Chuck

Chuck Versus the Goodbye

Season 5, Episode 13, Aired 1/27/12

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Chuck enlists his family, friends and some unexpected allies as he races to stop Nicholas Quinn from destroying everything Chuck has built over the past five years.

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Yvonne Strahovski

Sarah Walker

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Zachary Levi

Chuck Bartowski

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Ryan McPartlin

Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb

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Great show that never got the audience numbers executives wanted

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By Xaviersx, Feb 01, 2012 Report Abuse

The series finale was sad in tone due to a character's sacrifice and the loss created by it, and dealing with it was one way of showcasing the moments that through the years made the relationships built both sweet and bitter. This season had to go about wrapping up loose ends as the network called for a finale. As finales go, this had moments for foreground and background characters to have their moments to shine, and the audience to say our last, while remaining true to what we came to love or loathe about them. As for sacrifices, the shows tone is one of promise as well, so what we the audience take away from it can be seen as hope, that their lives continue, and that a new life begins. Its open ended.moreless
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Excellent... Just not along the lines of the show.... *SPOILERS*

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By pau13z, Jan 31, 2012 Report Abuse

So Chuck is my fav show of all time.... it has some action, comedy, and romance. Not only that, but it's got a pretty good balance of all 3. It's also very family oriented, everyone's very close... And that's why I didn't like the finale.

As good as it was to see Linda Hamilton make an appearance, it would have been nice to see some other friendly faces. The most disappointing thing I feel is that the show is surrounded by people who care for each other and stick together, yet at the end everyone splits and goes their own way. While it's good for character development it's hardly fitting with the show's theme. Furthermore, and from what I've heard something that hasn't been hugely taken into account, the end is up to the assumption of the viewer, yes, but it would have been nice to have something conclusive. IF Sarah got her memory back then great. IF Chuck and Sarah fall in love all over again, then again it's great, but that wouldn't be the same Sarah we all grew to love throughout the show. Some would say it doesn't matter because the show's over, but I think it does matter, because it does live on in it's fans.

I will forever miss you Chuck and Sarah. The show that ended too soon....moreless
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If a great show has to end (sob), this is the way to do it (spoilers inside)

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By PDanny, Jan 30, 2012 Report Abuse

One of the beauties about 5 seasons of Chuck was that you cannot pinpoint when it jumped the shark, because it always did. It jumped the shark when Chuck and Sarah became a couple, when we learned Chuck's dad created the intersect, when Devon learned Chuck's secret, when the intersect taught Chuck kung fu, when Morgan joined the team, when Ellie learned Chuck's secret, each time Chuck was reunited with a parent, when Chuck and Sarah married, etc. But the series finale so perfectly encapsulated all 5 seasons in a very fresh way.

Happy endings all around for Devon and Ellie (moving to a new life), Morgan and Alex (reuniting), Casey (leaving to pursue his love), Jeffster (leaving the BuyMore to launch their music career), and Big Mike (when Subway finally moved into the BuyMore).

Morgan got to prove his worth by (a) convincing Casey that going soft was okay as part of Team Bartowski, and (b) saving the day by having Jeffster perform at the concert. Chuck proved that, although he'd grown as a spy (by choosing to save lives over returning Sarah's memories to her), he was still the same old Chuck (by accidentally shooting down Casey's helicopter instead of shooting Quinn). And there were two great homages to the pilot episode: (1) Chuck, Sarah, and Casey huddled around a bomb as Chuck used the same virus to disarm it, and (2) Chuck finding Sarah on the same beach where she found him in the pilot's epilogue.

For a flickering moment, I was disappointed that we didn't find out of Chuck's kiss restored Sarah's memories. But everything else was so perfect, I can't imagine any other outcome.

I am so going to miss this program, but I'm so glad I was along for the ride.moreless
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well im upset that its the end for Chuck

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By stan_termin, Jan 30, 2012 Report Abuse

It was a great show that NBC could have kept on another season. i agree with another poster that the show had a great ending. It was one of the most humorous shows i watched for the past few years. i cant believe its have been 5 years. im really going to miss Chuck, Sarah, Casey, Morgan, Awesome, Ellie and there little baby.
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Perfect finale to celebrate five years of love and laughter

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By vero94, Jan 29, 2012 Report Abuse

I am sad it is ended but i am happy it ended with a finale that did justice to everything i love about the series. It combined comedy that always made me laugh out loud with heartfelt relationships. In this finale we could see how much the characters love eachother, and how much they have evolved over time. Giving Sara amnesia was a good way to show how she used to be before Chuck changed her, and we see how far Chuck will go to get her back. I also liked the voyage down memory lane, when they brought up things like Wienerlicious and the Elena Dementieva porn virus and their first kiss. One of the moments i really liked was when Morgan tells Casey he has come a long way from the coldhearted sniper he was. And then Casey stands up and he`s wearing an apron that says 'World`s Greatest Father' and he asks 'Do you really think I`ve changed?' It was just a perfect Chuck moment, funny but meaningful. I also loved that they brought back all our favourite characters, like Chuck`s mom, and that Jeffster played a big part with their singing. Both those were such superbe moments. I will miss Chuck but the finale left me with a warm feeling. It is ended, but it is ended well.
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Trivia
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- When Sarah diarms Quinn in the Wienerlicious using a skewer it is very similar to how she disarmed Casey in the Wienerlicious in the second episode: "Chuck versus the Helicopter"
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- Featured Music : The Head and the Heart – Rivers and Roads (end of the episode)
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- This episode ends with just the typed word "Chuck" backed with a black screen. This is the same as the opening credits screen of the pilot episode of Chuck.
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- Original International Air Dates:
  Canada: January 28, 2012 on SPACE
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- General Beckman: Good work team. On behalf of the United States government and the great people we serve, thank you.
  Casey: Just happy to be doing good works, ma'am.
  General Beckman: I understand this is the end.
  Chuck: Yes, it is, General. I think we...
  Sarah: It's me. I, um...I need to go find myself.
  Casey: We all do.
  General Beckman: If you ever want to save the world again, you know where I am.
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- Casey: You just don't understand, do you? I got soft. I lost my edge.
  Morgan: Your team was your edge, you giant jackass! What is wrong with you, man? You want to find Quinn? You know who to call, but don't you dare try to blame this on us because you're afraid. That's right, you're afraid that, with us, that's when you're the best, and that's the truth, man.
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- Morgan: (to Sarah) There was a time I was Chuck's number one go-to best friend. And then you came along, and things changed. I just...if I was to hand the title off to anyone, I was always really happy it was you. I just wanted you to know that.
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