Let's deal with the narration problem first. Being a fan of the movie Amélie, I enjoyed the narration when watching the Daisies' pilot. I thought it was charming and added a nice touch to an already colorful setting. However, while watching "The Fun in Funeral," all I wanted to do was jump in the TV and put tape over the narrator's mouth so he would stop talking! This is the third episode, can we please not be reminded of how Ned's powers work, why/how he revived Chuck, the fact that he brought his mother back to life, thus killing Chuck's father, and how Emerson found out about Ned's gift and teamed up with him? It's not rocket science, we understood how things worked two weeks ago!

I get that the writers probably wrote that in so that new viewers would not be lost but couldn't they have used a "previously on Pushing Daisies" clip instead of inserting that recap within the episode? And if viewers start watching the show after the second episode, wouldn't have said viewers read about the show online or heard about it from their friends and co-workers around the water cooler? I still love the narration part of the show, but the writers need to stop bringing people up to speed every episode and need to find enough to write about to fill an entire episode (see last week's "Hopelessly Devoted" scene for another example of writers not having enough to write about).

Now that my narration rant is over (at least for this week), let's focus on the rest of the episode. I was delighted to see Ned face the consequences of his actions when reviving Chuck. Not that I want bad things to happen to Ned but, no matter how you look at it, the guy did kill at least two people (Larry and Chuck's father) and tons of flies and birds! I wasn't expecting it to happen so soon in the season, though.

At first, I really thought that Emerson didn't want Chuck on the case because he doesn't like her much and didn't want to split the reward in three anymore. Emerson wanted to protect Ned from the shockwave that would be caused when Chuck would discover that someone died in order for her to survive. Ned, being too in love, let Chuck tag along. Of course, it turned out to be a bad decision since Chuck wasn't happy to hear how she was revived. If I had been in Chuck's shoes, I think my reaction to this news would have been the same. Yes, I would be happy to be alive but also sad that someone else had to die. Chuck, being the lovely woman she is, wanted Ned to say he was sorry to Larry and she wanted to thank him. As we all saw, things didn't go exactly as planned, which led to a funny scene where Emerson runs for his life and Chuck and Ned try to open the casket. I wonder if Ned ran tests (like those to find out how long he had before he had to touch the "live again" a second time) to find out how far you need to be to not be victim of the random death.

The case of the week was fun because it brought Ned's powers in a whole new light, at least in Chuck's eyes. I'm pretty sure that Ned will not come forward about the death of Chuck's father but that, instead, Chuck will start asking questions. She is a bright woman and, as she gathers more information about Ned's gift (such as when he first discovered it, etc.), she'll surely suspect that he may have caused her father's death. What I also liked about this week's episode was that not only did we get a case of the week that involved someone we met in the past, but it also featured a bigger mystery (who killed Lewis and why is he trying to frame Ned). The Prince Charming setting was cute but a tad over done (especially when Ned was wrapped in the red drape).

Ned and Chuck are finding new and inventive ways to touch. We could classify them as brave since, every time they try a new trick, they are not sure what they try will work or kill Chuck. Last week, we saw the plastic window with the glove in the car and the use of "going through" or "incoming" so they don't bump into one another. This week, they used plastic wrap to kiss. So we know the power doesn't go through plastic. How about fabric? Probably not because it has tiny holes... What else could they use to touch? Post your ideas below, if you have any!

Olive got a better storyline this week. You can bet that she won't make things easy for Chuck now that Olive thinks she (Chuck) faked her death! Will she be the one revealing to the aunts that Chuck is alive? In any case, the aunts must learn that their niece is not dead because, otherwise, they are of no use to the series in the long run. Chuck can't send them pies until the end of time! Fun fact, Pee Wee Herman's Paul Reubens was set to play the pharmaceutical salesman but ended up getting a different role (we will see him in later episodes).

Overall, the episode was not as good as the pilot. However, this is the type of episode that will have me coming back week to week.

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