Let’s be real, none of us need a push to pick up the first season of “Ash vs Evil Dead” on Tuesday, so with that in mind, let’s just let this little exercise in scenes and one-liners serve as a reminder of the grooviness that awaits on the very near horizon.

Bear in mind, there are a limited number of clips available on YouTube for AvED, but we dropped them where we could and substituted gifs when necessary.

With that said, you’ve got two hands, so grab two beers and some Geritol, because it’s time to dance!

EPISODE 1 — EL JEFE

Best scene: With Sam Raimi at the helm for the inaugural episode, the stockroom battle with the demon doll was clearly a nod back to Ash being attacked by little Ashes inside the windmill from Army of Darkness, and hence gets the nod. We were served with oodles of trash talk, first from the doll, then had the box cutter-wielding toy splattered by Pablo with a shovel as chaser.

Best one-liner: “The first thing I need to do is see a guy about a book. There must be some spell I can say to undo all this. The other first thing I gotta do is some cardio, ’cause my heart is jackhammering like a quarterback on prom night.”

EPISODE 2 — BAIT

Best scene: Rolling over to Kelly’s place to retrieve the Necronomicon, Ash explains “the life” to Pablo before Value Stop manager Mr. Roper emerges as a Deadite from the backseat. Chaos ensues with swerves and broken beer bottle slicing and dicing, but eventually Ash offers his permanent resignation with a “Thanks for the heads-up” and sticks his bosses head out the window as a passing vehicle makes a water balloon of Roper’s cranium.

Best one-liner: After punching Kelly’s mother in the face at dinner, she rises to reveal that The King was right all along — she was, in fact, a Deadite. Ash simply deadpans…

EPISODE 3 — BOOKS FROM BEYOND

Best scene: For a show centered around splastick, the summoning of Eligos was as badass and terrifying as they come. Constantly pulsating and able to peer into the skulls of whomever it came into contact with, Eligos was ‘horrible and also awesome.”

Best one-liner: Whilst riffing in the Classic Delta 88, Ash notes that if things go quickly in the book store, the Ghostbeaters may have time to stop for churros, quickly pointing out that it’s not a racist comment because they’re just a delicious dessert. Pablo counters by asking Ash if he knows that Pablo’s not Mexican to which Jefe retorts “That’s the spirit.” Fantastic to be sure, but not our winner.

“The book itself is harmless…”

EPISODE 4 — BRUJO

Best scene: This one was a tough call, but ultimately, we had to go with the fun Ash had with orbs on his trip at Pablo’s Uncle Brujo’s place. “Oh no. Don’t eat the EYEBALL!

Best one-liner: Yet another episode with multiple lines worth consideration. From Ruby’s “I’m your new best friend” to “Shoot first, think never,” we could have gone in any number of directions. At the end of the day, we chose a line so goofy and succinct, it embodied all that is Ashley Williams.

EPISODE 5 — THE HOST

Best scene: Eligos as Kelly seducing Pablo was simply sensational. It was funny, Dana DeLorenzo was sexy as hell and Pablo revealing that he’d choose to kiss her forehead after being told he could kiss her wherever he wanted was the comedic cherry on top.

Best one-liner: With Ash bound and gagged, Brujo informs the group that he may need to cut the King with his Ginsu knife (but not the bread knife) and not to fret because Ash would only lose his sense of smell and any pleasure from the waist down. Which led to…

EPISODE 6 — THE KILLER OF KILLERS

Best scene: All you can eat at the Western Moose. We’ve got discussions about racket-stringing. Deadite fan clubs and Kelly tenderizing meat for the deli slicer. What more do you want?

Best one-liner: Yeah, that tennis reference above, even better when popping out of the vivid imagination of our anti-hero.

EPISODE 7 — FIRE IN THE HOLE

Best scene: You may think we’re going with Ash and Amanda’s flirtatious adventures in the bunker, but you’d be wrong. Pablo driving a truck in reverse to slam a Deadite into a tree before Kelly minces it with her newfound “girthy” machine gun takes this particular cake. Pablo landing a few post-death shots like “My grammama gave me that chain” cemented things.

Best one-liner: Walking through the woods to find Lem and the compound found Kelly waxing about the exploits of the Ghostbeaters…

EPISODE 8 — ASHES TO ASHES

Best scene: “Ash vs Evil Dead” is as much comedy as it is horror, and probably more so. That said, if you’ll excuse the expression, Jill Marie Jones killed this scene with a drawn out death that evoked real emotion. To paraphrase legions of tweeters, it hit viewers right in the feels.

Best one-liner: “Everybody dies here, it’s just the rules. Death, taxes and more death. And I don’t pay taxes, so all I know is death.”

EPISODE 9 — BOUND IN FLESH

Best scene: Ruby talks Ash into turning over the Necronomicon so that she can relieve him of the weight that’s burdened his shoulders for over thirty years. The face of the book gets cut off, wraps itself around Pablo’s skull and we learn that Ruby is not just familiar with the Necronomicon, but its author.

Best one-liner: Ain’t nothin’ wrong with silver! Honorable mention has to go to geography by Ash & Kelly.

However, the gold medal has to go to Amanda who easily delivered the greatest Deadite introduction the Evil Dead universe has ever known.

EPISODE 10 — THE DARK ONE

Best scene: Much of what happens in the basement is exactly what Evil Dead is all about, but Kelly being blasted through the door into the pouring rain and letting the cabin know that “It’s just you and me now” was pretty sweet. That she torches the place and cheers “Burn, baby, burn!” was just gravy. Or is it groovy?

Best one-liner: We conclude our best of “Ash vs Evil Dead” with something you aren’t going to see often, someone other than Ash having the last word.

“Lay down your weapons and go back to your life.”

Own “Ash vs Evil Dead” on Blu-Ray and DVD on Tuesday.