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Season 2 – Pushing Daisies

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Ned possesses a rare gift -- the ability to restore life to the dead -- with a touch. He puts his power to good use, helping an investigator solve murders by reviving the victim and asking the deceased to name the killer. Complications arise when Ned brings his childhood sweetheart, Chuck, back from the dead with the intention of keeping her alive. There's just one snag: If Ned ever touches Chuck again, she goes back to being dead, for keeps.
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Pushing Daisies — Season 2

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Critics Consensus

Pushing Daisies' tawdry quirks continue to bloom in a deliciously inventive second season that rises to the high bar set by its predecessor.

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Genevieve Koski AV Club Jun 13, 2018
B
I am disappointed that such a creative series couldn't go out in a less banal way-but I get it. I accept it. Acceptance: the final stage of grief. Goodbye Daisies. Go to Full Review Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Jun 13, 2018
I admire this show - it's so original, and sequences such as the "Sound of Music" goof are right on. But I admire it more than I enjoy it. I find it hard to care about the emotional storylines, any more than I might care about, oh, Daffy Duck. Go to Full Review Ken Tucker Entertainment Weekly Jun 13, 2018
B
I am freshly impressed with Pushing Daisies' persistent, admirable inventiveness. Go to Full Review Sarah Carlson Pajiba Jun 14, 2018
I find it difficult to write about "Daisies" because it's just hard to quantify. Saying it is cute and funny and sweet isn't enough and probably makes it sound less-than-appealing to many readers. It's just good. Go to Full Review Diana Nguyen Refinery29 Jun 13, 2018
The minute I watched Kristin deliver one of many long, convoluted monologues, I was hooked. Not gonna lie: The morbid subject matter, visual eye candy, and the handsome Lee Pace only helped to feed the addiction. Go to Full Review Dan Casey Nerdist Jun 13, 2018
With great power comes great responsibility, and with a great premise came a great TV show full of a wonderful ensemble cast, oddball humor, and delicious-looking pies. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Aaron L. @RT22785826 Nov 12, 2025 I hope they bring this show back from the dead! Perfection. See more May 19, 2020 Following such a fantastic first season as this show had could have been a challenge but season two was just as good as season one and I loved every second. See more Mar 8, 2019 Love this show. It's cute and fun with an interesting premise. It sucks that it only got two seasons T^T See more Feb 18, 2019 I wish there were more of this show. See more Nov 11, 2018 More of the same mystery murders being solved by our group of unconventional people. See more Oct 29, 2016 Actually a 9.5/10. The tone felt a bit different from the first. The first season was more innocent, this season slightly darker. This season just overall felt a little different. I normally am a fan of something serial to move the plot along, but in this show's case, I thought it weighed it down. But this season also had a few episodes that I rated higher than the 7's the whole first season got, (the show as a whole is perfect, but you can't rate every episode 10/10) with the tenth episode "The Norwegians" scoring a 10! SPOILERS: Continuing with the negatives (makes me sad) that are mostly at the end of the season. The Norwegians ended with Ned's dad being shown (not gonna spoil everything) but not revealing his face FYI. The story was moving along well, and was very interesting. Then the next three episodes didn't address any of it. That bugged me. Then the final moments, about 10 minutes or less, of the last episode felt extremely rushed, like they were recorded during the break from christmas to summer. But, I can not say that I completely hated the ending, because it answers the question raised in the pilot...it just didn't really answer most of the other questions raised during the series. What makes it worse is that Bryan didn't tell us what would have happened because of his hopes for continuing it in some format, which haven't been successful. See more Read all reviews
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Lawrence Trilling

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Peter Lauer

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Adam Kane

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Julie Anne Robinson

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Tricia Brock

Director

Dean White

Director

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 1, 2008 Bzzzzzzzzz! Chuck goes undercover at a honey-based cosmetics company after its new spokesmodel (Autumn Reeser) is stung to death; Lily takes Olive to a nunnery so she can't reveal Lily's dark secret. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 8, 2008 Circus Circus Ned, Chuck and Emerson look for a missing teen who has run off to a circus where people keep turning up dead; Lily visits Olive at the nunnery. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 15, 2008 Bad Habits Chuck, Emerson and Ned go undercover to help Olive prove that her best friend at the nunnery didn't kill herself but was murdered. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 22, 2008 Frescorts A popular escort at a rent-a-friend agency winds up dead, and the team suspects the victim's antisocial roommate (David Arquette); Emerson's famous mother (Debra Mooney) pays a surprise visit. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 29, 2008 Dim Sum Lose Some A mysterious man shows up at the diner and claims to be an old friend of Ned's father; Emerson looks into a murder at a dim sum restaurant and reunites with Simone. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 19, 2008 Oh Oh Oh ... It's Magic Ned agrees to help a famed magician whose animal assistants are being killed off; Dwight Dixon tries to cozy up to Lily and Vivian, but Lily is suspicious of his motives. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 26, 2008 Robbing Hood Chuck, Ned and Emerson investigate the case of a dead millionaire who might have been murdered by a latter-day Robin Hood; Lily is infuriated when Dwight Dixon starts romancing Vivian. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 3, 2008 Comfort Food Chuck must deal with the consequences of her actions; Olive and Ned compete at a comfort food cook-off that turns deadly. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 10, 2008 Legend of Merle McQuoddy Chuck and Ned deal with the shocking return of someone from their past; Emerson and Olive investigate the death of a lighthouse keeper. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 17, 2008 The Norwegians After Emerson turns down Vivian's request to look into Dwight Dixon's sudden disappearance, she turns to another P.I. team led by Magnus Olsdatter (Orlando Jones), Emerson's bitter rival. Details Episode 11 Aired May 30, 2009 Window Dressed to Kill When Ned refuses to use his gift to solve crimes, Emerson asks Chuck to help him solve the murder of a window dresser; two people from Olive's past ask her for help. Details Episode 12 Aired Jun 6, 2009 Water & Power A murder case leads Emerson to the mother of his child; Randy Mann (guest star David Arquette) romances Olive. Details Episode 13 Aired Jun 13, 2009 Kerplunk A murder at a traveling water circus gives the Darling Mermaid Darlings, also known as Vivian and Lily, a chance to come out of retirement. Details

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Pushing Daisies — Season 2

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Season Info

Director
Lawrence Trilling, Peter Lauer, Adam Kane, Julie Anne Robinson, Tricia Brock, Dean White
Executive Producer
Bryan Fuller, Barry Sonnenfeld, Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen, Brooke Kennedy
Screenwriter
Gretchen J. Berg, Lisa Joy, Peter Ocko, Jim Danger Gray, Bryan Fuller, Davey Holmes, Scott Nimerfro, Kath Lingenfelter, Aaron Harberts
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-PG (L|V)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 1, 2008
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