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It’s finally here! Chuck returns after 8 months with back-to-back episodes beginning at 9/8c on NBC. Another new episode airs tomorrow, Monday, at 8/7c; watch for that preview in the morning. Be sure to scroll down to the end of the post for your chance to win season 2 on DVD.
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“Chuck vs. the Pink Slip” – WITH HIS NEW INTERSECT ABILITIES, Chuck NOW WANTS TO BE A REAL SPY BUT NOBODY SAID THAT WAS GOING TO BE EASY—As the upgraded Intersect, Chuck (Zachary Levi) trains to become a full-fledged spy but hits rock bottom when he flunks out of spy school and loses Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) in the process. Meanwhile, Morgan (Joshua Gomez) comes home from Benihana School to help Chuck get over Sarah. Adam Baldwin, Sarah Lancaster, Ryan McPartlin, Vik Sahay and Scott Krinsky also star.
“Chuck vs. the Three Words” – Chuck MUST LEARN TO CONTROL HIS EMOTIONS SO HE CAN BE A SPY. EVEN IF HE’S STILL IN LOVE WITH Sarah—VINNIE JONES (â€SNATCHâ€) GUEST STARS—Chuck (Zachary Levi) gets a new mission when Sarah’s (Yvonne Strahovski) best friend Carina comes through town with her fiancé Karl (guest star Vinnie Jones). Things get complicated when Chuck wants to hash out his and Sarah’s relationship problems while they’re on the mission. Meanwhile, Morgan (Joshua Gomez) finds himself in trouble when he lies to Jeff (Scott Krinsky) and Lester (Vik Sahay). Mark Christopher Lawrence also stars.
Can’t wait until 9/8c tonight? Join us in the forum to discuss, check out photos from “Chuck vs. the Pink Slip” and “Chuck vs. the Three Words“, read our advance review of season 3, listen to our podcast, and tell everyone you know that they need to watch.
Win Chuck Season 2 on DVD
You know us, we couldn’t let Chuck return without giving something away to celebrate! This week we’re giving away a copy of season 2 on DVD to one lucky winner. Here’s how to enter:
NOTE: We realized that limiting entries to just your favorite moment seriously restricts the ability to discuss the episodes. Color us sheepish. Updated rules should take care of that.
- Post your comments below telling us your favorite moment from discussing the first 3 episodes of season 3.
- Any comment about these episodes counts as an entry, so multiple entries are allowed.
- Be sure to use a valid email address as that’s how we’ll contact the winner.
- Comments must be posted by 11:59PM Pacific on Sunday, January 17 to be eligible.
- One (1) winner will be drawn at random from eligible entries and notified via email.
- Contest is open worldwide, but please note the prize will be a Region 1 DVD.
- See our general contest rules here.
Good luck!
***The contest is now closed. Congrats to Josh, winner of the DVD!***
To clarify, this contest is open to everyone regardless of where they are from?
There are so many great Casey lines, but my favorite moment has to be when Chuck realizes he’s learned the girls part for the tango and has to ask La Ciudad to lead
In the 3rd episode, when Casey asks Chuck if he knows how to tango, Chuck answers yeah i got some lessons from Awesome, lol, Sarah quizzes them if it’s code, only when Casey starts chuckling that they realize that it was a joke. Great scene there 🙂
Tonight is crucial that we, the loyal fans of Chuck, recruit as many new fans as possible. NBC just officially announced that they are pulling the plug on The Jay Leno Show at 10:00 and moving him back to late night. That opens up five hours of programming, and we need to take advantage and make sure the show gets on the fall schedule this year instead of mid-season.
I never watched a second of Leno’s show. I was angry that the time slot meant a late return for Chuck. I’ll forgive NBC for the decision because atleast they made a huge effort to market Chuck’s return.
Now, NBC did their part, Subway did their part, the producers, writers, crew and actors have done their part, so it’s up to us as fans to do our part. I know everyone on this site is going to watch Chuck tonight and tomorrow night. Just get everyone else you can to watch it too.
If Chuck beats the ratings Heroes had at 8:00 this fall, it will be back on the schedule next fall.
chuck is AWESOME recruit as many chuck fans as you can . My favorite chuck moment is from chuck vs. the crown vic when chuck resets the gps coordinates on the missile to blow up caseys car to save the day
I love every moment of the show, but I especially enjoyed the scene where he learned that his father was the inventor of the intersect…ah those enlightening family moments…
My favourite moment of the first three episodes of season three was in Chuck vs. the Three Words when Chuck tells Sarah he loves her.
