The episode kicks off when Sam, trying to be an ally, suggests that the ghostly mansion needs more diversity. The living B&B guests are a parade of colorful characters, but the dead residents? Mostly colonial white guys. In a panic, the W.M.A. (self-dubbed by Trevor) forms a “Ghost Union” to ensure they aren’t made redundant.
Stay spooky, stay kind, and always check your attic for Revolutionary War ghosts. 👻
Let’s be honest: going into this episode, the title “WMA” (White Male American) felt like pure comedy fodder. After all, we have three very distinct white male ghosts in the mansion: Isaac (Revolutionary War), Trevor (90s finance bro), and Pete (scout leader extraordinaire). Watching them form a “privilege protection” group seemed like a recipe for hilarious, tone-deaf disaster.
The emotional gut-punch comes in the final act. Sam, fed up with both the ghost union and the rude Brits, gives a fiery speech to the filmmakers about how America is messy, complicated, and theirs . She doesn’t defend the bad parts. She defends the right to exist.
5/5 snowy driveways. Best Line: Trevor, after failing to get a single person to sign his union card: “This is exactly why we need unions—management keeps ignoring our PowerPoints!”