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Last night the final two episodes of Chuck aired on NBC. This show had more lives than a cat at times. Chuck started 5 years ago and was interrupted by the writer’s strike which killed a lot of shows early in their young runs (Moonlight comes to mind). It was on the bubble for renewal and it looked like the bubble was going to pop. Except the fans did something amazing. There had been some product placement in Chuck for Subway sandwiches. Fans of Chuck started going to Subway and telling the people there that they were buying Sunway sandwiches because they love the TV show Chuck. This got up the corporate ladder and Chuck was renewed much to the delight of the fans.
Chuck was a fun show that ran the gambit between humor and action very well. It started as a fish out of water story and ended with a man who had grown from an awkward male to confident man. During the journey we met his parents who were not who he and his sister thought they were, various villains, and some people who might be bad or good guys depending on how we look at the situation.
We had the life of the Buy More and the people there in and we had all kinds of spy stuff going on because of Chuck’s amazing brain and the Intersect. There was Jeffster which I have to say that the conclusion to that story line actually made the most sense out of all of the endings even though it seemed the most absurd. Big Mike who’s folksy mixed metaphors were always fun had an interesting journey through the series. Morgan really grew the most through the series from Chuck’s friend who was a slacker of monumental scale to someone in a stable relationship who has responsibilities that he took seriously.
Chuck had to balance his spy life with his home life which included his sister Elle and her boyfriend Devon aka Captain Awesome. They had their own arc as well in which they got married, had a child, and Elle discovered how much she was like her father. Elle had mad mental skills that she discovered while working on her father’s projects.
Then there was Casey and Sarah and their takes on how to handle Chuck. Eventually Chuck earns respect from Casey (not easy to do) and the love of Sarah which lead to their marriage. The dynamics changed among the group and in the end they trusted each other with their lives.
Every character was given a character arc until the last episode or their demise and the body count on Chuck was pretty high and included the Buy More itself.
It was a smart well written show with a great cast and some excellent guest stars.
Last night had some parts that were painful to watch. And I did shed a tear at the end. I made up my mind what happened next and having read what the creators said after the show was done, I think I am pretty much right. It was nice having an ending to a series that left me satisfied.
Spoilers are allowed in comments.
I am grateful to everyone who worked on Chuck.
Chuck was a fun show that ran the gambit between humor and action very well. It started as a fish out of water story and ended with a man who had grown from an awkward male to confident man. During the journey we met his parents who were not who he and his sister thought they were, various villains, and some people who might be bad or good guys depending on how we look at the situation.
We had the life of the Buy More and the people there in and we had all kinds of spy stuff going on because of Chuck’s amazing brain and the Intersect. There was Jeffster which I have to say that the conclusion to that story line actually made the most sense out of all of the endings even though it seemed the most absurd. Big Mike who’s folksy mixed metaphors were always fun had an interesting journey through the series. Morgan really grew the most through the series from Chuck’s friend who was a slacker of monumental scale to someone in a stable relationship who has responsibilities that he took seriously.
Chuck had to balance his spy life with his home life which included his sister Elle and her boyfriend Devon aka Captain Awesome. They had their own arc as well in which they got married, had a child, and Elle discovered how much she was like her father. Elle had mad mental skills that she discovered while working on her father’s projects.
Then there was Casey and Sarah and their takes on how to handle Chuck. Eventually Chuck earns respect from Casey (not easy to do) and the love of Sarah which lead to their marriage. The dynamics changed among the group and in the end they trusted each other with their lives.
Every character was given a character arc until the last episode or their demise and the body count on Chuck was pretty high and included the Buy More itself.
It was a smart well written show with a great cast and some excellent guest stars.
Last night had some parts that were painful to watch. And I did shed a tear at the end. I made up my mind what happened next and having read what the creators said after the show was done, I think I am pretty much right. It was nice having an ending to a series that left me satisfied.
Spoilers are allowed in comments.
I am grateful to everyone who worked on Chuck.