WOW Simply WOW i love the new content!!! And i must say the way it end for the 2nd episode it’s pretty sweet!
My favourite moment was at the end of 3.02 when Sarah is trying to teach Chuck to fight and he won’t because he doesn’t want to hurt her. Sarah responds with “Don’t worry Chuck, you can’t” even though you can clearly see how hurt she is emotionally. Just a superbly acted scene.
My favorite part was the promo that showed chuck punching Brandon Routh’s character in the face in a future episode. I secretly thought “that ones for the superman movie”.
What in the heck were the producers thinking?! Sleeping on a couch for weeks on end and eating cheeseballs, give me a break. Why in the world would they have the word P*ss*, and a song that has the word B*t*h in it?! That is completely unacceptable. A cold hearted Sara?! . That is not was I want to see, or hear.
I loved the first two seasons. But, now Chuck is being more forced to Flash on demand?! Give me a break. Get back to a bit more believable story line. No more foul mothed parts and no profanities in the music lyrics.
I thought tonight’s premiere was incredible. There was no way that I would join you for tweeting during the show though. I didn’t want any distractions. I had to take it all in. I didn’t even take a bathroom break during the commercials in fear I would miss 5 seconds of the show.
Even though we saw a lot of the scenes in the promos, we didn’t see the context of those scenes and I found them amazing. I also liked how both Casey in episode 1 and Carina in episode 2 were pushing for Chuck and Sarah.
Also in my mind, I thought the Chuck/Sarah angst was very well done. Chuck and Sarah were in so much pain but I believe things will only get better from here. Can’t wait for Monday night.
Ok. i relaxed a bit. lol I really wan’t expecpecting to hear some of the language in this season that I heard. I was pretty diappointed in that. The cold hearted Sara was not fun to watch. The lack of Captain Awesome was disappointing.
On the good notes. It’s good to have a 3rd season. and i thought the ending of the 2nd hour was pretty funny too.
Please keep it a good, fun, and clean show however.
respectfully,
Mike
My favorite moment came in the second episode where Chuck refused to fight Sarah. You could really tell that he loves her and would never do anything to hurt her. It was pretty B.A. when he threw the stick to the side and started to walk away. But then Sarah “swept the leg”(Chuck vs the Lethal Weapon reference) and said that he couldn’t hurt her.
My favorite moment was during the end of the second episode, as Sarah starts to watch the recording of Chuck explaining why he left her in Prague. I started to tear up and felt Yvonne really nailed the reaction. IMO that is the sort of romantic wistfulness the show needs to draw in more viewers, and I’m glad they finally put a satisfying payoff into the premiere, as I was disappointed by the rest.
However, hopefully new viewers with less invested enjoyed it more, as we want them to come back!
My favorite part is where Chuck is outside the club and wants to break in, then he flashes and kick the guy that was going to play the music.
Hilarious
Sorry for my bad english 🙁
My favorite part from the season 3 premiere tonight had to be when Sarah watched the video on the flash drive that Carina gave her. It was such an awesome Chuck x Sarah (Charah) moment to see Sarah’s reaction to Chuck’s speech on why he didn’t run away with her. I just hope that they build on the Charah relationship even more and that the whole things with Shaw and Hannah don’t last too long…
I know everyone is going to be saying this…but hey the contest is a draw, not based on originality. So my absolute favourite moment would have to be when Sarah is watching the clip Carina gave her of Chuck confessing his feelings. So moving. I can tell this season is going to be a great one. Whilst i was looking forward to the new love interests being introduced for Chuck and Sarah, after seeing the first two episodes, I only want Chuck and Sarah to be together! Then again, i guess that’s the point, to keep viewers tense and interested. I’m interested to see how it all plays out…
The best part was Sarah watching the video clip that Carina gave her. Seeing her tear up…you knew what she was thinking. She forgave Chuck…realizing hwhy she love’s him…he has a pure, simple natured soul that just wants to do the Right thing.
Also, More Carina please….
Sorry folks, I am having a hard time having any respect for Chuck turning Agent Walker down to run away with him. It is not believable that he had altruistic motives, but rather… he just wanted the excitement ande glory of being a cool spy. He was a damn fool for turning her down. Not a mistake I would have made.
