This week we quickly resolved last week’s cliffhanger where there was a slight possibility that Awesome was dead (okay, the previews resolved this 1 second after the last episode ended, but whatever – it will be more suspenseful on the DVDs). We open up with Awesome being help captive by Sydney, a Ring operative (played by Angie Harmon) who thinks that Awesome is the super spy – not Chuck. Sydney’s goal is to recruit who she believes to be one of the CIA’s greatest assets, so she lets him go and sets him up with a trial run mission to test his loyalty. Luckily for Awesome, Chuck is there to help him along the way, playing Sarah to Devon’s Chuck.
Casey: In this mission, Devon is you and you're her. So be her, Chuck.
Even more lucky is that the Intersect 2.0 comes through when Chuck needs it along the mission, resulting in some super snazzy tranq gun shooting.
Awesome: You're incredible, is that your spy training?
Chuck: Duck Hunt, Nintendo.
Of course, the Intersect can’t be perfect all of the time. Earlier in the episode, when Awesome was still MIA, Chuck opened up a can of whup-ass on Lester when his samurai skills were accidentally triggered. Lester is high off the thrill of the pain and the next thing we know all of the Buy More staffers are covered in bruises and sporting Tyler Durden sun glasses (except Morgan, the newly appointed Ass Man).
Lester: It's the first time I've felt alive since my Bar Mitzvah.
The Buy More Fight Club serves mostly as a device for setting up Chuck’s escape towards the end of the episode (thanks electrified fence), but delivered some of the biggest laughs of the night. Mostly it was the chubby ginger kid (whom I just learned is named Fernando – who knew?) covered in bruises, fighting Jeff, and chump-bumping Morgan that killed me. Love him.
Anyway, spy stuff also happened. Awesome’s orders from Sydney are to kill a CIA agent, which of course neither he or Chuck would ever do. The agent takes a pill to temporarily stop his heart and shoots himself in the shoulder. Sydney is satisfied and as soon as she leaves Awesome revives the agent. Meet Shaw (Brandon Routh), whom we heard Beckman talk with in Chuck versus The Three Words. He’ll be taking over Operation Bartowski for all things Ring related. We already hate him because we know he’ll be (spoiler alert!) a love interest for Sarah, and he didn’t help endear himself to us any when he refused to let Sarah and Casey assist Chuck when he lured The Ring to the Buy More. Luckily Sarah basically blew off Shaw’s orders (and his gun point) to go help Chuck, with Casey right behind him. At the end of the day, Shaw shot Sydney and kept both Chuck and Devon safe for the time being, Awesome officially retired from the spy game, and the whole gang eats some tasty Teriyaki Surprise at Morgan and Chuck’s pad.
Girl Fight of night: Sarah takes on Angie Harmon with the first official girl fight of the season. Gotta love when there’s a female villain, because you know Sarah’s going to beat the crap out of her. True, Sarah wasn’t exactly triumphant this time around, but still fun never the less.
Accidental Flash of the night: Chuck screaming in Chinese (?) about his spy troubles to that rude little asian lady killed me.
LOL of the night: Devon’s Epic Fail at trying to lie to Ellie, and telling her that he didn’t come home because he was busy decapitating a bear in the park.
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