Chuck - Episode 5.08 - Chuck vs the Baby - Michael's Review

It saddens me that I was late with this review — and even more so that I didn't watch the episode when it aired yesterday. Perhaps I'm wrong about this but… was this not the best episode of Chuck in a really long time? It felt and even looked like the good, ol' Chuck we all fell in love with. Yes, even looked. Have you noticed the show has looked so blue for the past two years? Maybe I'm just neurotic in that way. (Or perhaps the flashbacks allowed for that old made up Sarah that enamored me with her in the first place.)

I haven't read reviews of this episode (I never do before I do my own so that I'm clear of all other thoughts) but I'd be surprised if someone said anything differently.

Sure, perhaps it may have seemed a bit contrived in some way or another and perhaps babies would go deaf if guns were shot within six inches of their ears I don't know, but the episode was just incredibly entertaining. It was, honestly, so well executed that I did not care. And this marks the second episode in a row where the action/fighting sequences were absolutely on point. More so, Laura LeFranc and Rafe Judkins, who wrote this episode and are usually better with the romantic episodes, blended everything so perfectly.

In fact, the scene where Sarah reunites with her mom made my sister say, "How do they do that? It was just so action-y and now I'm about to cry." Exactly. That's the Chuck we all fell in love with. Sarah kicking ass! People dropping left and right! Heart racing. Don't even get me started on another family dinner! Or the "Sarah + Chuck" carving (even though it sounds better with Chuck's name first)! Heart warmed. It was perfect.

I should stop before this basically becomes a love letter for "Chuck vs the Baby." But there's absolutely nothing I didn't like about this episode, and there are about a million things I loved. So much so, it's clouding my ability to actually review it. But I'm going to try a quick review…

Read the rest of my review here!