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With my very busy life, I occasionally fall behind on my television watching. Chuck seems to be the show that ends up collecting on my DVR. Which means right now I have four episodes of Chuck to watch. YAY.
I really like how Chuck has matured this season -- not just the character, the whole show. Outside of the Buy More "nerd herd" still being a little to much for me to really like them, I do love how they are making them more than just creepy comic relief. I can actually stand to watch most scenes with Jeff and Lester without feeling nauseated.
Another thing that I love they are doing, however, is evening out the Chuck/Sarah dynamic. As cute as it is to have Chuck be all hopelessly mooning over Sarah, it's such an unequal relationship that it's hard for me to get behind. I have the same problem with the Angela/Hodgins relationship. As Myria put it: The helpless "OMG-I'm-so-in-love-that-I-am-a-complete-idiot" isn't any more attractive on a man than it is a woman. I have hope that it will get better.
The bestest, BESTEST thing about Chuck? They are making him into a proactive character. He's not just doing damage control, trying to run away from everything, being the reactive character we first met. That was totally understandable and believable in the first season (even though I was tired of it by the fifth episode) but it makes Chuck a weaker character the longer it goes on. By having him become active, by having him make choices and decisions separate from the crisis of the week, by him him actively working to obtain his own goals the make Chuck a strong and believable character.
The show is really getting good.
I really like how Chuck has matured this season -- not just the character, the whole show. Outside of the Buy More "nerd herd" still being a little to much for me to really like them, I do love how they are making them more than just creepy comic relief. I can actually stand to watch most scenes with Jeff and Lester without feeling nauseated.
Another thing that I love they are doing, however, is evening out the Chuck/Sarah dynamic. As cute as it is to have Chuck be all hopelessly mooning over Sarah, it's such an unequal relationship that it's hard for me to get behind. I have the same problem with the Angela/Hodgins relationship. As Myria put it: The helpless "OMG-I'm-so-in-love-that-I-am-a-complete-idiot" isn't any more attractive on a man than it is a woman. I have hope that it will get better.
The bestest, BESTEST thing about Chuck? They are making him into a proactive character. He's not just doing damage control, trying to run away from everything, being the reactive character we first met. That was totally understandable and believable in the first season (even though I was tired of it by the fifth episode) but it makes Chuck a weaker character the longer it goes on. By having him become active, by having him make choices and decisions separate from the crisis of the week, by him him actively working to obtain his own goals the make Chuck a strong and believable character.
The show is really getting good.
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Date: 2009-03-14 01:59 pm (UTC)From:Nice post!
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Date: 2009-03-22 01:24 pm (UTC)From:I love the show. I love that the British agent tried to bond with Chuck. I love that Chuck has realistic things happen to him: hurting himself when he tries to kick the door open. I love taht Chuck is grounded.