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Chuck versus the NeoGAF - The Official Season 4 Thread - Mondays on NBC

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shintoki

sparkle this bitch
Haven't really enjoyed the last two episodes much... very meh. Like normal the humor is there(Yeah!), but the relationship, plot, and as already mentioned KungFu-Sect is grating on me too much.
 
Love the show but it's strange how lighthearted they were about freeing a convicted serial killer from prison. This episode also made me realize there is not enough Awesome in this season. I hope he starts showing up a little more, his B-stories are always great.
 
Heading out of town for a while, and I'm going to be late getting to next week's episode. I'm bummed to miss watching this one live because it sounds like a doozy of a mid-season finale. Here's hoping it delivers on its potential and the ratings perk up next week.
 

Screaming_Gremlin

My QB is a Dick and my coach is a Nutt
Full synopsis for 4.15, "Chuck vs. the Cat Squad" is out.

02/14/2011 (08:00PM - 09:00PM) (Monday) : CHUCK INVITES TROUBLE WHEN HE REUNITES SARAH WITH HER OLD SPY TEAM – LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS, MINI ANDEN AND MEKENNA MELVIN GUEST STAR – Chuck (Zachary Levi) surprises Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) with her old spy team, The C.A.T. Squad, leading to a mission in Rio. As The C.A.T. Squad works to settle a score with Augusto Gaez (guest star Lou Diamond Phillips), old secrets and grudges come to light. Back at the Buy More, Morgan fends off the advances of Carina, a former flame and frisky member of The C.A.T Squad. Adam Baldwin, Sarah Lancaster and Bonita Friedericy also star.
 

Medalion

Banned
czartim said:
Guys, if Chuck didn't just use the Intersect for kung fu, the writers would have to actually put creative thought into the episodes. Who wants that?
Yeah, those first 2 seasons must've been brutal on the writers... which ironically are still the best IMO
 
Screaming_Gremlin said:
Full synopsis for 4.15, "Chuck vs. the Cat Squad" is out.
Awesome news at
Lou Diamond Philips being in an episode. Loved his guest turn on Psych. Wonder if we will get some Young Guns jokes at his expense.
 
Finally caught up on the last two episodes of the season. Thought they were fun but not great and certainly not up to the best episodes of the show. I continue to feel that the Morgan and Casey scenes are amongst the best, and I really like the expanded role that Morgan has played this year.

The current Sarah storyline isn't one of my favorites though.
 

RevoDS

Junior Member
Well, here's the intel flash we've wanted to see again for a while. Refreshing.

Edit: 5 minutes in. Mind = BOOM
 

Wads

Banned
Interactive Fiction said:
He didn't flash on Kung Fu!
Hooray!

I do find it odd he didn't flash when Sarah said it last week though. I suppose some info could be visual rather than oratory, but still weird...
 
lunarworks said:
Fucking HD antenna picks up this station all day, every day... except for when Chuck is on. This seems to be a goddamn rule.

FUCK.
Fulcrum doesn't want you watching.

Also, Dalton continues to be the fucking man.
 

DJ_Lae

Member
Damn it, my cable's all working fine right now except for the station Chuck is on - completely black, nothing happening. I figured something was up when the recording light didn't come on.
 

CzarTim

Member
Wads said:
I do find it odd he didn't flash when Sarah said it last week though. I suppose some info could be visual rather than oratory, but still weird...
Every time I notice something like this, I just remind myself to enjoy the ride and ignore the plot holes.
 
Okay, DAMN FINE episode. There was no suspense, but do you really think they would potentially end the series with the death of a major character?

It is easy to see how they planned this as a series finale, and it was wonderful. It hit all the beats and had a touching ending. Awesome's "awesome" with his daughter was...awesome.

The only thing missing from this episode was Big Mike.

Now, about the preview for next week:
Roan Montgomery returns, and that is awesome.

Oh, and Sarah in the preview...OM NOM NOM NOM!
 

Screaming_Gremlin

My QB is a Dick and my coach is a Nutt
Huh, I really wonder if going into the season if Schwartz and Fedak assumed this would be the last episode with no chance of a back season. Because even compared to last year this felt much more like a series finale.

While I disagree with Schwartz that the last 10 minutes were the best Chuck ever (that belongs to the Mr. Roboto wedding scene, and probably several more that I can't think of off the top of my head) the episode itself was really great.

- Glad they immediately resolved Chuck thinking Sarah might have really gone rogue. Although it does make me wonder why they bothered with it in the first place, as it was incredibly stupid.

- What exactly was that spider thing supposed to be a reference to? I saw Dr. Who mentioned on SA, but haven't seen enough of that to get the reference if so.

- Chuck and Morgan kidnapping and interrogating the UCI professors was hilarious. Especially when the first thing out of both of their mouths were asking if they were in a bathroom. Bonus points for Morgan finding him through an online Settlers of Catan league.

- All of the Morgan scenes on the boat were great. He really is probably the best character on the show this season. His ability to get past any fear he has in able to do completely insane things is pretty amazing. Especially in contrast to Chuck from season one.

- I liked the Orion references, although it makes me wish they could still have Bakula on the show.

- I am glad they kept Volkoff alive. He is easily the best villain they have had on the show, blowing past Chevy Chase. My hope is since last year they manage to turn Shaw from a completely shitty character into a pretty good villain in the back half of the season, this year they will be able to turn Volkoff from a great character to the god-emperor of all villains. I will admit that might be setting my expectations a bit high.

- I see other people seemed to enjoy it, but once again I can't say I enjoyed the Jeffster part. Well, seeing them dragged away from the police was pretty good.

- While two weeks ago I said I just don't care about the proposal storyline (and that is still true), I will say they framed that scene in about the best way that they could. Although it felt oddly reminiscent of the Jim/Pam proposal from The Office.

But all and all a really great episode. Off the top of my head, probably my second favorite this season behind "Phase Three." I'm really looking forward to seeing where they go from here, because already next week's episode looks fantastic.
 
Screaming_Gremlin said:
I'm really looking forward to seeing where they go from here, because already next week's episode looks fantastic.
Roan Montgomery
and Sarah belly dancing ensures I will be watching.

Shit, I realized I forgot to post something tonight (so I must post two to compensate):
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It was Yvonne Night.
 

Vanillalite

Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I'm kind of excited because I though they wrapped this up nicely. They didn't kill Dalton so he can come back if need be. I think he came off easily as the best over arching Villain on chuck yet. The personal stuff didn't get overtly drawn out here either. Morgan was WINRAR all episode, and I actually liked Jeffster this time around verses the past few.

I'm also kind of happy we get another 1 off episode as I sort of find those to be the best Chuck episodes as they have an easily encapsulated story line, and most of the personal stuff is out of the way. We just have raising the baby, Sarah's wedding plans, and well whatever happens with Morgan big pimp'n it!
 
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