Not only did he let the Deadites out, he’s apparently the only one capable of putting them back. Brujo informing him he really DOES have a skill, power or purpose hidden deep inside him really makes Ash have to account for his own responsibility in this mess in new ways. On the other hand, the show continues to showcase everyone’s misgivings about Ash, from his basic competence to whether or not he’s actually a bad guy, in a way that’s fun and new to the series. Take that pretty but unnecessarily long helicopter shot of Ash’s trailer slowly driving away at the end as exhibit A. I appreciate that the half-hour format of the show generally doesn’t allow for squeezing too much action into each episode (and generally think it’s a good thing!), but it’s still leading to some episodes feeling under-stuffed and this is definitely one of them.
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Much like “Bait” felt like a bit of a coda to the propulsive series premiere, “The Host” feels a bit like a coda to the hallucinatory shenanigans and demon-possession shell game of “Brujo.” Other than a brief scene between Ruby and Amanda about the power of just, like, going with the flow, man, our entire action stays with Pablo, Kelly, Ash, and Brujo finally putting a stop to Eligos. Classic mind-demon business, just classic. As mind demons are wont to do, Eligos has successfully dominated Kelly’s mind and tricked Pablo and Brujo into believing Ash is the one possessed. Photo: Matt Klitscher/Starz EntertainmentĪwaking from his spirit-quest-gone-bad, Ash starts this week tied to a pole.