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Chuck 2x11 - Chuck Vs. Santa Claus - Discuss/Grade <SPOILERS>
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So this show exists in the same universe as Die Hard, cool
I don't know what's happened to Chuck this season. Chuck knew Sarah had killed people in the past from a flash on her. Plus she's a CIA agent. What exactly did he think Sarah was going to do when his safety's compromised?
The Chuck who dumped Sarah in season one because he had too much dignity and self-respect to continue a dead end relationship has transformed into someone who's emotional and clingy and always looking for validation from his (fake) girlfriend.
The Chuck who dumped Sarah in season one because he had too much dignity and self-respect to continue a dead end relationship has transformed into someone who's emotional and clingy and always looking for validation from his (fake) girlfriend.
I took it that he was shocked because he saw the guy surrender and then Sarah lied to him.
While I think the relationship angst is kind of tiring, the rest of the episode did have its charm.
While I think the relationship angst is kind of tiring, the rest of the episode did have its charm.
Yeah, the relationship angst is getting to be a bit annoying, but damn near everything else about this show makes up for it. Captain Awesome and the Buy More crew continue to amuse me. 
Speaking of Captain Awesome, am I the only one who thinks Ryan McPartlin would make a good Steve Rogers/Captain America?
Speaking of Captain Awesome, am I the only one who thinks Ryan McPartlin would make a good Steve Rogers/Captain America?
So this show exists in the same universe as Die Hard, cool
I was thinking the exact same thing!
This show seems to be a lightening rod for 80's love. There seems to be a nod to that time period in every eps. I love it.
Agreed, Chuck is not only becoming an idiot, but a whiny clingy idiot, get OVER it Chuck, she's your coworker and you'll be CIA property forever.
Glad to see some killing of the bad guys, I hate when they just get hauled of to jail
Well, I for one LOVED this episode. My heart hurt at the end.
I think Chuck had been able to lock his knowledge of what Sarah was capable of into a tiny corner of his mind and ignore it - up until now. Now he's had it demonstrated, right before his eyes, in the most brutal way he can imagine. THEN Sarah lies to him. Flatly. No hint of hesitation. Had he not seen what he did, there would have been NO reason to disbelieve her. And suddenly, not only is he faced with the fact of Sarah's ruthlessness, he's faced with the fact that she can lie to him without batting an eye. Suddenly, the motives of woman he trusted implicitly and had even begun to love are in extreme question. If she could lie to him about this, what else will she lie about? What HAS she lied about?
The whole episode was just tinsel and holly and good pumpkin pie. How awful to see Lester kiss Anna! Poor Morgan! I was really worried there for a while that we were looking at our furry friend's first mature heartbreak.
I LOVED that Big Mike's cousin was played by the dad from Family Matters. I completely bought that they were related. Awesome being the hero that he is and getting the Herd organized was great. I just loved it all.
I think Chuck had been able to lock his knowledge of what Sarah was capable of into a tiny corner of his mind and ignore it - up until now. Now he's had it demonstrated, right before his eyes, in the most brutal way he can imagine. THEN Sarah lies to him. Flatly. No hint of hesitation. Had he not seen what he did, there would have been NO reason to disbelieve her. And suddenly, not only is he faced with the fact of Sarah's ruthlessness, he's faced with the fact that she can lie to him without batting an eye. Suddenly, the motives of woman he trusted implicitly and had even begun to love are in extreme question. If she could lie to him about this, what else will she lie about? What HAS she lied about?
The whole episode was just tinsel and holly and good pumpkin pie. How awful to see Lester kiss Anna! Poor Morgan! I was really worried there for a while that we were looking at our furry friend's first mature heartbreak.
I LOVED that Big Mike's cousin was played by the dad from Family Matters. I completely bought that they were related. Awesome being the hero that he is and getting the Herd organized was great. I just loved it all.
He was actually reprising his roll from Die Hard 1 and 2...
Which, interestingly enough means that Chuck exists in the same "universe" as:
Die Hard 1-4
Predator 1 & 2 (and by default of this also exists in the same univers as the Aliens and AvP films)
Commando
the TV show Supercarrer
And the TV show Adventure Inc.
Awesome! Best one they've done yet!
