Wednesday, June 11, 2008

TV: Chuck - Next season's predictions

These are my predictions for the upcoming season 2 of Chuck.

Things yet to be seen
  • The return of Ilya - and Casey having to make a big decision
  • The return of Chuck's dad - also an agent.. too corny but always good if a twist is added. also explains why he was away a lot before leaving his mother
  • Bryce finally dying - so that Sarah and Chuck can be together without feeling guilty. Plot device for them to fall into each other's arms
Intersect 2
Now let's deal with the elephant in the room: With the completion of Intersect 2, Chuck is no longer needed. But instead of being 'taken care of', the powers-that-be are interested in how the information is stored in Chuck and how they can other agents to be like Chuck. So, Chuck gets a new job at the CIA - as a sort of field computer, to be used to get information and then put back into a box. While being a lab rat without him knowing it. The sessions that are meant to slowly extract Intersect 1 to Intersect 2 are also experiments on Chuck to see how the first Intersect was put in. This could be a Major Series Adjustment. It could mean Chuck leaving his current surroundings and friends. Risky move because those are the things that make the series interesting. The spy stuff is really over-the-top but what brings me back to the series is the 'side stories' about Chuck and the relationship with his family and friends which seems a lot more realistic. Unless replaced with a new family: people with special skills who are kept underground (literally) to work for the government, like the guy who escaped and came across Chuck for help. Easy sell to TVexecs (fits their : if-it's-good-let's-have-more-of-it mentality) but could easily end up like a version of "Mystery Men", great idea, flawed execution. Also easily to loose the soul of the series, Chuck's relationship and growth with his family and friends.
Hm...

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