Posted by Dustin on 05.16.2008 at 10:16 pm

So tonight was the season finale of “Ghost Whisperer,” and it didn’t disappoint! Melinda got to her father, who shot himself in the head because he was possessed by the spirit of Paul Eastman, the man he put away for the murder of the little boy in the last episode. Her dad lived and only suffered a flesh wound though.

When Paul led her to an old house where she found his bones, Melinda’s hubby Jim did some checking and learned that is the house Melinda grew up in. He suspected the dad was lying to Melinda and demanded the truth. Melinda’s dad Tom claimed that Paul was angry and wanted to kill him, Melinda’s mother Beth and Melinda. They fought, he killed him and buried him in the basement to cover it up. He claimed he was trying to protect his family so that’s why he didn’t call the cops. He also said Paul, even as a ghost, wanted them all dead.

Meanwhile Melinda’s mom got a visit from Paul’s ghost, who told her to tell Melinda the truth as Tom was going to hurt her. I quickly figured out what was going to happen from there. Melinda’s mom spilled all, she was engaged to Paul and living with him when he was arrested for the boy’s murder. She went to Tom, who was a lawyer (later becoming assistant DA), and convinced him to help her free Paul and told him about Paul’s powers and her own. He took the case and did what he could. Paul grew angry in prison, even killing a man, while Beth and Tom fell in love. They eventually married. Of course there was more, Paul is Melinda’s father, Tom knew and he accepted her as his own.

Of course that wasn’t the end of the secrets. Melinda soon remembered all about that night Paul came to see her after escaping from a prison hospital (he set a fire to escape prison and was burned, hence the face mask). Paul had confronted Tom, he knew the truth and was going to tell Beth. Tom never was planning to help him, he was going to let him rot in prison for killing that kid, which he didn’t. Worse yet, Tom hired a guy to kill him in prison, he killed that man in self defense. Tom then killed him and Melinda saw it all as a child.

Tom of course turned on Melinda to keep his secrets, planning to kill her, but Paul came to her rescue. Tom fell to his death after a possession and his spirit cast Melinda a look and fled. Paul and Beth were then reunited before he went into the light.

The show ended with Melinda, her mom, her husband, Payne, Dehlia and her son walking together when Payne noticed there were six of them, but only five shadows. What does it mean?

Jay Mohr (Payne) has a new show on CBS next season, so he’s most likely leaving the show or will be a guest star every now and then. Nothing has been announced on this. Will they kill Payne off in the season opener? I hope not!

Also I feel like we got no resolution to the angry spirits below Grandview and their master plan, nor Gabriel’s part in it all and what he wanted from Melinda. Honestly it’s almost like they just did a 180 with the writing after the writer’s strike, because her father’s “spirit” was also after Melinda in a way to use her. It was like they both had some plan and Melinda was key to it. My guess is the father/Tom will be back next season as one of the angry spirits underground out for revenge.

I would also love to see Melinda’s mother not only become a full cast member, but start to use her gift and help Melinda out next season. Two “Ghost Whisperers!”