There’s only one more episode of Reaper, this season. I keep saying this, I know, but the writing has been so much better, since they’ve been able to explore new territory. The Leak is definitely another good episode, with plenty of interesting reveals.
This is sort of spoilery, so, if you’re
Although they got Andrew Airlie to stand a mile from the camera for his few seconds, I don’t know who was playing Sam’s long distance mother. It could have been Allison Hossack, Mrs. Oliver in the first few episodes, but she is on another show, and she’s not credited.
How can The Devil be Sam’s father?
If The Devil is Sam’s father, then he’s not Mr. and Mrs. Oliver’s first born. All together now, “Null and void.” The contract supposedly says that they have to give him their firstborn.
Am I missing something?
Why would the contract, written before they were pregnant with Sam, say anything about The Devil being Sam’s father? No one was his father, at the time the contract was written and signed.
How about that Ben’s last name? I could be wrong, but I think this is the first time we’ve actually heard his last name. I’ll have to watch it a thousandth time, but I don’t think the one with Ben’s grandmother even mentioned it.
You may have worried about Andi’s involvement getting old. I think it’s fine.
Is anyone else glad that Sarah is gone… for now, at least?
Is anyone else as ecstatic as I, that Gladys is not gone?
What did you think about The Leak? And let’s hear it for Mr. Ben Gonzalez!
Episode 1.17 - The Leak Air Date: 13 May 2008
Image: Newscom.
This is yet another great episode of Reaper. The writers have really stepped it up, this half of the season.
Sam finds a suit jacket in his locker at work. When he puts it on, he finds himself in a restaurant, where The Devil is dining with a man named Mike Volta. The Devil dares Mike to go after a woman who has just accepted her boyfriend’s proposal. After Mike follows her to the ladies’ room, The Devil tells Sam that there’s a vessel under his chair. He says the guy is so slick, and very proud. He thought he could sweet talk The Devil. Sam finds Mike and the woman in a closet. He uses the vessel –a Polaroid- easily capturing Mike.
At the DMV, Gladys expresses her approval of Andi.
An INS agent is investigating Sarah and Ben. She tells him they need to make it look good for him.
The Devil asks Sam if he had anything to do with the fact that Mike is free again. Sam said he took the vessel to the DMV already. The Devil suspects that there is a mole in Hell, helping Mike escape. Sam opens a mailbox to find the Polaroid camera. As he takes it out, he finds himself in front of the home of the Carvers, where the husband is coming home, and Mike –in his boxers- is escaping from a second story window. He tells Sam this is a waste of everyone’s time, because he’ll just get out again. He tells Sam they should at least make a memory. The two put their arms around each other’s shoulders, and Sam takes the photo, and captures Mike.
After Sam leaves, Gladys removes the vessel from below the desk, and puts it in her bag. Read More
Rick Gonzalez, Bret Harrison, Ray Wise, and Tyler Labine of Reaper. Image: Newscom
I got a note from Stephanie, at the Hollywood Reporter, letting me know that they’re reporting that The CW has picked up Reaper for a second season. This, of course, is great news for Reaper fans. Devoted fans who loved the pilot, last September, watched patiently as the show struggled a bit for the remainder of the autumn. The new year and, especially, the post-strike episodes brought new hope with a return to the shows initial wit.
This will be a 13-episode season, with Reaper coming back mid-season. Reportedly, The CW plans to pair Reaper with Supernatural on Thursday nights, “after Smallville concludes its run.”
Tomorrow, The CW presents its slate of shows before its advertisers, Tuesday.
Reaper fans worried a bit, early on, that the episodes were tending to cover terra a little too cognita. During the first several episodes, the network put the pressure on the writers to make each episode accessible for new viewers. So, we tended to see the same information exposed for the first few weeks. By the Christmas break, things were looking up up bit.
The writers have stepped it up, though, since the strike. We’ve seen Reaper go down some exciting, uncharted territory. This is especially good, since that’s what Reaper promised, from the beginning. It was supposed to be a show covering new territory. That’s what the audience expected, and it’s why fans started watching it, back in September.
