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[Trini Girl]

CHUCK AND SARAH RACE TO SAVE CHUCK'S MOM IN TIME FOR THEIR WEDDING DAY; LAUREN COHAN, MEKENNA MELVIN, RAY WISE AND LINDA HAMILTON GUEST STAR -- Chuck and Sarah's wedding prep includes one final detail: ensuring that the mother-of-the-groom makes it to the ceremony alive. Meanwhile, Morgan's responsibilities as Best Man include his most dangerous mission yet, as he faces Vivian Volkoff. Elsewhere, Ellie tends to the last details of the rehearsal dinner and seeks help from an unlikely source.

Edited by TWoP Mars, May 12, 2011 @ 12:57 AM.

[The Done One]

Once again, the two minutes of the Buy Morons was a complete waste of time and not the slightest bit funny. If this show gets renewed, I really hope they can them and if next week is the series finale, please keep them out of the loop. The most pleasant surprise was that there was less time on the rehearsal dinner than I was expecting.

As for Vivian, I've been annoyed by her since her turn mostly because she's just coming off as a petulant brat.

[Dalmatian90]

Good, not great...

Except for Ellie kissing Jeff!

[Samurai]

The episode was a bit spotty in terms of figuring out the timeline and connecting things, but the end was extremely touching...but I had no idea that was coming at the end. How can Sarah still be alive after having that device go off on her? It killed everyone else...

A nice touch with Jeff(!) coming through with a nicely-done video. Morgan did a great job, and it's nice to see Casey becoming more protective of his sidekick. I don't really understand the whole Vivian turning super-evil quickly, but I'll accept it for expedience's sake.

And so much for the previews making fans wait on their toes as to what Sarah's fate would be. C'mon, NBC...you have to do a better job with your previews! Hopefully, it's not the last episode...

[jediknight]

How did the Intersect know that the place in Colombia was a front for Vivian? The Intersect Chuck got was before Vivian took over. Unless I'm missing something.

Morgan can't quit, he's way too awesome. Hopefully they just make him an analyst, because he's a natural born analyst. I'll admit I thought he was going to ask Casey if he could marry Alex. With the party for Chuck and Sarah, the scene between Alex and Morgan earlier, Morgan knowing that Alex asked Casey to protect him, and him telling he had something to talk to Casey about, I just thought that's where they were going.

Sarah really needs to see Star Wars. I'm surprised Chuck hasn't sat her down and watched all 6 movies with her. I'll also admit to joining along with Chuck and Morgan's rendition of "The Imperial March".

I was surprised to see that Jeff was the one who edited the Chuck Sarah video, I thought it would have been Awesome. Awesome moment for Jeff right there. Who knew he had it in him?

[cjuniverse]

As for Vivian, I've been annoyed by her since her turn mostly because she's just coming off as a petulant brat.

I agree.

As for the episode, not bad. The ending got me though. For a split second, I thought Sarah was going to die. But then reality set in. How is it everyone actually dies from the gun but Sarah lives... Not very believable.

[jediknight]

How is it everyone actually dies from the gun but Sarah lives... Not very believable.

Sarah's just that bad-ass.

[mustbekarma]

The episode was a bit spotty in terms of figuring out the timeline and connecting things, but the end was extremely touching...but I had no idea that was coming at the end. How can Sarah still be alive after having that device go off on her? It killed everyone else...

In the original demonstration, the device was in close proximity. It seems like Vivien had to be quite a bit farther away this time.

Sarah's just that bad-ass.

That, too, and isn't she the only female to be targeted? Girl power to the rescue.

I enjoyed this episode, and "The Imperial March" had me nearly in tears I was laughing so hard. Ellie kissing Jeff was was awesome as well.

With a surgeon, neuro-surgeon, and just what is Ma Bartowski's background anyway in attendance...

And don't forget the Intersect.

If it wasn't for Daddy Volkoff, I'd want Vivien to die horribly. I think I could change my mind easily on that.

Edited by mustbekarma, May 9, 2011 @ 8:16 PM.

[Dalmatian90]

Sarah's just that bad-ass.

With a surgeon, neuro-surgeon, and just what is Ma Bartowski's background anyway in attendance...

[RaeleeBlue]

Admittedly, I was spoiled on the end of this. I knew Sarah was going to be the one.

I pretty much just spent the last 10 minutes of the episode yelling at my TV just wanting to get on with it. I don't handle suspense well, even if I know what happens. That said, UNTIL things went south, I thought the party was beautiful and sweet. It was a really nice, genuine happy moment. (As was the opening with them in bed. Both were great.)

I really hope that Sarah gets healed up in time next week to do more than just go from hospital bed to altar. It'd be a real shame if next week turned out to be the series finale and she didn't get to do any ass-kicking.

