I can definitely see how the ending would be disco...

2012-02-06T18:28:40.691-04:00

I can definitely see how the ending would be disconcerting, especially since you connect so much with the show on a personal level. I agree with you, I think going for an easy, happy, wrapped up ending would have been a cop-out. I think the easy out was using the Intersect glasses for Sarah - the fact that Chuck had to make a hard decision and use the glasses for the greater good seemed so much more in line with what the show is. I think the writers knew that viewers would know Chuck and Sarah get their happy ending, even with an obstacle.

I still have the final two episodes on my DVR. With so much other TV on I haven't been able to rewatch them, but I really want to.

I'll be honest - when the show first cut to bl...

2012-01-28T12:27:22.901-04:00

I'll be honest - when the show first cut to black, I honestly didn't know if I loved it or if I was about to spew hate everywhere. Don't get me wrong - I loved every moment of the episode up until the very end. It was that cut away, before we got our answer, that hurt me and left me flustered. To be fair, I've had a lot of major things happen in my life recently, and Chuck has constantly mirrored kinda closely to that. So to see Chuck and Sarah fall apart as my own life and relationship is, it took on a whole new emotional core. I needed to see my Chuck and Sarah get their happy ending, and be ok. I really needed that. Anyways, after I got past my initial confusion, then I had non-stop sobbing. It really is a finale that has a lingering affect, that hits you hard the more you think about it.
Anyways, I've slept and relaxed since then, and I know my initial bout of love and adoration for the finale is still there. You really summed things up perfectly - I love LOVE how you talk about this show as not being afraid to do these emotional moments. I've seen some people call the finale a "cop-out", for not supplying a clear answer. To me, that's insanity. To go with a finale that doesn't wrap everything up with a neat bow is not a cop-out, it is BRAVE, in a similar vein as The Sopranos. To wrap everything up nicely and happily with a magical kiss would've been untrue to the show, in the manners you stated. I may still be sad, not being able to see Chuck and Sarah get their happy ending with the house of their dreams, but I know I can take faith knowing Chuck will always be by her side, and Sarah is willing and wanting to regain her life and memories, and they get to recreate their love story all over again. So thank you for a fantastic review, and thanks Chuck for a wonderful five years that holds more meaning and resonance for me than probably any other show.

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