Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Dear media: perhaps we ought to let Donald Trump speak for himself!

You passed on an opportunity to be offended? What are you even doing here?

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

Jack be nimble, jack be quick, hurry up and indict this prick.

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

We can’t confuse what’s necessary to win elections with the policies that we want to implement when we do.

“Jesus paying for the sins of everyone is an insult to those who paid for their own sins.”

Those who are easily outraged are easily manipulated.

I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.

I might just take the rest of the day off and do even more nothing than usual.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the gop

If you don’t believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love isn’t freedom, it is privilege.

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

Hi god, it’s us. Thanks a heap, you’re having a great week and it’s only Thursday!

The real work of an opposition party is to hold the people in power accountable.

The real work of an opposition party is to oppose.

If you cannot answer whether trump lost the 2020 election, you are unfit for office.

If ‘weird’ was the finish line, they ran through the tape and kept running.

If you voted for Trump, you don’t get to speak about ethics, morals, or rule of law.

Not all heroes wear capes.

When you’re a Republican, they let you do it.

“Can i answer the question? No you can not!”

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  7. 7.

    Anne Laurie

    I still vote for Mercy.

    It’d be Leverage, but we don’t have cable so we’re catching up on DVD. And I have a huge sad that Southland is no longer on Hulu…

    Also, I hope the suits that cancelled The Unusuals got ten thousand mocking and/or abusive phone calls for not hanging on to Jeremy Renner before Hurt Locker got all that attention.

  14. 14.

    Sentient Puddle

    Is it possible for a week of Chuck to go by without something supremely awesome happening in the episode?

    I assert that it is not possible.

  20. 20.

    Bret

    The best hour of television every week.

    Either you’re still high on pain meds, or you’ve never watched Lost :)

  21. 21.

    Keith G

    God I hate PBS pledge drives. They replace Masterpiece and Dr Who with Andre Rieu and Wayne Dyer.

    Uuggh!

  22. 22.

    RedKitten

    I now love Morgan with the heat of a thousand suns. Such a wonderful friend he is, and surprisingly handy with a bamboo sword. And that wink to Sarah was full of win.

    Gad, what a great episode! I laughed, I cried, I gasped, I clapped my hands with glee.

  24. 24.

    ajr22

    His sister is gonna have to figure it out any week now, with both morgan and awesome knowing. Shaw was gonna kill chuck, ha and he thinks he is gonna get Sarah.

  25. 25.

    Genine

    Health update:

    It looks like the artery dissection happened as a result of me slipping and falling on some ice back in December. I didn’t even hurt. I got up laughing.

    I didn’t even know a fall could cause such a thing. Just goes to show….

  27. 27.

    lamh31

    OT
    Sorry, not Chuck related, but just saw this story over at HuffPo and I thought it was cute, so I’m gonna share.

    Obamas Flirt Openly At White House, Michelle Looks Amazing (PHOTOS)

    The first couple welcomed guests to the White House on Monday, marking International Women’s Day. Mrs. Obama looked ravishing in a grey draped dress by Lanvin.

    They kicked off the event with this adorable exchange. Pictures and full transcript below.

    MRS. OBAMA: Thank you so much. So I get to speak first while he stands and watches. I love this. (Laughter.) Look at me adoringly. (Laughter.)

    THE PRESIDENT: I can do that.

    MRS. OBAMA: With sincerity. (Laughter.) Anyway.

  30. 30.

    Mike Kay

    @Genine:

    Remember how natasha richardson died last year after falling down skiing. She thought nothing of it and two hours later she was brain dead.

  31. 31.

    Mike Kay

    @lamh31:

    Thank god we have a President who actually loves his wife and isn’t banging every piece of trailer trash like clinton.

  33. 33.

    Mike Kay

    Speaking of Bubba, have you guys heard Bubba’s mistress is none other than Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild. Yeah – the super PUMA. No wonder she went nutz, she was so offended her man got kicked in the balls. Hell, she took the loss harder than Hillary, which says so much.

  34. 34.

    Genine

    @demo woman: @RedKitten:

    I’ll be on medicine for at least six months to prevent the clot from getting bigger. They will let the clot dissolve on it’s own and let the dissection heal on its own. As for my left arm, they think it will get better in a couple of weeks or months. I can hold thing in my left hand now, which is good.

    I can’t get any massages, this sucks because my neck and head hurt and I want one. But the pain is due to the problem, so…

    I have a few minor-damaged areas in my brain, but I will create new pathways and/or neurons (I can’t remember which word the doctor used) so I’ll be fine.

