History WMG / Chuck

* The events of "Chuck Versus the Gravitron" (specifically, Big Mike's comments after his [[CrowningMomentofAwesome CMoA]]) indicate this very thing, as it appears that Morgan [[spoiler: called in Casey to deal with the 'shoplifter' that Big Mike [[CrowningMomentofAwesome subsequently took out]]]].

** Seeing as she's being played by [[spoiler: Linda Hamilton a.k.a. Sarah Connor]] odds are she's going to be an extremely difficult person to catch up to. Kind of like CarmenSandiego.

* [[spoiler:[[TimothyDalton Alexei Volkoff]] is the fourth season's BigBad, though that does not necessarily preclude Shaw's return.]]

Surprised that this one has not made it here yet. He is presently TheDragon, but considering how the BigBad has changed between seasons (none in Season 1, Roark in Season 2, and Ring!MarkSheppard in Season 3) he could very well end up in the BigBad chair come next season.

[[WMG: General Diane Beckman is [[TwinPeaks this]] Diane.]]

** Although [[spoiler: he was right in front of the entrance to a room with equipment for cellular regeneration, which was how Daniel Shaw was brought back. That, or Papa Bartowski is now going to exist as a virtual personality a la Jor-El. So, fingers crossed :)]].
*** There is one problem with that theory - [[spoiler:they made a point of having Orion state that the Governor was the only thing keeping him alive & then explicitly showing his Governor smash against the floor after Shaw shot him]].

* {{Jossed}}. She came back to give Morgan his stuff back, and he rejected her after the cold-shoulder rekindled her interest. Hmm... this gives me an idea.

[[WMG: Beckman will end up doing a [[PinkPanther Drayfus-Clouseau]] routine with Morgan]]

In the episode where Carina first appears, Sarah mentions having a sister during her sunburn story. They have an antagonistic relationship yet know each other extremely well, including their past identities, and are close enough that Carina becomes [[spoiler: Sarah's bridesmaid]]. Even her line to Chuck, "I love taking what Sarah wants", sounds like TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry.

[[WMG: Langston Graham had his own sinister agenda]]
Agent Langston Graham did not have Evelyn Shaw killed because he thought she had defected to the Ring. Outside of a serious miscommunication or misunderstanding with her and/or Daniel, which is highly unlikely, that justification makes no sense and has little supporting evidence. Something else was definitely going on.

Except for perhaps his relationship with Sarah, Graham demonstrates that he is a cold, calculating person from the moment we meet him. He seems to view people as disposable, as he ordered Casey to kill Chuck. Granted, so did General Beckman, but Beckman seemed to take no pleasure at all in doing so, whereas Graham was more than happy to have Chuck out of the way. Furthermore, Beckman has demonstrated that she does everything she does strictly for the sake of her country and people, just like Casey, whereas Graham always seemed to have another angle.

There is also the issue of Sarah's red test. It really stands out from the rest of the series. First of all, Sarah was given absolutely no information on Evelyn Shaw whatsoever, whereas Chuck was given all the relevant background and information on the target for his red test. Second, when Sarah or Casey is ordered to or otherwise must kill someone, there is always some kind of justification, not just "because the boss says so." Why would Graham give Sarah no information on her red test target? And why did he work so hard to cover it up?

Maybe Graham was a Ring agent who was trying to cover his ass or otherwise turned on the organization. Or maybe he had his own agenda, and he had Evelyn Shaw killed for reasons that had nothing to do with the Ring. In any case, I believe Evelyn found something very incriminating on Graham, and he killed her to stop her, and perhaps get back at Daniel too. If Graham had not been killed by FULCRUM (and if his actor hadn't been busy with 24), I think it is safe to say that he would have tried to get Team Bartowski, and Sarah especially, to do something really awful, and he would eventually have become an all-out villain.

There is also the issue of Sarah's red test. It really stands out from the rest of the series. First of all, Sarah was given absolutely no information on Evelyn Shaw whatsoever, whereas Chuck was given all the relevant background and information on the target for his red test. Second, when Sarah or Casey is ordered to or otherwise must kill someone, there is always some kind of justification, not just "because the boss says so." Why would Graham give Sarah no information on her red test target? And why did he work so hard to cover it up.

Maybe Graham was a Ring agent who was trying to cover his ass or otherwise turned on the organization. Or maybe he had his own agenda, and he had Evelyn Shaw killed for reasons that had nothing to do with the Ring. In any case, I believe Evelyn found something very incriminating on Graham, and he killed her to stop her. If Graham had not been killed by FULCRUM (and if his actor hadn't been busy with 24), I think it is safe to say that he would have tried to get Team Bartowski, and Sarah especially, to do something really awful, and he would eventually have become an all-out villain.

In the episode where Carina first appears, Sarah mentions having a sister during her sunburn story. They have an antagonistic relationship yet know each other extremely well, including their past identities, and are close enough that Carina becomes [[spoiler: Sarah's bridesmaid]]. Even her line to Chuck, "I love taking what Sarah wants", sounds like TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry.

[[WMG: Sarah's mother is [[MadMen Sally Draper]].]]