I tend to agree. After 2 seasons of Chuck wanting a real relationship with Sarah and then finally gets his chance and he turns her down. Not very believable.
I was one of the people that really wanted Chuck to be renewed. I bought the Subway sandwiches. I was so happy when it got renewed, then when they decided to add more episodes to S3 and even happier when they brought it back in January instead of March. All that said, I was disappointed in the episodes last night. To be fair, I only saw the first one. I fell asleep during the second and will watch it online. I found the first episode very confusing, choppy and all the focus on Chuck and Sarah made me sick of that particular storyline. I hope when I rewatch when I’m awake that I’ll change my mind. Also, watching the episode live when it aired was a mistake, the commercial brakes are much too long. OK, let the flaming begin.
The first episode should have been 2 hours. The second episode and the final 2 minutes was some of the best TV for a long time. Those 2 minutes saved the episodes and explained so much…
Last night’s season premiere with back-to-back episodes was simply incredible! It did not disappoint. There are too many ‘favorite’ moments to list them all, but I loved the scene with Chuck successfully running & jumping through all the lasers, only to swing the case & set off the alarms as he asked Sarah if they could now talk–the true Chuck we love…and true ‘CHUCK’! I think the show has progressed as it should, and I love that the writers have given Chuck skills to be a spy without losing the essence of his character–still caring, still bumbling at times, yet stronger & smarter. And I was wondering how they would continue to keep Buy More in the fold. Love it love it love it…Can we go ahead and send a letter to Angela Bromstad now rather than waiting ’til the end of the season??!
I watched both shows last night. The best part was when Morgan said no to Carina, only to have her say that no one has ever said no to her.
Then, the end scene with Morgan and Carina in bed on his Star Wars sheets was terrific. It made Morgan’s life to hear her say, “I’ve had better, but not many.”
I didn’t think that Sarah would here what Chuck said in the vault until Carina gave her the recording. Still, I didn’t think Sarah would watch it.
One of my favorite moments so far in the first two episodes is seeing Casey’s enjoyment in using the mini-gun on the helicopter in Mexico. That was one of those LMAO moments, when you can’t stop laughing. Hilarious!
i love how chuck, when canned turned to one thing…… CHEESEBALLS!!! hahaha and then he runs out and has to go to buy more and get more.
chucks flashes are awesome!!! i love how he flashes to play the guitar, and he plays soooo good. haha i want the intersect so i can do that too! then ill really impress the ladies. hahaha
Gotta be when Morgan finally got with Carina!
Morgan Guillermo Grimes FTW!!!
Wow! Both shows were awesome! I’ve been going though withdrawal. I almost forgot how great this show is. Way to go Morgan!!
I’m so glad they did 2 episodes, otherwise I would have been mad. Episode 1 left things a bit shakey, but episode 2 saved it.
The GOOD
1. Chuck and Sarah – Keep developing that relationship and I think they should do IT by the end of this season.
2. The Buy More is back – Keep Chuck grounded. It’s this dichotomy that really makes the Chuck character shine.
3. Uncontrollable flashes – Don’t make Chuck unbeatable. It’s his vulnerability that makes him likable.
4. Team Chuck is untouched – Casey, Sarah and Chuck are brilliant together, don’t change it.
The BAD
1. Morgan and Carina – That was my WTF moment in the show.
2. Anna is gone – I loved Anna, please bring her back. And if you make her a secret agent, so much the better. Reference previous episode season 2.
3. Very little Ellie and Awesome – While I realize the episodes had trouble fitting in all the Chuck and Sarah moments, don’t lose the family aspect. More dichotomy.
4. General Beckman has feelings? – another WTF moment and I hope you guys have a good explanation. I trust you…
5. The cheeseball Chuck was too long. I realize that was a set up to drive the story, but was considerably out of character. (Included is the “we need to talk” references, it just went on and on and on.)
6. Don’t lose analyst Chuck – Chuck brought his own flavor to the Chuck team as an “on the spot” analyst. While now he does have more potential to be a field agent with his abilities, his largest contribution was his analytical abilities, don’t lose sight of that.
7. More Buy More – There really wasn’t much Buy More in the episodes, but I do realize that the show is only 40 minutes and they had a LOT of ground to cover.
