Chuck vs. The Lethal Weapon: "Repulsion is our business"

A Chuck review.

The episode starts with Super Sexy Spy Guy getting tortured, and there’s a bunch spy talk with references to James Bond, the intersect, and some important Fulcrum dude named Perseus, but more importantly: the scene transitions to Chuck and Sarah in bed together! Ok, not sleeping together, just lying side by side awkwardly (I’m pretty sure Sarah too was awake in that scene before the alarm went off). By the expression on Chuck’s face, spending the night with Sarah could rival Cole’s torture. And getting a dose of Sarah walking around his room in a t-shirt and panties didn’t help any but it was cute. As I am a big shipper, I also very much enjoyed their little scene together in the bathroom as they brushed their teeth. (On a side note, Yvonne looked awesome in that sene. They cake so much makeup on her for this show but refreshed-from-the-shower Sarah is just as stunning, if not more so, than evening-gown-wearing Sarah.)

After their bathroom scene Chuck and Sarah join Ellie and Awesome for breakfast and it’s immediately clear that Ellie’s role as caring sister has officially shifted to over-bearing relationship liaison. She seems to be constantly on a need-to-know basis concerning whether Chuck’s happy in his relationship, whether he’s breaking up with Sarah, and whether they’re moving in together. Considering how hastily Chuck went from dumping Sarah to moving in with her I’m surprised Ellie hasn’t caught on to just how very odd this relationship actually is. If there is one person who finds out Chuck’s secret by the end of this season, at this point, how could it not be Ellie? I really hope it isn’t because that would shake up the heart of the show too dramatically (plus, I do like the awkwardness/tension that stems form Chuck and Sarah having to maintain their lie in front of her) but Ellie should be seeing the signs already.

Back at the Buy More Jeff and Lester are being hilarious yet again (I love those bastards!) with their reimagined “yo’ mama!” jokes featuring Morgan’s mom and Big Mike. Chuck show’s up, he’s about to tell Morgan that they can’t move in together but Casey takes away, saying he needs to see him in his office. To which Morgan replies, “When’d you get an office, John?” Which I just found funny. Plus, maybe Morgan’s the one who figures out Chuck’s secret!

Cole crashes the castle, all bloody and hot, but while Sarah likes the hot part she certainly doesn’t like the bloody: maybe I’m the only one who noticed it but when she goes to help him stand and puts her hand on his shoulder her hand immediately recoils (because, ew, blood is sticky.)

Sarah and Casey go to a consulate party and Chuck and Cole partnering up to watch through the monitors was amusing thanks to Chuck’s insecurity. I especially loved Chuck taking credit for all of Cole’s good ideas. Anyway, things go wrong, as per usual, and Chuck does not “stay in the car.” But this time he’s got Cole with him, who teaches Chuck how to fire a gun by saying it’s just “point and click,” which Chuck should understand cuz isn’t that exactly how you work a computer mouse? Chuck doesn’t exactly get it, though, and shoots the wrong guy accidently, causing a commotion. Cole gets shot saving Sarah’s life but was it me or did he really not need to save her at that point? Sarah had a clear shot. But whatevs, he gets shot in the shoulder and Sarah only notices when he starts dripping on her hand (to which she responds with the same “ew, blood is sticky” expression she had earlier. (It amused me, heh.)

While playing doctor Cole manages to woo Sarah even more, and you can’t blame the girl for falling for the guy. Meanwhile Chuck’s sister, who is an actual doctor, is so alarmed by the condition of his foot (another red flag, Ellie!) that she orders he get a cast just to be on the safe side. At the hospital Chuck finds the Intersect scientist that they’re all looking for there too getting his leg mended from the gunshut wound. A hilarious Slowest Chase Ever ensues. Chuck follows him all the way to a computer lab where and the scientist guy discovers that Chuck is indeed a human intersect. Chuck flashes on the word “Orion,” who will learn is the once who started the pesky little intersect thing. The team breaks in to save the day and Chuck never finds out who this Orion dude is.

By the time Cole needs to leave he propositions Sarah again, asking her to come with, but she refuses. “When you meet someone you care about it’s hard to walk away.” We all know Sarah cares about Chuck just as much he cares about her but it’s time for her to fess up– to him this time. If the Chuck/Sarah relationship is going to move forward then she has to be the one to initiate it. Especially after the scene they had at the end of the episode in the courtyard (the defacto spot for all heartfelt Charah scenes). He tells her he’s crazy about her and that’s why they can’t move in together. The scene feels a little redundant after “Chuck vs. The Breakup” when Chuck breaks ups with on the fountain but at least he actually mentions the L word here. Sarah now knows for sure, in no uncertain terms, that Chuck loves her. The ball’s in your court, Sarah!

The ep ends with Chuck going into his room and revealing to us that his Tron poster is more than just a geek staple- it’s actually the place where he’s dosumenting every clue he has about the intersect. It’s the equivelent of every wall covered in pictures and newspaper articles at the heart of every procedural ever.

The thing most worth mentioning that’s written on Chuck’s Wall o’ Clues was “Lisa is her middles name?” Because whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? When did Chuck find this out? Does this mean he heard her that time at the end of “Chuck vs. The Wookie” when she whispered it to herself? Obviously, that was the most revealing thing for me. And possibly for the Charah shippers. Though, it also said “architect?” next to her name, so who knows what’s going on with that Clue chart. (Did Sarah reveal that she wanted to be an architect once in some off-camera scene? I’m curious, dammit!)


Notables from the ep:

-Obscure and disturbing hobbies with Lester, Morgan, and Jeff with his shirt off (that’s 95% alcohol!)

- This didn’t actually happen in this episode but did we get out first unofficial Chuck/Heroes crossover last night? The dweebs who work at the Buy More were definitely at the Heroes comic book shop while Claire was interviewing for a sales clerk position. Or maybe there was just a “dweeby extras” shortage on the Warner Bros. lot.)