Pushing Daisies and why I put off watching the last episodes for five years

Pushing Daisies is (or was) one of my greatest love affairs when it comes to tv shows.

I watched it back when it was on air, though I think maybe a little later than its start in 2007.

It was love at first sight! It has so many delightful elements: a little bit of supernatural, the mystery of the cases Emerson and Ned (and later Chuck) worked on together, the absolute sweetness of the characters (especially Ned and Chuck),  Emerson's no non-sense attitude, and the overall cuteness of the whole show! I mean, that bright colored world they lived in was just wonderful, a perfect blend of everything, in my opinion.

I mean, look at the cuteness that is Ned and Chuck!

I followed the show then, though there wasn't really a lot to follow (due to the small number of episodes, that is). The first season coincided with that huge writer's strike that made things difficult for a lot of shows. The ratings were low, so it was cut short and only had nine episodes (a damn shame!). The second season didn't get better in terms of audience numbers, so it got cancelled and had only thirteen episodes.

And well, at that point I was not ready to accept that, so like with other shows, I slowly stopped watching. In this case, it couldn't be very slowly, seeing as I watched probably about half of the second season still before deciding I wasn't going to accept its fate.

Since that fateful decision ABC made in 2009, I've had the episodes ready for me to watch, and a few times I would start watching the first season, maybe even get to the second one, but then I'd quit while I was ahead.

And anyone can see my reasoning, right?

The thing is this was probably my favorite show, and if not, it was on my top 3 for sure! And the natural thing to do when you have a favorite show is to watch the episodes as soon as they're available, because you can't wait to know what happens to your beloved characters. Well, of course one would think like that! That's even how I think! I want to consume it all!

The thing is this show was special, for some reason (or maybe a lot of reasons), and watching every episode would leave me feeling both full of wonder, but also despair, because I knew the finale was closer and that after I watched that last episode, there would be no more!

As irrational as my thinking was during these last five years, I know this was why.

Today, I finally watched the remaining episodes of the second season I had yet to watch, and yes, even after all this time, I felt an immense sadness knowing that last scene really was the last (most likely forever). I cried (like with so many shows). I even had to watch the last episodes in two parts, the first half in the morning, and the second in the afternoon. I had to psych myself up to watch the second half, because I knew after that, it would be over. Of course I can always re-watch the episodes, over and over again, but nothing new is ever going to be in them, you know?

On a happier note, the creator of the show, Bryan Fuller (also creator of Hannibal, another favorite) had mentioned on several interviews that he would totally make a movie for Pushing Daisies. But I think that if that ever happens, it won't be at least for another few years, maybe more(?)