Cultural References
- References are made to The Terminator at the beginning of the episode when Morgan, Lester and Jeff observe "Big" Mike at work on Valentine's Day.
- Chuck wears a T-shirt that says "Cowbell Hero", parodying both Guitar Hero and the cowbell sketch from Saturday Night Live.
- Chuck asks if Sarah is enjoying the "whole Martha Stewart thing".
- Chuck is forcibly strapped to a chair and forced to watch encoded images, alluding to the Ludovico technique from A Clockwork Orange.
- Chuck clutches Sarah and tells her to close her eyes as the Fulcrum Intersect is set loose, like the opening of the Ark of the Covenant at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- Mike's dating alias is "Lando Calrissian", referencing the Star Wars character.
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