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21 year-old slacker Sam Oliver learns that his parents sold his soul to the devil before he was born, and now Sam has to repay the debt by becoming the Devil's bounty hunter, retrieving souls

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Reaper Season 1 Episode 15 - Coming to Grips
    8.2/10(203 votes)

    S1:E15

    Andi finally learns Sam's secret regarding the Devil after she is captured by a demon and the gang must rescue her. Unfortunately for Sam, the truth causes Andi to fear him and keep her distance. Meanwhile, Ben meets the woman of his dreams while chasing a demon at a hospital's maternity ward, but a major fact keeps them from being together.

    Director:Michael Grossman
    Writers:Kevin Etten, Thomas Schnauz

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  2. Reaper Season 1 Episode 18 - Cancun
    8.2/10(226 votes)

    S1:E18

    Sam is targeted by a demon revolution that ultimately leads to a revelation that can have serious effects on his future.

    Director:Stephen Cragg
    Writers:Michele Fazekas, Tom Spezialy

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  3. Reaper Season 1 Episode 14 - Rebellion
    8.1/10(216 votes)

    S1:E14

    It's a demons world, as the gang encounters a demon support group with members who are trying to change their bad ways. However, not every demon is in for a change, as Sam and his friends must take down one who poses as a lawyer to unleash leeches on his victims.

    Director:Kevin Dowling
    Writers:Craig DiGregorio, Kevin Murphy

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  4. Reaper Season 1 Episode 8 - The Cop
    8.0/10(235 votes)

    S1:E8

    Sam gets a reward from the Devil for a job well done... but finds that he's being set up for murder. Meanwhile, Sock becomes obsessed with Gladys the DMV demon.

    Director:Peter Lauer
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Reaper Season 1 Episode 13 - Acid Queen
    8.0/10(230 votes)

    S1:E13

    When Andi's life is threatened by an escaped soul from hell, Sam must go out of his way to protect her.

    Director:James Head
    Writer:Alan Cross

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  6. Reaper Season 2 Episode 13 - The Devil & Sam Oliver
    8.0/10(213 votes)

    S2:E13

    When Nina returns from Hell with the information Sam needs, he challenges the Devil to the game he's best at. However, when it comes to a draw, Andi is forced to make the ultimate sacrifice.

    Director:Kevin Dowling
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Reaper Season 1 Episode 17 - The Leak
    7.9/10(199 votes)

    S1:E17

    After realizing that the latest escaped soul keeps surfacing back to Earth, the Devil informs Sam that a leak has sprung in Hell and tells his bounty hunter to find out how the souls are escaping back to Earth.

    Director:John Fortenberry
    Writer:Chris Dingess

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  8. Reaper Season 2 Episode 3 - The Sweet Science
    7.9/10(200 votes)

    S2:E3

    Sam must capture a former boxer by using boxing gloves as a vessel. Meanwhile, Andi is awarded a promotion at the Work Bench.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writers:Michele Fazekas, Chris Dingess, Tara Butters

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  9. Reaper Season 1 Episode 12 - Unseen
    7.8/10(223 votes)

    S1:E12

    Sock and Sam move in together into a condo of their own and meet their new neighbors, Tony and Steve, a gay couple who is surprisingly friendly to the two slackers. However, Sam and Sock soon discover that there is more to the couple than meets the eye.

    Director:Michael Robison
    Writers:Melissa R. Byer, Treena Hancock

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  10. Reaper Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode IV: A New Hope
    7.8/10(219 votes)

    S2:E1

    Sam, Ben and Sock encounter a few surprises on their return from a road trip; Andi refuses to speak to Sam; the Devil has a new assignment.

    Director:Stephen Cragg
    Writer:Craig DiGregorio

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  11. Reaper Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.7/10(527 votes)

    S1:E1

    Sam Oliver has always been the slacker with no goals or purpose. However, his life takes an unprecedented new direction on his twenty-first birthday, when he discovers that his parents sold his soul to the devil and he must now become Satan's personal bounty hunter.

    Director:Kevin Smith
    Writers:Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters

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  12. Reaper Season 1 Episode 11 - Hungry for Fame
    7.7/10(229 votes)

    S1:E11

    Sam desperately tries to stop an untalented musician when the latter tries to sell his soul to the Devil for rock star fame. Meanwhile, Sock is in for a big surprise when his mother returns from Las Vegas and announces that she is now married.

    Director:James Head
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Reaper Season 2 Episode 9 - No Reaper Left Behind
    7.7/10(169 votes)

    S2:E9

    The Devil sends Sam to a tutor for proper training to be the Devil's right hand. Sam uses this as an opportunity to get information about the Devil in hopes of getting out of his contract.

    Director:Tom Spezialy
    Writers:Michele Fazekas, Tom Spezialy, Tara Butters

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  14. Reaper Season 1 Episode 7 - Love, Bullets and Blacktop
    7.6/10(262 votes)

    S1:E7

    Sam and the crew go after a thrill-seeking pair of escaped souls that engineer car wrecks to keep their relationship fresh. Meanwhile, the Devil tries to set Sam up with a new girl.

