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Summary Newly promoted George is faced with her first big corporate decision at Happy Time; and Joy sells the family home and looks forward to her new life. Our Take Confident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real,…

Summary At Happy Time, Delores recruits George’s help in impressing an efficiency expert, while her netherworld coworkers are in a rush to reap the souls of a bike courier, a speed dater and a businessman heading off to vacation. Our…

Summary George comes to believe that the secret to being popular is to be mean to people, which she in turn passes on to the office computer geek. Also, Mason and Daisy contend with two difficult souls, who want to…

Summary Delores goads George into attending the company’s annual retreat in the woods; Mason loses his note with the name of his next soul to reap; Reggie tells prospective homebuyers that her late sister still keeps in touch with her.…

Summary It’s a bad day in the afterlife for George as she discovers that her parents are selling the family home—and she’s even more distressed when she finds out why. George also learns that her bike’s been stolen and that…

Summary At her regular job, Georgia has to train a new employee, the boss’s nephew, who’s “dumb as a bag of hammers”—but really cute. Suddenly sober Mason feels like a real bozo as he dresses as a clown at a…

Summary On what is supposed to be George’s “special” day, she accompanies Dolores to the vet when her cat takes ill; and Rube reaps a yoga instructor. Also, Mason hopes to end a 15-month long sexual drought with help from…

Summary With the gravelings taking the day off and no one dying, the Reapers take a break and catch up on some much overdue paperwork. Our Take Everything Dead Like Me does well, done at full power. Genuinely great television.

Summary Unable to sleep, the reapers put in a long, late night on the job while George watches for a death at her house. Our Take Solid, satisfying television. The season’s engine keeps turning and the character work pays.

Summary A need for more cash has George tackling a new job and garnering a going away party from her Happy Time coworkers; Reggie and family search for their lost dog. Our Take A soundly crafted episode with more hits…