Posted by Dustin on 04.05.2008 at 12:24 pm

“Ghost Whisperer” returned last night with a new episode “Home Is Not Alone.” In this episode a slightly aged Ned went on his first date with a girl, and felt like something else was there too, watching over them and protecting his date. He thought it was her dad, who died recently. It turned out it was her mom who had died of cancer. The girl, her older sister and little brother buried their mother in their yard to hide this. The older sister was taught to do the mom’s job from home and they kept up the charade she was still alive, knowing that if it was found out the state would separate them all. Melinda soon learned it wasn’t the father’s ghost, but the mother’s who was watching over them and wouldn’t leave them alone. She also learned the mother had a sister, her only living relative, who she hadn’t seen in years. As it turns out the mother went through a similar thing when her parents died, the sister was old enough to take her in legally (she was 19) but didn’t because she wasn’t ready herself. The mother was then put up for adoption, she never forgave her sister or saw her again. In the end Melinda found the sister and put them back together, and the sister took in the kids so they wouldn’t be separated.

For me the episode was just okay. I mean we have been separated from “Ghost Whisperer” for months and this is what they give us? They should have come back with a bang. This episode could have been shown later as a filler episode. Give us more of the story of what is going on with the father and half-brother. That is what they should have returned with. Next week’s episode looks much better, and also would have been a good starter episode. This episode has someone tormenting Melinda for being a witch (hint it’s that journalist from the school who snooped on the Professor and Melinda once).

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