ORBzine - Reaper TV Review
Season 1
Reaper [Season 1, Episode 1]
Pilot
Shown 25 Sep 07
Shown 23rd January 2008 [Wednesday]
Sam is a slacker with a shelf-stacking job at a hardware store. But on his 21st Birthday he discovers that his father sold his soul to the Devil [Ray Wise - Robocop ]. Sam is now the Devil's Bounty Hunter, and his mission is to return escaped sould back to hell. Like Ghost Rider or Brimstone , with a bit of Dead Like Me thrown in for good measure.
Kevin Smith [ Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back ] is the brains behind this.
Reaper [Season 1, Episode 2]
Charged
Shown 2 Oct 07
Shown 30th January 2008 [Wednesday]
A soul has come back from Hell, and is electrocuting people. The vessel to capture him is ... a remote-control dumper-truck!
Sam's mother suspects something is wrong.
Reaper [Season 1, Episode 3]
All Mine
Shown 9 Oct 07
Shown 6th February 2008 [Wednesday]
The guys have to hunt a Soul who uses insects to murder people. Unfortunately the Devil doesn't give photos of the Souls. The main suspect is Robert Foxworthy ( B5, DS9, Outer Limits ), and the vessel is a toaster.
Meanwhiel, Andi wants to quit work and go back to College.
Reaper [Season 1, Episode 4]
Magic
Shown 16 Oct 07
Shown 13th February 2008 [Wednesday]
The Soul is an English stage-magician who hates his unapreciative audiences, and kills anyone who volunteers to help on stage.
Sam wants the Devil to give him a copy of The Contract. And some help with Andi ...
Reaper [Season 1, Episode 5]
What About Blob
Shown 23 Oct 07
Shown 20th February 2008 [Wednesday]
The Soul is a man made of slime ... And the vessel is a hideous-looking poncho!
The Devil gives Sam the inside scoop about his rival's love-life. And Sam's Dad offers to look through The Contract ... is there something he doesn't want Sam to see?
Reaper [Season 1, Episode 6]
Leon
Shown 30 Oct 07
Shown 27th February 2008 [Wednesday]
The guys go after a soul named Leon. He claims to have changed for the better, but they capture him with the vessel (a snow-globe). Unfortunately it's Hallowe'en, and the Demons get the day off. They have to take Leon with them on their next mission.
The big job of the week is a serial killer named The Butcher. The vessel is a meat thermometer.
Reaper [Season 1, Episode 7]
Love, Bullets and Blacktop
Shown 6 Nov 07
Shown 6th March 2008 [Wednesday]
Mercedes McNab and her hot-rodder BF are back from the dead. They're causing car crashes, and Sam must use an 8-track tape to stop them.
The guys must befriend a creepy co-worker in order to save the day.
Reaper [Season 1, Episode 8]
The Cop
Shown 13 Nov 07
Shown 13th March 2008 [Wednesday]
Sam competes with a police detective [Mitch Pileggi - X-Files ] to catch a murderous Soul - a serial killer who was executed. We get to see Original Sindy at work - in the DA's office! The vessel is a tazer.
Sock starts stalking Gladys the demon.
Andi's BF is a twit who wants to hold a surprise birthday party for her, even though she says she doesn't want a party.
Reaper [Season 1, Episode 9]
Ashes to Ashes
Shown 27 Nov 07
Shown 20th March 2008 [Wednesday]
This week's Evil Soul's body was cremated after his death. He can only manifest himself by reanimating the ashes of the deceased ...
Mindy Clarke guest-stars.
Reaper [Season 1, Episode 10]
Cash Out
Shown 4 Dec 07
Shown 27th March 2008 [Wednesday]
Reaper [Season 1, Episode 11]
Hungry for Fame
Shown 13 Mar 08
Shown 3rd April 2008 [Wednesday]
Reaper [Season 1, Episode 12]
Unseen
Shown 20 Mar 08
Shown 10th April 2008 [Wednesday]
The 3 guys move into an apartment on their own. The neighbours are a friendly Yuppie gay couple - with a secret ...
Reaper [Season 1, Episode 13]
Acid Queen
Shown 27 Mar 08
Shown 17th April 2008 [Wednesday]
Sam and his pals must capture a beauty queen ( Erica Cerra ) who uses acid to disfigure her rivals. The vessel this week is a bottle of bubble mixture!
The situation with the neighbours takes a turn for the worse. Satan doesn't like them, and they know Gladys (so they know about Sam's job) ...
Reaper [Season 1, Episode 14]
Rebellion
Shown 22 April 2008
Shown 24th April 2008 [Wednesday]
Ther demons plot against Satan. Sam is dragged into their plot ...
Reaper [Season 1, Episode 15]
Coming To Grips
Shown 29 April 2008
Shown 31st April 2008 [Wednesday]
The boys go after a Soul who helps lonely women by impregnating them. Unfortunately, Andi sees more than she should ...
Reaper [Season 1, Episode 16]
Greg, Schmeg
Shown 6th May 2008
Shown 7th May 2008 [Wednesday]
Andi's old BF, Greg, is back in town. He displays a supernatural ability of charm her!
The soul is a hockey-mask wearing, chainsaw-wielding psycho!
Reaper [Season 1, Episode 17]
The Leak
Shown 13 May 2008
Shown 14th May 2008 [Wednesday]
Reaper [Season 1, Episode 18]
Cancun
Shown 20 May 2008
Shown 4th June 2008 [Wednesday]
Sam is being stalked by dead Demon Steve. Meanwhile, he has to hunt a woman who sold her soul in exchange for fortune-telling powers. She's not evil or murderous, but who cares? The Vessel is a baseball.
Ben, the surviving rebel demon, has a new plan and some new Demon helpers.
Sock gets dumped by his GF, Original Sindy. Again. He also discovers that a Succubus Demon can give you superhuman strength, but you lose a year off your lifespan.
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