    No word yet on when I can leave the hospital, but I am staying positive.

  35. 35.

    Annie

    @Genine:

    Wow. It goes to show how our lives can change in a heartbeat…And, why we need HCR. We are all vulnerable.

    You sound good, taking this all in with a sense of humor. How do you feel? And, what does happen next?

  36. 36.

    RedKitten

    @John Cole: No kidding.

    I actually got a little misty when Morgan was so excited about Chuck’s revelation, instead of being angry with him about all the lying.

    Man, there was just so much in this episode that I can’t pick a favourite bit. I was literally on the edge of my seat, cheering.

  39. 39.

    ajr22

    So you think Casey is actually gonna go bad? He should just take out shaw and do everyone a favor.

  40. 40.

    Annie

    @Mike Kay:

    So, the mistress of the candidate for President’s husband is pissed because the candidate lost…If Hilary had won, was she expecting romantic evenings in the Lincoln bedroom while the President was in the situation room keeping American safe…

  42. 42.

    RedKitten

    @Mike Kay: Yes, I am talking about a tee vee show. I don’t watch much TV at the moment — I catch the odd episode of Lost, just because it’s the last season and I figure “meh — might as well find out what happens”. I watch the news. Sam and I watch Sesame Street together. And I watch Chuck. And right now, due to BSG ending and Heroes bringing teh suck, Chuck is the only show about which I am truly enthused.

  45. 45.

    Mike Kay

    @Annie:

    That sorta already happened. In the 90s, when she married Sir Evelyn Robert de Rothschild, they spent their honeymoon in the White House.

    So you had Bill in one room and down the hall Lady Lynn consummating “her marriage” in the Lincoln Bedroom.

    Way to go, Bubba. IF you only had let Moncia sleep in the Lincoln bedroom, but alas, Clinton was an elitist nd he didn’t let the “help” in the private quarters.

  47. 47.

    WereBear

    Oh, @Genine: That’s frightening, but it sounds like it could have been much worse. At least, that’s what I always tell myself in such circumstances.

    Just remember you have to make new habits!

  48. 48.

    demo woman

    @lamh31: Thanks for the link. I went on the White House blog and it’s not online yet or at least I could not find it. Ain’t love grand!!

  50. 50.

    demo woman

    @Genine: Although you situation is much different that John’s, it sounds like the recovery will be similar. Hopefully you don’t have shoes that need to be tied every morning. Slip on shoes are your friend. Take care of yourself and be patient. The strength in your arm will return but will take some time.

  51. 51.

    Genine

    @Mike Kay:

    Yeah, I remember. Brain injuries are sneaky mofos. The doctor said had I waited much longer to go to the hospital this weekend, I would have been paralyzed on my left side or worse.

    Luckily, I caught it in time.

  53. 53.

    Genine

    @demo woman:

    Yeah, most of my shoes are slip-ons. I may be able to tie shoes thought, sometimes. The strength and coordination comes and goes in my arm.

    Thanks everyone for the well-wishes! They mean a lot. :-)

    * *BIG HUGS* *

  54. 54.

    Sentient Puddle

    @ajr22: Maybe the plot for the episode is that while it appears Casey has gone rogue, he finds some deep dark Ring secret about Shaw, Shaw pins it on Casey, and now Casey is holding the bag of shit and has to take out Shaw to prove his innocence.

    Note that I’m just pulling this all out of my ass. Chuck writers are much more clever than that. Or if that’s the plot, then they’ll make it funny.

  57. 57.

    ruemara

    @jeffreyw:

    I don’t mean to but I now hate you with the fire of a thousand suns. Dieting. 100grams of protein, 1 cup of veg for dinner.
    1 wasa crisp bread and 1 apple for snack.

    Day 1 with 42 more to go.
    I want to throw a temper tantrum right effing NOW!

    @everyone. Jeeeeze! Spoilers! SOME of us are west coast.

  58. 58.

    DonBelacquaDelPurgatorio

    Chuck, compared to, say, Dexter? Nurse Jackie?

    Not even in the same category of goodiness.

    Now, if you want to say that Chuck is the best low budget dramedy left on the sad shards of what used to be NBC, okay, maybe. But that’s like being the best dressed rodeo clown in Clinton, Oklahoma.

  59. 59.

    freelancer

    @everyone. Jeeeeze! Spoilers! SOME of us are west coast.

    This, kind of.

    [I avoid a lot of the chatter, but generally the only things I would consider spoilers on Chuck would be either the death of a character, or if/when Chuck (OMFG, Finally, FFS) bones Sarah.]

