Chuck Episode 1.06 Chuck Versus the Sandworm

After spending years sequestered in a government lab, prodigy Lazslo escapes, evading a scary agent. At Buy More, all the green shirts are in the back watching a blindfolded, half-naked Morgan play the final round of Mystery Crisper - identifying old employee food. Big Mike pulls Chuck into his office to remind him that an HR guy is coming from corporate to do interviews for the Assistant Manager job. Big Mike warns Chuck not to let Morgan be an anchor around his neck.

At home, Ellie prepares for the annual Halloween party. Chuck and Morgan's tradition - a two-man costume of the sandworm from Dune. Ellie thinks the worm is creepy, though not as creepy as Captain Awesome's fig leaf, which is part of his "Adam" costume. Big Mike calls Chuck, asking for Morgan, who's supposed to work a double. Morgan's playing Guitar Hero at the arcade on the Santa Monica pier. Chuck flashes on Morgan's opponent - Lazslo! After a brief chat, Lazslo recognizes Chuck's spy watch as something he designed for the CIA and runs off.

Sarah's waiting for Chuck in his bedroom with a surprise: a photo of them at Comic-Con dressed as Han Solo and Leia in the metal bikini. They look like a real couple, but they've never actually been to Comic-Con. Chuck reports that Lazslo identified him, and Sarah assures him she'll check it out. Chuck sadly asks Sarah if she'll hang out for about 42 minutes, since he has to make Ellie think he's getting lucky to maintain his cover.

Casey lays into Chuck at work. What does he have to do to get timely intel? He asks Chuck what he told Lazslo about the watch, and Chuck admits he said Sarah gave it to him. Now he's compromised her as well. Chuck lays into Morgan when he spies him televising a customer's thong on the wall of TVs. If Morgan doesn't grow up, he'll work retail for life and drag Chuck down with him.

Casey conferences with Beckman from the Pentagon in the home theater room. Lazslo is a genius weapons designer who's been with them since he was 17. He's so dangerous, they can't afford to lose him. In the parking lot, Chuck is accosted by a guy in a mask - Lazslo. He points a gun at Chuck's head, trying to convince him that he's not a murderer - he was framed. He knows Casey is talking to the Pentagon inside. They fight for the gun, which turns out to be a water pistol. Lazslo asks Chuck to help him clear his name. But first - pancakes.

Lazslo eats pancakes while sketching on a napkin, explaining that he's kind of like Q in the Bond movies, which he's never seen. Lazslo is amazed to be bonding with someone. Chuck says he's a "computer guy." Meanwhile, Morgan asks Ellie if he's immature, and she has to concur. Captain Awesome gives Morgan "man" lessons, telling him to tuck in his shirt, fix his hair, and always speak his mind.

Lazslo admits that if he could do it over, he would never have gone to the Santa Monica pier when he was a kid. Some agents saw him playing Tetris at the arcade, gave him some tests, and then offered to pay for his school, so his parents turned him over to the government. He gives Chuck his napkin doodle as payment for the pancakes, but refuses to trust Casey and Sarah. If Chuck doesn't believe him, he should search his house for bugs.

Chuck finds bugs all over the house, even in the photo Sarah just gave him! He huffs over to Casey's feeling violated. Casey's nonplussed - his ears have been violated, having to listen to hours of Chuck and Morgan discussing what sandwiches they'd bring to a deserted island. Meanwhile the scary agent visits Sarah at Weinerlicious. He informs her that Lazslo is mentally unstable, off his meds, and looking to make a bomb. They need to bring him in.

Lazslo surprises Chuck in his bedroom, asking to be hidden just for tonight. Chuck takes him to Buy More, and they watch "A View to a Kill," featuring Max Zorn as the bad guy. Lazslo asks Chuck for his watch, so he can disable the transponder, and smashes it, so they can't be tracked. He admits that he also disabled the GPS on Chuck's Nerd Herder. Sarah calls, but Chuck won't pick up, so she leaves a message telling him to lock himself in the Nerd Herder.

After the movie, Lazslo scares Chuck, linking into Strategic Air Command and targeting San Francisco for thermonuclear extinction. Chuck persuades him they should watch "Goldfinger" instead and checks his messages, then runs to his car. But Lazslo is already there. He pops another steering wheel out of the glove compartment and takes off as Casey and Sarah give chase. Lazslo presses a red eject button and jettisons Chuck into traffic.

The next morning, Chuck apologizes to Sarah for not trusting her more. She tells him that it's okay; somehow the Nerd Herder GPS got turned back on, and Casey's on Lazslo's trail. It's Halloween and the day of Chuck's interview, but everyone thinks Morgan is in costume when he arrives at work in a tie. Chuck flashes on Lazlo's napkin doodle, and realizes that he's on his way to the Santa Monica pier.

Chuck blows off his job interview, races outside, steals a bike and rides for the pier. Morgan steps into Chuck's interview to speak on his behalf. Chuck finds the Nerd Herder under the Santa Monica pier with a bomb wired under the hood. Lazslo throws him the key. When Chuck catches it, it recognizes his fingerprint and arms the bomb. Lazslo tells Chuck to cut the red wire and disarm the bomb, just like in "Goldfinger." Realizing that Lazslo has lied to him, Chuck cuts the green wire and stops the bomb in the nick of time.

Chuck returns to Buy More looking for Morgan. New Assistant Manager Harry informs that Morgan stood up for him, and that someone stole Morgan's bike. Chuck rushes home where the Halloween party is already underway with Morgan looking desolate. Chuck apologizes to Morgan, and offers to let him be the head of the worm this year. Chuck admits to Ellie that he blew off the interview, but Sarah steps in to say that he had to help her with a personal emergency - Chuck's a hero! Dressed in her costume from Comic-Con Sarah takes a picture of her and Chuck. It's time for a new photo - of a real experience.