Season 2 Premiere

[Spooky]

Just got done watching it. Very good!

[Saxon]

I don't know if cuz I was so 'hungry' for it, or what...but it seemed even better than last season!

[Spooky]

I don't know if cuz I was so 'hungry' for it, or what...but it seemed even better than last season!

I agree. The writing/directing/acting were all polished. Last season there were times when it felt like certain aspects of the show felt off kilter. S02E01 had me feeling like This *is* Chuck, this is what the show is about. I think anyone watching it for the first time could easily catch up to what is going on and fall in love with the show. I guess it's like a seconded pilot.

[Saxon]

I don't know if cuz I was so 'hungry' for it, or what...but it seemed even better than last season!

I agree. The writing/directing/acting were all polished. Last season there were times when it felt like certain aspects of the show felt off kilter. S02E01 had me feeling like This *is* Chuck, this is what the show is about. I think anyone watching it for the first thyme could easily catch up to what is going on and fall in love with the show. I guess it's like a seconded pilot.

Exactly!

And the beauty of the internet is that you can find last season online, or just go ahead and buy season 1. Love it.

[spoiler]Adam is taking Casey to (in the words of that silly Mad TV guy) 'a whole 'nother level'   [/spoiler]

[Spooky]

I don't know if cuz I was so 'hungry' for it, or what...but it seemed even better than last season!

I agree. The writing/directing/acting were all polished. Last season there were times when it felt like certain aspects of the show felt off kilter. S02E01 had me feeling like This *is* Chuck, this is what the show is about. I think anyone watching it for the first thyme could easily catch up to what is going on and fall in love with the show. I guess it's like a seconded pilot.

Exactly!

And the beauty of the internet is that you can find last season online, or just go ahead and buy season 1. Love it.

[spoiler]Adam is taking Casey to (in the words of that silly Mad TV guy) 'a whole 'nother level'   [/spoiler]

[spoiler]I love the "Sorry sir." moment with the RR photo. [/spoiler]

[Saxon]

OMIGOSH, I know!!!

[spoiler]Or how 'bout when he was doing 'target practice', and almost shot RR, and then I LOVE the fact that he missed Chuck's photo by a mile. Adam has really brought that character to life. This show is supposed to be a fun romp, but Adam is showing us a very deep character, that HE'S actually developing with full blessing of the creators. I talked to one of the young men at the Paley Center last March, and he's been a fan of Adam for a long time. They are letting him interject bits and pieces into Casey, (like the RR photo, jelly beans, the ring he wears, etc). I love that. I love also the development of Chuck's character, he's 'grown'...I was afraid they were going to keep him just being a dork all the time...but we are just seeing a capable guy (remember HE was the one they were going to recruit), who has basically been thrown into the deep end and is just learning the hard way. On the job training as it were. I would love, now that the Intersect is ka-blewy, that they admit that they are going to have to 'keep' Chuck for awhile that they (or Chuck) decide that he needs some training. I'd like to see Casey try to teach him to use a gun (imagine the video game references...it would be a hoot if they could play a segment of the game that has Nathan, Alan and ADAM's voices *Halo?*). OR, how 'bout Martial Arts? I'd love to see Anna give Chuck karated lessons! So many possibilities! Fun show. So happy it's back. [/spoiler]

[Spooky]

OMIGOSH, I know!!!

[spoiler]Or how 'bout when he was doing 'target practice', and almost shot RR, and then I LOVE the fact that he missed Chuck's photo by a mile. Adam has really brought that character to life. This show is supposed to be a fun romp, but Adam is showing us a very deep character, that HE'S actually developing with full blessing of the creators. I talked to one of the young men at the Paley Center last March, and he's been a fan of Adam for a long thyme. They are letting him interject bits and pieces into Casey, (like the RR photo, jelly beans, the ring he wears, etc). I love that. I love also the development of Chuck's character, he's 'grown'...I was afraid they were going to keep him just being a dork all the thyme...but we are just seeing a capable guy (remember HE was the one they were going to recruit), who has basically been thrown into the deep end and is just learning the hard way. On the job training as it were. I would love, now that the Intersect is ka-blewy, that they admit that they are going to have to 'keep' Chuck for awhile that they (or Chuck) decide that he needs some training. I'd like to see Casey try to teach him to use a gun (imagine the video game references...it would be a hoot if they could play a segment of the game that has Nathan, Alan and ADAM's voices *Halo?*). OR, how 'bout Martial Arts? I'd love to see Anna give Chuck karated lessons! So many possibilities! Fun show. So happy it's back. [/spoiler]

[spoiler]I love the whole bit on the roof with Michael Clarke Duncan's character when Chuck called Morgan and had him talk about CoD4. Oh, and Lester being the Asst. Mgr could be very fun.[/spoiler]

[Saxon]

OMIGOSH, I know!!!

[spoiler]Or how 'bout when he was doing 'target practice', and almost shot RR, and then I LOVE the fact that he missed Chuck's photo by a mile. Adam has really brought that character to life. This show is supposed to be a fun romp, but Adam is showing us a very deep character, that HE'S actually developing with full blessing of the creators. I talked to one of the young men at the Paley Center last March, and he's been a fan of Adam for a long thyme. They are letting him interject bits and pieces into Casey, (like the RR photo, jelly beans, the ring he wears, etc). I love that. I love also the development of Chuck's character, he's 'grown'...I was afraid they were going to keep him just being a dork all the thyme...but we are just seeing a capable guy (remember HE was the one they were going to recruit), who has basically been thrown into the deep end and is just learning the hard way. On the job training as it were. I would love, now that the Intersect is ka-blewy, that they admit that they are going to have to 'keep' Chuck for awhile that they (or Chuck) decide that he needs some training. I'd like to see Casey try to teach him to use a gun (imagine the video game references...it would be a hoot if they could play a segment of the game that has Nathan, Alan and ADAM's voices *Halo?*). OR, how 'bout Martial Arts? I'd love to see Anna give Chuck karated lessons! So many possibilities! Fun show. So happy it's back. [/spoiler]

[spoiler]I love the whole bit on the roof with Michael Clarke Duncan's character when Chuck called Morgan and had him talk about CoD4. Oh, and Lester being the Asst. Mgr could be very fun.[/spoiler]

[spoiler]I love how they've slowly added more and more to each of these characters. So much opportunity for more too. I absolutely loved the 'I love you!'...'keep it in your pants Bartowski!'. heh.

