Good news, Ghosts fans—Isaac Higgintoot is alive! Well, sort of. The Ghosts Season 4 premiere picks up right where the dramatic cliffhanger of Season 3 left off, revealing just what happened after Patience, the Puritan ghost, kidnapped Isaac (Brandon Scott Jones) in a shocking turn of events.
At the end of Season 3, Patience (played by Mary Holland) made a surprise reappearance on the Woodstone grounds. She asked for help from the basement ghosts to lure Isaac downstairs, under the guise of wanting to resolve the tension between her and Isaac after he had left her trapped in a hole for centuries. However, Patience had much darker intentions. As soon as Isaac stepped into the basement, she grabbed him from behind and pulled him into the wall, vanishing with him in tow.
The Season 4 premiere wastes no time addressing this cliffhanger. The morning after Isaac’s wedding (to the sweet but long-suffering Heddy), the ghosts start to notice that Isaac is nowhere to be found. It quickly becomes clear that he’s not just missing—he’s in deep trouble. As it turns out, Isaac is stuck in Patience’s lair on the Woodstone grounds, apologizing profusely for his past mistakes. However, Patience, who’s clearly not interested in forgiveness, has plans to “push him into the dirt” for what seems like an eternity. She wants Isaac to experience the same kind of suffering she endured after being abandoned all those years ago.
But Patience isn’t entirely irredeemable. While she’s initially determined to make Isaac pay, she’s somewhat disarmed by his charm and finds herself, if not exactly sympathetic, at least slightly open to his plight. In a bizarre act of mercy, she also kidnaps Sasappis (Román Zaragoza), thinking that perhaps having some company will help Isaac feel less alone in his torment. A bit of a twisted gesture, but hey, it’s the thought that counts, right?
Meanwhile, the rest of the ghostly crew is frantically trying to figure out where Patience’s lair is so they can rescue Isaac and Sasappis. But in a surprising turn of events, Patience beats them to the punch. After seeing the two ghosts joking around in her lair and making light of her torment, Patience has a change of heart. She doesn’t want to force anyone to like her, and in a moment of clarity, she returns Isaac and Sasappis to the basement—though she makes it clear that she’s retreating back to her lair, which, as it turns out, is located under the fountain in the courtyard (classic ghost move, right?).
Feeling guilty for having been so harsh on Patience, the Woodstone ghosts decide to extend an olive branch. They invite Patience to join them in the main house, hoping that the addition of another ghost will help heal the rift between her and the group. Of course, this is Ghosts, so we can only imagine the kinds of hilarious chaos that could ensue from having yet another quirky character around. What could go wrong?
The episode also delves into Patience’s backstory, shedding light on her time as a Puritan. It turns out she was banished from her colony for being “too much of a buzzkill.” If that doesn’t sound like a hilarious and relatable ghost origin story, I don’t know what does. It’s a perfect setup for a character who’s equal parts tragic, frustrating, and oddly endearing. And as the season progresses, it’ll be interesting to see how Patience fits into the existing dynamic of the Woodstone ghost crew.
All in all, the Ghosts Season 4 premiere delivers plenty of laughs, heart, and just enough spooky intrigue to keep us hooked. With new revelations about Patience’s past and the ghosts’ attempts at expanding their little supernatural family, it looks like this season is going to be another fun and unpredictable ride.
