Robb DeMarest, Barry Fitzgerald and the GHI team are back on Syfy, and their premier episode looked like it might be a little off the wall. The team went searching for Hitler’s ghost in Argentina.

Since the end of WWII, there has been speculation and conspiracy surrounding the death of Hitler. Most of us were taught in high school history that Hitler committed suicide at the end of the war, but there has always been an air of mystery surrounding the circumstances. Some say he was captured by the military, while others believe he escaped and fled, living out the rest of his life incognito (possibly with Elvis and Marilyn Monroe.)

One theory is that Hitler headed to the Gran Hotel Vienna Hotel in Argentina, where he spent the rest of his days.

The hotel was partially destroyed by a flood, but continued reports of activity surface, including footsteps, full-bodied apparitions, light orbs and the sound of voices.

The team set up their equipment and got to work, wandering the grounds calling Hitler and his fellow Nazi’s out of hiding. There were a few bangs and knocks. Brandi claimed to feel a cold spot against her leg, just before something brushed her pantleg. Robb had the batteries in three separate cameras all die within five minutes of investigating the supposed area where Hitler spent his final days and Barry and Dustin hear strange music that disappeared as they climbed to the next floor.

While analyzing the evidence, they didn’t find much in the way of EVPs or video evidence, but Barry did pull up a photograph with suggestions of a human outline sitting on the edge of a bed where reports of activity were high. It looked more like an alien than a ghost to me, but I’m not expert.

I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed both GHI and its father-series, Ghost Hunters, for awhile when it was all the rage, but my interest has waned in the last year. I blame the repetitive nature of commentary that goes on after the recording of the show. An exaggerated example: Robb walks down the hallway and turns the doorknob into the west wing. Two seconds later, Robb appears onscreen and says, “So, I walked down the hallway and upon reaching the door, I turned the knob into the west wing.” Really? I hadn’t noticed.

It has actually gotten so boring, that on many occasions while watching, I find myself dozing off and waking up just in time for the big reveal. I guess I save myself a lot of time, but that can’t be good for the shows or their ratings because I’m relatively sure I’m not the only one.

With several similar shows popping up all over television, it may be time for the Ghost Hunters and their international team to re-evaluate their presentation. Their investigation techniques are great, but their approach to presenting the material is growing stale, especially for people who have seen volumes of past episodes. We all know what “electronic voice phenomenon” is now, guys. You can stop explaining it every time you use it on the show.