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Episode 18 |
This episode is much better than I remembered. A combination of a new writer, up until now,
and a couple of new characters minus Slimer, for the most part, results in one
of the better episodes. Ray’s Aunt Lois
asks the Ghostbusters to visit her home as a spiritualist is set to do his
version of ghostbusting. Laughs abound
and watching the Ghostbusters work with a fraud is an idea I appreciate. Now does the spiritualist or the Ghostbusters
get the job done? We’ll find out now.
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Why Janine? Slimer is the target right? |
The Ghostbusters have just arrived back to the old firehouse
after a slimy job by the looks of their boots.
Peter whines a bit about switching careers but Ray insists he loves it
here. There is a neat character moment
in these two as Peter turns away with a smile on his face knowing he really
does enjoy being a Ghostbuster. Egon and
Winston are taking some ghost traps downstairs as Egon speaks some of that
classic scientific jargon he’s known for.
They also have a cool character moment as Winston tells him he likes it
when he talks like that. It’s not every
episode you get these nice chips of development in the lives of the
Ghostbusters. As usually happens thus
far in this series Peter decides to take a nap but Slimer hugs his leg covering
it in slime. He straps on the proton
pack and aims at Slimer who is hiding behind Janine! Janine says, “
Dr. Venkman don’t you dare!
There’s nothing in my job description about target practice!” Egon tries to tell him he’s being irrational
but Peter says, “
No Egon finding the
refrigerator empty that’s irrational, slime in my shoes that’s irrational, this
will be fun.” Slimer does get away
in the chatter and then an unexpected visitor shows up in the form of Ray’s
Aunt Lois.
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Nobel Prize my @$$ Egon, let me blast him! |
Aunt Lois would like to know if the guys were free tonight
but Ray says they have a job tonight.
Janine informs them that they cancelled on them though once they heard
about what happened at the other place they were at today. I take it the place isn’t structurally the
same as before! Aunt Lois mentioned she
has a headache and she thinks it’s spiritual, whatever that means. She tells the guys she hired Dr. Bassingame,
a phony television spiritualist. Ray is
pissed but Peter covers for him and let’s her know they’ll be there
tonight. It’s great to see Ray so
angered by this turn of events though, he usually is so chipper. Peter then decides to get that nap he’s been
after. As he heads upstairs all you can
hear is, “
SSSSSLLLLLIIIIIMMMMMEEEEERRRRR!!!!! What have you done to my bed?” The delivery of this line is mind-blowing and
hysterical! How on earth did Lorenzo
Music hold that for so long? It gives
more appreciation for his work. Also it’s
another great moment in Peter’s hatred for Slimer.
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Spotted the fake seance equipment |
Later on the guys arrive at Aunt Lois’ fancy digs. It’s cool to see the guys dressed up too, not
that I hate the routine jumpsuits but it shows a different side to the
characters. They meet the notorious Dr.
Bassinggame and you can tell he’s a sly one.
His equipment is set up everywhere and does give a brief moment of being
impressive, I did say brief. Egon busts
out his PKE meter as always, I love it!
He gets readings of dormant spirits but nothing else. Dr. Bassingame demands he put it away
though. Why would you need real
ghostbusting gear? A séance occurs or
should I say a fake séance occurs. Peter
asks Egon if Dr. Bassingame and his gear can handle the ghosts. Egon whispers to Peter, “
His equipment is designed to annoy it.” Peter says, “
As long as it’s not totally
useless.” You have to love the
humor! Dr. Bassingame uses a projector to
summon a spirit. His séance however is
disturbing the actual ghosts in the area.
They begin to appear as nobody notices.
Ray points out that the fake ghost projection will want money and sure
enough that’s what it asks for!
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The Domoviye - Russian Ghosts! |
The ghosts begin to start their trouble as Egon explains,
while using his PKE meter, that Bassingame has awakened numerous class seven
spirits. This is possibly the first time
they mention classes to categorize ghosts.
Ray wants to get the proton packs but Aunt Lois, being the clueless
character she is, insists that Dr. Bassingame can handle it. “
Of
course I can, I’ll do an exorcism.”
Bassingame says. Peter replies, “
You’re nuts doc!” It’s funny to see Bassingame losing control
of the situation if he ever had it to begin with. He kicks the Ghostbusters out of the
room. Ray continues to be upset and can’t
believe the situation. Peter says, “
Better them than us.” That doesn’t calm Ray at all, ha-ha! They head inside the room but get thrown out
in all manner of ways except for Aunt Lois who is still trapped inside. They decide against using their equipment
since she is still inside and Egon brushes them up on their history. Its here we learn that Ray’s family is
Russian, interesting.
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Not getting away so easily |
Domoviye are the spirits haunting the home but they are
helpful ghosts which is a surprise. They
become hostile if insulted which is exactly what Bassingame did with his phony séance. If you know me then you know I love to know
about what the ghosts are and where they came from, in this case Russia it
seems. They are also a location spirit
which means they reside in a specific area of the home. Egon comes up with an idea to get Aunt Lois
out so they can go to work. They will
perform another séance so as to attract the spirits to them so she can escape
the room. They bring in Bassingame
against his will and they also chant random things. Ray and Peter sing 99 bottles of beer on the
wall! Aunt Lois manages to escape the
room and also allow the Ghostbusters to clean up Bassingame’s mess. It’s pretty cool to see the guys wear the
black gloves since they don’t do it very often.
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A new friend, they'll be happy together |
They round up all the Domoviye in a very well done ghost
trapping scene. The animation was
fantastic as was the use of multiple ghost traps since there were roughly 18
ghosts. The theme music gets left out
but it still manages to be successful which I wouldn’t think is possible. In other words I’m impressed with this
episode. After they bag all the ghosts
Peter scares the crap out of Ray who fires at Winston scaring the crap out of
him! The ending wraps up just as well as
the rest of the episode. The Ghostbusters
prove to be the right men for the job and in unison say, “
Ghostbusters” referring to it.
Bassingame however is a slick little man who shows his contract stating
he isn’t responsible for any damages.
The Ghostbusters threaten to bring all the ghosts to his home if he
doesn’t pay for the damages his phony practices caused. He concedes and writes a check while taking
home a souvenir for his troubles. It’s
the last Domoviye and it seems it has chosen a new home to haunt.
I’d recommend this episode to watch for someone interested
in the show. The show doesn’t follow any
order episode wise so watching this one first is of little consequence. The writer, Richard Mueller, did a nice job
and I’ll be expecting great episodes from him in the future. We’ll see how that goes as usual. I’ll include some extra images of this
episode as there were plenty showcase this time around.
Rating: 10 of 10
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Professional at work |
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Nice touch with all the ghost traps strewn about |
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Ray freaks out! |
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Winston almost becomes a ghost! |
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