If you have never seen the show Chuck you are truly missing out on life--everything about it is totally wonderful. It's a show about a Buy More (like Best Buy) employee who's brain is accidentally downloaded with all of our government's secrets, sounds kinda weird right? NO, IT'S THE GREATEST. There's plenty of comedy, drama, romance, and action; not to mention Zachary Levi is totally adorkable (though he prefers the term nerd) and the rest of the cast is amazing as well. In this post, I'm highlighting one of my favorite episodes from the first season where Chuck, Sarah, and Casey get infected with a lethal truth serum while trying to save Chuck's sister (this ep also includes a guest appearance by Rachel Bilson!)
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| Fake hookups in closets keep fake romances alive. |
Chuck is in love with his handler, CIA agent Sarah Walker, who he is in a fake relationship with so she can keep an eye on him at all times. Chuck has a hard time keeping his feelings for her at bay. She works at the Wienerlicious across the street.
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| Real Geek Squad employees are not this cute. |
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Chuck meets a cute girl named Lou who needs her phone fixed. They flirt. There are prospects of a real relationship here.
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| It'd be a real shame if the Chuck made you sick! Witty, Lou. |
Chuck fixes Lou's phone. She names a sandwich after him. Everything's going great until Chuck's "girlfriend" Sarah comes to see him. Lou doesn't like to be played.
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| not really do it...you know. |
In fake relationship land, Sarah decides that she and Chuck need to spend the night together to protect their cover. This sends Chuck into an awkward rambling spiral.
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| This is how a Nerd Herder gears up for sexy time. |
Sarah comes over in a slinky little gown and they fight because Chuck can't help but expect more than a night of literally sleeping together. Chuck is tired of this fake relationship with Sarah. He wants a real one.
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| I'm just being professional! |
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| real/ fake relationship rule #1: never go to bed angry! |
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| Words taste like peaches. |
Ellie barges into Chuck's room and blurts out anything and everything on her mind. This is weird behavior. Captain Awesome comes in shirtless (thank you) and pulls her out so Chuck and Sarah can have their alone time. (haha, okay)
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| How many guys can say they've landed a helicopter and saved the lives of innocent people? |
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It turns out that Ellie was infected by a lethal truth serum by this Military secrets dealer Riordan Payne. While trying to get the antidote to save her, Chuck, Sarah, and Casey all get infected. And they have no idea where to find more antidotes.
Chuck and the gang find Riordan's "lab" and some more antidotes, but not before the we get to witness the hilarious affects the truth serum has on all three of them to the musical stylings of Toxic by Britney Spears.
The gang stops Riordan and gets the antidote, but before they take it, Chuck decides to take this opportunity to see whether or not Sarah has any real feelings for him. She doesn't...it's all just a cover.
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| Sad Chuck disguises his pain with humor. |
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| Sad Sarah does not use humor as a coping mechanism. |
Chuck breaks off the cover relationship with Sarah so he can have a real relationship with Lou--a girl who actually likes him. Turns out (surprise, surprise) Sarah was trained to withstand Pentothal (the truth serum), so she lied to Chuck about her feelings for him. She looks on their coffee date with despair before she goes back inside to make more wieners.
*The complete series (five seasons) is on Netflix. Check it out!
*And I've almost figured out the format thing. Bear with me. For some reason it's the hardest thing ever.
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