[[WMG: The Intersect is an early version of SnowCrash]]

Because it just wouldn't be a WMG page without this theory. It is obvious that after having both his parents leave, being framed for cheating by his best friend, being kicked out of college and having his girlfriend stolen by his best friend, he would have some big psychological issues, working with Lester and Jeff for 5 years can't have helped either. When Chuck opens Bryce's email, the intersect overloads his brain and sends him into a coma, the intersect data mixes with the psychological issues in Chuck's head and his Carmichael fantasy to create the show.

[[WMG: Chuck's dad is [[QuantumLeap Sam Beckett]].]]

Forming, of course, [[WesternAnimation/{{WALL-E}} Buy N' Large]].

[[WMG:Fulcrum is also the organization responsible for co-opting [[BurnNotice Michael Westen]].]]

[[WMG: The Intersect was based on [[{{Dollhouse}} imprinting]] technology.]]

[[WMG: The Intersect is [[{{Dollhouse}} imprinting technology]] in its infancy.]]

Given the circumstances presented at the end of ''Chuck Versus the Bullet Train'', my guess is that [[spoiler: Under Quinn's orders, Sarah will come after Chuck, who then shows Sarah the drawing, which will help in restoring her memories to normal. They really emphasized the fact that she remembers the drawing the most, even with the tainted Intersect erasing her other memories, which makes one wonder.]]

Seriously, this is just screaming TheNotSecret. Awesome (who, as noted up top, is almost certainly a spy himself) and Big Mike (and probably most of the rest of the Buy More - why else is he allowed to randomly disappear and do so many "external installs"?), to name but some. On the other hand, Morgan and Ellie quite pointedly do ''not'' know - probably because the Government decided that they were too close (personally) to the Asset to risk informing.

[[WMG: The one Kidnapper in ''Chuck Versus The Bullet Train'' is [[StargateSG1 Colonel Mitchell]] ]]

In the finale they will also send in SG-12 and trying to switch Casey for [[AdamBaldwin Colonel Dixon]] for this purpose.

[[WMG:Anna is a [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Slayer]]]]
Mostly because Julia Ling played a potential Slayer in one episode of BuffyTheVampireSlayer. She may have died, but still -- it would give us a good reason why she's so seldom seen onscreen. She's busy killing vampires.

** She's being played by [[spoiler: Linda Hamilton a.k.a. [[{{Terminator}} Sarah Connor]]]], so she'll either be solidly on Chuck's side, or the writers will go for the subversion and make her Ring.

[[WMG:Captain Awesome is a spy.]]

Most of the spy bosses seemed at least a little surprised that he'd absorbed the whole thing. We even find out that some, if not most, people can't handle Intersect downloads. Project Omaha gave a large portion of data (for example, everything on the Russian mob) to a number of protected "analysts", allowing agents not to spend days or weeks learning extensive knowledge. Chuck would have been the star analyst.

Forming, of course, [[WallE Buy N' Large]].

* Only if [[spoiler:Morgan's not leaving.]]

* And she has mad kung fu abilities, good enough that Casey wanted her tested for recruitment.

Rather than just simply being [[PutOnABus put on a bus]], Casey's recommendation to have her tested resulted in her being recruited. Running off with a classmate was just her cover story.

* [[http://www.twitter.com/julialing @JuliaLing:]] "...heehee! =) Loving Chuck so far. I'll be back on set next week!..." Hurm...

** Now that [[spoiler: the intersect is gone]] he will probably become this, but to an even higher degree.

Inspired by the existence of [[{{FanficRecs/Chuck}} a crossover fic between the two shows]], although it's not explored within the story. Both groups snatch up talent from all walks of intelligence and special forces agencies for as-yet-undefined goals.

Maybe he doesn't even know Sarah is his sister - she's not using her original name, and they could have been separated for years. But on a subconscious level, he recognizes her as related and can never be attracted to her.

* She's gotta be a former Soviet spy. The timeline works for the fall of the soviet union when she disappeared.
* Possibly justified in the third season finale.

They can't deny the incredibly obvious forever, and once they do get involved they'll try to pretend to be the same old UST poster children to fool Casey and Beckman.

With the introduction of the pill in "Chuck Versus the Tic Tac", there is now a way to turn your average Joe off the street into a sociopath. Combine that with FULCRUM's research on a new Intersect, the portable kung fu glasses, and we got ourselves a problem.

* Why would The Ring smuggle in just one pill? Assuming they can create the drug, they could just take suitcases full to their plant to HQ. Casey was at the tail end of a Ring op that wanted a proof of concept test on an active intersect, and who better than Chuck Bartowski? Unfortunately for them, it went [[GoneHorriblyRight horribly right]], and Chuck kicked the Ring agents to the curb, but they know it works.

[[WMG: Stephen Bartowski is a timelord]]

That "cellular regeneration" thingy is ''such'' a [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Gun]]. It worked for Shaw, bet it can work for Stephen.

[[WMG: Sarah's spy will is a [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Gun]] that has yet to be fired]]

In order to infiltrate the next carnation of Volkoff Industries, Beckman needed someone relatively inexperienced to take the job and actually knew more about Vivian and the safe deposit box than she was letting on. Beckman chose Chuck's team because she knew Chuck had similarities to Vivian and could get her to work with the CIA. But then she purposely screwed her over by not letting her meet her dad (despite promising it earlier) so Vivian would decide to work for Volkoff Industries.

** Let's face it, a computer virus that plans to wipe out all technology [[spoiler: just to get Shaw out of prison, something not impressive on its own]] has to have a larger strategy behind it.