way too many of you are behind and it makes me SAD

[elapses]

OH OH OH BON IVER!!!! God, as soon as they started playing that song I knew. But I love that they've started interweaving Bon Iver songs as a kind of thematic reference to Chuck and Sarah, and "Creature Fears" has that perfectly triumphant moment for the actual part where they grab each other and GOD, ALEX PATSAVAS/EVERYONE WHO EDITS (AND WRITES!!!!) THIS SHOW, thank you. (Also: the way they used Cat Power's "The Greatest". I have never been a huge fan of most of her stuff, BUT THAT SONG IS ABOUT AS PERFECT AS MUSIC GETS.)

Okay but maybe I shouldn't have started with the making out part, because beautiful/hilarious (AHAHAH IOU ONE CONDOM, I... kind of died) though it was (FIRST FIFTEEN MINUTES! BATHED IN SUNLIGHT!) it was just a... piece of it. adinfinitum called this episode Chuck's "Phase One" and you guys, WHAT A FITTING METAPHOR. It's like just when you think you are going to get bogged down in the formula of your spy show, EVERYTHING UP AND CHANGES.

God I was so excited for this on the lam stuff and while I knew it couldn't last longer than this episode (because of Ellie's wedding) I AM KIND OF SAD IT BARELY LASTED. I could have loved an entire season of that, but my perception is skewed by my love of dirty motel rooms and runaways. I am amazed at what I did get in the first fiteen minutes:
a. ONE BED!!!
b. aforementioned dirty hotel room
c. several moments of room sharing awkwardness
d. aformentioned making out

But but but. Well.

Anyway, to move away from that, I AM CRAZY IN LOVE WITH PAPA BARTOWSKI, hello. I want him to hang aroud in season 3! And! Just exist, or something. If the promos are any indication, NBC is kind of collectively creaming themselves over him and my dreams might come true?? :D

I DO NOT KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS INTERSECT ACTUALLY BEING GONE BUSINESS. It in combination with Morgan's triumphant Buy More exit (which... what?) felt kind of weird and too settled and like, if I was sure about this show's continued existence that would be interesting and not scary, BUT. WELL. Anyway the fact that Chevy Chase is still kicking and the wedding looks like a big explosion (POOR ELLIE) and Chuck may or may not be dragged back into everything because he's... used to being a spy is reassuring on that front. So. Okay!

Can we talk about how maybe the Buy More will be gone next season? I know this is wishful thinking, but if Morgan left and Chuck might leave (I mean, why stay, now that he has a Stanford degree and is no longer a CIA asset?). IS IT TOO MUCH TO HOPE???

ALSO OH MY GOD AWESOME AND HIS SUBPLOT!!! His ~investigation~ of Casey was hilarious (I loled so hard at "that stupid family" or whatever it was) AND THEN HE FOUND OUT!!!! And was so shocked and then so delighted! And okay that scene with Ellie afterwards, where he COULD NOT hold it together and, I, just, oh.

AND JOHN CASEY, YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD. I'm sorry your friends went off to play without you, but it turns out they DO love you.

In conclusion, can we please marvel at the fact that Sarah Walker even exists????

ALSO HEY, is anyone still watching Gossip Girl?? I saw promos this weekend and I am super curious about what's going on with Serena's ~marriage~ but not like, curious enough to watch it.

Comments

[shimmeryshine.livejournal.com]

LOL I CANNOT EVEN BE THIS ARTICULATE YET, BUT.

if I was sure about this show's continued existence that would be interesting and not scary
This is EXACTLY how I feel about the intersect being removed storyline. Like I am TERRIFIED AND EXCITED about it at the same time. Having the entire show shaken and turned upside down when the fate is so uncertain is reeeeally jarring for me.

BUT WHATEVER I TOTALLY LOVED EVERY EFFING SECOND OF THIS EPISODE. WAY TO GO SHOW, WAY TO GO.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

I know! And like! The intersect is the entire premise of the show, the reason all these people are together in one place-- I DON'T KNOW. It's a really cool way to pull the rug out from under us, but it is also way too close to closure for comfort.

