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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Instant Reaction: Chuck vs the Gobbler

Tweet: Live tweeting of #Chuck412 starts now.

Addendum: I feel like I need my own theme music. Can I get my own theme music for Instant Reactions? I'd like something epic, that makes you think that another Rocky movie is going through a badass training montage, but with enough maudlin backing strings to make people realize that I also look adorable in turtlenecks.


Tweet: #DOUBLEAGENTWALKER #Chuck412

Addendum: Didja see her guys? Didja? Didja?

Check more after the jump.





Tweet: Poor Casey. #HeAlwaysLoses #Chuck412

Addendum: Even when they're only pretend fighting he loses! Poor guy.


Tweet: It's cheeseBALLS not CheeTOS, Morgan. #GetItRight #Chuck412

Addendum: You have no idea how upset this next reveal made me. I feel cheated on.


Tweet: Fritos?! #WhatTheHizzeck #Chuck412

Addendum: I feel like I don't even KNOW you anymore, Chuck. I thought you could be counted on to devour root beer barrels of cheeseballs and cheeseballs ONLY. And now you're throwing Cheetos and Fritos at me?! This is like finding out your girlfriend doesn't like your favorite television show HEY WAIT A MINUTE>


Tweet: Sarah Walker IS Miranda Lawson WITH Timothy Dalton IN I Like To Paint A Lot. #Chuck412

Addendum: On Lifetime.


Tweet: ....Art of Massage? #CreepyJamesBond #Chuck412

Addendum: Did I hear that right? I honestly don't know if I heard that right.


Tweet: Somehow I totally buy that Volkoff would think that was AWESOME. #MostlyBecauseIDo #Chuck412

Addendum: BACKFLIP KUNG FU GUN STEAL ACTION. This is what every Sarah Walker action figure should have. What? There aren't Sarah Walker action figures? WHAT THE HELL IS THIS CRAP>


Tweet: #SarahConnorBitches #Chuck412

Addendum: "You know the name, God damnit!" No it's not Rob Dyrdek, it's Sarah Connor. Oh, and if anyone can name the episode of Rob & Big I'm referencing with that quote, I will give you a kiss on the cheek.


Tweet: Yeah, how DO you define betrayal? #Clintonesque #Chuck412

Addendum: Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. It's important to remember that.


Tweet: Also bending people in half. #AlsoJustBendingPeople #Chuck412

Addendum: OH GOD HES BENDER FROM FUTURAMA>


Tweet: Oh my God Timothy Dalton makes everything better. #Chuck412

Addendum: Seriously can we have an all-Volkoff spinoff? With, like, random murderous rampages paired with him teaching his plucky, but clumsy protege about the ways of being a raving madman? It can be called All My Russians and it'll have a laugh track! TELL ME HOW THIS WOULDNT WORK.


Tweet: Like Klingon? #Chuck412

Addendum: EXACTLY like Klingon. Except you can ignore it.


Tweet: My little Beardo is growing up! #SOPROUD #Chuck412

Addendum: Is Morgan the first character in television history to sport a beard and not be evil? Yes. Yes he is. Don't tell me differently, you're wrong.


Tweet: Is it just me or do they have, like, the same TERRIFYINGLY INTENSE eyes? #SarahAndSarah #Chuck412

Addendum: It's scary. Please don't ever have them look at the camera at the same time because I might spontaneously fearbust.


Tweet: Oh God that was close. #NearDeathExperiences #Chuck412

Addendum: How many bruises do you think Morgan's shoulder has right now? 115? 3223253? I say an even hundred thousand.


Tweet: Oh my God Leather Sarah. #Drool #Chuck412

Addendum: Okay seriously I need a moment.


Tweet: Oh my God Leather Sarah. #Drool #Chuck412 #ITNEEDSREPEATINGYOUGUYS

Addendum: I SAID I NEED A MOMENT GOSH>


Tweet: Stabbings like clockwork. #Chuck412

Addendum: Stabbings are scheduled for 4:32PM every evening. Maulings take place at 1:19PM. Headbutts are every hour on the hour. If all you need is a really good slap across the face, Fernando gives those out at 10AM. GET THERE EARLY YOU DONT WANT TO MISS IT. ALSO IT GOES GREAT WITH THE CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST.


Tweet: Morgan. #WorstHypeManEver #Chuck412

Addendum: FLAVER FLAV>


Tweet: Hahahahaha. #MissingFingersAreHilarious #Chuck412

Addendum: Seriously what's not funny about missing fingers aside from everything.


Tweet: EVERYONE LOVES CAKE. #Cake #Chuck412

Addendum: Oh, sky cake. Why are you so delicious? Name the reference for another ten points!


