Ghost Hunters 2.10: "28 Sep 2005"
Case #1: Eastern State Penitentiary
Case #2: Vacation Home
Well, as the current season winds down (the newly ordered episodes may be the third season rather than an extension of the second), things are more or less the same. I’m still not happy about the fact that each episode covers two cases, since I prefer seeing more of the investigation. Besides, more investigation would mean more Paula!
As a sidenote…this is an episode held over from earlier in the season. I’m not exactly sure why that is, though I have a feeling it had something to do with Brian and his departure. I don’t have a lot more to say about this episode so I’ll get right to the cases.
First case:
Well, if anything proves out the fact that even active sites have boring nights, this will do it. I’m afraid this only reinforces the theory that the guards faked that “apparition” last season. SFC seemed to edit every possible instance of someone mentioning an odd feeling or odd sound into the recap, and it was still about half the content as usual. I’m not sure I would have even included that footage if I were putting the series together (though who knows whether or not there’s an obligation).
Second case:
This was a little more interesting. As usual, the evidence won’t prevent critics and naysayers from claiming fakery, and nothing was completely groundbreaking, but it’s more than we’ve had for a while. I love EVPs, and there hasn’t been a good one all season. This is still not great, but it did make things more interesting. I’m not sure about the flashlight, since it wasn’t on camera per se, but I don’t think Jason would fake something like that.
Admittedly, I was otherwise distracted this week with “Serenity”, so I was annoyed that so much time was spent on that silly “blessing” montage. I also found all the comments about “inhumans” rather amusing. There’s a fine line between a scientific explanations and unsupported folklore, and whenever they start talking about demons and what not, they cross it. For a group that typically dedicate itself to disproving paranormal activity, it’s a little odd to classify entities with such conviction.
Chill Factor: 6/10
Case #2: Vacation Home
Well, as the current season winds down (the newly ordered episodes may be the third season rather than an extension of the second), things are more or less the same. I’m still not happy about the fact that each episode covers two cases, since I prefer seeing more of the investigation. Besides, more investigation would mean more Paula!
As a sidenote…this is an episode held over from earlier in the season. I’m not exactly sure why that is, though I have a feeling it had something to do with Brian and his departure. I don’t have a lot more to say about this episode so I’ll get right to the cases.
First case:
Well, if anything proves out the fact that even active sites have boring nights, this will do it. I’m afraid this only reinforces the theory that the guards faked that “apparition” last season. SFC seemed to edit every possible instance of someone mentioning an odd feeling or odd sound into the recap, and it was still about half the content as usual. I’m not sure I would have even included that footage if I were putting the series together (though who knows whether or not there’s an obligation).
Second case:
This was a little more interesting. As usual, the evidence won’t prevent critics and naysayers from claiming fakery, and nothing was completely groundbreaking, but it’s more than we’ve had for a while. I love EVPs, and there hasn’t been a good one all season. This is still not great, but it did make things more interesting. I’m not sure about the flashlight, since it wasn’t on camera per se, but I don’t think Jason would fake something like that.
Admittedly, I was otherwise distracted this week with “Serenity”, so I was annoyed that so much time was spent on that silly “blessing” montage. I also found all the comments about “inhumans” rather amusing. There’s a fine line between a scientific explanations and unsupported folklore, and whenever they start talking about demons and what not, they cross it. For a group that typically dedicate itself to disproving paranormal activity, it’s a little odd to classify entities with such conviction.
Chill Factor: 6/10
posted by John Keegan | 10:26
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