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As we race towards the final two episodes, last night showed
us that the stakes have never been higher. Like Shaw, Nicholas Quinn (Angus
Mcfadyen) is a man obsessed with getting rid of Chuck Bartowski, but Quinn has
had a lot longer to stew and a lot more failed attempts, given his client list.
Sarah revealed to Chuck that she had uploaded the dodgy
Intersect, explaining that she’d had no other options. Considering the
circumstances, Chuck did very well not to freak out.
There was a great moment between them, after an awkward
silence, where they bond further over having the Intersect. It reminded me of
the Smallville episodes where Lana/Lois get Clarks powers; it gives you a
deeper understanding of how awesome it is to have superpowers, but there is
always a catch. In this case, the Intersect is wiping Sarah’s memory, although
40 flashes in two days is a little excessive. Even a clean Intersect shouldn’t
be such a crutch.
Chuck almost managed to hold his own in the fight against Quinn
in the train carriage, considering that Quinn boasted that the only thing he
couldn’t take down was the Intersect. As it was, he managed to make a getaway
and captured Sarah, dropping her with a tranq dart and disconnecting their
carriage from the train, leaving Chuck watching helplessly.
At a warehouse location Quinn used Intersect images to
stimulate Sarah to flash, damaging her memory so that she could be his
‘soldier’. I liked that although Casey, Chuck and Morgan tracked her emergency beacon to the location, all that was waiting for them was the beacon and a note saying "Nice Try!" Things won't be wrapped up that easily.
Craftily taking Sarah back to her old hotel room, Quinn used the memory loss to create a new scenario with him as her handler. The new mission: kill Chuck Bartowski. So it seems that the next episode, Chuck Versus Sarah, is just that. It seems quite fitting that part of the drama of the finale will come not from a new villain, but as a threat from one of the very people at the heart of the show. Chuck will have to defeat his wife in order to save both their lives.
Craftily taking Sarah back to her old hotel room, Quinn used the memory loss to create a new scenario with him as her handler. The new mission: kill Chuck Bartowski. So it seems that the next episode, Chuck Versus Sarah, is just that. It seems quite fitting that part of the drama of the finale will come not from a new villain, but as a threat from one of the very people at the heart of the show. Chuck will have to defeat his wife in order to save both their lives.
The secondary story brought Jeff and Lester back into the
fold. With Alex being kidnapped by two of Quinn’s goons, one of whom was played
by Farscape/Stargate SG-1’s Ben Browder, it was up to Morgan and Awesome to
rescue her. Things didn’t go too well as they were spotted, although it
probably didn’t help that Morgan was walking through the parking lot with a
large sniper rifle.
It occurred to me when Morgan commented that he’d never
sniped “wet or dry”(obviously he's never encountered the ‘wetworks’
euphemism) that while he’ll never have done it for real, surely he’s sniped in
games, such as Call of Duty. It might not be the same, but at least it’s a
slight advantage over a novice.
Anyway, with Awesome and Morgan captured as well, Lester
picked up Morgan’s earpiece and hilarity followed. Casey told them to go to his
Crown Vic and take a pistol each, but they broke out the heavy artillery. Cue
Lester Rambo with the mini-gun, chewing on one of Casey’s cigars (and I don’t
think he’d be happy with that!) and Jeff being a little scary with the
flamethrower. I’d have surrendered; never mess with disturbed people with
powerful toys!
Now Jeff and Lester have been officially let in on the
secret of Carmichael Industries, will Big Mike find out in the final episodes?
He is the last one of the principal characters not to know about it, so I think
it would only be fair.
A couple of other points: As well as having Sarah’s old
place feature, we had a nice callback to the Strip Kick from last season and,
of course, Casey’s Crown Vic! I also loved the 80’s style train-track titles
that were used in this episode.
I wonder if the warehouse that Quinn took Sarah to was actually a set-dressed workspace behind the normal sets for Chuck. It had a certain look to it, with the scaffolding at one side looking like there might be a set, possibly the train, behind it.
I wonder if the warehouse that Quinn took Sarah to was actually a set-dressed workspace behind the normal sets for Chuck. It had a certain look to it, with the scaffolding at one side looking like there might be a set, possibly the train, behind it.
Next time: Chuck Versus Sarah/Chuck Versus the Goodbye
SARAH MUST KEEP A SECRET FROM CHUCK IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH
A MISSION — ANGUS MACFADYEN GUEST STARS AS ‘NICHOLAS QUINN’ — After a harrowing
mission, Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) returns to Chuck (Zachary Levi) with a huge
secret. Meanwhile, Ellie (Sarah Lancaster) and Awesome (Ryan McPartlin) are
presented with a new opportunity that could change their lives. Adam Baldwin
and Joshua Gomez also star.
Then
CHUCK’S FINAL MISSION BRINGS HIM BACK TO HIS ROOTS AS HE
FIGHTS TO SAVE HIS FUTURE – ANGUS MACFADYEN AND LINDA HAMILTON GUEST STAR —
Chuck (Zachary Levi) enlists his family, friends and some unexpected allies as
he races to stop Nicholas Quinn (guest star Angus Macfadyen, “Braveheart”) from
destroying everything Chuck has built over the past five years. Yvonne
Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Adam Baldwin, Sarah Lancaster, Scott Krinsky, Vik
Sahay and Mark Christopher Lawrence also star.
Here’s the trailer, take a look:
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