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DreadPirateRob
12-02-2008, 01:18 PM
No thread yet?

Great to see Dixon, but otherwise just an okay ep. The whole touchy-feely thing with Jayn---er----Casey was funny in bits but dragged in others. I did, however, crack up when Chuck announced that Casey's "center" wasn't calm, it was angry.

Nothing leer-worthy to speak of, which is always sad.

Liked the Awesomes - good casting choices. Also liked Ellie finally putting her foot down (as well as shooting herself with the scanner).

And still no Anna? What's going on with her?
Rob Helmerichs
12-02-2008, 01:33 PM
And still no Anna? What's going on with her?
December 8, 2008 "Chuck Versus the Delorean"

Chuck spies on Sarah and sees her on a date with an older man (guest star Gary Cole). Chuck frantically tries to warn Sarah after he has an Intersect flash, but she assures Chuck that she is not in danger and reveals the identity of the mystery man. Meanwhile, Anna wants to move into an apartment with Morgan forcing him to finally act like an adult. Awesome offers to help Morgan pay for the apartment, but a relic from the past causes Morgan to lose focus on his new grown-up responsibilities.
ElJay
12-02-2008, 08:29 PM
I thought the funniest part was the race for the bottom in customer service ratings. Some days when I go into those big box stores, that's almost what it feels like is going on.
MickeS
12-02-2008, 08:45 PM
I LOVE Casey as a character. It's rare to see a one-note character so perfectly realized. I seriously think Adam Baldwin should get an Emmy supporting actor comedy nod for this, he is just great.

But the villain in this episode was so weak, and the storyline surrounding him, that it was "just OK for me".
Einselen
12-02-2008, 08:52 PM
I loved the picture of Reagan next to Casey's Bonsai Tree. :D
USAFSSO
12-03-2008, 12:00 AM
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Liked the Awesomes - good casting choices. Also liked Ellie finally putting her foot down (as well as shooting herself with the scanner).

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Having Scarecrow (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085088/) on a spy show was cool. And for being close to 60, he is in pretty good shape.
logic88
12-03-2008, 12:10 AM
Having Scarecrow (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085088/) on a spy show was cool. And for being close to 60, he is in pretty good shape.

Not to mention Morgan Fairchild. Pretty well preserved for 58!
JYoung
12-03-2008, 12:45 AM
Having Scarecrow (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085088/) on a spy show was cool. And for being close to 60, he is in pretty good shape.

The recharge from Lorien is still working.

Only a fair episode of Chuck but Adam Baldwin killed in it.
Rob Helmerichs
12-03-2008, 06:49 AM
The recharge from Lorien is still working.
Well, he had twenty years.

Wouldn't it be great if some day on Chuck he just keeled over and died, out of the blue, no explanation? :D
cheesesteak
12-03-2008, 07:27 AM
That was probably the worst fight scene ever staged (Casey and Sensei).

I'm getting a little tired of Chuck's chronic stupidity. Of course, he's the hero and always help save the day, but I'd like to see an episode where he's not a putz two or three times.
Rob Helmerichs
12-03-2008, 07:41 AM
That was probably the worst fight scene ever staged (Casey and Sensei).
Yeah, Adam Baldwin may be the epitome of cool, but the man can't fake a fight to save his life.
moot
12-03-2008, 08:37 AM
Did anyone else feel like when the sensei first came into the Buy More, he didn't recognize Chuck? The two saw each other when he was first escaping in the van, and a master spy like him should have put 2 and 2 together and said, "hmm... that's the same guy that was standing outside when I robbed that place. He works at Buy More, Casey's got a cover at Buy More... he must be a spy, too."

Maybe it was just too subtle for me, but I got the vibe like he didn't figure that out.
newsposter
12-03-2008, 08:42 AM
Not to mention Morgan Fairchild. Pretty well preserved for 58!

I'm guessing you meant all the money in surgeries. I wonder if she's trying to one up joan rivers? I'd prefer old and natural to knowing how plastic someone is

That was probably the worst fight scene ever staged (Casey and Sensei).


I do believe this is a comedy? :D
Magister
12-03-2008, 10:10 AM
That was probably the worst fight scene ever staged (Casey and Sensei).

I think the Sensei had real training, but that fight looked like something out of a 70s Chuck Norris flick. Really telegraphed moves that wouldn't have connected even if the target didn't move. Very sloppy.

But.... This was still a funny episode. Chuck telling him how sensitive he was really made me laugh.
Bierboy
12-03-2008, 10:14 AM
Did anyone else feel like when the sensei first came into the Buy More, he didn't recognize Chuck? The two saw each other when he was first escaping in the van...

