Reviews of Chuck Updated 12/2/08

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Is it just me,or is this show getting better and better.

This weeks episode was a Casey high point for me,for all the beforementioned reasons.

More Adam please!

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5 Things About Television I’m Thankful for This Year
Published by Marciaat November 23, 2007 in friday 5 and miscellaneous.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, friends and family and health, we know. But this year, while I eat cold cereal for dinner and pretend it’s turkey and stuffing (sometimes, being an expat sucks, y’all), I’ll be counting my blessings in a slightly more superficial manner. The real question is, what television stuff am I thankful for this year?

5. Chuck. While everyone else has been cooing about Pushing Daisies, I’ve been slowly falling for Chuck this year. I liked it from the first episode, but it seems to be coming more into its own each week. The annoying sidekick has become…slightly less annoying. Yvonne Strahovski has managed to be surprisingly endearing in a role that could easily have devolved into “hot action babe looks pretty, wears skimpy clothes.” Chuck himself, as played by Zachary Levi, is believably quirky and thoroughly charming, and should become even more so as he continues to settle into his new role as an uber-spy. But really, the show just needs to be picked up so that I can get my weekly dose of Adam Baldwin. Never has an uptight Republican gun nut been so fun (or looked so good — call me, Adam!).


(my commment)
Amen sister!!!

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www.ifmagazine.com/review.asp?article=2177

Review: CHUCK - SEASON ONE - 'Chuck Vs The Nemesis'
By PETER BROWN, Associate Editor
Published 11/27/2007


Poor Morgan (Joshua Gomez). He’s in love with two women. Unfortunately, only one feels the same for him in Anna (Julia Ling), while the other, Chuck’s über-hot sister, Ellie (Sarah Lancaster), doesn’t even know he exists.

When he’s not turning on his heart light (anyone catch the Neil Diamond reference?), Morgan is organizing the Buy More troops for a Black Friday explosion of epic proportions although it is highly doubtful he would be the best choice for such a venture given his prior, uh, commitment toward his place of employment, but shockingly, when the keys were left in control of Morgan, he drove on through. And despite stumbling with Anna at the Thanksgiving dinner with his obsession with Ellie, he won her back by rescuing her from the Buy More. Overall a good episode for our slacker retail clerk.

Meanwhile, things took a slightly more serious turn this week in “Vs. The Nemesis” as long-thought dead from the beginning of the “Pilot” episode, Bryce (Matthew Bomer) returns and along with him another group of spies, curiously dubbed Fulcrum (or support in Latin), after the knowledge he stole from the government. But this had even graver consequences for Chuck (Zachary Levi) and his budding relationship with Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) that got the heat turned up in the previous episode with a hot, passionate kiss when they both thought they would be blown up.

One of the big things we learned about from Bryce is that his initial spy mission to download the government secrets was part of a mission to prevent Fulcrum from getting hold of the info. It was called Operation Sand-Wall and Bryce’s mission was to steal those secrets from Intersect (the computer holding all of the government secrets), but before he could complete the transfer, Casey (Adam Baldwin) shot Bryce and Bryce uploaded the files to Chuck’s email (and later into his brain).

Unfortunately, as what happens most of the time in this show, another person’s problems become Chuck’s issue as Tommy from Fulcrum discovers that it isn’t Bryce that has the secrets, but Chuck and sets in motion an attack on the Buy More that ends in code word “pineapple” being pulled by the staff and Chuck and Casey must face off against a horde of bad guys.

Once again this week, Casey was freaking brilliant in the limited camera time he was given – passing while giving thanks at dinner, exclaiming this is when the shooting starts and his deadpan explanation about getting Chuck a new girl once Sarah is gone. I am also really beginning to enjoy Captain Awesome (Ryan McPartlin), whose one-liners are becoming equally as enjoyable and his trying to convince Casey to join him in some water sports was better than most sitcoms.
In the end, Sarah’s tortured heart is tugged at the incoming call from Chuck and another call from Bryce. We are left wondering just who she will choose – a no brainer really given that without Strahovski (or as I learned this week is better known on the Internet as StraHOTski) this show would be far worse off and it wouldn’t be the show it is today.

While this week’s episode was a huge step forward from last week’s misfire, they still completely brushed over Ellie’s hospital visit (that included an admission from Chuck about being a spy to his sister) and why she was poisoned. Maybe we are just supposed to forget that her attack ever happened … I’m not sure, but given that it was the best episode of the series, kind of disappointing.

