Bloggers note: This is posted a little earlier this week... maybe not as good as my usual stuff but my excuse is that I have been a little under the weather this week! Nothing like a new episode of CHUCK to get you feeling better. Those of you on twitter remember to tweet your #OneWordReviews for what you thought of Chuck versus The Curse once you've seen it tomorrow.
1.Piranha is 1337
It is always great to seeing Chuck put his skills to work, especially when it is all him and not from the intersect. Chuck was 1337 before he downloaded the intersect and it was truly awesome to see him as "The Piranha" (and his routine) pwning the other hackers like they were n00bz! Seeing Chuck in his element can be just as much fun as watching Sarah fight or Casey shoot; you just gotta respect an artist and his (or her) craft be it bullet, blade or...binary code!
It was also great to see how much Sarah enjoys nerdy, confident Chuck; it seems she finds Chuck ability with code both sexy and disconcerting...much the same as Chuck views her wicked knife skills.
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| Sarah never knew a piranha could be so cute...or nerdy!! |
2. In the right direction with Zach Levi
This is the third episode of CHUCK directed by Zach (the others being The Beard & The Leftovers) and I believe he did a great job! I had a whole lot of fun with this episode, probably my favourite of the season so far. Seeing as he spent some of the episode el buffo next to a similarly el buffo Yvonne; he definitely has a lot of focus. The episode also carried along plot of the season well, it was definitely not a filler and it added some new mythology to CHUCK as well.
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| The director lead by example when he said he wanted raw performances from his actors |
3. Morgan and The Buymorons
Good story-arc for Morgan, the bearded one is still feeling guilty about his intersect meltdown (and probably for the frosted tips in his hair too!!) so attempts to put some good karma in the bank as he plays peacemaker between Jeff and Lester...a reverse Yoko I guess. But the now Sage-like Jeff saw through Morgan's ulterior motive and explained that Morgan really needed to make it up to those he hurt.
We all knew Morgan was desperate to atone for his sins...truth is that Chuck loves him like a brother and despite how he hurt him he could not stay mad at him. As for Sarah; she was the one who convinced the rest that Morgan was sick (and not evil) in Frosted Tips. Whist Morgan has grown on Sarah, I think the reason she was able to forgive him so quickly is because she know just how much the "little man" means to Chuck and if he has forgiven Morgan then she does too.
Now Casey...that one is a little tougher; Semper Fi to the core Casey will have your back in a fire fight no matter what but he expects the same and doesn't suffer fools lightly. This was the mistake Morgan made in Casey's eyes not only was he not loyal to the team, friends and his girlfriend Alex (Casey's daughter) but he also was let slip the secret of the intersect putting all of these people in danger as well. Since they started teaming together more and more Casey has never questioned Morgan's guts and courage but he was hurt by Morgan's betrayal. Casey let Morgan into his inner circle which made the betrayal even worse.
By backing Verbanski up and breaking him out of jail; Morgan made a small step on the road to redemption with Casey.
On a lighter note...Who would have thought Lester would be protecting Casey from the fellow inmates in Prison...only on CHUCK could a little Hinjew send huge prison yard bullies scurrying with a threat to "pull their plugs"
4.Verbanski plays for keeps as Decker goes to pieces
Wow...Holy smokes I did not expect that from Gertrude Verbanski, I knew spies were meant to be cold...but that right there was as cold as the other side of the pillow; She freaking blew up Decker!!
I was thinking Decker would be the big bad pulling the strings for the whole of season but I guess not...clean up in aisle 12 Verbanski has made a mess!
Some great action and excitement in this episode; when you consider we had Verbanski, Casey, Sarah and Chuck (as the Piranha) in action... there was more BAMFs than a Nightcrawler comic!!!
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| Too awesome for this caption... I got nothing more to add |
Props to Carrie-Anne Moss boy did she hit it out of the park in this episode, Verbanski was a great blend of scary force of nature with just a hint of human frailty. Total hard-ass who only softens in the presence of the "Sugar Bear". It was great of the writers to bring in a strong character like Verbanski who mirrors many of the strong attributes of like loyalty, duty, toughness and even a lack of lady-feelings. Gertrude Verbanski also showed a determination to do anything to protect those she holds (John Casey) and by extension those he holds dear as well (The rest of Team Bartowski/Carmichael Industries). Much like Casey did at the end of Business Trip
John Casey deserves a love interest and think he is getting to the stage of his life where he has given so much to the country at the expense of many personal privileges others take for granted like a family or a home. What does he have to show for it, a government who throws him in jail?
At least with Verbanski, Casey has a chance at life away from the spy life...eventually.
Which brings us to...
5. Charah: What does life after the spy life hold continued...?
It seems the replaced the will they-won't they Chuck and Sarah love angst of Seasons 1-3 with Chuck and Sarah will they-won't they quit the spy life angst in Season 5. Whatever happens they will be doing it together with no secrets or lies between the two...I hope!
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| It is like they are falling for each other, all over again... how sweet!! |
At least the powers that be are keeping this theme constant through the season, which is great to see because it is a natural progression for both the characters. Chuck broached the subject of he and Sarah creating a life & business for themselves away from the spy world; this was understandably met with fear from Sarah. Her only job has been as a CIA operative/spy for her entire adult life; but if she could only see herself how Chuck sees her...as a smart, adaptable, resilient person who has the potential to do whatever she puts her mind on.
But by the end of the episode things got real serious...real fast; maybe it had just a little to do with Verbanski blowing up a group of CIA agents! Like Chuck said they've gotta be the best spies they can be to get out of this alive. Not if but when they make it out of this alive Chuck and Sarah will be able to discuss it further. At least they are communicating on this...which for these two is a big step!
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| The key to living a life away from the spy world is getting out alive... |
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