The second episode of Chuck was written by the two new favorites of last year, Lauren LeFranc & Rafe Judkins aka LeFrankin. This is their 4th (or 3rd if you aren’t counting the Teleplay) episode and once again they didn’t disappoint. Well, at least not me. It seems this episode was destined to be another one that some people loved while some others didn’t. I have to say I truly enjoyed this episode as it had all the components I love: great action, a truly romantic scene, some great back and forth, and to top it all off plenty of guest stars. However, at the end of the day this episode didn’t make it into my elite and I understand why some people didn’t love it as much. Here are my thoughts:
Redundancy: I love Chuck but to be fair we’ve seen this all before, and better. To me the bickering between Chuck and Sarah was funnier in “Role Models.” The fight scene in “First Kill” was way more epic than the catwalk fight (although I admit I’m not a guy). The moment now dubbed as the “Feeling Good” scene was more intimate and squee worthy as well. I’m not knocking this episode but I’m just pointing out I have other favorites.
No big “Wow!” moment: I find that in many of my elite episodes there is a big “Wow!” moment. For example, last week’s ending with Mama B was a “Wow, omfg!” moment. This week, despite the catwalk fight and the touching ending, there was no big revelation or shock. I will say, however, the “You’re my home” line was a damn good line and almost made the scene tie the end of the “Honeymooners.”
Too many guest stars: When each of these guest stars was announced I was very excited, especially about Mr. Old Spice himself (I’m a girl after all and he’s my Karolina Kurkova). However, I didn’t realize until last night that they were all in the same episode. I was surprised how minor Lou Ferrigno’s role was as he is such a big name. Each of the guests held their own and but I felt there were so many of them that they overshadowed one another.
Now I feel like I’ve been a little critical of the episode so let me restate that I did in fact enjoy it a whole lot and thought it was excellent. The rejected Spiderman kiss to the almost last words had me laughing and I had a huge smile on my face when Sarah explained the picture to Chuck. This season is shaping up to be a great one and I hope people can sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride for who knows how much longer it will last.
Some final thoughts:
- I’m pretty sad Beckman might not be there face-to-face anymore. I mean who wouldn’t want a faceoff between her and Jeff?
- Speaking of Jeff, I did love the scene where he was tranqued what for most people would be a deathly amount. However, I wasn’t necessarily impressed with the return of Jeffster. I wanted more I suppose.
- With Morgan as the new manager it seems clear to me how Big Mike will fit into the picture. I wish we would see Morgan as the manager for some time but I do miss the big guy.
- A pretty much perfect ending* paired with an excellent song choice. I have the song “A Girl, a Boy, and a Graveyard” on repeat. Sarah saying “You’re my home Chuck, you always have been,” was probably the most intimate things I’ve heard her say. It is so much deeper than those three little words and coming from Sarah it is a big deal. Also the scene with Ellie looking at that photo album was so well directed. I loved it so kudos.
- *I didn’t like Sarah opening her eyes in the end in fear. It was way too predictable and I don’t think they show needs to continue to be so overt in showing her aversion to “normal” dreams of wanting kids and such.
- Can Yvonne be sexier? The answer is no.
- Can Captain Awesome be my husband? The answer is no. Unfortunately.
Next week we have a lot of things to look forward to. We finally get to see what these new writers can do and we have the return of Nicole Richie and Steve Austin. I’m pretty excited to see the return of Heather Chandler!
So what did you think of the second installment? Did you like it better than the premiere?
Rules of Commenting:
1. Be Nice!
2. No fights on the catwalk.
No comments:
Post a Comment