Season 4’s Ghostly Smooch: Why This ‘Ghosts’ Kiss Has Everyone Talking (And Crying)

Unlike last season, no spirit was “sucked off” into heaven during the May 8 “Ghost” Season 4 finale (now streaming on Paramount+).

But the episode featured a majorly hot spiritual development: Former Pinecone Trooper Pete Martino (Richie Moriarty), the ghost with the fatal archery arrow still stuck through his neck, finally hit the lip target with fellow spirit Alberta Haynes (Danielle Pinnock), the 1920s Prohibition-era jazz singer and poisoning victim.

Their long-awaited smooch was so otherworldly smoking that Alberta could only gasp, “Oh, my!”

“It’s a kiss that’s been a long time in the making,” says executive producer Joe Wiseman, who writes the CBS hit comedy with fellow executive producer Joe Port. “Pete has always had a thing for Alberta. And during past seasons, we’ve chipped away at Alberta’s reluctance about Pete. It finally pays off in the finale.”

Pete finally flexed his oboe-enhanced ‘lip strength’ in kissing Alberta

Pete and Alberta have shown hints of couple chemistry since the 2021 premiere of the CBS comedy. In Season 2, Alberta gently rebuffed Pete’s amorous advance. And in the April 20 episode, Pete gently denied Alberta due to his outside ghost girlfriend, Donna.

Yet Alberta has stayed in the game, attracted to Pete’s growing confidence (spurred by his newfound power of leaving the residence) and his scout shorts and knee-high socks wardrobe. So the power pucker finally prevails, despite Donna.

“Lip strength,” Pete says silkily, post-kiss, as Alberta swoons. “That’s from my oboe days.”