History Trivia / Reaper

* WordOfGod: The creators have told us what the big plan was for the show. [[spoiler: John really was Sam's dad. He was originally a demon who fell for Linda (the "sickness" he came down with was love) and made a deal with Satan to be turned into a human. However, the Prince of Darkness couldn't transform him completely, which is why John couldn't die. One of the conditions of the deal was that he could never allow Sam to learn the truth, hence why he burned the pages of Sam's contract referencing who his father was. As the son of a demon and a human, Sam was a candidate for the {{Antichrist}}, but he also has the potential to destroy the Devil, which is why Satan keeps him close: He's trying to influence Sam to become evil, thus guaranteeing that he becomes the Anti-Christ. Meanwhile, God was planning to have Sam remain close to the Devil, ensuring that he could gain his trust and stay close enough to destroy him, which explains Steve's actions in the series finale and his comments that they're for the "greater good".]]

* CaliforniaDoubling: The show was filmed in Vancouver, Canada. The license plates are Washington, and there's numerous references to Seattle. At one point someone mentions The Space Needle, and John talks about putting up his Seahawks posters.
* CultClassic: While the series was cancelled before it could receive a third season (with a comic book continuation that has yet to be published), the show developed a loyal following during its original run.

* WordOfGod: The creators told us what the big plan was for the show. [[spoiler: John was really Sam's dad. He was originally a demon who fell for Linda (the "sickness" he came down with was love) and made a deal with Satan to be turned into a human. However, the Prince of Darkness couldn't transform him completely, which is why he couldn't die. One of the conditions of the deal was that he could never allow Sam to learn the truth, hence why he burned the pages of Sam's contract referencing who his father was. As the son of a demon and a human, Sam was a candidate for the {{Antichrist}}, but he also has the potential to destroy the Devil, which is why Satan keeps him close: He's trying to influence Sam to become evil, thus guaranteeing that he becomes the Anti-Christ. Knowing this, Steve's comment in the series finale that breaking his hand was for the greater good: God was planning to have Sam remain close to the Devil, ensuring that he could gain his trust and stay close enough to destroy him.]]

* WordOfGod: The creators told us what the big plan was for the show. [[spoiler: John was really Sam's dad. He was originally a demon who fell for Linda (the "sickness" he came down with was love) and made a deal with Satan to be turned into a human. However, the Prince of Darkness couldn't transform him completely, which is why he couldn't die. One of the conditions of the deal was that he could never allow Sam to learn the truth, hence why he burned the pages referencing who his father was. As the son of a demon and a human, Sam was a candidate for the {{Antichrist}}, but he also has the potential to destroy the Devil, which is why Satan keeps him close: He's trying to influence Sam to become evil, thus guaranteeing that he becomes the Antichrist. Knowing this, Steve's comment in the series finale that breaking his hand was for the greater good: God was planning to have Sam remain close to the Devil, ensuring that he could gain his trust and stay close enough to destroy him.]]

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[TwinPeaks Leland Palmer]] is Satan!
** Dolores "As in her big brown eyes" [[DeadLikeMe Herbig]] works at the [[RunningGag Department of Motor Vehicles]], transporting souls back to hell.
** Apparently [[Series/{{Eureka}} Jo]] was a supermodel before deciding to go into law enforcement.
** In one episode, [[TheDresdenFiles Morgan]] shows up undercover, pretending to be a demon lawyer.
** [[Series/TheXFiles A.D. Walter Skinner]] was busted down to local law enforcement.
** A metaexample, one of the recurring writers is Kevin Murphy.
** Sock went to high school on a [[Series/BreakerHigh cruise liner]].
** Some escaped souls double as guest stars. Patton Oswald is an escaped assassin.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The hyper-formulaic episodes that took up the first half of the first season were all mandated by higher ups, who were apparently worried that [[ViewersAreMorons audiences wouldn't get the point]].

* TheOtherMarty: Nikki Reed played Andi in the pilot.

** [[TheXFiles Skinner]] was busted down to local law enforcement.

** Sock went to high school on a [[BreakerHigh cruise liner]].

* HeyItsThatGuy - [[TwinPeaks Leland Palmer]] is Satan!
** Dolores "As in her big brown eyes" [[DeadLikeMe Herbig]] works at the [[RunningGag Department of Motor Vehicles]], transporting souls back to hell.

** Dolores "As in her big brown eyes" [[DeadLikeMe Herbig]] works at the [[RunningGag _epartment of Motor Vehicles]], transporting souls back to hell.

* HeyItsThatGuy - [[TwinPeaks Leland Palmer]] is Satan!