Ghosts Season 5 Episode 4 Review: Bring Your Daughter to Work Day

That famous Lefkowitz charm carries this outing to victory!

Ghosts Season 5 Episode 4, “Bring Your Daughter to Work Day,” gives Trevor a taste of his own medicine during his first day on the job as a father.

Woodstone welcomes Abby into its fold with open arms, and her reluctance to accept the invitation makes for an exceptional reunion of emotional hero moves and valuable callbacks.

It’s an elevated take on the classic Season 1 formula.

Sam puts her dignity aside for a ghost and invites their loved one to the mansion, where she inevitably takes the fall for something insane because she can’t reveal that she sees dead people.

“Bring Your Daughter to Work Day” takes that concept to the next level by introducing an abrasive character into the mix.

Abby isn’t going to brush off Sam’s weird attempts to meddle in her life. It creates a very charged, confrontational episode that leaves little room for Sam and Trevor’s dynamic to hide.

The best decision by far is to include Bela in this mess. As someone who had to be told Trevor is a ghost because he catfished her, her insane perspective on the situation is a valuable comedy tool.

Bela is proof alone that the more people who know about the ghosts, the merrier.

It is a plot point the series has guarded quite diligently, only letting Jay, Bela, and Sunil learn Sam’s truth in its five seasons. So it is well past time to allow a new living into the exclusive club, and who better than Trevor’s daughter?

Now we get the authentic father-daughter moments and family bonding without Sam dropping dead from embarrassment.

It is a rich storyline we once begged for with Pete and his daughter. So for Ghosts to reward our patience with a father-daughter dynamic that is far more dysfunctional is rather sweet.

Trevor’s Girl-Dad storyline is such a rich, plentiful direction for the character.

A ghost deciding to parent a living 298-month-old woman creates so many new avenues of storytelling for Trevor and the group — even more so when the father in question doesn’t know how to be a father.

Trevor is getting a crash course in how to be a parent from his own daughter. That is ultimately the most rewarding aspect of this new bond Ghosts has created.

It’s funny to watch the frat boy turned father have a taste of his own ice cream when Abby seemingly falls for a playboy. It’s even more amusing to see Sam remind Trevor he can’t make sexual comments about his daughter’s hot friends.

That said, Trevor has this vast pool of emotional devastation that Asher Grodman is very good at tapping into for these family-centric episodes. This is not the first time those puppy dog eyes have made us cry, and it won’t be the last time.

Trevor v.s. the Yeti mug starts humorous enough, but when his voice catches on the delivery of “I’m here,” you can almost hear our hearts breaking.

It’s also incredibly sweet to have Hetty and Thorfinn at Trevor’s side throughout this entire episode as his personal cheerleaders. Hetty acts almost as a reluctant mother figure, giving horrible advice throughout the episode, and she noticeably cheers for Trevor to push his ghost power to new heights.

Knowing what we do about H-Money’s dynamic, these small supportive interactions can mean a lot to viewers who are looking for them.

And we are always looking for more wholesome Flower lore!

Flower’s lawyer alter-ego surfacing just in time to debate Isaac is the perfect showcase of the sharp woman hiding under all those shrooms. The glasses come off, and our girl is a Latin-speaking killer!

This storyline confirms Flower was once a shark in the courtroom and a genius in the classroom. That kind of knowledge is rewarding currency for her character, and we need so much more of these glimpses into her past.

That said, Ghosts does the important work at the end of this storyline. Instead of leaving us, knowing all that potential is trapped under the influence of eternal drugs, the show reminds fans that Flower chose this lifestyle for a reason.

She ran away to the cult to escape her problems because her intelligence and her empathetic soul were crushing her with grief. Knowing she is safe from all those bad feelings leaves us in a very tender but rewarding place with the hippie.

Ghosts takes the best of Trevor and Flower’s past story arcs to craft an exceptionally emotional installment. Even better, it is overflowing with fun callbacks!

First off, the ghost representative storyline popping up after four years of no mention is hilarious. I don’t know what’s funnier, Isaac still caring so much about a meaningless position, or hearing him say “Not to Higgintoot my own horn” out loud.

Then Flower gives the most lethal read on Sas when she confirms Joan was so satisfied with his bedroom skills, she still hasn’t come back. Girl, people could have choked!

And to round it all out, Mark reappears briefly to confirm Sam and Jay are still gaslighting him into thinking he’s not a feminist.

This episode breaks new, exciting ground. But it also calls back beautifully to some of the show’s finest moments.

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

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