Pushing Daisies

The facts are these:

One Charles Charles, also known as Chuck’s father, may not, in fact, be her actual father.

As Aunt Lily (one of Chuck’s father’s sisters) has revealed in the last episode — she was actually her mother. It was a fact not known to Chuck, who we last saw grieving and relieving the pain of losing her father at such a young age, all over again.

There are too many questions raising in my mind. Like….was it every established that Charles Charles and the Darling Mermaid Darlings are related…by blood? Because I would hate to think Chuck is a product of incest. I’m actually having a hard time digesting the idea of Aunt Lily being her mom, surprising as that may be. Dramatic twists are not usually the kind I subscribe to.

I speculate Aunt Lily may have been a troubled youngster once, more so troubled when she becomes pregnant out of wedlock. And with a personality disorder to boot, the responsibility of having a baby may be too much for darling Aunt Lily to bear. So, in comes Chuck’s father who steps into the role of the parent.

Gaakk! That plot sounds straight out of daytime soap (which is why we have these incredible people as writers!)

But if my speculation is a fact, the question in my mind now is this — is Chuck’s real father still alive? And if he is… who is he and who is the perfect actor to play him? I asked the same question to a friend of mine and she replied without blinking, “William Shatner”. Eh? “Cause Bryan Fuller = Star Trek = William Shatner”

I haven’t got a prime candidate so I’m throwing the same question right back at you.

Who would you like to play as Chuck’s Daddy?

Let see if we can keep this family tree interesting.

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