Warning: SPOILERS for Chucky season 1, episode 4.
Episode 4 of the Glen/Glenda (who was finally referenced in the Chucky show), however, Chucky began to relish living as a killer doll. The flashbacks in Chucky episode 4, "Just Let Go" fleshed out why that was.
In the premiere and earlier episodes of the Chucky TV show, the flashbacks centered on the eight-year-old Charles Lee Ray (played by David Kohlsmith). The scenes established a surprisingly normal relationship with his parents and neighbors, and a typical childhood in general. As the flashbacks rolled on, however, traces of his twisted nature emerged — such as when he willingly bit into an apple containing a razor blade. That part of Charles Lee Ray's journey culminated in a shocking fashion when Chucky episode 3 confirmed his first kill was his mother. Jumping forward in time, Chucky episode 4 saw the teenaged Charles (Tyler Barish) embark on a twisted Peter Pan-inspired game with fellow residents of his boy's home.
With three younger kids serving as his Lost Boys, Charles embodied the Peter Pan role and led them on an expedition to "defeat Captain Hook." In truth, Chucky had already murdered the orphanage's janitor (who he'd mutilated to resemble the literary villain) and was merely showing them his rotting corpse. Prior to that, Charles was also seen reading them a darkened version of the Peter Pan story. With those moments, Don Mancini's Chucky TV show continued succeeding where other slasher origins failed. Charles' clear fascination with the classic JM Barrie character retroactively added fresh layers to the man (and monster) he'd become. For starters, it explained why he would ultimately welcome living out his days as a Chucky doll. Like Peter Pan, the choice meant Chucky never again had to grow up.
It has often been said that much of adult life is spent subconsciously recreating childhood patterns. Equally, serial killers have been generally depicted as sticklers for their ingrained MO, with each crime a recreation of the high they experienced from their last murder (or their first). In both episode 3 and episode 4, the Chucky TV show addressed issues with his serial killer name and the fact Chucky lacked a preferred method of murder. Thanks to the Peter Pan-infused flashbacks in Chucky episode 4, "Just Let Go," however, it was established that there is at least something of a pattern to his madness. By giving Charles Lee Ray a twisted kind of Peter Pan syndrome, Chucky offered a root to his fondness for having followers and serving as a dark mentor. As such, it also deepened his acceptance of being a Chucky doll, since it more easily allowed him to recreate both his childhood and his first kill at once.
One of the ways the Chucky TV show has sured the Child's Play remake was through a darkly amusing consistency to everything that came before. Chucky has always been fond of turning innocent things dark — be it harmless children's games or just people themselves. How he corrupted the ideals and themes of Peter Pan in Chucky episode 4 served as further proof of that. It also highlighted that it's always been an ingrained trait. While it may have taken him a while to realize it, Charles Lee Ray becoming a Chucky doll made him a living embodiment of such desires. Given all of that, it became ever more understandable why he embraced adventuring endlessly as a doll. Equally, it made it more intriguing how he'll react in the remaining Chucky episodes now that Jake has rejected being his latest Lost Boy.