There are many delightfully gruesome scenes that fans of the “Child’s Play” horror movies will devour in “Chucky,” the new show based on the popular franchise.
The bloody death by dishwasher is a doozy. But newcomers to Chucky, the foul-mouthed killer doll who first terrorized viewers in 1988, might be more surprised by what happens in Episode 2.
In it, Jake (Zackary Arthur), a 14-year-old boy who unknowingly purchases Chucky at a yard sale, is miffed that the little maniac has read his diary entries about his crush on a classmate, Devon (Björgvin Arnarson).
That’s when Chucky tells Jake about his own queer and gender-fluid child. “You’re cool with it?” Jake asks. “I’m not a monster, Jake,” Chucky replies.