Remember” lives in the same ethereal realm of excellence as Ghosts Season 1 Episode 17, “Attic Girl.”

It lets the fine-aged chemistry of this ensemble turn Woodstone into a magical playground of dynamics, tethering petty grudge matches, reality tv references, and whatever wacky comedy it wants to a festering sadness.

This winning formula showcases Ghosts at its sharpest comedically while pushing beyond the surface-level sillies to weaponize the cast’s caliber and their character’s endless pool of sad backstories to do some real damage.

And there is no better time to break our hearts than an episode celebrating love.

To build us up with so much sweet, sappy romance between Thorfinn and Flower, to take us on a whirlwind of emotions as Flower falls back into bad habits, just to hit us with her tragic last love is diabolical!

Florfinn Forever

Ghosts gifts Thorfinn and Flower phenomenal material, and in return, they give us one of the show’s best performances.

Devan Chandler Long and Sheila Carrasco’s chemistry crackles with adorable, dorky angst as they giggle through their first date. But, when they kiss and the lights explode overhead, it feels as if Ghosts has swept us off our feet yet again.

Long is the anchor of this romantic plot, subtly slipping in those reality TV references. But he leans away from Thorfinn’s loveable gimmicks to explore softer angles, and as a result, we are at the mercy of this sweet Viking’s rollercoaster of emotions.

But if Thorfinn is the anchor of this rom-com — Flower is the firecracker.

Carrasco is a force this season as Flower. She has flourished in the trenches, unleashing scorching one-liners with ease and unveiling depths of hidden potential with every inch of story thrown her way.

In a beat of stellar dialogue between McIver and Carrasco, Flower is forced to confront the one memory she wants to forget, and the trauma that sweeps over the final moment of this episode is breathtaking.

The flashback unwinds the preconceptions we had of Flower in seconds. It’s a short cutaway, but it conveys more than dialogue could as we meet Flower as a budding lawyer with a serious boyfriend and a bra. Forcing us to fill in the rest is such a diabolical storytelling choice.

Under the guise of fabulous writing, Carrasco transforms her harmless hippy into a rich pool of open wounds and captivating perseverance with this devastating revelation.

Thorfinn has our hearts, but Flower has our full attention.

Hetty v.s. Nigel

You love to see a return to form for Ghosts with this petty Hetty and Nigel drama.

In the early days, this show was so petty. The ghosts said whatever they felt like, and I would be lying if I said I didn’t miss that ruthless energy.

But we don’t need these established characters stepping backward either — thus Nigel’s beautiful timing. It seems Isaac’s sweet British boyfriend is hiding a dark side. How gasp-worthy!

The execution of this slight from Hetty’s perspective is perfect because we don’t exactly follow the former robber baron blindly into battle, which makes the reveal that Nigel was undermining her so unexpected. 

It’s a reveal born from excellent misdirection throughout the episode and earlier in the season with Trevor. Yet this new beef doesn’t come at the cost of character, as Hetty is extremely protective of her friendship with Isaac and desperately needs someone to challenge her authority.

A Perfect Pairing

Jay may regret his wine and ram testicle pairing, but as far as this ensemble goes, there are no bad pairings.

The decision to have Betsy Sodaro’s Nancy hang out upstairs a little longer pays off beautifully as Hetty is forced to humor the basement ghost’s presence.

And the larger group is utilized expertly.

Of course, Sas is down to attend a spite party because he is a messy ghost that loves drama, and Alberta cannot say no to a party. So together, the two gladly sit this night on the sidelines, soaking in the chaos from prime seats.

Plus, we get as close as we can to a ghost talent show as Alberta transforms an absurd country song into a romantic ballad, and Pete proves to his housemates that improv is cool.

Seeing everyone pitch in to help these two crazy ghosts fall in love is sweet, and it’s funny. Most of all, it utilizes this crowded ensemble with an array of enjoyable comedic performances and petty side quests.

It’s safe to say Thor and Flower’s first date was a success, and their relationship status has just opened Ghosts up to a whole new wheelhouse of chaos.

After all, the most beautiful declarations of love are the ones that harbor chaos — and there’s a whole lot of new and loveable chaos for this comedy to capitalize on.

But my fellow Florfinn fans, we won.

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Ghosts airs Thursdays at 8:30/7:30c on CBS.

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