Chuck - Season 3 (US) *Spoilers* (Renewed for Season 4!!!!)

Mr E

Holy moley... episode 3 started off slow, but the last 15 mins were great. I assume

Devon has been kidnapped?

Pacifico

Great start to the season, nice cliff hanger at the end of EP3 too!

EP3 suffered due to the lack of the Buy More!!

Cina

Need to get used to certain characters not appearing though. They did it with Veronica Mars to save cash aswell if I recall. Ellie and Cpt. Awesome weren't in ep 2 and the buymore folk weren't in ep 3.

AlmightyCushion

Mr E wrote: »

Holy moley... episode 3 started off slow, but the last 15 mins were great. I assume

Devon has been kidnapped?

I reckon that's what's happened.

I think they want us to think he's dead which I could also see happening.

Cina wrote: »

Need to get used to certain characters not appearing though. They did it with Veronica Mars to save cash aswell if I recall. Ellie and Cpt. Awesome weren't in ep 2 and the buymore folk weren't in ep 3.

I didn't even notice that so no big deal in my opinion.

don ramo

well they were originally schedualed for 13 eps, so from what ive read season 3 should move at a good pace as the writers had less time to tell the story so filler epsiodes should be lacking, the extra 6 eps is anyones guess what they have done,

they might do what scrubs done and say each of the secondary caracters should be missing from at least so many eps, id say it would be fairly hard to not have chucks home, work and spy life constantly intersecting,

i assume hes been

kidnapped, id be very surprised if awesome was killed off

Mr E

I hear what they've done with the last batch of episodes (14-19) is going to be something special. If it is finishing up this year, its going to go out in style. Coming back for the last few episodes:

Scott Bakula

J-blk

Solid episode 3 as well, I didn't miss the Buy More crowd at all, as the episode had plenty going on anyway. Can't see them

killing off Awesome though and hopefully not - he could be missing though

, but Sarah's look seemed a bit more serious than

him just missing

...

Do we really need spoilers folks? The thread title is properly tagged anyway - I used them for now as both people before me did but really, if people wander into the thread when a new episode is out without having watched it, well, that's their fault...

PullMyFinger!

The great thing about this show is that

Awesome really could be dead

Its just that kind of show.

muffinman

Yeah I really wouldn't be surprised either way.. Very possible that

they've killed him off but I hope it's just a kidnapping or that he's in critical condition or something

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Well condisidering the next episode is called

Operation Awesome, I'm assuming that means he is not dead and that they'll rescue him in the next episode

Richard Dower

I watched the first 3 ep. of the new season.....i just *don't* get this show?....it's not funny.

Mr E

Have you been watching since the start of season 1, or have you done what you did with Supernatural and jumped in the deep end with a well established show and tried to figure it out after more than 80 episodes have aired (35 in Chucks case)?

Richard Dower

Isin't 3 eps enough to say if a show is funny or not?

Basq

No.. not when you pick 3 episodes when there's a full 32 before it to establish a storyline / relationships etc.

There's no point in just starting to watch a show 3 series in and expect to "get it"..

Richard Dower

Well *i* didn't find it funny, i'm not gonna sit through 35 eps. to come back with the same opinion.

Basq

Maybe it doesn't appeal to your humour.. but there's a good reason it's quite an established cult show and is one of the most enjoyable shows on TV (and I've seen a LOT of TV shows in my time).

You might not think so.. but plenty of others do.

But cementing an opinion on a show only having watched 3 episodes into it's third season is just plain silly.

AlmightyCushion

Richard Dower wrote: »

Well *i* didn't find it funny, i'm not gonna sit through 35 eps. to come back with the same opinion.

Maybe watch the first few episodes in season 1 and make up your mind.

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AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Maybe watch the first few episodes in season 1 and make up your mind.

Don't bother - if it isn't a show 13 year old girls like, Richard won't like it...

iguana

I'm putting spoiler tags on comments about what has already aired in a thread with 'spoilers' in the the title. It's confusing and means genuine spoilers will get uncovered unintentionally.

CaptainNegative wrote: »

Well condisidering the next episode is called

Operation Awesome, I'm assuming that means he is not dead and that they'll rescue him in the next episode

There is also a clue in the fact that if he was dead it would be way more effective to have ended the episode by telling us he died. Traditionally when a show ends on an is he or isn't he dead cliffhanger, he's not dead.

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iguana wrote: »

I'm putting spoiler tags on comments about what has already aired in a thread with 'spoilers' in the the title. It's confusing and means genuine spoilers will get uncovered unintentionally.

But my post had a information about the next episode - hence the spoiler tags... I don't get what you're saying...

ixoy

Great to have it back and loved all three episodes. 'Coz everyone else is doing it:

Did notice how the characters chopped and changed in episodes - didn't realise it was a budget thing but it makes sense.

