Reaper: I've Really Got a Hold On You
It seems the sheriff has been trying to keep people away from Dove Hollow and the soul. He’s the only one left and the responsibility of this monumental task is taking its toll. He assists Sam in coming up with a plan to trap the soul in Sam’s grenade vessel. (He’ll smoke out the soul from its lair in the mine and Sam will then use the vessel). Time is of the essence as the soul’s hunger is insatiable. Poor Nina popped in looking for Ben and met an untimely demise at the hands of the barkeep. The loss of Nina drives Ben to the brink and he’s ready and willing to sacrifice his life to stop the soul. Ben waits at the lip of the mine with the grenade waiting for the soul to appear. Instead of running out of the mine because of smoke inhalation, the soul whips out one of its tentacles and entraps Ben. The crisis is averted when Ben releases the clip of the grenade while in transit to the center of the soul’s lair.
When Sam confronts the sheriff about his absence from the scene of the capture, he reveals his true colors and chases the boys down with a shotgun. Spending all these years cooped up with the soul has fried the sheriff’s brain a bit. Loneliness will do that to a man. He was even dating one of the tentacles, so he’s not about to let Sam send his fake girlfriend back to hell. Sam and the sheriff have a standoff at the mine when Nina comes to the rescue. Seems demons are hard on the digestive system, so she wasn’t eaten after all. She tries to kill the sheriff, until Sam convinces her otherwise. Nina sees this as a sign of Sam’s devilish character and not as trying to save the life of another human.
Lots of relationship drama also took place. Sock and Kristen hook up! Nina is feeling suffocated by Ben’s unwavering attention, but when he actually stops calling her every five seconds during the trip, she misses him and flies up to Dove Hollow. Nina also kisses Sam randomly. It will be interesting to see if we come back to that in future episodes. Surely if Nina falls for Sam that will drive a wedge in Sam and Ben’s close friendship.
And, Andi breaks up with Sam!! We’ll pause here so you can react appropriately. Andi just can’t handle the whole working for the family business thing. She’s convinced Sam is turning to the dark side. Basically, she’s being a girl. Let’s hope she comes to her senses soon. Andi’s not our favorite character, but we care about Sam’s heart too much to see it broken.
What did you think? We’re pretty happy with the balance between the weekly soul story arc and the personal stuff. Do you think Sock and Kristen will last now that the ‘rents are home?