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.
During the fight, Baal changes into Chet (Ted Raimi), Cheryl (Ellen Sandweiss), and Brock (Lee Majors) to manipulate him, chopping up his hand again.
As Ruby and Kelly head to the woods to destroy the book, Ash and Pablo would visit Brock Williams and discover what was his "secret" mentioned at the end of the season's third episode.
The trio would jump back to the present, where Kelly is abducted by Ruby, Baal and their spawns, with the third season intending to follow Ash rescuing her.
[2] DiGregorio constantly fought with executive producer Rob Tapert over creative differences, causing him to step down as showrunner and the finale to be re-written.
[2] In its original American broadcast, "Second Coming" was seen by an estimated 0.269 million household viewers and gained a 0.14 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, "'Second Coming' was filled with violence and gore galore, wrapping things up in a triumphant Army of Darkness-type way.
Club gave the episode a "C–" grade and wrote, "Sadly, 'Second Coming' recklessly plows through that magic, splattering everything with jarring, discombobulated results.
'Second Coming' is like watching a sugar-rattled six-year-old playing with his sticky action figures, or even worse, a stack of questionable fan fiction that's about as smooth as Gene Parmesan.
"[6] Stephen Harber of Den of Geek wrote, "'Second Coming' follows some very sloppy logic for a season finale, but it's a fitting denouement for an oddly paced year.
"[8] Merrill Barr of Forbes wrote, "Last year, Ash was very much a show with singular vision and drive, built on the backbone of a single character.