Ahhh, Trevor…
You can’t be mad enough to hate him (unless you’re Jay…), but his smarminess can come out when he hurls a zinger your way so your frustrations are not unfounded. Even in death, he remains a successful stockbroker, but he’s always been more of a Jordan Belfort than a Patrick Bateman (despite my initial curiosity in my first question in our interview). In some ways, death might be the thing that physically stopped his partying and womanizing, but Ghosts’ Asher Grodman gives Trevor an endearing and sometimes childlike spirit about akin to a young man who is still learning that becoming the best version of yourself ain’t that bad after all.
That’s not giving Trevor too much credit. If he had the chance, he would advise us to all risk our money just to see how high the return could be. What does it matter to Trevor? What’s becoming increasingly more evident is how much this spirit welcomes the idea of family. When Pete is too paranoid that the Basement Ghosts are mad at him, Trevor pointedly ensures that no one else breaks into the core eight ghosts who dwell in the main parts of the house. Season three even welcomes back Trevor’s brother, Jeremy, when he figures out a loophole to stay at Woodstone Manor indefinitely.
Grodman has always brought a nimbleness to out favorite pantsless troublemaker, but his sense of belonging has always shone through. In the series best episode to date, season three’s ‘Holes Are Bad,’ the ghosts have to work together like never before to save one of their own. Trevor tries mightily to get his ghost power to assist before the situation gets more dire, but the events unfold quicker than anyone expects. Grodman talks about how special working on that episode meant, and I couldn’t help but wonder what it felt like for Trevor as well. If a member of his tribe disappeared forever, Trevor would, I’m sure, try to hide his heartbreak as best he could.
It’s easy to write off a character like Trevor because they can pull the wool over our eyes or tease us like a big bro, but big brothers always have your back. And Grodman’s performance always rings true.
Ghosts is streaming now on Paramount+.
