Ghosts season 4, episode 4 recap and review: "Work Retreat"

When Trevor’s catfishing is put to the test, he learns far more about legacy. Take a look at the events of Ghosts season 4, episode 4.

Caution: There are SPOILERS for Ghosts season 4, episode 4 in this post.

One thing I love about sitcoms is that a lot of the storylines are self-contained, but they still have a lasting effect. This episode is surely going to have some lasting effects for Trevor, but they could make him a little insufferable at times.

Honestly, though, I think this episode was great for Trevor’s development. He’s a ghost stuck in the ‘90s, but his legacy has lived on in ways he didn’t expect.

Jay becomes Trevor in Ghosts season 4, episode 4

When Trevor learns that his work from home gig has a mandatory work retreat, he is upset. It means that he will need to quit. Well, Sam and Jay find a way around it.

They can use Woodstone as the location of the retreat. They can also have Jay pretend to be the persona that Trevor created for his job: Michael Jackson!

I love how Trevor is smart about the persona. He needed something that was going to be believable but hard to Google, and he managed it. After all, Michael and Jackson are two common names. It wouldn’t be surprising if there were a few out there in the world.

While Trevor is the man when it comes to financial knowledge, Jay was needed at times to help become a legend in his own right. After all, Trevor is stuck in the ‘90s, and we see that a lot in this episode. His favorite movie is dated and his references in Slack make him sound like a 70-year-old. While he was at the top of his game when alive, he’s reminded of how much of life has passed him by since.

Trevor realizes that he doesn’t want his job anymore

All Trevor has ever wanted is to be a legend. He was willing to do that through the persona of Michael Jackson, but he soon learns that it wasn’t his version of the persona that his colleagues like. It’s Jay’s persona, and that means Trevor feel worthless.

Jay swoops in for the win here, though. He’s able to share that Trevor was his mentor—the math maths a little—and that’s when we learn just what sort of legacy Trevor left.

That act of kindness against the hazing led to a company that doesn’t believe in hazing at all. They still do the pant-less run, but they don’t do it in a malicious or mean way anymore. It’s in honor of T-Money, because he showed that you can be cool and kind at the same time.

Trevor realizes that his dying act has been worth something. The best thing is that Trevor didn’t do this because he thought he was going to die that night. He did it because deep down he is a good guy. Sure, he has his moments, but he cares and he loves people. We get to see that kindness has lasting effects, and to see Trevor feel great because of that could push more people to do good things.

Hetty and Sas start a rumor

While all that goes on, Hetty and Sas have their own little storyline going on. They are bored. Nobody prepares you for an eternity in the afterlife, and Sas spends his days waiting to see if the cracked branch will finally fall. I hope that the show revisits this, by the way. I would love for Sas to see it actually fall after waiting 23 years!

Back to Sas and Hetty; they decide to start a rumor. It’s the only fun that they have, and I don’t really blame them for wanting to do this. These two are a lot of fun together when they do things like this, but poor Pete, who is left wondering why people don’t believe he actually had a girlfriend called Donna.

Sam comes in with the win here. Donna was real and she can prove it. It’s just not in the best way possible. It turns out Donna killed her husband and there’s a documentary about it. Poor Pete.

What I hope is that Pete becomes a little less insufferable with his ability now. He needed to learn a lesson about gloating about where he can go now that he’s figured out his power.

Ghosts airs Thursdays at 8:30/7:30c on CBS. Catch up the following day on Paramount+.

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