Pushing DaisiesRobbing Hood - The Relationships
Original Air Date: 26 Nov 2008
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The myth of Robin Hood, who stole from the rich to give to the poor, has appealed to our romantic nature for centuries. But can that same principal be applied to real life – or at least life on Pushing Daisies?
You bet it can.
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The myth of Robin Hood, who stole from the rich to give to the poor, has appealed to our romantic nature for centuries. But can that same principal be applied to real life – or at least life on Pushing Daisies?
ReplyDeleteYou bet it can.
In this episode, stealing for the greater good seems to be the status quo. First of all, Chuck wants to steal one minute with her dead dad, something she’s been asking Ned to do since the Season One finale. In fact, Ned must be getting a little sick of being asked again and again. Talk about a broken record (or is it now CD?).
On the other hand, Ned is afraid someone will steal his secret and turn him into a circus freak. He dreams of people taking bite after bite at him until there’s nothing left. As a result, he’s stress baking (and when the oven is full, he’s stress baking in his head).
Chuck keeps telling the Piemaker that he is so sweet for always putting her needs before his own. But he’s not really. If so, he would have given into her many requests to undead Charles Charles. I think she says this to guilt Ned into fulfilling her wish.
Which, by the episode’s end, is exactly what happens. But before we get to that, what did you think about Vivienne’s new romance with mystery man Dwight Dixon? He actually seems smitten, but Vivienne looked more in love with the idea of romance than the man himself. Lily played the role of overprotective sister, complete with a huge rifle. It isn’t so much that she steals Dwight from her mermaid partner (as she did with Vivienne’s fiancé, Charles Charles) as much as she’s prevents Dwight from stealing her sister away.
What did you think of all those guns on Dwight’s hotel bed? He certainly has more of a much bigger arsenal than Aunt Lily. But his stealing came in the form of actual robbery. He stole Chuck’s father’s watch, one that matched his own and fit in a box that once contained all three watches (the other one, we presume, belongs to Ned’s father). How great is it that Lily one upped him and stole Charles’ watch right back!
I love that the girl called Chuck and the Piemaker are finally saying that they love another. It’s about time. They’re also admitting how much they need each other. This may be one of the fulfilling, realistic relationships on TV right now – except for the no touching thing! You might say they’ve stolen each other’s hearts (OK, that was too much).
This episode feels like a two-parter, with many of the relationships ready to take a leap in a new direction. And they will. The part of Chuck’s father has been cast, so we know we’re heading full sail into more paternal karmic waters. The episode ended with Ned and Chuck digging up Charles’ grave — to steal a body and a moment. What do you think will happen then? Will Chuck’s father be able to clear up the mystery of Dwight? Will one moment with her dead daddy be enough for Chuck?
If we’re to believe the news reports, Pushing Daisies only has six more episodes (although ABC hasn’t officially said so—just that 13 episodes is all the show will get this season). Let’s show ABC we still love the show so much that we will get all six of those aired. Don’t let the relationships end just yet!