Happy Monday TV fans! After watching Starz’s Ash vs Evil Dead season 3 episode 6 last night, I think it’s important that you never judge a book from its cover. That is unless we are talking about “The Book of the Dead,” which contains the most unimaginable evil, including evil sorceresses who should really just stay put. Please note spoilers are ahead if you have not gotten a chance to watch the latest episode yet. In last night’s episode, “Tales From the Rift,” Kelly sees her mission through and brings the fight to Ruby, refusing to give up until she destroys her once and for all. Meanwhile, Ash is visited by the Knights of Sumeria, Pablo begins tapping into his powers as “El Brujo Especial,” and the rift opens, which proves to be extremely dangerous. My top 5 moments from Ash vs Evil Dead season 3 episode 6 are:
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“Like daughter, like Dad.”
After last week’s episode, Brandy makes the brave decision to trust her heart and her father in the process. Brandy is surprisingly handling everything thrown her way pretty well so far and continues to grow closer to her dad, Ash. She even makes him breakfast, which consists of actually toasting a pop tart, but Ash is beyond impressed. Brandy is still not able to truly believe that Ms. Prevett, otherwise known as Ruby, is evil, however. Ash continues to try and make her see it, but it looks like she will need to witness the Queen of Hell in action in order to fully understand it. Either way, it’s good to see Brandy and Ash finally growing closer and bonding.
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The Knights of Sumeria show up on Ash’s doorstep.
A group of the Knights of Sumeria shows up when they don’t hear back from Dalton. They claim they can stop evil for good, which seems promising. Ash is skeptical of this but is more than willing to give it a shot, especially since he has a daughter to protect. They head off to the hardware store to find the body of Gary, who left them clues on the wall in Sumerian. They believe that Gary had figured out a way to open the rift to the Netherworld and believe that could be the key to triggering the final battle.
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“I think these guys flunked Sumerian 101.”
After determining that opening the rift could be the key to stopping evil, the group of Knights is determined to figure this out. However, they are having a little bit of trouble reading the Sumerian on the wall. When Pablo arrives at the store, he can surprisingly decode the text and opens the rift as a result. The rift proves to be quite dangerous as one of the Knights goes through and returns as a deadite. Ash is able to stop the threat, but it’s important that they figure out a way to close the rift in the meantime before anything else happens.
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“I got a bad feeling about this.”
After Pablo became “El Brujo Especial,” his powers are now surfacing, surprising him and those around him. He gets a sort of vision and realizes that Ash is in trouble at the hardware store. After he arrives, his powers allow him to translate the Sumerian and open the rift, which the Knights of Sumeria explained was a task that was not so easily done. After Ash manages to destroy the deadite, he tells Pablo that he needs to figure out a way to close the rift for good. While Pablo’s abilities seem to be quite powerful, he will need to get a handle on them very quickly so that he can help Ash with the fight against evil.
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“Don’t start a fight you can’t finish.”
Kelly makes good on her promise to stop Ruby and attacks her in her home. She shoots her over and over, but Ruby tries to playfully remind her that she’s immortal. Kelly reveals that she has the Kandarian Dagger and puts her best effort forward to try and stop Ruby once and for all. She warns her that, “It’s Gladiator time, bitch,” and she means business. Kelly’s fight against Ruby is commendable. Even though she is mortal, she packs quite the punch and refuses to let Ruby escape. While fans everywhere are rooting for Kelly, it seems unlikely that she will be able to finish the job. Ruby turns the tables on her and uses the Kandarian Dagger to stab Kelly. As her life pours out of her, Ruby tells her, “I hated you least of all Kelly.” While characters don’t typically last too long on Ash vs Evil Dead, Kelly Maxwell has touched us all and is an irreplaceable member of the Ghost Beaters. The important thing to remember is that dead doesn’t stay dead for very long on this show. Ruby conveniently uses Kelly’s body as a vessel and allows her sorceress friend, Kaya to settle in there, freeing her from “The Book of the Dead.” When Kaya sees Ash later on, she delivers him the dagger, continuing to pretend to be Kelly in the meantime. While it breaks my heart to see Kelly’s mortal life over, I’m hoping that somehow Pablo’s new powers can bring her back from the dead and swap her soul with Kaya’s. While it may seem far-fetched, the show desperately needs Kelly’s kick-ass attitude and commitment to bringing down evil. The idea of Kelly being gone forever is heart-breaking. My fingers are crossed that there is some kind of loop hole to help bring her back. However, in the meantime, now that we know that Kaya is free, what is she capable of? Will she and Ruby become an unstoppable force? Stay tuned to find out!
I hope you enjoyed the list and feel free to post your own thoughts and comments on Ash vs Evil Dead below. Happy viewing!
Best,
Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl
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Nooooo Kelly!
I know…so sad!