First Impressions: Reaper

When a TV show goes away for an extended period, it runs the risk of becoming lost both in the minds of viewers and in its own creative path. Unfortunately, it looks like one of the promising shows of last year, Reaper, has fallen into both categories. Last night’s season 2 premiere was dripping in mediocrity. Clearly the PTB thought the best way to bring the show back was by setting all the characters back to square one. Too bad they did so in a way that still referenced enough back story to put off any new viewers. I think no further evidence of that was needed after the 4 minute “previously on” segment. I’m not pulling the plug just yet as we all know that most shows run into the second season blues (yes even Lost). The network however, might not be so kind based on the dismal showing in last night’s ratings. Unless downloads and DVRs come to the rescue it might not matter if Reaper can right the ship.