But...they sure have screwed the romantic-comedy formula. The way it's supposed to go, Chuck and Sarah find their true selves by shucking the things that are not true to them (the Intersect and the CIA job respectively) which allows them to live happily ever etc.
But I don't see how Chuck can be true to himself by hooking up with a cold-blooded murderer, ever. Sure, he can forgive her, but that's going beyond the rom-com boundaries and into straight-up drama. Not a bad thing, I'm not a big fan of formula based writing anyway. Just unexpected.
Now there's a new element to the heart vs mind conflict that isn't so obviously resolved in favor of the heart. In the rom-com format, the audience is supposed to root for the heart to prevail, but maybe Chuck really should run away from Sarah, as someone too damaged to ever be an acceptable romantic partner. That's not at all where I expected this show to go, but it opens up interesting possibilities to keep things from getting too predictable.
He's got the right combo: uber-handsome blonde looks, not so famous that he'd overwhelm the role, right age, terrific actor (it will be a challenge to any actor to pull off that role).
But...they sure have screwed the romantic-comedy formula. The way it's supposed to go, Chuck and Sarah find their true selves by shucking the things that are not true to them (the Intersect and the CIA job respectively) which allows them to live happily ever etc.
But I don't see how Chuck can be true to himself by hooking up with a cold-blooded murderer, ever. Sure, he can forgive her, but that's going beyond the rom-com boundaries and into straight-up drama. Not a bad thing, I'm not a big fan of formula based writing anyway. Just unexpected.
That was pretty cold-blooded. I think it's outside the bounds of what he can consider acceptable.
It's Trueeee Love, that's the problem here. He never really dumped her, he just convinced himself he did. But his heart kept tugging him back.
Now there's a new element to the heart vs mind conflict that isn't so obviously resolved in favor of the heart. In the rom-com format, the audience is supposed to root for the heart to prevail, but maybe Chuck really should run away from Sarah, as someone too damaged to ever be an acceptable romantic partner. That's not at all where I expected this show to go, but it opens up interesting possibilities to keep things from getting too predictable.
Are you kidding, I've been thinking of starting an internet petition.
He's got the right combo: uber-handsome blonde looks, not so famous that he'd overwhelm the role, right age, terrific actor (it will be a challenge to any actor to pull off that role).
I actually groaned when they revealed that the negotiator and the kidnapper were Fulcrum agents.
I got used to Chuck pulling absurd twists out of thin air but lately it's been getting a bit much.
However as the show progressed it became quite good up until the shocking ending where Sarah executes the Fulcrum agent. Standard policy for such shows would be to lock him up tight and revisit the storyline later on when Fulcrum breaks him out again.
Her execution of this man was totally unexpected and quite a bit shocking.. it was "realistic" and the only course of action but until now such dramatic moments haven't been seen in Chuck.
As to Anna.. while she is cute as hell she's also a bitch. She knew Morgan, she knew he's a kid in an adults body and now she's all surprised that Morgan screws up repeatedly yet does the right thing in the end (which she never seems to notice)?
I'd say Morgan needs to dump her and make her think a bit.
I got used to Chuck pulling absurd twists out of thin air but lately it's been getting a bit much.
However as the show progressed it became quite good up until the shocking ending where Sarah executes the Fulcrum agent. Standard policy for such shows would be to lock him up tight and revisit the storyline later on when Fulcrum breaks him out again.
Her execution of this man was totally unexpected and quite a bit shocking.. it was "realistic" and the only course of action but until now such dramatic moments haven't been seen in Chuck.
As to Anna.. while she is cute as hell she's also a bitch. She knew Morgan, she knew he's a kid in an adults body and now she's all surprised that Morgan screws up repeatedly yet does the right thing in the end (which she never seems to notice)?
I'd say Morgan needs to dump her and make her think a bit.
It also exists in the same universe as "Lost," as in the very second episode of the series Chuck rattles off some intersect knowledge about who shot down Oceanic Flight 815.
But everyone knows now. It was Desmond.
Unless Chuck was talking about the fake penny's dad laid to rest on the bottom of the ocean?
Unless Chuck was talking about the fake penny's dad laid to rest on the bottom of the ocean?
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