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(S01E07) "In the end, it all comes down to endorphins and genitalia." -- The Devil.

What's this? Even more cat and mouse back and forth between Sam and Andi? AHHH! That sound you might have heard echoing across the country was my head exploding. Nothing to worry about. I got everything back together without too much hassle. An ear here, nose goes about here ... we're all set! Then Booger from Revenge of the Nerds stepped onto the screen as "The Russ Man," and everything went haywire again. Kabluey.

Now, before I say anything else about this episode, I sure hope they give Curtis Armstrong a recurring spot on the show. That way I can get a dose of Booger and The Devil all in one shot. What more could you ask for from a television show? Not much my friends, not much.

So, this week Sam and crew are tracking a couple of car freaks named Kit and Holly who love causing fatal crashes in order to take their love to a higher level, or something. Did you ever see the David Cronenberg flick Crash? It's pretty much the same thing, except no James Spader. I'd take an episode of Reaper over that movie any day. Not that it was bad, it just wasn't my thing. I mean car crashes and sex? That sounds a bit weird. Not to mention expensive.

Of course, being that they're into cars, and classic cars at that, the vessel is an 8-track cassette player and a Love, Bullets and Blacktop soundtrack. Cue the inevitable classic '70s bad movie, which of course they have to track down and watch for clues. Boy, they really nailed the awful look of those things. I would've believed that was a real movie, except the soundtrack was way too clear. It needed a lot more "colorful" language and plenty of "YEEEEHAWS"

Aside from some pretty cool effects where Sam uses the 8-track to suck the souls into the player (which also coerces them into dancing by playing Golden Earring's "Radar Love"), the whole soul trackdown was fairly standard. Not that that's a bad thing, it just went as expected. Ben and Sock helped out, Sam caught the souls and all was well. Or was it? Remember that whole back and forth that's been happening with Andi and Sam? Well, it took a wild turn tonight.

Sam meets a hottie in a local bar and they end up doing a bit of smooching. Doesn't sound too strange does it? Well, it does when you have The Devil himself urging you to go out with that girl. Not only does he breathe down Sam's neck to chase after Taylor, he also tells him where one of erogenous zones are. Namely, her earlobes. This is a piece of information that Sam puts to good use later when he meets up with Taylor again and pulls her into a closet for some more smooching. However Sam gets suspicious about The Devil's motives, and tells her they need to slow things down.

Which brings us to tonight's zinger. Sam heads back to the bar after that incident and The Devil has to razz him about it, of course. "We should just slow it down a little? You hear that? That's the sound of every man in the world laughing at you." I laughed pretty hard at that one. And thanks to the wonders of DVR, i got to do it again and again. Nice work, writers. I hope your strike gets settled soon.

So where does that leave Sam and Andi? Well, when Sam had to watch the movie she took him to the "Ted Free Zone" she's secretly hidden in the warehouse. It's a total home theater setup with all the trimmings, and it makes me want to work at The Work Bench, yet again. While they watch the movie they goof around, throw popcorn at each other, and basically flirt their pants off. Except their pants stayed on. Clearly it's still going down between the two of them, in some fashion. It'd be nice if they gave her something to do besides play the dumb brunette.