{"id":7612,"date":"2015-11-20T11:30:44","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T16:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/?p=7612"},"modified":"2015-11-20T11:30:44","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T16:30:44","slug":"review-ash-vs-evil-dead-s1-e3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/2015\/11\/20\/review-ash-vs-evil-dead-s1-e3\/","title":{"rendered":"Review ‘Ash vs. Evil Dead’ S1 E3"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Ash<\/a>

Starz<\/p><\/div>\n

Ash vs. Evil Dead<\/a><\/i> keeps the pedal to the metal with its latest episode, \u201cBooks from Beyond.\u201d In this episode, we get to know the Necronomicon a little better, as Ash enlists the help of a quirky book keeper named Lionel Hawkins.<\/p>\n

Almost the entirety of this episode, save for the opening, takes place at Lionel\u2019s Books from Beyond shop, as Ash attempts to find the equivalent of an \u201cundo\u201d button for this whole mess. Before this all happens, we get a little taste of Lucy Lawless\u2019 character, Ruby Knowby, while she interrogates a deadite as she\u2019s sniffing out Ash\u2019s trail. It seems as though Xena and the Prince of Thieves will reunite fairly soon.<\/p>\n

Michael J. Bassett continues to do a solid job carrying the directorial duties with some nice touches, especially the opening shot of Ruby driving to Kelly\u2019s parents\u2019 house. The opening shot of Ruby\u2019s red car blazing down a dark road, whipping by the eerie trees, had a slight Tim Burton vibe. The makeup and special effects departments did a tremendous job with the star demon of the episode. Yes, Ash prompts Lionel to awaken a \u201cweaker\u201d demon \u201cnerd\u201d so that he can interrogate it, which is a classic Ash move.<\/p>\n

Ash finally meets the most uninteresting character of the series so far, Detective Fisher, and she pretty much ruins things for our hero. Jill Marie Jones isn\u2019t doing too much of anything with her character of Fisher; however, she is easy on the eyes, and I\u2019m sure Ash agrees. Pablo is definitely painting himself out to be the most relative of all the characters, because he is essentially a representation of Evil Dead<\/i> fans. Then there\u2019s Kelly, who still seems like she is working her way in following\u00a0Ash\u2019s footsteps, as far as killing deadites and taking names. Kelly is still a bit shaky on who Ash is and whether or not he’s the man to follow.<\/p>\n

This episode was solid, but might have been the weakest so far, as there\u2019s not much accomplished in its runtime. It was entertaining, but it felt more like a bridge then anything significant. Campbell is hilarious\u00a0as hell, but there isn\u2019t as much for him to chew on in this episode. The practical effects continue to be a gory good time, and the design of the demon that\u2019s summoned is quite terrifying to say the least. It was a nice change of scenery after seeing various deadites in the first two episodes.<\/p>\n

Ash has an unleashed demon to deal with in the next episode, entitled \u201cBrujo,\u201d as this series continues to deliver the goods.<\/p>\n

Grade:<\/strong> B+<\/p>\n