All in all great episodes, and I’m excited for season 3. Keep up the good work. LOVE THE SHOW!!
Brad, I think tonight’s episode will give you some reassurances on #3 and there’s plenty of #7 coming your way soon. 🙂
I view 3.01 and 3.02 as basically one show, because 3.01 on its own would have been frustrating after the completely AMAZING ending to season 2… 3.01 navigates the transition to intersect 2.0 and sets up the new tension between Chuck and Sarah, but leaves us hanging and confused. But 3.02 and its fantastic ending really sets the narrative arc for season 3 in terms of the primary tension, and makes us want to see how Sarah handles the situation. Key dialog for the episode: General Beckman to Sarah – “Before you had to protect Chuck from the world, now you have to protect the world from Chuck.” Combine this with the hint of turmoil betrayed by General Beckman to the mystery figure about coming dangers, and you wonder what the team will have to navigate, and how Chuck and Sarah harness the erratic power Chuck possesses to meet the threat…
I watched ep1 twice (EST and PST) and ep2 once.
The Prague railway station scene – definitely need to rewatch that and the end of ep2 to figure out why Chuck did what he did.
Episode 2 is actually very impressive. So many memorable scenes. Chuck falling into Sarah saying the 3 words and Sarah tearing up watching the security video at definitely at the top of the list for me.
Lastly: anybody picked up on who General Beckman was talking to once she stopped Chuck from opening the case? It could be an intriguing clue for something to come.
Yes, she clearly called him “Shaw”, as in Brandon Routh’s character who reappears in episode 3.04.
my favorite part was the promo showing chuck punching out Brandon Routh’s character. I secretly thought “that’s for your part in the superman movie”.
I loved the faces Chuck made while playing the guitar…priceless. 🙂
The first three episodes of season 3 were incredible! They had every component to keep the audience on the edge of their seat (which is to be expected because Chuck is Awsome!): comedy, romance, action, etc. The relationship between Chuck and Sarah kicked off from the beginning with a bang and I along with all Chuck viewers must agree that this is going to be one big season for them. They are passed the cute flirting and wondering about their feelings. They know how they feel about each other and it is only a matter of time before they act on those feelings! As for the action, well lets just say it was up to par as usual. You think you know whats gonna happen then something else happens catching everyone by surprise but in an Awsome way… and as for Cpt. Awsome, I’m anxious to see what will happen next episode involving his kidnapping! Lastly the comedy! My favorite component next to Chuck and Sarah. Chuck’s witty comments, Casey’s grunts, and Buymoria all live up to my expectations!! I’m very excited about the rest of Season 3!!
Gee I actually have to choose a scene nothing easier than that (yes that was supposed to be sarcasm)! Well remember the end of 3.01, the Rocky persiflage (Rocky-style knockout? well one could not really see), it tickled me cause it reminded me of another great on (just saying writer’s strike LOL). So yes I got a new desktop pic! http://img50.yfrog.com/i/rockystyle.jpg/ ;D
I am absolutely in love with CHUCK!!! Dude, this show is freakin’ AWESOME!
Episode 3.01 was Chuck-tastic. I mean, seriously… season 3 came in with a bang! I admit, I felt like it was a little rushed, but it still completely pulled it off… what with Chuck hitting rock-bottom (nice beard, by the way)and his and Sarah’s relationship on the rocks. I thought the Prague scene was absolutely heartbreaking. Yvonne did a stellar job (as usual) expressing Sarah’s pain and confusion at his refusal. I mean, c’mon Chuck! What were you thinking man?! Chance of a lifetime! Dude, and Emmett dying? That was pretty shocking… he definitely brought in an element of comedy to the BuyMore, but now, I’m sad to say that he is no more. So, R.I.P. Emmett Milbarge. Overall, I thought Ep 3.01 was a pretty explosive way of coming back. Yay CHUCK!
