Thorfinn is one of the main characters in CBS’ Ghosts. Played by Devan Chandler Long, the melodramatic Viking often brings a smile to the face of the audience with his antics. While the ghost makes everyone laugh with his loud and fearless personality, his origin story is equally tragic.
Thorfinn is the oldest of the ghosts, who has been dead for a thousand years. During his life, he was a sailor who was abandoned by his fellow Vikings. It took him a lot of time to overcome the pain of abandonment, but he finally found companionship in his fellow spirits at the mansion.
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Over time, he has also started using technology and loves to watch reality shows, which further adds humor to the story. The Viking continues to be an integral part of the show and has appeared in most of the episodes so far.
How did Thorfinn get bound to the mansion in Ghosts?
Originally from Norway, Thorfinn was known as a fierce warrior and skilled sailor when he was alive. Growing up, he had a strict father who often got angry at him. Thorfinn had a wife, Olga, and a son, Bjorn, who was still a baby when Thorfinn left Norway for his last journey.
A thousand years ago, he and his Viking crew arrived near the Hudson Valley, where Woodstone Manor would later stand. They spent some time exploring the coast and hunting. However, Thorfinn returned from one of his expeditions to find his crew had left without him.
It is unclear if they abandoned him on purpose or simply forgot him. He then tried to survive alone until a bolt of lightning struck him through his helmet. He died instantly, and his body eventually decayed, leaving his bones buried at the spot where the mansion stands today.
Hence, Thorfinn got tied to the land and continues to be bound to it. For 500 years, Thorfinn’s spirit was the only one haunting Woodstone until other ghosts, like Sasappis, joined him.
Thorfinn falls in love with Flower in Ghosts
After spending centuries alone, Thorfinn finally found friends in the form of his fellow ghosts like Hetty, Sasappis, and Isaac. While he spends most of his time telling stories of his Viking life, hanging out with friends, and watching television, he yearns for love.
At the same time, he has anger issues which he needs to control. Thorfinn eventually realizes that he has feelings for Flower. However, Flower hesitates about being with him, saying she’d prefer a ‘buffer,’ or a third person, to keep things from getting too serious.
Together, they try to find someone among the other ghosts to help, but nothing works, so Thorfinn decides to wait patiently for her. He later discovers he has a son, Bjorn, who is haunting the neighboring Farnsby house.
Thorfinn is upset at first because of Bjorn’s choices, but he remembers how much he cares about him and decides to accept him. Thorfinn also learns to appreciate new traditions, like Christmas, after realizing it is a time for being with loved ones.
One significant moment in the story comes when Thorfinn and Flower get trapped together in a ghost cage and share their first kiss before being rescued. By the end of season 2, he makes progress in controlling his Viking temper and winning Flower’s heart.
However, his life takes another turn when Flower is thought to have moved to the afterlife, while she had fallen down a well. Believing she might have been reincarnated as an owl, Thorfinn keeps her close until realizing she does not want to be caged.
Letting her go, he gives a moving eulogy, showing just how much he has grown. Meanwhile, he sleeps with the ghosts Nancy and Carol but decides to stick to Flower once she returns from the well.
Thorfinn has so far shown great character development, which is expected to continue as his relationship with Flower flourishes.
Ghosts Season 4 airs new episodes on CBS on Thursdays at 8:30 PM ET/PT.
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