Reaper Review

Overall 4.57 of 5 view all 14 reviews

jadedk
Martinez, CA

so addicting

off-beat sense of humor, a comedy fan, Not offended by foul language, Open-minded, a parent, always rooting for the underdog, Horror Fan

Pros

extremely funny, fresh and original

NOV

2007

Reaper —

im a kevin smith fan so when i heard he was directing a pilot for the new cw i thought id check it out..the show was reaper and its now my teusday nite addiction. for those who havent seen this show yet lemme kinda catch you up: "Sam lives at home with his parents in the Seattle area. He has always wondered why his Mom and Dad were so easy on him, whether it was sports, school, or career choices, and so hard on his younger brother, Keith. Sam dropped out of college ("It made him sleepy", his mother explains) and takes a dead-end job at the 'Work Bench', (a home-repair superstore similar to Home Depot) He spends the rest of his time hanging out, playing video games, and pining for his co-worker Andi. On Sam's 21st birthday, his parents are behaving very strangely and Sam himself is seeing hellish visions and experiencing odd events. His father eventually explains that they had promised their firstborn child to the Devil because Sam's father was very sick. Although the couple intended to cheat the devil by having no children, this plan goes awry when Satan convinces their doctor to lie and tell the couple that they cannot conceive in exchange for wiping his gambling debts clean. Sam is born shortly thereafter. After informing him of his fate, Satan explains to Sam that he must serve as his bounty hunter, tracking down souls that have escaped from Hell and sending them back using his new powers (which have included telekinesis and electrical powers) and vessels for each job(such as a Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner). Although Sam initially balks, Satan tells him that should he refuse, then Sam's mother's soul is forfeit. Unwilling to sacrifice his mother and convinced that he is doing good in the world, Sam accepts his fate and, with the help of his slacker friends, begins his new life tracking down the corrupted souls escaped from hell." and thats just the first episode every week sam has to find the new escapee and use his seemingly ordinary everyday device as the vessel(besides the vacuum ive seen a toaster, a romote control car, and a taser) to trap their souls and then go drop it off at the dmv(any hell on earth is a gateway to hell) its just so absurdly funny that you cant help but laugh your butt off and get instanly hooked