The Dark One
- Episode aired Jan 2, 2016
- TV-MA
- 37m
A last ditch effort to rid the world of Evil could leave Ash a changed man, as well as changing mankind forever.A last ditch effort to rid the world of Evil could leave Ash a changed man, as well as changing mankind forever.A last ditch effort to rid the world of Evil could leave Ash a changed man, as well as changing mankind forever.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBefore Ash heads into the fruit cellar to save Pablo, he puts black shoe polish in his hair, specifically on the left side of his head. At the end of Evil Dead 2, when the "Rotten Apple Head" monster burst through the door of the cabin, Ash is so frightened by the sight of this monster, a small portion of his hair turns gray on the left side of his head.
- GoofsJake's skeleton has a full set of teeth, but in the clip from Evil Dead II (1987) showing him being pulled into the cellar, missing teeth are evident.
- Quotes
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams: Don't act like you know me.
Ruby Knowby: Oh, but I do. See one day long ago, you appeared in my book. El Jefe.
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams: That's Mr. Jefe to you. But the end of your story is not yet written. Now Ash, do you really think I want you and your little friends to die?
Ruby Knowby: No. I just want things to go back to the way they were, when the Dark Ones ruled over evil forces on Earth.
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams: Yeah, well, I just want to bang Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island, but that ain't gonna happen.
Ruby Knowby: The world is in chaos, and I want order. To consolidate the dark forces under one ruler: Me.
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams: Oh, so you're the good guy now? What, you wanna control all of these demons like The Godfather?
Ruby Knowby: Exactly.
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams: Well, I hated that movie. Too long, and boring and not enough boobies. I'm more of a Death Wish kinda guy.
Ruby Knowby: You are the one obstacle in the way. So what's your price? What do you really want?
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams: What do I want? I want this to be done. I want the last 40 years of my life...
Ruby Knowby: 10 years.
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams: I want the last years of my life to be worth living. I want a 20 ounce steak every night for dinner. A little pad of butter right there. I want cable TV, with all the premium channels.
Ruby Knowby: And Jacksonville. Take it. I can give you all of that.
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams: Oh, okay. No, no, no. You're tryin' to beguile with those radar eyes of yours. I call bullshit!
Ruby Knowby: What you should be calling is a truce. Lay down your weapons, and go back to your life. I am offering you the undo button you wanted. Take it.
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams: Truce? I could get into that. Or... I could kill you now!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Garch the Great: Remake It! Redo It! Sequel, Prequel & Reboot It! (2023)
A thing that's also kept from the original films (and was sorely lacking from the 2013 remake) is the humor. If Bruce Campbell is in your product, you better use him and his comedic abilities. He has had some iconic lines throughout his tenure as Ash, but this episode cranks that up even more, giving him a wonderfully horrific scenes where the tension is cut with a knife due to a fun wisecrack before something terrible happening. That's this character in a nutshell, and the show completely gets that and utilizes that thing at every chance they can possibly get.
I've loved how engaged the actors get to the material. We all know that Campbell is incredible, and he hasn't missed a beat since starting this show, but it's an absolute joy to see the entire supporting cast come into it and be incredibly into the material. Ray Santiago and Dana DeLorenzo are both amazing as their characters and seem to have formed a bond in real-life as in the show. Lucy Lawless is a Raimi-regular and kills it in this role, a very mysterious character that still needs some explanation, which we'll hopefully get in the upcoming seasons.
The ending of the episode left me with a lot of questions. I'm still not entirely sure how it will all lead into the upcoming seasons and if there's going to be some kind of time skip. It doesn't seem like a realistic end point, but for some reason, it works perfectly for this show. It's an unexpected ending, yet one that feels so true to the character who makes a certain decision. Again, it's a great indicator that the creators know these characters and also how they can use them to flip our expectations on its head to great effect.
"The Dark One" puts a great cap on the first season of this show and sets up a lot of interesting things to come. I love how the creators are handling these characters and this episode featured some of the most exciting horror and some of the funniest comedy of this franchise since "Evil Dead II."
- lassegalsgaard
- Jul 10, 2022
Details
- Runtime37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1