once again thinking about how 'home' from beetlejuice is such a primo example of that "not getting what you asked for but getting what you need" trope, lydia chasing down a literal ghost through the netherworld thinking finding her mom is the only way to find home, and despite this being the whole point of her quest, she doesn't succeed, she doesn't find her mom, but her dad finds *her*, her dad shows her not only the way home but that the home they're returning to is one theyre going to make a place of love and family and joyful memorial. she doesn't find her mom's ghost but she finds her mom's remembrance, she finds her family, she finds her way home, not in the way she asked for but in the way she needs.