Reaper“Magic”
Original Air Date: October 16, 2007
KP – TwoCents Head Writer
Rise and shine campers – just remember that orange juice right after brushing your teeth is one of the WORST tastes in the world. Sam heads out to his car and his car keys disappear in his hands. He goes to pay the taxi that took him to The WorkBench and the money disappears too. I think we have our clue. Sam’s keys end up in Ben’s pocket. It’s rodeo time, and my rodeo time we mean sock riding a paint can shaker rodeo bull. Gravity is Sock’s bitch. Sam then has visions of someone stabbing him in the torso.
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Original Air Date: October 16, 2007
KP – TwoCents Head Writer
Rise and shine campers – just remember that orange juice right after brushing your teeth is one of the WORST tastes in the world. Sam heads out to his car and his car keys disappear in his hands. He goes to pay the taxi that took him to The WorkBench and the money disappears too. I think we have our clue. Sam’s keys end up in Ben’s pocket. It’s rodeo time, and my rodeo time we mean sock riding a paint can shaker rodeo bull. Gravity is Sock’s bitch. Sam then has visions of someone stabbing him in the torso.
The vessel has arrived but it’s moving from inside. Andi arrives to invite Sam and the boys to the Flaming Lips concert – a 7 hour drive away, they’ll have to ‘sleep over’ in Sock’s van. The glow is quick to vanish as they are all called into manager Ted’s office. The paint can explosions from the rodeo has made Ted deem The Work Bench a non-chatting zone. Not cool Ted, not cool. Sam’s other boss – you know, the Devil, shows up, eating apples, to convince Ted to get moving on this latest bounty hunter gig. His target is named Bellifiore. Sam wants to get this done so he can go to the concert with Andi. The Horned One tells him no vacation days were stipulated on the contract Sam’s parents signed. A few tractor-trailers aimed right at Sam and he sees the Devil’s point.
Sam, Ben and Sock open the vessel – it’s….. a dove in a cage. Ben is in love. Turns out, Ben was never allowed pets as a kid. Using a simple GoPerro.com (that would be Work Bench version of DogPile.com I would assume) search (I guess the DA’s office was too far away) they find out Enrico Bellifiore was a magician in the 1920s. Turns out this guy murdered someone with a sword and was hung. Andi pages Sam to help her in the parking lot – news about the concert. She could only get two tickets and wants Sam to be the only other one – instead of Sock’s van, they will have to sleep in Andi’s car. Sam loads a product into a minivan and learns the bushel of apples in her car are from the Apple Festival and who is performing there? Bellifiore of course, only now he looks like a bad version of Rico Suave meets Criss Angel and is named Dash Ariell. The Three Amigos take in Dash’s show where he stabs he is obviously performing REAL magic now, not the kind with swords on wires like on the DVD the boys watched earlier. The audience applauds nicely but Dash wants cheering and standing ovations. He pulls someone one stage and puts the sword through his torso – but it’s a trick, the man didn’t die…onstage anyway. The boys watch the paramedics take him away with a sheet over his head. This isn’t good.
Sam’s contract comes up in conversation again and Sam now wants to see a copy of that contract. Mom finally finds the paperwork and when she does – it’s just an envelope of dust. Devil returns to check up on Sam who again asks for his contract. The Devil decides to give Sam some incentive and does so by giving Andi an invitation to Bellifiore’s show! The boys find out and head off to the Apple Festival. Ted won’t let them go! Sam agrees to work the next 4 weekend shifts if he lets him go and save Andi. Bellifiore doesn’t take kindly to Sam interrupting his act by talking to Andi and trying to get to leave and invites Sam on the stage to see his fancy sword magic act. You know – killing. Sam runs away before he can be stabbed and is chased by Bellifiore. Sam admits to being there to return him to hell – as soon as his friends show up with the dove of course. After a sword fight and a chase, Winston (that’s what Ben named the dove) shows up and does… NOTHING. Sam must perform a trick to make him disappear. Winston turns into a million demon birds which surround Bellifiore and return him to the cage. Quick trip to the DMV to return the vessel and we’re good to go.
Oh yeah, due to Sam taking 4 weekend shifts, he can’t go to Flaming Lips with Andi and she gets mad and storms off. The Devil wants to make it up to Sam and will consider giving him his contract.
A good episode, but not a favorite of mine of the season. Not enough Sock humor I think, however, Ray Wise continues to be superb as The Devil.
I really enjoy the show, but I have to wonder how involved Kevin Smith is with the show. I noticed he is listed a consultant in the credits, and sometimes the jokes and situations scream his involvement, as they take on a slightly view askew feel to them. I just wonder how involved he is with the show, as some episodes, such as this last one and the first, I can really notice his humor and thoughts in the people, while other times it feels totally different. Regardless, I do hope he is involved enough that the show continues to be interesting and funny to watch.
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