"Chuck"
Chuck Versus the Undercover Lover (2008)

Director:

Fred Toye

Writers:

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

TV Series:

"Chuck" (2007)

Original Air Date:

24 January 2008 (Season 1, Episode 12)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

When an old flame from Casey's life shows up, there's big trouble ahead for the whole crew. |

Plot Keywords:

Best Friend | Place Of Work | Computer Nerd | Spy Spoof | Friendship Between Men

Cast

Zachary Levi	...	Chuck Bartowski
Yvonne Strahovski	...	Sarah Walker
Joshua Gomez	...	Morgan Grimes
Sarah Lancaster	...	Ellie Bartowski
Adam Baldwin	...	John Casey
Ivana Milicevic	...	Ilsa Trinchina
Scott Krinsky	...	Jeff
Bonita Friedericy	...	General Beckman
Pavel Lychnikoff	...	Victor Federov (as Pasha D. Lynchnikoff)
Ryan McPartlin	...	Captain Awesome
Vik Sahay	...	Lester
Cutter Garcia	...	Hostile Customer
Igor Korosec	...	Russian Creep
Vahe Bejan	...	Fat Drunk Russian
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tony Todd	...	CIA Director Graham

Quotes:

Chuck Bartowski: One, one more thing. There was one more name, another name I flashed on actually. But I left it, her name off the list.
John Casey: What the hell are you talking about, Bartowski?
Chuck Bartowski: Does the name Ilsa Trinchina mean anything to you, Sugar Bear?
John Casey: [Casey grabs Chuck slams him against the wall] You say that name ever again, and I will end you! Nod if you understand.
[Chuck nods hitting his head against the wall]
Chuck Bartowski: Casey you're hurting the Intersect.
[Casey lets him go]

Movie Connections:

Features Casablanca (1942)

Chuck Verses the Undercover Lover is another hilarious episode of "Chuck"

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

With the holidays now behind us, what a treat to get not one but two new episodes of "Chuck"! In the first new episode shown last Thursday, we begin in 2004 in a Russian city as we see Casey in bed with Ilsa (Ivana Milicevic), a photojournalist from that country. He begs her to stay but she goes though she accepts his gift necklace. A few seconds after she leaves, the building next door blows up. As Casey finds her remaining camera in the ruins, we now see him in present day looking at another camera in his Buy More uniform as he's about to punch a complaining customer. Good thing Chuck's nearby. After redirecting the angry patron, his Nerd Herd co-worker is on a computer illegally checking Tara Reid's phone number at a hotel. As Chuck begins to delete all that info, he sees several names that triggers his Intel brain. One of them is Ilsa. Casey doesn't take Chuck's telling him well as he physically threatens him. Sarah tells Chuck Ilsa is dead and that girl is probably an impostor. We find out otherwise as they all check undercover at the hotel and Ilsa is going to marry the Russian crime boss! Actually, Chuck checks in her room files and thinks she's a villain just as Casey and Ilsa get intimate again with Chuck hiding under the bed before being found out...There's lots more that I haven't told you including stuff about Ellie, Devon (Capt. Awesome), and Morgan but suffice it to say, this was another adventurously funny and cool episode! I especially loved seeing Casablanca segments that featured that other Ilsa-Ingrid Bergman-as Casey and Ilsa are talking and hearing Neil Diamond's "Love on the Rocks" as Casey is later drowning his sorrows and also attempting his rescue of his love. And that fight with Chuck and Casey tied up in a chair was too hilarious for words! So on that note, welcome back "Chuck" and hope the next episode is just as entertaining!