The Morgue (Ash vs Evil Dead)
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Episode 2
| "The Morgue" | |
|---|---|
| Ash vs Evil Dead episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Tony Tilse |
| Written by | Cameron Welsh |
| Featured music | "Volare" by Dean Martin |
| Cinematography by | Dave Garbett |
| Editing by | Allanah Bazzard |
| Original release date | October 9, 2016 |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"The Morgue" is the second episode of the second 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 twelfth overall episode of the series and was written by Cameron Welsh, and directed by Tony Tilse. It originally aired on the premium channel Starz on October 9, 2016.
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 and Kelly sneak into the morgue to retrieve the Necronomicon from a corpse, while Pablo looks for answers regarding his visions.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.333 million household viewers and gained a 0.18 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received critical acclaim, with critics praising the humor, action sequences, shock value and character development.
Ash (Bruce Campbell) is allowed to stay in his old house's bedroom, even though Brock (Lee Majors) is not delighted. At the local morgue, a possessed corpse kills the coroner.
Threatened with the dagger, Ruby (Lucy Lawless) explains that she hid the Necronomicon inside a corpse from the morgue. Pablo (Ray Santiago) stays with Ruby, while Ash and Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo) go to the morgue to retrieve the book. Ash chops up some of the bodies, eventually discovering the Necronomicon inside a body. However, a Deadite corpse attacks Ash with the guts, eventually getting part of his head inside the body. After struggling with the Deadite, Ash finally kills it. He also discovers that one of the corpses is Lillian Pendergrass, his old high school P.E. teacher. However, when checking the body, he finds an entirely different woman.
Brock is revealed to be dating Lillian (Carmen Duncan), unaware that she is a Deadite. In Ash's room, Pablo asks Ruby about his visions. Ruby states that Pablo's contact with the Necronomicon granted him the ability of premonitions. One of these includes Ruby tying him up and slashing his throat with her fingernail, but Pablo refuses to disclose it. The Deadite Lillian burst into the room, mistaking them for Ash. Ash and Kelly arrive, just in time to see Ruby behead Lillian.
Pablo eventually reveals his premonition to Ruby. She deduces that his premonition involved Baal, her ex-husband, was responsible for the children rebelling. When she asks for the Necronomicon, Ash states he left it in his car. However, they witness as two teenagers, whom Ash insulted previously, steal his car with the Necronomicon inside.
Production
Development
The episode was written by Cameron Welsh, and directed by Tony Tilse. It was Welsh's first writing credit, and Tilse's third directorial credit.[1]
