Pushing Daisies: Episode 1.8, "Bitter Sweets" Recap

oscardahl · 11-28-2007, 12:33 PM

To hell with you, formula! Pushing Daisies, we know, is not a typical television show. Words like “original,” “quirky” and “whimsical” have been used to describe what Daisies brings to the table, and all would be correct. Up until tonight's episode, though, the show had retained a formulaic structure similar to those of crime procedurals. While dressed up in an exceptionally original package, Pushing Daisies was at its heart no different than CSI. Tonight's episode kicked that notion in the groin. The writers threw that formula out the window, rounded up a bunch of guest stars, pondered the usefulness of truth and the truth of metaphors, and gave us another taste of why Pushing Daisies is the best new show of the year.

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Guest · 11-29-2007, 06:06 AM

I loved tonights episode. Thinking that we only have 1 episode left makes me want to cry.

TheEditor · 11-29-2007, 10:14 AM

Mike White is awesome, and he has the perfect comic sensibility for this show. And thanks a lot for making the Banya connection. I knew I recognized him, but I didn't know from where.

Guest · 11-30-2007, 01:30 PM

Pushing Daisies is having the Sienfeld effect in that it has those moments that are funny during the show but you laugh more and more at them each day. I have loved every episode but each has had those moments that stick in your mind.

The "Dandelion Car" was the weekest one but the image that stuck was the model on the platform eating the pie and crying while moving in place crouched.

It's the "Land of Make Believe" for adults and I love it.

Guest · 12-01-2007, 11:18 AM

HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA! THIS EPISODE WAS HILARIOUS!!! THE ENDING WAS A SHOCKER TOO. WHY DID HE TELL HER??????

Guest · 12-02-2007, 10:43 PM

Some interesting info on the poster in Ned's bedroom:
http://candyaddict.com/blog/2007/12/01/black-dog-licorice-art-on-abcs-pushing-daisies/

iluv1greysanatomy · 01-01-2008, 09:29 PM

I actually went on a tour of warner brothers and I got to go on the set of pushing daisies!!!!!!!!! I also saw the pie hole, bitter sweets, their apartment, and the morgue where he finds the bodies. It was very very cool!!!!!!!!!!

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11-28-2007, 12:33 PM	#1
oscardahl Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: , , . Posts: 1,449,703	To hell with you, formula! Pushing Daisies, we know, is not a typical television show. Words like “original,” “quirky” and “whimsical” have been used to describe what Daisies brings to the table, and all would be correct. Up until tonight's episode, though, the show had retained a formulaic structure similar to those of crime procedurals. While dressed up in an exceptionally original package, Pushing Daisies was at its heart no different than CSI. Tonight's episode kicked that notion in the groin. The writers threw that formula out the window, rounded up a bunch of guest stars, pondered the usefulness of truth and the truth of metaphors, and gave us another taste of why Pushing Daisies is the best new show of the year. To read the rest, click here.

11-29-2007, 06:06 AM	#2
Guest Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 0	I loved tonights episode. Thinking that we only have 1 episode left makes me want to cry.

11-29-2007, 10:14 AM	#3
TheEditor Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,051,191	Mike White is awesome, and he has the perfect comic sensibility for this show. And thanks a lot for making the Banya connection. I knew I recognized him, but I didn't know from where.

11-30-2007, 01:30 PM	#4
Guest Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 0	Pushing Daisies is having the Sienfeld effect in that it has those moments that are funny during the show but you laugh more and more at them each day. I have loved every episode but each has had those moments that stick in your mind. The "Dandelion Car" was the weekest one but the image that stuck was the model on the platform eating the pie and crying while moving in place crouched. It's the "Land of Make Believe" for adults and I love it.

12-01-2007, 11:18 AM	#5
Guest Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 0	HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA! THIS EPISODE WAS HILARIOUS!!! THE ENDING WAS A SHOCKER TOO. WHY DID HE TELL HER??????

12-02-2007, 10:43 PM	#6
Guest Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 0	Some interesting info on the poster in Ned's bedroom: http://candyaddict.com/blog/2007/12/01/black-dog-licorice-art-on-abcs-pushing-daisies/

01-01-2008, 09:29 PM	#7
iluv1greysanatomy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 193	I actually went on a tour of warner brothers and I got to go on the set of pushing daisies!!!!!!!!! I also saw the pie hole, bitter sweets, their apartment, and the morgue where he finds the bodies. It was very very cool!!!!!!!!!!