TV-Reviewed

I'll admit, I'd never heard of Edith Wharton until this episode of Ghost Hunters aired. I'd heard of a few of her novels, though, once I looked her up on Wikipedia. That aside, it was already apparent she had been successful back in her day, if her house, the Mount, were any indication. Like Grant said, "Did this woman ever do anything small?" Her mansion and estate were definitely impressive. It was obvious that TAPS had their work cut out for them. ... Read More

Surprisingly, TAPS's Star Island investigation had more of a scientific-debunking-session feel to it--because, along the way, that seems to have faded slightly from the show. However, that's the part I liked about GH to begin with. I mean, yes, you can only get so scientific when it comes to the paranormal, but I think it does lead more creedance to the field when you approach it in such a manner. Anyhow. Star Island was a sizable locale to investigate. Luckily, the hot spots ... Read More

Though this episode's title would lead you to believe that the Betsy Ross House would be the first investigation of the night, you'd be wrong. In fact, I'd say the first case shown--the Hannum House--yielded more compelling evidence than the latter. I'm not saying at any point was I on the edge of my seat--that's very rare for me nowadays when it comes to the show (I guess, the whole thing has played out for me so many times that it's now old ... Read More

It was Fiona's turn to be nearly killed this time--in this case, nearly incinerated. However, we just had to wait through a commercial break to learn if she was OK, unlike with Michael--who still hasn't found his would-be assassin, but he's getting closer with this week's surveillance equipment theft. Also, Nate's out of jail, but he's yet to make an appearance. And Sam gets Fiona all fired up. Well, sort of. Sam's unwitting fulfillment of a favor is what sparked everything off, of ... Read More

With the mid-season break, it was nearly painful (after the cliffhanger where things went boom!) for me to sit there and wait, wait to see what ultimately became of Michael. It was obvious, though, that he had to have survived the blast, but I wasn't exactly sure how that could be. I mean, that was a pretty nasty explosion, and surely the fall off the catwalk would have hurt him pretty bad. Surely. Well, as we saw, it did hurt him--if just a little bit; ... Read More

They saved the best for last? Really? Are you kidding me? Honestly, the Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse investigation didn't really do much for me. I just couldn't see anything there that was, well, paranormal. Sure, both the lighthouse and Fort Constitution have seen human activity for centuries (and a few tragedies along the way), but I just wasn't getting that haunted vibe--and the evidence, I think, speaks for itself--to the opposite of what TAPS would like us to believe. Most of what the guys ... Read More

TAPS had their hands full, it seemed, with the Clovis Sanitarium, a place where many people had had the unfortunate fate of losing their battle with Tuberculosis--meaning that a lot of deaths had occurred on the property. In a way it's easy enough to compare (history to history) what happened here to what happened at the Waverly Sanitarium back east--remember that place? Yeah, I do. Though, that place was much larger, still, the Clovis had numerous rooms, and activity all over the place, so ... Read More

When I saw that the two investigations were going to take place on a pair of nineteenth-century ships, I got extremely excited, and for good reason. TAPS' past investigations of ocean-going vessels has yielded some surprising evidence--particularly (just recalling back to previous investigations) the USS North Carolina. I'll still never quite forget that one, and to think I once had gone on the tour of it! But, getting back to this episode. Honestly, I was sort of let down. The two ships, the Berkley and ... Read More

I thoroughly enjoyed the roundtable discussion. Though, I'm not exactly sure that was the best term to use for it. The reason being there was only Jason, Grant, Steve and Tango present. It would have been nice to have seen more TAPS members. At first, I thought this might detract from the enjoyment of the "discussion" but I was wrong. The insight into what drives Jason and Grant and, of course, Steve was absolutely worth tuning in for. One thing was clear ... Read More

They're back...! Of course, I'm talking about the cannibals--the ones that had once had Friday on the dinner menu. This week, though, we learn he's not the only one in his family they have a taste for. Also, on another related plot line, we finally get to see what exactly Crusoe's father-in-law did to betray his trust. In fact, the flashbacks in this episode were paramount, I think, to further developing Crusoe's character. Like always, Crusoe and Friday were up against some uncertain ... Read More