Chuck Versus the Role Models
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"Chuck Versus the Role Models" is episode 15 of the third season of Chuck
. Chuck
and Sarah
are assigned to train under Craig and Laura Turner (Fred Willard
and Swoosie Kurtz
), a married CIA team who, despite their impeccable record, hate one another. The Turners' stormy relationship forces Chuck and Sarah to wonder if they're doomed with the same fate. Meanwhile, Casey
must train the newest member of the team - Morgan
.
-laden conversation she goes back to bed. In the morning, Chuck and Sarah are briefed by Beckman in Castle, where she explains that they are to watch another CIA couple, Craig and Laura Turner, to learn how to operate effectively whilst together. Casey
is tasked, to his disgust, with training their newest recruit, Morgan.
Back at the apartment, Chuck and Sarah welcome the Turners. Craig tells a story about a mission which irritates Laura when he mentions a Russian double-agent Craig had an affair with, and it is also revealed the Turners have divorced and remarried three times. Chuck and Sarah are then briefed on their assignment set for that night. They are to observe while Craig and Laura infiltrate the mansion of Otto von Vogel (Udo Kier) to recover a decryption key he has developed which can render any government security useless. Vogel is hosting a party that night, which he is using as a front to try and sell the device. The Turners are to access the master suite at Udo's home, where they will retrieve the decryption software and escape. The mission, however, does not go as planned. Craig is a philanderer and Laura is revealed to be an alcoholic, at which point the two get into a heated argument. With the Turners incapacitated and with their covers at risk, Chuck and Sarah step in to complete the mission themselves. They successfully access the master suite, only to confront Vogel's enormous pet tiger
, Sasha. Chuck flashes and determines the software key is hidden on her collar. When the tiger falls asleep, Chuck steals the collar, and he and Sarah narrowly escape when Sasha awakens and gives chase. However as they flee the party, they are intercepted by the Turners, who reveal their behavior during the party was a ruse and steal the software at gunpoint before fleeing.
Back at Castle, Beckman finds it hard to believe that two of the CIA's best agents went rogue and wants to know why. Sarah is determined to find the Turners, but Chuck is stressed over what the Turners' relationship means for their own, and about not knowing where to even begin their search. However, Sarah pieces together that they are staying at the Grand Ambassador hotel, the only place in Los Angeles where the rare Marasca cherry
can be found, which Craig had mentioned when discussing his fondness for Manhattans
. After locating the correct suite (the only room which ordered twelve Manhattans), Chuck and Sarah ambush and apprehend the Turners and bring them back to Chuck's apartment. The Turners each attempt to blame the other, but are shamed by Chuck into remembering they used to genuinely love each other before being disillusioned by their spy work with the CIA. Before any further action can be taken, Vogel arrives, locating them via a tracking device hidden in Sasha's collar.
Sarah takes the Turners and cuffs them to the bathroom tub while Chuck lets Vogel (and Sasha) in. While Vogel's goons use Sasha to search the apartment, he personally interrogates Chuck and Sarah. Sasha tracks the Turners to the bathroom, but when it is opened they are revealed to have escaped. As Sasha is removed from the apartment, Chuck attempts to convince Vogel that they have a common enemy in the Turners when they return, gun in hand, to stop Vogel. Meanwhile, Casey and Morgan arrive in the courtyard to find Sasha's handler had been disabled by the Turners, and come face to face with the tiger. Morgan offers himself up as a distraction, and when Sasha roars as she takes off after him, Vogel is distracted long enough for Chuck to flash and he and Sarah disable him and his men. With the threat eliminated, the Turners surrender.
Later at Castle, Beckman congratulates Team Bartowski on a successful mission before turning to the Turners to clarify their actions. Chuck stands up to speak on their behalf, but Sarah covers that the Turners did a triple cross to lure Vogel out to be captured. A satisfied Beckman accepts the alibi. However, the Turners announce that they are retiring from the CIA, with Chuck and Sarah as their hand-picked successors.