Things we learned about Chuck this week:
Chuck has been a psycho stalker boyfriend in the past
Chuck speaks fluent Klingon (shocked, aren’t you?)
Chuck hates the sight of people getting shot
Chuck is a loyal friend, even when backstabbed
Chuck hates secret gun drawers inside the consumer electronics
Chuck wears a bullet-proof vest to work for the Nerd Herd.

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Monday, December 3, 2007



Excerpts from last week's Remote Access (The TV Blog)


'Chuck' had us at pastrami

When the mysterious Finnish gunman at the docks shouted "This thing is live!" on last week's episode of "Chuck," who knew he was referring to a living, breathing … spoiler?


Let's continue to celebrate "Chuck," whose future might be in question but whose boundless energy and direction continue to impress its small but devout fan base.


In speaking this week with two people whose opinions I respect - my brother and my friend Brad - both seemed surprised that I loved the show so much. Both cited bad reviews they'd heard and steered clear. But could anyone who viewed last week's episode see the show as anything less than a romp?


I admitted my wariness prior to watching the pilot. But with subsequent episodes, we get satisfying answers and more intriguing questions.


And we learn that Chuck isn't a one-dimensional, hapless nerd; Sarah isn't merely a gun-toting ice princess; and Casey isn't just the bad good-guy.


Casey is one of the most entertaining supporting characters in a comedy since Cosmo Kramer, thanks to Adam Baldwin's deadpan delivery. He makes an entertaining show 10 times better. - Chris Serico (posted Nov. 26, 2007)

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Spoilers for "Chuck" coming up just as soon as I try some of Jeff's eggnog...
"Chuck Bartowski will return after the New Year... at least, we hope so."

Well, thanks to the back nine (or whatever) pick-up, not to mention the two episodes in the can that are being saved for whenever production resumes, we know "Chuck" will be back -- at some point -- and this wasn't a bad one to go out on for however many weeks or months it's going to take for the strike to end.

The meat of "Chuck Versus the Crown Vic" was ostensibly the status of Chuck and Sarah's relationship post-Bryce and post-kiss, but for me the real heart of the episode was Casey. Casey always gets stuck as the third wheel, posing as the limo driver or the roulette dealer or the cater waiter while Chuck and Sarah get glammed up, but he's kind of carrying the team, staying level-headed and (other than his boxers-and-handcuffs incident) not letting himself get sucked into the romantic shenanigans that so often distract his partners. As he said to Sarah, they made a choice when they became spies, and he has no problems living with the ramifications of that choice -- but d**n if he didn't look conflicted when reminded that Chuck would be taken care of once the new Intersect gets up and running. The guy's human, after all, and not just for inanimate objects like his bansai tree, his guns or his beloved, now-totaled Crown Vic. Adam Baldwin always brings the one-liner-y goodness on this show, but last night he had a number of really nice dramatic moments, like his speech to Sarah or the aforementioned reaction to the Intersect news. But my favorite may have been a combination of the funny and the serious, as Casey tried to deal with the Crown Vic's destruction, and you could see him going through all five stages of grief simultaneously. He wanted to kill Chuck, but he also understood why it happened.

(That said, couldn't the three of them have just jumped off the boat? Or were there too many unconscious bad guys lying around who would have blown up real good?)

After Casey, my favorite part of the episode was Lester hustling the staff at dreidel to the tune of "Pimp Juice." (One of two superb hip-hop selections on the soundtrack, the other being Run-DMC's "Christmas in Hollis" at the party.) I had almost forgotten that Lester was taking bar mitzvah lessons for whatever reason, and the idea of him trying to exploit his apparent conversion to Judaism to get over on his co-workers -- whether with the dreidel, forcing Big Mike to refer to the Christmas party as a holiday party, calling Jeff "bubeleh" (Hebrew -- or maybe Yiddish, I forget -- for "sweetheart") was d**ned amusing to me on the night before the Festival of Lights begins. Even though Schwartz refuses to make Chuck Jewish, it's nice to have some kind of Semitic culture from the man who gave us Chrismukkah.

The episode had a few weak spots -- after being really engaged in the Chuck/Sarah thing for the last three episodes, their bickering here didn't click for me, and Morgan with Anna's parents was definitely on the low end of the Morgan curve -- but what other show is going to give me gratuitous "Passenger 57" references in the middle of a Bond parody scene?

