The lowest-performing salesperson at the Work Bench, Bert "Sock" Wysocki (played by Tyler Labine) spends most of his time sleeping in the stock shelves, planning his topless home supply store, and other time-wasting activities.
Even though she ended the relationship, Andi continues to assist Sam in capturing souls. She stated she recognized evil within him, and she can't deal with it. In the words of the Devil, he is "my right-hand man, my human representative in this realm, serving at my side as we create hell on earth." In "No Reaper Left Behind", the Devil tells Sam, "I expect you to rise to the heights of political power here on earth, seize control of the planet, and hasten the Apocalypse."Īndi breaks up with Sam once Morgan revealed to her that Sam is the son of the Devil. In "The Home Stretch," Sam inadvertently wins a competition with his half-brother Morgan and is appointed the Devil's right-hand man. In "Underbelly," the Devil hints that Sam is invulnerable.
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Sam continues throughout the season hunting down Alan, trying to get information on how to escape his contract. All other characters who know about the claim assume that Sam, though kindhearted, is indeed the Devil's son.ĭuring season 2, Sam discovers an escaped soul, Alan, that can't be sent back to hell because he claims he escaped the Devil. Oliver, tells Sam that the deal with the Devil will not allow him to tell Sam the truth of the matter. Later, the Devil says that Sam is his son, while the father who raised Sam, Mr. Near the end of season 1, Sam and Andi start a relationship briefly after she discovers Sam is the Devil's bounty hunter for hell.Īt the end of season one, the demon Tony tells Sam that he believes Sam's parents were paid by the Devil to carry his (the Devil's) baby, though Sam's mother denied this, and the Devil admits that he would probably not answer Sam honestly if asked about it.
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In the second season he admits that he does not yet have full control over his "devil powers." In the season one finale, it is revealed that at least one of these abilities was retained from when Sam inadvertently used telekinesis trying to save a large heavy box from falling onto Andi's head on the pilot episode, by preventing a washing machine from falling onto himself in the last episode. Sam is also given various powers to capture each soul, but these are often as much a hindrance as a help. A quitter by nature, Sam's morality was immediately pressed when he realized that if he didn't go along with his part of the bargain, more and more people would be hurt because he failed to capture the escaped souls. He now collects souls for the Devil using various vessels (which vary by episode), with the assistance of his best friends Sock and Ben. Upon learning of his infernal debt, Sam initially thought that he was instantly doomed to be dragged down to Hell, only to be informed by the Devil that he is required to function as a bounty hunter for Hell - for the rest of his life. The protagonist of the show, Sam Oliver (played by Bret Harrison) is a college dropout and all-around slacker who, thanks to a deal made by his parents in order to save his father's life, becomes a bounty hunter for the Devil when he turns 21.