Emmet dying - I reckon that will return later on. It was dealt with too easily.

Awesome was... well Awesome. Great to see him on a mission and there's no way he's dead. As iguana said - if he had died, we'd have seen it or heard it aloud.

It's got a great balance of humour and action, with great characterisation. The only slightly weak point is the Chuck/Sarah thing but the stars have enough chemistry to pull it through.

Richard Dower wrote: »

Well *i* didn't find it funny, i'm not gonna sit through 35 eps. to come back with the same opinion.

Great - you don't like it. So I'm assuming you won't bother posting on this thread again. Bye!

iguana

CaptainNegative wrote: »

But my post had a information about the next episode - hence the spoiler tags... I don't get what you're saying...

I wasn't saying it about you, I was just putting it as a disclaimer at the start, so if someone hadn't seen the episode they wouldn't read on. Then I commented on what clue your spoiler gave, that's why your quote is in the middle. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

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iguana wrote: »

I wasn't saying it about you, I was just putting it as a disclaimer at the start, so if someone hadn't seen the episode they wouldn't read on. Then I commented on what clue your spoiler gave, that's why your quote is in the middle. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

Ah ok, sorry my bad... If I had been thinking properly I would've realised that...

I'm hoping Big Mike will be used more in upcoming episodes... Think he had 2 scenes in episode 2, and wasn't in episode 1 or 3...

iguana

CaptainNegative wrote: »

I'm hoping Big Mike will be used more in upcoming episodes... Think he had 2 scenes in episode 2, and wasn't in episode 1 or 3...

I wonder is he still dating Morgan's mother.

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iguana wrote: »

I wonder is he still dating Morgan's mother.

It seems so... Morgan went to him looking for advice about Kareena - doubt he would've done that if Big Mike wasn't still dating his mother... and Mike referred to Morgan as "son" in that same scene...

Mr E

Spoilers for future episodes, no spoilers for episodes just aired.
Its not hard, people!

If people are reading this before seeing the latest episodes, let me fill you in. Chuck now knows kung-fu, classical guitar, gymnastics and the tango. He got a job back in the Buy More. Morgan is back too, but Anna is gone. Chuck pissed Sarah off by not running away with her, and now they're just friends (yeah right). Casey shot some people with a big machine gun. Emmet got shot in the head, but nobody other than the CIA knows. Big Mike is back. Morgan and Chuck are now flatmates, and Ellie and Devon have their own place. Carina was back for episode 2, and we saw her and Sarah getting dressed in slow motion. At the end of episode 3, something happened to Devon, but we don't know what it was. Given that the next episode is called

Chuck vs. Operation Awesome, we have to assume he is OK.

See?

Richard Dower

The only good thing about these eps. were the two hot chicks in Victoria's Secret undies getting dressed in slo-mo, you can tell the producers know it's demographic are fanboys cracking one off to the chicks.

Other then that.....meh.

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Richard Dower wrote: »

The only good thing about these eps. were the two hot chicks in Victoria's Secret undies getting dressed in slo-mo, you can tell the producers know it's demographic are fanboys cracking one off to the chicks.

Other then that.....meh.

We get it - you don't like the show... More importantly, we don't care, so stop posting about why you don't like it... Everyone else posting on this thread does like the show...

Richard Dower

Just giving my insight, but hey-ho.....to each his own.

herobear

Nice to see Ellie and Devon utilised more in the 3rd episode, because they really are great actors, i'll even go so far as to say that bringing Devon into the spy fold was one of the smartest things they did last season, and he did great work in 'versus angel de la muerte'
and

the preview for next week looks fantastic

plus he has one of the best lines so far this season
'Good call on the loser cover Chuck, you're nailing it!'

Nice to see NBC actually promoting it as well! and its already paid off with well respectable ratings for all 3 episodes so far

beanyb

Just got caught up on the three episodes (essays are totally wrecking my TV buzz ), and loved them! I'm so glad this show is back. Great cliffhanger for the end of the third episode.

I'm assuming Awesome is gonna be rescued too. I think killing him off would be too dark for what is generally speaking just a fun show. Though having said that, the killing of Emmet was fairly viscious and unexpected, so you never know.

Also, I'm a completely 100% straight girl, but I have a major girl crush on Yvonne Strahovski. Wowsa. :eek:

LFCFan

beanyb wrote: »

Also, I'm a completely 100% straight girl, but I have a major girl crush on Yvonne Strahovski. Wowsa. :eek:

Totally understandable. Any woman would be forgiven for going uber Lesbian for Strahotski

Loving season 3. The new intersect has made sure the show doesn't get stale and they're utilizing it very well. One thing though is they should lay off on the lovey dovey stuff a wee bit and get Chuck to tone down on the retardedness of trying to have personal conversations in the middle of missions.

