The Moonstone, Wilkie Collins[Image ID: Image 1 is a screenshot from BBC Ghosts, Series 1 Episode 1,
The Moonstone, Wilkie Collins[Image ID: Image 1 is a screenshot from BBC Ghosts, Series 1 Episode 1, Who Do You Think You Are. Mike smiles at Alison, who is off screen, while the ghosts gather behind him, also looking at Alison. The text reads ‘Earth was Heaven a little worse for wear’. Image 2 is a screenshot from the Christmas Special, The Ghost of Christmas. Alison sits at a piano. Thomas sits next to her. The other ghosts gather behind. They are all singing. The text reads ‘And Heaven was Earth, done up again to look like new’ /End ID]I’ve been thinking about the nature of the afterlife in the Ghosts universe, and I think Collins’ quote fits particularly well. For them, Heaven and Earth and Earth is Heaven. The place is not what defines it, rather how they interact with their situation. And perhaps, over the 2 series we have so far, Alison has helped the ghosts - and they have helped each other - to make their Earth a bit more like Heaven. -- source link
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