"I can't fart without tripping over that thing, and I fart a lot."

As fiendishly fun as "Last Call" was from a gross-out standpoint, I have to say that the thing I wound up appreciating the most was the father/son reconciliation right at the end - a move that made it so Ash began the episode mourning his Delta 88 and wound up, right at the finish, mourning his father (who got killed by the Delta). It was probably the biggest emotional ride Ash has ever been on, this shift from shallow to sentimental.In typical Ash fashion though, his bonding with Brock came too late and he was forced to watch another loved one perish right in front of his eyes. It was cool and shocking (coming right as Brock was about to reveal a family secret) AND it paid off the whole possessed Oldsmobile side story, which was fun but also very gratuitous. We kept cutting back to this demon car with flaming wheels toying with his teenage prey before horribly mutilating them and I did begin to wonder how it would ever tie back into the story - aside from the fact that the book was still in the backseat.But - WHAM! - in came the Delta and down went Brock. Right on the heels of a bathroom brawl that ended with a bloody chainsaw-assisted swirly. Yes, this was another particularly gory and creatively carnage-filled chapter, complete with bloodied crotches, tire-evicerated faces and more. Even Brock, when he went down, got his head and face smashed into pulp. The best part of this second season has been its ability to combine character with gore. More specifically, better character work with more extreme moments of bloodshed.Aside from the "demon car murdering everyone" side story directly tying into Ash and his family (in a big, tragic way) it'll also work to drag Linda (yes, another old flame named Linda) and Tommy into the main story since it was their daughter, Lacey (Pepi Sonuga), who was trapped inside the car the entire time, forced to watch it dismantle her boyfriend and pals. So that, plus the fact that Ted Raimi popped up this week as Ash's old bozo buddy, who now drinks to deal with war trauma, makes for a much meatier season - one filled with a more powerful ensemble, yet still centered all around Ash.I wish Brock could have stuck around longer, though I feel we haven't seen the last of him. The secret he's been keeping from Ash still needs to come out and, you know, the show being the show means that supernatural outs are always a short reach away."Last Call" was bonkers and brutal, overflowing with death and debauchery. Ash's idea to throw a party, highlighted by a ketamine-laced drink called the "Pink F***," was pure caveman genius - a "so stupid it just might work" plan that our hopeless hero's become famous for. Then, in the midst of mass drinking and mechanical bull-riding, our main characters found themselves at their most vulnerable. Pablo was terrified of his visions while Kelly began to remember the loss of her family from back in Season 1. Soon, she and Ruby were off on their own, ready to dish out death to some Deadites. I thought the push and pull here, between a big boneheaded bar bash and real feelings being sorted out worked very well.