Reaper
Q: How happy were you to see the Devil with the blue tie on tonight? (A: Very.) Somehow one can go an entire summer without new episodes of a favorite show, but after said show has aired only 10 episodes and goes the same span with no new word, there's a bit of withdrawal that sets in. It better have all been worth it, writer people. For those of you curious,
Reaper's still in limbo. No word yet on a deal that will go beyond the 18 episodes that will comprise this season. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Well, it was a nice comeback. Not a super magnificent my-face-just-exploded return, but good enough to remind me that I still want more after every episode. We were introduced to Sock's mom (Marilyn Norry), who wore just as much blue eyeshadow as I pictured she would, and her surprise new husband, Morris. Apparently, What Happens in Vegas
Stays In Really Hurts Your Kids, because Sock's total deflation over his mom's "betrayal" consumed him for the entire episode. But Tyler Labine (and big props to the writers) is the man, as we all know, and even his character's depression is brilliantly funny. I'm going to go join his fan club right now, k thx.
And then there was the drama. The ghoul? A cannibal. The vessel? A spear gun. Frankly, I find the vessels that are actually weapons to be a lot less effective (read: fun) than, say, catching a demon with a Snow Globe. No? Just me?
The guys try to catch the demon at the morgue, get busted for using a doctored version of Josie's old work ID to get in, and have to suffer her wrath. Her crusade against the guys seems to have only begun. Can you imagine what will happen if she finds out the truth? And did you see how bad-ass she was when interrogating Ben? That girl wears a spandex super hero uniform under all that lawyer garb, I'm convinced. And a little afraid.
So, what did we think of the brewing Andi/Cady rivalry? I'm not so sure Cady is the Devil's daughter anymore as much as she's just a big ol' bitch. "I'll slash your tires if you steal my man!" So we're on Jerry Springer now, is that it? But Sam was just insane to have ever let Cady think he bought the necklace for her. You create your own lady problems, my friend. Both girls had the supreme right to be majorly angry at him, and in true Sam Oliver style, he messed up and then manned up, even though he pretty much let Andi take the fall for their argument. You re-gifted a special gift, dude! I'd be like, oh, it's not a problem, I'm
glad you found a way of showing me that I truly mean nothing to you. And then I'd kick him in the junk just like he asked.
Does anyone else feel like the girls on this show are wearing a lot more makeup this episode? I feel like the orange-toned skin and the perfect complexions extended way beyond just Ray Wise this time.
Jamie Kennedy guest-starred in this one as Ryan, a really terrible musician (I wonder if he did his own bad vocals?) whose soul the Devil ("the umlaut was my idea") tries to buy in exchange for fame. Of course do-gooder Sam steps in and keeps the transaction from happening, but not before Ryan does a really terrible performance, gets his hand gnawed off by the cannibal demon (via the Guys' harebrained scheming), thereby ending his musical career and nulling the soul-exchange deal with the Devil. Of course Sam doesn't think about how mad Satan's going to be that he lost a soul on Sam's account. "This isn't me mad, Sam, this is me disappointed," he said as he destroyed the Work Bench, almost killing Sam. Clean up on aisle 666? I feel for Sam, but I think I'm almost starting to feel for the Devil more. Evil, that's what I am.
What did you all think of this first post-strike episode back? Remember, we'll have two more episodes the following two Thursdays, and then there's a break until the show returns April 22 for five more Tuesday night episodes.
Quotes:
"My mom got married. Now I have nobody except for you two. Can somebody get me a six-pack? That's what my mom would have done."
"Can I have a word with you, Mr....Belvedere?"
Sam: "Next time I buy a present for a girl, I need you to punch me in the junk. Hard." Sock: "That's the only way I punch."
"Where's your heart, on the left?"
"I get very excited about confirming the truth, it sets me free."
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