Daddy Dearest By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2008 by Sarah Stegall Chuck Mondays on NBC at 9/8 “Chuck vs. The Sensei” Written by Anne Cofell Saunders Directed by Jonas Pate Two steps forward, one step back. An episode built around John Casey completely botches any opportunity to flesh out this character beyond the one dimension to which the writers have confined him from day one. It’s a real pity that the talents of the excellent Adam Baldwin are being forced into this narrow role; the man who brought such depth to Jayne Cobb in “Firefly” could make John Casey an…
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Chuck: “Chuck vs. Santa Claus”
Bitter Sweet By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2008 by Sarah Stegall Chuck Mondays on NBC at 9/8 “Chuck vs. Santa Claus” Written by Scott Rosenbaum Directed by Robert Duncan McNeill Talk about a fulcrum (turning point). The sweet, funny comedy that was Chuck turned dark and angsty in the last five minutes of this end-of-the-year episode. How very typical of this show that an episode full of elves, shiny presents, and Santa comes down to a moment of true grief for Charles Bartowski and his little friend Morgan. The ending of this episode could have permanently harshed the mellow for Chuck, but the…