Season Premier of Ghost Hunters

Wednesday was the season premier of Ghost Hunters. (Wed’s on Sci-Fi) I’m glad to see the show revert to some normalcy after that debacle that was the Manson murders house, part of the last episode from last season. The team does seem to run smoother without Brian, but it’s definitely not has fun. They bring in newcomer Kris, who is really easy on the eyes, although she did ramble on about her ex-boyfriend which I felt wasn’t wholly appropriate, but kind of entertaining. The biggest change in this episode was Jason sportin’ the goatee, lol.

The team travels to Washington state in this installment of the Ghost Hunters legacy. The first half of the episode was at an insane asylum where the owner really wanted them to disprove the hauntings that were supposedly there. When they show him some evidence though, he seemed excited by it. The shadow they caught was kind of cool, but if you look closely, it’s very square and tall, like you are moving a bookshelf with a two-wheeler. Who’s to say there wasn’t someone just beyond the doorway making a shadow? They did catch some interesting humming noises on tape, but I’m just not buyin’ the square thing they caught and said was a form.

The second half of the episode features the real underground Seattle. The city was rebuilt one level up after a major flood, leaving the original part abandoned. When the TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) team explored part of this, they have some interesting experiences. The biggest thing was Grant’s eyewitness account of seeing a form or shadow, but chasing it to no avail. Again we have a case where the street is open above them, with noises that can be heard, and possible shadows created. This is also the half of the episode where Kris spills her guts to Steve, when they are trying to invoke the spirits of prostitutes that supposedly dwell there. Overall I think it’s obvious that producers are steering the show towards a more evidence heavy contrived appearance, instead of the classic debunking Ghost Hunters team. They really need to step out of the norm and do 2 or 3 day explorations of sights that are truly haunted.