Check out the expanding action Tuesdays, 9PM Eastern 8PM Central.
If you haven’t been paying attention to television casting in the past few weeks, you’re probably still wondering what has become of Sam’s not-quite-ex-girlfriend, Cady. Well, Jessica Stroup has been a little too busy moving into her new digs in that famous zip 90210. The groundbreaking show becomes one of the newest how-can-we-make-money-from-someone-else’s-old-ideas ideas. I’m not going on record to say that it’s bad. The remake could be a stunningly good vehicle. Time and a few million 13-to-25-year-olds will tell.
So, stay tuned for Jessica Stroup’s appearance on 90210.
If you’ve seen the previews for this week’s Reaper, and you love Gladys, you might be worried. I am right there with you. I’ve loved Gladys from the beginning. I thought Christine Willes was great on Dead Like Me, as well. So, I’m really rooting for Gladys, this week. The ad, however, makes it look like she’s eaten. Of course, those ads are often misleading, making you think a beloved character is going to bite the big one. This is commonly the result of showing a dream sequence, or by editing the mention of the character’s name right before or after the display of a giant worm from Hell eating someone in the distance.
Tune in Tuesday, May 13 at 9PM Eastern/Pacific, 8PM Central/Mountain, to find out what really happens to Gladys. I hope she lives to mess with the Devil for many seasons to come.
Mike K tipped me off to a wave of murmurs about Reaper coming back.
As we thought, and hoped, Reaper is sounding more like a go for another season, next year. Effervescent professional television watcher, Kristin Dos Santos, whose taste in shows uncannily matches those of my household’s, reports that her sources as The CW have stated, off the record, that it looks good for Reaper. Aliens in America, sadly, sounds like a goner.
So, watch for those official announcements, this Tuesday, because that’s the date that The CW has set aside to come down from the mountain, and tell us what shows made the cut for next season. According to Kristin, it sounds like those smelly socks worked!
Sock lends Sam his Cadillac –foists it upon him- to use for his date with Andi.
Sam and Andi are talking and kissing in Sock’s car. As she’s asking him for information about soul-hunting, they hear a noise. Sam turns on the headlights revealing a masked man with a chainsaw. He attacks, making a mess of the car. Sam is able to start the car and drive away.
Sock is cool about the Sockmobile, at least toward Sam. Sock is proud that his car kept Sam alive, unlike how his Prius would have worked. Sarah drives up, and chides Ben for not making the bed in the morning, despite the fact that he sleeps on the floor.
Believing that the chainsaw maniac is a soul, Sock and Sam go to the DMV. Sock gives Gladys an estimate for repairs. They also ask for a vessel to capture the soul. Gladys insists that it must be just a random act of violence, not a soul.
Back at the Work Bench, Sam and Sock see Andi talking to Greg –her old boyfriend. Ben comes in with a photo of the chainsaw guy. It’s the guy that Sam and Andi saw, and he has killed 30 people. Andi apologizes to Sam about Greg, and explains… family problem. Sam says it’s okay for her to go have coffee with Greg, that evening to talk about his problems. Sam sneezes, and asks if she’s wearing cologne. Andi says it must have come from Greg, and that he wears way too much of it.
At lunch, Cassidy asks Ben why, after five dates, they’ve only gone out together at the hospital cafeteria –never in public. He confesses to her about Sarah and their “green card” marriage. She agrees to see him, still, but that they have to go someplace new. Read More
The push is on Reaper fans, so check out this Tuesday’s all new Episode Greg, Schmeg. Also, we need to get the word out to those network executives how much we love Reaper, and need it back for a second season. So, don’t forget the SEND SOCKS TO THE SAVE REAPER CAMPAIGN. Gather up those socks and send them to:
Dawn Ostroff
3300 W. Olive Avenue
Burbank, CA 91505
Maybe, if we’re lucky, Reaper will get a second season.
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Episode 1.17 - The Leak
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