"Chuck" Chuck Versus the Alma Mater (2007)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Patrick R. Norris

Writers:

Josh Schwartz (creator) &
Chris Fedak (creator) ...

TV Series:

"Chuck" (2007)

Original Air Date:

5 November 2007 (Season 1, Episode 7)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama

Plot:

When Chuck's former Stanford teacher, who kicked him out of school, is kidnapped, Chuck must face his past by returning to Standford, and recover a disc with information about his past.

Plot Keywords:

Secret Agent | CIA | Forbidden Love | Spy Spoof | Best Friend

Cast

Zachary Levi	...	Chuck Bartowski
Yvonne Strahovski	...	Sarah Walker
Joshua Gomez	...	Morgan Grimes
Sarah Lancaster	...	Ellie Bartowski
Adam Baldwin	...	John Casey
C.S. Lee	...	Harry Tang
Bonita Friedericy	...	General Diane Beckman
Tony Todd	...	CIA Director Graham
Scott Alan Smith	...	Professor Fleming
Phil Abrams	...	Stanford Librarian
Matthew Bomer	...	Bryce Larkin
Ryan McPartlin	...	Devon 'Captain Awesome' Woodcomb
Vik Sahay	...	Lester Patel
Scott Krinsky	...	Jeff
Julia Ling	...	Anna Wu

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Goofs:

Continuity: When the library attendant approaches Chuck demanding repayment of late fees and the shot cuts to show the Icelandic agent, suddenly the librarian has disappeared and the trio have changed positions.

Quotes:

Morgan Grimes: Chuck, we have an emergence. We need to talk.
Chuck Bartowski: I'm on the phone.
Morgan Grimes: Shh, not here, not here, there are spies at the Buy More.
Chuck Bartowski: [hangs up the phone] Spies, really?
Morgan Grimes: Yeah, Tang's minions, they're everywhere! He's like the dark Lord Sauron from Lord of the Rings. Only instead of the ring of power he's taken over control the assistant manger ship.
Chuck Bartowski: Yeah, from me, thanks for the reminder.
Morgan Grimes: You got it man. Look we need your help, Chuck.
Chuck Bartowski: Me, what am I suppose to do? I'm just...
Morgan Grimes: One small hobbit? So thought Frodo Baggins, my friend, so thought Frodo Baggins!

Movie Connections:

References "The O.C." (2003)

Chuck Verses the Alma Mater is another very good episode of "Chuck"

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Ever since he got kicked out of Stanford, Chuck has been hesitant about going back there. So much so that he doesn't want to investigate his former professor who falsely accused him of cheating on his tests or see a football game with Awesome and his former frat buddies. But a library book-"The Fall of the Roman Empire"-from there that he has yet to return provides some numbers on the spine that Chuck figures plays into the case so he reluctantly goes. Meanwhile, at Buy More, Morgan plots to have new assistant manager Tang be less of a control freak...A very good episode of "Chuck" that explores, via flashbacks, his relationship with late roommate Brice and why he betrayed him in the end. Also loved the ways Chuck got to communicate with many so many college CIA recruits with a simple phrase on his cell as well as that Asian girl from Buy More brutally sexually teasing of Tang in order to get his keys. "Chuck" just keeps getting better with each episode! Note: this being the week that NBC promotes the environmental uses of green, there's some mention and scenes of it during the pep rally and from Tang and a PSA during the show with Morgan and Casey.