Although Ghosts season 4 hasn’t explained how its shocking Jay twist will work yet, the CBS sitcom may use a new character to facilitate this change. Ghosts seasons 1-3 saw the CBS sitcom follow the same basic premise as the BBC series of the same name from 2019. After a young couple, Sam and Jay, inherit a mansion from a distant relative, Sam suffers a near-fatal accident and gains the ability to talk to the ghosts occupying their new home. The ghosts of CBS’s Ghosts are different from their British counterparts, but the central conceit remains the same.
However, the upcoming Ghosts season 4 promises to change this. At San Diego Comic-Con 2024, the show’s creators revealed that Jay will be able to see the house’s ghosts in Ghosts season 4. The creators didn’t explain how this change would come about or if it would be permanent, but it would represent a major shift for the show. After three seasons of Sam acting as a mediator between the ghosts and her partner, Jay will now be able to communicate directly with the spirits. One fan theory even explains how this will happen.
Ghosts Season 4’s Patience Has An “Intense” Power
According to one fan theory, Ghosts season 4’s new character Patience the Puritan could be the key to Jay’s new ability. Patience was first introduced in season 3 when Flower mentioned her presence in the well where she was trapped, and she first appeared onscreen in the season 3 finale. After Isaac called off his wedding, he was kidnapped by this creepy, previosuly unseen ghost. Patience will be played by Happiest Season’s Mary Holland in Ghosts season 4, and she may play a part in Jay’s arc during the outing. One major behind-the-scenes hint makes this seem more likely.
Patience displayed a lot of power when she pulled Isaac through a wall to kidnap him.
Richie Moriarty, who plays Pete on the sitcom, told TVLine that Patience boasts an “Intense power” that leaves everyone in the house “A little bit terrified.” Already, Patience displayed a lot of power when she pulled Isaac through a wall to kidnap him in the season 3 finale. However, Ghosts season 4’s upcoming changes may reveal that she has much bigger unforeseen powers. Patience might be the one who enables Jay to see ghosts in Ghosts season 4, since this twist would solve two problems at once. It would both ingratiate her with the mansion’s inhabitants and justify Jay’s big change.
Theory: Patience’s Power Is How Jay Sees The Dead In Ghosts Season 4
There needs to be a good explanation for Jay’s ability to see ghosts, since Sam’s ability was achieved via a technicality (as she was, medically speaking, briefly dead after her accident). As such, Patience’s arrival to the show’s cast coming at the same time that Jay gains these powers may not be a coincidence. Patience giving others the ability to see/speak to the dead/ghosts would be equally scary and intense for both parties, as it took the ghosts a while to adjust to Sam, and it would take Jay a lot of time to process the change.
Although Ghosts hinted that Jay wanted Sam’s powers way back in season 2, this was an idle comment made by a character who didn’t think he would ever get his wish. Jay may regret wishing he could see ghosts in Ghosts season 4 and the ghosts could reasonably be intimidated by Patience’s abilities. Although all the ghosts have minor powers, from moving small objects to being able to still create a noxious smell, none of them can do anything as intense as making living people see the dead. This twist might also explain how Ghosts season 4 drops this plot.
