4.18 Chuck Versus The A-Team What’s inside Zone 6 is fully revealed, and Chuck gets to feel less special when he discovers that the CIA has two more Intersects at its disposal. This feeds the somewhat overly paranoid aspect to Chuck’s personality, where he’s continually questioning if he’s on the ‘A’ or ‘B’ team? Much of this part of the story was fun, but not as hilarious as this show can be on occasions. Chuck, however, is not without a sense of playfulness, especially when it’s using other movies and TV shows to bounce off. The mock interrogation of Morgan was lifted directly from Alias, and Jeff and Lester’s delve into the paranormal was certainly inspired by Ghostbusters. There were also plenty of direct references to The Hurt Locker, when Chuck must disable a bomb, wearing the protective outfit that he knows won’t protect him. I’ve always thought that Sarah Lancaster has never really got a decent slice of the screen time in this show, and she’s clearly quite good when they do give her things to do. She plays exceptionally well off Ryan McPartlin (Devon), and it looks like she’ll become a major component in the season end. While we didn’t actually see it happen, the hint is that Ellie is now an Intersect, and if that’s the case, then I’d be expecting lots of Star Wars references in the last few episodes of the season, as the Force runs strong in the Bartowski family. My guess is that by the end of this, every character in Chuck, including Jeff, Lester and Big Mike will be a spy! Overall, The A-Team wasn’t classic Chuck, but it was fun enough to keep the wheels of this show rolling. Next week, Chuck must confront the nightmare scenario of a murder in Castle (or “Muuurder”, as the title spells it), in what looks like an homage to Agatha Christie. Read our review of episode 17, Chuck Versus The First Bank Of Evil, here. Follow Den Of Geek on Twitter right here.
