Reaper Meets the Acid Queen
The boys of Reaper are after a vicious soul who drips acid and burns the faces of women who are more attractive than her. Ouch! On the upside, since she goes after beautiful women, so the boys get to surround themselves with lots of eye candy. Why so glum, guys?
It might have something to do with finding out their perfect neighbors are actually demons. Sock is all for moving out immediately, but Ben and Sam take a slightly more practical approach -- let's just avoid them! Steve and Tony will not be ignored -- they demand an explanation. Sam says they need some space, Ben pulls out the "It's not you, it's me" line, and Sock.. well, Sock wishes they'd done this all via email. Classy!
After several un! comf! ortable! run-ins in the hallway, the parking garage, etc., Steve and Tony finally corner Sam. What did we do? It's not what you do, it's what you are, he says. Steve and Tony are aghast: Homophobes! No, no, not that, Sam insists -- it's the demon thing. Even worse, say Steve and Tony -- you're racist! Or, speciesist! Or fallen-angel-ist! Whatever you call it, it's just not fair!
Sam feels awful about this -- especially when Steve saves him from crazy acid soul by appearing in his demonic form.
Sam tracks Steve down and tries to apologize, but Steve doesn't want to hear it -- at least, not until Sam lets slip that he regularly talks to the Devil. Steve and Tony knew Sam was a Reaper (they play racketball with Gladys), but the big guy doesn't usually chat with the help. Suddenly, all is forgiven.
And a good thing, too, because Tony's day job as a PR flack gets the guys into a party that our acid-squirting demon will be stalking. Unfortunately, Andi is meeting them there, and she gets put in the demon's crosshairs. The guys manage to swoop Andi up in a "borrowed" car, but the demon causes a crash, and everyone is hurt. Still, Sam catches the demon (with bubbles, not less), and everyone survives. Unfortunately, he's not willing to put Andi in that kind of danger again.
About Andi: She FINALLY admitted to Sam that she likes him -- like, LIKES him likes him! The pair share a sweet kiss, but then a phone call from Cady (Sam wants to break it off with her before he starts anything with Andi) and the aforementioned acid queen interrupts the love fest. After that, Sam wants to protect Andi as much as possible, so he won't tell her the truth about what happened -- and he won't let her into his life.
That's not even the biggest shock of the episode -- after all the drama, Steve ushers Sam into the apartment -- and into a secret room. This is hidden from everyone, Steve says -- the Devil himself can't hear us in here. Now -- what say we talk a little revolution?
Comments
I looove this show! Thank you Mr. Kevin Smith!
Posted by: Jen | April 15, 2008 9:30 PM
I'm glad someone else likes Reaper as well. The show is funny, smart, and, of course, devilish! I can't wait to see new episodes.
Posted by: Anonymous | April 1, 2008 5:48 PM
REAPER IS THE GREATEST SHOW EVER I HOPE IT LASTS EVEN LONGER THAN THAT 70's SHoW LOL, REAPER IS DEFINITLEY BOTH INTERESTING SUPENSEFUL MAN I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Luis C. | March 28, 2008 2:24 PM