Comments on: Survey Says: Most People Liked the Chuck Finale & More Survey Results

By: anthony wood

anthony wood — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:39:46 +0000

im so sad its over!!!!1

By: FiveG

FiveG — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 23:20:47 +0000

In reply to Mel. Thanks. I need therapy!

By: Mel

Mel — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:40:23 +0000

In reply to FiveG. I think our podcast interview with Chris Fedak will help with those feelings. Look for it in the next day or two.

By: FiveG

FiveG — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 15:07:09 +0000

Unfortunately, the survey really didn’t let me say how I felt. And it’s funny in the weeks since that last episode, my feelings about have changed. Not for the better.

Up until then, when I wanted to feel good, I’d pull out an old Chuck episode or two and watch it and generally finish up refreshed. But, with the “payoff” that they did, I have lost any interest in doing that. I know this has been hashed around a lot, but for me, with how they ended up destroying five years of Sarah’s growth, and leaving a shell of a relationship where, at best, Chuck implants “memories” into Sarah about their past (rather than have her actually feel what she developed), everything that came before feels like an absolute waste.

Don’t know if that will change, but that’s, sadly, where I am.

By: IceTear1

IceTear1 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:24:43 +0000

In reply to Luis. I have completely different feel. I have thinking that this propably were the only show which remains great til the end.

By: Luis

Luis — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:32:58 +0000

My main quibble wasn’t really with the finale, but more the final story arc. I just thought that an amnesia arc to end the show was really weak. I thought they did a good job with the finale given the direction they chose to take the show, but I just thought it had a real soap opera feel. I absolutely loved the second season, and became less interested in the show each year. Watching this last season felt more like a weekly chore with several poorly written episodes. I just thought that this season as a whole was really weak, and on some level am kind of glad the show ended, so that a show I truly enjoyed couldn’t get drug through the mud anymore.

By: Mel

Mel — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:33:09 +0000

In reply to Mark (aka Aces). I get your point, but have you read the comments over the past few years? I'd say those with a negative reaction/outlook are well-represented in the poll. In fact, the number of positive responses surprised me given the negative tone of the comments in most threads. My interpretation of that phenomenon is that those with something good to say about the show either don't feel like taking the time to comment or don't want to deal with the negative comments.

By: stephleo

stephleo — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:06:02 +0000

Thanks Mel for the awesome job with the survey! I’m also curious to see how it broke down men vs women re:feelings on the season/finale. That Sarah’s character arc was the favorite is totally in line with the strong emotions the finale evoked since it was her story that was left the most open. And I’d like to advocate for changing “most” to a “majority” (!) in your headline of those who liked the finale based on the top two responses. It’s a much stronger statement, and absolutely statistically true. 😉

By: Mark (aka Aces)

Mark (aka Aces) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:08:30 +0000

In reply to Mel. It's not like a Gallop poll where people are selected randomly to participate. People are coming here because they love your site and love the show. As such, I think under those circumstances folks are going to be predisposed (biased) to give you more positive responses. I don't think there's any way for you to get around that. I'm not trying to say you have a bad poll. Just that negative responses are more significant than the percentages may lend them to be. Does that make sense?

By: dkd

dkd — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:05:47 +0000

In reply to dkd. Yes, if you rate a season based on difference in Chuck's situation from where he started in the first episode to where he ends in the final episode of the season, Season 3 is it--and that includes his relationship with Sarah.