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Ghost Episode 2 - Notes

The recap makes it surprisingly clear what the first episode is about. In fact, we probably don't even need to spend 40 minutes telling a story. Just watch the recaps.

The story opens with Eza having breakfast and Zack reading the papers. Just like your average happy family, where the girl eats quietly, and the guy complains about how little press he's getting now that his dead. Quite coincidentially, as it's apt to happen on TV, Eza gets an email with - shock, horror, gasp - revealing photos of Zack with a school girl. Eza, trying quite cooly to tell Zack off (and yet not quite suceeding), says, "You nak sangat cerita pasal you".

Finally, the intro titles. Written by Douglas Lim, sang by Chelsia Ng (with Douglas Lim giving... colour). I thought it was quite nice that it told a story of nobody (except the little boy) being able to see Zack, and then he bumps into Eza and their lives changed. However, I miss the good ol' TV titles of the 80's, when we used to insert action scenes between the actors names, like the A-Team and Blue Thunder and Airwolf and have music pumping at full wattage through the speakers. I can but dream.


Zack continues to deny that it is him in the photos, because it doesn't look like his body. I'm sure the female population out there is whispering, "take off that damn shirt and prove it to us". Instead, cowardly Zack just says that that guy on the video is fat. Hey, if that guy is fat, then I, along with most guys that enjoy the occasional nasi lemak, are in some serious trouble. And there's the matter of the birthmark.

David Tan appears on TV, denouncing these photos and promoting his new movie at the same time: Impak Kuat, starring "Jack Imran". When Zack sees David, he suddenly realises that these photos were taken in David's bedroom. Which he has seen. Because, he's been there. During parties. With lots of hot chicks about. Which is just a coincidence, I'm sure. David, it seems, has a motive to do this, because Zack fooled around with the producer's ex.

Eza meets up with Julie, who's nattering on about the latest gossip in the industry and how Eza should move on after Adzam - two days after the breakup. Zack is just being plain annoying.

Zack is in the girl's bathroom with Eza. Strangely enough, Eza is okay with this. Eza explains that she is a gossip writer. Coincidentially, her editor calls up to say that Eza needs to meet her deadline, with a story. Eza is persuaded by Zack to tell her editor that the photos of Zack are fake, and that she'll come up with a story.

Back at home, Eza and Zack discuss on how they are going to get into David's bedroom. Zack says it's easy, in the sense that it's easy women that David loves. Eza just needs to go in and persuade him. Eza protest that her goods lie above the neck and not below, but Zack shows her what kind of clothes she needs to wear.

Eza walks out of the lift in David's office, uncomfortable with the clothes that are too tight. She auditions for David Tan, and although she is clumsy at first, she is coached by Zack and ends up giving a performance that is... well... it's sexy, at least for David Tan. He invites her to his party.

Julie comes by Eza's place with a boy in tow. She's meant to be there to help Eza dress up for Jimmy's party, but she seems more interested trying to foist her date upon Eza. Eza is a little shocked at this, but not as much as Zack when he sees how much Eza's transformed after her makeover.

Eza and Zack turn up at the party. It's a veritable who's who of KL social life, including Sham - Zack's biggest rival in all ways: films, publicity and, of course, girls. Zack leads Eza to David Tan's bedroom.

The duo enter David Tan's bedroom. How they just walk in without anyone stopping them, I have no idea. They snoop around and discover a hidden camera, aimed straight at the bed. Suddenly, they are interrupted by Sham walking in with some pretty young thing. Honestly, with this much traffic around, you might as well hang a red lantern outside and sell tickets for the show. As Sham is getting it on (or 'on down' or 'it up' - I never swing with the slang too much), Zack notices that he has a birthmark just like the guy on the video.

We're back at the party, where David Tan makes Jimmy give his two cents worth of Zack. He's reluctant, but he goes on to say wihtout him I'd be no one, nobody can replace him, let's party!


Aha. The Datin. Cheng-cheng-cheng. I wonder if anybody remembered her from episode one.
Yasmin previously acted in a teledrama called Nasi Lemak Dina in which Ping was involved in as Exec Producer or something (I didn't really understand how it all worked). She has large eyes which are pretty. These two statements are unrelated.

Jimmy slinks away with Sham. They do the dirty deal behind the scenes - "I'll make you bigger than Zack ever was". Between Sham in someone's private bedroom, and Zack's ex-manager and his biggest rival, you'd think somebody would have noticed them slinking away. Obviously a lot of slinking in the 'away' direction must happen in KL celebrity parties.

Datin Faizura runs into the bathroom, tearing up. Zack! You bastard! Why did you have to die?
Either she must really love him, or we have a case of schizophrenia coming up. So she's not a prime suspect, but she's 'involved'. Hell, who isn't?

Maybe Farouk. He just jumps into Eza's path to rescue her from David Tan. Only thing I'd have to say to Eza is, "What's a guy like that going to a party like this without a date?". Probably looking for a date himself, that's what.

Meet Adzam. And his new girlfriend, Haflin. Surprise, Eza.

Naz talks to Eza. Eza is annoyed, because Adzam has a new squeeze. Ini pasal you lagi ke? Zack tries to consoles Eza.

Eza finally figures it out. She realises that the girl with Sham in the video knows she's being filmed. She sees that the tape is labelled 'Baby'. And by holy coincidence, they actually have Sham's handphone. That has the name 'Baby' in its contact list.

Eza arranges to meet up with Baby. Who then launches into one long exposition. So, Sham was embarrassed by Zack. David Tan was upset with Zack. It was meant to come out before Zack died, so that he would be embarrassed. But funny how life works, eh?

The end is Eza talking to us, explaining what the theme of the story is. What would we do because of love?

And then, the end after the end is the Psycho girl cutting out photos. Just a teaser to leave you a little on edge.
posted on Monday, April 07, 2008 - permalink
Comments:
Boy, you're MONTHS LATE! Now we know who the psycho fat lady is and what she looked like :P
 
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