Sep '23
I missed this during it's initial tv run, but no worries. I figured it would hit peacock as soon as the season ended, like it did with the first season.
11 months later, they finally decide to put it on peacock. Meanwhile, a movie will end its theatrical run and appear on streaming in about a month or two. Like seriously, why the fuck did they wait so long with this? Now, I'm having to get it all watched before the season 3 premiere, which is next month. I'm going to overdose on Chucky, but it's my duty as a tv-watching guy. You get it.
So I'm about halfway through the season and it's pretty good. It's reminiscent of Child's Play 3 in which the protagonist(s) wind up in a reform school. Not a military school this time, but a Catholic school. Imagine what kind of terrors he could wreak upon priests and nuns... Yeah, that Chucky is a jerk of all trades. Able to be a killer doll in all sorts of tropes and horror settings.
I love seeing Devon Sawa back. He's supposed to come back in season 3, likely as yet another new character. I'm assuming his character will die in this season, because why not? Everybody dies, and Chucky ain't afraid to explode kids either. Multiple Chuckies mean he can be reckless.
The Tiffany/Tilly plot is wonderful. I loved the guest stars in the murder mystery party episode. I love how Tiffany wants to be Jennifer Tilly so much, but all she's watching for research is Liar Liar.
They also play Psycho II in some parts of the season, and guess who pops in this show? It's easy if you think about it.
And for anyone wondering about Glen/Glenda... that plot is finally being addressed, too. I'm not sure how a franchise about a killer doll from the 80s can hit all the right notes, but it's working.
11 months later, they finally decide to put it on peacock. Meanwhile, a movie will end its theatrical run and appear on streaming in about a month or two. Like seriously, why the fuck did they wait so long with this? Now, I'm having to get it all watched before the season 3 premiere, which is next month. I'm going to overdose on Chucky, but it's my duty as a tv-watching guy. You get it.
So I'm about halfway through the season and it's pretty good. It's reminiscent of Child's Play 3 in which the protagonist(s) wind up in a reform school. Not a military school this time, but a Catholic school. Imagine what kind of terrors he could wreak upon priests and nuns... Yeah, that Chucky is a jerk of all trades. Able to be a killer doll in all sorts of tropes and horror settings.
I love seeing Devon Sawa back. He's supposed to come back in season 3, likely as yet another new character. I'm assuming his character will die in this season, because why not? Everybody dies, and Chucky ain't afraid to explode kids either. Multiple Chuckies mean he can be reckless.
The Tiffany/Tilly plot is wonderful. I loved the guest stars in the murder mystery party episode. I love how Tiffany wants to be Jennifer Tilly so much, but all she's watching for research is Liar Liar.
They also play Psycho II in some parts of the season, and guess who pops in this show? It's easy if you think about it.
And for anyone wondering about Glen/Glenda... that plot is finally being addressed, too. I'm not sure how a franchise about a killer doll from the 80s can hit all the right notes, but it's working.
Another thing is that Dinah Manoff, who played the mom's friend Maggie, is the daughter of Lee Grant. Lee Grant played Damien's... aunt? I think she was his aunt, or step-aunt, or something like that, in Damien: Omen 2. Sorry, I just posted this in the shout box, but it makes more sense to mention it here.
A third interesting thing, maybe, is that I think when the Chris Sarandon character turns on the radio in his car at one point, and music comes on, I think it might be the same music that played in the nightclub scene in Fright Night. Not quite sure about that, but it sounded pretty similar. Maybe it was just the same band playing.