Chuck – Spying, lying, and a pre-nup

Chuck returned with a great episode that included one lie after another, plus the Volkoff family.

I actually fell for Vivian’s lie that she was just a businesswoman, but perhaps because I want to like her. Though, when the shots were fired at the meeting, I began to doubt her. It turns out that she is as manipulative as her father; she just comes across as believable, while Alexei is crazy through and through. It was fun to see Alexei out of jail and “helping” the CIA. He really is crazy. Though, I do think he was trying to make amends to Vivian, Mary, and even the Somalian terrorist.

While the Volkoff family is clearly dysfunctional, Chuck’s family isn’t much better. Chuck is lying to Ellie about being a spy. Ellie is lying to Chuck about their father’s computer. And, then there is Awesome, who is keeping both of their secrets. This isn’t going to end well. Mary is also lying to both of her children. It was disheartening to see Ellie lie to Chuck, but he kinda deserves it. If he was honest with her to begin with she wouldn’t feel the need to lie. Ultimately, these secrets are going to put her life in danger.

While not a life-or-death situation, Casey and Alex are also lying to her mother. Though, Casey is trying to be a good father when he tells Alex not to lie for him. It looks like they are going  to tell her mother the truth. How freeing that will be for both of them, though I don’t expect Casey’s reveal to go smoothly.

The issue of the pre-nup didn’t really work for me. I think it only served one purpose: to give Sarah a reason to mention her father. In regards to Sarah and Chuck, it was a non-issue.

Other stuff:

• Morgan and Casey together at breakfast: hilarious.
• Must suck to be double-crossed by your own daughter, Alexei!
• Spy Ellie was fun to watch, especially since she wasn’t very good at it.
• In the past, I wondered how Mama Bartowski would fit into the show. I enjoyed how she was incorporated into the story.
• Who is Agent X?
• “Remember, family and friends are everything. Money, greed and power are a dance with Satan. And he looks like me.” – Alexei Volkoff
• “My sister just lied to me. She’s never lied to me. Not cool.” – Chuck
• Who was Vivian talking to on the phone about Agent X? Is there a significance to the camera shot of the horse on her desk?

Clacked by Carla Day
on Apr 11, 2011 @ 22:07 EST5EDT