After the Turners betray them, Chuck and Sarah worry that their relationship is doomed and that they will become traitors who hate each other as well. However when Sarah asks Chuck if he really believes that, he acknowledges that he has faith in the strength of their relationship. Ultimately Sarah accepts Chuck's earlier proposal to move in, telling him that she is looking forward to living a "normal life" with him after their spy careers are over.
and Devon arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of Doctors Without Borders, where they have just arrived at a new medical clinic. They become worried by the number of men with guns, but nevertheless find the clinic after Devon promises to cook dinner for Ellie. When night falls, Devon notices a snake slithering near Ellie and cautions her to remain calm as he goes for his knife. Before he can strike, one of the site's security supervisors, Justin, kills it first.
Ellie is stressed and frustrated by her inability to cope with the conditions, but with Justin's encouragement eventually learns to take things in stride and begins to thrive, putting her love of helping people over her own discomfort. However Devon apparently catches malaria and Ellie decides to bring him home. Justin arranges for their return to Burbank, and as their truck drives away he calls someone on a Ring phone, revealing that he purposely infected Devon with something that seemed like malaria and that Ellie doesn't suspect a thing.
, Casey is ordered by General Beckman to train Morgan, who is concerned that Chuck and Sarah are going on exciting missions whilst he is stuck in the Buy More. Casey explains he is a liability until he has been properly trained, drawing parallels to the way Sarah and Chuck are treated initially by the Turners. Casey utilizes the Buy More as a training facility, including talking to an attractive girl in an effort to get her phone number and attempting to steal Big Mike's key card. Morgan fails spectacularly at both endeavors. When Casey offers to help track down the Turners, Beckman reminds him of his task. If he doesn't bring Morgan up to speed Beckman threatens to send them both off to boot camp at Camp Pendelton. However, although Morgan proves remarkably well-read on firearms through his experience playing Call of Duty
, he is unable to actually fire a gun without it flying out of his hand.
Morgan laments that he has failed to be a spy, despite all the good he wants to do. Casey relates with how he was kicked out of the NSA and that Morgan was there to help him and now he wants to return the favor. Although Casey warns him that for his reputation not to make a show of it, he does acknowledge Morgan as a friend. Later as they return to the apartment complex they are confronted by Sasha. Recognizing that he has proven otherwise useless as a spy, Morgan uses himself as bait and traps the tiger into Devon and Ellie's vacant home, who quickly tears the place up. Later at Castle, Casey tells Morgan that he failed in all his exams but passed the test of courage, telling Morgan that only a "complete idiot" would go up against a tiger unarmed.
Chuck (TV series)
Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central...
. Chuck
Chuck Bartowski
Charles Irving "Chuck" Bartowski is the main and titular character of the American fiction television show Chuck on NBC. He is portrayed by Zachary Levi.-Character profile:...
and Sarah
Sarah Walker (Chuck)
Sarah Lisa Bartowski is the alias of one of the main characters of the fictional television show Chuck on NBC. She is portrayed by Yvonne Strahovski and is one of two agents assigned by the NSA and CIA to protect Chuck Bartowski after he unwittingly downloads the secret government computer known...
are assigned to train under Craig and Laura Turner (Fred Willard
Fred Willard
Fred Willard is an American actor, comedian, and voice over actor, best known for his improvisational comedy skills. He is known for his roles in the Christopher Guest mockumentary films This is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration as well as...
and Swoosie Kurtz
Swoosie Kurtz
Swoosie Kurtz is an American actress. She began her career in theater during the 1970s and shortly thereafter began a career in television, garnering ten nominations and winning one Emmy Award. Her most famous television project was her role on the 1990s NBC drama Sisters...
