Chuck Versus the Truth 

Chuck meets a pretty girl with an unusual name, which causes an internal conflict. At the same time, his sister falls prey to someone the government seeks to apprehend.

Director:

Robert Duncan McNeill

Writers:

Josh Schwartz (created by), Chris Fedak (created by)

Stars:

Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Zachary Levi	...	Chuck Bartowski
Yvonne Strahovski	...	Sarah Walker
Joshua Gomez	...	Morgan Grimes
Sarah Lancaster	...	Ellie Bartowski
Adam Baldwin	...	John Casey
Rachel Bilson	...	Lou
Kevin Weisman	...	Reardon Paine
C.S. Lee	...	Harry Tang
Bonita Friedericy	...	General Diane Beckman
Emy Coligado	...	Poppy Tang
Ryan McPartlin	...	Devon 'Captain Awesome' Woodcomb
Mark Christopher Lawrence	...	Big Mike
Vik Sahay	...	Lester Patel
Scott Krinsky	...	Jeff Barnes
Sanjay Chandani	...	Mason Whitney (as Sanjaya Chandani)

Storyline

A spy after nuclear secrets poisons a scientist to obtain the information. But when scientist collapses on the street, he discreetly passes the chip on to Ellie. Then the spy goes after Ellie poisoning her. As team Chuck sets a trap for him, they all get exposed to the poison. Now they all need the cure. The poison compels them to tell the truth, which creates a dangerous situation for Chuck and Sarah.

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Plot Keywords:

kiss | truth serum | sweaty face | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Beckman's briefing, the data computer chip is shown and it is a micro-SD card. The micro-SD had been unveiled less than two years before this episode was made, so most viewers would not have ever seen this, now ubiquitous, device.

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Goofs

When Chuck and Sarah drink their antidotes, Sarah's vial has significantly more in it when she lowers it than it had when she had finished drinking it in the previous shot.

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Quotes

John Casey: [while looking at a body in the morgue] Getting any flashes?
Chuck Bartowski: Good Lord, the man is naked!
John Casey: Appears rigor mortis has set in, too.

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Connections

References Dennis the Menace (1959)

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Soundtracks

Toxic
(uncredited)
Performed by Britney Spears
Written by Cathy Dennis, Henry Jonback, Pontus Winnberg, and Christian Karlsson

User Reviews

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 November 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

College Hill Pictures Inc., Wonderland Sound and Vision, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1