In Reaper Episode 5, Sam made plans to meet Andi, but not surprisingly, he was unable to keep those plans, so she just thought he was a bigger liar than she already thought to begin with. He then returned to hating the Devil, who eventually warned him he can’t tell Andi the truth because it will be very bad for her.
This is different. They capture a soul in a snow globe at the beginning of the episode. They bring the vessel to the DMV, but Gladys is on vacation, so they’re forced to hold on to it. Sock wants to use the demon-holding vessel to play pranks, but Sam refuses.
It’s Halloween on Reaper. Ted’s dressed up as a pirate and wants to celebrate the holiday. All Andi wants to do is avoid Sam, and she says she doesn’t know how to be friends with him any more.
Sam finds out the Devil hates Halloween because nobody fears him on that day. Death and destruction are fine as long as they’re not commercialized. Then he informs Sam “the butcher, who gathered together and killed defenseless victims in the 1940s, is on the loose.
Sock didn’t listen to Sam. He took Leon, the soul in the snow globe, to a bar the night before because he buys the explanation that he’s not an angry killer any more due to therapy (despite the fact that he shot at them when they were capturing him).
The vessel for the butcher is a meat thermometer. The Devil was actually helpful this time, giving Sam enough information to go on, and they locate a man named Kirkwood who is believed to have fed his victims’ bodies to his dogs. They show up to find the butcher and are greeted by a demon with razor sharp claws, which they of course can’t get close enough to.
Since they’re not going to get close to the butcher, Sock decides that Leon should be allowed to help them. Sam still wants him to go to Hell. The DMV won’t take him, and the Devil doesn’t want him either because nobody can take him until Halloween’s over. Then more cheering Sam up. The Devil tells him that betrayal is the defining trait of humans, which makes them the most untrustworthy, unreliable species… except for bears. He says that’s why he’s having so much trouble because he’s finding out the truth.
Andi makes up new rules. Work talk only. Sock’s not helping him out either, as he’s decided to release Leon, who says he’s there to help.
Leon suggests capturing the soul during the day when he’s probably sleeping since he attacks mainly at night. Sam allows him to come along, barring any stupid moves. While taking Leon to get ideas (at a Chinese restaurant, strip club, and massage parlour), Sam and Sock start discussing what they hate about each other. After all that driving, Leon just leads them right back to where they started. Then he makes them to hand over the vessel at gunpoint and forces Sam underground with Kirkwood. Sock tells Leon if Sam goes, he goes, too, to which Leon readily agrees. As he’s hugging Sam, Sock finds the snow globe. They decide to toss it at Kirkwood. It doesn’t work, but does create enough of a blast to free them. On the surface, they grab the meat thermometer and avoid being killed by the dogmonster.
Leon’s pretty easy to find. He’s getting therapy as usual. They head to the doctor’s office. Leon threatens to shoot Sock, but Sam knows he can’t. After he puts down the gun, they capture him and send him to Hell, and on the way, he talks about continuing his therapy while there.
Sam tells Andi she can’t just throw everything away over one mistake (or a series of lies and/or mistakes). She’s impressed he took a stand, and she didn’t like fighting with him anyway. He invites her out after work. Hopefully he at least shows up this time. Then he gives the Devil a lecture about not being so negative.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Reaper Episode 7 Love, Bullets, and Blacktop, which airs Tuesday at 9/8c on The CW.