  60. 60.

    Yutsano

    @RedKitten: Does CTV or CBC carry Southland ? I would hope you’d get to see some of the worst parts of being an American as well. Although I shudder to think what an international must think of us crazies over here just from the rantings on this blog.

    @Genine: This may or may not get covered by your insurance, but work with an occupational therapist. They are trained to pick up on subtle hints in behavior that sometimes can get missed by neurologists or other medical professionals. Plus every single one I’ve ever known has been funny as hell.

  61. 61.

    Yutsano

    @Linkmeister: Not to be a pedant, but any gravy worth its salt should have at least a few lumps in it. Otherwise it’ll looked like a canned sauce or something. There was a can of that in my fridge my youngest brother dared to being into my house. As soon as he was moved out I threw that abomination away. I think there are a few packets of that cheater cwap in my cupboard that need elimination as well. I need to do a spring cleaning in the kitchen, I already got the fridge mostly cleaned out.

  62. 62.

    CaseyL

    @John Cole: I love William Daniels, and have ever since he was John Adams in “1776.” After St Elsewhere someone had the truly idiotic idea to have him star in a situation comedy – not his genre AT ALL. It crashed and burned and I cried.

    I’ve tried to get into Chuck and haven’t managed it. And I’m out of love with NCIS since their utterly craptacular episode last week. So my only must see shows these days are White Collar and The Good Wife.

    (There are other shows I like – Leverage and Caprica, f’rex – but I’m happy to catch them On Demand. WC and GW I have to see when they air.)

  63. 63.

    Anne Laurie

    @John Cole:

    I was thinking to myself, what NBC needs is yet another medical drama.

    ER’s off the air, dude.

    And Taylor Schilling, as a nurse from a blue-collar family, makes a much better centerpiece to an ensemble cast than Noah Wiley as an emo-pants medical student. Mercy’s a lot closer to Rescue Me than to St. Elsewhere.

  65. 65.

    YellowJournalism

    Chuck brought the funny tonight. So glad they didn’t “take it back” and have Morgan’s mind erased or something. After last week, I was begining to feel really bad for Chuck, the character, almost as strongly as if he was Chuck, actual person and reluctant spy. You shouldn’t feel that invested in what is really the popcorn movie equivalent of a TV action series.

    “Wanna hit?”

  66. 66.

    Yutsano

    @Anne Laurie: Besides which, NBC is fucking up so beautifully with pretty much all their TV offerings that I wouldn’t trust them to touch pretty much any TV show worth a damn (Exhibit A: Southland ) so why give them the chance at it?

  67. 67.

    RedKitten

    @everyone. Jeeeeze! Spoilers! SOME of us are west coast.

    Dude — the thread is titled “Chuck Open Thread”. What do you THINK we’d be talking about on here?

  68. 68.

    Pasquinade

    @lamh31

    MRS. OBAMA: Thank you so much. So I get to speak first while he stands and watches. I love this. (Laughter.) Look at me adoringly. (Laughter.)

    Cheers for the First Lady for using an adverb.

    Save the Adverbs!!

  69. 69.

    toujoursdan

    CTV showed the first season of Southland.

    The second season isn’t on CTV now though, but I have been downloading torrents when they are available. I lived in LA briefly during the “troubles” (Riots, Northridge quake) and it brings back a lot of memories of that time. After someone tried to break into my apartment while I was home (and this was in a wealthy neighbourhood in Pasadena), I decided it was time to move on.

    (CBC mostly focuses on Canadian programming in primetime because of their mandate.)

  70. 70.

    jrosen

    This show makes me laugh out loud at least 5 times every week. I do miss Anna though, and would like to see more of Sarah. What would happen to the universe if Casey smiled?

  71. 71.

    Stogoe

    I would love to see Anna come back, having been recruited by the CIA/The Ring while in Hawaii with Morgan. This week was also one of the few “Everyone” episodes this season, which made it doubly awesome.

  72. 72.

    Sentient Puddle

    @jrosen:

    What would happen to the universe if Casey smiled?

    It would likely be paradoxed out of existence. If it was still around, then we could safely assume that Casey was at Weap Con.

  73. 73.

    Sentient Puddle

    Oh yeah, and since we’re well into a spoiler(ish)-safe time period, I want a framed print of the raising of the Buy Moria flag.

  74. 74.

    MarkJ

    Casey did smile . . . in the last episode before the Olympics, when he made that amazing shot that killed the assasin. He often smiles when he causes others pain.

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