We here at Spectral Review are not paranormal investigators, demonologists, or drama critics. We don’t even play any of those on TV! But we do watch most paranormal shows and can tell the good ones from the bad.

Paranormal State episode report card.

“The Ladder”

The team heads to Shrewsbury, MA where a family has been for the past 40 years. Most believe the spirit is evil, but Sandy has a different view. A dream of a ladder may have shaded her view.

Paranormal State looks for a ghost named Edward.

Client Credibility

At the beginning of the show we are told of the client by the name of Sandy who has an emotional attachment to some entity named Edward. Right away we are thinking that Ryan and PRS maybe exploring territory where a client is obsessed with the paranormal.

As Sandy greets the team and starts showing them the home she says she has seen the “entity” as a solid figure and compared it to looking like Abraham Lincoln.

Her Father tells us of a similar sight in the living room. Her sister Lisa also tells us she has had experiences for years. She feared the entity because she heard a sinister voice in her ear on at least one occasion. Another sister Cindy had a coin thrown at her and was cursed at.

So it comes down to Sandy likes Edward and her siblings do not. Why does Sandy like Edward?

Investigation

When Sandy was younger she had a dream that Edward told her to tell her Father not to go up on the roof. A sibling Debbie also tells us of this story.

Ryan brings in Psychic/Mediums Michael Parry and Marti Baker. Mr Parry picks up a male entity that says he lives in the home. Then he says “1885″ and says a “P” name. Sandy tries to say it’s not that as she believes it’s Edward but Mr Parry quickly states it could be a last name.

Then he says “he fell off the roof”.

Eilfie is off researching the home and finds that a former owner is “Edwards W. Pond” who was 61 years old when he died on January 7, 1888. Eilfie tells us she learned that Edward died by falling off his roof while putting up some shingles on the home.

They bring in a sketch artist to try to get a picture of Edward. Not sure why as they don’t show us a picture of him to compare. It ended up illustrating how obsessed Sandy is with the entity. It’s very weird to listen to her say it’s bittersweet if he passes on.

Ryan brings in a Roman Catholic Priest Bob Bailey to help Edward move on.

Evidence

No captured evidence really. Other than some noises during “dead time”, nothing really happened evidence-wise.

Conclusion

It was a terrific episode. Very entertaining and the research made for a thought provoking episode.

One thing that seemed odd (other than Sandy’s obsession) was that she never investigated who owned the property. One would think that since she was so obsessed that she would have looked up the deed records. We think most people would have investigated.

So far season two has been terrific.