Chuck’s sister, Ellie and Awesome are finally hitched, but even more significantly, Awesome now knows about Chuck’s double life as a spy.
In this episode, Awesome ends up saving the life of a ruthless Latin American dictator played by Armand Assante, who hams it up with a constant Cuban protruding from his Castroesque mouth. Thanks to Awesome’s timely intervention, he’s got a pal for life in the dictator. But things are complicated when Chuck and the gang discover that someone’s gunning for the intrepid doctor’s new best friend.
Angel of Death is an unusual episode in that we don’t see the Buy More bunch and it helps the pacing of the episode tremendously. I think we’re getting to the point in Chuck where Buy More is going to become less important as it goes along, maybe even just keeping Morgan as a permanent fixture from Chuck’s old life.
And speaking of Chuck, he finally looks like he’s getting the hang of his improved intersect. By my count he had two shining moments. The first was a bit of Christopher Reeve-flavored Clark Kent as he sexy mamboed with Sarah and faked tripping and taking down a potential assassin, using one of his faults as an asset. Unfortunately, it turned out to be wrong intel.
Everyone had their moment to shine in the climax. Casey showed how badass awesome he is by taking a syringe in the leg. Sarah rocked the hot nurse with a gun look (grooowl!) And while Devon reminded everyone there was a doctor in the house, Chuck proved he can remove a bullet and dress a gunshot wound with the rest of them…if the rest of them had an intersect.
In fact, in my perverse mind it’s a sure bet if Sarah and Chuck were a super spy couple head over heels in content and passionate love, there would be post-mission lovemaking to rival 007.
But they’re not. At least that’s what they try to tell themselves.
The angst is dialed down here but it’s still there in the way Awesome and Ellie rekindle some of their passion thanks to this crazy general while it’s juxtaposed with Sarah and Chuck just trying to move to place of professional amicability.
A bit exaggerated perhaps, but I felt more honesty in Sarah and Chuck’s second stab at “just friends” then the first time around. A lot of fans waved their cynic flags at that but I didn’t.
The first time around came after Sarah finally let her heart show through her super spy armor and they both put on the brakes so they could still function as a team. And then they realized that Chuck and Sarah’s train doesn’t slow down for anyone, especially them.
But now it’s been derailed and the engine’s cold. It’s gonna take time to stoke that fire again. Even Sarah knows this. Rather bittersweetly she tells Chuck that she doesn’t find him repulsive but she’s not comfortable playing video games yet. Joshing like buddies. It’s a start.
Too bad we get that emotional cliffhanger to muck up the “just pals” cover. Somehow, though, I don’t think anyone’s complaining. Especially not after this one.
Rating: * * * *
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