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9.4 Superb
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Air Date

Monday April 20, 2009

Production Code

3T7271

Episode Summary

Chuck and Sarah go AWOL in their search for Chuck's kidnapped father, so Casey is ordered to pursue and return them after being promoted to Colonel.
Meanwhile, Emmet promotes Morgan to assistant manager against his will.

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    9.5 Superb

    I LOVE THIS EPISODE! hide show

    A brilliant episode that sort of wrapped everything up for the season and possibly series! Hope not though as Chuck and Sarah almost consumated their 'relatonship' (loved that scene). The comedy was of couse up to scratch and beyond especially the Buy More scenes.

    So many major things happened: Casey is promoted to Colonel, Chuck has the Intersec out of his head, his father is saved and is attending Ellie and Devon's wedding, Devon knows Chuck's secret, FULCRUM is derstroyed (sort of) what with the ending, Morgan quit the Buy More with Anna to pursue his dream! It felt so perfect but then the FULCRUM guy had to survive and possibly ruin Ellie's big day. I literally cannot wait til next week's season finale!!

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    10 Perfect

    Outstanding. hide show

    Definitely one of the best Chuck episodes of Season Two! Zachary and Yvonne hit it out of the park. The music, especially the motel make out with Bon Iver, was perfect for that scene. I was happy that Awesome found out about his life, and I liked how the writers got to that point. This episode had supreme acting, writing, music and directing. Even the usually low grade Buy More story line was less painful than usual. All in all, this episode really summed up what makes Chuck great: music, romance, hilarious one liners, and Adam Baldwin. Yeah, I said it.

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    10 Perfect

    Another brilliantly funny episode. hide show

    Oh what a great episode this was! Everyone was in it and all the cast were excellent. The Buy More Scenes were not only funny but heartwarming too when Morgan decided to do the honourable thing and fall on his sword to save Big Mike, Lester and Jeff and to tell Anna he was following his dreams - fantastic! Of course Chuck, Sarah and Casey were brilliant too. Casey decided to support Chuck and his dad which just goes to show that under the tough guy exterior there is a heart of gold. Devon and Ellie were also great in this one. Just the finale to go for this season and I for one can't wait.

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    Great pre-finale episode! hide show

    Loved that Sarah stuck by her man! Knew she would. Okay not technically her man but we all know that she and Chuck both want that very much as witness by that super hot scene in the motel. Wow! If only they'd realize that the show can remain just as interesting if not more interesting if they actually put Chuck/Sarah together. It's been drawn out enough take the great chemistry between Zach and Yvonne and do something with it, it'll work! Just look at that one scene in this episode and you can see it'll work out very well for the show.

    Really enjoyed what they did with Casey in this episode as well. In the season 2 premiere we got a small taste of the problems he faced in this episode. Divided loyalties between his code of conduct and the government vs his loytalties to Sarah and Chuck. I liked how they played it as well, he actually chose Chuck and Sarah in the end and I think it's great that they're not afraid to have Casey sort of bend the rules for them. They are after all a team and despite Casey's best efforts he's gotten close to both of them. That all came to a nice boil in this episode.

    Another good surprise ending, intersect gone! Poor, bang boom whatever you wanna say no more flahses, no more danger, no more governement encroaching on every aspect of Chuck's daily life. Free at last....right?

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    9.5 Superb

    Last episode before the season finale! hide show

    This episode was great! I feel like the show's plot really picked up speed midway into the second season. Now that Chuck and Ellie's dad is back, the little intricacies are really being developed, and that's especially true for this episode. Awesome gets more involved, brawls with Casey, and even finds out that Chuck is a spy. Also, the excitement for Ellie and Awesome's wedding continues to build up. And of course, there is the usual action from Sarah and Chuck. After watching this episode I was so excited to watch the season finale and find out how everything would turn out!

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  • Towards the end of the make-out scene, Sarah is lying diagonally with her head on the edge of the mattress during the wide shots, but laying normally with her head on her pillow for all of the intercut close-ups. []
  • At the very end of the episode, when Ted Roark gets in a truck, as it drives away you can see the shadows of the crew reflected in it. []
  • Featured Music:
    "Creature Fear" by Bon Iver (Chuck and Sarah wake up)
    "Answering Machine" by Malbec (Morgan leaves) []
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  • Original International Air Dates:
    Turkey: June 15, 2009 on CNBC-e
    Latin America: October 25, 2009 on Warner Channel
    United Kingdom: October 27, 2009 on Virgin 1
    Sweden: November 23, 2009 on TV6 []
  • Stephen: There is one request.
    Roark: Anything that won't inconvenience me is fine. I don't care.
    Stephen: Leave my family alone.
    Roark: You say I'm not invited to the wedding?
    Stephen: How did you know?
    Roark: I'm involved in a major conglomerate of bad guys. Few details escape me. []
  • Casey: I think your father has served our country honorably and deserves to attend his daughter's wedding.
    Sarah: Is that a yes?
    Casey: One condition. (Nods at Chuck) He stays in the car.
    Sarah: Agreed.
    Chuck: Done. Hey, hey, the team's back together again. Group hug!
    Casey: One more step and it will be your last. No hugs.
    Chuck: In the car I go. []
  • Jeff: (as Morgan walks in) I smell bacon. Anyone else smell pig?
    Lester: I seem to detect the odor of the forbidden meat.
    Morgan: Okay, knock it off. Listen to me, guys; we need to apologize to Emmett for blowing the power. Otherwise he is going to can you.
    Jeff: Nice try. Get us to apologize so we look like asses, lose all our street cred. []
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Allusions

  • Two scenes in this episode continue the allusions to The Godfather: Part II begun in the previous episode.
    The scene in which Big Mike tells Morgan to never go against the family again mirrors Don Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) telling Fredo Corleone (John Cazale) the same thing.
    Later in the episode, Morgan talks about "falling on his own sword" to protect his family. This is a reference to when Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall) subtly tells Frankie Pentangeli (Michael V. Gazzo) that if he commits suicide, his family will be protected. []
  • Morgan trying to carry out Anna, and everyone bursting into applause, parodies the scene at the end of An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), when Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) picks up Paula (Debra Winger) and carries her away from her job at a canning plant. []
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