Bye, "Chuck." Of the new shows being scuttled by the strike, I'll miss you most of all. Come back soon, okay?

What did everybody else think?

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popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2007/12/mini-tv-watch-c.html


'Chuck': What's the deal with Casey?
Dec 4, 2007, 10:25 AM | by Kate Ward

Categories: 'Chuck', Mini TV Watch

To answer your questions from my less-than-enthusiastic recap last week, PopWatchers: Yes, I was watching the same show as you; and, no, it wasn't the tryptophan that got me down. But I have to note that all the questioning of my fondness for Chuck hurt more than a Casey-punch to the face, my friends. And to that, I simply say: I love Chuck. In fact, I love Chuck so much that my expectations going into each episode this season have risen higher than Jeff after a thermos of eggnog. So when a potentially mind-blowing episode delivers more slapstick than intrigue (especially after stellar back-to-back shows in previous weeks), I tend to get a tad bit grumpy. Is it too much to ask for one, tiny plot twist?

But thankfully, Chuck redeemed itself in my eyes last night after delivering that coveted plot twist. And holy giant shrimp, was it a plot twist! Seems the trusty ol' government has cooked up a beta version of the intersect that will soon render our Nerd Herder unnecessary. We all know that in this technology-driven world, a digital duplication of the intersect points to Chuck's termination (where's John Connor when you need him?), and now that we know that Casey (played by Adam Baldwin, pictured) is in on the plan, we can't be too sure of who is on what side. Thus, we now enter our Chuck drought with a bevy of questions: Has Casey officially gone bad? Were we right to question the NSA agent in the first few episodes after he (kind of) took down innocent rogue-spy Bryce? And does Casey's questioning Sarah about being compromised with Chuck mean that Sarah knew Chuck's tenure as a spy would be, quite literally, short-lived? Though I doubt both characters will be completely led into the dark side — Casey's priceless affection for his car makes me believe the stoic agent has at least a little bit of heart left — we can certainly expect both to make some questionable decisions once Chuck returns.


Speaking of our CIA agent, last night's episode gave us a little glimpse inside Sarah's mind. Poor, confused Sarah. After being forced to choose between staying in L.A. with Chuck, or leaving for "Omaha" with her ex last week, the agent predictably chose to follow through with her mission and continue to keep our hero guessing about their relationship status (this week: friends ). Not that Sarah was satisfied about said decision. Whether she was frustrated about having to leave behind Bryce, having to mask her feelings for Chuck, or simply having to wake up in the morning in time to serve hot dogs at a mini-mall, girl was not a happy camper. And though that alarm clock bore the brunt of her anger early in the episode, Chuck seemed to be Sarah's target for the majority of the hour. She not only adopted an unusual, cool demeanor typically reserved for the likes of Casey, but she also accused Chuck of intervening with a mission because of his jealous ways. And her admission that their kiss was a mistake — and,for that matter, will never happen again — left our hero with a bruised ego and little hope for a rekindling romance.

But we all know that Sarah's cool exterior was simply a defense mechanism against her true feelings. Based on her conversation with Casey, it seems Sarah yearns for white picket fences — a life she cannot have. But her sour mood didn't last for too long; after all, a successful mission always cheers a girl up. After Sarah and Casey were benched for closing in on a target too early, Chuck convinced the two to return to their mission in order to defeat an antagonist who manages to resemble both Richard Branson and Willem Dafoe. And thanks to Chuck's computer skills, the threesome managed to divert a bomb headed for a yacht holding none other than Morgan and Anna Wu. Through the mission, Chuck gained back Sarah's trust, and the CIA agent made good at Buy More's Christmas holiday party by complimenting Chuck's spy craft. Yep, seems Sarah's finally realizing what we've all noticed throughout Chuck's 11 episodes — that our hero has finally embraced his spy roots to become quite a pro. Hey, he even managed to rock that fetching suit with far more flair than during episode 3's art auction.

And I know I have never given Chuck's sidekick much love, but I have to say that I genuinely enjoyed Morgan's scenes for the first time since, well, Chuck's premiere. Not only has he toned down his irritating demeanor, but he also appears to be a bastion of knowledge (Lesson No. 1: Never trust a woman whose name is a palindrome). Though his relationship with Anna Wu once appeared to be a casual hook-up, their newly serious courtship has proved to be a sweet subplot for Chuck that not only provides laughs, but plenty of heart as well.

