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 0.130 million household viewers and gained a 0.05 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
The episode received extremely positive reviews from critics, who praised the action sequences, performances, closure for Ruby's story and ending.
While Kaya in Kelly's body (Dana DeLorenzo) grabs Zoë (Emelia Burns), Ruby (Lucy Lawless) removes part of her skin to write a new page of the Necronomicon.
Pablo (Ray Santiago) discovers that he can see through the eyes of the Necronomicon, finding that Kaya's possession is what prevented Kelly from passing the Rift and that she and Ruby are planning to hide their presence from the Dark Ones.
[1] In its original American broadcast, "Judgement Day" was seen by an estimated 0.130 million household viewers and gained a 0.05 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research.
'Judgement Day' keeps that trend alive by tinkering with all sorts of disturbing oddities, from the unforgiving body horror brought upon Zoë to the Drag Me to Hell-style wrath of the Dark Ones to Brandy's aforementioned cellular scuttle.
It did a great job of setting up the final confrontation with the Dark Ones - and as always - Bruce Campbell added some memorable and hilarious quips.