Cultural References
- Throughout the episode, Morgan constantly refers to Call of Duty.
- When Morgan describes his plan for the Compound level on Call of Duty, he describes have enough ammunition to orbit Arnold Schwarzenegger. This references Die Hard where McLane uses the same metaphor to describe the ordinance that Hans and his team have.
- It is stated that Lester has his own Wikipedia entry.
- The morning after the cipher is stolen, Chuck awakes to 'the power of love'. This is the theme song from Back to the Future.
- There are two Huey Lewis and The News songs in this episode. The first one being "Hip To Be Square", the second being "The power of love", both songs play via Chuck's alarm clock.
- Lester and Jeff's cage match is a reference to the Australian film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, where the main character, Max Rockatansky, fights an opponent in a dimly lit cage called the "Thunderdome." Both characters are suspended from the ceiling by elastic bands, and the onlookers have scaled the sides of the cage to watch and cheer.
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