Relationship Deep Dive: Hetty Woodstone and Trevor Lefkowitz

Type: Romantic
Show: CBS’ Ghosts
Featured Characters: Hetty Woodstone and Trevor Lefkowitz

CBS’s Ghosts provides wrenches and surprises in a way few shows manage nowadays, stirring viewers to ponder how each little development works so intrinsically. One of the best parts of the show is its means of establishing romantic relationships, whether achingly slow, slow burns, quick trysts, or committed unions bound to last. And of these relationships, none is more pleasantly shocking than Hetty Woodstone and Trevor Lefkowitz‘s brief dalliance which should be something that prevails.

While going public within the manor did more damage than good for their relationship, further development in their clandestine (or out in the open) ways could prove they’re better together than they are apart. The writers have said they have no plans to move forward with them yet, but maybe someday, we could get something more. They’re a perfect dose of opposites attract, bound by invisible strings, in the most unconventional form.

Hetty Woodstone and Trevor Lefkowitz Complement Each Other in Surprising Ways 

When you think about it, the pairing feels so spontaneous that it’s hard to imagine how they could work in the long run. But the second you look back, especially after Season 3, there’s no denying the fact that they’re each other’s second chance at real love. (And now that they’re technically not together, they can get a second chance romance in later seasons. A big win for me, personally.) In more ways than one, what works for Hetty and Trevor is how they mesh with each other’s best and worst parts. There’s an invisible string that links them to a place where the idea of being enough for someone is the biggest tether pulling them together.

For starters, Hetty doesn’t know what real love is like. She didn’t love Elias, and she wasn’t loved by him either. Outside of the friends she’s grown to love in the afterlife, the only real love that Hetty knows is the kind a mother feels for her child. It’s what she has for her son and, now, for Sam. In this same connection, much of Trevor’s life is about the shallow areas he chooses to expose (literally). Additionally, so much of what he did when he was alive, he did it because he was trying to unlock an appreciation and devotion that he maybe wasn’t getting enough of. With this, how both characters operate directly correlates to the love they were and/or weren’t shown. 

At the same time, they both present themselves as fully confident, a little pompous, and detached. But what we start to see when they get together is that there’s a veiled side to both of them. Their characteristics remain unchanged, but there’s an easiness in how they start to carry themselves. Hetty is significantly lighter, and Trevor is happier. We know Trevor isn’t a selfish prick because we learn the truth about him in “Trevor’s Pants,” but we also start to see how loyal and steadfast he is. He cares far more than he allows others to believe, and he’s entirely committed once he devotes himself to something, or in this case, someone. He’s not the kind of man who’ll waver with his belief, and we can be sure of the fact that he’s someone Hetty could trust. In the early days, because of her preconceived beliefs, she hurts him more than he hurts her. 

On the other side of the equation, we see that even while Hetty still has room to grow, she starts to see beyond the façade Trevor wears. She’s willing to try new things and she’s willing to give in because she can understand that there’s something more significant in their fling. 

Essentially, Hetty Woodstone and Trevor Lefkowitz have a long way to go, and that’s imperative considering the show’s premise. (No one wants to see either of these characters “sucked off” unless, of course, well…you know, the kind.) So naturally, splitting them apart spins and enhances the web further and could even evolve their characters more. Simultaneously, the separation intricately proves that they’re good for each other, and much of the proof we get is in Season 3, Episode 8, “Holes Are Bad.” The episode carefully reveals how similar the characters are by showcasing how often they deflect when it comes to their deaths because the truth is more brutal to face than the lies they’ve concocted. Hetty’s past is dark and heartbreaking, so when we see the reality of her death, we also see a good chunk of Trevor’s heart. 

As mentioned in my review at the time: “So when people don’t think they’re suited for one another, we simply need to remember that they’re two characters who appear entirely selfish on the surface but are profoundly selfless in actuality.

It makes them even more perfect as a couple. It also makes complete sense why he never noticed. The look on his face before they ask him is a testament to his own heartache, too. But so is his expression when he first sees the cord. It’s such a treacherous slope, but it’s a surprisingly understandable one. And there’s so much underlying hope for their friendship, not just the romance. You can watch everything click for Trevor, too, just based on Asher Grodman’s expressions. For Isaac, for Alberta, and for Flower, even when she comes to thank Hetty. Despite her forgetful personality, her gratitude is entirely sincere.”

There’s also the synchronization that often alludes and artistically showcases the pull existing between two people and no two characters on Ghosts have it the way Hetty Woodstone and Trevor Lefkowitz do. If we pay attention to all the ways they stand and sit together, we get something effortlessly magnetic on-screen. There’s no justifiable reason at times why one character (namely Trevor) is in the room during specific conversations, even if they’re all bored. Yet in these moments, there’s a pronounced alignment in how they stand, glance at each other when the other isn’t looking, or lean a little closer. This tether is precisely why they’re so hot together when they come together, because if you pick apart the quiet moments, the fire stirring inside them feels transcendent. It’s a lightning rod when it first happens during Christmas because we have all these small glimpses of the jolts inside them through their banter, facial expressions, and physicality. 

If (hopefully when) they get back together, it’d be incredible to see how they could challenge each other further. Season 2, Episode 15, “A Date to Remember,” is yet further proof that it’s not just physical with them. Hetty can trust him. She can confide in him. They’re friends first and how they look out for each other makes them a solid duo. There’s already a good dose of it in the small moments, but additional conversations could lead to more profound developments. At one point, Hetty was more fixed on ascending, but today, it feels like she’s more interested in the life she could continue living with the ones she cares most for. There’s just no way Trevor isn’t part of that equation.

Plus, it’d be a disservice to Rebecca Wisocky and Asher Grodman’s wildly enamoring chemistry when Hetty and Trevor interact. There’s a deep, genuine care that shines when the characters are alone, but there’s also something to be said about how they exist within Woodstone Mansion, too. As twisted and chaotic things seem at times, there’s no denying the detail that they’re two people who want the best for each other. Hetty Woodstone has never known love in its loud, passionately unwavering form, and Trevor Lefkowitz is the kind of man who wants to show off the things he adores. He isn’t quiet or tamed. He’s bold and devoted, which we could hopefully see more of in the future, giving the characters the type of afterlife they deserve. 

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This deep dive will be updated after Ghosts Seasons 4 and 5.
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