), a married CIA team who, despite their impeccable record, hate one another. The Turners' stormy relationship forces Chuck and Sarah to wonder if they're doomed with the same fate. Meanwhile, Casey
John Casey (Chuck)
Colonel John Casey is portrayed by actor Adam Baldwin on the television show Chuck on NBC. Prior to the episode "Chuck Versus the Tic Tac," he was partnered with CIA agent Sarah Walker to protect Chuck Bartowski....
must train the newest member of the team - Morgan
Morgan Grimes
Morgan Guillermo Grimes is a major character on the television series Chuck. He is portrayed by actor Joshua Gomez, and is the best friend of Chuck Bartowski....
.
Main Plot
The episode begins with a dream by Morgan as he narrates his role with Chuck and Sarah in the CIA over an 80's style montage. He awakens in the night and heads to the kitchen for a snack. Finding the refrigerator door open and thinking Chuck is behind it, Morgan is about to discuss his dream when he discovers Sarah is there in her lingerie. After a double entendreDouble entendre
A double entendre or adianoeta is a figure of speech in which a spoken phrase is devised to be understood in either of two ways. Often the first meaning is straightforward, while the second meaning is less so: often risqué or ironic....
-laden conversation she goes back to bed. In the morning, Chuck and Sarah are briefed by Beckman in Castle, where she explains that they are to watch another CIA couple, Craig and Laura Turner, to learn how to operate effectively whilst together. Casey
John Casey (Chuck)
Colonel John Casey is portrayed by actor Adam Baldwin on the television show Chuck on NBC. Prior to the episode "Chuck Versus the Tic Tac," he was partnered with CIA agent Sarah Walker to protect Chuck Bartowski....
is tasked, to his disgust, with training their newest recruit, Morgan.
Back at the apartment, Chuck and Sarah welcome the Turners. Craig tells a story about a mission which irritates Laura when he mentions a Russian double-agent Craig had an affair with, and it is also revealed the Turners have divorced and remarried three times. Chuck and Sarah are then briefed on their assignment set for that night. They are to observe while Craig and Laura infiltrate the mansion of Otto von Vogel (Udo Kier) to recover a decryption key he has developed which can render any government security useless. Vogel is hosting a party that night, which he is using as a front to try and sell the device. The Turners are to access the master suite at Udo's home, where they will retrieve the decryption software and escape. The mission, however, does not go as planned. Craig is a philanderer and Laura is revealed to be an alcoholic, at which point the two get into a heated argument. With the Turners incapacitated and with their covers at risk, Chuck and Sarah step in to complete the mission themselves. They successfully access the master suite, only to confront Vogel's enormous pet tiger
Bengal Tiger
The Bengal tiger is a tiger subspecies native to the Indian subcontinent that in 2010 has been classified as endangered by IUCN...
, Sasha. Chuck flashes and determines the software key is hidden on her collar. When the tiger falls asleep, Chuck steals the collar, and he and Sarah narrowly escape when Sasha awakens and gives chase. However as they flee the party, they are intercepted by the Turners, who reveal their behavior during the party was a ruse and steal the software at gunpoint before fleeing.
Back at Castle, Beckman finds it hard to believe that two of the CIA's best agents went rogue and wants to know why. Sarah is determined to find the Turners, but Chuck is stressed over what the Turners' relationship means for their own, and about not knowing where to even begin their search. However, Sarah pieces together that they are staying at the Grand Ambassador hotel, the only place in Los Angeles where the rare Marasca cherry
Marasca cherry
The Marasca cherry is a type of sour Morello cherry known only from cultivation. The Marasca cherry as grown in Mediterranean Croatia The Marasca cherry (Prunus cerasus var. marasca) is a type of sour Morello cherry known only from cultivation. The Marasca cherry as grown in Mediterranean...
can be found, which Craig had mentioned when discussing his fondness for Manhattans
Manhattan (cocktail)
A Manhattan is a cocktail made with whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters. Commonly used whiskeys include rye , Canadian whisky , bourbon, blended whiskey and Tennessee whiskey. The cocktail is often stirred with ice and strained into a cocktail glass, where it is garnished with a Maraschino cherry...
