…Riiight. Impressions: On one hand, I don't hate that a gag comedy show would experiment with different styles and do things radically differently from episode to episode. On the other hand, this episode was borderline unwatchable. The ghost trio just sit in the back of a bus and gossip about ghost stories, aliens, local […]
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