Comments on: DVD Review: ‘Reaper’ Season 2 http://geeksofdoom.com/2009/06/22/dvd-review-reaper-season-2/ Stuff by geeks, about geeks, for geeks. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:26:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: burning_chrome http://geeksofdoom.com/2009/06/22/dvd-review-reaper-season-2/comment-page-1/#comment-786641 burning_chrome Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:56:31 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=23296#comment-786641 Season 2 of Reaper corrected some of the obvious "Buffy" and "Angel" comparisons that marked a show about a young protagonist fighting demon of the week while interjecting humanity and humor into the unearthly task. However, with the concentration shifting away from "hellspawn of the week" over to the relationships between Sam/Andi, Ben/Nina, and Sock/Insert Name, we got away from the Favourite Tools of Satan tagline and more into the "how do I accept the other person" melodrama. And let's face it, Sock just didn't get enough comic A-material in Season 2. The exclusion of Sam's mom and little brother also hurt in terms of what could've been done to expand beyond the relationship of the week plotlines. Season 2 of Reaper corrected some of the obvious “Buffy” and “Angel” comparisons that marked a show about a young protagonist fighting demon of the week while interjecting humanity and humor into the unearthly task.

However, with the concentration shifting away from “hellspawn of the week” over to the relationships between Sam/Andi, Ben/Nina, and Sock/Insert Name, we got away from the Favourite Tools of Satan tagline and more into the “how do I accept the other person” melodrama. And let’s face it, Sock just didn’t get enough comic A-material in Season 2. The exclusion of Sam’s mom and little brother also hurt in terms of what could’ve been done to expand beyond the relationship of the week plotlines.

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