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** Five years explicitly passed between Seasons 4 and 5.
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It's "Patronus", not "Patronius".


[[WMG: The Shadows and Shineys are [[Literature/HarryPotter Dementors and (weak, sapient) Patronii.]] ]]

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Add in to this the fact that regardless of the fact that Melinda's husband is a firefighter (in a small town that seems to rarely have any fires) is rarely shown (allowing her more solo shots in the majority of the show) and Many of the female supporting characters on the show that believe and help in Melinda's powers also are at [[HollywoodHomely various levels of genuine attractiveness]] and wear some skin bearing clothing as well. All this gives the appearance that Ghost Whisperer (which oddly enough is co-created, written, and produced by a Male Psychic apparently from his point of view) takes place in a universe of [[SexyWitch Sexy]] [[Series/{{Charmed}} Psychic Female Witches]] some who help people in little ways (talk to the dead) to save the world on a regular basis. This all leads to this theory...

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Add in to this the fact that regardless of the fact that Melinda's husband is a firefighter (in a small town that seems to rarely have any fires) is rarely shown (allowing her more solo shots in the majority of the show) and Many of the female supporting characters on the show that believe and help in Melinda's powers also are at [[HollywoodHomely various levels of genuine attractiveness]] and wear some skin bearing clothing as well. All this gives the appearance that Ghost Whisperer (which oddly enough is co-created, written, and produced by a Male Psychic apparently from his point of view) takes place in a universe of [[SexyWitch Sexy]] [[Series/{{Charmed}} [[Series/Charmed1998 Psychic Female Witches]] some who help people in little ways (talk to the dead) to save the world on a regular basis. This all leads to this theory...
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Her antique store is just a front. This explains why she never gets any business and can afford to keep it shut half the time: Melinda is turning tricks behind the store. She NEEDS to wear those revealing clothes: it's a business expense

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Her antique store is just a front. This explains why she never gets any business and can afford to keep it shut half the time: Melinda is turning tricks behind the store. She NEEDS to wear those revealing clothes: it's a business expense
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** It's entirely possible that the "whisperer" part of her title is a [[ILoveTheDead double entendre]]. She's just very, very lucky that her ghosts are usually of a hunky, virile persuasion.
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[[WMG: Melinda is an affiliate of Ghostbusters International.]]
Her job is to help ghosts cross over so that the boys don't ''have'' to charge in with their Proton Packs, and can save their resources (gas, proton charging, etc.) for more dire threats.
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[[WMG: {{Medium}} is going to be after Ghost Whisperer on Fridays. You know what that means -]]

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[[WMG: {{Medium}} Series/{{Medium}} is going to be after Ghost Whisperer on Fridays. You know what that means -]]
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[[WMG: The Shadows and Shineys are [[HarryPotter Dementors and (weak, sapient) Patronii.]] ]]

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Think about it the ladies of the 2 shows do seem thematically similar also SabrinaTheTeenageWitch COULD be thrown in there as well.

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Think about it the ladies of the 2 shows do seem thematically similar also SabrinaTheTeenageWitch Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch COULD be thrown in there as well.
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Add in to this the fact that regardless of the fact that Melinda's husband is a firefighter (in a small town that seems to rarely have any fires) is rarely shown (allowing her more solo shots in the majority of the show) and Many of the female supporting characters on the show that believe and help in Melinda's powers also are at [[HollywoodHomely various levels of genuine attractiveness]] and wear some skin bearing clothing as well. All this gives the appearance that Ghost Whisperer (which oddly enough is co-created, written, and produced by a Male Psychic apparently from his point of view) takes place in a universe of [[SexyWitch Sexy]] [[CharmeD Psychic Female Witches]] some who help people in little ways (talk to the dead) to save the world on a regular basis. This all leads to this theory...

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Add in to this the fact that regardless of the fact that Melinda's husband is a firefighter (in a small town that seems to rarely have any fires) is rarely shown (allowing her more solo shots in the majority of the show) and Many of the female supporting characters on the show that believe and help in Melinda's powers also are at [[HollywoodHomely various levels of genuine attractiveness]] and wear some skin bearing clothing as well. All this gives the appearance that Ghost Whisperer (which oddly enough is co-created, written, and produced by a Male Psychic apparently from his point of view) takes place in a universe of [[SexyWitch Sexy]] [[CharmeD [[Series/{{Charmed}} Psychic Female Witches]] some who help people in little ways (talk to the dead) to save the world on a regular basis. This all leads to this theory...



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[[WMG:"Wide-Brim" and the Sinister Man from ''Main/{{xkcd}}'' are the same person.]]

