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 0.225 million household viewers and gained a 0.10 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
The episode received positive reviews from critics, who praised the new storylines, humor and action sequences.
Ash (Bruce Campbell) has opened his brand new hardware store, Ashy Slashy's, with Pablo (Ray Santiago) working alongside him.
However, Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo) shows up with a man (Lindsay Farris) and kills the Deadite with a grenade.
Ash intends to fight evil once again, as he presents them to Brandy, who is disturbed after the events that took place.
[1] In its original American broadcast, "Family" was seen by an estimated 0.225 million household viewers and gained a 0.10 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research.
To his credit, Verheiden is hip to that notion: When Pablo talks up Ash to Candy, sounding exactly like Louis Tully, there's a tongue-in-cheek humility to his recap, as he explains, 'There was this one time I got cut in half, but Ash went back in time to save me.
"[4] Stephen Harber of Den of Geek gave the episode a perfect 5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Like any worthwhile season premiere, 'Family' leaves you wanting more and makes you fall in love with characters you missed spending time with again.