While everyone has different preferences when it comes to the CBS sitcom’s characters, I truly can’t stand one recurring supporting character who returned to Ghosts season 4, episode 13. All the ghosts in CBS’s Ghosts have a role to play in maintaining the Woodstone Mansion’s chaotic atmosphere. Brandon Scott James’ Isaac might be terribly self-involved, but his arrogance and self-interest have resulted in some of the sitcom’s most compelling storylines. Similarly, Hetty and Trevor’s shared love of scheming makes their stories more interesting precisely because these flaws often create conflict.
Even Ghosts season 4’s favourite character Pete can be grating thanks to his endless optimism and cheeriness, but this same attitude makes him a proactive character who is central to many of the show’s best plots. Broadly speaking, everyone from Ghosts supporting star Flower to the show’s resident human characters Sam and Jay are well-balanced enough to keep the sitcom’s plots ticking over. However, there’s one supporting star I can’t stand, and I feel like it is because Ghosts has never worked out how to properly integrate them.
Pete’s Widow Carol Is Still A Frustrating Character In Ghosts Season 4 Episode 13
Caroline Aaron is great as Pete’s late wife Carol, but the supporting character has never had a role that worked for her in Ghosts. When Carol was first introduced, the central gag was that she clearly cheated on Pete during their marriage, but he was blissfully unaware of this. When she died at the Woodstone Mansion, she became an occasional supporting star who cropped up in a background role but never joined the sitcom’s central character group. This is how season 4, episode 13, “Ghostfellas,” utilized Carol.
Carol’s mob family planned to drive the restaurant into debt, force Sam and Jay into taking out an exorbitant loan, and then burn down the restaurant for insurance money afterward
In “Ghostfellas,” Sam and Jay’s new restaurant attracted the attention of Carol’s mafia family after using her secret tomato sauce recipe. When Carol’s mobster nephew Anthony began to run up an outrageous tab at the restaurant and start scaring away customers, Carol explained his plan. Her mob family planned to drive the restaurant into debt, force Sam and Jay into taking out an exorbitant loan, and then burn down the restaurant for insurance money afterward. Anthony planned to destroy Sam and Jay’s livelihood and Carol refused to stop him since he was family, making her abrasive character even more unpleasant.
