Rifting Apart
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Episode 8
| "Rifting Apart" | |
|---|---|
| Ash vs Evil Dead episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Mark Beesley |
| Written by | Bryan Hill |
| Featured music | |
| Cinematography by | Andrew McGeorge |
| Editing by | Jochen Fitzherbert |
| Original release date | April 15, 2018 |
| Running time | 29 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Rifting Apart" is the eighth episode of the third season of the American comedy horror television series Ash vs Evil Dead, which serves as a continuation of the Evil Dead trilogy. It is the 28th overall episode of the series and was written by Bryan Hill, and directed by Mark Beesley. It originally aired on the premium channel Starz on April 15, 2018.
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. In the episode, Ash kills himself in order to enter the Deadlands and save Brandy and Kelly.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.175 million household viewers and gained a 0.08 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received critical acclaim, with critics praising the action, performances, humor and set-up for the final episodes.
Authorities retrieve the corpses from the school dance, while police search for Ash (Bruce Campbell). As they hide, Ash laments the death of his daughter, while being told by Pablo (Ray Santiago) that Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo) died and someone possessed her body. Realizing that Brandy (Arielle Carver-O'Neill) may be in the Rift, they steal her body from the coroner.
At the Deadlands, Brandy escapes from a shadow creature and encounters Dalton (Lindsay Farris), taking her with Kelly. Back in the real world, Ash and Pablo take Brandy's body to the cellar at the hardware store. In order to enter, Ash must die by supernatural presence, so he stabs himself with the Kandarian Dagger. Ash enters the Deadlands, finding that his right hand has been restored. He eventually finds the group, intending to take them to the hardware store where Pablo will open the Rift. In the real world, Pablo finds that Brandy's body has vanished and while investigating, discovers that a Deadite possessed the corpse, which turned out to be not Brandy.
With the shadow creature lurking outside, the group decides to go outside. Their attempts to reach the hardware store prove fruitless as the shadow is blocking them. Dalton sacrifices himself by getting consumed by the creature, allowing the group to escape in Ash's Delta. They arrive at the hardware store, but Pablo hasn't opened it. After Pablo kills the Deadite, he performs the spell that opens the Rift. Ash and Brandy enter, but Kelly is unable to leave as the Rift closes. Ash wakes up in his body, while Brandy awakens in her bag, with Ash intending to save Kelly. At her hideout, Ruby (Lucy Lawless) is visited by Kaya in Kelly's body, who has brought a kidnapped Zoë (Emelia Burns). Realizing she speaks Latin, Ruby intends to use her to "rewrite our destiny".
Production
Development
The episode was written by Bryan Hill, and directed by Mark Beesley. It was Hill's first writing credit, and Beesley's sixth directorial credit.[1]