But did they, really? I wondered about that too. I know that Chuck saw the sensei in the van, but did the sensei actually see him? I'm not sure. If he did, then I believe they messed up when the sensei came into Buy More, because he should have recognized Chuck right away.
Einselen
12-03-2008, 10:18 AM
But did they, really? I wondered about that too. I know that Chuck saw the sensei in the van, but did the sensei actually see him? I'm not sure. If he did, then I believe they messed up when the sensei came into Buy More, because he should have recognized Chuck right away.

I am 99% sure the sensei did see Chuck. Thing is the sensei doesn't want to attack Chuck inside the Buy More so of course he is gonna play nice and see how Chuck reacts. He then knew Chuck being an agent would follow him out and he could capture him outside when no one is around. Not sure how they messed this up.
newsposter
12-03-2008, 11:39 AM
they stared at each other as he passed chuck...and chuck flashed on him. I wonder why the bad man had his window down anyway? wouldnt he have the AC on?
MickeS
12-03-2008, 11:45 AM
I wonder why the bad man had his window down anyway? wouldnt he have the AC on?

He's rich!
Einselen
12-03-2008, 11:48 AM
they stared at each other as he passed chuck...and chuck flashed on him. I wonder why the bad man had his window down anyway? wouldnt he have the AC on?

You have the window down so you can yell at your driver to start the car/van as you are being chased/shot at DUH!
DreadPirateRob
12-03-2008, 03:13 PM
Yeah, Adam Baldwin may be the epitome of cool, but the man can't fake a fight to save his life.

He can't a fake a martial arts fight at all, but he's a pretty good fake brawler (i.e. I'm thinking of a scene in Serenity in particular). :)
Regina
12-03-2008, 06:21 PM
Funniest line of the ep IMHO:
7 years of MacGyver finally paid off! :D
GO CHUCK! :up:
betts4
12-03-2008, 10:30 PM
Funniest line of the ep IMHO:
7 years of MacGyver finally paid off! :D
GO CHUCK! :up:

I laughed so hard at that one! Chuck is great as a last minute fast thinker!
busyba
12-04-2008, 12:29 AM
Having Scarecrow (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085088/) on a spy show was cool. And for being close to 60, he is in pretty good shape.

Was he wearing a rug?
busyba
12-04-2008, 12:30 AM
Yeah, Adam Baldwin may be the epitome of cool, but the man can't fake a fight to save his life.

Really? I thought his climactic fight in the final episode of Angel was pretty well-done.
busyba
12-04-2008, 12:31 AM
Funniest line of the ep IMHO:
7 years of MacGyver finally paid off! :D
GO CHUCK! :up:

Yeah, and his "lightbulb going off" face when he came up with that idea was hilarious.
SoldOnTiVo
12-04-2008, 01:22 PM
That was probably the worst fight scene ever staged (Casey and Sensei).

I'm getting a little tired of Chuck's chronic stupidity. Of course, he's the hero and always help save the day, but I'd like to see an episode where he's not a putz two or three times.

I was thinking the same thing.

'would be nice if he didn't have to "save the day" by solving a crisis he was dumb enough to create himself.
rhain
12-04-2008, 01:34 PM
The Vic can take a Hit
DevdogAZ
12-04-2008, 04:57 PM
The Vic can take a Hit
Speaking of: did the Vic actually take a hit? I remember seeing the Bimmer crash, but don't remember if we saw what happened to the Vic when they swerved.
rhain
12-04-2008, 05:20 PM
Speaking of: did the Vic actually take a hit? I remember seeing the Bimmer crash, but don't remember if we saw what happened to the Vic when they swerved.

I do not think that the Vic got Hit; just that the Bimmer swerved.
5thcrewman
12-04-2008, 08:49 PM
Commando Wednesday!!


It never went away! :up:
DianaMo
12-05-2008, 11:41 AM
Funniest line of the ep IMHO:
7 years of MacGyver finally paid off! :D
GO CHUCK! :up:

Wasn't that also a line on Earl?
alpacaboy
12-05-2008, 11:45 AM
MacGyver is very versatile.

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=11126&stc=1&d=1228499410
(2004 on left)
littis
12-09-2008, 10:35 AM
I'm surprised nobody posted about this...unless it was just me. At the beginning when Casey was training with his sensei it appeared very Matrix-like. They would fight and when Casey lost his sensei would say "again", and they would be in a frozen reset position for a second or two then start fighting again.

I thought it was great!