What did you think of the episode, PopWatchers? Are you beginning to like Morgan more? Has Casey officially gone bad? Does Sarah know about the government’s plans? And, finally, how will you survive the holidays without visions of Captain Awesome dancing in your heads?

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www.cinemablend.com/television/The-Clicker-s-Favorite-TV-Characters-Of-2007-8015.html

The Clicker's Favorite TV Characters Of 2007

2007 was a pretty good year for TV characters. From veteran shows like Battlestar Galactica, 30 Rock and Heroes to new series like Greek, Chuck and Pushing Daisies there have been some great characters worth remembering this year. Since it’s the last Sunday of the year, I thought I’d dedicate this week’s column to my favorite TV characters of 2007.

Here they are in no particular order: (no particular order, but darn it, Adam is first on the list!)

John Casey - Chuck
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Casey’s serious nature offers such a great contrast to Chuck’s dorky, insecure personality. It’s this kind of deadpan humor that we see on occasion whenever Casey gets some screen-time that makes me love Chuck as a series. He’s exactly how you would expect a government agent to be if he were assigned the responsibility of babysitting a guy like Chuck. It also doesn’t hurt that I absolutely love Adam Baldwin.

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www.ifmagazine.com/review.asp?article=2271

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Review: 'CHUCK' - SEASON ONE SANDWICH - 'Vs. the Undercover Lover' and 'Vs. the Marlin'


Twice as much witty banter and chick fights as we are used to, thank the gods

Grade: A
Stars: Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Sarah Lancaster, Adam Baldwin, Joshua Gomez, Ryan McPartlin
Writer(s): Phil Klemmer, Matthew lau
Director: Fred Toye, Alan Kroeker
Release Date: Jan. 24, 2008
SRP:
Rating: NR
Distributor:

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By PETER BROWN, Associate Editor
Published 1/25/2008



Not quite sure why NBC decided to air two episodes of one of the best new shows of the season in one night and a night that’s not its original night, but whatever. I was just happy to see it back on the air. I surprisingly have become attached to the show and genuinely missed it, which shocked me probably more than anything. Plus, seeing the hilarious opening little ditty about the cast crammed together to fit into the widescreen was priceless. Actually all of the vignettes that premiered throughout the night on NBC where great as the cast were themselves and were genuinely funny.

When we last left CHUCK, we found out that Bryce had returned and that instead of going with her ex-boyfriend Sarah (super amazing hot Yvonne Strahovski, or StraHOTski if you prefer) decided to stay with Chuck (Zachary Levi) and protect his secrets. We also found out that the government was secretly building a new database that will make protecting Chuck or even the need for Chuck obsolete.

Our first episode of the night, “Chuck Vs. The Undercover Lover” dealt with the personal life of Casey and perhaps the reason why he’s such a stick-in-the-mud. We open with a flashback to 2004 where Casey and a hot Russian babe named Elsa (never trust a chick named Elsa, didn’t they ever see those Nazi exploitation flicks?) are having, um, relations when she leaves and a bomb goes off, supposedly killing Elsa and breaking the heart of Casey.

Flash forward to today where Chuck flashes on a series of names on a secret hotel list cracked by one of the Buy More employees and we learn that Elsa is still alive and is actually a secret agent tracking a series of Russian mobsters that are dealing in a variety of drug and crime kings. Elsa is set to marry the leader of the Russian mafia in order to get even close. But when Chuck determines that Elsa has been bugged and the Russians she is tracking, they set off to stop the wedding and save Elsa. After

Meanwhile, my man Morgan (Joshua Gomez) had his hands full with a little spat between our favorite couple Ellie (Sarah Lancaster) and Captain Awesome (Ryan McPartlin) that got into a tiff over an anniversary present. Luckily, Morgan was there to play therapist and help them out with his unique take that includes bring a drunk Ellie to her bed and sleeping there (nothing happened!) and then helping them come back together again in his unique, albeit odd, dorkly way.

