Ash Vs. Evil Dead
Starz | Release Date: October 31, 2015
8.9
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Universal acclaim based on 36 Ratings
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gmonster320Jun 16, 2019
"Ash Vs Evil" continues to be as much fun as ever. Comedy horror is especially hard to pull off. "AvE" has proven they can deliver the goods. Does it not make sense at times? Of course. Is the comedy lowbrow? You betcha. Is our protagonist a"Ash Vs Evil" continues to be as much fun as ever. Comedy horror is especially hard to pull off. "AvE" has proven they can deliver the goods. Does it not make sense at times? Of course. Is the comedy lowbrow? You betcha. Is our protagonist a chain saw handed, womanizing loser? Yep, yep, and yep. But what makes 'Ash" so fun is it never takes itself too seriously. That means any crazy, over the top thing could happen at any time.

In season 3, Ash learns he has a teenage daughter. He, Kelly and Pedro go up against the more Deadites. Ruby returns (it's always great to see Lucy Lawless). She plans to outsmart the Dark Ones and take over the world. How, you may ask? Why by having a baby that looks just like Ash of course. Starz canceled "Ash vs Evil" so the season 3 finale also doubles as the series finale. I thought it was an appropriate ending as Ash sacrificed himself to save humanity. I've really enjoyed our time with Ash and his Deadite-fighting besties. All hail to the king, baby!… Expand
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ChrisPaniaguaNov 2, 2019
I want to express my disagreement, because we won't have a fourth season. Regrettable!
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slikk66May 21, 2021
It's so so good, started rewatching it again recently. I don't think you have to have seen the original movies but it would probably help. Bruce Campbell is still amazing as Ash and the supporting 2 cast members are both great as well. SuperIt's so so good, started rewatching it again recently. I don't think you have to have seen the original movies but it would probably help. Bruce Campbell is still amazing as Ash and the supporting 2 cast members are both great as well. Super underrated show. It's on Netflix now!… Expand
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invulnDec 21, 2019
I watched the film and now the TV show. PSML at both. Definitely recommend.
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WoowOct 21, 2020
Evil dead series, how did they stop this show? This show was both entertaining and good, continue the show its crazy, scary and funny
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10
lotrmonkeyOct 26, 2021
This is an extremely biased review by a horror and Evil Dead Fan. Watch this show! This show has a very specific type of humor that I feel will either be a hit or a miss to some people. For me it was a hit. Give this show a chance or youThis is an extremely biased review by a horror and Evil Dead Fan. Watch this show! This show has a very specific type of humor that I feel will either be a hit or a miss to some people. For me it was a hit. Give this show a chance or you might be missing something especial.… Expand
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8
Bleeding_JesterJul 29, 2021
the series does a great job of Comedy Horror which is hard to pull off

while its no master storytelling its fun and interesting and thats all that matters for Evil Dead to me
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MeritCobaJun 22, 2021
Whether you like Ash VS Evil Dead depends entirely on your sense of humor. This is a comedy horror that leans in on playing around with horror tropes and not on anything else. An example is Ash himself; too self-assured, too heavyset, and tooWhether you like Ash VS Evil Dead depends entirely on your sense of humor. This is a comedy horror that leans in on playing around with horror tropes and not on anything else. An example is Ash himself; too self-assured, too heavyset, and too crude. He wields a chainsaw as his right hand and a shotgun in the left and he happily murders you when you get on the wrong end of both. He is both hero and anti-hero. And he always wears his blue worker shirt. Perhaps a reference to being a blue-collar worker? Who knows?

The strength of the series is also its weakness. Poking fun at horror tropes might work for a single movie and might be repeated for another a few years later, but it runs into issues in a series that gets spread out over several seasons in close succession. It is like zombie movies. Zombies are the challenge at first, but once the dust has settled, it is humans that become the greater danger and the series relegate the zombies to the background. This happens in the Walking Dead, this happens in Z Nation, this happens in Black Summer and this happens in many others.

The problem with Ash VS Evil Dead is that it chains itself to these tropes. This becomes noticeable in season two. Again we see a group of young pretty people getting horribly murdered in silly ways. And again there is a hot girl/woman that turns out to be a Deadite. And yet again almost everyone does the same stupid things: exploring creepy places and sounds, running away and falling, then crawling instead of getting up and running, hiding in places that are so obvious, splitting up in the face of danger.

These issues get worse because the main characters did not learn from their experiences from the first season. Body on the ground; examine it: oops it jumps up. Someone proposes a deal too good to be true: fall for it anyway. Someone appears in a corridor and waves: investigate without warning the others. This is next to issues like: how come this diverse group is still hanging out with the unlikable Ash after season one?

This was fun in the first season, but in the second it gets stale quick. The second season simply goes for a reset so they can redo the first season as Ash VS Evil Dead is a comedy horror that leans in on playing around with horror tropes and not on anything else. Like a hamster in cage wheel it runs and goes nowhere fast.

That there is a third season is surprising, but not too much so. Perhaps the powers-that-be hoped for the best. There is a dedicated following that wants to see the same thing over and over: Ash murdering stuff. But a niche audience might make for high scores on Metacritic and Imdb, but fails regarding the bottom-line. In the end, it is all about the money and a select audience does not court the advertisers.

I found season one is fun, season two wore me out and season three I didn’t see. To the niche audience: Guys if you want to see another Ash VS Evil Dead I guess you have to crowdfund it or wait for a decade(or three). Good luck.… Expand
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