The Christmas Spirit

**The Christmas Spirit** is the special ninth and tenth episode of Season 2 in the American sitcom *Ghosts* and the 27th and 28th episode overall. It premiered on December 15, 2022.

## Plot

### Part One

Jay's sister, Bela, visits Woodstone Mansion and brings along an adoring male friend, inspiring Sam to spark a romance between them in the spirit of the holiday rom-coms she loves. Meanwhile, the ghosts have conjured up a very different holiday plan for Trevor and Bela. Also, Isaac has an awkward encounter with Nigel that forces him to look back on events in his life.

### Part Two

Sam and Thorfinn get caught in the crossfire as the scheme Jay's sister, Bela, and the ghosts have conjured up goes awry. Also, Isaac's marriage to Beatrice sheds light on how apprehensive he has been in communicating his feelings to Nigel.

## Quotes

**Thorfinn**: Careful.

**Samantha**: *[gets electrocuted and falls into Thorfinn]* What happen? Why hands so small and clean?

**Ghosts**: Merry Christmas, Sam!

**Pete**: It-it wasn't your fault, though. I mean, you were still figuring things out yourself.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Rose McIver as Samantha Arondekar
* Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay Arondekar
* Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac
* Danielle Pinnock as Alberta
* Richie Moriarty as Pete
* Asher Grodman as Trevor
* Sheila Carrasco as Flower
* Devan Chandler Long as Thorfinn
* Rebecca Wisocky as Hetty
* Román Zaragoza as Sasappis

### Guest cast

* John Hartman as Nigel Chessum
* Punam Patel as Bela Arondekar
* Andrew Leeds as Eric
* Neil Crone as Ben Franklin

## Trivia

* This is the second episode where a character gets electrocuted. The first was "Possession".
* With this episode, the series surpassed the number of episodes produced to date by its UK predecessor, which typically makes only six per year plus an occasional Christmas special.
* This is the second time we see Bela since the episode Jay's Sister.
* The songs Silent Night, White Christmas, and Jingle Bells are mentioned as one of the songs the ghosts would sing for Sam.
* The events from the episode Possession is brought up.
* Pete references Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson actors who were famous when Pete was alive.
* This is one of the few episodes that have a flashback to Isaac's life.
* Thor's possession of Sam is a callback to Rose McIver's role in "iZombie," where she became a different character every week.
* Eric mentions a seance which is what did happen in the previous Halloween episode.
* This is the second time a character gets possessed in the show, but also a third time if you count the time Isaac says he possessed someone in the past.
* This is the first time we see the train station in the show.
* Hetty assumed that there will be another possession which **could** be a foreshadowing for season 3.
* Hetty and Trevor are last seen kissing which becomes a plot point in farther episodes.
* Isaac and Nigel kiss for the first time.
* The cast is really singing at the end of the episode instead of using a ghost singer. Rebecca Wisocky thinks that they've sang White Christmas about 175 times.
* The Alexa is still active in this episode.
* This episode hits the same beats of a Christmas movie, which Rose McIver became known for on Netflix for her starring role in The Christmas Prince. The episode is a "shout out" to that movie.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/ghosts-gets-into-the-christmas-spirit-in-special-hourlong-ghostmas-episode/
2. ↑ https://ew.com/tv/rose-mciver-ghosts-christmas-episode-trevor-hetty/