This article containsmajor spoilersforGhostsseason 3 episode 1.

The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes unexpectedly extended the usual planned summer break hiatus well into the fall and winter.

The Owl begins with Sam and Jay entering Woodstone and immediately conducting a headcount.

Pictured (L-R): Tristan D. Lalla as Mark, Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay, and Rose McIver as Samantha.

One by one, the main ghosts either appear or tell them that theyve seen another ghost recently.

The basement ghosts and even the attic ghosts are accounted for.

The extended off-season meant more time to brainstorm ideas and consider multiple possibilities and all the internal factors involved.

Weve seen ghosts come down from heaven, Port said.

Maybe we might even see somebody on a different plane of existence.

We are not saying exactly where this is headed.

Sam and all the ghosts feel Flowers loss and give themselves time to grieve.

Jay never saw Flower but still feels her absence.

Thor has lost a lover and a friend and looks for signs of her presence around Woodstone.

Jay explains to Thor about the Hindu principle of reincarnation into other beings.

Later on in the barn that will eventually become Jays restaurant, a white owl is spotted.

He demands that the owl be moved indoors.

A guest complaint leads to a reversal of this decision.

Grief and how both the living and dead cope with loss in various ways is intrinsic toGhosts.

Fans will go through the same process their favorite characters will to mourn Flowers loss.

What will the rest of the season hold?

Ghosts season 3 airs Thursdays at 8:30 p.m.

ET on CBS and is streaming on Paramount+.