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[[WMG:"Wide-Brim" and the Sinister Man from ''Main/{{xkcd}}'' ''WebComic/{{xkcd}}'' are the same person.]]
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Also the series up to a point seemed to follow the trope of BeautyEqualsGoodness, anyway ghosts really do seem to be more attracted to Melinda and appear to seem more willing to open up to her because of this. Basically it goes like this. Adult Male ghosts come (no pun intended) to her specifically because shes hot and because she can see them they some of them may believe they have a chance of being able to [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean "Physically" do other things with her if you catch my drift]]. Child ghosts (especially male children) feel more comfortable around her and feel less threatened. And some of the female ghosts may have some subtle form of LesYay towards Melinda going on.

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Also the series up to a point seemed to follow the trope of BeautyEqualsGoodness, anyway ghosts really do seem to be more attracted to Melinda and appear to seem more willing to open up to her because of this. Basically it goes like this. Adult Male ghosts come (no pun intended) to her specifically because shes hot and because she can see them they some of them may believe they have a chance of being able to [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean "Physically" do other things with her if you catch my drift]].drift. Child ghosts (especially male children) feel more comfortable around her and feel less threatened. And some of the female ghosts may have some subtle form of LesYay towards Melinda going on.
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* Heck just the above reason is enough for the "dream" pairing of these 2 shows never too meet because just the mere meeting of the 2 women would almost instantly come to blows after Allison learns that while she has lived nearly her entire life with psychosis inducing literally physically jarring visions every night Melinda had only mildly frightening visions (while awake) and has almost saintly accepted her defacto role as TheChosenOne of her palatial little town (by comparison RealLife Arizona [[UnderStatement is not the most fun place to be in the summer]]).

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* Heck just the above reason is enough for the "dream" pairing of these 2 shows never too meet because just the mere meeting of the 2 women would almost instantly come to blows after Allison learns that while she has lived nearly her entire life with psychosis inducing literally physically jarring visions every night Melinda had only mildly frightening visions (while awake) and has almost saintly accepted her defacto role as TheChosenOne of her palatial little town (by comparison RealLife Arizona [[UnderStatement is not the most fun place to be in the summer]]).summer).
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Also the series up to a point seemed to follow the tropes of GoodIsSexy and/or "Beautiful People are always the Good Guys" (this troper doesn't know the appropriate name for the latter trope but you get my point), anyway ghosts really do seem to be more attracted to Melinda and appear to seem more willing to open up to her because of this. Basically it goes like this. Adult Male ghosts come (no pun intended) to her specifically because shes hot and because she can see them they some of them may believe they have a chance of being able to [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean "Physically" do other things with her if you catch my drift]]. Child ghosts (especially male children) feel more comfortable around her and feel less threatened. And some of the female ghosts may have some subtle form of LesYay towards Melinda going on.

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Also the series up to a point seemed to follow the tropes of GoodIsSexy and/or "Beautiful People are always the Good Guys" (this troper doesn't know the appropriate name for the latter trope but you get my point), of BeautyEqualsGoodness, anyway ghosts really do seem to be more attracted to Melinda and appear to seem more willing to open up to her because of this. Basically it goes like this. Adult Male ghosts come (no pun intended) to her specifically because shes hot and because she can see them they some of them may believe they have a chance of being able to [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean "Physically" do other things with her if you catch my drift]]. Child ghosts (especially male children) feel more comfortable around her and feel less threatened. And some of the female ghosts may have some subtle form of LesYay towards Melinda going on.



* Derp! Guess who just canceled! GW MAY cross over to ABC. SoYeah.

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Her antique store is just a front. This explains why she never gets any business and can afford to keep it shut half the time: Melinda is turning tricks behind the store. She NEEDS to wear those revealing clothes: it's a business expense.

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Her antique store is just a front. This explains why she never gets any business and can afford to keep it shut half the time: Melinda is turning tricks behind the store. She NEEDS to wear those revealing clothes: it's a business expense.expense

[[WMG:Melinds is a witch/sorceress/genie,etc and is PRETENDING to be a "Ghost Whisperer."]]

1) Her husband went from being a firefighter to being a doctor in less than 5 years. 2) Her son aged from an infant to 5-6 years old in less than 3 years. 3) She manages to keep an antique business open despite spending almost no time at the store. 4) She's never sued,imprisoned nor even seriously injured despite numerous adventures that would have lead to those outcomes. 5) All of her "whisperings" end on a mostly positive note w/ the ghosts leaving (e.g. No "stalker" ghosts)and all of the people involved mostly happy w/ the outcomes.