. After locating the correct suite (the only room which ordered twelve Manhattans), Chuck and Sarah ambush and apprehend the Turners and bring them back to Chuck's apartment. The Turners each attempt to blame the other, but are shamed by Chuck into remembering they used to genuinely love each other before being disillusioned by their spy work with the CIA. Before any further action can be taken, Vogel arrives, locating them via a tracking device hidden in Sasha's collar.
Sarah takes the Turners and cuffs them to the bathroom tub while Chuck lets Vogel (and Sasha) in. While Vogel's goons use Sasha to search the apartment, he personally interrogates Chuck and Sarah. Sasha tracks the Turners to the bathroom, but when it is opened they are revealed to have escaped. As Sasha is removed from the apartment, Chuck attempts to convince Vogel that they have a common enemy in the Turners when they return, gun in hand, to stop Vogel. Meanwhile, Casey and Morgan arrive in the courtyard to find Sasha's handler had been disabled by the Turners, and come face to face with the tiger. Morgan offers himself up as a distraction, and when Sasha roars as she takes off after him, Vogel is distracted long enough for Chuck to flash and he and Sarah disable him and his men. With the threat eliminated, the Turners surrender.
Later at Castle, Beckman congratulates Team Bartowski on a successful mission before turning to the Turners to clarify their actions. Chuck stands up to speak on their behalf, but Sarah covers that the Turners did a triple cross to lure Vogel out to be captured. A satisfied Beckman accepts the alibi. However, the Turners announce that they are retiring from the CIA, with Chuck and Sarah as their hand-picked successors.
Chuck and Sarah
Chuck invites Sarah to move in with him, however she is initially opposed to taking that step and reminding him that they aren't a "normal couple" with a "normal life." They begin to argue about many small things, such as Sarah's emergency stash of weaponry hidden in the couch. Chuck is initially enthusiastic about training under the Turners, and when the elder couple later arrives at the apartment he happily tells Sarah that this will be them in 30 years.After the Turners betray them, Chuck and Sarah worry that their relationship is doomed and that they will become traitors who hate each other as well. However when Sarah asks Chuck if he really believes that, he acknowledges that he has faith in the strength of their relationship. Ultimately Sarah accepts Chuck's earlier proposal to move in, telling him that she is looking forward to living a "normal life" with him after their spy careers are over.
Ellie and Devon
EllieEllie Bartowski
Eleanor Faye "Ellie" Bartowski Woodcomb, M.D., Ph.D., is the older sister of title character Chuck Bartowski on the television series Chuck. She is portrayed by actress Sarah Lancaster.-Biography:...
and Devon arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of Doctors Without Borders, where they have just arrived at a new medical clinic. They become worried by the number of men with guns, but nevertheless find the clinic after Devon promises to cook dinner for Ellie. When night falls, Devon notices a snake slithering near Ellie and cautions her to remain calm as he goes for his knife. Before he can strike, one of the site's security supervisors, Justin, kills it first.
Ellie is stressed and frustrated by her inability to cope with the conditions, but with Justin's encouragement eventually learns to take things in stride and begins to thrive, putting her love of helping people over her own discomfort. However Devon apparently catches malaria and Ellie decides to bring him home. Justin arranges for their return to Burbank, and as their truck drives away he calls someone on a Ring phone, revealing that he purposely infected Devon with something that seemed like malaria and that Ellie doesn't suspect a thing.
Casey and Morgan
At the Buy MoreBuy More
Buy More is a fictional big box electronics retail chain in NBC's action-comedy series Chuck. The Buy More is a parody of similar chains, particularly Best Buy....