BUT I FUCKING KNOW, THAT WAS AMAZING.

[goldenmelisande.livejournal.com]

DA;LKDSFJA;SDLKFJA;SDLFKJA;SIOERRQWEG;N
SORRY TO SAY, THAT IS REALLY ALL I AM CAPABLE OF RIGHT NOW.
Except that: I really liked the part where they were in the hotel room and Chuck asked Sarah why she was doing this and she was like, because that floor is gross? LOL, Sarah.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

OKAY YOU KNOW WHAT!!! That was one of my favorite parts too. I love love love that Sarah is that she is such a regular girl, despite, you know, not being regular at all.

Where did you gooooo?

[goldenmelisande.livejournal.com]

THAT IS MY FAVORITE TOO. Idk sometimes all I really want is for Chuck and Sarah to run away together to like Bermuda and be happy and live on a beach and have really cute kids and keep in touch with Uncle John and Aunt Ellie and Uncle Awesome and Grandpa Bartowski. TRUE STORY.

MY INTERNET IS BEING WEIRD AND GMAIL CHAT WON'T CONNECT IDK WHAT ITS DEAL IS :(

[elapses.livejournal.com]

I AGREE, AND OKAY IN THAT VEIN, this song was built for Sarah Walker (http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858690416/).

[goldenmelisande.livejournal.com]

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY OMG THAT IS PERFECT

[calikalie.livejournal.com]

I CANNOT EVEN TALK ABOUT CHUCK WITHOUT USING EXCESSIVE CAPSLOCK. I DO NOT EVEN KNOW. That was just...wow. I mean, we all knew this episode was going to be epic, but god, way to bring it. I heard somewhere that the season finale wasn't written as a series finale (even amid cancellation rumors), so I have a feeling the intersect isn't going to be out of Chuck's head for very long and somehow he gets pulled back into the spy business.

BUT HOLY HELL, BRB TO GO MAKE PICSPAMS/ICONS/GIFS OF THE DELIGHT THAT WAS THIS EPISODE. SO GOOD.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

Okay okay okay good! I know I should... want things resolved in the case of cancellation, BUT GOD, I just want this show to go on forever.

YAY, I CANNOT WAIT!!!

[silverstars.livejournal.com]

ALEX, HOW THE HELL DID YOU SPEAK COHERENTLY ABOUT THIS EPISODE? I STILL CAN'T DO IT!

I truly cannot believe everything that happened. It's all still processing. I went in all !!!!!!!!!!!!! about Chuck and Sarah but like, AWESOME KNOWS. THE INTERSECT IS OUT OF HIS HEAD. Whaaaaaaaaaat.

That was without a doubt a completely PERFECT episode of television. I am in awe of 1) the writers, 2) Zach and Yvonne for being completely brilliant together, 3) the fact that this show is effortlessly reinventing itself.

I WILL PRETTY MUCH SOB HYSTERICALLY IF IT IS CANCELED.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

I AM NOT ENTIRELY SURE, TBH. But Carrie, I LOVE THIS SENTENCE:

the fact that this show is effortlessly reinventing itself.

BECAUSE ACK, I have been trying for weeks to find a way to concisely describe what has been happening to this show and that is the perfect summation I needed.

But oh god yes it really was perfect. Just, like, revelation after revelation! THIS SHOW!!!!! I don't think I have ever had a problem with this before in any other fandom, BUT IT ACTUALLY PAINS ME THAT EVERYONE IN THE WORLD ISN'T WATCHING THIS SHOW RIGHT NOW.

[stop-theworld.livejournal.com]

SO I just kind of clicked this cut because I needed some Alex-speak thrown my way and OH HEY, thank you for inadvertently helping me with the Whedon crossword I've been doing all day! \o/

...the end. ♥

[elapses.livejournal.com]

Aww! But EXPLAIN?