And Casey running with the other nerds to see Jeff eat all the twinkies! fun stuff.
Oh, one little nitpick...since they'd given Casey his orders, and he was there to take Chuck out, why didn't they contact HIM as soon as the Intersect (intercect?) was destroyed? Also, Casey would not have killed him in his apartment for his sister to find...Chuck would have 'died in a car accident' or some other way, ya know. But, other than that...good stuff. Oh yeah, I wonder who is going to be taking over now that the General (?) was killed?
AND...call me slow, but I never really understood that the darn thing was SUPPOSED to be used the way Chuck accidently got it. I just thought that was fluke. It wasn't till all those MIB lookin' guys came in the General PUT ON sunglasses, and they took off their's, that I realized they were supposed to be 'downloading' info into THEIR heads to be 'like Chuck'. Duh. Now, what I don't get is, if they are going to have half a dozen guys walking around with all this info in their heads, WHY is it necessary to kill Chuck? He was going to be recruited, why not just TRAIN him? Basically, draft him? I thought the whole point was NOT to have the info in someone's head, where they would/could be at risk. That sorta confused me.[/spoiler]

[Phyll33]

OMIGOSH, I know!!!

[spoiler]Or how 'bout when he was doing 'target practice', and almost shot RR, and then I LOVE the fact that he missed Chuck's photo by a mile. Adam has really brought that character to life. This show is supposed to be a fun romp, but Adam is showing us a very deep character, that HE'S actually developing with full blessing of the creators. I talked to one of the young men at the Paley Center last March, and he's been a fan of Adam for a long thyme. They are letting him interject bits and pieces into Casey, (like the RR photo, jelly beans, the ring he wears, etc). I love that. I love also the development of Chuck's character, he's 'grown'...I was afraid they were going to keep him just being a dork all the thyme...but we are just seeing a capable guy (remember HE was the one they were going to recruit), who has basically been thrown into the deep end and is just learning the hard way. On the job training as it were. I would love, now that the Intersect is ka-blewy, that they admit that they are going to have to 'keep' Chuck for awhile that they (or Chuck) decide that he needs some training. I'd like to see Casey try to teach him to use a gun (imagine the video game references...it would be a hoot if they could play a segment of the game that has Nathan, Alan and ADAM's voices *Halo?*). OR, how 'bout Martial Arts? I'd love to see Anna give Chuck karated lessons! So many possibilities! Fun show. So happy it's back. [/spoiler]

[spoiler]I love the whole bit on the roof with Michael Clarke Duncan's character when Chuck called Morgan and had him talk about CoD4. Oh, and Lester being the Asst. Mgr could be very fun.[/spoiler]

[spoiler]I love how they've slowly added more and more to each of these characters. So much opportunity for more too. I absolutely loved the 'I love you!'...'keep it in your pants Bartowski!'. heh.

And Casey running with the other nerds to see Jeff eat all the twinkies! fun stuff.
Oh, one little nitpick...since they'd given Casey his orders, and he was there to take Chuck out, why didn't they contact HIM as soon as the Intersect (intercect?) was destroyed? Also, Casey would not have killed him in his apartment for his sister to find...Chuck would have 'died in a car accident' or some other way, ya know. But, other than that...good stuff. Oh yeah, I wonder who is going to be taking over now that the General (?) was killed?
AND...call me slow, but I never really understood that the darn thing was SUPPOSED to be used the way Chuck accidently got it. I just thought that was fluke. It wasn't till all those MIB lookin' guys came in the General PUT ON sunglasses, and they took off their's, that I realized they were supposed to be 'downloading' info into THEIR heads to be 'like Chuck'. Duh. Now, what I don't get is, if they are going to have half a dozen guys walking around with all this info in their heads, WHY is it necessary to kill Chuck? He was going to be recruited, why not just TRAIN him? Basically, draft him? I thought the whole point was NOT to have the info in someone's head, where they would/could be at risk. That sorta confused me.[/spoiler]

[spoiler]

The General is the woman they always talk to. I thought the black guy was the head of the CIA or somewhere in that
realm. He is not in uniform so he is a civilian of some kind. I didn't understand the idea of killing Chuck off either except
for the suspense part of it for the show. What is with not having a date with Sarah? Aren't they still supposed to be boy
friend and girl friend?

[/spoiler]

[Saxon]

I knew they called the woman 'General', I just assumed that the guy was one too.

Wonder who will take his place?

I think the thing is, 'real date' over 'fake date'.

It sounded to me like Chuck has come to the realization that he and Sarah can never really have a relationship...he thinks when they fix the intersect, he'll just go along on his way and she will get reassigned. She's made it clear that while she is 'babysitting' him, they can't have a relationship, except for the 'fake' one. It did seem kind of silly to have a 'date' knowing they couldn't take it anywhere. I think it was just supposed to be sort of a farewell to their relationship, sort of a 'celebration' that Chuck was getting his life back. The date got called off because a major thing just went down, and I have a feeling they were on 'alert' maybe. Still don't know why Sarah was called, but Casey was not.