References To Popular Culture
- Following on from the end of "Chuck Versus the First Kill," the Buy More plot makes several references to The Godfather, particularly the scene between Big Mike and Morgan in the home theater room.
- This episode carries on in the tradition of previous Chuck episodes in referencing Spies Like Us, which features a secret military base located underneath a drive-in theater.
- Morgan carrying Anna out of the Buy More to the applause of his coworkers is a reference to the film, An Officer and a Gentleman.
- The playground horse that is used as an entrance to Fulcrum's secret base is a reference to the opening scene and Sarah Connor's dream in Terminator 2.
- Chuck telling Casey and Sarah to close their eyes when Roark starts the Intersect refers to the scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark when Indiana Jones tells Marion to do the same when the Nazis open the Ark.
- Roark greeting the Fulcrum agents before activating the Intersect is played in the style of Steve Jobs' presentations, previously referenced in "Chuck Versus the Dream Job."
- Roark standing atop the movie screen asking the Fulcrum agents "Can you dig it?" refers to Cyrus in the 1979 movie The Warriors.
- In his review of the episode, Alan Sepinwall compares the frequent abuse inflicted on Vincent to South Park's Kenny McCormick.
- The drive-in is called Starbright which is a reference to Quantum Leap and the Starbright project.
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