It’s not the nastiest crime scene in Chucky so far - that’s handily the hired help who’s found face-down on steamy-cleaned sharpened knives - but heightens the blood factor as we anticipate the series’ meaner streak. Cue a callback when Chucky struts around Hackensack on Halloween night masked as a Hello Kitty trick ‘r treater, because Chucky wounds the nice nosy neighbor who spills where Jake’s friends and enemies are partying with the same bladed fruit weapon. We also receive another 1965 flashback to wee pipsqueak Charles Lee Ray, seen chomping into a razor-spiked apple with glee. We get all the fun of Chucky mashing controller buttons while corrupting an angelic youth, with the bonus of curiosity over where their arc could venture beyond general manipulation of adolescent wonder. Caroline would be the surefire “Andy” or “Tyler” mark should Charles Lee Ray be replicating his hopeful possession plans from previous Child’s Play movies, but that doesn’t appear necessary anymore since Cult Of Chucky implies soul-swapping is no longer required. Lexy teases Caroline for drawing a flawless portrait of Chucky Caroline whimpers at the thought of Chucky disapproving of their friendship. The third? There’s where my interest pulls.Īfter two episodes, Caroline displays a magical connection to Chucky - whether that’s childhood innocence or something more fantastical is still under wraps. The second has Devon showing concern over Jake’s implication in now two accidental murders. In the first of these scenes, Chucky assures Jake he’s his friend till the end and how it’s the “Super Bowl of slaughter” outside, lest he chooses the wrong team. Conversations in suburban bedrooms between Jake and Chucky, Detective Evans and her podcaster son Devon (Bjorgvin Arnarson), or between Chucky and Lexy’s little sister Caroline Cross (Carina Battrick) as they slay video game zombies are the chapter’s biggest draws. After the tease of Alex Vincent’s voice via phone in “Death by Misadventure,” there’s no cavalry arrival or further nostalgia teases (outside of Glen). “Give Me Something Good to Eat” is an unexpected second episode because it’s quieter and more contained than one might expect from Halloween festiveness. Perhaps Jake is Chucky’s reboot of sorts for reasons I’d need a thousand words just to recap (go marathon all the Child’s Play movies if you haven’t). Here? Chucky seems more nostalgic about his hometown of Hackensack and the prospect of raising another serial killer who might continue his slasher aspirations.Ĭhucky proclaims he loves Glen - a tender callback to Seed Of Chucky canon that demands a later cameo - but let’s not forget Chucky’s frustrations when Glen declined his family’s violent business. In other Chucky movies, this mentorship would be a ruse for hopeful soul transference like Andy in Child’s Play or Child’s Play 2, or Tyler in Child’s Play 3. Afterward, Chucky becomes Jake’s (Zackary Arthur) mentor figure as he champions his gender-fluid child, Glen (a tender callback to Seed Of Chucky canon that demands a later cameo). The opening minutes showcase a gruesome murder through Chucky’s point of view, which is the bloodshed we’re accustomed to witnessing from Don Mancini’s creation. In “Give Me Something Good to Eat,” Chucky establishes itself as a series that’s both upholding and reinventing its franchise tendencies.
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