Really hope the ratings continues so we get a 4th season!!

evil_seed

new episode was awesome. pun intended. sarah gets around eh. at least thats what i'm assuming

from the ending.

married/separated to/from superman

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Fantastic episode yet again... Dare I say the greatest episode of Chuck to date...

evil_seed wrote: »

new episode was awesome. pun intended. sarah gets around eh. at least thats what i'm assuming

from the ending.

married/separated to/from superman

I didn't think this at all... I thought it was symbolic in the sense that he seems to have a family - wife anyway and possibly kids - and he is a spy... People have been telling Chuck all along that spies can't have serious relationships as this puts loved ones in danger... but Routh's character having a family proves this is not the case...
That's what I thought it meant anyway...
He and Sarah ddn't really seem to know each other and nothing was hinted at...

Poochie05

Really enjoyed this episode, thought it got into it's stride and Chuck wasn't half as annoying this week. Interested to see where they go with Shaw (Routh). Is he a recurring guest? Agree with what was said above, I didn't get any vibes that there was anything between him and Sarah.

Mr E

Routh has signed up for

8

episodes altogether.

The scene with Devon telling Ellie where he'd been was the funniest thing I've seen this year.

ixoy

Very enjoyable stuff - we got the most "Buy More" scenes so far. And was it just me or was :

Lester wearing the same glasses as Brad Pitt did in "Fight Club"

?

Richard Dower

Chuck me!....that ep. was good, i actually laughed. Superman in it as well?....great!
It had some genuinely funny moments, i Chuckled a few times....i'm gonna give this show a few more eps.

But it's still not my usual thing,

AlmightyCushion

He...soiled himself....and exposed himself. Brilliant.

Basq

Great episode.. Chuck's round-house kick to Lester was just fantastic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ-Wm-8FI6w

ixoy wrote: »

And was it just me or was :

Lester wearing the same glasses as Brad Pitt did in "Fight Club"

?

Yep, first thing I noticed too. If it wasn't them, they were pretty damn close..

Richard Dower wrote: »

Chuckled a few times....i'm gonna give this show a few more eps.

But it's still not my usual thing,

I implore you to go back to the start Rich... they're absolutely no point watching it now in it's 3rd season.

Richard Dower

^ aye the roundhouse kick was the best part, along with the chat with Ellie....oh how i remember her from her Everwood days, i thought she was just utterly stunning beyond belief.....the kinda girl that makes you stop in the street, stare and utterly speechless.

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Richard Dower wrote: »

^ aye the roundhouse kick was the best part, along with the chat with Ellie....oh how i remember her from her Everwood days, i thought she was just utterly stunning beyond belief.....the kinda girl that makes you stop in the street, stare and utterly speechless.

Go back further to when she was in Saved By The Bell: The New Class...
That's where it all began for Ms. Lancaster

Richard Dower

^ pics needed

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Richard Dower wrote: »

^ pics needed

JFGI!

don ramo

more of chuck freaking out please, great to see if he gets to upset he just randomly flashes, i must say though he doesnt seem to flash normally anymore, every flash is for a skill instead of info,

poor casey is always taking the fall and doesnt even know it, when ellie took the bottle off him, it was so funny when he walked past chuck, baldwin is so much better than de niro at throwing faces,

i think they should start gettin into sarahs past a bit more, god knows theres a lot there that can move the story along,

Richard Dower

CaptainNegative wrote: »

JFGI!

The weird thing is...i know what this means!

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Richard Dower wrote: »

The weird thing is...i know what this means!

Good... It wasn't some kind of trick... I just couldn't be bothered finding and posting pictures myself...

Anyway, back on topic... I take it Chuck will be MIA during the winter olympics, since they're airing on NBC... Anyone know when they start and how long they go on for? ie. how many weeks of my life will be Chuckless?

Mr E

According to epguides.com, we have one next week, one the week after, then there is a floater somewhere in February, and back properly on March 1st? Maybe. Seems a bit vague.

Basq

Another 'Superman' related guest-star next week...

don ramo

class, superman sends chuck on his first solo mission, first person he meets on the plane is clark kents ex lana,

and chucks mission that he chose to (un)willingly accept, was to get a key off stone cold steve austin,

this casting is class, how the hell did they manage to cut the budget, so far theyve had superman (schedualed for 8 eps), clarks ex (for at least 4 eps), vinny jones, steve austin, plus others i cant recall there names, this show just keeps on growing and growing,

anyone think hanna is an undercover ring operative,

also casey is finally throwing he weight around the buy more, cant wait to see what hell do to the rest of staff,