On a similar note, that bit in the first half where Sarah says something like, "You can protect me from anything but your mother," kind of bugged me. Since when has she ever thought of Chuck as her protector? Hasn't the entire dynamic of this show been about the reverse?

(For the most part, I did enjoy the episode. I think I'm just suffering from some pre-emptive fangirl rage over a potential ending.)

[ybrik]

Of course, Morgan enters to the Vader theme.

Casey once again gives the best advise.

Ellie kissed Jeff. I have no words.

[The Done One]

Ellie kissed Jeff. I have no words.

I figure she's just getting Clara all of her necessary vaccinations via Jeff to get her immune system perfected.

Sarah really needs to see Star Wars. I'm surprised Chuck hasn't sat her down and watched all 6 movies with her.

Seriously, since he's gotten her to watch Spies Like Us and as of this episode, Mannequin.

[Trini Girl]

Well, Beckman continues her winning streak of awesome plans. /sarcasm

You what I miss? Sarah's Fists of Fury. We haven't seen much of them lately.

This one was good, I thought Morgan was going to be the target because he left the spy glasses behind. How'd Vivian get Sarah's DNA?

A nice touch with Jeff(!) coming through with a nicely-done video.

Even though he lusts after Bartowskies of both sexes, he is a Charah 'shipper (as seen in Season 3).

I don't really understand the whole Vivian turning super-evil quickly, but I'll accept it for expedience's sake.

After this episode, I think she has reason to go full EVIL, but before -- not really.

[jeff6286]

I thought there were a ton of hilarious moments in this episode:

-Chuck calling Casey "Chewie" referencing their faux prisoner scheme lifted directly from Star Wars, and then right after Casey says "I have a bad feeling about this", which is a famous line from several of the Star Wars films.

-Morgan's "Kill the puppy" over the phone to make sure everyone knew that he was a bad guy.

-Casey taking out all of the bad guys by shooting them through the drawn shades with his sniper rifle, using only Morgan's glasses-cam as a reference for where they were in the room.

Darn, I forgot the rest, but I'm pretty sure I laughed out loud at about 3 or 4 other lines throughout the show.

Unfortunately, the final scene in Moscow was a pretty pathetic bit of spydom, first Chuck and Sarah let whatshisname get out of the car and hold a gun on them, then Chuck, Sarah, and Frost all let Vivian get away, basically because they were all too stupid to keep an eye on her.

Edited by jeff6286, May 9, 2011 @ 8:37 PM.

[cutecouple]

I liked the shout out to Terminator 2 with the upended bed in Mom Bartowski's cell.

[GreenPhoenix]

I'm disappointed in Big Mike helping Jeffster, but at least Jeff did something redeeming.

I was concerned that Mama Bartowski wasn't going to make it out of Colombia alive, so that was a relief.

[teachmusik]

someone asked how Vivian got Sarah's DNA. It looked like hair in the vial that Vivian had so I'm guessing she grabbed a strand of Sarah's hair when she ran away in the street?

[Codger]

How can Sarah still be alive after having that device go off on her? It killed everyone else...

In the original demonstration, the device was in close proximity.

That's what I thought, too. Both times they killed people with it, they practically had it shoved in their faces, this time the weapon was quite far from Sarah.

Casey is the best potential father in law. And makes a darn good Chewbacca. Bad feeling and all.

[SmallNatural30]

How did the Intersect know that the place in Colombia was a front for Vivian? The Intersect Chuck got was before Vivian took over. Unless I'm missing something.

I think we, as the audience, are supposed to be assuming that Chuck is getting periodic Intersect updates off-screen, thus keeping the info fresh and up-to-date. Or at least, that's my own personal assumption of things. Its the only thing that I can allow myself to accept as an answer that frequent 'problem' in the Chuck-verse.


On the episode itself; I know it was the penultimate episode of the season - if not the series - and last week was the second to last of the season/series, but I wish TPTB had of done a bit better of a job of spacing out these storylines and such. Both last week, and tonight, I felt like I was witnessing two half-hour episodes crammed together, instead of a full hour one. Although admittedly, tonight's 1st and 2nd halves flowed more smoothly together than 'Vs Agent X', if not by much. I don't mind having multiple storylines going in an episode, but not to the point where stuff is rushed or not given the necessary attention; and at this point in the game, there's no time left to expound or further explore plot points that could really use it.

Overall, there was a pretty good mixture of story/action/comedy/drama tonight, but I just can't get behind Vivian Volkoff, as a character. The writers really blew it there. We meet her twice - portrayed as a female Chuck [without the Intersect], to be blunt - and then we don't see her again for awhile, but all of a sudden she's a criminal mastermind mega-bitch. I know and understand that Riley was manipulating her, but you can't go from female-Chuck to female-worse-than-Daddy!Volkoff and expect it to be truly believable. We got pretty much no backstory there and now it just comes off as she's just there to be a random thorn in Chuck's side, his "nemesis" and that's it. Can't really relate. There is the bit about her dad, and Chuck's family involvement, but even with that, it still doesn't come off as something I can 'sink my teeth into' as a viewer.