It’s pretty hard to follow up on something like that, but dude, Episode 3.02 was even better, believe it or not. Carina coming back was pretty cool, and it was nice seeing Sarah connecting with her again (more than we saw in Chuck vs. the Wookie back in season 1 anyway). The whole Charah dynamic in this ep was moving. The whole angst factor was not as bad as some of the people had worried it would be. I personally think that it is completely believable and being wonderfully executed, considering the circumstances of their situation. I was in tears at the end when Chuck was spilling his heart out to Sarah. Kudos to Zach and Yvonne for an incredible expression of emotions. And Morgan! Dude, I don’t doubt that he was in paradise! haha…
Enter Captain Awesome! Episode 3.03 was nothing short of being, well, AWESOME. Armand Assante was hilarious, and it was nice getting a little bit of the back story for Casey, el Angel de la Muerte… or should I say el Angel de la Vida? Anyhow, another great episode! The ending with Capt. Awesome… man, the suspense! I can’t wait for the next episode!!!
My favorite quote from the show so far came from Morgan…”couldn’t flip the shrimp.”
Casey & Carina pulling for Chuck and Sarah,wow! Great acting at end of ep 2. by Yvonne & Zach. Can’t wait for next Monday. Spread the word, Chuck Fans
When Chuck passes out on Sarah’s shoulder and says “I Love You” in episode 2, because it’s just so CHUCKish
I really liked the scene in episode 3 where Ellie was talking to Sarah at the Generalissimo’s ball and was trying to get her to admit that she still had real feelings for Chuck. Taking that coupled with Captain Awesome’s lamenting about how faking a relationship with Chuck must be impossible just shows me that while everything has changed, everything stayed the same. The look that Chuck and Sarah shared made me believe that whatever the writers decided to put the pair through they should end up together. Eventually.
My favorite scene from the first 3 epys is the respect it paid to the “Rocky” franchise at the end of episode 1 and Casey said “Take a deep breath” then Chuck said “Let’s do this.” The episode fades into a mosaic like at the end of “Rocky” part one with “Eye of the Tiger” playing to the end.
I really enjoyed this scene as well. It seems like Chuck is starting to get a little braver this season with the new intersect which is good to see.
I really enjoyed all three new episodes of this season so far. One moment I loved in Episode 3.03 helped to illustrate how Sarah and Chuck’s relationship might move forward. This moment occurred at the Generalissimo’s gala event. Ellie had been pulled aside by Sarah and they were discussing Sarah’s possible feelings for Chuck. It is fairly obvious that Sarah still has feelings for Chuck and the look they share while Captain Awesome is telling Chuck how hard it much be to continue a fake relationship it seems like both realize the feelings are still. But after Chuck had rejected Sarah, and Sarah, Chuck, it is going to take a lot for them to be together again. But I think the writers should eventually take them in that direction.
im glad chuck is growing up and gaining control of the intersect and becoming a better spy…i hope he keeps his “chuck” qualities, but after 2 full years of being a spy, its good to see he is becoming a more capable spy
Well to begin with, I really enjoyed all three of the episodes that were thrown into two nights. I thought it was great that there was a chance of Sarah and Chuck getting together in the first episode but kind of surprised that they didn’t. And I think they will not hold out as friends for very long especially with two more people coming to the castle and making Sarah jealous of Kristin Kreuk’s character and Chuck jealous of the Agent Shaw character. I will enjoy the confrontations between all four of them but I believe that Sarah’s and Chuck’s love will outlast the other two. I liked in the third when Casey had to save the premier of Costa Gravis or whatever it is called, even though he didn’t want to.
This season is off to a great start. I was fairly shocked at the way they took care of Emmett. I also really enjoyed Captain Awesome’s role during episode 3. I hoping to see more of that as the season continues on.
I luv the part in ep 1 when chuck first saw Sarah and she told him to kiss her. Then she slapped him. Chuck’s reaction when he fainted was brilliant!!!
I think the acting has been really outstanding so far this season. Its like the actors are building on their excitement at being picked up for this season and, just possibly, on the enthusiasm that their fan base is displaying for the show.
Favorite moment: Sarah tearing up watching the video of Chuck pouring his heart out in the vault.
In “Chuck vs. the Pink Slipâ€, Chuck chooses to train to become a spy rather than running away with Sarah. He fails the simulation test which leads him back home without Sarah and without a job. He gets obsessed with cheese balls, Morgan returns without Anna and Sarah and Casey are involved in a new mission without Chuck. When chuck finds out that Sarah is still in town, he immediately tries to locate and talk to her regarding his emotions towards her.
I liked the second episode which showed the return of karina and i like how Morgan stood up for himself and got the girl at the end. the part where Sarah and Chuck train was very memorable because it demonstrates how chuck is dedicated to her because he doesnt want to hurt her.