Can we just take a minute to appreciate Lucifer dressed as Santa in Rowena's dream!? Because that was utterly amazing. I don't care what anyone says, that's the best thing to ever happen. Crowley getting a Sam Winchester POP! figure, even better. It's the best Christmas ever! I always love how Supernatural caters to their fans in the best ways. This episode was basically a ton of fun with a lot of feels. Alright, that's basically every episode ever. But, really. Sam being in hell with Luci is kind of bad.

What I really liked was how the episode started with a bit of fun. Granted it's not all fun and games. Still, it was oddly nice to have a slightly lighter tone around the heaviness of the topic. Lucifer taking Sam down a walk of memory lane was kind of sad in a lot of ways. The constant belittling of Sam's previous actions was kind of cruel. But the devil is anything if not tricky like that. Beating Sam's will power down was just as easy as walking for the once beloved angel. Sadly for me, I didn't like any of it. Poor Moose! I will say, his amazing monologue on how he wouldn't give in to Lucifer was, well, magic! That's the moose we know and love! Even if it kind of back fired.....

The scene with Castiel meeting Ambriel was adorable. However, her getting eating by Amara was more than just sad. The little angel had only been on screen for a short time, but she made a lasting impression. At least Amara didn't hurt our Cas! Could you even imagine losing Castiel for real? Me either. Let's be honest, that wouldn't happen. It's bad enough we lost Gabriel, which I'm still in denial over. Amara's little message being carved into poor Cas's chest....that wasn't very nice! But, you know, it did make the whole thing more ominous.

The highlight, aside from the opening, was definitely the fight between Sam, Dean, Cas, and Lucifer. Look, we all knew Lucifer was powerful and strong, and did I mention powerful? But damn! Two well trained hunters and one angel didn't even stand a chance! Crowley and the Witch catcher (thanks to Billy) saved the day! Also! Billy is back! Guys!!! I know I shouldn't, but I adore her. She's one of the few reapers. aside from Tessa, we actually get to see. Granted, she's so not on Team Winchester's side, but she's awesome in her own way. I love seeing her, even for the short time. And Crowley calling Dean and betraying Rowena? Kind of epic, but we know Crowley is friends with the boys, even if he denies it. They may fight, but Crowley is still one of my favorite characters, for this very reason. At least we trust he'll always take care of himself.

Geeking out about this episode just reminds me as to why I love this show. Sam and Dean saving the world with Cas and even Crowley? Okay, sure, but Amara surviving the mega smite, bad. But she's a fun antagonist. Plus, I feel there's a lot there we need to really....well, know. Either way! Holy cow you guys! That ending! I can't even with all the emotions! Cas is now Lucifer!? How does that work!! He's an angel! Right? Can an angel inhabit another angels body's!? Apparently! And Sam and Dean have no clue! And Crowley finally got to know why Rowena hated him, only to watch her be killed by Lucifer, who is now Cas! I can't! And we have to wait an entire week to find out what happens! Guys! No!

When it comes to our favorite films, we would be lying if we said that we didn't obsess over every single detail about them. When a movie truly captivates you and sucks you in, you have to know more about the world and the story and everything in between and the advent of DVD allowed for us to achieve that goal of total knowledge.  

But as the years have progressed, commentaries and special features are simply common place anymore so it's rare to find a company that realizes that the extras are important...but they have to be special as well and one company that understands this and executes incredible releases every single chance they get is Shout Factory. I've yet to buy a blu ray from them that wasn't filled to the brim with incredible extras and recently, they managed to release the definitive edition of Sam Raimi's horror/comedy masterpiece, Army of Darkness.


What makes this particular Collector's Edition stand out above the rest begins with the basics, the film itself. Once again Shout Factory has outdone themselves with an incredible high definition transfer of the film giving Army of Darkness a look and feel I've never experienced before with how crisp and beautiful it looks now. There are details to be found in this film I've never seen before and it doesn't end there. Not only did they remaster the theatrical cut of the film, but this three disc set includes the Director's Cut, with the original ending remastered as well and seeing that in high def for the first time ever is a true treat and you'll also find the International Version and Television Version in this set as well.

But the extras that I made mention of, the ones that bring back that sense of wonder are the true highlight of this entire release. A fascinating new 96 minute documentary on the making of the film entitled Medieval Times: The Making of Army of Darkness takes you deep into the process of how the film was made with interviews from Bruce Campbell and the like and this documentary is just the beginning since you'll find deleted scenes, behind the scenes footage from KNB Effects, vintage behind the scenes footage and interviews from back in the day and the list simply goes on and on. 

