I guess the purpose of last night’s episode was to demonstrate that while Chuck and Sarah have grown, enjoy being together and are basically solid, their past insecurities can and may surface from time to time.
TPTB might have figured out we as fans were becoming very giddy and satisfied with our favorite couples’ situation. Heather’s role might have been used to bring us back to earth if you will. Not season three angsty and uncomfortable, but a little jolt to ground the characters and us as well.
But by the 40th minute, we could see there was nothing major to worry about. Yes. Our obviously in love heroes do know and trust each other and acted mature enough to work it out.
Like us, Chuck may wonder from time to time what Sarah was like before she met him, and a flash or two coupled with the Mauser incident may have unsettled him, but he’s gained a mental toughness now that was not evident in season one. He’s a seasoned spy with or without the intersect.
He’s desmontrated and admitted that he accepts Sarah for who she is and who she was. His love for her is so strong, he’ll take the whole package – good and bad. And if she didn’t know or believe that, it’s safe to assume she never would have given him her heart and shared all the special moments we’ve come to cherish.
And Chuck has that unique talent to focus on the very best of a person, while not totally ignoring the bad, but never holding it against someone he cares deeply for. He’s very good at not allowing himself to throw the “bad” in someone’s face.
by kg October 5, 2010 at 10:10 pm
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Some fans were expecting a scandalous Sarah back-story-reveal, or at least more Sarah back story. Some expressed disappointment. I like what we got so much better. Give me honest introspection and real character growth over tabloid sensation any day.
IDENTITY: how others perceive you v. how you perceive yourself v. who you really are. For Sarah, identity issues forced their way to the sufrace because of Chuck’s musings about the future. They are exacerbated as Heather exploits every vulnerable spot she can find.
“I’m a spy. I can’t even process the idea of having kids right now.” The fear of having children forces Sarah back into the spy identity she’s comfortable with. (Remember, it’s the only thing she thinks she’s good at – Crown Vic.) Heather projects her own cold persona onto Sarah, partly out of meanness and partly b/c she figures that Sarah the spy must be like Heather herself. Then there’s Chuck (who has always known the real Sarah, “I don’t need to know more, not about who you were, because as much as you don’t think so, I know who you are.”) and his love which Heather mocks and shreds at every opportunity. There are three perceptions of Sarah warring for dominance in Sarah’s mind. She has to figure out which one is who she really is. After a night in the guts of the building, finding her way through 2 different mazes, bombarded by the taunts of the loveless person she feared she might have become, she finally realizes who she is and who she wants to be.
Casey has his own identity issues, though he pretty much ignores them, until Sarah pokes at them (or punches at them, as the case may be). “I just don’t know what my role is.” After a much more gentle prodding from Sarah, he decides he may explore just what that role is.
Chuck seems increasingly more comfortable with his spy identity. Casey tosses him a gun and sics him on Panzer. Chuck catches the gun, and down the hatch, just like that. He fights, flashes, and takes a beating …all without whining or hand-wringing. Who’d a thunk?
NEW TERRITORY
Marriage and kids. It’s fun to watch confidence and relationship skills emerge as Chuck and Sarah begin to explore this particular territory.
I like their awareness of the other. While it’s not totally new, it was nice to see it going both ways. Chuck steps between Sarah and Heather, “Heather, guess what, you talk too much … She’s not upset. I know what she looks like when she’s upset …” Sarah pulls Chuck aside on the roof to make sure he’s ok, “You’re not letting Heather get to you are you? … I know your ‘all goods’ and that was not an ‘all good’” And Chuck’s reply (which I love), “It was a fake all good. I’m just curious why what she said got under your skin like that.”
Calm, relationship-neurosis-free Chuck. Chuck remained remarkable calm and focused even with the impending chat.
Honest Sarah. I liked her soft, straight-forward confession (and her trust in the strength of their relationship to be able to have this conversation), “The other night when you repeated what Awesome said about us being next having kids … it scared me.”
Open, vulnerable Sarah, “For a long time I was exactly like her. And it took me a night in the guts of the building to realize that I’m not any more … at all. And I don’t want to be. But I do need to take things slow.” These are real issues of a real relationship and real discussions leading to real progress. So Sarah says she needs to go slow. That’s fine. The main point is that she does wants to go.
Communicating Chuck and Sarah. Chuck has always been the better about saying what he feels. But communication is a two-party, two-way exercise, not just one person talking. For the first time Sarah is talking and Chuck is listening and responding. His responses in the final conversation were perfect. “You’re nothing like her.” And my favorite, “I’m not ready for parenthood, either. One day, hopefully, but not yet anyway. Who are we kidding. I’m barely on solid food myself.” Is Chuck using humor to diffuse and deflect? No, this is communication on a heart level that says I’ll wait for you. We’ll do this together … when you’re ready. Message received and acknowledged with a Sarah megawatt smile (reminiscent of the one at the end of Cougars). Then Chuck begins moving forward at a pace Sarah is comfortable with in the ready / not ready exercise.
