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Someone is returning! Yes, Morgan Fairchild will be back as Awesome’s Mom!

The veteran actress will reprise her role as Captain Awesome’s mother on the October 25 episode, which also guest stars Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund.

Says Captain Awesome himself, Ryan McPartlin:

“Mom does come back. t’s funny, because Mom and Ellie have to learn how to deal with their new roles that each one is going to play as a mother and a grandmother. So that creates a bit of fun drama.”

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So if you are waiting for the episode wherein the returning stars will be featured then here it is. However, even though stars flooded this week’s episode, I am still not satisfied on how it turned out. Concurring my opinion is TV Fanatic:

With the first Big Mike sighting of the year, along with Stone Cold Steve Austin and Nicole Richie, this week could have been better.

Having said that, there was still a ton to get excited about.  I mean, it was Stone Cold Steve Austin!  As a 1990s wrestling fan, I both automatically loved his appearance, and spent every minute of the episode hoping that he would dish out the Stone Cold Stunner on somebody. Richie would have been the most enjoyable victim.

Action
Although there were no wrestling moves, there was still plenty of action this week.  There were a couple of great Chuck versus Hugo battles, both of which came in interesting environments.  Fighting in an air duct and then in a cage gets them the creativity award for the night.  But for pure adrenaline?  That’s all Sarah and Richie’s Heather.  Of course, it wasn’t as good as the locker room fight from a few years back, but these two know how to battle.

Comedy
Here is where the episode was let down this week.  There wasn’t that much comedy to take in.  The best lines of the night came from Richie, whose interest in Chuck and Sarah’s relationship was surprisingly funny. She might not know exactly who Sarah is, but she does have Chuck pegged, “Thanks for that, movie dork. I bet you have like a Tron poster in your room.”  Yes, he does Heather. Nice call.

The Buy More trio didn’t have the stuff this week.  They were throwing fast balls in the 80s out there.  Lester and Jeff are best when they don’t care about anything, so when they took an interest in helping with the sale of the video game, they lacked their Jeffster! attitude.  Lester’s poetry, and Jeff’s karate moves, were both lame and not humorous.

Heart
There sure were a lot of heartfelt moments this week, and they came from many different sources.  Of course, there is always the Chuck and Sarah exchanges, this time being pushed by Heather’s infatuation with Sarah not being the “settling down” type.  The two love birds deciding to take things slowly just before the end of the episode was a nice touch.

But how about Sarah and Casey?  This is a talking relationship that we have really yet to explore.  On two occasions in this episode they discussed their problems with Chuck and Alex, respectively.  The fact that neither of them are very chatty made for some interesting and funny interactions.

Most chill-worthy scene, though, had to be Morgan and Big Mike’s moment.  Morgan giving Big Mike both the Assistant Manager vest and his blessing to marry his mom was a very touching moment.  The Bearded Wonder, for all of his ridiculous antics, has quite the softer side that came out in full force this week.

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Even though this episode is a stand alone and there’s no progress on Chuck’s search for his mother, I can say that the season 4 episode 2 of Chuck delivers comedy, action and heart for the nth time!


Comedy
I could see how some people might find Morgan’s stylings a bit hard to take at times, but I think this guy is one of the funniest on television.  His speech to General Diane – whoops, I mean Beckman – on why the Buy More wasn’t working effectively was definitely a highlight.  Seriously, what kind of place would it be without hazard spills and surly employees?

Speaking of our favorite arsonists that were previously living in a VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER  (well, maybe not by a river, but you get the idea)…  I’m not sure which was funnier: these two guys down on their luck naming their pet rock Bruce, or them needing time to relax after being back at work for only one minute.  And their entrance to Feed My Frankenstein by Alice Cooper?  Classic, even if Jeff’s shirt isn’t all the way unbuttoned.

