Pushing Daisies

Ooh, where do we begin? A lot of things went on in this episode. Did one hour just fly by? It was definitely packed.  Every character had their time on the screen.

For someone watching this show for the first time, I bet you would be plenty confused. Fortunately, there was a good two to three minute recap of what went on in the first season at the beginning of Bzzzzzzzzz!. And if that wasn’t enough, you can always watch the five minute Season 1 Starter Kit ABC has prepared.

For long time fans though —- wasn’t this episode just what we needed? The last nine-ten months was worth the wait, wasn’t it? It had plenty of everything we love!

An intimate Chuck and Ned…

(Alright, not exactly…Chuck had a swarm of dead bees she would like Ned to bring to life again)

Emerson and his pop-up books…

(Is he dedicating this to his long lost little daughter?)

Olive freaking out with all the secrets she is keeping…

… and subsequently learning more of Lily’s secrets while she finds resolve in a convent. (Aunt Lily just told her Chuck’s biological father was Aunt Vivian’s fiance!)

Speaking of Aunt Vivian, she unexpectedly shows up at the Pie Hole again (the first time was with Aunt Lily which was what triggered Olive’s freak out moment). Aunt V was looking for someone to talk to, with Lily gone and she doesn’t know where she is (convent, with all the secrets!).

“Everyone seems to be leaving me. Home isn’t my haven now.
Everything there just reminds me of everything not there.”

We just want to give Aunt Vivian a hug, don’t we?

Speaking of home, Chuck decides to occupy Olive’s apartment (next door to Ned) now that Olive is off to the nunnery. Ned isn’t open to the idea at first because he thinks he has to be near Chuck all the time. He thinks that’s the best way to keep her safe. But he began to understand that this is not a “separation” but an “expansion”.  He adorns Chuck’s new house with all of her old stuff.

This week’s case involved a bee murder, which I must say, felt like a storyline used in order for the main characters to interact and transition from where we last saw them. Ned, Chuck and Emerson proceeded with their investigations but the real drama unfolded away from the crime scene and into their personal lives.

For an episode so packed, I was still waiting for more. Next week is such a long wait, isn’t it?  Especially when we know, Ned’s been having a special visitor at The Pie Hole… his father (who looks awfully short, compared to Ned).