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thegrownupthing

Chuck 4x08

Nov 21, 2010 23:10

I don't normally post anything about tv but the last episode of Chuck really affected me, plus it ended with a cliffhanger which is pretty unusual for Chuck (even their end-of-season cliffhangers are never particularly suspenceful). I've finally found the time to re-watch it and verbalise how exactly it made me feel. Thank goodness it's only 2 days ( Read more... )

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bminor_or_a November 22 2010, 14:21:11 UTC

Obviously I haven't seen s4 so some of what I say may be a bit non-sensical given the context ( ... )

thegrownupthing November 22 2010, 22:07:01 UTC

wow, I'm actually quite flattered you took the time to write all of that! It's probably longer than the original post as well!

Anyway can I say YES to all of the above? I'm sorry if I'm sappy or, you know, a 'typical girl' but I do love seeing the vulnerable side of Sarah because I do not believe she can be completely without feelings. I do believe there are some people in the world who don't have feelings, even girls, but you know... Sarah is a positive character on television, not a real life person so of course she has feelings. It's harsh to negate it or to want her to never show them. She's only human, even though a lot of the time she does appear to be a little detached from reality. She really is learning personal relationships from scratch at the end of the day and probably has the emotional maturity of a teenager. Then again Chuck isn't much better! They're both really dysfunctional, but at the end of the day they love each other, cling to each other so they know if they want to stay together they need to find a way to make ( ... )

bminor_or_a November 23 2010, 17:30:56 UTC

Hahah, I'm a rambler. You will soon come to know this ( ... )

thegrownupthing November 23 2010, 23:13:34 UTC

Haha... WELL, I am actually quietly plotting two now because something on josh_oi_squirol's latest recap really resonated with me for some reason!
Let me just say this one thing: there is a good resolution to the situation that had me worried for a week. That's not spoiler, right? It was kind of predictable, really, it's a feel-good show, it can't end too badly. But you never know on tv, especially not before a Xmas hiatus. Actually, there's still a chance of another cliffhanger that will last for weeks this time, because there is ONE more episode to go before the Xmas hiatus... but I really hope they go easy on us ( ... )

josh_oi_squirol November 24 2010, 15:48:24 UTC

Pssst... Don't tell the others, but I think you did a better job with this little analysis than me in my entire wordy recap of the episode :) No, I'm serious, I think you developed your ideas and the issues you have with the episode better.

>>>I also like the conscious choice of wording "what are you doing in our home" - she is completely and utterly terrified of having a disruption in this pretty cocoon of a life they've created.

Ohhhh... Very good one! I didn't get that, but you're right, completely right.

>>>Personally, I don't think it's anti-feminist that they have to show her insecurities. I don't find it degrading, just real. I'm more bothered that she always has to be half naked and I'd find that degrading if I was Yvonne, but then they proceeded to widen the shot and there's Chuck in his boxers, so that shut me up.Ditto, ditto. Presenting a vulnerable woman isn't bad, per se. I mean, women are vulnerable, we aren't some kind of superwoman. We aren't always perfect and fluent and kick-ass, sometimes we're selfish or needy ( ... )

thegrownupthing November 24 2010, 21:54:06 UTC

woah, thanks! except I only did it as a one-off and you are much better known in the fandom because you put a lot of time and effort into your recaps week in, week out. I think it's your consistency that makes you stand out, there aren't really that many other posts on dont_freakout anyway ( ... )

josh_oi_squirol November 24 2010, 23:36:44 UTC

>>>But I will admit I made this post public because I was hoping you'd read it and we could exchange ideas! My journal is otherwise flocked but feel free to add me and I will add you back!

Oh, OK. But I feel bad, because if I write personal stuff is in Spanish, not in English, so I'm always worried that adding someone to the friends' list is going to be a little one-sided. On the other hand, it's been months since the last personal entry I wrote, because now I only have time for Chuck's picspams XD

>>>I'm just going by some things you mentioned in past recaps, for example that Sarah's dad has fans. I mean, WHAT?

Yes, I know... To be fair, most of them think he is a magnificent bastard, which is more bearable. But still...

>>>I think ever since I started working full time and actually having an adult life it's just been impossible to do things like fanfic and fanart...

Yes, I understand. I feel like you. I have to use my spare time for things like those, but I still find time, because they help me to disconnect.

>>>Just out ( ... )

thegrownupthing November 26 2010, 13:37:32 UTC

Haha, well, I can probably understand about 50% of what you write in Spanish anyway, since my mother tongue is Italian. I mostly post about theatre, and about my job, but occasionally there will be a mention of Chuck and since every post is flocked, you can always just read the ones that have mentions of Chuck :) They're tagged, anyway ( ... )