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Old 01-17-11, 01:23 PM
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Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

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Chuck embarks on two secret quests. As he tries to locate a nano-chip in the vineyards of France, he also attempts to stealthily concoct a romantic getaway for Sarah. Meanwhile, Lester pesters Big Mike to help him sort out his troubled love life.


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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

Glad to have it back finally.
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

Yes! Looking forward to tonight. I've watched the reruns for the last couple of weeks and I especially enjoyed rewatching the episode where Sarah goes all Rambo in Thailand (or wherever) in order to find Chuck.
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

Okay, a screen cap of Sarah as she stood up from the table in the restaurant would be amazing.

Also, who played Lester's would be wife? I assumed I should know her and she looked familiar but I couldn't place her.
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

Really interesting way to keep Chuck and Sarah apart. More Timothy Dalton and Linda Hamilton. Glad to have this show back.

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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

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More Timothy Dalton
That will be good!
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

Even though it's Chuck, I had this fear of someone getting shot at the climax of the proposal ... however, instead of lead intervening, it was plot.
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

I was surprised with the direction it took at the end. I'm interested to see how they handle this.
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

Lame episode. As much as I love Lester, his subplot felt like padding for a main plot where nothing happened. The ending was just, "meh" and I have a hard time believing Volkov will believe it.
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

Not the one I was looking for, but daaaammmmmnn....

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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

I didn't like the Lester plot either. I would have been happier if they let him get the girl.
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

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I didn't like the Lester plot either. I would have been happier if they let him get the girl.
+1

Would have been a lot more interesting.
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

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I didn't like the Lester plot either. I would have been happier if they let him get the girl.
I'm never happy with his lame subplots.
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

BTW, the woman who played Lester's date was Pooja Kumar. I guess she's just an Indian model/actress.
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

I was ok with the Lester subplot. Liked Jeffster.
The episode end was a bit abrupt.
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

I haven't been too thrilled w/ this season, except for Timothy Dalton's guest stint.
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

Why would Sarah go thru all that trouble to find out about Chuck's proposal, NEARLY go thru with it and then back out via the setup?? Couldn't she just have talked to Chuck back at home about it? It's not like there were any of Dalton's team around to verify she's been arrested.
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

hate to say it, as I've always been a big advocate of this show (yeah, I bought the subway sandwiches!), but this feels sooooooooo tired to me now. only solution I could see is LESS Chuck/Sarah, MORE Casey/Morgan.
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

Originally Posted by fumanstan
I didn't like the Lester plot either. I would have been happier if they let him get the girl.
It would've been much funnier if she'd been perfect for him -- and I don't mean a hot Indian model.
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

Originally Posted by TallGuyMe
hate to say it, as I've always been a big advocate of this show (yeah, I bought the subway sandwiches!), but this feels sooooooooo tired to me now. only solution I could see is LESS Chuck/Sarah, MORE Casey/Morgan.
Agreed. I'm kind of hoping they put this dog out of it's misery if it's going to be corny week after week. My daughter loves the show so I stick with it but I was actually getting frustrated with this weeks episode and just wanted it to end.
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

Does this mean less Sarah for the season?

I do not agree with this decision.
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

I've never liked Morgan, so I'd hate more of him.

Given the preview for the next episode, it seems like there will be plenty of Sarah.
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

Originally Posted by Rob V
Why would Sarah go thru all that trouble to find out about Chuck's proposal, NEARLY go thru with it and then back out via the setup?? Couldn't she just have talked to Chuck back at home about it? It's not like there were any of Dalton's team around to verify she's been arrested.
Sarah didn't know until after the fact when she was back in Burbank.
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Re: Chuck -- "Chuck Versus the Balcony" -- 1/17/11

Originally Posted by TallGuyMe
hate to say it, as I've always been a big advocate of this show (yeah, I bought the subway sandwiches!), but this feels sooooooooo tired to me now. only solution I could see is LESS Chuck/Sarah, MORE Casey/Morgan.
It's a delicate balance though because Casey and Morgan's characters are effective playing off others in controlled doses (though Casey could probably carry more plot). I mentioned it a while back, but Morgan is effectively Chuck from Season 1 and 2 (minus the Intersect) - which is why I like him (and I suppose why others do too)

I think as they've stripped out a lot of the support characters (not as much Awesome/Ellie, much less Jeff-ster), it's led to too much Chuck/Sarah.... especially as Chuck is much more serious and less of a slapstick type character then the early days. Also with the whole father storyline in past seasons, the mother storyline just seems like a re-hash of the same (even if it is a slightly different angle)

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