Pushing Daisies

Last night’s episode ends with a cliffhanger. We’re about to see Chuck’s dad in the flesh! If you’ve been reading up on Pushing Daisies news, then you’re probably aware he shows up in the next two episodes. Yep, Ned is reviving Chuck’s dad after twenty years. They need him alive as he is probably the key to the mystery surrounding an old friend of his who has come back to town asking and poking into their private lives. An old friend, who may endanger his daughter, Chuck and her secrets (and Ned’s secrets); and an old friend who has Aunt Vivian smitten.

Aunt Lily is less enthralled by this person, Dwight. Chasing him off with a shotgun may have given him the warning Aunt Lily was someone to be reckon with. In fact, she was able to steal back the pocket watch that belongs to Chuck. But Dwight knows a lot of secrets, including the fact that the daughter Aunt Lily thought was dead, is very much alive in The Pie Hole.

Meanwhile, the case of the week seemed like a classic story of a gold-digging young wife who murders his aging husband. Jennifer Elise Cox, as the annoyingly superficial and dense young wife played her part so well that I wish she comes back to do more of it (unlikely that’s every gonna happen now!). Except this wasn’t a classic case. In solving the case, it seems what it was, was actually an unfortunate accident.

I loved the scene with Olive Snook dressing up as a character Eva Gabor played in an old series, Green Acres. And Pigby was all dolled up too!

Ned saying, “I love you too much to make you suffer like that…” when Chuck suggested they dig up her dad to help with the Dwight situation. Ahh, Ned. This is the reason why you’re in my subconscious and I’m having dreams about you!