Review ‘Chucky’ | Season two premiere brings even more limitless Chucky

After stepping back into the pop culture spotlight, Don Mancini’s killer puppet has returned full of morals and even more unscrupulous than the last time we saw him. Well, at least that’s what the first episode of the second season implies. Set on Halloween, a year after the mischievous redhead arrived in Hackensack, the introductory chapter picks up where the plot left off, providing an unexpected solution to that plan for world domination seen in the season finale. 2021. summer, this opening scene is already setting the right tone for what this new season should be: grotesque and filled with the humor of a bar uncle, which pairs oddly well with the little killer.

Of course, the consequences of this beginning should not be lasting. After all, it follows a fundamental rule of horror movies. The hint that it’s not final comes closer to the end, when Jake questions that same rule in front of the puppet. Either way, the series shows the fate of the three main human characters after last year’s massacre. Full of trauma and nearly all orphans, each follows a path laid out by the Guardianship Council.

Jake (Zackary Arthur) has been adopted into a new family in Salem, where he has a little brother who treats him like a hero – literally. Her boyfriend, Devon (Bjorgvin Arnarson) has been adopted by a wealthy woman who uses him to flaunt his “modernity” to her friends and leaves him uncovered when he travels the world. And Lexy (Alyvia Alyn Lind) has followed with her mother and sister in the city, while the family tries to rebuild itself, and the mother tries a new candidacy to try to regain her position as mayor.

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One of the interesting points of this first episode is that it moves, especially between Jake and Lexy, through the effects Chucky has had on their lives and the way each treats them. As Jake pours out his love for his new baby brother, fueling the hatred and loss of the past year with his younger brother’s admiration, Lexy gives in to drugs and mundane thrills to endure the pain and meltdowns. anguish. Devon who was a little overlooked in the role, showing that he continues with the pose of a mature teenager, even though he has a lot of trauma with him.

Apparently, everyone was following their path, until the killer doll returns and strikes terror into their lives. And there comes a point very well executed by the direction, which is to adopt a more “TV Horror” aesthetic, with long scenes of empty corridors and perspectives of short characters, playing with the public of the moment when there is or there is no Chucky in the show. It’s a very simple steering option, but it has a lot of effect when it comes to building tension. And, of course, they carry a few simple jumps, but enough to give that little unassuming comfort.

And the way Chucky references Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) already makes it feel like this season is diving deep into their rivalry. The very presence of Chucky’s bride in the “normal doll” version already flirts with a possible competition between the ex-fiancées. Too bad for those who are in the way.

Finally, the episode already eliminates a newly introduced character, but it does it so well that we feel bad for the unfortunate murdered man’s departure. It’s a way of making it clear that they won’t spare anyone in this new season. Especially now, the protagonists will be trapped in a Catholic boarding school.

New episodes of Chucky premiere every Wednesday on Star+.

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