, Casey is ordered by General Beckman to train Morgan, who is concerned that Chuck and Sarah are going on exciting missions whilst he is stuck in the Buy More. Casey explains he is a liability until he has been properly trained, drawing parallels to the way Sarah and Chuck are treated initially by the Turners. Casey utilizes the Buy More as a training facility, including talking to an attractive girl in an effort to get her phone number and attempting to steal Big Mike's key card. Morgan fails spectacularly at both endeavors. When Casey offers to help track down the Turners, Beckman reminds him of his task. If he doesn't bring Morgan up to speed Beckman threatens to send them both off to boot camp at Camp Pendelton. However, although Morgan proves remarkably well-read on firearms through his experience playing Call of Duty
Call of Duty
Call of Duty is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision in 2003. It is the first game in a series with the same name. The game simulates the infantry and combined arms warfare of World War II. The game is based on the Quake III: Team Arena engine...
, he is unable to actually fire a gun without it flying out of his hand.
Morgan laments that he has failed to be a spy, despite all the good he wants to do. Casey relates with how he was kicked out of the NSA and that Morgan was there to help him and now he wants to return the favor. Although Casey warns him that for his reputation not to make a show of it, he does acknowledge Morgan as a friend. Later as they return to the apartment complex they are confronted by Sasha. Recognizing that he has proven otherwise useless as a spy, Morgan uses himself as bait and traps the tiger into Devon and Ellie's vacant home, who quickly tears the place up. Later at Castle, Casey tells Morgan that he failed in all his exams but passed the test of courage, telling Morgan that only a "complete idiot" would go up against a tiger unarmed.
Production Details
- Morgan admits that he has made the "painful concession" of wearing pajamas, in reference to Ellie and Devon's discovery of his habit of sleeping nude in "Chuck Versus the BeefcakeChuck Versus the Beefcake"Chuck Versus the Beefcake" is the fifteenth episode of the second season of Chuck. It originally aired on March 2, 2009. The team is ordered to retrieve Fulcrum intelligence hidden in the belt buckle that is in the possession of an agent named Cole Barker , who they codenamed beefcake. Upon...
." - Chuck explains to Sarah that, as a Bartowski, he cleans to deal with stress, a reference to Ellie cleaning the apartment before having Devon's parents over for Thanksgiving in "Chuck Versus the GravitronChuck Versus the Gravitron"Chuck Versus the Gravitron" is the 8th episode of the second season of Chuck. It aired on November 24, 2008. Chuck, Sarah and Casey are shocked to discover that Chuck's girlfriend Jill is a Fulcrum agent in search of the Intersect...
."
Flashes
- Chuck flashes on the collar on Otto's pet tiger Sasha, identifying that it contains the decryption software.
- Chuck flashes on martial arts skills to subdue Otto and his henchman when confronted at his apartment.
Music
- Comin' Home Baby!Comin' Home Baby!Comin' Home Baby! is a 1962 album by the American jazz singer Mel Tormé. The title track was a Top 40 hit in the United States.- Track listing :# "Comin' Home Baby!" – 2:41...
- Mel TormeMel TorméMelvin Howard Tormé , nicknamed The Velvet Fog, was an American musician, known for his jazz singing. He was also a jazz composer and arranger, a drummer, an actor in radio, film, and television, and the author of five books...
(When the Turners came to meet Chuck and Sarah at Chuck's place) - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More BabyI'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby"I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" is a song written, produced and recorded by Barry White. Considering how successful it would end up being, it would probably come as a surprise that, for many years, White had little to no interest in a recording career...
- Barry WhiteBarry WhiteBarry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring...
(Morgan trying to gather the cell number of a hot girl as part of his training) - La donna è mobile - Giuseppe VerdiGiuseppe VerdiGiuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century...
- Sans Soleil - Miike SnowMiike SnowMiike Snow is a Swedish indie pop band formed in 2007. The band consists of producing team Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg and Andrew Wyatt.-Early years:Miike Snow was formed in 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden....
(Chuck, Sarah and the Turners in front of General Beckman at the Castle)