Ghost Hunters Recap — Still Pushing The Plumber Nonsense

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November 21, 2012 08:15 PM by Ryan Haidet

I seriously cant stand when Ghost Hunters still tries to sell us the concept that lead investigator Jason Hawes is still a working plumber with Roto-Rooter. Thats exactly how tonights episode kicked off. Seriously, nobody believes Jason is still working as a plumber. He possibly would never have time to do it. When I interviewed TAPS investigator Britt Griffith in June 2011, he said the show sucks up the majority of his year. I realize the show is trying to continue the story that hes a plumber-turned-paranormal investigator, but its getting totally phony. Last season when they showcased Jason working as a plumber, his long-time co-investigator Grant Wilson was working at his side. Suddenly, because Grant is off the show he no longer works as a plumber with Jason? That should be your first clue that this dose of reality is nothing but ridiculous. Was the investigation and evidence any better as the TAPS team searched for spirits at Western Kentucky University? The location was promising with creepy instances including a man who fell through a skylight, a woman who hung herself and a girl was murdered with an ax. But was the evidence as interesting?

Strange Sounds & A Dead Battery

As Jason and Steve teamed up to investigate, they started hearing the typical strange sounds. Things like footsteps and disembodied voices. None of which were too exciting. Moments later, the battery on the thermal camera was nearly dead after Steve claimed to capture a fluctuation that might be something paranormal. Jason was surprised to hear the battery was dead since they had just charged the camera. Upon their review, Steve couldnt exactly determine what caused the thermal flares. Garbage attempt at evidence.

Appearing Blood

A part of the investigation took one of the most ridiculous turns Ive ever seen in the shows history. One of the claims people have at Western Kentucky University is that an unexplained pool of blood appears on the stage where a young man supposedly fell to his death. Using forensic-style testing, the TAPS team gathered together on the stage and investigated the area with chemicals to see if there is any blood on that stage. Um, well, for a school thats more than 100 years old, Im sure theres all sorts of nasty stuff on that stage. After all, studies have shown restaurant seats are frequently covered in fecal debris. So who knows what those thespians fluffed off on that old stage. Get my drift? In the end, their test didnt determine there was any real blood on the stage, but if it had, Im sure they would have tried to sell us the silly concept that they found proof of the strange occurrence.

Closeted Steve & Fleeing Shadows

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Ghost Hunters Recap — Still Pushing The Plumber Nonsense