tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post3176052173336493254..comments2024-03-28T05:50:51.675-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Chuck: Chuck versus the Fear of DeathBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-19890835934563000022013-12-19T17:15:35.067-05:002013-12-19T17:15:35.067-05:00Sarah's telling the room that Chuck is not a s...Sarah's telling the room that Chuck is not a spy broke my heart. It's one of those moments we have all experienced. Something comes out of our mouth and we would give a limb to turn back the clock thirty seconds. Kudos to absolutely everyone in that scene. The reactions were superb.<br /><br />Can I just say that the exchange of comments above had me laughing out loud. You've got to love a site that discusses both feminism and castration -- all in the context of fiction.<br /><br />:-)ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-34254090668795573342010-11-17T13:58:08.826-05:002010-11-17T13:58:08.826-05:00"what a waste of Summer Glau"
Word. I d..."what a waste of Summer Glau"<br /><br />Word. I didn't even like her character. She was so unprofessional. And what's the point of this Greta thing, anyway?<br /><br />The episode was ok, but it lacked something. Chuck as the intersect is common knowledge now? And why Richard Chamberlin took so long to apprehend him? They better have a good explanation to this sudden threat.<br /><br />I had a big problem with Sarah saying Chuck wasn't a spy. She was the one who said "how many times do you have to be a hero to realise that you are that guy [capable of being a spy]?", after all. She believed he was capable then, why not now?<br /><br />Before he had the Intersect 2.0 downloaded, Chuck proved to be, well, clumsy, yes, but useful too. And it's hard to believe that after having the fighting skills activated so many times, he wouldn't have retained most of it. Plus, this Chuck-is-not-ready-to-be-a-spy was covered last season. What's the point of going there again?<br /><br />Complaints aside, great review, Josie. I laughed out loud at "everyone gets to keep his penis". And I didn't catch all the simbolism, so I'm willing to watch the episode again, or at least parts of it, because it sure had an interesting theme.<br /><br />I loved the preview for next week's episode. Can't wait for it.Tom Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-61225559508732004132010-11-17T13:50:45.715-05:002010-11-17T13:50:45.715-05:00Sorry... I meant to say "Colonel Casey"....Sorry... I meant to say "Colonel Casey".Heather1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09736870202194851186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-35573946168832347762010-11-17T13:49:20.573-05:002010-11-17T13:49:20.573-05:00Chuck is a show that has always known who is watch...Chuck is a show that has always known who is watching and has often "shouted out" to fans. I was so looking forward to seeing the Firefly reunion between Summer Glau and Adam Baldwin. And I was so disappointed! It came and went with... nothing. I wanted her to come back at the end and say, "Oh and Corporal Casey? I can kill you with my brain!"... I mean, they cast her as an assassin!Heather1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09736870202194851186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-55472772129306675642010-11-17T12:25:00.233-05:002010-11-17T12:25:00.233-05:00I haven't even seen the episode yet -- but som...I haven't even seen the episode yet -- but somehow, I'm intrigued.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-38164444398672071832010-11-17T12:20:49.818-05:002010-11-17T12:20:49.818-05:00Yep, Josie's got it. Chuffed means to be happy...Yep, Josie's got it. Chuffed means to be happy about something. It could apply to penises, I suppose; if you were especially enraptured with a particular specimen. It's also odd that<br />"chuffed" should mean one thing and yet "chuff" something completely different (being a slang name for the female equivalent of a penis).<br /><br />I can't help but feel that a bulk of the English language was concocted by perverts. Even Samuel Johnson, the guy who wrote "A Dictionary of the English Language," has a euphemism for a surname. Sheesh!Paul Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01979646022056755322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-3561752657662179822010-11-17T11:44:34.838-05:002010-11-17T11:44:34.838-05:00The episode was good, but what a waste of Summer G...The episode was good, but what a waste of Summer Glau.<br /><br />Speaking of emasculation, she appears cutting a very fallic subway sandwich in half as well.Gus Brunettinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-15604135287994210872010-11-17T11:35:15.475-05:002010-11-17T11:35:15.475-05:00I think it means happy. Or maybe sad. Perhaps it h...I think it means happy. Or maybe sad. Perhaps it has something to do with penises.Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-82391562290007614092010-11-17T11:12:49.883-05:002010-11-17T11:12:49.883-05:00I still don't know what "chuffed" me...I still don't know what "chuffed" means.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-19852758948823588872010-11-17T09:51:34.989-05:002010-11-17T09:51:34.989-05:00Paul, I can't bring up pongy feet, as I have n...Paul, I can't bring up pongy feet, as I have no idea what that is. <br /><br />I'm grateful for that ignorance, too.Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-15469213308488612212010-11-17T09:26:19.500-05:002010-11-17T09:26:19.500-05:00I think emasculation means the removal of the peni...I think emasculation means the removal of the penis and/or testicles. Apart from that, all I can think of is a penectomy.<br /><br />Suddenly the sausage sandwich (not a euphemism) I was about to eat for dinner seems less appealing. I think I'll have cheese instead. Unless someone wants to bring up pongy feet and totally make me gag... lol.Paul Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01979646022056755322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-63490616961463618412010-11-17T09:25:14.609-05:002010-11-17T09:25:14.609-05:00"Bobbitt"? :)
(I think this may be gett..."Bobbitt"? :)<br /><br />(I think this may be getting upsetting for our male readers.)Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-43887060352177763692010-11-17T09:09:04.442-05:002010-11-17T09:09:04.442-05:00Castration is just testicles?!
Is there a word fo...Castration is just testicles?!<br /><br />Is there a word for penis removal, then? It seems like it would be handy to know.Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-75400344397657571282010-11-17T08:46:36.303-05:002010-11-17T08:46:36.303-05:00I liked this one a lot. Rye trying to scare the I...I liked this one a lot. Rye trying to scare the Intersect back into Chuck led to a lot of amusing moments, but I really love that it culminated in that devastating confession from Sarah that she doesn't believe Chuck really is a spy without the Intersect. For once, it actually felt very organic for this "relationship" angst to come out in the heat of a mission. Can't wait to see how they attempt to repair this rift.<br /><br />Loved, loved, loved the confrontation between Casey and 'Greta' at Castle. I was so delighted by the mini-Firefly reunion, I rewound it to watch it twice!<br /><br />One of my favorite quotes was Morgan following up Greta's complaints about the "psychotic one" by asking, "Out of curiosity: which one do you think is the psychotic one?" (Or something like that.)<br /><br />Nitpick: Even if we were talking about actual castration, everyone would still get to keep his penis. His testicles, on the other hand, ...Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.com