[Limbonaut]

Loved the Terminator 2 reference with the security cam shot of Chuck's mom doing pullups in her cell Sarah Connor-style!

[olywriter]

Personally, the biggest reaction I had from this episode was Ellie kissing Jeff. I don't know why, but it just made me so happy. I've never been a really big fan of Jeffster!, but I've always liked Jeff. In fact, the missile command episode from season 2 is one of my favorite episode of the entire series.

Also, the MI6 agent from the meeting truly was an awful actor. I realize that's small potatoes, but it just bugged the crap out of me.

[TerrifyinMonkey]

the MI6 agent from the meeting truly was an awful actor

I'm pretty certain that was an intentional choice.

[Trini Girl]

I think this one is definitely rewatchable; there were a lot of great moments. The Jeffster/montage subslot dragged down things a bit, but the kiss from Ellie redeemed it.

So Mannequin and Breaking Bad. If there's a Season 5, I wonder if they'll try and get guest stars related to either.

One minor thing that bugged me: when Chuck was telling Morgan to play dead and stay calm, it would have been a perfect time to break out a "Don't freak out!" And it was right before a commercial break too!

the MI6 agent from the meeting truly was an awful actor

He was monologuing; clearly he deserved to die.

Edited by Trini Girl, May 10, 2011 @ 9:31 PM.

[djsosonut]

I was surprised to see that Jeff was the one who edited the Chuck Sarah video, I thought it would have been Awesome. Awesome moment for Jeff right there. Who knew he had it in him?

I thought Jeff coming through was a well done call-back to Chuck vs Tom Sawyer from season 2. Jeff psyched himself up to play missile command by watching his stalkerish Anna Wu montage. So it makes sense he would be good at that.

[WileyCoyote]

Overall I've been a cautious supporter of this season. But I don't have words for how incredibly shitty this episode was. I alternated being bored out of my skull and annoyed. A few good Morgan moments, but that was about it.

[Dirndl]

I really liked this episode. Ellie kissing Jeff was so funny, and I laughed at Chuck and Jeff's reactions. Morgan and Casey were amazing together and I liked seeing Casey being all protective of his bearded friend. Vivian was the weak link of the ep IMO. I just don't feel her character at all. It's not the actress (I loved her in Vampire Diaries), but the writing is just weak in this storyline. Being a huge Chuck/Sarah shipper, I absolutely loved their scene in the beginning, the rehearsal dinner, Jeff's video and just them being together for most of the episode. I know that Sarah will survive, but I can't wait to find out what will happen next week. Hopefully she won't be unconscious for most of the episode.

I have to admit, I am kind of disappointed that General Beckman is not invited to the wedding.

[MsLark]

I liked the shout out to Terminator 2 with the upended bed in Mom Bartowski's cell.

First favorite moment. I so wanted her arms back in the day--worked hard for it, too! You can tell it was a stunt double, though, neither LH's nor my arms would hold up to scrutiny these days! Ah, youth!

A nice touch with Jeff(!) coming through with a nicely-done video.

That was my second favorite moment. Note to Ellie: you do not kiss a guy like Jeff on the mouth! Just the cheek, otherwise he will follow you to the end of your days. Still, very sweet. Note to Jeff: Hey, there's a market for those skills!

Casey shooting Morgan. Way to go--Morgan gets a battle scar and an excuse to retire from spy-dom.

Imperial March--total awesomeness!

I have to admit, I am kind of disappointed that General Beckman is not invited to the wedding.

Yeah, what's up with that?

[teachmusik]

Maybe she's invited to the wedding, just not the rehearsal dinner? Maybe if there is a wedding we'll get a shot of her and Roan tearing it up on the dance floor :-P

Loved this episode! So many great quotes. Also loved the cold open with Chuck rescuing Morgan from the twinkle lights :)

Edited by teachmusik, May 10, 2011 @ 8:04 AM.

[JTMacc99]

I continue to love what the show has developed between Casey, Morgan and Alex. I knew it was a winning idea from the first time I got a sniff of it. (It's character stuff like this that keeps me engaged with this show.)

Interestingly, that relationship is now the most interesting one to me. I did enjoy the sweet moments between Chuck and Sarah, but it is Morgan and Casey I look forward to seeing the most each week. Such a great bromance.

[teachmusik]

Found some videos:

Jeff's video of Chuck and Sarah. Sadly it's only a minute long but it's still nice :)
http://www.nbc.com/c...vision/1326006/

Chuck rescuing Morgan off the balcony:
http://www.nbc.com/c...a-flash/1325895

Chuck and Morgan singing the Imperial March in the van:

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=yP1RnV8ZCH0

Edited by teachmusik, May 10, 2011 @ 12:51 PM.