How are all these things possible unless Melinda possess a magical ability (or abilities) that she chooses to manifest as "ghost whispering?"
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Add in to this the fact that regardless of the fact that Melinda's husband is a firefighter (in a small town that seems to rarely have any fires) is rarely shown (allowing her in solo shots in the majority of the show) and Many of the female supporting characters on the show that believe and help in Melinda's powers also are at [[HollywoodHomely various levels of genuine attractiveness]] and wear some skin bearing clothing as well. All this gives the appearance that Ghost Whisperer (which oddly enough is co-created, written, and produced by a Male Psychic apparently from his point of view) takes place in a universe of [[SexyWitch Sexy]] [[CharmeD Psychic Female Witches]] some who help people in little ways (talk to the dead) to save the world on a regular basis. This all leads to this theory...

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Add in to this the fact that regardless of the fact that Melinda's husband is a firefighter (in a small town that seems to rarely have any fires) is rarely shown (allowing her in more solo shots in the majority of the show) and Many of the female supporting characters on the show that believe and help in Melinda's powers also are at [[HollywoodHomely various levels of genuine attractiveness]] and wear some skin bearing clothing as well. All this gives the appearance that Ghost Whisperer (which oddly enough is co-created, written, and produced by a Male Psychic apparently from his point of view) takes place in a universe of [[SexyWitch Sexy]] [[CharmeD Psychic Female Witches]] some who help people in little ways (talk to the dead) to save the world on a regular basis. This all leads to this theory...

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**Actually in a non joking sense it does make a lot of sense. The entire series has appeared (especially more so in its later seasons) to seem like a Americanized LiveAction version of many formulaic paranormal themed anime and manga FanService series (and for a while the show was actually adapted into a Comic and manga series where Melinda's clothes (or lack of them) was more noticeable).

Also the series up to a point seemed to follow the tropes of GoodIsSexy and/or "Beautiful People are always the Good Guys" (this troper doesn't know the appropriate name for the latter trope but you get my point), anyway ghosts really do seem to be more attracted to Melinda and appear to seem more willing to open up to her because of this. Basically it goes like this. Adult Male ghosts come (no pun intended) to her specifically because shes hot and because she can see them they some of them may believe they have a chance of being able to [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean "Physically" do other things with her if you catch my drift]]. Child ghosts (especially male children) feel more comfortable around her and feel less threatened. And some of the female ghosts may have some subtle form of LesYay towards Melinda going on.

Add in to this the fact that regardless of the fact that Melinda's husband is a firefighter (in a small town that seems to rarely have any fires) is rarely shown (allowing her in solo shots in the majority of the show) and Many of the female supporting characters on the show that believe and help in Melinda's powers also are at [[HollywoodHomely various levels of genuine attractiveness]] and wear some skin bearing clothing as well. All this gives the appearance that Ghost Whisperer (which oddly enough is co-created, written, and produced by a Male Psychic apparently from his point of view) takes place in a universe of [[SexyWitch Sexy]] [[CharmeD Psychic Female Witches]] some who help people in little ways (talk to the dead) to save the world on a regular basis. This all leads to this theory...

[[WMG: Ghost Whisperer and Charmed exist in the same universe]]
Think about it the ladies of the 2 shows do seem thematically similar also SabrinaTheTeenageWitch COULD be thrown in there as well.



*Derp! Guess who just cancelled! GW MAY cross over to ABC. SoYeah.

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*Derp! Guess who just cancelled! canceled! GW MAY cross over to ABC. SoYeah.
*Even if the show wasn't canceled a crossover would have been doubtful mainly because the 2 shows were too different in themes and emotional tone. while GW is more fairly light hearted (Melinda mainly saw only non criminal ghosts who needed help with a final goodbye to loved ones). Medium was far too dark and grimmer by comparison (Allison mainly saw ghosts of psychotic serial killers and rapists in nightmarish dreams and even when their not Dark Knight style criminals even the spirits of supposedly sane people were somewhat of a JerkAss to her because apparently somehow almost everyone winds up in [[EveryoneIsInHell Hell]].).
*Heck just the above reason is enough for the "dream" pairing of these 2 shows never too meet because just the mere meeting of the 2 women would almost instantly come to blows after Allison learns that while she has lived nearly her entire life with psychosis inducing literally physically jarring visions every night Melinda had only mildly frightening visions (while awake) and has almost saintly accepted her defacto role as TheChosenOne of her palatial little town (by comparison RealLife Arizona [[UnderStatement is not the most fun place to be in the summer]]).
*Finally add in the fact that the combined shows [[SlidingScaleOfCynicism Sliding scales of cynicism]] would eventually crash and die a fiery death (Melinda wanting to believe that some of the ghosts can be redeemed (with her Sexy magic no doubt! this however seems to have actually happened in some GW episodes) with Allison in an almost vigilante rant (partially due to some resentment towards Melinda) wants her counterpart to banish em' all ta' Hades and let God sort em' out.)


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*This also coincides with the theory above also meets as a Sexy case of CantGetInTroubleForNuthin

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