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The Reaper in the episode [[Faith]] is more commonly known as a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopomp psychopomp]], a spirit or entity whose responsibility it is to escort newly-deceased souls to the afterlife.
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Reapers appear in [[1.12 Faith (episode)]] and [[2.01 In My Time Of Dying (episode)]].
  
The motivation for referring to it as a reaper, was probably so they could use the [[Blue Oyster Cult]] song 'Don't Fear the Reaper'.
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The Reaper in the episode [[Faith]] is more commonly known as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopomp psychopomp], a spirit or entity whose responsibility it is to escort newly-deceased souls to the afterlife.
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The character of Tessa in [[2.01 In My Time Of Dying (episode)]] is arguably a reference to Neil Gaiman's "Death" character, as seen in his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandman_%28Vertigo%29 Sandman] series of graphic novels.
  
  
 
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Reapers appear in 1.12 Faith (episode) and 2.01 In My Time Of Dying (episode).


The Reaper in the episode Faith is more commonly known as a psychopomp, a spirit or entity whose responsibility it is to escort newly-deceased souls to the afterlife.

The character of Tessa in 2.01 In My Time Of Dying (episode) is arguably a reference to Neil Gaiman's "Death" character, as seen in his Sandman series of graphic novels.