Strahovski and Alma Maters
This week’s episode was titled “Chuck Versus the Alma Mater” and boy was it a lot of fun. I was sad to see that Yvonne got another episode without a lot of focus, but I quickly forgot as the plot clipped along and we found out about Chuck’s sordid past.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again — Captain Awesome is awesome. I guess that doesn’t even need to be said since it’s in his name, but whatever.
That guy makes me laugh everytime he’s on screen. In this episode, we get to see him in his element surrounded by frat guys, throwing footballs at Chuck’s… manly parts.
I like how Casey is coming along as well. He seems to be getting more screen time.
I do wonder, however, why Chuck would go to Casey everytime he has problem rather than the smoking hot chick who’s in charge of ‘handling’ him. As awesome as Adam Baldwin is, I’d pick the hot chick everytime.
I really expected there to be a little bit more Sarah subplot for Yvonne Strahovski this week, given that the bulk of the plot centered around Bryce Larkin.
Sadly, she was relegated to the back burner while Chuck focused on his own issues with his ex-roommate.
Nonetheless, Yvonne did get into some pretty fun firefights this go ’round and that scene at the end where she watches the video with Chuck was extremely well acted.
When she walked out of the room with tears in her eyes, she makes the viewer believe that she was barely holding it together in there. That’s hard to do convincingly, and Strahovski did a fabulous job.
Next week is “Chuck Versus the Truth” and promises to be a riot, with a new girl eyeing Chuck. This week may be have been green week on NBC, but next week may be as well as Sarah gets jealous of Chuck’s new romantic interest.
Screen captures for “Chuck Versus the Alma Mater” should be up this afternoon.
