Anyone could have easily mistaken this as the season finale of Chuck but it was the penultimate episode jam packed as it was with awesome moments. Chuck and Sarah are on the run but they didn't simply hop a plane to Paris, they went to investigate Black Rock, the secret hidden Fulcrum base where Chuck's Dad is being held but all they find is an abandoned Drive-in. Meanwhile John Casey has been promoted to Colonel and he's been given the order to bring Chuck and Sarah in -- Dead or Alive. Gulp.
I love the moment when John Casey shoots the Chuck target in his fireplace -- Bullseye! Casey means business and he immediately goes snooping in Chuck's room looking for clues but not before Devon finds him and wants to know what's going on. Casey says he's worried about Chuck but Devon is suspicious, we'll get back to that later. Casey eventually tracks Chuck and Sarah to a Motel where they have spent the night. One of the things this show always does right is the music and it's so effective the way Bon Iver's Creature Fear highlights Chuck and Sarah's mad make-out session. It's like this huge wave of 'FINALLY!' washes over them and the audience. Chuck and Sarah fully intend to do more but unfortunately Morgan kind of screws that up. I still laugh every single time at this moment.
Casey's not the only one that has tracked them down, Fulcrum Agent Vincent is outside watching their every move. Casey handily catches Chuck only to be easily dispatched by Sarah Walker armed with a 2x4. It's hilarious. When they are about to leave, Chuck flashes on Vincent's car. He refuses to leave without Casey, what a guy, that Chuck! Chuck doesn't realize that Casey has already escaped still cuffed to the radiator. This episode has a great fight scene when Chuck runs over Vincent and the shooting begins. Unfortunately this time Casey gets the drop on Sarah and they are on their way back to Castle in cuffs.
Meanwhile at the Buy More, Emmett Milbarge is now the manager and he wants Morgan to be his Ass-Man (that's assistant manager to you). Morgan wants Big Mike to forgive him but he informs him that he needs to clean up his own mess. Emmett makes Big Mike clean toilets and the only way he will let up on him is if Morgan complies. Casey locks up Chuck and Sarah and he promises Chuck that if he finds his Father he will save him. He gives him his word. Casey is then alerted to the fact that Devon has entered his house after getting keys from Jeff and Lester, you see they have rooted through Casey's locker and they think he's some kind of sick stalker keeping a diary of Chuck's bathroom breaks. Casey shows up to greet Devon and begins to put a silencer on his pistol, it's pretty menacing, we never know just how far Casey will go to do his duty. Surely he won't kill Captain Awesome, right?
He won't get the chance though because Chuck and Sarah have been freed, in a moment of sheer luck, Jeff and Lester have decided to put one of Casey's explosives in the power transformer outside, knocking out the power and opening their cell door. Chuck and Sarah save Devon, well it is mostly Sarah doing the saving and the only way Chuck can explain just what the hell is going on to Devon is to tell him the truth. Chuck is a spy, kinda. Now Devon knows the truth, how cool is that? My favorite episodes of this show are when people find out secrets that have been going on right under their noses. It's well, awesome that Awesome now knows. And it's hilarious when Devon has to lie to Ellie about Chuck and he's just got nuthin'. Luckily Ellie thinks he's wigging out over their soon to be nuptials.
Earlier Chuck was given a sign that his Dad was indeed hidden somewhere at the Drive-in when he sees that Tron is showing at midnight so Chuck and Sarah head back while Casey follows, only he knows that General Beckman has ordered an airstrike at their location. Truthfully it kinda sucks having Casey not being part of the team, I love when Chuck apologizes and asks Casey if he'd like to help them and he agrees, as long as Chuck stays in the car. Deal. Soon Stephen Bartowski is freed but Chuck tries to stop Ted Roark when he finds out that he is using the Intersect 2.0 to build an army of Intersect Agents. What he doesn't realize though is that his Father has been working on the Intersect for Chuck not for Ted Roark and when he fires up the new intersect it removes the Intersect from Chuck's brain. Chuck is free! After the place is carpet bombed and they escape, Chuck can't believe his good fortune,
This episode has two great songs, first we have Creature Fear by Bon Iver and then Answering Machine by Malbec.
Listen to the Podcast Episode: S2Ep21 Vs The Colonel
Now for reviews and recaps -- Alan Sepinwall, Eric Goldman and AV Club really dug the episode.
Everyone is treating Morgan like crap because he's Emmett's little pet and he screwed Big Mike over, Anna tells Morgan that there is more to life than the Buy More and Morgan informs her that he's always wanted to be a Benihana Chef. She laughs but she believes in him, When Emmett finally demands that Morgan fire Jeff and Lester, he does the only thing he can, He quits the Buy More and takes Anna with him and he even exits to the Slow Clap. Great stuff.
General Beckman tells Chuck that he's free to live his life and I assume she won't send Casey to kill him since he no longer has government secrets in his brain. It's so funny and sad when Chuck tries to thank Beckman and tell her how much this has all meant to him only for her to hang up. A little rude. Back at Casa De Bartowski, Ellie is totally freaking out that Chuck is missing, Devon is trying to comfort her now that he knows the secret that Chuck is out there fighting for his country when Chuck shows up with Dad in tow and everything is happy again. Chuck invites Casey to the rehearsal dinner and Sarah shows up looking stunning, neither one of them has forgotten about their morning kiss. Well that's it, everything is wrapped up. Nothing but happiness and sunshine for our heroes. Record Scratch, hold the phone, just one more thing, Ted Roark is on his way to Burbank and he's pissed, He's got a wedding to catch. This can't be good.
This episode had everything, Chuck no longer has the Intersect in his head, Devon knows Chuck is a spy, Chuck got his Dad back and Fulcrum got blown up real good. Oh and Sarah isn't in trouble with Beckman because they come up with a decent enough story to keep her job intact. I can't wait to see what happens next. Of course I already know what happens next but there is such a momentum heading into the finale it took all of my will not to just keep going after watching this episode but no, I must cover each episode one at a time, It is my mission and so I will be back soon with the season finale of season two of Chuck.
Until then...
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