Here’s what we learned about Casey from “Vs. the Undercover Lover”
Casey has a thing for hot Russian super agents (Hell, who doesn’t?)
Casey speaks Russian fluently.
Casey is a stickler for having a receipt when returning store merchandise.
Casey’s secret handle is “Sugar Bear” … well that beats mine, which is “Fluffy, Happy Smiling, Wuss Bear”
Casey gets really grumpy chatting about his exes.
Casey doesn’t like to talk about it … about what? About anything.
Casey goes to flower markets.
Casey loves Neil Diamond.
Casey enjoys a nice scotch on the rocks.
Casey’s just a big softy at heart.

The second episode, “Chuck Vs. the Marlin,” begins as Captain Awesome (who had a pretty funny vignette all on his own) asking Chuck for his approval to marry his sister Ellie. But he wants it to be a surprise and he asks Chuck to hang on to it, he protests (as well he should) but Awesome insists and he sticks it in his locker.

Bad timing, as someone planted a bug in the Buy More that Chuck found so the government heists the entire Buy More inventory in an effort to locate a receiver that may contain info about Chuck and his brain containing the Intersect. If they can’t locate the receiver in 24 hours – Chuck’s gotta be stashed in an underground bunker for years.

Sounds easy enough since they heisted everything in the Buy More, right? Wrong, turns out Lester and Jeff broke into the Buy More, stole a Marlin off the boss’ wall and turned on the camera that showed the secret agent planting the receiver in the Marlin.

Now it was pretty easy to see where this one was headed … the chick delivering the food was the bad guy that planted the bugs. But despite the simple plot, what was really smart about “Vs. the Marlin” was how everything weaved together even though it was time-lapsed. Ellie telling Chuck he’s got other people for that because she felt he didn’t tell her about proposing to Sarah, but it was Awesome’s ring that was stolen by Morgan that set off that series of events that set off Chuck’s desire to find out who bugged the Buy More. Everything was connected and smartly, so the simple plot didn’t mean squat.

Plus, we got to see Sarah and the smokin’ pita chick fight it out in super awesome clothing – twice – which is half the reason this show rocks. But also because after a few touch-and-go episodes at the beginning of the season, CHUCK has blossomed and really come into its own as a hilarious action show with plenty of eye candy and smart, fun writing.

Here’s what we learned about Chuck from “Vs. the Marlin”
Chuck gets advanced copies of games – in this case CALL OF DUTY 4.
Chuck is the man of the house.
Chuck dislikes manual labor.
Chuck doesn’t crack under intense interrogation pressure from his boss.
Chuck isn’t a fan of upskirt vids.
Chuck has a knack for crawling through ventilation shafts.
Chuck enjoys a good steam
Chuck can handle other men’s family jewels.

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Chuck Fodder
Review: Chuck Versus The Undercover Lover

This is the first review in the “Chuck” double feature. So buckle you seats belts and let’s get this show on the road!

Recap

Chuck Versus the Undercover Lover is perhaps the first episode to revolve around a secondary character. In 2004, John Casey was under cover in Grozny, Chechnya as an energy consultant. He fell in love with Ilsa Trinchina; a photo journalist who is a member of the French secret service. She apparently dies in a coffee shop bombing. In the present day, Chuck flashes while fixing a computer. He sees a guest list with several Russian criminals of various types. He also flashes on Ilsa’s name and confronts Casey about it. Casey, thinking that Ilsa is dead, chokes Chuck and nearly suffocates him. Sarah and Chuck go undercover at the Grandsaville hotel, where the Russians are having a party. Casey shows up and spots Ilsa. She explains to him that she survived the explosion. A man by the name of Victor Federov announces that he has brought everyone from Russia to America so they can attend his wedding. He is marrying the love of his life, Ilsa. Chuck and Casey discuss Casey’s past at length afterwards. The two appear to be bonding and developing a friendship. Chuck convinces Casey to fight for Ilsa. Chuck and Casey go to the Grandsaville hotel to look for Ilsa. Chuck sneaks into Ilsa’s room, only to have Casey and Ilsa walk in after him. They discover Chuck hiding under the bed. All three realize that they are on the same side. Victor Federov walks in, but passes out drunk. Ilsa meets Casey at the Buy More and says it won’t work out between them. She gives Casey back the necklace he gave her years before. Later that night, Casey is getting drunk with Chuck, when Chuck flashes on an audio transmitter that falls out of the necklace. They think that Victor is spying on Ilsa and run to warn her. Chuck and Casey get caught and tied up by Victor’s goons. There is a fantastic scene where the two struggle with the goons and then are pushed out of the window. They luckily fall into a pool right beside where the wedding is taking place. Sarah and Ilsa quickly stop Federov. The next morning, Ilsa says goodbye to Casey, as Chuck tries unsuccessfully to spy on the two. Ilsa leaves and Chuck tells Casey that the two will have a great friendship. They walk towards Casey’s apartment when Casey pushes Chuck to the ground and shuts the doors behind him. This is all done very comically.