    Director:James Head
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Reaper Season 1 Episode 9 - Ashes to Ashes
    7.6/10(237 votes)

    S1:E9

    Ben's mother and grandmother stop by the Work Bench for some supplies for their family reunion. However, things go sour when the grandmother accuses Sam of being evil and calls him Diablo. Meanwhile, Sam meets a lady who has been the Devil's girlfriend for over twenty years and wonders whether her daughter is the Devil's daughter or not.

    Director:Victoria Hochberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Reaper Season 2 Episode 4 - The Favorite
    7.6/10(191 votes)

    S2:E4

    The Devil takes Sam to the police station and introduces him to Morgan, whom he calls his son. Now, Sam and the gang are tasked with hanging out with Morgan and showing him the ropes.

    Directors:Kevin Dowling, Tom Spezialy
    Writers:Michele Fazekas, Tom Spezialy

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  17. Reaper Season 2 Episode 10 - My Brother's Reaper
    7.6/10(165 votes)

    S2:E10

    Sam takes pity on Morgan, who has fallen on hard times since being disowned by the Devil, and lets his half-brother move in, cramping the guys' style.

    Directors:John Fortenberry, Ron Underwood
    Writers:Chris Dingess, Thomas Schnauz

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  18. Reaper Season 2 Episode 11 - To Sprong, with Love
    7.6/10(165 votes)

    S2:E11

    Sam, Sock, and Ben go after their old high school teacher, Mr. Sprong, assuming he is the current soul they are trying to catch. The only problem? Mr. Sprong is still alive, and none too happy when the boys take him hostage to try to convince him not to press charges.

    Director:Jamie Babbit
    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  19. Reaper Season 2 Episode 12 - Business Casualty
    7.6/10(156 votes)

    S2:E12

    Sam gets into a confrontation in his new job that ends badly. Sock tries to date a demon who has the ability to be anything he desires.

    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Reaper Season 1 Episode 10 - Cash Out
    7.5/10(234 votes)

    S1:E10

    Sam starts dating a woman that he suspects may be the Devil's daughter. Meanwhile, it turns out that money is the root of all evil when the the guys argue over what to do with money recovered from an escaped soul.

    Director:Stephen Cragg
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Reaper Season 1 Episode 16 - Greg, Schmeg
    7.5/10(204 votes)

    S1:E16

    When the Devil refuses to offer Sam any help on capturing the latest escaped soul, the gang turns to Gladys for help. Gladys then takes the guys to her demon friend Dennis who at first refuses to help but later on offers Sam a homemade vessel because he feels sorry that his parents sold his soul to the Devil. Meanwhile, Andi's ex-boyfriend Greg returns and Sam discovers that he has a plan to get her back.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writers:Jeff Vlaming, Chris Black

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  22. Reaper Season 2 Episode 6 - Underbelly
    7.5/10(171 votes)

    S2:E6

    The Devil misleads Sam into thinking his next escaped soul is an easy catch and encourages him to take along the gang for a road trip. Unfortunately, when they arrive, they discover a tentacled beast has taken over a small town and is eyeing each of them as its next dinner. Meanwhile, Andi feels Sam is becoming too comfortable with this lifestyle, Ben struggles to not be so clingy with Nina, and Sock makes one last effort to sleep with his stepsister.

    Director:Stephen Cragg
    Writer:Jeff Vlaming

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  23. Reaper Season 1 Episode 6 - Leon
    7.4/10(257 votes)

    S1:E6

    Sam discovers that demons don't work on Halloween. Unfortunately, a depressed Devil decides to make Sam's assignment even harder to cheer himself up. Sam and Sock capture one soul, Leon, an escapee who killed someone over a hundred years ago, but before Sam can return him Leon tries to convince them that he's changed. The Devil then sends Sam to recapture a second soul, a serial killer who plans on starting a new murder spree.

    Director:Victoria Hochberg
    Writer:Craig DiGregorio

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  24. Reaper Season 2 Episode 8 - The Home Stretch
    7.4/10(166 votes)

    S2:E8

    Sam and Alan make a deal; Morgan and Sam are pitted against each other; Nina wants Ben to introduce her to his family.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writers:Craig DiGregorio, Kevin Etten, Chris Dingess

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  25. Reaper Season 1 Episode 5 - What About Blob
    7.3/10(253 votes)

    S1:E5

    Sam must deal with a toxic revenger when the escaped soul of a chemical company's CEO starts taking human lives. Meanwhile, the Devil delivers Sam's contract as promised... but it's a few hundred pages longer then Sam expected.

    Director:Peter Lauer
    Writer:Thomas Schnauz

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Best Episodes Summary

"Coming to Grips" is the best rated episode of "Reaper". It scored 8.2/10 based on 203 votes. Directed by Michael Grossman and written by Kevin Etten, Thomas Schnauz, it aired on 4/29/2008. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Cancun".