While Emmett spends his time trying to figure out why Chuck is never at the store, Chuck is busy trying to stay alive. He and Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) are trying to sort out their feelings for one another, while battling FULCRUM agents right and left, who are also working on their own version of the Intersect. Chuck gets schooled in the ways of love by a former super-agent named Roan Montgomery (John Laroquette), he and Sarah have to pose as a married couple to infiltrate a seemingly innocent suburb, Chuck gets a different view of Jeff (Scott Krinsky) when he gets a glimpse into his odd past, Chuck gets plenty of backstory on the real Sarah Walker when they attend her high school reunion and he meets her former rival (Nicole Ritchie) and, he actually gets to meet Sarah's con man dad (Gary Cole) when he re-enters Sarah's life, causing much havoc. There are plenty more shockers as Bryce Larkin (Matthew Bomer) returns, John Casey (Adam Baldwin) saves Chuck's life more times than he can count while being betrayed by his former sensei, and Jill (Jordana Brewster), Chuck's former college love, comes back into the picture quite by chance, only to hurt him all over again. Finally, as Ellie (Sarah Lancaster) and Devon AKA "Awesome" (Ryan McPartlin) make preparations for their wedding, things get crazy as Ellie works to create the perfect Thanksgiving meal and stresses over everything being good enough for the Awesomes, her future in-laws, (Morgan Fairchild and Bruce Boxleitner). Meanwhile, Chuck searches desperately to find his errant father (Scott Bakula) in time for him to walk Ellie down the aisle. But soon, Chuck learns that everything is not as it seems and is contacted by a mysterious man known as Orion, the creator of the Intersect, with promises that he can remove the Intersect from Chuck's head and he can finally get back to his old life. Could it really be that easy? Of course not! The season ends as Ellie and Awesome's wedding gets ruined in a hail of gunfire and explosions courtesy of FULCRUM, only to have Chuck save the day, and the world, one more time. Next season promises to be a very different experience and I won't ruin it for those who haven't yet seen Season Two, but let's just say that the latest version of the Intersect is a different animal completely and Chuck Bartowski and Charles Carmichael might be closer to one another than anyone ever thought.
The usual fun special features are included in Chuck: The Complete Second Season like a gag reel, interviews with creators Chris Fedak and Josh Schwartz, plus the actors, a featurette on the action sequences, some real-life funny tips from "Awesome," a crazy featurette done old school where John Casey (Adam Baldwin) teaches you to be a spy, plus the Buy More webisodes. There's even a 3D version of one of the episodes, with 2 pairs of 3D glasses included.
I watched Chuck: The Complete First Season on DVD and there's not a huge noticeable difference visually for Chuck: The Complete Second Season. While the surround sound audio sounds fantastic, there were times that you couldn't really tell whether you were watching a DVD or a Blu-ray. Even though there are plenty of explosions on Chuck, its definitely not one you must see on Blu-ray, although it does look somewhat better most of the time. If cost is an issue, you can go with DVD and you'll be fine.
All in all, Chuck is just a great series and Chuck: The Complete Second Season is a continuation of more great laughs, fun cameos, awkward situations and all-out hilarity. I wasn't quite sure where the show would go with Season Three, but after seeing how Season Two ended, I have high hopes of where it's going and can't wait to see what's next!