As for the engagement idea, are they ready or not ready? I think they will realize sooner rather than later that they are ready.
by thinkling October 5, 2010 at 9:20 pm
TPTB might have figured out we as fans were becoming very giddy and satisfied with our favorite couples’ situation. Heather’s role might have been used to bring us back to earth if you will. Not season three angsty and uncomfortable, but a little jolt to ground the characters and us as well.
But by the 40th minute, we could see there was nothing major to worry about. Yes. Our obviously in love heroes do know and trust each other and acted mature enough to work it out.
Like us, Chuck may wonder from time to time what Sarah was like before she met him, and a flash or two coupled with the Mauser incident may have unsettled him, but he’s gained a mental toughness now that was not evident in season one. He’s a seasoned spy with or without the intersect.
He’s desmontrated and admitted that he accepts Sarah for who she is and who she was. His love for her is so strong, he’ll take the whole package – good and bad. And if she didn’t know or believe that, it’s safe to assume she never would have given him her heart and shared all the special moments we’ve come to cherish.
And Chuck has that unique talent to focus on the very best of a person, while not totally ignoring the bad, but never holding it against someone he cares deeply for. He’s very good at not allowing himself to throw the “bad” in someone’s face.
by kg October 5, 2010 at 10:10 pm
http://chuckthisblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/observation-post-chuck-vs-the-cubic-z/#comment-24291
Some fans were expecting a scandalous Sarah back-story-reveal, or at least more Sarah back story. Some expressed disappointment. I like what we got so much better. Give me honest introspection and real character growth over tabloid sensation any day.
IDENTITY: how others perceive you v. how you perceive yourself v. who you really are. For Sarah, identity issues forced their way to the sufrace because of Chuck’s musings about the future. They are exacerbated as Heather exploits every vulnerable spot she can find.
“I’m a spy. I can’t even process the idea of having kids right now.” The fear of having children forces Sarah back into the spy identity she’s comfortable with. (Remember, it’s the only thing she thinks she’s good at – Crown Vic.) Heather projects her own cold persona onto Sarah, partly out of meanness and partly b/c she figures that Sarah the spy must be like Heather herself. Then there’s Chuck (who has always known the real Sarah, “I don’t need to know more, not about who you were, because as much as you don’t think so, I know who you are.”) and his love which Heather mocks and shreds at every opportunity. There are three perceptions of Sarah warring for dominance in Sarah’s mind. She has to figure out which one is who she really is. After a night in the guts of the building, finding her way through 2 different mazes, bombarded by the taunts of the loveless person she feared she might have become, she finally realizes who she is and who she wants to be.
Casey has his own identity issues, though he pretty much ignores them, until Sarah pokes at them (or punches at them, as the case may be). “I just don’t know what my role is.” After a much more gentle prodding from Sarah, he decides he may explore just what that role is.
Chuck seems increasingly more comfortable with his spy identity. Casey tosses him a gun and sics him on Panzer. Chuck catches the gun, and down the hatch, just like that. He fights, flashes, and takes a beating …all without whining or hand-wringing. Who’d a thunk?
NEW TERRITORY
Marriage and kids. It’s fun to watch confidence and relationship skills emerge as Chuck and Sarah begin to explore this particular territory.
I like their awareness of the other. While it’s not totally new, it was nice to see it going both ways. Chuck steps between Sarah and Heather, “Heather, guess what, you talk too much … She’s not upset. I know what she looks like when she’s upset …” Sarah pulls Chuck aside on the roof to make sure he’s ok, “You’re not letting Heather get to you are you? … I know your ‘all goods’ and that was not an ‘all good’” And Chuck’s reply (which I love), “It was a fake all good. I’m just curious why what she said got under your skin like that.”
Calm, relationship-neurosis-free Chuck. Chuck remained remarkable calm and focused even with the impending chat.
Honest Sarah. I liked her soft, straight-forward confession (and her trust in the strength of their relationship to be able to have this conversation), “The other night when you repeated what Awesome said about us being next having kids … it scared me.”
Open, vulnerable Sarah, “For a long time I was exactly like her. And it took me a night in the guts of the building to realize that I’m not any more … at all. And I don’t want to be. But I do need to take things slow.” These are real issues of a real relationship and real discussions leading to real progress. So Sarah says she needs to go slow. That’s fine. The main point is that she does wants to go.
Communicating Chuck and Sarah. Chuck has always been the better about saying what he feels. But communication is a two-party, two-way exercise, not just one person talking. For the first time Sarah is talking and Chuck is listening and responding. His responses in the final conversation were perfect. “You’re nothing like her.” And my favorite, “I’m not ready for parenthood, either. One day, hopefully, but not yet anyway. Who are we kidding. I’m barely on solid food myself.” Is Chuck using humor to diffuse and deflect? No, this is communication on a heart level that says I’ll wait for you. We’ll do this together … when you’re ready. Message received and acknowledged with a Sarah megawatt smile (reminiscent of the one at the end of Cougars). Then Chuck begins moving forward at a pace Sarah is comfortable with in the ready / not ready exercise.
As for the engagement idea, are they ready or not ready? I think they will realize sooner rather than later that they are ready.
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