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Chuck Versus The First Bank of Evil

Season 4, Episode 17, Aired Feb 28, 2011

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Chuck encourages Vivian to get in touch with her inner villain for a mission; Morgan's search for a new roommate has unexpected results.

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Francois Chau

Guillermo Chan
GUEST STAR
Ray Wise

Riley

Mark Christopher Lawrence

Big Mike
Vik Sahay

Lester Patel
Scott Krinsky

Jefferson Barnes
Bonita Friedericy

General Diane Beckman
Sarah Lancaster

Eleanor 'Ellie' Bartowski
Joshua Gomez

Morgan Grimes

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The most ambitious and HILARIOUS episode they've made in a long time.

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By Theseanstaa, Jun 15, 2011

Well I don't know about you, but I was cheering Chuck on the whole time in my thoughts during that bank heist scene. And for good reasons, Chuck has remained one of the most consistent and HILARIOUS shows on network television.

I'd rather get the downside out of the way early, which will include how the first half was pretty slow paced, getting Morgan to live with his girlfriend's homicidal dad is efficient and workable, but still redundant in terms of character, and as much as I want to like Vivian, and the transition into a Volkoff, she's got not much more personality other than a parallel to Chuck's life if he'd wound up on the wrong path.

Nevertheless, the bank heist and Sarah's BRIDEZILLA moments saved the episode. A clear homage to a similar scene in The Matrix, it was gripping, intense, and on the reduced budget, is still, I dare say, the best action sequence Chuck has given us, as The Matrix's scene is to action films. I'm only surprised they didn't get Chuck to crack a reference about it. And Sarah played her part perfectly, from wavering and uninterested, to BRIDEZILLA, giving comedic scenes throughout. And although I never watched Reaper, Ray Wise gave a solid performance as Riley, and I definitely wouldn't mind him in future episodes.

So other than a few plot holes and slow start, here's hoping these consistently marvelous episodes continue!moreless
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TRIVIA (2)
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- Goof in continuity: In the scene where Morgan posts an online ad (Fabulously bearded man), the screen shows Mac OS while in the next shot, a Dell laptop is shown.
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- Featured Music:
  "El Capitan" by The Steelwells (Morgan talks to Chuck about his roommate search, and gets TMI from Big Mike)
  "Squealing Pigs" by Admiral Fallow [formerly Brother Louis Collective] (as Sarah tries on wedding dresses)
  "Black Leaf" by The Cave Singers (Chuck and Sarah rob a bank, discuss wedding plans)
  "Breeze" by Alex Silverman (Morgan "leverages" Casey into letting him move in)
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QUOTES (3)
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- Chuck: We haven't seen you for a while. You ok? Casey: I'm fine. Let's hook up later and get facials and chat.
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- Chuck: Don't be a hero my friend, I will break your face.
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- Morgan: Listen, I don't want to think about you and my mom doing... making a... slipping and... Big Mike: Son, when you move into the forest, you can't complain that the wildlife is making too much noise. It's only natural. And beautiful. And frequent. Morgan: I need my own place. Big Mike: Yes, you do.
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NOTES (3)
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- International Episode Titles:
  Czech Republic - Chuck a první banka zla (Chuck and the First Bank of Evil)
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- Although credited, Ryan McPartlin (Devon "Captain Awesome" Christian Woodcomb) does not appear in this episode.
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- Original International Air Dates:
  Canada: March 2, 2011 on SPACE
  Turkey: April 25, 2011 on CNBC-e
  United Kingdom: May 12, 2011 on Sky LIVING/Sky LIVING HD
  Australia: July 1, 2011 on FOX8
  Czech Republic: October 23, 2011 on Prima COOL
  Sweden: November 2, 2011 on TV6
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ALLUSIONS (4)
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- Morgan: No, it's just, uh, maintenance, I believe, over here in Sector 7G. Sector 7G is the area of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant in which Homer Simpson works on the long-running Fox animated series The Simpsons.
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- Chuck: C'mon Honey Bunny. Honey Bunny is the nickname for the female diner robber named Yolanda in the 1994 movie Pulp Fiction.
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- The bank heist shootout scene is an homage to a similar scene in the film The Matrix.
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- The Numbers on the Volkoff Key Card are 4815162342 The Numbers are identical to the numbers from the ABC television series LOST. This episode also has another connection to LOST in that the bank manager is portrayed by François Chau, who also played the role of Dr. Pierre Chang on LOST.
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