Chuck: There's something you need to know about me, Shaw. There's nothing in my life that I care about more than my friends and my family. Of course, I don't expect you to understand, being the spy that you are. I'm sure that you don't care about anybody.
Shaw: Families and friends make us vulnerable. Make us unable to pull the trigger. And that puts everyone in greater danger. Just ask your partner here. She'll tell you the same thing.
Sarah: Sometimes it helps to know you've got something to lose.
Shaw: Families and friends make us vulnerable. Make us unable to pull the trigger. And that puts everyone in greater danger. Just ask your partner here. She'll tell you the same thing.
Sarah: Sometimes it helps to know you've got something to lose.
Chuck must show Captain Awesome how to be a spy when he is targeted by an evil agent. Morgan's promotion to Assistant Manager changes his relationship with Jeff and Lester.
Trope Flash:
- Bad Liar: Awesome's attempt to explain to Ellie why he's been gone all night goes... a little wrong when he misinterprets Chuck's gestures, loses his nerve and embarks on a thrilling tale involving a bear attack that Ellie, shockingly, does not believe.Ellie: Oh, my God! You were attacked by a BEAR!
Chuck: (makes "cut" motions with his hand at his neck, meaning "stop talking")
Awesome: YEAH! And I j... I... cut off its head!
Chuck: (quietly facepalms)
Awesome: Yeah, babe, I...I had to decapitate the bear. ...In self defense! ...In order to survive! I'm just...glad you weren't there to see it. It was really grisly. - Hollywood Healing: Despite following straight on from Chuck Versus the Angel de la Muerte, in which Casey was shot in the leg, here Casey shows no signs of injury.
- Love Is a Weakness: Shaw's philosophy on spies having loved ones. See page quote.
- Shout-Out: After a frantic Chuck ends up kicking Lester in the face, various Buy More employees set up a Fight Club.
