Comments on: John Casey: Clown or Stalwart Defender?

By: verkisto

verkisto — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:50:14 +0000

In reply to Kristine. Hello, there! Someone's been digging through the archives... Thanks for taking the time to add a comment and to help spread the Casey love. And thanks also for your kind words. And keep reading! Yay!

By: Kristine

Kristine — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:32:58 +0000

Great Article, Verkisto. I couldn’t put it better myself. Casey is my favorite character and it’s nice to see someone get him so well.

I know you, though. You’re very active fanfictioner. haha You probably seen me review your stories here and there (Fwuzzfwuzz).

By: BillAtWork

BillAtWork — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:48:15 +0000

Aren’t we going to be seeing a Casey Love Interest in season 3? that would be a hoot.

By: Verkisto

Verkisto — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:27:55 +0000

In reply to Philip Yee. And thank you, Philip Yee, for such a thought-provoking, thorough, and on-topic comment. ;-)

By: Philip Yee

Philip Yee — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:46:08 +0000

I thought your article regarding Casey was very interesting and thought provoking. However, there are some items in your aticle that I believe need to be corrected.
1) Casey does disobey orders for personal gain. In the “Sensei”, Casey disobeyed Beckman by breaking out of the castle to go after Ty Bennett. In my opinion he was out for revenge because he felt betrayed by his mentor.
2) Casey did capture Chuck and Sarah in Barstow at the motel and brought them back to the castle to be detained until they could be taken to Washington.
3) Part of the reason Casey joined Sarah and Chuck later in that episode was because he gave Chuck his word that he would take care of Chuck’s dad. Casey also considered Sarah and Chuck as part of his team (which was part of the reason why he was so angry at both Sarah and Chuck because they had betrayed him, betrayed the team.)
4) In my opinion, Casey’s sarcastic remarks against the CIA, the FBI, and Chuck are due to Casey being military and and therefore, having very little respect for the non-military agencies like the CIA and the FBI. Chuck, being a civilian and not a spy, has even less respect.
However, Casey’s eventual respect for Sarah and Chuck is due to his working with them and seeing how competent and brave they are as well as experiencing their loyalty to him. For example, Casey claimed that Sarah was the best partner he ever had in the “Broken Heart”. Casey also acknowledged that team Bartowski was the best team Beckman had in finding Orion in the “Dream Job”.
John Casey may seem to be a clown at times but I believe this is due to his being uncomfortable around civilians. In his core, John Casey is a patriot which makes him a stalwart defender, not a clown.
So ultimately I agree with your assessment of John Casey.

P.S.-I agree with Chuckaholic’s thought that Casey wants Sarah and Chuck to be together but just not in the example that was used. That comment Casey said at the end of “The Colonel” about warming up the Vic came at a time when Casey’s assignment of protecting Chuck was essentually over, team Bartowski was coming to an end. He knew he was going to be reassigned and therefore he no longer cared if Sarah and Chuck had a relationship or not.
To me when Casey disobeyed Beckman and Graham at the end of the “Marlin” by telling Sarah to go after Chuck before he changed his mind was more revealing and thought provoking. Why did Casey say that to Sarah? Had he come to accept Chuck as a member of the team? Was it because Sarah was now accepted by Casey as his partner and therefore he was allowing some latitude for how she felt about Chuck?

By: bethany actually

bethany actually — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:51:19 +0000

In reply to Gord. You guys are cracking me up! Casey as a secret Chuck & Sarah shipper...HA! (It's funny 'cuz it's true!...or has an element of truth, anyway.)

By: vandevere

vandevere — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:34:12 +0000

This article on our Favorite Colonel was extremely well thought-out and well-written too.

On the surface, Casey seems to be such a simple, one-note character. But, as you watch the character through successive episodes, you realize Casey is just about as complex a character as has ever been on TV.

This, I put down to the writers, directors, and-of course-to Adam Baldwin himself. Certainly, there are very few actors who could communicate whole paragraphs of dialogue through a single grunt, or growl.

I do hope to see Casey grow, and develop more through the upcoming season.

By: Gord

Gord — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:03:05 +0000

In reply to Michaela. We all know he is a Chuck and Sarah Shipper. If they are not around, he would lose half of his material for his one-liners.

By: Gord

Gord — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:00:38 +0000

In reply to Chuck Fan. If they did kill off Casey, I think they would have to do it in the very last episode. However, I think in the very last episode, Casey will be the Best Man at Chuck and Sarah's wedding. I just see that as a good ending point for the show. Along with an indication that Chuck, Sarah and Casey will carry on thwarting evil-doers.

By: Michaela

Michaela — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:14:59 +0000

In reply to Chuckaholic. John Casey: Secret Chuck-n-Sarah Shipper. (He probably doesn't even know it."