Tweet: Sarah has really perfected that "holding on to moving vehicles forever" trick. #Chuck412

Addendum: This is a trick not used often enough in fanfic. Someone, write that fic now.


Reply Tweet, from tropetweeter: Hasn't she?

Addendum: TROPETWEETER I CHOOSE YOU> #Pokemon


Tweet: I seriously cannot get over Leather Sarah. #RidiculouslyHot #Chuck412

Addendum: I will probably be talking about/thinking about/dreaming about this for, like, at least 1029750195 months.


Tweet: Some of my favorite Chuck scenes are set to the National. #ThisSongIsAmazing #Chuck412

Addendum: There's that scene in Season 1 where they set a scene to "Slow Show" and it is THE BEST SCENE. Okay not the best but it's really good.


Reply Tweet, from DWNACrumb: Hoping for "Runaway"!

Addendum: Well my preference from High Violet has always been "Terrible Love," but if you read my blog Racecar Brown you already know that. OH HEY LOOK A LINK.


Tweet: Okay Volkoff is the best thing ever. #Chuck412

Addendum: "So my job is basically just to do the thing that nobody expects me to do, right?" Next thing you know he's just going to shoot Mary in the FACE. Oh God I just gave Schwedak some Joss Whedon ideas.


Tweet: This season just needs Timothy Dalton in every scene. #Chuck412

Addendum: Everyone just steps there game up for the man.


Reply Tweet, from ladycat713: Crazy doesn't mean stupid. My mother and grandmother are proof of that.

Addendum: So am I! Seriously I am not okay in the head.


Tweet: The fact this episode is astounding only makes it mind-boggling how ho-hum the last episode was. #Chuck412

Addendum: This is Chuck vs. the Balcony: "Oh hey I already knew everything that's happening in this episode since the Pilot. But this is going on for forty minutes. Oh hey that ending was vaguely sorta interesting" And this is Chuck vs. the Gobbler: "HOLY CRAP SARAH JUST PUNCHED CASEY AND SHE HAS BLACK HAIR> OH MY GOD DID VOLKOFF REALLY JUST SHOOT THAT GUY? HES FRAKKING CRAZY> CASEY JUST FELL OFF A GORRAM BUILDING AND BROKE HIS F'ING NECK>"


Reply Tweet, from katsumaro: I know, right? And Timothy Dalton's Volkoff.. "CLEANUP!"

Reply Tweet, from Frea_O: Word. And another word: WORD>

Tweet: @Frea_O #Word

Addendum: Word.


Tweet: Saddest game of Risk ever. #Chuck412

Addendum: Even sadder than that one Napolean played against the Russians. Oh wait that was real life. #HistoricalFunny


Reply Tweet, from katsumaro: "Oh..it's my turn."

Addendum: Dude if he touches that game board without the other players there he is getting drawn up by his Underoos. You do not mess with the Risk game board under PENALTY OF DEATH. #THIS #IS #SPARTA


Tweet: OHMANTHATWASAWESOME> #Chuck412

Addendum: DID YOU GUYS SEE THAT IT WAS SO CRAZY> DID YOU? DID YOU?


Reply Tweet, from crystalelements: DUDE IKNORITE I WAS LIKE "NOOOOOOOOO!!!!"

Addendum: ME TOO OH MY GOD>


Tweet: Best Ellie episode ever. #HandsDown Also kind of glad they balanced such a lighthearted story with this drama. #Chuck412

Addendum: Because seriously I could not take that all in one chunk I am pretty sure my head would have exploded.


Reply Tweet, from katsumaro: Agreed. Finally she was smart again!

Addendum: As opposed to being all "I AM SO FRAZZLED DO YOU SEE HOW FRAZZLED I AM LOOK AT MY BABY BUMP AND ALSO MY HAIR"


Tweet: That tone text read: "WTF!?" #Chuck412

Addendum: Or maybe it was "Sext with me?" Either way.


Tweet: G.O.A.T.? #CallingIt #Chuck412

Addendum: For those not aware, G.O.A.T. stands for "Greatest of All Time." And yes, I am calling it in favor of Chuck vs. the Gobbler.


Final Thoughts: Gobbler wasn't perfect but, as I said to someone before, the idea of a "perfect" Chuck episode is a fallacy. This isn't The Sopranos or Boardwalk Empire or Mad Men, shows that are really developed to be enjoyed in sequential fashion, delicately building up and tearing apart their characters over extended story arcs. Chuck is popcorn television that strives to mix together action, emotion, romance, and comedy into a cacophonous blend. It's difficult, but Gobbler nailed all of those aspects almost pitch-perfect in my opinion. It has officially become my favorite Chuck episode ever, a huge win for a show that had me bored to tears last week.

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