Action
We were all witnesses to a truly epic girl-on-girl fight that Chuck is known for.  Although I don’t know if it tops the Sarah vs. Nicole Richie in the shower brawl, Sarah and Sofia on the runway was pretty awesome!  Best move?  Sarah pulling the Marshall Law back flip.  Worst move?  The jump punch that put Sofia out of commission.

There was also Chuck getting into the gun fight in the dressing room, Sarah punching out The Incredible Hulk and Chuck getting held up by a naked Sofia in her closet.  A lot of action to go around this week.

Heart
Of course, all of the heartfelt moments were left for the end, but they were all great.  Let’s start with the one you probably weren’t thinking of: Morgan becomes manager of the Buy More.  Seriously, after three long years, Morgan is now the manager of the Buy More!  You have to feel super excited for him, right?

The title of this episode is referring to Chuck’s battle with the fact that Sarah has yet to unpack at his house, even though they’ve been there for eight months.  “Spies don’t put down roots, it’s a rule,” John Casey explained to Chuck, but in the end Mr. Bartowski was right when he rationalized that it was more of a suggestion or a guideline.  By episode’s end, Sarah unpacked her things and the happy couple spooned the night away.

Just don’t bring up marriage and children with Sarah, because just before the credits hit the screen, her frightened face said it all.

Will the hunt for Mrs. Bartowski come back into play next week?  How will Jeff and Lester being back at the Buy More change anything?  Does Morgan let the power go to his head?  And what horrible thing is going to happen to Alex now that Casey is putting in the effort to be there for his daughter?

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Alas! We’ve already seen the season premiere of Chuck and all I can say is – Wow! I mean, this TV series does not fail us. Action, comedy and heart, we get it!

Here is what TV Fanatic got to say:

There was plenty of action in this first hour to satisfy me.  We had Casey and Sarah jumping off a building, Chuck and Morgan using the all too effective Tangiers strategy to escape the repo man, and of course the lights-out shoot out between our team and the great Dolph Lundgren.

Honestly, it was weird seeing Dolph Lundgren not playing a scientist that can smell crime and runs around on all fours.  Oh, that was only a fake screenplay from It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia?  My bad.

Where Chuck is at its best is when it integrates the heartfelt storylines well.  I like that Chuck and Sarah are in a good place, unlike last season with Shaw ruining everything.  This allows for the Bartowski family to take more of a central role.  With Poppa B now out of the picture (tear), Chuck is out to repair his relationship with Momma B, if he can find her.  The fact that he’s keeping it all a secret from Ellie could prove to make for an emotionally draining scene once she finds out.

So, what didn’t work this week?  First, the whole sexting thing was a bit off, and not just because they’re way behind the game on the topic.  It was just all off putting watching Chuck and Sarah squirm their way through those scenes.  Of course, it was all made up for when Morgan got confused and started sexting back and forth with Sarah.

I love the formula Chuck has created over the years, but every now and again I would like to see it break the mold.  In the case of this season, I would have enjoyed seeing Chuck and Morgan as rogue spies for at least a few more eps.  It felt a bit rushed to let Sarah and Casey in on Chuck’s situation in the first episode of the season.  Although, like I said before, I’m all for him keeping it a secret from Ellie.  That will keep some suspense going for a while.

No Awesome, Jeff or Lester?  I know that the series, like Chuck and Morgan’s spying world tour, has some budgetary issues, but none of these three can make the premiere?  When you do that, you’re basically counting on Morgan for all of the comedy.  Granted, he came through this week, but I need me some Jeffster at least every other week.

Even though there are some minor flaws in the season premiere, all I can say is that, I’ll be definitely watching the succeeding episode!

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You have already seen the season 4 episode 1 spoiler pictures of Chuck. Now, it is time to read the synopsis so that you’ll be ready for the season 4 kick-off!

Below is NBC’s synopsis for Season 4, which should give you some indication of what’s to come. If that’s not enough for you, check out the clips below, two of which will give you an eyeful of what’s become of the Buy More.