I personally have owned this Collector's Edition for about a week now and I'm still pouring over the incredible library of special features, it's that vast. But what matters most when it comes to picking this particular Edition up, is the fact that this is the one that finally pays Army of Darkness the respect it is due. I've never seen it look or sound better and this is the finest set of extras I've ever seen when it comes to this film. If you're an Evil Dead then this is a must own to say the least and my thanks go out to Shout Factory once again for putting together such an incredible release and I really cannot wait to see what this company has in store for us in 2016.

Wow! Wow! WOW! Ladies and gentlemen, there are season finales and then there are SEASON FINALES and last night Ash vs. Evil Dead gave us the latter of the two with a power house ending that basically delivered on everything. It was full of terrifying moments, buckets of blood and an ending/cliffhanger so perfect that it could only work on this particular show.  

Now, with it being the finale, I'll be perfectly honest, it was a little bit light on plot and I personally was okay with that. After all the big twist of Ruby being one of the Dark Ones was revealed at the end of last week and well, this was a forty minute showdown to save the world, so I expected nothing less than a gory feast filled to the brim with Deadite carvings and while I got exactly what I wanted, the show still managed to go above and beyond by holding nothing back in this absolutely stellar episode.

Plus, there were some genuinely creepy moments this go round. Especially once Ash got into the basement of the cabin as we quickly learned that Ruby had holed up in a tiny room and was using Pablo as a vessel to write some important new pages in the book and at the same time force Pablo to summon and give birth to some weird little demon kids that don't have eyes. Are they the Dark Ones reborn? Possibly, that part we never find out, but what we do discover is that these little monsters are more than happy to try and eat people since Ash has to square off with one in hilarious/horrific fashion before a final showdown with Ruby.  But before that happens, Kelly is still upstairs, kept away from her friends by the house and that's when the show gave us it's goriest moments. 

It turns out that the cabin loves to feed off of fear and since Kelly was giving it none of that, it turned to Heather the reluctant hiker by throwing Kelly out and unleashing its fury by torturing the poor girl before literally chewing on her bones and spitting them out. Eventually Kelly figures out how to force the house to let her back in with a little kiss of fire and that's when the final showdown came to pass. Ash finally stormed into the room to save his friend and put Ruby down, but nothing ever quite goes as planned in his world since Pablo, lightly possessed by the Evil is more than happy to battle his old friend and despite laying the boomstick down on Ruby...it's revealed she can heal her wounds, which explains now how she survived the fire.

But in the heat of the battle, Kelly joins the fight, only to be overpowered by the Pablo monster, leaving Ash at the mercy of Ruby and right before it looks like things are about to go south...Ash manages to overpower Ruby with the Kandarian Dagger and has her right where he wants her...or so he thinks. Turns out Ruby has known for some time that Ash is a Jefe and her greatest foe, and earlier she snuck into Ash's mind and revealed her true intentions. She's not out to take over the world with the Evil, she merely wants to keep it under control, and she wants to give Ash his life back by letting him sneak off to Jacksonville. Ash initially rebuffs the deal, but with Pablo and Kelly's lives on the line and her pointing out that the book will continue its murderous ways once she's gone...she offers it up again and in shocking fashion...Ash freaking takes the deal. So that's where season one wraps up, with Ash and the shell shocked Ghost Beaters heading to Jacksonville. Ash seems pretty happy about his decision, but Pablo and Kelly do not, firmly believing that Ruby has worse plans for the world and with Emergency Alerts popping up about sinkholes appearing everywhere...they're probably right.  

But, while that ending seems stunning at first, it's in line with the kind of dumbass things only Ash would do and well...his greatest foe knew his only weakness, his value of human life. It's been a big deal for him to make sure everyone makes it out alive this time and his fear of seeing anyone else die or suffer that's close to him was all Ruby needed to get the deal she wanted. It's a good and bad thing because it means Ash is a better man than we have ever known, but the Evil is still out there and in the hands of one of its creators and oddly enough, Ash was right. Had Pablo, Kelly and Amanda stayed behind, there's a chance none of this would have happened. But either way, the world is still on the brink and despite Ash's foolish decision, we all know it's only a matter of time before El Jefe snaps out of his little fantasy and comes back to face the Evil and save the world once again. Until then...