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Reaper: Vegas Baby, Vegas

Who knew the secret to beating the Devil could be found in the classic Charlie Daniels Band tune "The Devil Went Down to Georgia?" Looking back, it just all seems so simple -- challenge the Devil to a duel of some sort and just make sure you beat him at his own game. Now the question is what sort of competition will Sam try to ensnare the Devil in? This week’s episode of Reaper finally gave us and Sam the much-needed clue to maneuver out of this life-sucking deal with Satan. Unfortunately, we only have one half of the magic equation. Alan still holds the missing link. And Sam and the boys had to pay a pretty penny just to get that smidgen of information out of him.

It seems that our gambling-obsessed lost soul can’t handle living on the consecrated ground of the cemetery anymore and is itching for a way out. Sock and Ben come up with the brilliant plan (and a catchy video to match) to send Alan to Vatican City, where he can roam freely without fear of temptation. In exchange for passage to Italy and a ridiculous amount of start-up cash, Alan agrees to divulge the secret of his successful separation from the Devil, but he must land safely in Popeland before he’ll show all his cards.

Without fail, the Devil is one step ahead of the game and manages to detour Alan’s plane to the gambling capital of the world -- Las Vegas. It remains to be seen if Alan can resist the temptation of his favorite pastime. For Sam’s sake, let’s hope so. Despite our annoyance with Andi -- we just want Sam to be happy and that’s impossible with the Devil on his back all the time.

In other news, Ben dumped Nina’s demon behind after she single-handedly gave his grandmother a heart attack -- literally. That’s pretty hard to come back from in terms of sustaining a relationship. Nina doesn’t seem to understand that she is a demon and normal people freak out about that revelation. Understandably, Nina has put out a vendetta against Ben. Hell hath no fury like a woman…er…a demon scorned.

Sock took a cue from the “Wedding Crashers” playbook and tried to talk up a girl a funeral. In the end, the girl turned out to have a boyfriend, but Sock managed to finagle $10,000 out of the affair. The deceased bequeathed money to the folks attending the services to hand out to their favorite charities. Sock brought in Ben and his template for a self-sucking straw and somehow convinced the executor of the woman’s estate to say yes. Instead of taking the scientific miracle further, the money financed Alan’s trip to the Vatican. Oh well -- you win some and you lose some.

What did you think? Was Ben overreacting? Should he give Nina another chance? Will Alan be strong and resist the Devil?

Posted by Janine Schaults on April 22, 2009 2:22 PM |

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Loved this episode with the Alan arc coming to the fore, and the Sam and Morgan rivalry heating up.

Posted by: catko | April 22, 2009 10:22 PM

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