Ghosts Season 4, Episode 15 Emphasizes Sam's Toxic Trait With 1 Unassuming Line (But She's Changing)

Warning: Spoilers for Ghosts season 4, episode 15.While Sam (Rose McIver) has some personality issues in Ghosts, there is one that stands out the most. Her toxic leads to many issues within the house, whether for her personally or for Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar) and his dreams in life. She is a meddler, but it seems like she is starting to learn when she should get involved and when she needs to take a step back from the comedic drama.

The majority of the spirits, especially the Main 8, have noticed that Sam likes to meddle in other people’s business. And, for the most part, they encourage her to get involved in situations — this has become their form of entertainment or their own personal gain. However, the most recent episode shows that Sam is slowly learning, and the recent Ghosts two-season renewal is an excellent way to further develop her character growth.

Alberta Points Out Sam's Tendency To Be A Meddler In Ghosts Season 4, Episode 15

Alberta Wanted Sam To "Butt In"

Sam and Alberta looking disturbed in Ghosts season 4, episode 5

Even Alberta (Danielle Pinnock) is quick to point out in Ghosts season 4, episode 15 that Sam tends to meddle. During one scene, Alberta says to Sam: "Do that thing you do where you butt in where you're not wanted, but this time, you're actually wanted."Alberta says it in such an excited way, knowing that usually, Sam would be just as excited to get involved.

While Jay has asked her to stop in the past, Sam views herself as doing a good thing, and that’s what makes this trait toxic.

Every time Sam has involved herself in someone else's business, people were hurt or the B&B and restaurant was put at risk. However, Sam does enjoy some of the meddling, as she gets a chance to feel like part of a group. At the same time, she's a people-pleaser, which leads to her wanting to help the spirits in the house as much as possible. While Jay has asked her to stop in the past, Sam views herself as doing a good thing, and that's what makes this trait toxic.

Sam's Meddling Tendencies Usually Backfires

Sam Has Caused Problems For Herself, Jay, And Others

There are numerous situations throughout the seasons of Sam getting involved in other people's issues, and each time, the plan backfires. For instance, during Ghosts season 4, episode 10, Sam continues to work on Jay's restaurant idea due to Isaac's (Brandon Scott Jones) insistence on having all the say because he put the money into the restaurant. This almost leads to Mark (Tristan D. Lalla) walking out of doing the work, potentially ending Jay's dream.

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In another example, Sam tries to get Henry (Mark Linn-Baker) to back off Jay's restaurant renovations, so the work can continue, but a conversation with Margaret (Kathryn Greenwood) causes her to kick Henry out of their house. Henry eventually learns that Sam is the reason; just as he is about to step back from Jay's restaurant renovations, he starts to cause more problems because of Sam's involvement in his marriage. If it wasn't for Thorfinn (Devan Chandler Long) getting information about Henry forgetting his and Margaret's anniversary, things could have gone terribly wrong for Sam and Jay in Ghosts.

Earlier in the series, Pete (Richie Moriarty) asks Sam to work on encouraging his daughter, Laura (Holly Gauthier-Frankel), to get married at Woodstone Manor so he can watch it. When he learns that Laura wants to get married on the deck that he'd built, Pete gets Sam and Jay to call the zoning board to report it, knowing that it wasn't built to regulations. It did work out for Pete and Laura in the end, but Sam had to destroy Laura’s wedding dreams to make it happen.

Sam Turning Down Alberta's Request To Meddle In Alicia's Affairs Hints That She's Changing

Ghosts Has A Chance To Develop Sam's Awareness

Rose McIver's Sam sits at the kitchen table looking worried in Ghosts season 4 episode 5

During season 4, episode 15, Alberta asks Sam to meddle in Alicia's (Ashley D. Kelley) affairs. After learning that her great-grandniece is getting married to a potential cheater, Alberta wants to stop the wedding. However, Sam refuses to get involved, showing that some character growth is happening. Sam makes it clear she doesn't know Alicia well enough to be able to say anything about Alicia's fiancé. By taking a step back, Sam acts more like the owner of a B&B rather than risking having people complain in online reviews about her busybodiness.

However, Sam refuses to get involved, showing that some character growth is happening.

Sam then has to get involved while Sass (Román Zaragoza) is the meddler of Ghosts for this episode, jumping into Alicia's dream to tell her about Derek. As Sam hears Sass singing, she goes into Alicia's room and then has to talk her way out of the situation when Alicia wakes up. While this seems like a backward step at the end, Sam is more the victim of circumstance in this situation — and the writers will know that change takes time, and this is something they can build on in the next two seasons of Ghosts.