The secondary plot is the relationship difficulties of Awesome and Ellie. The two want to buy themselves an anniversary gift. Ellie wants a big screen TV, where as Awesome wants a washer and dryer. Morgan acts as the couple’s therapist. Awesome finally buys the big screen TV. Morgan sleeps with Ellie, but nothing happens between the two. She was totally drunk the night before. It seems like everyone was drunk in this episode.

The Good

Adam Baldwin did a fantastic job in this episode. I hope we get to see more of him in the future, rather than just hanging in the background like he has up until now.

The Bad

No enough comedy. I get the impression that Josh Schwartz wants viewers to take “Chuck” seriously, but part of the show’s appeal is its light hearted nature. I don’t think you can have it both ways and the writers are going to have to decide eventually which path they want to take and stick to it.

The Ugly

There is a strip poker game scene at the Buy More. Morgan, the Nerd Herd and Awesome are the ones playing. I know it was supposed to be funny, but it was also creepy. None of the characters in the game are guy, so this makes the scene even more baffling.

I am having trouble respecting the “Chuck” villains because they are repeatedly being defeated in record time. It gives viewers the impression that the bad guys are incompetent. Victor Federov was billed as the worst of the worst, yet his plot was foiled with juvenile ease.

Final Verdict

The sole bright spot in Chuck Versus the Undercover Lover was John Casey. If it wasn’t for him, this episode would have received a failing grade.

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www.film.com/tv/story/musiconchuckthenobreadsandwich/13982602/18187870

Just when I'd nearly forgotten about Chuck, the series comes back for two episodes and is gone again, serving as a bittersweet reminder of what the strike has kept me from. While Chuck was the bread in last night's sandwich -- Celebrity Apprentice breaking up these strike-induced final two episodes -- it was Chuck (especially the first episode, "Chuck cs. The Under Cover Lover") that had all the meat.

Actually, nearly any episode that gives the spotlight to Casey (Adam Baldwin) is a winner in my book, and this one, like the previous episode ("vs. the Crown Vic") gives Casey more depth while Baldwin still has his comic timing on display (full recap). And it's Casey who gets all the music as well. He drinks scotch in his underwear to Neil Diamond's "Love on the Rocks" ("I need pants!") and then later tries to take down his captors to Gogol Bordello's great song "Ultimate," featuring some of my favorite lyrics of 2007:

There were never any 'good old days'
They are today, they are tomorrow
It's a stupid thing we say
Cursing tomorrow with sorrow
Like always, there was plenty of cultural references to go around last night between both episodes... for instance:

Sixteen Candles: Morgan wakes up in Ellie's bed and exclaims, "d**n ma, I’ve got my headgear on."
Casablanca: "Well Casey, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
Spies Like Us: The bug that Chuck finds in the Buy More are GLG20's, a reference to the rank of Foreign Service Operative in the Chevy Chase/Dan Aykroyd spy comedy.
Over the Top: Jeff and Lester throw down in a thumb-wrestling match. I'm mildly disappointed we didn't hear Sammy Hagar's "Winner Takes it All" or Frank Stallone's "Bad Nite" from the schlocky soundtrack.

Also fun to see the cast host the in-between moments, but who was writing the corny sexual overtones between Zachary Levi and Sarah Lancaster? I realize they're not supposed to be in character, but why risk even a whiff of incest? Chalk that up to the writers' strike as well.

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Found this while browsing, Casey/Adam is the focus of this writer's praise! YAY!

www.film.com/tv/story/musiconchuckthenobreadsandwich/13982602/18187870

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Chuck vs. The Sensei

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www.ifmagazine.com/review.asp?article=2939

Whenever we have these Casey centric episodes it is always something special because Adam Baldwin just does such a d**n great job as the agent that is a tough, gruff exterior with a soft spot somewhere in there – although don’t tell him that or he’ll kick your ass.

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