4.8 Chuck Versus The Fear of Death Almost everything in here pivots around Chuck’s loss of the Intersect power, and a very convoluted plan to get it back masterminded by psychologist Jim Rye (Rob Riggle). I’d say that Jim was possibly the most entertaining aspect of the show, but after taking Chuck to Switzerland (or let’s be honest, to a few hokey sets) and exposing him to dangers of increased lethality, he’s no closer to flashing. What Chuck does manage to do is to fall into the hands of The Belgian, played by the exceptionally well-worn Richard Chamberlain. He doesn’t get much to do, other than a bit of moustache twirling at the end. Good work if you can get it. The writers of Chuck are obviously big Firefly fans, and even managed to get some dialogue from that production in here with “We are strong,” among others. As mildly amusing as this was, it didn’t really counterbalance the less than thrilling majority. The Awesomes and Big Mike are all missing in action, unfortunately. I really want to see Chuck bounce back in the second half of the season, and get the series get back on track, but I’m concerned that the loss of focus they’ve experienced might trail it through the rest of the season. What happened to the cool, themed episodes? The really odd guest stars, and the humour? It’s not the Intersect that Chuck needs back, it’s all that and, some craziness too. Read our review of episode 7, Chuck Versus The First Fight, here. Follow Den Of Geek on Twitter right here.
