There is a problem with naming the show after the main character: it kinda kills any tension and danger involving that character. Take, for instance, The Mary Tyler Moore Show. You don’t expect Mary to crash a helicopter or get caught in the blast range of an NSA incinerator.
She’s Mary, she’s the star, she gets to live.
Same with Chuck.
Unless “Chuck” turns out to also be an acronym (Classified Human Utility Carrying Knowledge?) and ANYONE could be a Chuck, then the guy is pretty much untouchable.
That said, this episode already felt off balance and weirdly paced, although it did have an awesome Geek shout out with Chuck revealing that Oceanic flight 815 was shot down.
The pilot episode was an equal mix of comedy and action – this episode went for a more sinister tone with the comedy popping up – mostly with Morgan and the googly eyed boys at Wienerlicious – almost as an afterthought.
Which brings me to Agent Sarah Walker’s panties. I get the feeling we’re going to see them at least once in every episode. Last week we saw panties while Sarah was getting ready for a secret agent date – this week we saw them while Sarah kicked Adam Baldwin in the face as she jumped over the Wienerlicious counter.
I still enjoyed Chuck (Complex Haiku Understanding Critter Killer?), but I would like to see it maintain the pace of the pilot episode. There’s always next week.
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