Give Me Something Good to Eat
In this second episode, we follow Charles Lee Ray as he Trick or Treats and terrorizes the town of Elmira. He leaves candy on doorsteps, stabs people with sharp objects, and even leaves a dummy in a park. It’s all pretty gory for a child just starting out on Halloween.
Devon is convinced that this year’s Halloween is going to be the best ever. He’s been looking forward to it for months and he’s not disappointed. Unfortunately, things don’t go as planned.
Jake returns to school on Monday after a week of reflection and introspection. His father’s electrocution has left him feeling raw and vulnerable, but he’s determined to make things right. Oliver catches up with him on Monday, apologizing from before and inviting the guy along to a party on Halloween. It seems his talent show outburst has piqued the interest of some students, and Jake is encouraged to show with Chucky too.
Lexy is not happy to see Jake back in school. Junior uncharacteristically sticks up for his cousin though, telling her that he’s been through a hard time.
Back home, Chucky continues to get up to no good, knocking over a glass vase on the floor while the maid is cleaning. Chucky, lusting for blood, appears to kick the maid in the back right as she’s about to empty the dishwasher, knocking her straight into upturned knives. It’s actually a really beautifully shot scene, especially when the camera shows Chucky’s reflection in the knife.
Detectives Sean and Kim start to have concerns when the police show up. Although the maid’s death has been classified as a “freak accident”, the fact that Jake was present at both murders throws up some big questions. It’s obvious that the police are investigating them. ..
Jake speaks to Chucky, who admits that he’s doing his best to help and apparently wasn’t responsible for killing the maid. Only, we know from the reflection that he did.
Meanwhile, Caroline sketches Chucky and does a brilliant job with it. Her parents encourage their daughters to try and meet Chucky and Jake, although Lexy is not too thrilled with this idea. She even shrugs upon seeing the sketch and calls it hideous. However, her parents demand Lexy spend some time with her sister as she’s forced to tag along to this Halloween party.
That evening, Junior gets an Uber over to the party. Jake however, walks downstairs with a black eye. Chucky is gone, out trick or treating, and subsequently finding where Oliver’s party is located. Jake, realizing this is where Chucky is likely to be, races off to the party as well. ..
Chucky is at the party, entertaining Caroline in the basement where they happen to play violent videogames together. Chucky says, “Killing’s good, clean fun for the whole family.” Chucky goes on to suggest killing a whole host of people - including Lexy and her mother. ..
Chucky goes looking for Junior and Lexy after their game. Upstairs in the bedroom, Lexy wants to get busy but Junior is a little hesitant. Despite slicing the bed with numerous slashes, both kids manage to avoid a gruesome death. ..
Lexy gets dressed up in an outfit that depicts Jake’s father. It’s obviously cruel and although all the kids laugh at her feigned fit in the hallway, one person who isn’t laughing is Jake. ..
Jake manages to grab Chucky before he can kill again and heads back home. “Kill the bitch before she kills you,” Chucky eventually says to Jake later that evening. Chucky uses Jake’s anger against him, encouraging the kids to hold a knife and get his revenge. ..
The Episode Review
This week’s “Chucky” episode was a solid one that paid homage to the past with Chucky’s odes to his son and the rest of his twisted family. It would seem like we’re going to see Tiffany in upcoming episodes, especially if these references about him not killing the maid are anything to go by. And who was it on the phone to Jake during episode 1? ..
My money is on Andy Barclay, the original poor kid who had to deal with Chucky in the first 3 Child’s Play movies. This would be a great way to bring the past and present together.
In the end, it seems like Chucky is grooming Jake to become a killer just like him. The knife and prepared killings only reinforce this.
The show continues to suffer from a lack of dark humour, as seen in the recent episode featuring Chucky playing video games with Caroline. This scene was easily the funniest part of the episode, and showed just how much Child’s Play has lost its edge. ..
According to show projections, Lexy is going to meet a pretty gnarly end if the show’s predictions are anything to go by. This looks set to be bad news for all involved, as the ending leaves things wide open for where this one may go next.
