While USA and Syfy's new TV show Chucky is technically a revival of the original Child's Play franchise, it's not as though Chucky, the murdering doll possessed by serial killer Charles Lee Ray, has been gone that long. Even tossing aside the 2019 movie reboot, the last installation of the original series was 2017's Cult of Chucky. Now, everyone’s favorite murder-doll is back for a continuation of the franchise that picks up where that movie left off.
That's both a blessing and a curse for the new series. There are things about Chucky that will immediately put you right back into the mindset of the Child's Play films, from Brad Dourif's return to provide the possessed doll's perfectly maniacal voice, to the sarcasm and violence the character exudes in practically everything he does. It's in those moments that Chucky is at its best in the four episodes provided for review. There are some truly excellent kills, plenty of swearing and cackling for Chucky, and a sense of foreboding as you wonder who is going to end up on the wrong side of a knife next.
As for the curse, Chucky does something this franchise--and practically every slasher series--doesn't need. It gives Chucky an origin story. Introduced are flashbacks to a young Charles Lee Ray's first killings. While they fit within the story of the show, as the psychotic doll looks to impart his murderous wisdom on a teenager, these looks back at what "created the monster" rarely bring anything worthwhile to the story. That's the case here, as what makes the Child's Play franchise--and by extension, Chucky--so special isn't what led Ray to become a killer in the first place, but rather that his soul continues to possess a line of creepy looking dolls.
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