Comments on: Does Daniel Shaw Deserve a Fresh Start?

By: East Coast Captain

East Coast Captain — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:24:33 +0000

I would have said yes but he killed Orion that´s unforgivable right there. He´s too far gone to be reedemed that´s where Jill and Shaw draw the line, Jill apparently got her second chance, Shaw was too far gone and concerned with revenge and that was his downfall.

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:45:21 +0000

In reply to Mel. I voted for "The Vampire Diaries'" Klaus, poor fellow.

By: Mel

Mel — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:14:53 +0000

In reply to Liz. Hmph. I voted for the Pretty Little Liars.

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:14:31 +0000

I hope you are all voting because so far, Shaw is running away with this poll. 😀

By: Larry1234

Larry1234 — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:07:22 +0000

I consider the first part of season 3 unwatchable (personal taste) and will never watch it on my dvd’s–Shaw killed Chuck’s Dad in cold blood and tried to kill Sarah and Chuck (Sarah did not have her body paint on to protect her)–all Shaw deserves is a needle in the arm and a furnace to get rid of the body.(or a hog lot)

By: MaryFrann

MaryFrann — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:50:27 +0000

You know, people would have been more into Shaw as a character if the showrunners had explained what they were doing with Season 3: Creating a brand new iteration of the Chuck show. The intiial Chuck we all loved ENDED, definitively, with Chuck vs. the Colonel. A whole new dynamic (Chuck as the willing spy, Sarah as a declared, but spurned, love interest for Chuck) began with Season 3. In THAT context, a spuned Sarah turning to Shaw makes TOTAL sense.

But since the showrunners didn’t tell us what they were doing at the time and we had to figure this all out LATER, the venom was turned on Shaw. Which is too bad because Chuck winning Sarah back after spurning her in Pink Slip would have been so much more dramatic if we understood that Sarah had been so badly hurt. We were so busy hating Shaw, we didn’t see what had actually happened.

Of course, if things were diffferent (i.e. Bomer being availabe to reprise Bryce rather than getting White Collar), there wouldn’t have been a Shaw character at all. And wouldn’t Season 3 be interesting had Bryce been the character Sarah turned to when Chuck dumped her in Prague?

By: cecille

cecille — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:36:45 +0000

In reply to Bob. i agree with you bob. Jill deserves a 2nd chance. Shaw decided to take revenge instead of forgiving Sarah for something she has no control over. Shaw has completely turned to the dark side. (brandon Routh is a great villain)

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:08:49 +0000

If Anyone deserves a fresh start it’s Dr. Jill Roberts! Alexei Volkoff Got A Fresh Start and He was evil as they get! He got his old identity back. Hartly Winterbottom!

By: stargazer

stargazer — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:12:44 +0000

I enjoyed him as the uber professional spy during the first half of season 3; to me he was very sexy and cool, and I enjoyed his relationship and scenes with Sarah. LOVED it when he threw ‘Sam’ to her face in VS the Subway and when he kissed her in VS the Santa Suit, great payoff for this fan!! 😀 So yes, he became an even more interesting character when he turned bad. They say villains have the most fan, and I agree with that!

By: gqdaddy

gqdaddy — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:37:28 +0000

I pretty much echo the thoughts of others here, Daniel Shaw became a better character when he flipped out on the CIA over the murder of his wife on their orders. Going after Chuck, Sarah and everyone else was just icing on the cake. I could understand that, I could respect that and in a way enjoyed his vendetta against those he held responsible. All of a sudden… the character now “worked” for me.

Nope, no fresh start for Daniel Shaw. He just got interesting.