Pushing Daisies Can Chuck Die Again

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• We do not know how or why Ned has the power, or where it came from. The show made the point of stating in the first episode that it was "a gift, but from no one in particular." Edit

• When a being/entity lives past the one-minute mark, the being/entity that dies in their place is one that of equal value in the cosmic balance. When Digby was revived, a squirrel died in his place. We've seen flowers die to replace the fruits Ned uses in his pies. And the funeral director died in the place of Chuck. Other than the "equal value" rule, the person/entity that dies in place of the one Ned resurrected is a "random proximity thing." Edit

• To revive (or kill) a person (entity), Ned has to make physical contact with that person. Even the thinnest of barriers is enough to keep him from being able to do so. Therefore he can touch Chuck's clothing, he just can't touch any part of Chuck, to include Chuck's hair (we know this because he only touched Digby's fur to revive him). In "The Fun in Funeral" and "The Legend of Merle McQuoddy" Chuck kisses Ned by using just a thin layer of plastic wrap between their lips, and she doesn't die. Edit

• Ned's touch is only flesh on flesh. In that scene, Chuck was only touching Ned's sleeve, so she was okay. Edit

• The only people at risk to Ned's touch are the dead and those he's brought back to life. Ned can touch the living (like Olive and Emerson) all he wants without repercussions; only Chuck, Digby, and Mr Charles are currently at risk of dying again (as well as the fruit in his pies, this is why he never eats them). It's true he doesn't touch many people, but that's because he's neurotic, on account of being hyper-aware of his power and scarred by his childhood, not because he can't. Edit

• Ned's touch only affects the dead. The only effect it has on the living is if the living thing in question is in random proximity of the deceased that was touched; it will have to die if the deceased is not touched again in one minute. Edit

• Digby somehow instinctively knows he can't be touched again by Ned or he will die. We see this both following the moment when Ned revives him (he runs off) and when he returns to Ned at the boarding school (he stops short of making contact). That's how he's survived 20 years without rubbing up against Ned's hand wanting to be petted, as dogs are normally prone to do. Edit

• Creator Bryan Fuller states that Pushing Daisies takes place in "Pushing Daisies time," which adds to the fantastical element of the show. So don't be surprised if you see old vehicles, Victrolas and French phones mixed with Priuses, Hummers, and modern-day elements such as the internet and global warming. Edit

• Anything that prevents Ned's skin from coming in contact with Chuck's skin is enough of a barrier. Because water is so easily displaced, it cannot accomplish this requirement. The smallest bubble could cause contact and (re)kill Chuck. Thick lotion, in theory, could act as a barrier as long as it prevents all contact between the two objects (Ned's skin and Chuck's skin). Edit

• Neither any episode nor interview has revealed the surname of The Piemaker. Edit

• Creator Bryan Fuller tweeted an uncolored version of the first page of the comic book. Then he tweeted, "No release date yet for PUSHING DAISIES comic as publisher WILDSTORM shuttered its presses. I'll tweet updates! Meantimey, enjoy page one!" Edit

• Either Ned's abilities or flesh memory would determine this factor. In theory, if by his powers primarily, they would recognize that they brought Chuck back already, compensate for the fluke and she'd likely die again, this time for real. Given flesh memory instead, reviving Chuck by touching her for a second time would count as two touches and trick the ability into giving her back life instead of taking it away and not take it away as the two touch rule is now circumvented and allowing for Ned to touch her freely without concern of her dying again. Once again, in theory. Edit

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