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So I didn't post about Chuck last week because, to be honest, I've been a bit annoyed with the whole "get the Intersect out of my brain" storyline as of late, mostly just because it's phrased in terms of, "...so I can go back to my old life and learn to loooove again!" Um. Hi. Memo to Chuck: YOUR OLD LIFE SUCKED ASS. PRE-INTERSECT YOU WERE GOING TO BE STUCK WORKING AT BUYMORE UNTIL DEATH. ALSO I'M PRETTY SURE DOMESTICALLY HOOKING UP WITH SARAH POST-INTERSECT IS PROBABLY NOT REALLY A VIABLE OPTION. PSST -- SHE IS STILL A FRIGGEN SPY! I mean, not that I don't think it's an appropriate growth angle for the character to have Chuck learning to appreciate the things he used to take for granted even when he was suffering in miserable mediocrity -- friends, family, being young and carefree -- but I think it needs to be appropriately balanced by the fact that getting a glimpse of this totally different lifestyle has motivated him to move forward with himself and acknowledge all of this unrealized potential, not simply slink back to "the way things were." (I mean, hey, didn't we try to clear this up back in episode one of the season?: Chuck: "Your new Intersect is almost done, and when it is I'm free, I'm cool, I'm clear, I'm outta here, I have a future and a life that I wanna live." Casey: "Future's a dangerous thing, Chuck, doesn't always work out like you want it to.")

But, well, this is all griping to clear the way for the fact that I did actually enjoy this week's quite a lot. ( Spoilers for 2.18 Chuck vs. the Broken Heart )