Ghost Whisperer“Threshold”
Original Airdate: Nov 14th, 2008
Lynn – TwoCents Reviewer
lynn@thetwocentscorp.com
In this episode, Melinda must deal with the repercussions of Jim's death. She tries to make him cross over, but he's less than cooperative. While dealing with all of this, Melinda is reluctant to help a dead teenage girl. That is, until she realizes the connection the ghost's stepfather has to Jim and his death.
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Original Airdate: Nov 14th, 2008
Lynn – TwoCents Reviewer
lynn@thetwocentscorp.com
In this episode, Melinda must deal with the repercussions of Jim's death. She tries to make him cross over, but he's less than cooperative. While dealing with all of this, Melinda is reluctant to help a dead teenage girl. That is, until she realizes the connection the ghost's stepfather has to Jim and his death.
At a sunny lake, Jim looks around and sees his dead brother, Dan, standing on the dock. Dan tries to get Jim to cross over, but Jim says he has to say goodbye to Melinda.
Jim turns around and there's a house at the end of the dock. Inside, there are several doors, opening to his wedding, his death, and to Melinda, Delia, and Ned. It's been two days since Jim's death and Melinda hasn't seen him. Jim tries to tell Melinda he's there but she doesn't see him. A ghost leads them to another room and throws an apple at them. It's a teenage girl's ghost, but Melinda thinks it's Jim.
Back at the dock, Dan says that grief blocks Melinda's power to see him.
Melinda stands on her porch, waiting for a sign from Jim. She says she needs to know he's at peace. He's next to her, talking, but she can't hear him.
Later, shattering plates wake Melinda. The girl ghost is back, this time throwing silverware, and Jim can't protect his wife.
Jim looks on at his funeral. His friend Tim talks about how much Jim loved all of them and how they're better people from knowing him. Tim decides against the sappy song he was going to play and has everyone gets up to dance to an upbeat tune instead. Melinda is smiling and hugging a picture of Jim when she sees him across the room. They dance. A lovely, heartbreaking dance.
The reunited (sort of) couple are talking later. Jim explains it was the "angry teenage ghost" that was sending signs, not him. They finally get to the difficult topics: Melinda says Jim is supposed to cross over. Jim hushes her, not wanting to talk about it, and they instead sit enjoying the moment.
Melinda says goodbye to Jim's mother who had been staying with her. She says she's feeling better, but maybe something's wrong with that. Jim tells Melinda to say that it's what he would have wanted.
Back at the house, Melinda tells Jim it's not fair to keep him here. She explains this is "a fork in the road," and they'll see each other again. Jim doesn't see it this way. He says he can't just let Melinda go because he's dead. Melinda resorts to, "If you love me, then you'll cross over." Mel finally retreats to the porch, finding the teenage ghost. She asks Melinda to forgive "him," and she disappears again.
Eli's peaceful slumber is interrupted by Jim, asking him to get rid of the ghost haunting Melinda. Jim thinks the ghost is a cancer patient because her skin is discolored, teeth decaying, and her hair is falling out. Eli goes to ask for Melinda's help, but she refuses.
Dan says he's crossing over, with or without him Jim. Jim stays, and Dan joins his dad on the other side.
The ghost visits Melinda again, asking for help. The ghost hurt her stepdad. He's alive, but doesn't want to be. The ghost says she's the reason Jim is dead. This angers Melinda (obviously) and she lunges at the ghost. Unsuccessfully.
Eli discovers the ghost died from anorexia, explaining the apple and the age. At the hospital, Eli asks for the people who died of anorexia in the past month. The nurse can't give him the names, but Jim provides him with an excuse to ask her to just bring up the names on the computer. Jim looks at the screen and finds that the ghost is Caitlin Mahoney.
At the house of Caitlin's stepdad, Mel asks Eli to talk to him because she doesn't think she can do it. At that moment, who happens to walk out of the house but Detective Carl Neely himself?
Det. Neely explains that after Caitlin's death, he didn't know what to do except go back to work. He accidentally shot Jim because of it: he wasn't thinking straight. Caitlin says she's sorry for what she did. Neely assures her he should have been paying more attention to her. Caitlin adds that she thought people would love her more is she were thin and beautiful. Melinda tells this to Carl Neely: she was scared that she wouldn't be loved for all of whom she is, but she realized that she was loved, and that kind of love never goes away—it only gets stronger. It's clear Mel is talking about her and Jim now, not just Caitlin.
Caitlin sees the light. She turns and asks if Jim is coming, too, but he isn't ready yet.
Melinda is now held up in one of the rare traffic jams of Grandview. Jim appears beside her and says he loves her. She loves him too. He makes it clear that he'll do what he has to and disappears. Melinda gets out of her car and realizes that a man crashed his motorcycle. Paramedics try to revive him, but he dies. Jim stands next to him, looking at her one last time before disappearing into the dead man's body. Melinda screams no, but Jim's ghost is already gone. The man gasps and coughs. Now, to Melinda, he looks just like Jim. She's relieved, smiling down at him, despite everything else. "Jim" looks up at her questioningly, asking, "Do I know you?"
This episode was a real tearjerker for me, and I'm not quite sure what I think of the end. It's an interesting concept: Jim without a memory, a second shot at true love. I'm curious as to whether or not they can pull this off. I'm also curious about what you guys thought of this episode. C'mon, let's hear your two cents!
ok, I'm a bit frustrated with the end. I mean, if they wanted to get rid of Jim, then just do it.(though I don't want that to happen) But to now have him share his image with another guy....I just don't know.By the way, what ever happened to Melinda's brother?
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