When last we enjoyed the exploits of Ash & gang, Ash was engaged in a to-the-death battle with a duplicate copy of himself. Pablo and Kelly show up to save the day, determining which Ash is the human one by an amusing deduction. Ash fails to dismember the dead Amanda in due time, and she becomes a Deadite. Ruby finally catches up to the other main cast members, and after some heated words between her and Ash, Ash concedes the handling of the situation over to her. Predictably, things go very wrong...
'Bound in Flesh' is solid fun for this series, a typically zesty mix of humour, one-liners, over the top cartoonish gore, and a heavy atmosphere of utter gloom. The stage is now set for the concluding episode of this first season, and everything is handled in high style. Those pesky hikers from the previous episode add another wrinkle to the story - and, of course, they help to add to the body count. The "puppets" scene is a highlight, as is the delicious sequence of Ash actually SLICING THE FACE OFF of the cover of the Necronomicon. That cursed book tries its able best to mess with Ash's mind, but fortunately he will have none of that. Bruce Campbell is in fine form, as always, with Dana DeLorenzo and Ray Santiago really coming into their own as the other essential members of this little fighting unit. But the real value is supplied by Lucy Lawless, whose character has a major last second revelation in store for everyone watching. Now THAT will keep the viewers interested to see how the rest of the story will develop. Lucy gets to be pretty badass herself, making a hilariously OTT heroic entrance and chopping up bodies with cold-blooded efficiency.
I'm really looking forward to that last season one episode now.
Eight out of 10.
'Bound in Flesh' is solid fun for this series, a typically zesty mix of humour, one-liners, over the top cartoonish gore, and a heavy atmosphere of utter gloom. The stage is now set for the concluding episode of this first season, and everything is handled in high style. Those pesky hikers from the previous episode add another wrinkle to the story - and, of course, they help to add to the body count. The "puppets" scene is a highlight, as is the delicious sequence of Ash actually SLICING THE FACE OFF of the cover of the Necronomicon. That cursed book tries its able best to mess with Ash's mind, but fortunately he will have none of that. Bruce Campbell is in fine form, as always, with Dana DeLorenzo and Ray Santiago really coming into their own as the other essential members of this little fighting unit. But the real value is supplied by Lucy Lawless, whose character has a major last second revelation in store for everyone watching. Now THAT will keep the viewers interested to see how the rest of the story will develop. Lucy gets to be pretty badass herself, making a hilariously OTT heroic entrance and chopping up bodies with cold-blooded efficiency.
I'm really looking forward to that last season one episode now.
Eight out of 10.