Chuck vs the Fear of Death

Afraid that his latest setback is driving a wedge between him and Sarah, Chuck resolves to prove himself by going on a dangerous mission with the overeager Agent Rye. Meanwhile, Morgan and Casey scramble as the “Buy Morons” attempt to uncover the true identity of Greta.

Aired

November 15, 2010

Director

Robert Duncan McNeill

Writers

Josh Schwartz
Chris Fedak
Nicholas Wootton

Guest Stars

Lance Aaron – International Spy
Richard Chamberlain – Adelbert De Smet
Martin De Boer – Guard
Summer Glau – Greta
Ondrej Habinak – Russian
Mekenna Melvin – Alex McHugh
Rob Riggle – Jim Rye

Trivia

When Col. Casey is talking to Greta in Castle he says “I don’t know who you’ve worked with before, or what crew you were on…” Those lines are a reference to the canceled show Firefly which Summer Glau and Adam Baldwin played crew members on a spaceship. The writers of this episode in fact admitted to being Firefly fans and hoped to drop a reference or two into the script.

Quotes

Rye: Ask yourself a question: Are you a spy or are you a guy with a spy girlfriend?
Chuck: I’m a spy.

Greta: This is absolutely the last straw. They put a webcam in my locker. They bugged my price gun. The psychotic one follows me with a video camera narrating the Tracking and Hunting of the Greta Marmot. What does that even mean?
Morgan: Which one do you think is the psychotic one?

Casey:Listen Agent Greta. I don’t know who you’ve worked with before, or what crew you were on, this is the best damn spy team in the world. So do us a favor, don’t let the door hit you in the ass.

Casey: Bartowski’s smart. Intersect or no. He’ll be fine.
Sarah: This is all my fault. He did this to prove to me he could be a spy.

Music

Zero Zero by Operator Please
Perfect Day by The Constellations
Towards The Sun by Alexi Murdoch
Hiding Place by Aushua

Links

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See the episode pictures in the gallery
Read about Chuck vs the Fear of Death in Chuck’s episode guide