Yvonne Strahovski impressed the hell out of me last night. The girl can do everything, action, comedy but most of all, she can act. It's an incredibly tough task to become that big of a fan favorite, to play a role for that many years and then have to revert back to an entirely new character for a 2 hour finale. Without her selling it, that episode is awful. She was incredible and I'm hoping if there's one thing that can happen from Chuck, it's that she gets the roles and fame she deserves in Hollywood, over some of the awful leading ladies out there.
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Finally got through the finale last night. Really loved the last episode. Great to see how much they went back and captured the essence of the show - namely Chuck's growing up. Loved seeing Jeffster again too.
That said, I agree with Captain's criticisms that the show stalled out because of a lack of a primary villain. I suppose Timothy Dalton's character was supposed to be that guy, but it never worked for me. This 5th season meandered, and I thought the baby plotline and Sarah's memory were a little weak.
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Yvonne Strahovski impressed the hell out of me last night. The girl can do everything, action, comedy but most of all, she can act. It's an incredibly tough task to become that big of a fan favorite, to play a role for that many years and then have to revert back to an entirely new character for a 2 hour finale. Without her selling it, that episode is awful. She was incredible and I'm hoping if there's one thing that can happen from Chuck, it's that she gets the roles and fame she deserves in Hollywood, over some of the awful leading ladies out there.
You know, I really agree with this. I thought she did such a good job throughout this show. She achieved an amazing balance of girl-next-door and ass-kicking-vixen I loved all the actors on the show, and thought they all had great timing and chemistry, but she is the one who really stands out as worthy of more diverse roles and perhaps more fame.
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It's been a great ride. Could have fleshed out how the whole Ring and Fulcrum arch tied together. Maybe I'm a sap too, but I'm torn on how it ended. Wished it could have been a "happy ending" but it was still satisfying
Ended the way Battlestar probably should have ended, Bill Adama sitting beside the rocky grave of Laura Roslin, looking out over a new world as per Chuck and Sarah sitting together, looking out over a lonely beach and setting sun.
I was spotty on watching Chuck through the years but tuned in more as the season wound down . . . . the repeated Canadian references this year were hilarious.
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Ended the way Battlestar probably should have ended, Bill Adama sitting beside the rocky grave of Laura Roslin, looking out over a new world as per Chuck and Sarah sitting together, looking out over a lonely beach and setting sun.
I was spotty on watching Chuck through the years but tuned in more as the season wound down . . . . the repeated Canadian references this year were hilarious.
Cowperson
That's how I felt about the BSG ending originanlly, but having just rewatched the series all at once (as oppose to over 5-6 years) I actually felt better about how the show ended.
The Chuck finale was pretty great. It pretty much nailed all the things that made the show so great in the first place.
