Support for my psychic Venkman headcanon.
-From the moment we meet Venkman, he is connected to telepathic investigation. Take the psychic testing opening scene in Ghostbusters (1984). Why is Peter's paranormal specialty psychic ability?
-Venkman communicates with Egon nonverbally, via eye contact and hand gestures. Perhaps some low level telepathy is involved, as well?
-Peter seems to respond to what Ray is thinking, several times, if mockingly. It's because he knows Ray so well he can anticipate what he'll say next, or is he reading Stantz's mind?
-He hates Peck immediately, before he even does anything. Has an uncanny knack for getting under Peck's skin and showing up just where Peck does not want him to be.
-Venkman knows at once that's not Dana in her body when Zuul answers the door.
-In 1989 Venkman hosts the World of the Psychic TV show.
-At the end of Afterlife, during the end credit scene with Dana, Venkman is "guessing" the psychic testing cards correctly.
-During the lab testing scene in Frozen Empire, where he knows Nadeem Razmaadi is not what he seems, and he provokes him into using hidden fire powers.
-Venkman has a way of showing up exactly when he's needed (but not wanted), such as the Ghostbusters 2 bookstore scene, when he shows up to bother Ray and immediately knows something is brewing between Ray and Egon that they don't want him in on. There is also Venkman's timely arrival at the end of Afterlife, and during the Firehouse showdown at the end of Frozen Empire.
So, do you think Venkman could have legit psychic abilities? Perhaps this is what drew him to study the paranormal.
