MY GOD. HOW OLD ARE YOU? MY GRANDFATHER LISTENS TO THAT ALBUM!

It was 1979. We thought mullets were New Wave. Excuses should be made.

SO WHAT GOES ON IN THIS WEEK?

We have an episode that takes place mainly in the nunnery where Olive has gone to be full of secrets. This being the hard hitting, gritty crime drama that is Pushing Daisies, there is of course a brutal murder. And because this is Pushing Daisies, there has to be a food connection. This time, it's truffles.

WHAT EXACTLY WAS THE MURDER? NOT THAT I'M MORBID OR ANYTHING.

A nun--Sister Larue--falls to her death from a bell tower. Right in front of Olive, who was currently praying to God for a sign about whether she should leave the nunnery or not. Guess she got an answer.

SO HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES NED RESURRECT THIS WEEK?

One--Sister Larue. She asks where her white light is. Before the minute is up, she runs from Ned, who has to chase after her. After returning her to the grip of Hades, Ned sighs. "We are so going to hell."

DO WE LEARN ANYTHING ABOUT NED'S SPIRITUAL BELIEFS? THIS DOES TAKE PLACE IN A NUNNERY, AFTER ALL.

Only that Ned is very, very uncomfortable about bringing someone back to life in a Christian institution. Emerson, on the other hand, could care less.

IS THE MURDER SOLVED?

Yes, and for the first time in the show's history, the killer goes home to live with Olive.

WHAT PROOF DO WE HAVE THAT PUSHING DAISIES TAKES PLACE IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE?

This one was tricky this week. We do learn that that there are certain similarities between the PD Universe and our own. In infiltrating the nunnery to investigate the death of Sister Larue,  Emerson comes up with three aliases for himself, Chuck and Ned in their roles as alleged Vatican Police: Father Dowling, Sister Christian and Father Mulcahy.  Dowling is a nod towards The Father Dowling Mysteries TV series (1987-1991), Mulcahy is lifted from M.A.S.H.

(1972-1983)  and Sister Christian was a big hit for the band Night Ranger back in 1983.  So it seems we share some of the same pop culture here as they do in the PDU. Yet the fact that no one retches mentioning Sister Christian could indicate it was far better received there than it was here. In fact, it's entirely possible Night Ranger may still be ruling the airwaves in the Pushing Daisies Universe. Which may be its first strike against it.

WAIT, BACK UP. YOU SAID THE KILLER CAME HOME WITH OLIVE. WHAT GIVES?

Relax. It's Pigby. And it really wasn't murder. Okay, it was, kinda, but it's Pigby. He gets a pass because he's cute.

SO THE SECRET THAT HAS DOMINATED THE ENTIRE SECOND SEASON--IS IT STILL SECRET?

Not anymore. Confessions were rampant this episode, which is fitting in an episode in a nunnery. Chuck now knows that Lily is her mother, and couldn't be happier. Her attempts at making a family tree was always stumped when it came to the 'Mother' part. No longer!

HEY, THAT BELL TOWER SISTER LARUE FELL OUT OF LOOKS KINDA FAMILIAR...

The tower was built as an exact reproduction of the belltower from Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. Proxy hi-five for noticing!

SO, ALL IN ALL, HOW WAS BAD HABITS?

It would be difficult to follow the superb Circus, Circus, and unfortunately, Bad Habits discovers that. The story seemed to lag a bit, since there were so many plot lines that needed to be tied up and dealt with (Olive's seclusion, Chuck's mother) as well as having a separate mystery to present. Wrapping up these plotlines quickly was a good idea, but it came at the expense of  the usual high quirkiness level Pushing Daisies usually has. Still a very enjoyable episode, but it just didn't reach the same delightful dorkiness it has shown itself to be capable of.