El Jefe (Ash vs Evil Dead)
The series is set 30 years after the events of the Evil Dead trilogy, and follows Ash Williams, who now works at the "Value Stop" as a simple stock boy.
Having spent his life not doing anything remarkable since the events of the trilogy, Ash will have to renounce his routine existence and become a hero once more by taking up arms and facing the titular Evil Dead.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.437 million household viewers and gained a 0.13 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Inside, they encounter a possessed woman, who stabs Amanda in her hand with scissors and kills Carson by hanging him from antlers.
The project originally began as a fourth Evil Dead film, before Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell settled for a TV series.
[4] In its original American broadcast, "El Jefe" was seen by an estimated 0.437 million household viewers and gained a 0.13 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode a "great" 8.5 out of 10 rating and wrote in his verdict, "Ash vs Evil Dead works to update (and even mature) the beloved goofy horror franchise while embracing Bruce Campbell's wicked ability to play a lovable loser besieged on all sides by darkness and demons.
Club gave the episode an "A-" grade and wrote, "'El Jefe' does a lot of world building within its manic 40 minutes.
Yet Raimi, his older brother Ivan, and veteran TV scribe Tom Spezialy make every second count with a resourceful script that dutifully checks off its laundry list of dire needs, specifically: 1) reuniting a legion of fans with an iconic character, 2) properly introducing tolerable new characters, 3) finding that testy mix of horror, suspense, and comedy, and 4) creating a desire for more.
"[8] Gabriel Bergmoser of Den of Geek wrote, "Ash Vs Evil Dead has made a promising, if imperfect, start that despite leaving plenty of questions still manages to be a satisfying slice of gleeful carnage.
"[10] Jasef Wisener of TV Overmind wrote, "'El Jefe' did a solid job at introducing the Evil Dead to those that may not be very familiar with it while still offering enough fun, gore, and humor to hook more diehard fans from the start.
Evil Dead will be closer to a half-hour in length, the series premiere benefited from the extra time and it was on par with Raimi's feature film work.
