Chuck Versus the Fake Name 

Chuck's plans to cook dinner for Hannah, Ellie, and Devon are interrupted when he has to pose as an assassin. Sarah vows to keep her relationship with Shaw professional.

Director:

Jeremiah S. Chechik (as Jeremiah Chechik)

Writers:

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

Stars:

Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Zachary Levi	...	Chuck Bartowski
Yvonne Strahovski	...	Sarah Walker
Joshua Gomez	...	Morgan Grimes (credit only)
Ryan McPartlin	...	Devon 'Captain Awesome' Woodcomb
Mark Christopher Lawrence	...	Big Mike
Vik Sahay	...	Lester Patel
Scott Krinsky	...	Jeff Barnes
Sarah Lancaster	...	Ellie Bartowski
Adam Baldwin	...	John Casey
Brandon Routh	...	Daniel Shaw
Kristin Kreuk	...	Hannah
Johnny Messner	...	Rafe Gruber
Louis Lombardi	...	Scotty
Tony Sirico	...	Matty

Storyline

Impressed with Chuck's recent performance, Shaw gives him the lead in a full-danger operation: catching and impersonating mysterious hit-man Rafe Gruber, recruited by the Ring for a yet unspecified killing. Casey gives sniper-cover while Shaw and Sara observe, posing as a couple. Chuck gets the job, but discovers only frightfully late that his target is none other then Shaw, whom he and the Ring duo hiring him spy on, thus learning something about Sara's true identity.

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Plot Keywords:

woman wrapped in a towel | handcuffed man | doughnut | wine | giving a toast | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sarah says Gruber is one of 5 people who can hit a target from half a mile away. Usually sharp-shooter distances are in yards or meters. There are many snipers who can make 1000 meter shots (well over a half a mile) and there have been several confirmed kills at over 2000 meters.

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Goofs

Near the end, Casey is trying to find Chuck. Right before Chuck bangs on the door where Shaw and Sarah are located, Casey is shown at the computer. The message pops up with "Trace Signal Loctated Chuck Bartowski". "Loctated" should be "Located".

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Quotes

Sarah Walker: No, it's not the mission. It's *everything*. It's how he pulled out Casey's tooth, and how he burned that asset a couple weeks ago. And the way he lies to Hannah. I mean, uh, it's so easy for him. Chuck's changing.
Daniel Shaw: Chuck's becoming a spy.
Sarah Walker: I know... But lives are being affected here.
Daniel Shaw: Sounds like he's not the only one changing.
Sarah Walker: It's like I'm watching Chuck disappear, and the further he gets from who he is, the more I wanna remember who I am. Who I was before all of this.

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Connections

References Survivor: Thunder Storms & Sacrifice (2005)

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Soundtracks

Living A Lie!
(uncredited)
by Daniel Zott

User Reviews

Let's start a new drinking game

Take a shot every time Chuck says "I'm sorry". You'll be wasted halfway through every episode. Which is good because you'll need it -- this show has turned into nothing but a crappy sappy soap opera. What a waste. Maybe the PTB should have ended this series when they'd planned -- after season 2. "Chuck" is now a (s)hell of its former self.

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1