[stop-theworld.livejournal.com]

"Now plays John Casey." FTW! I totally should've known, too. Here (http://puzzlehub.blogspot.com/2009/04/mutant-enemy-crossword.html) btw, if you are curious.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

OH! That looks really fun, but I doubt I am well-versed enough in the Jossverse to get more than like, ten :(

[stop-theworld.livejournal.com]

UTTERLY UNRELATED P.S.

I am now fiiiinally watching more FNL now that I am all caught up with HIMYM, and having seen Wind Sprints, I completely take back anything negative I may ever have said about Lyla Garrity. She's so vulnerable, and her complete faith in and devotion to Jason are frustrating but even more touching. And her breakdown with Tim was... god. The best moment of the episode.

In other news, I want to see more Julie right away please, because I can tell that I would love her, given the chance.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

OH I AM SO GLAD!! Er, not only that you are watching more (!!!) but also that you love Lyla. She is so tragically underappreciated by basically everyone-- most of her fans seem to like her because she is half of Tim/Lyla but god she's so good by herselfffffff (and er, not to imply I am some kind of ~speshul snowflake~ for liking her for that, there are of course people who also like her for the right reasons). Oh, I think her story is super satisfying, and I TOTALLY AGREE RE: VULNERABILITY. I just love the way they set up this cheerleader for whom everything has always been about men-- her dad and her football star boyfriend-- and they just pull everything out from under her. ANYWAY! Yes. I love Lyla.

You willllllllll!

[stop-theworld.livejournal.com]

...BUT YOU ARE A SPESHUL SNOWFLAKE.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

WELL, TRUE, but not for Garrity.

[superskittles76.livejournal.com]

YES. YES YES YES EVERYTHING YOU SAID. THIS EPISODE HAD ME FLAILING ALL OVER THE PLACE AND JUST OMGGGGG

I noticed halfway through the episode though that I had no idea what was going on at the Buy More. I'd been tuning out all of those scenes until the last two with Morgan. Idk, I'd just rather watch the spy team than the buy more.

BAKULA FTWWWWWWWWW! Makes me want to watch Enterprise haha

AWESOME IS SO AWESOME IDEK. When he found out, I think my heart stopped. And just omgggg "I need you to be...awesome. Can you be awesome?" KILLED ME. I HEART DEVON AND I WANT A WHOLE SEASON OF HIM BEING ALL "LOL I GOT YOUR BACK BRO" AND HELPING OUT AND BEING...WELL...AWESOME :D

I don't know how to feel about the Intersect being gone either. I have this feeling like, it's still in there somehow or something, idk that's stupid. But I agree with you, with that and Morgan quitting, it felt too final. Especially since the show is hanging in the balance as it is. Just UGH I FINALLY ADORE THIS SHOW LIKE IT DESERVES IT CANNOT LEAVE ME!!!!

[elapses.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHA I KNOW, the Buy More people are SO MUCH LESS INTERESTING. They usually seem to me to be a waste of space.

Tbh I always hated Bakula's character in Enterprise.

I HEART DEVON AND I WANT A WHOLE SEASON OF HIM BEING ALL "LOL I GOT YOUR BACK BRO" AND HELPING OUT AND BEING...WELL...AWESOME :D
I HADN'T EVEN THOUGHT OF IT THAT WAY (although isn't it weird that he found out he was a spy right before he became... not a spy?) BUT NOW I NEED THIS.

IDK, I mean of course they've got some trick up their sleeve to make everything keep going but it makes me crazy not knowing what it is :( BJ, I, like, need this show to be part of my life next year.

ALSO, ONLY YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THIS:


I would like to have my name over that frame.

[superskittles76.livejournal.com]

I GET ALL SQUEEEEEE FILLED WHEN I SEE HIS NAME ONSCREEN :D

[elapses.livejournal.com]

IT MAKES ME RIDICULOUSLY HAPPY TO KNOW HE'S INVOLVED WITH THIS SHOW :(