Episode 1.05

Title: “Chuck vs. the Sizzling Shrimp”
Airdate: October 22, 2007
Gallery: Promotional Photos | Screencaps

NBC Synopsis – Added 09.26.07
MORAL STIR-FRY?– Chuck (Zachary Levi) faces his first moral dilemma as a spy. When agents Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) and Casey (Adam Baldwin) refuse to help an unauthorized mission that is taking place in Chinatown by a top Chinese spy, Chuck is faced with a tough decision. Either go against the U.S. government and his friends, or do what he believes is right? Meanwhile, Morgan (Joshua Gomez) is caught in a dilemma of his own when Buy More forces him into a sales competition that could cost him his job. Sarah Lancaster also stars.

Added 09.15.07
Set in Chinatown. According to Zac, “there’s this really cool film-noir Chinatown thing going on and a stakeout and all this stuff.”

Added 09.13.07
First appearance of Rachel Bilson’s character? She joins the cast of Chuck in a multiple-episode arc playing a potential love interest for Zachary Levi’s Chuck. She is a sandwich maker who likes magic and seems to be a sweet girl, but is she who she appears to be?