Ash vs Evil Dead (TV Series) Last Call (2016) User Reviews

Another fun episode directed by Tony Tilse.

[BA_Harrison · 8/10 · 2 February 2019]

To be honest, almost anything would be a comedown after the brilliance of episode 2, but Tony Tilse still delivers the goods. As far as I'm concerned, he could direct every episode, such is his deft handling of absurd humour and gross out special effects.

Last Call sees local teens stealing Ash's beloved Delta, unaware that the car contains the Necronomicon. When one of the teens finds the book and reads from it, the car becomes possessed and begins to kill the kids. Meanwhile, Ash is still trying to convince his father Brock (Lee Majors) of the impending evil that threatens the Earth.

Although Tilse tones it down slightly after The Morgue, there's still a few scenes that register highly on the gore-ometer, my favourite being the car's spinning wheel tearing off the face of one of the teens. The car also chops off one lad's fingers and catapults a hub cap though another's chest. In the bar, Ash and his old friend Chet (Ted Raimi) mix up a batch of drinks with a name that I cannot type in IMDb, and our hero battles a deadite trying to kill Brock, who at last realises that his son is a hero after Ash chops off the demon's head in the toilet bowl.

At the end of the show, Brock reveals to Ash that he has been harbouring a secret, but doesn't get a chance to say what it is.

7.5 out of 10, rounded up to 8 for IMDb.

Evil car

[Abdulxoxo · 7/10 · 15 December 2020]

When local teenagers steal Ash's car from Brock's house, Ash and his pal Chet plan a party at the bar to lure them and take back the car and the Necronomicon.

I love how this show keeps getting creative, the 'evil car' is a simplistic yet effective idea, it's like the possessed cabin but it moves. As 'evil' as it sounds, I also like the creative way of killing off the characters, like the one with tires screeching over the dude's face, it's spine-chiling. But despite the goriness of this episode, there are some tender moments like Ash and his dad having fun and the latter finally realizing his son is a 'hero'.

overall, this an impressive episode with good concept. the special effects, score and cinematography are all top-notch. 8/10.

Better

[Leofwine_draca · 7/10 · 7 May 2021]

A better episode. I really enjoyed the bar scenes which give Majors plenty to do and as a big fan of Ted Raimi I was delighted by his inclusion here in a typically quirky role. The 'killer car' scenes are a lot of gruesome fun too.

Another bloody fun ride.

[amesmonde · 17 October 2016]

Ash holds a party to draw in the car-jackers and get his Necronomicon book back.

Where as another horror themed TV show based on a film, has lost is wind (and Titty Twisting production values), Sam Raimi and producer Robert Tapert's Ash Verses Evil Dead goes from strength to strength with the 'Last Call' episode being no exception.

Ash's 'Ashy Slasher' reputation from the murderous events from The Evil Dead film is explored further. Actor Bruce Campbell's Ash's father son relationship is tested with a bucking-bronco ride and is humorously left semi-resolved when Brock Williams, wonderfully played by Lee Majors bites the dust. Ted Raimi cameos along with the excellent regular cast. Lucy Lawless' demon Ruby, Ray Santiago's Pablo and the lovely anti-Hollywood cast Dana DeLorenzo's Kelly get some quieter moments. What director Tony Tilse does with some great writing from Noelle Valdivia is mix the action, comedy and horror perfectly.

Ash's infamous 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 car goes on a Stephen King Christine-like rampage with some wincing bloody tyre action. There's some great lines and Deadite bathroom fight action with heads getting lobbed off and penis' and Ketamine laced drinks getting consumed. What more could you want? Great horror fun, highly recommended.

You are Ash Williams. Demon hunter, Deadite slayer, friend, hero...and Jefe

[tenshi_ippikiookami · 7/10 · 11 November 2016]

Only the last five minutes safe this episode from becoming a complete snooze-fest. It is not that it is horrible, it is that not much actually happens.

On one side we have the "stupid-we-want-to-die" youth that stole Ash's car, that play their role of we-will-hung-around-till-we-are-killed-so-we-fill-time. On the other, Ash and the rest of the team, who come up with a very silly plan to make the youth appear with the car and the book: organize a party at the local bar (whose barman is one Ted Raimi). But nothing much happens that is fun, surprising or entertaining on each side of the story and the first twenty minutes advance at a snail's pace.

In the car, one of the girls reads from the book, she is possessed, the car is possessed, we have blood, people running, tires running over heads. Nothing new under the sun, just much heads exploding, again the show running the thin line between horror and horror-gore. In these last two episodes instead of horror-comedy it has been more gore-comedy. In the bar, it is all a lost opportunity. We have some Ash-dad competition, but with a bar, drunk people and deadites, it could have been way better. There are no zingers, Campbell sleepwalks, Pablo and Kelly have nothing to do, and Lawless's Ruby doesn't add much to the team dynamic. Wasted opportunity.

At the end things come to life, thanks to a couple of funny moments, and some plot development. But "Ash vs Evil Dead" should offer more than that. It is becoming too happy with itself.

Ash vs Daddy Issues

[The-Social-Introvert · 19 October 2016]

AvED is back on form with a fine entry in the second series. Ash's past in his hometown is given further development, especially in terms of his father whom he is on poor terms with due to the Ash's time in the cabin and his subsequent reputation. There are some heartfelt scenes for the main characters where they motivate each other to continue the fight after each of them seems to want to give up for one reason or the other. Ash's moments with his father (including a rodeo-ride face off) are definitely the highlights but Ash's delta going on a Christine- like rampage is also great fun (aside from some dodgy CGI here and there). Pablo is having steadily worsening visions since the Necronomicon latched onto his face towards the end of the first season and Kelly has a moment where she reflects on the fact that she hasn't amounted to much in life. In her thoughts, anyway. Ruby seizes this opportunity to coax Kelly in going along with her, just the two of them, to find the book.

Ash and his dad end up reconciling after the former saves his pops from a deadite. Its only after Lee Majors tells Ash that he's proud of him and begins to reveal something incredibly important that he's run over by the raging delta and croaks. Figures. His death was played out a bit weirdly though. It went from uber-serious to comical one he had been run over. I guess I just found it oddly timed humour off-putting because of the whole father-son thing. A good episode though.