Season 1, Episode 9 - Corpsicle

This fantastic show just keeps getting better.

I know I may keep sounding like a broken record, but it’s difficult to find new things to say about Daisies. It’s revolutionary entertainment.

A few weeks ago, I talked about how I was getting a bit weary of Ned and Chuck’s constant goo-gooiness. Tonight, said goo-gooiness is on the rocks, as Ned has confessed that Chuck’s father’s death was his fault. So now I have to apologize…Chuck and Ned are so destined to be together, it just feels awkward when they’re fighting.

And, as is usually the case, the secondary characters steal the show. Paul Reubens takes the role of Oscar Vibenius and runs with it. It’s absolutely shocking that the guy who played Pee Wee Herman could do subtle, but he does, and he plays it to perfection. And, as always, Chi McBride brings the best belly-laughs and one-liners of the night.

However, also as always, the murder-mystery is pretty weak, comparatively. It’s still pretty imaginative, but it doesn’t live up to the past creative murders that we’ve seen. I was hoping to have something that would tie the story together a bit more, especially considering that this is the finale.

Since the most important thing to discuss is a pretty major spoiler (sort of…), we’ll put that discussion after the jump for those of you who haven’t gotten to check it out yet.

I really hate that this season had to end so soon. I feel like it was really starting to hit its stride, and to see it cut short just hurts. Of all the shows that have fallen victim to the strike, I think I’ll miss this one the most. In the midst of a lot of shows that seem to be photocopies of each other, Pushing Daisies‘ surreality brings such an amazing breath of fresh air. While all the episodes may not have necessarily been the greatest thing ever, the whole of the season is greater than the sum of its parts, and completely deserves the highest marks available. I can’t wait for next year, when the strike is behind us, and we return to the Pie Hole.

Episode Grade: A-
Season Grade: A+

So “Aunt” Lily is actually “Mother” Lily. Honestly, I’m not sure why this is really that big of a deal. She may have been keeping this from Chuck, and it sort of explains the distance that she kept between herself and her daughter, but it really didn’t have the gravitas I was expecting. Now if it had been something like, “Chuck’s father is alive”…that would have been pretty shocking. But as it is…not much of a cliffhanger in my opinion. But that’s not really what it’s all about, now is it?